40 gross : back 9 KGM

Playing 40 gross back 9 KGM today. Good signs for 2006.

First week Jan 2006

Of those noted events :
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I went to Local Petrol Station for full tank refill for my ever dependable wira and paid RM50 using their " card ". To my amazement the women at the counter did not give a receipt and when I did ask , reasons came out in the open and those behind me have started giving me the look. Still the old malaysian attitude I guess , nothing change in 2006.
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I watched a football game , one of those highly rated league in the UK and saw the standard of refereeing is at its low level compared to 2005. And not to mention some local football scenes which have enlighted some public in this country to make comments. We have so many leagues and competition and a handful number of proffessional footballers , yet we have yet to win anything in the local scenes.
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I was playing golf over the weekend and am still amazed at what people will do to win the bets but still do not adhere to golf rules. In other words , the scores are tampered with and not reflective of his actual scores for the day. Some golfers will never change.
Meet up with a fellow golfer who has made the trip to play 4 rounds of golf at Mission Hills. I am saving up some cash for that trip , ha ha , I might ...
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More cars are on the roads these days, scenes of parents sending their kids for schools for the first time or making sure kids are actualy going to school . ada lah balik ....traffic jams !!
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Year ends are approaching and humans on this earth with the same proffession are starting to punch numbers to the fullest and office works are growing in numbers.

In a way nothing really changes in 2006...

errr one more thing , the poor are still not treated with respect and the rich went all the way to the bank shouting out loud what 2006 will bring them...

When is the last time you take time out...

Mental strength and physical fitness are two important features which amateurs forgotten to add to their practise regime. Most appears to go to the practise range to sweat out and hit 100 balls a day only for the sake of makin the time for it. Hoping it will have some drastic effect on their swing , the next day the same amatuer will cursing his or her swing everytime the ball went left or right or even into the unforgiven hazzards.
So how do you develop mental strength. Some religous offers some solution but for me , learning to ignore my little daughter mid nite chorus is one way of doing it. Or you can try sit next to a boiling kettle which has that whistling features and ignore the deafning sound when it boils. Or you can try sitting infront of a busy street, trying to ignore the vehicles thats passes by and focus on an object across the road without blinking an eye.
Mental strength is the one thing that good professional golfers has. Tiger may not be the 1st in long drive but he is one of those golfers who can hit it hard and long with thousand spectators standing close to him. Even for me on occasion , I will sort of stumble on my drive if I have more than 10 golfers waiting behind me.
The other factor would simply be fitness. If you are not fit enuf then you wont be able to repeat the same swing every time you use that driver on the tee . Or even walking 6000 km could be quite a challenge. But nowadays amateurs are done with walking. Most golf courses in Klang Valley or in most other parts in Malaysia are equipped with buggies. Lucky for me , Miri GOlf Club still remains as a walking course. A bonus point for me when playing in other non walking courses. But walking 6000km is not the only fitness factors. A number of proffessional golfers spend 2 to 3 hours in the gym , working out . Now when do I last visited the Gym ?
In 2006 I am determine to put some effort on this two factors, developing mental strength and also my fitness. Hoping this would be the key to reduce my handicapp to minimum 4 by June 2006. Maybe ....?

1st Jan 06 and its wet ....

Woke up as early as 5 am, morning prayers and the usual routine , hot water and cleaning the kitchen and cook some breakfast for dearest zalita. Had a cup of nescafe , strong black and gazing at bbc news on sports. Liverpool won again , although last nite I was a bit agitated with the performance of the cikeding Garcia.
Hit the road at 6.30 am and stop over at the local wet market for some "currypuffs". Had to have something to eat right to get the ball going. The course is still suffering from the wet season and the rain last nite does not help either. It was wet and the fairways are still in a very bad and soggy conditions. Most of us spend more time searching for the balls rather than practising and making that swing. I did not make a good putt on the first hole. Tee off with rescue 4 and went beyond the pin. Chip it in short and did not read the putt well. Ok its the first hole , 17 to go right. The tee shot on hole no 2 was promising. As usual Maruman Exim Nano II has not let me down. The only problem is now I am having inconsistencies with my second shot. I can be hitting 14 out of 14 fairways for one round but unable to convert it to birdies or par simply because I choked my iron approach shot to the green. And yes the soggy fairways did not help either. Lucky enuf those new footjoys are waterproff and this time around performs as what it is written on the box. But it is still not mud proof anyway. So I hit a bad second shot with a 6 iron and had to chip onto to the green with a 58 degrees Vokey. And again I did not read the putt well and did not anticipate the break from right to left about 3 inches to the pin. True enuf the ball move to the left and bogey is not a score I adore at the moment.
The same script went on and on again until hole 9 . The ball was on the green and only managed the first par of the day. With 46 on the first 9 , I was playing some new sript deep in my head. And it did not went well for hole 10th and 11th. With double bogey and triple bogey score for those two hole , I was tempting to walk back to the club house and had an early drink. The 13th , 14th and 15th was not that bad. With Par par and bogey score , I was back in my golfing mood. The following pics are t shots at hole 13th.

Our dearest DA with his usual easy senior swing.

The usual MH with his unique swing under repair.

And yours truly , your favourite golfer 2005 , Jack GA.

We finally have breakfast at half way hut next to the 15th green. Nasilemak and some meehoon goreng was on the tray with some boiled eggs. That explains why the tee shot on 16th was a bit heavy and slow. Lucky enuf managed to bogey that hole after a few stupin chipping and had to make a long putt to save bogey. Walking to the 17th tee , I was counting the current damage. After making 18 over shots and considering a handicapp 12 , with possibilities of scoring over 90 kind of make a bit edgy. Hey ! I am not going to spoil my new year with plus 90 scores. Thinking again , then I had to make par for the next two finishing par 5 holes. It is not something impossible and true enuf , although not regulation on the green , my long putt makes my day. Finishing par and par for 17th and 18th , leaving me with 90 gross and 78 nett score for the 1st day in 2006.
In summary , I know I can hit the ball solid on the tee with the Maruman Exim Nano II. And ping pal 4 will be my only putter for 2006 , with that new routines which helps a lot in making those long putt. I admit I have to make adjustment and more consistent iron approach shot to the green. Especially with the mid irons. Happy new year everybody....

2005 final posting ....

Playing golf and blogging about it has been equally satisfying in 2005. I have managed to improve my swing and reduced my handicapp to NHS (Malaysian Golf Association : National Handicapp System ) index 9.1 . Driving distance have greatly improved from 180m average to 210m. Accuracy of driving , since I have acquired the Maruman Exim Nano II has improved tremendously. Hitting on average 12 out of 14 fairways in 18 holes round. With the new grip by Golf Pride (pictures and comment in this LINK ) my iron shots are begining to make my approach accurate and enjoyable.
Sticking to the old putter Ping Pal 4 and shaping up my putting routinehas helped me on the green. Instead of buying a new putter , with my new putting routine , I have been able to reduce my putting average to no more that 2 putts per green. And the picture is the living prove how I have improve my putting skills. Yes , my dear Hanie is my new mentor in putting. It sort of gives me a new perspective on how to make a good putt. But with my dearest Hanie helping me out on the practise green , I have been able to spend quality hours with dearest Hanie.
Blogging about golf per say has its ups and downs. I have make comments and photo blogs. Some folks out there make positive remarks and some well , you can't win them all , right. From the early days , I have encounter new blogging skills , making new graphics , adding some cool features and not to forget some useless features as well. Make new frens within the country and some from the other part of the world. One gentlemen by the name of Onn is one nice chap. A true gentlemen and a true golfer. You can never make war with this old chap. At retirement age , he is still an active golfer with a nice swing. At times he grumbles alot about his swing and when he makes that shot , we never fails to congratulate him.
At time I look up to this chap for advice on golf and on life. I wish him all the best in 2006 and am sure he will post some good scores next year. On the blog met some golfers whom I have yet to meet up and play golf together. Zed , one chap who never fails to entertain fellow bloggers. Although until todate , I have to visualise how tall is he or how well is he with his golf swings. 2006 will be a bit challenging. Hoping to get involve with new assignment . Of which , still in between two minds and have not decided which way to go. Hoping I could make that extra bucks so that I can give my dearest another long due holiday. But the pictures of bridges in Amsterdam reminded me of those lovely time I had with my dearest Zalita. Which reminded me of how lucky I am to have her in my life. She has been a true companion and a wife who understands her husband passion on golf. I don't have to make excuses to play golf and I ended up making sure enough quality time are shared between golf and family. For those who are still struglling with your partner at home , better take your time and explain it to her.

So 2005 in summary , best score is only 84. Best 9 hole scores is still 39. Longest drive this year would be hitting a good drive on hole 15th KGM and left with only 90m to the green. Its a par 4 , 399m length. Well you may guess , how far the balls goes on that drive.Anyway we were playing the white tee which was only 376m. Still , a long drive by any standard , right ? Has not played much outside Miri. KLGCC , Nilai Spring , Kinrara , Perangsang Templer , Pantai Mentiri, Labuan and Eastwood.

2006 , will be challenging and I do hope will bring much more golf to me . And last but not least , surely hoping it will a wonderful year for all fellow golfers and bloggers , wherever you may be.

Some pictures tells us us about the future...

2005 wishes : reviewed

I have some wish list back in June 2005 and below are some updates:

1. I want new grips for my irons and driver before November. - did change those old grip with new grips by Golf Pride ( the combo red and black colour and it has helps a lot in improving my grip and also my iron games )
2. I want those nippon steel shaft as well. - errrr still can't afford to change it , maybe next year ?
3. Maybe changing 984 driver with the latest driver 950 series - I have dump my titliest 983 e for Maruman Exim Nano II driver with 10 degrees loft. Consistent driving accurancy and distance as well. Top strike remains at 255 m mark.
4. Whole year supply of Titliest Pro v or Callaway ...or even Maxfli A10 series - still under negotiations with some ball manufacturers.
5. Augusta , 18 holes with Tiger - Unfortunately I have to wait for another year. Tiger schedule for 2005 has been fully booked. Last I checked , in 2006 he wants more time to be with his wife , errrr who's preference is that ?
6. Saujana , another 36 holes with Yusof Daud. And this time win the title MPGC 2005 - No I did not get the chance to do that . F*&5%$#$%^&.....err
7. Qualify for KGM open this year. HEEYYYY I DID QUALIFY FOR KGM AMATEUR OPEN FOR 2005....
8. Handicapp less than 10 before end of 2005. - Technically National Handicapp system at 9.8
9. Wins a monthly medal event. "A" medal would be just fine. - I did not.
10. 2007 Playing tour wild card awarded.- still working on it ....
11. Make a living out of this. - still on the right track..hopefully someone do take a note...
12. Owns a golf repair shop .- have yet to decide whether I should quit accounting profession
13. Buy a trailer for a equipment repair shop and follows MPGA tournaments venue. - unfortunately they cant afford to pay me , so wait for another year ...
14. Save my tag Huer - NO I did not manage to save my dear TAG.
15. A new house... - well , still working on it though...
16. RX90 for me and CRV for wife - we are saving our earnings...he he he

Jack GA

86 today at Eastwood ...

7 am , driving into the Golf club......

Chalet on the left.

Then , on the right is the practise range........

Thinking about it at the first par 5...second shot

At this point my second shot has reach the 30 m mark to the green , on the par 5 , 6th.

And end up playing 86 gross for the day. Feels good about it . Except for two double bogey on the first 9 , not a bad outing after a week away from the practise range. The Maruman Exim Nano II driver is simply the solution of the year. Hit 13 fairways out of 14th tee shot today. Next stage is to work out consistent iron shots to the green , esp for 150 to 100 m marks.

Quite tight up

Been busy lately. Plus the part time work is beginning to demand extra time nowadays. No more weekdays golf , coz most the time , using it as quality time with sha sha and hanie. We went to the beach yesterday and the two of them went beserk.
On two jobs at the moment , so wont be making much posting for the next two or three weeks...

Of everything and sorts of ....

Bravo to Nicol. Here is the living prove why malaysians can excel in sports. And in due time we will be hearing more about Malaysian young sportsman and sportswomen in the world events.

Liverpool has proven its spending over the summer and a few more will fit in comes January. I am not suprised with MU failing to make it to the last 16. Selangor miss the chance to prove their worth after making the headlines last season. Perak is definitely relishing the guidance of SD.

Sea Games is over and done with but I did not hear anything about malaysian golf team. I guess they did not do well or do anyone knows what do they won in the Sea Games ?

Maruman Exim Nano II is definitely the best driver I have come across for the last 10 years playing the game. If you have any doubts go and try it , but try it on the range not in those small space inside those golf pro shops.

Some personality making headlines by making public announcements about their marriage status . Well , do they have to do that ??? I guess thats the price for being famous...errrr...

Golf has been quite interesting this year. Tiger takes the PGA Player of the year again. I guess he will continue making headlines in 2006 until 2008 unless some new swing styles comes in again.

2006 will be quite interesting. To frens over the atlantic ... have a merry xmas. To frens in the region , enjoy the long holidays.

Maruman Nano II Exim.

Yes I have tested it and loving it. It gives me more accuracy much better than my old Titliest 983e. Playing an extra 0.5 degrees loft gives me a better distance and rolls. Plus I can shape every single shot easier and with much ease.

GA weekend 25th Nov 2005

Ten reasons why GA is smilling over the weekend:

1. Alia is safe and sound .
2. Also wifey dearest recovered well from the op.
3. Liverpool won ! Again !!!
4. EPL start to show actual results ie Wigan and Wigan will do that again.
5. Hani and Shasha accepting their new lil sis very well.
6. I am back in my cooking mood again ...
7. House get cleaned up plus we have someone clening outside the house as well.
8. Loose piping in the bathroom get sorted out.No more loose joints and leaks.
9. Alia sleeping well in the house , first 10 hours.
10.My midnite craze of Alia , Shasha and Hani screaming isw officially started last nite.

JAck GA

Golf Addix announcement

Today is officially my last golfing day in 2005. Dearest will be undergoing another c section tomorrow morning. Dr Aida and Dr Philip (another golfer) will be in action tomorrow morning.

Boy or gal ? any bets ?

Amateurs ...

The main reason why sports in Malaysia is not consistently comparable to other countries in this region is simply due to the ethnic background and perception. The biggest culprit is negative perception. Imagine why we have not been doing well in games like snooker , golf or any sports which are not football , hockey or other mainstream sports in this country.
Parents are namely the only hope sports can grow in this country. Evidently squash , bowling and golf have more youths playing the game compared to 10 or 15 years ago. Parents are now spending time with their kids at bowling alley , golf courses and squash courts to give invaluable support for their children mental development in the sports they played. But do we go and watch our sons playing football or hockey ? Most of us don't and we took things for granted. Think about it !!!

Who gives you the right ...

If you can't draw , is that means painting pictures are waste of time ? If you can't read law , is that means lawyers are boring people ? If you dont have the cute face like Dewa , does that means you are not man enough to live in this world. If you can't get to become the prime minister in this beautiful country is that mean managing the country is a boring task. Then , if you can't play golf , is that means golf is boring game and total waste of time.

The point I am trying to make is , all human being in this world ar born with one gift unique to others. You may have the strength to read and talk back and argues infront of the court of law. You may have the face of the most macho man on earth and have all the women on the street admiring you from far. You may have all the skills to operate a human body to save his or her life. You may have all the skills god given to you to make everyone close to you laughing for the next 24hrs. You may have all the skills to make other people look bad with your bloody stinking comments, You may have all the ideas in this world to make this place a better place. Why on earth when some golfers like me who are good in this sports are being penalised with negative and bloody sarcastic comments ? Is golf a god made curse sports event in this so called DEVELOPED country ? Is golf really for "golongan org lupa family" , or is golf really that difficult to play ?

Lucky enuf , I have the company of a women who understand my passion for golf and lucky enuf to have her to share 2 beautiful gals with me.

Am I that rude enuf ? oh boy , i may have cross the line here...so what ?

KK monday

flown to kk on sunday evening. bagai nak rak sebab flight delayed. nasib baik tak duduk promenade kalau dak sure no room for you sir! stayed at le meridien , KK, new hotel in town right infront of the filipino market. for me , I would rate it as the the best option in town even after sutra harbour and tanjung aru, simply because the katil is so comfy.
but the trip balik to miri was a bit tiring again. flight delay lo. 9.30 pm baru depart from kk and to make things worse those people on board can't wait to get off the plane after the plane stop at its slot. Rasa macam nak lepuk but then again , I would end up at the wrong place , so biak pi lah nooo. Anway , wanna let of some steam in due course.
Those non golf enthusiast ada yg have negative perception about us golfers. But then again can't blame them if they have boyfren or hubby yg main golf but can't manage their golfing hours. Or even those yang dah patah hati dgn men yang main golf. Komen ni pun sebab ada lah org komen pasal golf.
But let me set the record straight here. There are golfers who manages their golfing hours appropriately. There are golfers who dont monkey around after their 18 holes gruelling walk through the golf course. And just because we have unique interest , it does not makes us another alien on earth. And the game is not only for rich people OK. Plus I dont spend that lavish amount of money to play golf.
so basically , points to highlight today :
1. u wanna go to kk , best hotel - le meridien
2. think nice about us golfers.
3. mas management of domestic flights serving intercities or town in borneo , please buy a new foker lah brader ... swith that new airbus and buy more fokker , so that people can travel more in this region.

eish banyak hal lah minggu ni. lain kali cerita. wa calo. roger and out. tak suka wa tak gerenti wa layan lu.

GA on golf season 2005

Golf players for the season ?

I would pick Jack Nicklaus , Tiger , Anika and Wie. Jack for his grand exit at The Open at St Andrews , Tiger for taking another two Grand Slam title this year , Anika for her consistency and more trophies this year and Wie for his magical blunder on her first pro outing. In Asia , I would have to pick our very own Danny Chia who has put up some good show this year. By making the cut to The Open is already a history created for Malaysian Golf . For non golf enthusiast , this might not be of any important but believe me , it is something that Danny will never take off from his memory bank.

Tournament of the year ?

I have to pick The Open for its variety in outcomes and headlines.

Which clubs would you pick as the best equipment ?

Driver , it has be the ever best in the market Titliest 983 series. The rest are drivers which are forgiving and more bought on the market simply because they can’t give Titliest enough time to prove its worth. But recently I have switch to Nano 2 Maruman Exim 10 degrees driver for personal reasons . Irons , like it or not Mizuno has produced irons of the decade. Its MP32 and MP33 series has done enough to impress me .
Wedges , is there any other than Titliest Vokey designs ???
Putter , if you have money , you wont need to look on further. For me PIng Pal 4 has been the best putter I have used so far. The two ball butter did not stay long with me.

Things that gives you troubles on the course ?

Slow golfers. Not because he took so many shots , but taking longer time to make a single shot. Pathetic golfers. Those who can’t make the shot but mumbles around and makes noises but do not put effort to practice at the practice range or even consult a teaching pro to make golf more enjoyable. Golfers with non comforming wives or girlfriends. In other words the other half usually nags to them golfers whenever they depart for a golf game or when them golfers are in a game of golf.

2006 Season , predictions ?

Wie is going to have some minor adjustment on her touring exposures. Then she will get positive remarks on her winning some titles. Anika will remain as LPGA most decorated golfer and winning the Grand Slam. Tiger will have to sort out some of his 2nd place finishing blues. Phil will remain quiet. Some young golfers will make new headlines. Drivers with non confirming rules will have some remarks to be published. New golf courses with lengthy designs. Grand Slam in the PGA …. maybe ?

GA outstation trip

It was a tiring adventure. ERL not in service due to flood. Can't meet with Zed , coz suddenly the boss need some extra time discussing about work. Panic at KL Sentral with no taxi turning up for a simple trip to KLIA. Traffic woes at KL on a friday evening , ha ha ha, the usual stuff. Some fan club quoting something in the press , somehow I felt it was a quick way to get some attention . Of which in the first place I was amazed at some how malaysians treat someone supposedly very talented.
Talk about talent. I have some reservations about quality of malaysian artist (not all) of which the main reasons why I did not buy local artist CD. Until one day I was walking at the concourse level at KLCC, a song sang by one of the new talents search programme suddenly gives me goose bump. It was vocal quality which makes me turned around and wanted to pursue who is the face with that vocal. Thats is quality as I said to myself walking towards the crowds at the centre of the concourse level. It was Jac , and gosh , at last what a beautiful vocal to spur the local music industry to another level.
Back to KLIA rush , reach the airport on time. Asked for a seat for me and mum close to each other. Let me say this out loud, that person who seats behind the counter should be one of those who should be fired. "Sir , your flight is fully booked and we can't allocate seats to you and mum together". OK . fine. But not until when I board the plane and later found out that at least more than 15 seats are empty and no one is sitting next to my mum. Car**i*e , you are caught for being the worst crew behind the counter at KLIA for 2005 awards.

GA is away

A bit tight up this week. Travelling on 17th into the city and flying back with mum on 18th evening. And a few more days before the 25th.

No he did not

A local newspaper posting about a national golf amateur who will represent the country in one of the regions prestigous game . In the biodata it was claimed that among the latest titles that he won was Miri Open .

I honestly believe , that particular newspaper should be more responsible in making such posting and do actual groundwork. I did not recall him winning this year Miri Open. If my memory serves me well , it was a golfer from neighbouring country who took the title from his fellow countryman in a playoff.

If he won the amateur title , that is a different claim altogether. But claiming he won Miri Open , is way way way way not a way to potray a national golfer. That is way way way too much.

96 and 92 , I might as well quit golf now...

Yes it was the worst score of the year and I am not proud of it . At one minute I was hitting the par 5 on regulation and missing birdie putts and on other occassion , I was desperately hitting 6 to reach a par 4 hole.

This must be the worst weekend to sum up 2005 season. Maybe at the same time , I was not supposed to make any drastic changes to my grip and back swing , which I did right after the month of ramadhan.

But , not feeling too bad at it. Simply because I am now able to hitt the ball on higher trajectory esp the approcahing irons and hitting the hard green without too much bouncing effect. This time , I can play the ball high and had it stop right after its first bounce and usually it stop about 1 feet from the landing spot.

Next weekend will be busy attending my mother in law visiting us in Miri. And the weekend after that , I will be busy attending my dearest Zalita at Columbia Asia Hospital in Miri.

Tiger seems to be losing the fuel to make the kill on the final day and he lost to David Howell for the title. I must congratulate England for winning against Australia 26 - 16 at Twinkenham. I did not watch the England vs Argentina game , but happy for Owen who scores twice to win 3 - 2 against the world 2nd ranking team.

Until then , if you have not participate in any active sports , might as well bring along that pc to your bed...he he just kidding.

Miri Golf Club , Practise Range

Panoramic view of Miri Golf Club Practise Range and Chipping Green behind it , on a late friday afternoon at about 5.46 pm. Featured in the centre is a golfer , Mr Boniface one of the single handicapper in Miri.
Please click the photo for larger view.

Short game tools for Zed @ MiNdblog

There are a number of ways to improve your short game , but keep sticking to the basic tools will also helps you to lower your scores. If your have no problems with the driver or the fairway woods , then try the following:

Short game 50m - 100m to the pin.

1. Lean on your left leg.
2. Slower and shorten backswing but consistent and follow it through to the top and stay there.
   
3. Make sure your backswing is parallel to the target not going beyond your legs. Usually when amateur golfers execute their backswing , the tendencies is that you will swing it more than you turn your shoulder.
   
4. Right leg , keep it there , don't move an inch.
5. When you bring your iron towards the ball , keep your eyes on the ball not the ground behind the ball.
   
6. If you go the range , practise more on the grass , not the turf. The feel is not the same. Thus practising more on the grass will make it more easier to remember.

Shorter game less than 50 m to the pin , high loft attack esp when the green is higher than where your balls lies:

1. Of course higher wedges are to be used , 60 degrees or 58 degrees is a must buy to play this shot.
   
2. Ball is place on your right leg.
3. Shorter backswing , moderate downswing and follow it thru up to the top , not behind your shoulders.

Shorter game less than 50 m to the pin , lower loft attack esp when the green is flat or level to where the ball lies:

1. It varies with the distance .
2. Much shorter backswing but controlled downswing with follow through just like when you use a putter.
3. Imagine from 50m , you are using a 7 iron with a putting stroke.
   
4. Then move down 8 iron at 40m , 9 iron at 30m , PW at 20m.
5. Even shorter putting stroke if you decide to use 8 iron at 10m , but it will more roll effect on the ball.

Try those on the practise green. It always boils down to how you control your backswing and follow through your downswing. The truth is I do controll the distance for my short game by estimating the distance for each irons , in three main speed for my backswing. Full backswing which is now not more than my right shoulder height , half swing and putting stoke swing.

Good luck Zed.

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Miri Golf Club photos : Hole 1 , Green

Green , Hole 1 , Miri Golf Club , Index 13 , 194 yards
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another 9 holes

Ayub putting for his ddreadful 6 at hole 4. OB the tee shot and me hitting par.

Abg Aji Ken at tee box 9th. See the right leg. Almost perfect except for the back swing and the way the back swing finish at the top.

Hole 8th , hitting 3 on the green and first birdie after long ramadhan.

Another finish by Aji Din at tee box 9th. Quite a unique swing but still favourable result. Almost comparable to Jim Furyk but you might as well knew well , Jim made it but Aji .... still thinking about it though.

The three amigos walking off the tee from tee box 8th. Interesting crowd to blend in. Among the hard core locals in the game. All three spent their raya in Kuching and I had to endure listening to their raya adventure on traffic woes in Kuching.

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Tee box no 2 and Green Hole 8th , KGM

On the left is the Tee Box for hole no 2. Yes those two trees and the fairway in between them can be very hazardous to your tee shot. Hole no 1 is a par 3 , and soon after that you will have to make a good shot right in between those trees on left and right of the fairway. Most golfers will opt to hit it hard and make a left right turn and end up on the Fairway hole no 8th.
Those golfers on the 8th green , can be influenced by those teeing off from Tee box no 2. Depend on the crowd. Most golfers will make minimum movement at the tee box especially when golfers are on the 8th green.

Nice panoramic view huh !!! Learn new tools everyday...

2005 the year that was...

I did not made it to the team. ( sigh , again for the same reason ). For a reason after another , I have decided to let it go. Not that I have ill feelings to a number of personalities . For me a leader should walk the talk. If you brag about leadership and developing talents and leaders among those within your supervised groups , then doing things that are against it is totaly unforgiven. Yes I don't like that character or that person in question and there is no two way about it.

Then out of the blue I make the biggest mistake of all , making a nasty remarks to another fellow golfer. Well some may have argued it is for the right reason but not the right way to do it. Funny enuf an event which happened outside the office was being higlighted to a group of people in the office . For what purpose ? Bull !!!.

But one thing for sure , the following are the achievements throughout the year:
1. Corporate game for that organisation , win the cup for the second year in a row.
2. Play badly in Labuan.
3. I won Lyder title.
4. I hit top five in Muhibbah stint.
5. EArn fourth prize when Chris left.
6. Qualify for the Open.
7. Handicapp reduced to 11 ( target 12 )
8. Regrip the MP33 and the vokey wedges.
9. Regrip the Titliest 983e
10.Played in the Miri Masters with a pro.
11.Make 80 gross.
12.Played a number of rounds outside miri.
13.re-Use the old Ping Pal 4 putter
14.STarts golf addix blogging.
15.Acquired Mid 4 Taylor Made rescue.
16. etc etc etc

I did not make the cut for the Champions Trophy which will be held on 26th and 27th November. Plus I will be in Columbia Asia attending my dearest , near her bedside and looking after our new born to be baby. Well , this the the second time I have to make way for a golf tournament but this time , it will be much easier simply because I did not qualify for it anyway.
But on the other hand , I might grab the last spot for the champions trophy if I can play below 80 , in next weekend November monthly medal. It would be something aint it? The new grip are performing as expected. A few tuning on the back swing have proven to be very promising. And it took a young caddie to sort it out for me. I am thankful to the young man anyway. I am now making a slow upward backswing and able to coil at the top of my swing by forcing minimum movement on my lower body especially the right hip.
Looking back on the game last sunday , Ayub has been quite a golfer. All this time when I am in miri , I can safely make a point about him , a true gentlemen and a true golfer. He might not have the best swing in this earth. But he does somewhat make it up with this attitude and his friendship. Probably I can safely regards him as my elder brother in golf. He can be funny or serious about things and yet , he will never make anyone feel bitter or bad about his conduct. Of which I have not been able to adopt lately. he he he .

Tiger , u are hopeless but yet a true money maker.
Vijay , not bad huh....
Phil .... where are uuuuuu...
Retief ? what happen to that putt.
Ernie. errrrrrr keep smiling bro.
Sergio is growing up.
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18th Hole post Ramadhan...

It was the best weather to play golf. The first nine was a cloudy and no wind at all. The course was a bit wet and soggy. We finished the first nine at around 9.30 and had breakfast at Warung Pak Hassan after the 9th hole. To continue to the 10th hole after such a heavy breakfast is quite an effort.
Above is the tee shot at hole 17th . Aha ! Which one is GA ? and what did he score for this hole ? It turns on not to be the best hole for one of us.Hitting the tree at the tee box and another before making his shot back to the fairway on his 4th shot. It was almost like playing two par five at the 17th.
For another golfer making the tee shot at 17th is quite an effort. 150 m thru the fairway , water hazard is on the right. If you fail to make a good shot to carry 150 m , then it will be water on the right and a number of high trees on the left.
Which one is GA ?

Golf around the world today

Tiger will be going into the third round at joint third place with the leaders only at three stoke ahead. Now he had overcome the second round jinx of scoring par after playing in the red on the first day , will he strives and take the title? In my playing mind , yes he will.

A golf course in Thailand decided to build a par 6 hole and it is currently being used for an asian tour tournament. Airil is there and also Steven Tan . I do know the rest of the names from Malaysia but I did not recognise Steven Tan . Does anyone know him ?

Double A International Open - Round 3 St Andrews Hill (2000) Golf Club, Rayong
Thailand November 3 - 6, 2005
Malaysians after 3rd round:

12 8 Steven TAN MAS 70 70 72 -7 (212)
39 39 Airil Rizman ZAHARI MAS 74 71 73 -1 (218)*

In due time we will recreate the "Nicol DAvid" factor in golf. I believe in time , that is in next five years we will Malaysians playing in the PGA TOur and European Tours. Not only that , they will be among the top finishes as well. But who ?

Jack GA

Patheticly speaking...

So when is the world will be a better place for everybody who lives in it ?

I used to be a pathetic kind of guy who keeps on complaining about this part of life which are not so kind to me. But then I get up one morning realising , I have been wasting all this time wondering when good things will happend to me. So what did do next. A lot of things actually.

There is no point bragging about things which you could not possibly change especially history. You can learn to walk forward but do not let it hold on too hard to you and makes it hard to walk to the future.

In my younger days , I did not understand what a degree means to me. And still I don't actually. But those things which I have to go through have made me of what I am today.

Really ?

Tour Championship and etc etc etc

Bart hits 62 and took the lead . Can he sustain his game to take the tour championship title ? Some says its quite difficult in the modern golf game . But some may answer with examples from the way Tiger or Vijay lead from day one and take the title.
But lo and behold , when Tiger is hitting red numbers on the first day, it usually triggers good results at the end of day 4. Unless on day two he plays par golf. That is when all the trouble starts to comes in.
I don care whether Tiger won the Title or make more money , but if he plays -4 on the first day , players like him should not go out there and plays par golf on the 2nd day.
Retief is on 2nd place followed by Kenny Perry and Sergio Garcia. Sergio has been quite consistent in 2005 but yet to capture any major. When will that happened Sergio ? Dunno hhuh...

If only I can go there and watch them plays ...

Selamat Hari Raya
Maaf Zahir dan Batin

Buat mak abah berempat yg kini di Kuang and Segamat ,
Adik kakak abang sedara mara di Segamat , Rawang , Cheras
Kemaman , Batu Pahat dan Keluang

Sinar aidil fitri , semuga dilimpahkan rezeki dan nikmat buat ,
Adi Jin ( senyum selalu ye bang ),
Acat and Senorita ( raya ni mesti sweet punya )
Adam and Ez n family
Hardy n Zaza
Khairzul ( wherever u are dear )
Zed and his MiNd
all Miri Golfer
84 boys seremban
Golfers alike in key el
Z , adam and anjang
adik 2 yg baru habih belajor kat melbourne n glasgow n sheffield
all last but not least to those who has commented
and visited this blog.

Jack GA n family

European higlights

Monty takes the Order of Merit - geee , 8th time

Liverpool won 3 - 0 , hey....como'n LIverpool....

Chelse lost 1 - 0 to R Betis. he he he.

Besok dah nak Raya. Me still going to office this morning.

JAck Ga