Adam's Tour - Capital One Classic (Houma, LA) - Second Round

Today's Score: 76

I'm a little late getting this blog posted. We had a 2 hour rain delay yesterday which pushed everything back and I wasn't able to get anything written up last night. I guess you could say I wasn't rushing to write about this round either.

For the second straight week I have managed to play two rounds of golf back-to-back in completely different ways. Thursday's round I was swinging the club well, hitting shots like I wanted and pretty much in control of my game. Today, the exact opposite. The golf club felt foreign in my hands, I had no control over the ball and I was searching the entire day for a swing thought that would help me turn things around.

Fortunately, I was able to grind out a -1 under par (35) on the front nine. I'd say I definitely got the most out of those first nine holes as I could because things were shaky from the very beginning. On the back nine, the wheels finally came off. I still thought that there was a chance I could get it around similar to what I did on the front, but my lack in confidence proved to be too much to overcome. I made double bogey on #10, bogey on #12 and double bogey on #15 for a +5 over par (41) to finish the day.

I know that the changes that I've made in my swing after working with Brian the last couple of months are still relatively new. Being able to trust yourself and commit to what you know is right is a lot tougher to do under pressure than it is hitting on the driving range. Days like the second round I feel like half of me wants to swing like I used to and the other half is trying to swing the club the new way. So, I basically get stuck in this bubble and I get caught battling back and forth between the two. With that being said, I'm still 100% committed to the work that we've done and I think the results and successes I've had since making these changes is proof that I'm on the right track. It's just going to take time before everything becomes natural and I'm able to play multiple rounds in a row like I want and not fight my swing in competition from one day to the next.

So, no check this week, but I will be able to take some good out of this tournament. I think that I just might of found a legitimate thought in my putting that I can take forward. For three straight rounds (two plus the pro-am) I didn't have any 3-putts and finally started making some. If nothing else, I'll take that because I know that's going to be the most important thing going into this stretch of tournaments coming up. I'm confident that my swing will work itself out and I'll be able to trust myself more and more under pressure.

We're back in New Orleans now. Just a quick stop as I'll be on the road tomorrow heading to Beaumont, TX for the next Adam's Tour event. I'll have a preview of that event on Tuesday. 'Til next time......