Practice, I'm Still Talkin' Practice

Driving Range
Bensalem Township Country Club
200 Brown Ave.
Bensalem, Pa
215/639-5556

Sunday afternoon I returned to the Bensalem Country Club practice range to get my swing in shape for my first round of golf this season. I bought another large bucket of balls for $7, and after some stretching, I warmed up by hitting 10 balls with my 53-degree wedge. I then worked my way up through the bag, hitting 10 balls each with my pitching wedge, 8-iron, 6-iron and 4-hybrid. As I hit the balls, I made sure to aim at different targets across the range.

When I got to my woods, I then hit 10 balls off the tee and 5 balls off the turf with both my 3- and 5-woods. I was particularly pleased with the crisp contact I made with my woods off the turf. This might make Par 5s potentially reachable and increase my chances at making birdie or par  this season.

Overall, I hit much better shots this week. Out of the 80 balls I hit, I probably hit only 5 or 6 really bad shots, a big improve over my first practice session a wee ago. Based on how I practiced, I feel like I am ready to head to the first tee for my first round of the season, hopefully as early as this coming weekend.