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Originally Posted by ThinkingPlus
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Then I decided to play 9 more holes and I lit...it...UP! I finally got comfortable with the grip change and started driving down, out, and through the ball. I started out by almost driving the 1st hole (downhill, downwind 318 yards slight dogleg right) leaving the ball 1 yard short and right of a greenside bunker (missed the green with my chip - don't ask  ). I hit 6 greens in regulation and made 4 birds (none over 15 ft). I hit it to 10 feet on the par 3 8th and found the ball mark exactly 1 women's size 10 right of the hole. I shot a 33 with 12 putts (I actually had a 3-putt as well - snarl). It is the best 9 holes of golf I have ever played and ties my low 9 ever. I finally got the putter and the long game in sync (chipping was pretty good too  ) and it was scary good.
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Congratulations,
Steph, on a great round. It is especially rewarding given your frustrations of late. Most especially, congratulations on your commitment to long-term progress and your willingness to substitute today's
Mechanics and
Feels for those of yesterday.
The words of
Homer Kelley continue to ring true (1-E):
"The student must approach instruction as a step-by-step process. The only real short cuts are more and more know-how. A careless beginning can be disastrous. Every board and every panel must be cut to fit its place and cut to fit in with the overall design. It's as premature to expect the complete results of instruction before the last factor is fitted in, understood and mastered."