Plan-iversary, a quarter of a year
It’s a cliche, but time flies when you’re doing what you love. It really does. Not always while you are in the moment, but when you look back at things it just seems like it’s slipped away. Today was my three month Plan-iversary and in some ways it feels like I’ve been putting for three months but in others I still feel like I just started yesterday. I’ve got so much to learn, but I’ve come a long way too!
Knowing that it has been one quarter of one year since I started, I thought a bit about my progress thus far and all-in-all I am both happy with where I am and excited about everything that I will learn over the next 45 months (I’m just going on four years as “The Plan” timeline, although it is already obvious to me that this is a life-long pursuit.).
Today I learned that there is no way to predict what type of day you are going to have out on the greens until you get there and start putting. This morning I woke up a bit groggy and felt like it was going to be the fourth day in a row of poor putting and low morale. But then, for no apparent reason, I ended up having the best day out there I’ve had in weeks. Not sure where it came from, but I’ll take it. It was not that my putting was especially good or I was sinking a bunch of 40 footers in a row or anything, it was just that I felt really good out there and was perfectly content with where I was in my life and in the progress of the Plan so far. The way I see it, there are four types of days. You can feel good and play well, feel horrid and play poorly, feel good and shank everything or feel horrid yet actually play pretty well. It seems like how you feel and your performance would go hand in hand, but judging by my stats it’s rarely the case. Usually, when I feel the best my percentages are actually down from a day where I feel a bit under the weather and tired.. That said, playing well can definitely help perk up the attitude!
So today was a feel good but putt average kind of day. After the past three days of low morale, it was just what the doc ordered, regardless of my performance. I just hope that I can keep the ball rolling tomorrow and finish the week strong.
A side note: I chipped up and one putted seven balls in a row. I only practice chipping about 20-30 minutes a day right now, but I can tell already that I’m going to love this part of the game. There seems to be a lot of creativity involved with the pitching wedge..