The Golfing Gamer swing analysis by Bobbie Lopez

Hey Gang,

So I was watching a golfing youtuber named Brendon DeVore. His youtube channel is called Be Better Golf.
BE BETTER GOLF

He was working with a PGA tour Pro instructor named Bobbie Lopez.

http://www.quickfixgolf.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/quickfixgolf

It turns out Bobbie runs an online golf school and offers a free swing analysis. So the last time I was out golfing I got my buddy M to film me.

I sent it to Bobbie. Here is the video he sent back. Go watch it I will be here when you get back.

Golfing Gamer swing analysis by Bobbie Lopez

Incidentally that is also my youtube channel for the Golfing Gamer. I have plans to do a bunch of videos in the future stay tuned. Or subscribe that would be awesome.

So it turns out according to Bobbie my swing is not bad. It was gratifying to find out that all the work I have been doing this summer has lead to a decent result.

If you watched the video then you know he gave me a drill to do and some pointers. I will be doing those drills soon.

Oh and btw M and I had a fun time at Mohawk Hills golf course last Sunday. I almost hit M with a golf ball. So who knew it was going to be exciting as well?

I sent my swing to another Pro. as well. I will have another update when I get that back as well. I first viewing he said it wasn't bad either.

Dave aka The Golfing Gamer

The Golfing Gamer swing analysis by Bobbie Lopez

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Course Blog: Mohawk Hills golf course

Hey Gang,

So I was fortunate to get out and play 9 holes of golf at a course close to my house. Mohawk Hills Golf Course on the Kahnawake Reserve.

Mohawk Hills is a 9 hole par 32 course. 5 par 4 holes and 4 par 3 holes.

Hole 1 is a 112 yard par 3. I hit my first shot to the right of the sand trap. I chipped on and 3 put for 5 strokes. Not a great start. But I didn't warm up at all.

Hole 2 is 278 yard par 4. I hit a really good drive to just before a small water hazard in the middle of the fairway. I then pitched it on. My 52 degree gap wedge proved to be on fire today. I then 3 putted again. I just missed my par by a ringer put. So 5 stokes. However I am usually happy with a bogey.

Hole 3 is a 140 yard par 3. I hit off the tee with a 7 iron and hit it pin high but just on the edge of the green. I then used my hybrid 4 the putt it to the hole since I felt the grass on the right side of the ball was too thick to attempt a putt with my putter. It work and kicked the ball to about 6 feet from the hole. I then put it in for par! 3 strokes. Happy days!

On the way to tee 4 I saw this little guy.

I had to snag a pic. I wonder what his handicap is?

Hole 4 is a 283 yard par 4 dogleg to the left. I flubbed my tee shot hit it just a little beyond the ladies tee. Ugh. I then shanked it with my hybrid and put it in the trees on right. I took a strok and brought it back out to the edge. I then hit a nice easy shot to the bend. So I was at 4. It took me another 4 stokes to finish the hole. 8 stokes. Sigh.

Hole 5 is a 333 yard par 4. I hit a bad drive into the trees on the left. It turns out it bounced into the fairway of hole 6. I took a mulligan off the tee. I figured what the hell. I hit a grass cutting low ball about 150 yards I'd say. Not my best drive. I then tried to keep it simple and just advance it with a 7 iron but miss hit it into the trees. I then pitched it out to the top edge of a sand trap on the other side. I could finally see the green. I hit it with my 3 iron just to keep low and I got it close to the green I then chipped it on a two put. 7 strokes. I felt my confidence slipping. I tried to let the holes in the past stay there and moved on.

Hole 6 is a 233 yard par 4. I cleared my head. I hit a pretty good drive into those trees on the left. 

I then went up and couldn't find my ball. I dropped another and tried to again hit it into the trees on the left. I then went up and actually found my first drive. It was unplayable so I switched and took a stroke and dropped it. I pitched it on the green and made 1 putt to hole the ball. Holy crap for crap did I just par this hole I thought? I did. 4 strokes.

So at this point I counted my score so far. I realized that if I took less than 18 strokes on the last three holes I would finish with less than 50 strokes for 9 holes. I suddenly had a goal.

Hole 7 is a 283 yard par 4. Sorry guys I don't remember this hole clearly enough. Nothing drastic happened to make it memorable. I managed to bogey the hole. 5 strokes.

Hole 8 is a 160 yard par 3. I hit it to the right. chipped it a little hard and ended up just on the other side of the green. Flubbed my next chip 3 feet. Not on the green yet. I then chipped it on and made a 7 foot putt for double bogey. 5 strokes.

Hole 9 is a 176 yard par 3. So at this point I am feeling pretty good. All I have to do is score less than 8 strokes and I will have scored less than 50 strokes for this round. So of course I tee off into the woods on the right. I went in and couldn't find my ball. The only one I actually lost today. So I took a stroke and dropped a ball. I then skulled my chip and landed on the high side of a green side sand trap. Not too worry I am not intimidated by sand traps. However it had rained yesterday and the sand trap had these little divots and gullies all over the place. Guess who's ball was in one of those? Oh well pull up your pants and get to work. The real trick to a sand trap stroke is if you decided to take sand with the ball. (the traditional method) Hit the sucker hard. No I mean hard. I did just that and my ball popped up and out. So where are we now. 1 in the woods, 2 for the drop, 3 into the sand trap and 4 on to the green. I lag putt to about 6 feet and then putt the ball in. 6 strokes. Woo Hoo! 

I added up and hit a 48 for a par of 32 so I was 16 over par.  Now I know I haven't really broken anything as far as goals go. I know I didn't actually break 50 strokes for 9 holes. Well I did but this is only a par 32 course. so if I am being generous I could add 4 strokes and that is what I might have gotten on 9 holes for a more regular 36 par course. 

Nontheless I was happy with my round. As well I am really happy with the course. It cost 15$! Let me repeat 15$! I am going to become a regular at Mohawk Hills golf course. I am supposed to go out with a friend next week. I am going to convince him Mohawk Hills is where we need to play.

Dave aka The Golfing Gamer

Work golf tournament!

Hey Gang,

So two Fridays ago I had my 4 ball best ball work tournament. The funny thing about this tournament is that in past years I have spent a lot of energy preparing for it. Even though it is just 4 ball best ball tournament and really doesn't mean much to help a golfer improve. This year I started playing golf to improve. Not to prepare for the tournament. I have also been talking about my golf improvement over the summer. So my only goal was to not embarrass myself. You know I have been talking about golf for the last few months and I wouldn't want to show up to the tournament and play badly.

As it turns out the tone of my day was much like my first tee off. We got their early and I was able to warm up. However I had the pressure of playing with people I talked about my golf game. So I wanted to hit well. It was a double shot gun start and we had some work friends in front of us so we asked the group on our hole if we could hit in front of them. They said yes. So I got up to hit first. I hit a really nice drive up just off the fairway. My partners hit well but we took my shot to hit from next. We also took my next shot. And then my chip on. Someone else putted out before I had my chance. So my golf day started off well.

We had a good day. Weather was beautiful. We used my shots a lot but not all of them.

Highlights for me: I teed off one short par 4 and was in the woods. So was one of the foursome. So I asked if the other two minded if I hit a mulligan before they teed off. This was late in the day so they said sure. The hole was 257 yards from the tee box. I smashed it and put the ball about 10 yards from the hole just off the green. The other two in the foursome decided they didn't need to tee off.

I also hit the green from the tee for the "closest to the hole". However I was still 5-6 yards away from the previous player marker.

I was also able to show Rob Bernard's driving technique to one of the foursome. She hadn't played much golf and was struggling with her drives. I offered and she accepted to try the technique. One her first try she hit the ball 150 yards which was awesome for her. So I was proud of that.

All in all it was a good day. We had a fun time.

I am hoping to get out for maybe one or two more 9 hole rounds before the season ends. I will keep you guys posted.

Dave

Positive feedback circle = fun golf

Hey Gang,

So last Saturday I went to Ottawa with a buddy and we met up with an old friend of ours. We then headed to Cloverdale Links golf course. We planned on doing 9 holes because neither of my buddies could handle 18. I was fine with that because just getting the chance to play golf and spend some time with two of my closest friends was the primary goal.

We got there on time but we were also able to share a practice bucket at their range.

I had already helped, we'll call him, M with driving and practice the week before. So I showed, we'll call him, B Robert Bernard's driving set up. B ended up liking it and once he got used to hit he was hitting really well off the tee later in the round.

The first hole was horrible for all of us. I got back into my game on the second. On the third we let a couple play though. It was really hot and humid so we didn't mind at all. Unknown to me M had some anxiety playing because he felt that he couldn't drive the ball as far as B and I. So he felt he was slowing us down. He wasn't really. B would hit OK off the tee but M and B were about equal when it came to mid and short game. So M decided to tee off from the ladies tee box aka the beginners tee box. It made all the difference. Before I was hitting my drives about 50 to 60 yards farther than M. Once he started hitting from the beginners tee box he was now only 20 to 30 yards behind. He felt better and it had a direct affect on his game as well. He started having a much more fun time.

At the time I wasn't sure about B. But in the end he said he had a really good time as well.

They both would like to maybe get in one more round in late September or early October.

I was really pleased that they both had fun. I shot a 56 and the two of them shot a 69 for M and a 70 for B. So none of us were scoring well. But that wasn't the goal I set for myself that day. The goal was to have fun with some close friends.

The highlight for me was hole 7. We all hit really nice drives. B beat me buy 5 yards or so. As well M was up with us. Then a threesome came up and asked to play through. We said sure. We weren't in a rush. I just found it ironic that on the one hole we all hit really well off the tee that we let a group play through. No egos here we were very slow.

We then had some food together and M and I drove back to Montreal. M and I talked about the game and golfing the whole ride back.

We had an awesome day. M told me it was the best time he has ever had playing golf. A win in my book.

So next week I have a Vegas 4 ball best ball tournament with my work social club. I am looking forward to playing and then dinner and dancing.

Who knows this year I might win one of the prizes or maybe beat the Pro. like I did last year.

Dave aka The Golfing Gamer