Just got home from the 2010 Spring Fling, a pdga c-tier tournament in Arvada, CO. It was a touch chilly in the morning, but warmed up a little later in the day.  A few occasional breezes, but not particularly windy… in other words.. a fine day for disc golf!

The first round went pretty well except for a stretch of 3 holes, namely 7-8-9.  I took a 6 on hole 7, going OB twice.  Then I proceeded to dunk my putt on hole 8 into the creek for a bogie and my ‘parked’ drive on 9 decided to slide itself into the water. I found myself 4 strokes over par after 9 holes. Still, I came back with 8 more birdies to finish the round at 4 under par.

The second round felt much better, but I still didn’t capitalize on the short holes finishing only 1 stroke better.  I had a great group the second round and we spent much of the downtime tellin jokes and stories and just generally enjoying the camaraderie. Although I didn’t score well, that was one of the more fun tourney rounds I’ve played in.

I’ve been working on a few key parts of my mental game, specifically patience and concentration.  I’ve started to force myself to step off my mark and pause at least 5 seconds before every shot.  I found I was often rushing my shot and disc choices and it feels like taking my time is helping.  Although this is allowing me to throw with a lot more confidence, there are still several key mechanics that I really need to hammer out.

In order to make that happen, I’ll have to find more time to practice, especially putting.  My work schedule has made it difficult to get many practice rounds in, so I’m planning on utilizing my portable basket more. Although it can be hard to practice for the sake of practice, it’s a necessary commitment if I want to score better this year.

I still have a lot of big tourneys comin up this year!  The fine folks at NutSac have furnished me with my very own team jersey. Can’t wait to debut it :) Next up is the Grateful Disc tourney in Fort Collins and Red Feather, CO on the 24-25th. This tourney has a history of crazy weather, so stay tuned!