Fly like an....

As most of you know, I have a sick passion for golf. Breaking par someday would be a dream come true. As for now, I'll stick to trying to break 70 as I have had 3 rounds in the 70's: 2 rounds at 79 and my lowest at 78. Tips from anyone (dad, friends, etc) and everything (tv, vids, mags, etc) have helped me develop my game. It was only a few years ago I struggled to break 100. Ant said the other day that "you're a mid 80's golfer now eh?". As much as it was a surprise to hear that I have been shooting rounds in the mid-high 80's. My last five rounds go as the following: 86 & 84 At Kingswood, 84 and Cambridge, 80 at Pushlinch, and 93 at Doon Valley. I would have to say that I'm in a bit of a groove right now and would like to make a push to get into the low 80's by the end of the summer.

My game is nothing exciting. I don't bomb drives like Shane or Eric nor hit consistant irons like Jarrett. It's my short game that I heavily rely on to bail me out when shots are sliced or pulled. It was my dad's friend, Shorty, that told me years ago that over 60% of your shots are 90 yards and in. I've spent many hours on my own at driving ranges or course working on chipping and putting. So for those of you out there that are trying to break 100, start with putting and chipping. Not that I'm a pro but it def help me cut down over 15 shots over the past few years.

So anyone that plays golf understand how frustrating it can be. Most people dont' want to get into it or are easily discouraged to play it because the sport is so unforgiving. One little error in your mechanics and your ball could end up anywhere but where you want to go. A great round could be ruined but a missed 1 foot putt or a ball that goes into the bush or water. There is however a few shining moments in which we actually pull off what we had tried to do. Whether is bombing a drive down the fairway, hitting that chip close to the hole, or draining a long putt, we actually feel like Tiger Woods from time to time (Tiger the golfer anyways...). Here's my moment in time.

The only eagle I've ever had was on the par four 10th hole. The hole is usually a low 300 yards in length. I t jsut so happened that day, they were working on the tee boxes so they had temp ones about 40 yards closer than usual. So I bombed a 3 wood (my driver ALWAYS sliced) and landed it on the green and hit a 12 foot putt u phill that broke about a foot to the left. It was 2 great shots and a 2 on the score card but I just never felt that it was a true eagle because the boxes were moved up.

It was on the 2nd hole at Cambrige golf course. It was a 446 yard par five. I had hit a great dive to the left side of the fair way. From about 190 yards out, I crushed my hybrid and had a great bounce and roll up the dance floor. From where we were it looked pretty close so I was pretty pumped for a very rare chance at an eagle. As we made our way to the green, I found my ball about 6 feet below the hole. Feeling a bit nervous, I remember my last putt the day before to shoot a 79 where I wussed out and left it short. As I eyed my putt, it looked like it was straight. As I stepped up I told myself that this putt will not be short. Once I hit my putt, it wasn't long till I knew it was in. I gave my best Tiger inpression with a fist pump and I finally had a legit eagle. It was such a cool feeling and probably could have shot 100 for the rest of the round (thank God that I didn't) but still be so pumped going home. Anyways this is for all of us that dream for making big shots/ putts like this.

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