The Joys of Summer Golf

The weather has finally gotten nicer and allowed those of us who partake of this fine sport a chance to head out there and slash around the fields and trees of Connecticut. The last few weeks have been golf-filled to say the least. If not on the actual course then half an hour spent at the driving range working on different things. This summer is shaping up particularly well since through various other activities it appears there will be more people involved and closer competition which always makes things more interesting.

After fighting for a few years with some swing issues this past weekend I managed to creep back into the mid-seventies at Birch Plain and shot my first sub-100 round since Caledonia in Myrtle Beach a year ago. Of course, the time you think you've 'figured it out', is usually you go out again and tack on an additional twenty strokes to your round but at least it's good to know the potential is there.

So after having shot yet another 80-plus round at Birch Plain with Tom, Jay & Kirk (and losing one dollar cash money in the process), I went back out again on Saturday and shot a 74. Much better. Then headed to a course in Rhode Island called Wood River and shot a 95 which felt very good indeed. My driver and five-wood were working like buttah, getting me close and inside 100 yards for all but the longest par-4s. And for a change my wedges didn't desert me while that was happening (usually one club takes the day off if another is working, must be a union thing).