My December goals were mostly a miss if you look at the pass/fail count, but it was very close to being a lot better than that. Of the 10 goals, I only accomplished 2 of them, and they were the 2 not related to golf.
But 3 of my golf goals were missed by 1 or 2 shots. 3 others were off by a bit more. And 1 was a big fail.
Check out the details below.
- Get at least 2 eagles – FAIL
- While I didn’t convert on an eagle, I did have multiple makable putts for eagle.
- Average at least 2 birdies each round – FAIL
- My average was 1.9 for the month, and if I had 1 more birdie I would have accomplished this goal. I had 1 round with 4, a bunch with 2, but also a handful with only 1 or none.
- Average less than 1 double bogey each round – BIG FAIL
- I actually averaged over 3 doubles each round this month. I had a few really bad rounds that skewed this number
- Average score of less than 5 on par 5s – FAIL
- My average was 5.5 on par 5s this month. I had a handful of water/hazards and have not been putting my approach shot close to the pin when I decide to lay up. A few of my birdies have come on par 5s, but I should definitely be able to bring this down if I can minimize the hazards and put the shots of 100 yards and in closer to the pin.
- Average under 33 putts per round – FAIL
- I averaged 33.1 putts per round this month. If I made 2 additional putts this month, I would have achieved the goal.
- Break 80 3 times – FAIL
- I only broke 80 1 time. I had a few close calls. A few putts here and a couple shots that don’t hit a hazard
- Scoring average below 81 – FAIL
- My scoring average this month was 82.
- Lower handicap to 6.8 – FAIL
- My handicap lowered to 6.9. Another goal that I barely missed.
- Do yoga 3 days each week – PASS
- This was one of the 2 that I was able to fully control.
- Post at least once each week on the blog – PASS
- This is another that I was able to fully control.
Goals for January
My goals for January are pretty similar to December.
- Get at least 2 eagles
- Average at least 2.25 birdies each round
- Average less than 1 double bogey each round
- Average score of less than 5 on par 5s
- Average under 31.75 putts per round
- Break 80 3 times
- Scoring average below 80.5
- Lower handicap to 5.9
- Do yoga 3 days each week
- Post at least once each week on the blog
What is your go to yoga routine?
Hey Ben! I usually do a few rounds of warrior 1 and 2, reverse warrior to low lunge, and chaturanga on each side. I throw in a few downward dogs and child’s poses as well. I really love the pigeon pose for my hips and waist so I usually finish with long holds for that. I try to throw in a few additional poses each time to keep it interesting so I might copy what someone else is doing in the gym, but this is the pretty standard for me.