Off Season thoughts and missing the black already!

Well..no more golf but I have been hitting at Randalls Island range at night when i get a chance.

Had a really good session last week.

Worked on the following:
- Good turn and rythmn.
- swing plane
- one piece take away
and controlling weight shift at take away

I think thinking of a slight, yet not "over-done" weight shift at the start of my take away did alot of good.

I also have been making sure im not tensing up at address.

Well see how much i can do once i put the car away for the winter, but I plan to go to Dallas to do a week at Hank Hanleys school in Jan. Thats should be a nice off season work out and give me stuff to work on in getting reason for season 06.

Will work with one of their staff teachers. I guess thats all I can afford! Good love "coaching" Tiger I guess!

Rencently have been reading "Zen Golf" and its enforcing some of the positive thoughts I had already noticed taking over in my game near the end of the season.

I got Butch Harmon's "Playing Lessons" book as well and its really helping on some course management and strategy thinking.

The Nassau Player Club have a great "tour" of my "home" course: The Black Course at Bethpage:

The Black Course Tour at Bethpage

This is the sign that greets me every Sat and Sun afternoon as I get ready to play.



Basically says it all!

I think a good off season will let me crack 80 there more often and start playing more regulaly off the blue tees.