Today it was off to the range with my trusty 8 iron and the 5 iron. Tennis shoes. Same range I always go to. Beautiful spring weather. Got six buckets of balls.
I had promised myself to start slow this year. Not hit a full shot until I felt good about the pitches.
So. There I was. Over the first ball after 5-6 months. With the follwing checklist in my mind.
- No flipping. The hands do nothing. Mind in hands.
- Wet mop feeling through impact
- Flat left wrist at finish
- Right shoulder down and on plane
- Horizontal hinge
- Extensor action
I had ZERO expectation. But knew what I was after. Expected to blow the full 6 buckets only on pitches.
I hit three pitches and could not believe it. It was there. Nothing like last years swing. I did not even recognize it. But it was there. All the bullets were in place.
VERY enthusiastic I started to hit full swings. WOW.
There is a green out there that I have managed to fly only once before with my 8. I flew it on my 3 attempt. And on the 10th. And on probably 25% of my shots.
Picked up the 5 iron. There's a blue flag out there that I've never been able to reach with the 5. My first shot carried to 3-4 feet left of the stick. I could not frickin' believe it.
I shot the full 6 buckets. Normally 3-4 buckets is enough before my back starts to hurt. I have not done anything fitness related at all during the entire winter, but as it is now 3-4 hours later I feel like I haven't hit a single shot.
This is the first day of six months of golf to come
Let there be green grass.
