1Q2016 Activities

Well its just a whirlwind 1Q!! Imagine, its now 2nd week of April and I have not documented what are the golfing activities of our group. Let me try to remember

1. My wife and I had a fantastic Sydney golfing trip from March 18-26!
2. The group had its multiple Handicapping flights in Pulai Springs!
3. My wife and I celebrated our 20th Anniversary Golfing in our topnotch neighborhood championship course!\

On top of that I had to finally upgrade my driver and bought a pre owned NIKE VAPOR PRO!

Impressive! Thats all I can say. I was, for the 2nd time, able to drive 250 meters or 273 yard distance, the minimum distance for pro these days!

Big slump

In preparation for our silver anniv I dont want my skin to be flaky and browny hence golf had to take a back seat for the time being. 

I promise myself granting Rorys growth plan schedules, that I will come back with  a vengeance! 

My lowest score ever

Been meaning to write something on my lowest ever round of 83 but kept in the pipeline for a while.

Well here goes. Reasons why I performed well that day.

First, I think it was an easy course. Meaning it is pretty flat, not in any way undulating and is in tip top shape.

Second, my flightmates were honorable buddies of mine at church and they make for good partners in golf as well. It is a light hearted round enjoying each others chat and war stories.

Third, its all about feeling good on that day. Believe that mood can make or break a golfer.

Lastly, expectations. I dont know about you but when I dont expect anything on a round its where I played my best.

Well golf is a game of contrast as they say. Foore!!

2015 August Handicap

Just run maintain at 14.7 as of August 27, 2015. I expect this to go up with poor performance over the last 3 rounds.

August 2015 Golf set - downsize!

My August 2015 golf set

Recent circumstances have allowed me to play on a regular basis. Consider these scores:

D did an inventory check of all my sets including recent purchases include:

Set 1 - TM R1 driver, Mizuno MP3 forged blade irons. Titlest 21deg Rescue, TM R11 3woods. Callaway RAZR green rescue, Vokey 52 and 56 deg Wedge, Odyssey white ice putter. Black leather Titlest bag.

Set 2 - Cleveland Launcher driver, Titlest AP1 muscleback irons, TM R9 5 and woods, Callaway FT rescue, Vokey 60 deg wedge, Odyssey putter. Titlest white nylon bag.

Set 3 - Cobra Long Tom Driver, Cleveland Graphite irons, 56 Nike wedge, Callaway Rescue, Odyssey Putter, Titlest white leather bag.

Set 4 - Nike Driver, Cleveland TA7 irons, Nike rescue, NO name wedge, PING bag.

Set 5 - No driver, loose set irons (Callaway 6, TM 7 iron, Tourstage 3 and 5 irons, TM 4 irons,) Adidas bag. 

Core strength

I now appreciate the reason why handicapping system works.

For high handicap players, they will hate their game when they compare it to low handicap golfers.

For low handicap players, they will be be discouraged baby sitting high handicap on the course.

But if one plays according to his handicap level then both will enjoy and appreciate the game more.

Gentlemans Game

I found this interesting article on Golf Digest. Put my own words and interpretation notwithstanding. (with courtesy to the author of course).

1. Make the tee time. (like life, getting on time is vital, be it in business, in our personal lives etc)
2. Look your best.(like life, we should get out of bed looking our best to present ourselves daily, neat and tidy has more advantages)
3. Speed up. (speeding is relative, but being on time not only impacts your game but others as well)
4. Play as it lies. (like life, pick up or pass up an opportunity as it comes along. Those who maximize opportunity wins while those who pass up loses)
5. Keep calm and golf. (like life, level headedness goes a long way)
6. A good sport. (like life, being gracious in defeat and humble in victory is the mark of a true gentleman)
7. Course care. (like life, a gentleman leaves a place better than when he founds it)
8. Silence is golden. (gentlemen are brief.)
9. Be alert. (like life, alertness denotes being 'in the zone'. So like life, walk with heads up and ears open)
10. Safety. (its always a good practice to keep this in mind. No one wants to live in an unsecured and unsafe environment).