Sacrafice to gain success

As I travel down the road to the center of the fairway I'm finding that obstacles and unforeseen circumstances continue to pop up and force difficult decisions just as I think I'm making strides. At this moment lack of reps and practice are creating a gaping hole in my game. The glaring inconsistency recently has really gotten my attention more than anything else. I know I can shoot even par or a few over for nine holes, but it is shooting 8-10 over par the next nine that is really the catalyst at the moment. A few months ago I was able to shoot scores in the high 70's, low 80's by not allowing the scores for a nine to get out of control, keeping them in the 38-42 range allows for some good scores. Now its, 47-38, 45-40, etc. I need to decide quickly how best to manage my time and if need be, how to create more time to work on my game. Some changes need to be made and it needs to be immediate. There is no time or room for procrastination when you are aggressively pressing toward a goal. the next few months will prove very important as the journey both down the fairway and through life continue to press on! Our tour championship is in 4 weeks and I have put myself in position to win player of the year. I need to make sure I stay to course(no pun intended) and see it through. A top 3 finish should get it done, then its on to Nationals here in the desert and that will be a true test of consistency. Time to get this party started!!!

Fairways and Greens!

puzzled future

As the journey progresses many road bumps have come around and reared their ugly head along the way. My swing has been there and then strangely decided to pick up and leave, the end of a promising relationship, mostly self inflected, friendships put to the brink and a career in flux, all trumped by the passing of my grandmother recently. I spent the weekend playing golf and the down time pondering what exactly my relationship to my late grandma as well as my closeness with my family has become. I feel a bit of a loss with family being so spread across the country. Strange thing, no one really left the sanctity of the small town feel of Wisconsin and now we find ourselves thousands of miles apart each addressing our own trials of life. My grandmother was a curious lady. She tantalized us with her childish energy and silly quips at holiday functions. Part of me misses that simplicity and ease of life. I'm left to wonder as we all do after a loss, did I give enough? I understand that dwelling on the past does not produce positive energy for the future so I will be working on pushing forward and keeping her memory alive inside, as really that is what we are left with are the simple, muses of our life full of memories! My love and sympathies go out to all my family and friends of my late grandmother as we push forward and remember her love!

As for the game of golf, I believe the swing has decided it has had enough vacation for a while and has returned. I spent a few hours this evening really trying to feel the movements and get a good rhythm going. This was by far the best range session I've had in quite some time. Shifted over to the putting green for about 45 min and really tried to focus on tempo and swing path with the putter head. Things seem to be heading in the right direction as I prepare for a short vacation back to Wisconsin to spend some quality time with good friends and family and clear the mind. Sunday I have a better ball tournament with my Friend for the ESPN National golf challenge. I'm feeling really good about this and if we do well, we'll be planning our trip to sectionals in October!

Until next time,

Fairways and Greens to all!!