20 Most Beautiful Golf Courses in the U.S.

 I tried embedding a tweet from Golf Digest, but the slideshow wasn't working.  Found the same list on Yahoo so I'm just posting a link to that instead: 20 most beautiful golf courses in the U.S.

Definitely need to hit some of these spots up with the crew.  I'll be updating the Bucket List page at some point or another with these 20 courses.  I know some of them are super exclusive and we probably will never get to see them outside of a video game, but you never know what the future will bring.  Who would've thought last year that I'd be in this new office, wearing an N95 mask, feeling thankful, after how trying this year has been for everyone.

Free Music for Videos!

 Found this cool website.  Saving it here for next video editing project!

Improving our Mobility

I found this video by the CalisthenicMovement YouTube channel last week and I'm making sure to do this at least five times a week.  I struggle a lot with shoulder mobility and overall tension in my upper body.  I want to improve my flexibility overall mostly for quality-of-life gains, but of course it can only benefit my athletic performance in golf and other sports.

The routine is really simple and only takes about 4-5 minutes so there's really no excuse not to do it.  There are three "flows" that you have to follow, and each flow is a sequence of movements that you're supposed to hold for only about 5 seconds.

Flow #1: Deep Squat - Pike Stand Reach - Cobra

Flow #2: Archer Squat - Shaolin Sit

Flow #3: Toe Touch - Easy Bridge

Ironically, Easy Bridge is by far the hardest movement for me.  I've dealt with chronic pain and stiffness in my right wrist for over 20 years after I blocked a kick at Taekwondo practice during my senior year of high school, so putting my hand flat on the ground and bridging is really painful.  Still gonna do it tho!  It's really only still stiff because I haven't been disciplined enough to rehab it properly.  Just this last week I've noticed significant improvement in my wrist flexibility so I'm going to keep working on it with this mobility routine.  Can't wait to see how I feel in 60 days.

Our First Round of 2020

What a beat down

Last week Alisa, Soks, Thomas, and I drove out to Lipan, Texas to play our first round of 2020 at the Sugar Tree Golf Club.

The course was pretty short in terms of yardage, but boy did it make up for it with narrow fairways, sharp dog legs, and lots of water.  Thankfully all the bunkers were filled in so that wasn't a factor, but it was definitely a huge challenge to stay out of the jungle. 

It was Alisa's first round ever too!  Really great that she got to come out with us and experience what it's like to play a full 18.  She played really well, and was shockingly good with the flat stick.  

Overall it was a super fun round.  The heat was really intense.  I think the high that day was maybe around 102 degrees.  Thankfully there was a bit of a breeze and I came decked out in solar sleeves, leg sleeves, and a neck gaiter that I could wear over my face, neck, and ears.  I probably looked pretty ridiculous, but I've suffered enough sun damage to last me a lifetime and I definitely don't want to make this ridiculous farmer's tan any worse!  We made sure to apply sunscreen before our round, and reapply every few holes with the sunblock spray that we brought with us.

Normally with rounds that hot I end up dealing with a headache after the turn and just try to power through it but this time I was really determined to hydrate well so that I could play my best.  I hydrated like crazy the night before, and I brought a gallon of water (that I stored at room temperature), a liter of Pedialyte, and a box of Pedialyte powders that you're supposed to mix into bottles of water.  By the end of our round on Sunday I consumed the entire gallon, the liter of Pedialyte, and drank two bottles of water with the powder mixed in.  Zero bathroom breaks.  That's how hot it was.  It worked though!  I left Sugar Tree feeling fine with only a mild headache that I think was mostly due to fatigue than dehydration.

Gonna draft and post a Yelp review here in a few. 

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How to Hit Driver Straight, by Danny Maude

I saw this video by Danny Maude, and it was like he made this video just for me.  I've been hitting driver pretty well in the last month but I still feel like it's one of my two most inconsistent clubs.  The other one being the new three hybrid I'm still getting used to.  This video addresses exactly what I've been feeling before impact.  I'm rolling my hands to try and steer the club face.  Watched this vid a few times and can't wait to work on it.  What's funny is the same day I saw this video I actually did what Danny says to on my last swing but completely by accident.  I remember trying to see what would happen if I swung at the ball 100%, and doing so made it impossible to roll the wrist and I just pulled the grip through the ball.  Ball went dead straight and super far.  

Probably not going to play driver when we play this weekend at Sugar Tree because the course is pretty short and the holes where I could play driver the risk is just too much.  I want to make my first round of 2020 a good one by focusing on course management and staying in play.

Me & My Golf Gives Swing Advice

Andy and Piers asked on twitter what we need help with the most in our game and this the vid they gave us:  

https://t.co/VHrpDNvNrz

— Me and My Golf (@Meandmygolf) August 4, 2020

New Logo!

Made a new logo that we'll be using for social media, etc.