Annual Progress Report 2005
Month | Year | Index | Change |
January | 2005 | 33.5 | |
February | 2005 | 32.8 | -0.7 |
March | 2005 | 33.1 | 0.3 |
April | 2005 | 32.5 | -0.6 |
May | 2005 | 30.8 | -1.7 |
June | 2005 | 28.8 | -2 |
July | 2005 | 28.9 | 0.1 |
August | 2005 | 24.9 | -4 |
September | 2005 | 24.6 | -0.3 |
October | 2005 | 22.7 | -1.9 |
November | 2005 | 19 | -3.7 |
December | 2005 | 18.8 | -0.2 |
January | 2006 | 16.3 | -2.5 |
So, I had two months (March and July) in which my index actually increased (by tenths of a stroke), and the rest of the months I showed improvement. I didn’t play as often from January through March because of the rains and course closures and damage. Frequency of play will obviously effect anyone’s progress. Other than that, I can’t account for the changes. I haven’t had any instruction to speak of that I can point to on the chart. I became a non-smoker in April, but would that make any difference? I could point out that I started competing in May, but who’s to say that had any effect? I’ve always been pretty competitive and tend to increase my focus when something is on the line, but that’s not tangible data. I mean, I started blogging in June and having an outlet to share my passion might have had an effect, too, but we can’t really point to that either. Or can we?
Anyway, I think I need to launch some kind of action plan and the ideas keep brewing in my head. So stay tuned!
3 comments:
I first picked up a golf club in June 2000 and played my first round in 2002. Since that time my handicap has dropped from a 23 to a 16. I believe it should be lower because I wasn't able to calculate my last 4 or 5 rounds because the handicap system stops posting at the end of October.
I should get a nice surprise in the spring when the handicaps start up again!
PS: My husband just bought me a 6 pound medicine ball to improve my core muscles.
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Hi Stacy,
Nice improvement! Let me know if you are ever in the So-cal area and we can go play a round. Maybe we'll both be single digits by then!
-Kristen
Have you thought of looking at par as a reference for improvement? 2 putts make par. If you average 36 putts per round, you know where to improve and it's not with the short game. That's how I see it, anyway. I've played for about a year now and I broke 90 (89) on my 45th game using 6 clubs. Congrats and keep it up.
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