USA vs CANADA round 1

I know its been awhile since i posted and I apologize for that but with all my computer problems fixed...im back!! Let me help you catch up with my last month of golf....chunky, thin, fat, good shots (not always in that order)!! Last week I switched to an overlap grip and have really been concentrating on turning through the shots and the range sessions have been way better. So I was super excited to put my talents on display in todays round of golf. Little did I know I was in for one of the best days on the golf course and I didnt hit many good shots till the last few holes. A few weeks ago I had seen that Canadian Tour Qschool was this week in Palm Springs at Desert Dunes golf course. Since my parents live close I figured I would come up and watch a couple of my twitter friends in action Bill Ranson (golferbill) and Todd Halpen (swinkeytodd). Unfortuneately niether ended up competing in the event but my trip was planned so Todd had mentioned we should play a round of golf. My first thought was "Ive never played golf with a pro!!" and my second thought was, "wow he has no idea how horrible my game is!!". Obviously when you have an opportunity to play a round with a tour player, you have to say yes and hope you dont have the worst round of your life. Im not sure if you've ever met someone in person that you've only talked to over the internet, but its kinda weird and nerve racking. What if this person isnt as cool in person as he is online, what if he smells, annoying, ect. Those are all things you have to think about when your gonna go spend 3 or 4 hours together. Luckily for me Todd was NONE of the above. Hes not only a great player, but he was super down to earth and willing to help me with all my faults during the round. I never realized how outta wack my alignment and setup was until Todd helped me straighten it out. We didnt score the round due to me not hitting a golf shot until the 15th hole, but I learned alot and am super excited to get out to the range tomm and work on all the things Todd told me today. But it wont just be another day at the range because now I have a Swinkey training aide (www.swinkey.com) . Its amazing how great it is for your game whether your a 20handicapper or a tour player. I cant wait to see how much my game improves and I will definitley be keeping you guys posted. I also became a huge fan of Kikkor golf shoes today (kikkor.com). The look is amazing and they are super comfy. Dont waste your money any more on shoes that are gonna kill your feet. Kikkor is the future of golf shoes!! One last thing I wanted to leave you with is the SAUCE PASS!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhJ6ZB8koIo&feature=player_embedded) If you are a hockey fan you know what im talking about. Leave it to these crazy canucks to come up with a way to bring hockey into golf. When you see it in person its amazing how good the results are when used correctly. Just goes to show that golfers that its not how you get there its how you finish. Check out this link and watch the SAUCE in action. I saw today on a couple of holes and Im now a believer!!

Where did the time go?

Wow its been so long since I've done a blog post I have a million things to talk about. Ive been having Internet issues at my house so I haven't been able to get online. I just wanna throw a shoutout to Time Warner Cable for all of your help.....NOT!!!

Anyways back to golf, I just had my 1 year anniversary of starting to play the game and I realize I'm way behind the level I thought I would be at and know I should be at. I thought for sure I would be down to 15 HC and be shooting low 80's regularly, but that's not the case. Ive had alot of time off these last 5 months and by alot i mean all the time off because I don't have a job!! I decided that the only way to get better at the game of golf is to take some lessons. You can read and watch instruction all you want but if your not out there with someone actually telling you what your doing right and wrong, then your not getting better. With that said I met a couple coaches on twitter that I wanted to work with. The 1st coach I met up with was @golfprotalk aka Robert. He is not a teacher anymore, but we started talking and some how I talked him into helping me with my game. He has a different style of teaching and is more about how you practice to get better then standing there holding your shoulder and head while you swing. So we worked on some putting drills and it has helped me so much already. I will write another post tomm and add some pics of the drills. The 2nd coach I met on twitter is @golferbill aka Bill Ranson http://www.billransongolf.com/. I havent had a chance to work with him due to the fact he is about an hour away. But the coolest thing is he will be playing golf for 24hrs straight once he gets to 1500 followers. He will be doing this to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Along side Bill, @coachdayne aka Dayne Gingrich, and @mareonsmit167 aka Mareon Smit a top junior golfer. Make sure you guys support them on their mission and ill keep updating on their progress.

So besides swing coaches and practice coaches I have a few more thing I am going to be doing to get ready to push myself to my maximum ability. I am getting into the gym to get everything tight and work on my flexibility. I will also get fitted for new equipment so that I can get the most out of my swing. Last but not least I will be buying a Tour Striker club to help with my ball striking (so that I can practice when I'm not taking lessons) and a Swing Thought bracelet @swingthought (http://www.swingthought.com/). If you have never heard of them you need to check them out. They are what powerbalance wishes they were. Don't take my word for it and check out their website. I will also be updating this blog more and will be posting more videos, pics, ect alot more.

Daveee

P.S. Happy Holidays and a happy NEW YEAR!! Better late then never!!!