Saturday at Foxtail, I was feeling very comfortable with my swing and my attitude on the range. Hitting most shots pretty solid. But the first hole ate me up and I never quite found my groove.

It’s funny how illusive the ease of letting it go can be. Maybe it was tiredness. I walked and got a good workout keeping up with the guys in carts. That felt good. I need to lose some of the weight I gained in Hawaii.

Partially, it was also the slick greens that I couldn’t quite seem to read. Who knows? But, it’s an all too familiar story of shooting a score like a 99 and knowing that I’m a much better golfer than that. In fact, I’ve played much better recently (see below).

I still feel very happy about what I’m learning, but I’m probably trying too hard to groove my smooth, easy swing. I guess I could call that getting uneasy about ease. Certainly, it’s more of that trying too hard thing.

What I’m doing is working sometimes and the power is there when my timing is good. “The Hula of Rhythm & Ease.” I wasn’t quite able to let it go the way I did on the range. Maybe it’s just practice and conditioning more than anything. “I believe.” I know where I’m going. I’m willing to be patient. I appreciate you hanging in there too (by reading).

I’m ramping up for my ultimate mental challenge of the moment. Playing in the Stonetree two-man tournament on the 20th, but I’ll have more rounds to report on before then…. including a mano-a-mano match on Wednesday that we call “The Keoni Cup.” Stay tuned.