Bright breezy day for the weekly medal, playing with Charlie Turton and John Reid. Wind was largely helping on the front 9
Driver
Opening drive of the day, my partners let me drive first. I concentrated on my process, made a clear and congruent plan before making an excellent rehearsal swing behind the ball, then stepping up, aiming & making a relaxed swing at about 3/5 effort, and saw the ball zip off the clubface, and fly with a tiny little draw to the middle of the opening between the bunkers leading to the first green. The best drive I've ever played on that hole.
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24 degree Hybrid
Had a great drive at the 7th, a 250 yarder. Still had over 200 yards to the green, so laid up with an 8 iron (to the derision of my playing partners), then played a 3/4 9 iron through the back of the green. I stood over my shot for some time as the others played, and really "saw" the path to the hole. Ball was on a slight downslope, set my shoulders with the slope and played the hybrid putt-chip I'm coming to love. It rattled into the hole for a birdie, to my delight.Again, I was absorbed in the process for every shot on this hole, particularly the final chip
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60 degree wedge then putter
On the 9th, played into the sand behind the green. Played a delicate shot out (John declared "That's a real golf shot";-), leaving me with an 8 footer for the up & down. Again, I concentrated on the process, executing my full routine before making a good rehearsal stroke, then stepping up focusing on repeating that stroke.
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