tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-114800612011-04-21T19:15:07.750-04:00Documenting my path from hacker to PGA tour player in 10 years or less. It's mostly for me to make notes on my game and other golf-related topics, and if anyone else enjoys it or gets something out of it, all the better.OnTheWay2ThePGAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222012252679964048noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11480061.post-1148005871010454932006-05-18T21:49:00.000-04:002006-05-18T22:38:39.663-04:00

I've been on the road four days this week, but unfortunately not for golf. However, the work league starts this Friday (it was supposed to start last week, but was rained out) and my first tournament for this season is in two weeks. The work league is an eight-week league with two-person teams. The format is best-ball match play. We're rotating between three courses in the area and have 12

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This post isn't so much for me as it is for anyone who reads this. Rock Bottom Golf has a great deal on La Jolla Knife woods: $29!I gave a La Jolla seven wood to my dad last year for Father's Day and he loves it. He wishes he had a whole bag of La Jollas, and with prices like this, he just might, come this Father's Day. He's out driven me a few times using it (granted, I didn't catch my shots

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I've been back to the sheds twice since my last post and can confirm that I am now the proud owner of a draw. It's regular and controllable and understood, so I'm not worried. Just have to get used to playing with it, like new equipment or a new pair of shoes. I can straighten it out some when I want to, but it seems to be natural if I don't think about it.I brought my driver, three wood, and

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Spent about an hour-and-a-half in the shack yesterday. The temperature was in the mid-40s with a right-to-left wind. I brought my driver, 21-degree utility iron, and five and nine irons and hit two large buckets. I was expecting the worst since I haven't swung a club for two months, but I was very surprised by the lack of rust in the old golf machine. I hit very well right off the bat, but I had

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Well, not exactly. Actually, it's blogging while watching Q-School on TGC. Since in a few years I will be spending some time in late fall in a warm, sunny locale playing a lot of golf and developing an ulcer, I decided to tune in and makes some notes on this year's "class." None of this is in an effort to be hard on the players, as they're on the course doing it while I'm armchairing it from the

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Although it's still fall, snow is on the ground here and the golf season has come to an end. It will soon be time for indoor and semi-indoor practice until March or so. To prepare for both offseason practice and the beginning of next season, I making some notes here to keep me focused over the next three to four months.Looking back at my 2005 golf season, the one word to describe it is

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Played 9 at the local muni with my Dad yesteday. Sky was cloudless, temp in the 60s, slight breeze, perfect weather for golf. I shot...um, a little above par. The putting was on though; only three-putted once. Kept topping the ball off the tee and just not making good contact in general. Kind of worried me for Saturday, but I figured I worked the demons out there and they won't haunt me when it

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..since my last post, but I've been busy finishing my master's degree. I graduate next week. The only school that's in my future now is Q-School, but that's not for a few years (at least). Since the last post: I've played once at the course where the next tournament will be held (did okay, can't find the scorecard right now). Been to the range a few times. The short game and putting

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29 days from today is the first tournament I'm participating in (or have ever participated in, for that matter). I'm going to play 18 at the tournament site tomorrow to get some experience. I'll also play there at least once more before the tournament. Although it's another local muni, it's more like a real course (~6400 yards) and I'll get to use more of my clubs and get a better feel for my

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I've been practicing at least once a week all winter and was able to play 9 holes at a local muni today. The course is plain-jane at best, but today the fairways were a little soggy and the greens were like putting on wet scouring pads, but I can't complain - I was playing golf in March at home. After seeing some sizable ruts that carts had made in the rough, I was questioning the super's wisdom

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Here's what's in the bag right now:Irons:- MacGregor VIP V-Foil 1025 blades 2-9 (pic)- Mizuno T-Zoid Fli-Hi 24-degree utility iron (pic)Wedges:- MacGregor VIP V-Foil 1025 wedges (52, 56, P, 60)Putter:- Odyssey White Hot 2-ball, center shafted (pic)Drivers:- Wilson Deep Red II Maxx 450-cc 9-degree (pic)- Wison Deep Red 305cc 10-degree- Ram 460cc 10-degreeWoods:- Wilson Deep Red II 3 & 5Balls:

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