A Little Golf Interlude

Full Disclosure: This is a backdated post. I wrote it after the blog was created, but have written it in the style of an in-progress blog so that anyone reading from the beginning will get a more sensible narrative than time-jumping like Hiro Nakamura through our wedding planning.

It's been over seven months since I started taking golf lessons to get prepped for playing at Disney World, so it's time for an update. The Guru and I took lessons about twice a month up through June, and then, once the weather turned nice, our instructor suggested that we get out on the course and get some actual play in. One of the nice things about the course we play at is that, after about 5:30 PM, you can get twilight golf rates, which are cheaper by about half. The real advantage for us, though, is that there is hardly anyone else out on the course that late, so the two of us can whack away at the golf course without disturbing other people. Since the sun doesn't go down until 9:30 during the summer (one of the things I love about living in Seattle), we have no problem getting in nine holes with plenty of light to spare.

I have noticed a marked improvement this year over last year. I'm really hitting the ball well with my irons, and though I still struggle with the driver off of the tee I usually end up on the fairway. I'm actually fairly good at chipping, but putting is my Achilles' heel; on the green, I'm just terrible. If it weren't for my putting, I'd be getting close to par on some holes. I still don't have a ton of confidence, and I usually completely botch a shot about once every three holes, but I'm putting together a fair game, and am seeing my score get better every time.

The last time my parents were in Disney World (just a couple of months ago when they took my brother and his wife down with them) I asked my parents to send a few souvenirs for Girl Scout Fiancée, including a new Minnie Mouse antennae topper to replace the one that got destroyed. Apparently, my mother was extremely distraught at the idea of sending Girl Scout Fiancée souvenirs and not sending me anything, so they picked up a divot repair tool that came with three Disney character ball markers (Mickey, Goofy, and Donals) that magnetically stick to the divot repair tool. I finally remembered to stick it in my golf bag this weekend, and here's a photo of one of the ball markers in use on the course.

I made my golf partner use the Goofy ball marker, because he forgot a coin.

I still have a long way to go before I'm going to feel confident enough to play at Disney World, especially since the weather is about to turn again here in Seattle and I have no idea practically how many times I'm going to be able to hit the links this winter. I am going to try and schedule some more lessons for the winter to help me with my swing and consistency, but what I really need is more practical experience on the course!