Strengths
- Driver: my TaylorMade Rocketballz Tour driver has increased my distance off the tee and my accuracy. Averaging right at 250 off the tee which is a big help. I've had a couple of loose rounds with the driver in the past couple of weeks but I tuned the driver before yesterdays round and had better results. Still consider this a strength.
- Fairways & Hybrids: All TaylorMade in this category - '98 Burner 3W, '97 Burner 5W, Rocketballz 19degree Hybrid, '97 Burner 22degree Hybrid. Probably the strongest clubs in my bag. I have a sweeping swing and really strike my fairway metals well. I'm not a long hitter but get me about 215yds to 175yds out and I know that I can be around the green if not on it using one of these clubs.
- Putts 5 feet & less: I'm putting the ball really well from 5 feet in right now. I'm no Luke Donald but I feel real good from this distance. Unfortunately putts longer than this will end up on the Weakness listing.
- Irons: My weakest area by far. I was hitting them so well last summer and fall that I could be aggressive and fire for pins. I have little confidence in them now which goes back to my recent shank troubles. That stupid s-word is in my mind for any iron shot that I take right now. Very inconsistent with pulls, thins and slices and yes the occasional s-word. My GIR percentage is very low right now forcing scrambles.
- Lag Putts: A problem issue since I got a new putter last August but slowly starting to improve. The face insert in this putter is much softer than my previous one and I haven't figured out how to get lag putts to the hole. I frequently come up 5, 6, 8 and even 10feet short on any putt 25fee and longer. Just can't seem to make myself hit the putt harder.
- Greenside Bunkers: A place where many of my decent rounds go to die. Sometimes takes me 2 or even 3 shots to get out OR I'll catch the ball clean and go sailing over green and all.
- Wedges: Very average in my wedge play. I feel good with a full PW, GW and SW. Chipping is just OK. Have been working more with using 9i or 8i and playing a bump and run shot from thin lies (getting better and better with this shot).
- Putting 5ft to 20ft: Average here. Make a few and tend to have decent distance control from these measurements leaving 2 to 3 footers on misses.
I think I'll leave my review of my prep and practice plan for the next post. Thanks for reading!
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