9 holes today

played 9/shot 60. i thought it was a 56 until i realized when i was putting them in the computer i forgot to write a score for hole 8. on a side note, it is not a good idea to do a hellacious leg workout the day before you play a round and then walk. dang they need to rename our club to a hiking club with some golf swings thrown in. but i think my new pre shot routine (no swing thoughts at all/working on pretending the ball isn't there) is going to be good. still need to dial in distance and get better at sand and putting (putted 2 off the green-but so did the two guys i was playing with who are both single digit guys, although it sounded like everyone was complaining about the pin locations today). left three in the sand today. finished round and went immediately with pro to bunker and hit 25 shots, all out of the sand no problemo. so, oncourse problems in sand all mental. well i think if my legs are tired, my tendency is to stand a little bit and then i cast my right hand and hit really fat. playing lesson tuesday. on positive note, only lost 3 balls today. lots of great chips to 8 feet or less/lipped out putts. 2 gir (par 3's). if you take out the two 10's on holes 1,2 i finished well (for me). playing lesson tuesday

note to self- commit to your swing and swing confidently/aggressively. cautious swing=death by deceleration. @sshole. putting-finishing swing really improves consistency and distance. work on distance control.