Well, April 16th and I finally made it to the range.  Michigan winters are getting no easier....seem to be actually lasting longer.  My golf league starts Monday night.  I hope this year we have temperatures above 40.  It's always been a surprise what type of weather we may have.  Three years ago, opening night was in the 70s.  Fantastic, since the previous three or four years, we had had cold, rainy starts. After our beautiful opening week, the following Monday we were SNOWED out.  Michigan weather.  So far the weather looks good, but putting stock in the "Meteorologists" is a 50-50 proposition, at best! 

The range was great.  I hadn't swung a club since November.  I got a new R7 Limited Driver and if today's range play is any indication of golf fortunes to come, this could be a great season!  The golfing gods were smiling down on me today with each rip of a golf ball.  Typical for me, though, to go out and have a great day on the range and then get to the course and be completely lost.  I somehow manage to make it through though.  What a great game.  I'm amazed that at 44, I'm hitting the ball as far as I did when I was 20!  I'm becoming a fan of golf technology quickly!  280 off the tee, stiff a wedge to ten feet and then the long off season shows it's true evilness, with a.....3 putt.  I have learned that my short game that suffers tremendously, just like everyone else, I assume.  My local range has a putting green and practice sand trap, but to my dismay, neither were open yet.  Did I mention it's still winter in Michigan?  Putting for six months in my den...

Well, Here's to all of you that read this post.  I hope this golf season brings the best for all.  I'm still looking for my first ACE, double-eagle and sub-par round.  No matter how much you accomplish in this game, there's always more to achieve.  Fairways and greens, new accomplishments and hopefully decent weather!