The Driving Range Beefcake

Spend any amount of time on a driving range and you're bound to come
across a range of characters. One guy I came across yesterday I will
call "The Driving Range Beefcake". This is the guy that knows he can
hit the ball a long way and likes to 'flex' for others to see.

I don't try to listen to other people talk on the range but Beefcake
was talking loud enough for the people around to hear. Telling his
friend that he doesn't practice with his driver until he gets it right
(not sure how he will ever get it right if he doesn't practice with
it) and that he is happy to hit 2-iron off the tee all the time.
Friend then states that it'll be easier to hit driver and short irons
into the tee. Beefcake says that's not an issue because he hits 2-iron
250m and proceeds to tee it up. I'm not looking but I hear the swish
of a club and an ugly clunk sound, followed by laughter and his friend
saying "that was a pure shank dude".

As I pack up to leave I take another look and this guy is built like
some underworld hard man. He's swinging so hard that my back hurts
just looking at him. I have to say that he was making good contact
with the ball and that they were probably travelling about 200m. Who
knows if they were going straight.

I salute you Beefcake and your awesomeness. :)

Sent from my phone

Another shocker

.... is this starting to be a common thread on this blog? I've really
been struggling for the last couple of weeks with my game. Well it hit
a new low on Saturday with me shooting 9 points on the front. To add
insult to injury, I also put a ball in the lake and broke my 5-iron on
the front.

It's not often that I've felt like packing up and going home after 9
holes but that's how I've felt for the last two weeks. I have no idea
what's going to happen with each shot. I hit several worm burners and
I also hit several fat pork chop divots. High slices and duck hooks
with the driver also thrown in for good measure. My swing feels very
tired and weak.

Not knowing why you're playing badly can be really fustrating. So I
headed out to the range on Monday to try and get in the groove again,
and apart from a few bad shots most of them were ok. I hope that my
game holds up this weekend.

The 5-iron is currently being repaired. It must have rusted slightly
inside the handle (or maybe I've just abused it too much) but it broke
on my downswing. Lucky it happened inside the grip which held it
together and didn't result in a flying rod.

I did flirt with the idea of getting a new set of Mizunos or Titleist
irons but it's probably not a good idea with a baby due in the next
week. :)

Sent from my phone

FIGJAM

Watching Phil Mickelson hit that shot on 13th from the pine needles
was awesome. The sound of club and ball was like a whip being cracked.
Why can't I get a sound like that?

It's probably why I hit 6-iron 140m and Phil hits it 190m.

Great tournament overall an it's too bad KJ Choi couldn't make more of
a charge. I've got his signature on a hat of mine and was looking
forward to it's value going up. :)

Sent from my phone