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Handicap Drop: 8.0
Yesterday GHIN adjusted my handicap for the last time this season. I’m happy to report that I finished with an 8.0. I made solid improvement throughout the course of the season. I started the season off with a handicap of 12.4, was as high as 13.0, and steadily worked it back down to an 8.0.
I’m thrilled with the way the season went but I’m also a bit sad that I won’t be able to post any scores until April when the official 2010 season kicks off.
I played today and shot an 80 with 27 putts. It was a pretty non-eventful 80 with a few really good shots, and a couple of nice putts that went in. But it seemed like a pretty typical round and I know that I left a bunch of shots on the table.
I was pretty excited by how I was driving the ball. I hit a lot of really good drives. I definitely need to hit more greens in regulation. My iron play was decent but not stellar. My short game was pretty good although I did have a couple of errant chips, but most ended up within about 2-3 feet of the hole.
Does anyone know of a good indoor facility where I can practice my short game in fairfield county or westchester? Mostly I’d like to practice putting, chipping and bunker shots. There was a place I really liked in Norwalk, The Golf Training Center, but it closed down earlier this year. I plan of updating this blog regularly anyway as I will continue to work on my game over the winter. The plan for the winter is to continue to develop solid fundamentals on the full swing, and somehow find a place to practice my short game so I can get a killer short game over the winter.
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