Underdog Golf Blog

If there’s one thing I haven’t perfected yet it’s gauging distances on the golf course. I’ve definitely gotten better with time, but I’m still not where I need to be. To help out with this, I asked my wonderful girlfriend Maria for a SkyCaddie SG5 as a Christmas present. I asked, I received, I screamed like a little school girl when I opened it Christmas morning.

I was finally able to use it this past weekend upon my return to San Diego and I can’t tell you how much of a difference this thing makes. I went from guesstimating on a 10 yard give or take distance to having an exact distance read I need with every shot.

Now before you say, “Well Patrick, you can’t use that in tournaments, why use it now?” I get that and here is why it is helpful for me. I’m able to start getting a feel for how each distance looks. By using this Skycaddie, I’m able to get a read on a 173 yard shot into a front pin placement and store that in my memory bank. Overtime this will develop into an ability to gauge distance much better without the need of a gps. Now I just need to get more consistent distance with each club!
 

 
I also got a great new putting aid from Eyeline Golf. I got the Eyeline Putting mirror that is supposed to help with correct shoulder, putter face and eye alignment. I’m showing the product pic because the one I got was cracked. However, the guys at Eyeline Golf were awesome and have already shipped me out a replacement and I can’t wait to get out on the practice green with this bad boy.
 

 
Last but not least, I finally got a pair of the new Adistreet golf shoes. I love these things and decided to get the black pair as my other two pairs of golf shoes are white. These shoes are so freaking comfortable and feel as if they offer as much support as all the other golf shoes I’ve tried. Plus, they just look sick. I’m playing my first round with them this weekend and will report back my thoughts. What are your thoughts on the street golf shoe movement?
 

 
On a ending note, I’m playing twice this weekend and hope to have the first sub 90 round carded by Sunday. I’m at 36 days so far and that’s $36 I owe Drop in the Bucket so far for not breaking 90 yet after shaving my moustache. Money well spent in my book though. Have a great weekend!