GVCC Recap
Well this week had the same outcome as weeks past: missed cut.
In spite of not playing on the weekend, I did have a very good week. Wednesday’s practice session under my Dad’s watchful eye hit the problem of my erratic play on the head. I hit hundreds of balls trying to ingrain the proper move and trying to eliminate the mistake I was making.
I was very happy after that session. I knew that I was a work in progress and that it could have been great this week or a battle to make the right move under pressure and not fall back to the old mistake.
Thursday’s round started okay, I hit it a bit better than recent rounds and scrambled myself around par. The back nine was not as kind. My bad habit snuck back in and I started hitting it very poorly. I limped in for my first round 79.
With the cut pretty far off, my game plan for Friday was to trust the new move and just hit the centre of the green, in an effort to re-gain confidence that I can hit greens and make birdies.
It went relatively well. I hit more fairways and greens than I have in recent memory. The round was very promising, a solid 67-68 was in the cards but 3 birdie chances on the back nine just slipped by the hole, and then two late bogeys on 16 and 18 put my round back over par at 73.
I have lots of good to take away from this event. I also have a lot of time to put in on the range to really allow myself to trust my swing.
Most importantly, my head is much stronger than it was in Mexico. I have learned a lot every week out here, and am doing a good job at putting it to work in the following events.
I am very optimistic about next week in Calgary and the rest of the season.
