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Ken Round Notes — Wednesday, May 27th | South Suburban | 9 Holes Overall Impressions Played pretty well for the most part. The driver is still the best club in the bag — feeling like I’m even getting a little more distance out of it now. Chipping is getting better but still some bad spots. Just … Read more
Ranking Denver-Area Golf Courses by Slope Rating: Hardest to Easiest If you’ve ever wondered why some golf courses in the Denver area seem to punish every miss while others let you recover from a bad swing, the answer often comes down to slope rating. A slope rating measures how difficult a golf course plays for … Read more
Wilshire Golf Course Friday, May 22 · Company tournament with Lucas for his work. They had some openings so, joined just to play. We didn’t enter our scores since we won’t be playing consistently over the summer, Lucas included. Plus my play was not good Course notes Mostly straight layout with plenty of trees. Haven’t … Read more
Conditions were far from ideal — 55°F at tee time with rain coming and going throughout most of the round, annoying enough to be a nuisance but not enough to call it. Ironically, the sun came out right at the end. Despite the weather, played pretty well overall. Hole 1 (Par 4) — Drove it … Read more
Friday — Sim Session (Garage) Starting to see some real improvement in my lessons, even if it’s coming together in pieces. The old saying is proving true: it’s all in the hips. When I get my hips moving well, the distance improves noticeably — driving the hips back on the backswing and really coming through … Read more
Weekly nine holes at South Suburban. We played the back nine today, which actually used to be the front nine — they flipped them to start the year. Honestly, I like the new back nine better than the new front nine. Not sure why, just do. Played pretty well overall. Was hitting the ball solid … Read more
Golf at Lake Quivira Country Club – May 8th, Kansas City Played golf in Kansas City on May 8th with my brother-in-law, his nephew, and I suppose his nephew-in-law. We played at Lake Quivira Country Club, where Jim is a member. He’s very generous and takes us out there frequently. It’s a really nice course … Read more
Golf Lesson Notes — Wednesday, May 6 Second Lesson with Chris Warmed up and hit some shots so Chris could assess where my game is at. We discussed what’s been working and what hasn’t, based on rounds and sim sessions since the last lesson. Key Focus this week: Swing Sequencing The main thing we worked … Read more
Weekend Golf Assessment Played Broken Tee Par 3 on Sunday, May 3rd Still working through some things — it kind of feels like I need to come a little more inside on my backswing moreso than the straight back Chris is asking me to do. Having a hard time translating some of the exercises Chris … Read more
Conditions were a bit chilly with some light spitting rain early on, though it cleared up as the round went on. Driver was a relative bright spot — hitting it pretty well and mostly straight. Had a couple of pushes to the right but nothing dramatic, no big slice to speak of. Chipping felt decent … Read more