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I finally got out to practice again. I had been sick for the past week. It seemed like all of Florida came down with the flu at the same time. I have not wanted to do anything but lay in bed. But that is all behind me now and it is back to work.

I only hit my hybrid today. I ended up having a great practice session. Last week, while practicing with my 6-iron, I was having problems with my alignment. I was hooking everything left. I could not get comfortable over the ball. Because I was not confident over the ball, I was struggling.

Today I started off the same way. Pulling everything left. If I made an adjustment I would push it way to the right. Finally I took my other club and used it as an alignment aid. Should have done it from the beginning as it made an immediate difference.

Once I got warmed up I began to gain a little consistency. I used to hit fifty balls in a row. I would start of well, but by the end I would start thinking too much, plus get tired, and all of a sudden I would lose it.

Today I shortened it up and only hit twenty balls. The good thing about having my own private practice course is even though I have to pick up the balls I have hit, it give me a chance to work on my pitching with the balls that missed the green. I hit a lot more quality shots today and I got in some good short game work.

I did this routine five times. Hit twenty balls and then short game. I end up getting in a lot of swings and it is good because I get to work on multiple parts of my game. I feel this works out better because I do not tire myself hitting all those balls in a row. The chipping and pitching gives me the time to rest and clear my head.

My buddy Marc and I will be playing at Miami Springs Golf Course tomorrow and as I said in this post, I will be leaving the driver out of the bag. I struggled with the driver during my last round and my virtual swing coach advised that I focus on my 6-iron and hybrid in practice. Even from the blue tees this course is not terribly long so using a 3-wood or hybrid off the tee will not hurt too much.

With a good practice session today, I am feeling better about my hybrid. I will probably have to use it a lot tomorrow for my approach shots being shorter off the tee, which is just fine. That is why I practiced.

After my round tomorrow I will be able to look at what I need to work on and take it from there. I just have to remember not to put too much pressure on myself and just have fun. You do the same. Have a great round and always hit your target.



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