Feb. 13-14 Tournament

Aside from my actual scores from this weekend, it was a great learning experience. Coming down to Florida with my family was very fun. This weekend I shot 81 the first day and 84 the second day. Hitting in a net all winter I learned when I came down here that I had lost a lot of my touch on and around the greens. This was new for me with spin patterns, reading greens, and distance control. This is where I really struggled this weekend. But, with hitting ball after ball constantly at the same net I didn't really lose my swing, I was consistently down the middle and on or barely off of the green because of distance. After working out more than I usually do during the golf season at home, along with growing, I gained quite a bit of distance which was new for me. I turned my typical 240 yard drive into 280 yard drives and 145 yard seven irons into 165 yard seven irons, it was a totally new game. With my extra distance now I felt as if I couldn't get stuck anywhere on the course, that I was able to recover from any unplanned shot. All in all I was a new player on the course. I am very excited for the high school season and my upcoming summer tournaments. When I get home I plan on getting right back to work with practicing my touch around the greens and becoming comfortable with my new distances. It has started to warm up a little at home so I hope to be able to get out a little on the course even though they have temporary greens. Until the greens open back up my dad and I plan on looking for as many tournaments in driving distance before tryouts so I can get used to my new game. 

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Mastering Golf's Mental Game

Mastering Golf’s Mental Game is a book about how to create and maintain a positive attitude involving the mind in the game of golf. In this book the main point I pulled from it was the was a golfer puts failure or a bad thought behind them so that they can continue to succeed. My favorite part was when Phil talked about how he overcame his loss at the US Open but a few weeks later won the British open. Reading this book led me to remembering a specific quote that my dad always says to me, “don't dwell on your failures, strive toward success.”

Workout

Accomplishing day at the gym; 5 miles on the treadmill, some leg workouts, and ab workouts. 

Preparation for tournament

1. Email each coach that responded to my email making them aware that I will be playing in the tournament- Wednesday 13th

2. Workout 4 times a week

3. Start each hitting session with 10 balls with each wedge. 

a. hit 60* half pitch shot create average carry distance

b. hit 56* half pitch shot create average carry distance

c. hit 52* half pitch shot create average carry distance

d. Work on keeping each swing short

e. video pw, 8i, 6i, 4i, 4h, 3w, dr down the line and FO

f. look at book I made and hit similar shots

g. play course on trackman if they have it

4. Wednesdays 6-8 go with alex and mom to Hamilton Sports Complex to putt at golf 365 while sister has dance.

a. Putting drills

i. 3-6-9

ii. 20-5, 15-10, 10-15

iii. clock drill

iiii. lag putting ladder drill

5. Create a book for the course and post it on blog- Thursday 14th

6. Finish book- Sunday 17th

7. write summary for the book and post on blog- Wednesday 20th

8. start new book-Thursday 21st

9. let my coach know that I’m playing in the tournament- Saturday 16th

 

 

 

JD Dulin

 

Winter Break

Winter break so far has consisted of many good meals and laughs with my family, working out each day to stay in shape, hitting balls under a heater and on trackman indoor, and tons of basketball with friends. Happy New Year!

My day

December 23 in Carmel, Indiana when we would typically have inches of snow on the ground I played golf with my buddies on the course. Couldn't ask for better conditions this time of year!