Birdie!!

I just played my third round of golf within the last month or so - I've just started playing again after my bout with tendinitis in both arms. My arms seem to have recovered pretty well. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to continue to play as long as I'm careful.

Today, I played two rounds of 9-hole golf at Flemming, in Harding Park. Yes, two rounds - we were having such a great time - it's beautiful out today, and my arms were fine, so I'm hoping it wasn't too stupid.

Anyhow, I had two of my best rounds ever at Flemming! Getting more consistent, and (particularly exciting) I've finally learned how to hit my driver!

Well, actually, I took a 1-hour lesson on Thursday - the first of 3. It went really well, I mostly wanted to improve my stroke in general, but also wanted to learn how to hit my driver correctly. I'd guess we spent about 2/3 of the time on my driver, which, so far anyway, paid off today! I hit it well, straight, and reasonably far, which is really the best I can ask for at this point. It was pretty exciting. I'm hoping I can benefit as much from my next two lessons.

The other highlight of the day was when I shot a birdie on hole 4, during our second round. I think my putt was about 6-8 feet. Very exciting.

It was a gorgeous day - sunny, clear, and probably in the mid-70s. It doesn't get much better than that!

Oh, I should mention the other funny part of the day - I tried to teach Dick and Andy how to spin a golf club. :)