The Journey To Scratch: Seriously, Enough With The Snow Already

Seattle. The land of rain and trees. Where our golf season is usually only interrupted by some minor flooding or something crazy like that, but not this year. This year, for the second month (almost in a row) I am finding myself putting indoors waiting for the snow to melt off. While it’s a welcome break from the dreary wet and gray that normally rules January and February in the Pacific Northwest, this off season has been about as awful as any that I have endured. It’s especially rough given the fact that I was going to try and make some progress in my game over the winter, not have to scramble to get back to where I was in March, when the posting season begins.

Of course, it’s not all bad. I get some snow days with the kiddo and we’ve had a blast out in it both days that she has missed school because of the few inches that fell. Some days, I do wish I had that practice net setup in the back yard though, just so I could maybe get a bit of swing work in with some actual ball contact. I could even steal one of those Swing Caddie 2’s that I reviewed last year from a friend to get some actual feed back on the shots. I’m telling you, I might end up having to do that once things settle with the house and the weather. Until then, another pause in the cycle and time to reset my fitness goals. It’s time to get some of this weight off and get it off faster than I needed to a month ago. Time is ticking and if I’m going to reach scratch early this season, I’ll need to start soon.