New DriverJust got back from one of the local driving ranges. Gosh, I do love golf! I just bought a new
TaylorMade driver so naturally I have to go try it out before I go golfing this Thursday. I've also started reading my new new golf book by
Harvey Penick ("
The Red Book"); lots of good insights there.
Golfer's ParadiseBought another range card at
Golfer's Paradise which means I get a discount on the "family size" bucket of balls. Tonight I practiced with all of my clubs starting with my pitching wedge up to my new driver. I saved the last 50 balls for that. I was kinda of afraid of not doing well after spending all that money on a new club. I didn't need to worry too much, my new club has a giant clubhead (440 cc) and I ended up hitting about 70% of my shots fairly straight with a few of them going all the way to end of the driving range (roughly 220 - 260 yards?). Now if I can only repeat that out in the REAL fairway, I've very happy. It is true, golf is as much a mental game as it is technical.
I finished up my practice with about 20 minutes on the putting greens. That was relatively painless until I realized I dropped my favorite Nike golf glove back at the driving range. Unfortunately, someone had found it and dropped it into one of those ashtray / urn thingee ... my favorite glove had a
big ol' hole burnt into it! = (
replacement gloveOn my way home, I stopped by
Target to pick up a wedding card and GC for my friend's thing on Saturday. Before closing, I HAD TO run over to the sporting good section to pick up a replacement glove. I swear this golf thing is an "illness"!
Yesterday, I went on this big shopping spree ... (stress from work?). So I admit, I'm a big geek ... I love books (especially comics), Sci-Fi / Superheros, etc ..., so besides my new Taylormade driver, I got my fix of "graphic novels" (i.e. comics), a short haircut (just in time for summer), crepes & boba milk tea at Boba Joe's ('cause I wuz starving), and mess of supplies at Wal-Mart (and Father's Day Card and gift).
The day before (Sunday), I went with some friends after church to
Best Buy (new dvd) and to Fry's Electronics (more dvds). I think I'm up to about 330 DVD tiles right now. Hope I get to watch them all before the technology becomes obsolete (i.e. VHS tapes).
I guess I should listen to
Pastor Kevin and not cave in to the "More" Monster! But dang, "Smallville Season 4" was on sale for $27 bucks as well as "JLS Unlimited" for 6.95.
Afterwork tomorrow, I'm suppose to hook up with some friends to go see "Cars". Even Pastor Kevin recommended it as a movie that had "heart" or did he say, "it was the most human of all the Pixar movies".
Oh, well ... just my rantings!
Until the next postings,
-DB-
p.s. Congrats SP on your triathalon!! You a real IRONWOMAN!! Keep working on your "30 things before 30 list"!! You're be done in no time!! So skydiving is next, huh?
