Handicap 28.0

(October 2008)

As the year turned to Autumn my constant practice bore fruit, I broke 100, 98 to be exact. It was time to get a handicap.

On winter tee's a month or so later I played with the handicap secretary for my third card, none of the cards troubled the 100 mark and I was dully returned with a 28.0 handicap.

That was pretty much it for the year, with temp tee's, temp greens and fair way mats, I found out that I was a fair weather golfer and as the nights drew in, I forgot about golf and went back to playing crap computer games for the winter. Never a thought as to practicing my short game, hell who needed a short game if you can't hit the damn ball straight?

Looking back on the year I had some great moments.

Top of the list was actually playing Seaton Carew with a group from the Golf Magic forum, the wind was like nothing I had experienced, it was links golf, it was hard! I lost more balls than I scored stable ford points but it was a great day out.

First birdie and breaking 100, key moments.

Getting rid of my G2 driver for a Taylor-Made R7 draw with regular shaft and 10.5 loft (loved that club).

But also looking back I wasted most of that years time on the range bashing in-effective balls with poor technique after sabotaging my lessons with self help.

My original naive thoughts of reaching single figures or even scratch in a couple of years was beginning to break against the rock of reality. But hey I was a proper golf hacker and life was good. I paid my subs for another years golf at the club.