Ladies Group Clinic

So.. Last night I attended the group clinic for women (mentioned in a previous post) and it was so much fun! For each clinic, a different topic is covered. This week we reviewed chipping, pitching and putting.

We began with a cocktail and a short time period for socializing. The group was small, which allowed kept my nerves somewhat relaxed. There were a total of 4 of us attending the clinic. Two were beginners and one was similar to me - she could make it through a round, but her swing needs some tweaking.

We ended the course by playing one hole to see how we would perform after our lesson. I definitely saw an improvement and learned a few things that the Internet videos did not cover. The PGA professional was really nice and so helpful in describing how to improve. I plan to attend a few more of the weekly clinics before buying any private lessons.

The hole was played as a scramble. Basically, each of us would hit a ball. The next time we hit will be at the location of the "best" ball. You would continue this process until someone makes it in the cup. 

We began by using our drivers - Hole #9 is a par 3(which means it should take you three shots to put the ball in the cup). My drive was terrible.. I was so nervous.. I thought to myself..."At the range, I'm much better than that". One of the ladies hit a great shot in the middle of the fairway, so we all took our next shot from her ball position. The next shot was about 92 yards from the hole. The PGA Instructor recommended a 9 iron or pitching wedge(PW) to hit the shot. My ball ended up arriving at the best position for the second shot, so we would use my ball position for the next shot. It landed just at the edge of the green, and we were ready to practice our chipping. This is where our lesson comes into play. With my pitching wedge, I struck the ball so it would land a few feet onto the green and then roll close to the hole. It wasn't the best one, but I was really proud of myself for doing so well. We then used the best ball placement to practice our putting. All 4 of us made it into the cup on the first try. Our instructor was proud.

After the lesson concluded, I realized how great it felt to finally meet other women that share my interest in golf. One lady in particular(the one similar to me) shared her grief of not knowing any other lady golfers so we exchanged numbers while planning to play next week. We'll be playing 9 Holes prior to our next clinic. Now I need to go practice!