Round No. 1 - Hiawatha

I Played Hiawatha with my two boys two weeks ago.

This was my first round of the summer.

Shot about 120.

I have to say "about" because I lost count
on a couple of the holes.

Actually started out with a par.

As a matter of fact our threesome was 1-under after that first hole.

Despite my attempt to use that first par as "something to build on" things went south in a hurry.

It was a nice day, and it was an enjoyable round the poor score not withstanding.

Most disappointing was how quickly I reverted back to my old game.

Not only was I hitting everything right, but the same old thoughts were running through my head.

At one point I realized that by always being in the rough I was limiting my chances to improve. I was never hitting a normal 5-iron to the green, but was always trying to avoid some obstacle.

So I'm never taking a normal swing, but alway trying to hit balls that stay low for the first 20 yards before turning sharply to the right to make it the remaining 180 yards to the green.

If my goal had been to improve a lot during the summer I'd be able to say that I'd gotten off to a good start as I think I'll shoot lower than 120 on my next round.


Anyway, we've got a tee time at Dwan for Saturday, and I'm going to try a different tack.

Even though my stated goal is to break 80, I've been working on my swing rather than my score.

Next round I'm going to be trying keep the ball on the fairway. And I'll be trying out my new putter.

Stay tuned.