The object of playing here was to try and improve my game. My playing partner Tony Hall did improve. Pennigton Flash is a good place to learn how to improve your game. It is a challenging course and quite flat. Water flows through the course and most of the 9 holes have some water boundry.
Five of the holes cross water and this makes it a great course to actually think and try to place your shots. All of the holes have a challenge and this is much better practice than a driving range.
We started off quite good and the first hole was ok. 2nd and Third holes where reasonably easy and then we hit a problem, we had caught up with a three ball and by crickey were they slow. Not just in walking but in choosing clubs, playing shots and all aspects. Over the next six holes they probably added an hour to the round.
Highlights of the day were Tony driving over 245 yards from tee to green, then spoiling an eagle with a three putt to par. I managed to par my first hole and I nearly putted in from the rough over 35 yards away only to see the ball jump the hole.
Below are some videos of me during the evening. Any help with swings or technique is needed as you will see. Enjoy the outtake, I could have left it out, but it shows that golf can be fun too.
A Practice swing, completely different to a real swing watch
Teeing off on the 2nd at Pennington. Watch me spin around after hitting the ball
Teeing off on the 5th hole, Much better????
Our scorecard for the evenning. As you can see Tony did very well.
Here I show you how not to do it- enter the outtake
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Alan Robinson wrote...
Hi Mike
Having played golf with your dad and tommy many moons ago with the odva society cant believe its taken u this long to take up the gauntlet. But persevere mate with tommy in your corner you are on a winner. Glad to see their both still enjoying their golf. I am still at mersey Valley tell your dad but im off 7 now whilst hes still a bandit off 12.
Posted by: Alan Robinson | August 16, 2007 11:26 AM