Day 5: Friday March 20th, By Colin Favard

 To end our first week of our Golf M term in the morning we read chapter 4 of “The second part of the swing.” The book was teaching us about the different motions of where our hands should be during the swing, and how to utilize the lower body that’s leading the movement without relying on your shoulders. 


(Brandon showing us rotation)


Brandon gave us some disclosure saying it’s all about rotation so it comes all in one motion not letting your arms traject how you are going to hit the ball. Overall the book emphasizes lateral movement of the hips, rotation, and less reliance on our arms or shoulders to educate us on the fundamentals.



Next up we went back to the golf course called first tee once again where we would be doing a drill with the iron, and the driver. Coach Nick was teaching us the correct stances to use when holding each club, and Braedon was demonstrating that to us with a couple of swings. Then we all tried to replicate this drill. 


The driver required your feet to be lined up with the ball for an accurate swing, and with an iron you had to be in the middle with shoulder width being apart. For me I felt like it was more comfortable using the 8 iron to get more arc with the ball, with a better swing. But I also felt like the driver was more underwhelming with the driver because I’m not very skilled with it.


After that we ate lunch and drove back after being exhausted from the heat most of the day. We got to eat popsicles to cool ourselves down. Then Brandon would talk about a couple of projects, and lastly the skills test. Overall my takeaway is that this first week of golf has been very fun for most people including me, and I think everybody’s skills improved.


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