My first ever chip-in

Ok, so, I heard a buzz around the greens today about Tiger Woods finally switching putters after years of using his Scotty Cameron.  The strange thing is..  He picked the exact same putter that I’ve been using for the past three months.  I know that I’ve been tracking my stats with my Method putter, blogging about my successes with the club so far and talking up the club in general, but I never expected Tiger to switch clubs after reading my blog!  I’m definitely flattered.  For the record, I’ve got to let the world know that I did, indeed, have the club first..

Seriously, though, it comes as a bit of surprise to me that he finally made the switch to a new putter because of how much success he has had with his putting game in his career and how hard it must be to make a switch like that.  For someone like me, give me a new club and by the end of the day I’ll have adapted to the nuances of it and will be able to putt with it basically as well as I was putting with my old club.  For him, he must have had to practice ball striking for hundreds of hours over the past couple months in order to adjust his swing.  I’m not sure how the Scotty Cameron struck the ball, but I know that Method has a pop to it, so it will be interesting to see where his putts are landing this weekend at St. Andrews.

Now that the record is set straight, I can chat about my day today.  It’s been a strange one.  I am not sure what is up, but I’ve felt for a few days now that my brain has been a bit scrambled.  Seems my focus and eyesight are just slightly off and I’ve been getting a bit of vertigo while looking over the ball.  Darren (the cognitive trainer) says that my symptoms are similar to people who have jarred their spine somehow and that if I don’t see any improvements I should go see a chiropractor for an adjustment.  I’m just going to get a great night sleep and see if I start feeling better by tomorrow afternoon.  If nothing has changed by the weekend I’ll get a bit more concerned and seek out a solution.

On a happier note, my morale was good out there today!  My spirits are up and even though my putting was not the best it’s ever been, I feel like my lags are slowly improving and I’m slowly (but surely!) becoming money on anything within five feet.  I also holed my first chip!  I actually got one in from about ten feet off the putting green and I cannot tell you how much fun that was!  Yesterday, I actually saw a lady hit a hole in one on the tenth hole of the greenback, and from her reaction I think she was about as excited as I was hitting my chip in!  I even took a picture of mine..

What a great world we live in!