Thoughts and Non Thoughts

Saw the movie on the plane from Amsterdam. One of the best movies from last year. I wonder what mine would be. Aurora Borealis? Antarctica? Maybe one day it will show on this blog...

Nothing brings the story of Dresden closer to reality than Band of Brothers, the TV series about American soldiers serving in Europe during WW II. Most of the story of the characters revolve around their time around and in the city of Dresden. Dresden was bombed "flat to the ground", as one local told me on the train from Dresden to Berlin. Today, much of the central part of the city has been restored, using the old stones where possible. It is a vibrant city, with quite a decent museum, and a growing tourist industry.

Tried the Ping i10 at the range. Nice irons. I noticed that impact with my Ping G5 irons is a split second later than with the i10. Now I wait for the extra split second to "see" impact happen. It seems to help keep my spine angle up to the moment of impact; perhaps it is making me hit my irons more consistently. I started learning my swing with Callaway x-14s, which have less offset than Ping G5's. Maybe I had swing timing ingrained from my x-14 days. Comparing the i10 vs the G5 made me feel and understand the effect of offset on timing. Hitting the i10 has helped me hit my G5 better. I thought I wanted to change to i10's, but at the course over the weekend, I still appreciated the help that the G5's were giving me off the fairway. Maybe one day I will be good enough to hit the i10s just as well.

Ball and turf. If i can only do this with every iron shot... Clubhead speed from swing mechanics. But then applying it to compress the ball at impact... Control plus distance. Golf is a difficult game. PS: Full swing! To the follow through! Better to change clubs than to change swing! Then you'll hit more distance... more consistently. PPS: Alignment -- with an open alignment, balls go straight to the left but it's not a hook. Instead of changing your swing, check your alignment!