September 3: To cap off a great week I went out to Heron today for a mix of chipping and putting practice. I spent five hours out there and then went for an hour long workout over at the Edge before heading home for my cognitive training. I was going to go back out for an evening hour but was physically exhausted so decided to call it a week. 9,430 remain. Daily average: 74%

September 2: chipped out at Heron for two hours in the morning before heading to Pumpkin for a lesson with Christopher. Lesson went well, I have a lot to work on this next week, which is great! Christopher and I played a nine-hole putting game, as we usually do, and he beat me by one stroke, much better than the 8 strokes he beat me by when we started.. 9,435 remain. Daily average: 72%

September 1: I can't believe August is already over.. I only had a chance to put in three hours out at Heron this morning before heading down to see Shawn and Darren for my weekly meetings with them. Putting went really well again, things are still coming together in that respect. 9,441 remain. Daily average: 80%

August 31: Was another quality day spent out at Heron Lakes. I got in six hours of chipping and putting and my five-footers seemed like there was a magnet at the bottom of the cup.. 9,444 remain. Daily average: 86%

August 30: It's pretty amazing how much faster a day goes by when you can use two clubs.. I split my time between the pitching wedge and the putter and before I realized it five hours had passed at Heron. I took a break to workout and grab lunch and then headed back out for two evening hours. 9,450 remain. Daily average: 73%

August 29: went out to see Christopher at Pumpkin for my first "swing" lesson and it went really well. I have a great feeling about the beginning of this new chapter for The Dan Plan! got in three hours of practice all in all today. 9,457 remain. Daily average: Didn't keep any stats, but was hitting fairly well.

August 28: It was Saturday and I usually take it off, but since I didn't do too much this Thursday I felt like I should head out for a bit. So, got in two hours out at Heron and then went and did my cognitive exercises and worked out. It was a nice and slow paced day. 9,460 remain. Daily average: 68%

August 27: In all honesty, this has been the toughest week thus far to concentrate. I'm not sure what was/is going on, but I'm pretty glad the week is over and I'm looking forward to my first swing lesson out at Pumpkin on Sunday! I put in five hours at Heron, but it was not the high quality practice that I usually can get in.. 9,462 remain. Daily average: 72%

August 25: between my meeting with the new physical therapist, Shawn, and with the cognitive therapist Darren and a lunch with a potential new videographer I only got in four hours of training today out at Heron. They were good hours, though, and I putted well. 9,467 remain. Daily average: 81%

August 24: Was a much better day today than yesterday. I was full of energy and the ball was rolling almost exactly where I wanted it.. My five-footers still aren't where I want them, but everything else on the putting green is starting to add up. One issue I've had recently is my distance control, so going to get working on that fist thing tomorrow morn. In all, I got six hours at Heron and one out at Broadmoor. 9,471 remain. Daily average: 70%

August 23: Was set to have a long and intense training day but for some reason my entire body and mind was exhausted. For the life of me, I could not fully wake up so ended the session at four hours. Was going to nap and then go back out, but as the day went on I realized that I felt like I was coming down with something, so decided to work out and then call it a day in hopes of resting up for tomorrow. 9,478 remain. Daily average: 76%

August 22: You really can't beat a Sunday spent out at Heron Lakes. It was very busy when I got out there, but then a bit of rain came and scared off most of the weekend warriors leaving the entire putting green to me.. Putting went well, I worked on my tempo a lot today and it's starting to make more sense. 9,482 remain. Daily average: 70%

August 20: Wrapped up the week out at Heron this morning. Made it a short day as I was pretty beat from the past five days of training. I put in four hours total, but they were all spent putting well! 9,487 remain. Daily average: 72%

August 19: I got in five hours out at Heron before it started to get a bit overly busy and I my concentration was fading so took an afternoon break. Went out to Broadmoor for an afternoon hour to top of the day. Putting went pretty well at both places, I'm actually starting to gain some confidence in my putting skills.. 9,491 remain. Daily average: 70%

August 18: It wasn't much of a golfing day, but I got a lot taken care of off of the greens. I spent two hours at Heron before going to meet with Shawn (the physical therapist now working with The Plan) for an physical evaluation, as well as my weekly meeting with Darren. Then, went back out to Heron for one more hour before calling it a day. 9,497 remain. Daily average: 68%

August 17: Tried to push my limits and see how long I could focus (and focus well) at one time and ended up calling it quits after six hours. I was getting a bit dazed, so went in for a while and then went back out to Heron in the evening, but could only muster one more hour. Great day all-in-all! 9,500 remain. Daily average: 69%

August 16: It was a bit toasty out there today so I got in four hours at Heron in the morning and then hid for a bit while the heat passed before heading back out to Heron for two very good evening hours. I added a metronome to my toolkit today and so spent a little while getting used to hitting at a slower tempo. 9,507 remain. Daily average: 68%

August 15: spent my four month Plan-iversary out at Pumpkin Ridge today. Christopher and I met and had a lesson about tempo and starting the ball on line. It was good to be out there and I feel like I got a good practice in for the five hours I was there. 9,513 remain. Daily average: 74%

August 13: Friday the 13th went well out at Heron. I spent 3.5 hours in the morning and then went to meet a friend for lunch and run some errands. Then, went out in the heat of the day for 1.5 hours before calling it a week! 9,518 remain. Daily average: 64% (still working on getting my 5-footers back to where they last month, not sure why...)

August 12: I was in the mood for a change of scenery, so went down to Rose City for a couple hours in the morning. It got a bit crowded, so I decided to try out East Moreland for the first time and glad I did, quite a nice practice area they have over there. Spent two hours there and then topped it off with two evening hours at old faithful, aka Heron Lakes. 9,523 remain. Daily average: 69%

August 11: Got out to Heron early to meet a friend for a bit of putting and stayed there for about 4.5 hours. Then headed down to see Darren for our weekly shindig. Talked with Shawn at their gym too about potentially being the new physical trainer of The Plan. Afterwords, went back out to Heron for 1.5 hours of evening work. 9,529 remain. Daily average: 61%

August 10: Dropped of Marijke at the airport early in the morn so stopped at Colewood for 3 hours on the way home. Their greens are fast! Worked there and then went to Broadmoor for an hour before heading to Heron to finish the day off with 2 hours out there. I need to go back to the basics and work on my 3 and 5 footers.. 9,535 remain. Daily average: 51% (not sure what's going on, but it was a struggle to get anything within 6 feet in today.)

August 9: A good start to a good week. Spent 4 hours at Heron, took a lunch break while a Jrs' tournament started and then went back out for two hours. Also got a workout in and did my daily cognitive training. It was actually a great day! 9,541 remain. Daily average: 71%

August 8: went out to Heron for two hours in the evening to get a jump start on this week. I'm starting to get my groove back and think that this is going to be a very good week of training. 9,547 remain. Daily average: worked mostly on chipping and lags..

August 6: Spent the morning and evening out at Heron, with a break down in Durham to see Darren. Seven hours in total today, most of them were spent feeling good about my game too.. 9,549 remain. Daily average: 62%

August 5: Back at Heron I had one of the tougest concentration days of the entire Plan so far. Guess it's just getting back to a good routine, hopefully things will level out in a couple days and I'll be back to normal. 9,556 remain. Daily average: 59%

August 4: Now in Boise, I went down to Warm Springs Golf Course in the Northeast corner of town to practice. It was a good course, but the practice greens were flatter than a pool table.. Spent three hours out there before heading back to Portland. 9,562 remain. Daily average: 64%

August 1: Between getting a flat fixed and visiting with friends I only managed to pull off three hours of practice in Denver. It was nice to get out and see what that city has to offer, though. Went to the Denver Public GC in downtown, I'd definitely go back to play! 9,565 remain. Daily average: 60%

July 30: Went back out to Field Club in Omaha for three hours and then went down to another golf course called Milts for two hours to try out a different practice area. The grass in Omaha is much thinner than what we have here in the Pacific Northwest. 9,568 remain. Daily average: 85% (was a VERY flat course and everything was dropping in!)

July 29: Found a good practice area about a mile from my brother's house in Omaha called Field Club. Went out there for four hours to hit around and actually had a nice practice. 9,573 remain. Daily average: 75%

July 27: Hit Heron this morning for about 4 hours and then went down to see Darren for our weekly meeting (a day early because I'm heading out of town tomorrow) before going back out to Heron for a couple evening hours to play some competitive games with Jay and Shane. It was a good day and I putted pretty well. 9,577 remain. Daily average: 76%

July 26: Spent five hours this morning out at Heron Lakes working on a variety of different putts. Trying to get in a good bit of work before heading to Omaha on Wednesday to see my brother and his family. 9,583 remain. Daily average: 70%

July 25: Had a lesson with Christopher out at Pumpkin today. It was good to get out there and see him before I head out of town for a week, I'm looking forward to our next lesson when we go over how to actually start swinging a club. 9,588 remain. Daily average: skipped my five-footers to work on some longer putts today..

July 23: Three hours was about all I could muster up today out at Heron, think I pushed my limits this week, but it was worth it as it was a great week. And, I finally got over 80% on my five-footers! Daily average: 9,592 remain. Daily average: 82%

July 22: Between the morning and evening sessions I trained for 7 hours out at Heron Lakes today, it was about as close to perfect weather as you could ask for. Hopefully tomorrow is similar to today. 9,595 remain. Daily average: 72%

July 21: Got in 4.5 hours out at Heron before heading down to see Darren for out weekly cognitive training meeting. Afterwords, got in a workout and .5 hours of putting before calling it a good day and heading home. 9,602 remain. Daily average: 76.5%

July 20: Was a cold and rainy (summer) day down at Rose City for the first 4.5 hours and then 80 degrees and sunny at Heron Lakes for the afternoon 1.5 hours! crazy Portland weather.. 9,607 remain. Daily average: 70%

July 19: Spent the day at Heron (7 hours) and must admit it was a good one, especially when my lag putting is concerned. Not so efficient on my 5-footers, but I guess you can't win them all! 9,613 remain. Daily average: 60%

July 18: Spent a nice little afternoon out at Pumpkin Ridge with coach. Had a one hour lesson and then put in three hours of practice before heading home to do some cognitive training. 9,620 remain. Daily average: 66%

July 16: Great end to a topsy-turvy week. Got in 6 hours down at Heron and then went for a workout and did my cognitive training. Called it a day after that and am looking forward to a relaxing Saturday before heading to see coach on Sunday. 9,624 remain. Daily average: 70%

July 15: What a difference a day can make. Felt great out there and didn't want to leave Heron, but after six hours the sun was getting awefully bright. Worked on lags again and got my 40' putts up to 55% from 37% just a few days ago. 9,630 remain. Daily average: 68%

July 14: Hit Heron early to get in five hours before my weekly meeting with Darren. The day went pretty well all in all, I have been really focussing on my lag putting this week and think that it's coming along well. 9,636 remain. Daily average: 64%

July 13: Got out to Heron a bit late due to catching up on a bit of sleep, but once out there I put in a solid five hours morning. Decided that I needed to do a bit of meditative thinking in the evening instead of going back out, so called it a day at that. 9,641 remain. Daily average: 70%

July 12: Is it already mid July? Dropped my mother off at the airport this morning and then stopped by Colewood for a four hour morning on the way home. Went for a workout after that and then in the evening got in two hours out at Heron. It's surprisingly nice and quiet out there after 7PM, will have to start doing that more often. 9,646 remain. Daily average: 69%

July 9: Was a good Friday out at Heron Lakes. Planned on getting in just four hours, but felt good (although wasn't putting particularly well) so ended up putting/chipping for 6 hours. 9,652 remain. Daily average: 69%

July 8: Met Christopher out at Pumpkin for out weekly practice. Got there about two hours early and we worked on my game for two hours and then I stuck out the 100 degree day for another hour of chipping and putting. 9,658 remain. Daily average: 77%

July 7: Got out to Heron extra early to beat the heat, and so put in 6.5 hours. Then, headed down to see Darren for some cognitive training and he had me putt with distractions for 30 minutes, so makes it an even 7. 9,663 remain. Daily average: 76%

July 6: Back to Heron.. Went out there for six hours this morning for a good session, but one that reminded me that I have a lot of work to do. Felt good out there and got a lot of nice putts in, all-in-all. 9,670 remain. Daily average: 70.5%

July 5: I was amazed at how busy Heron Lakes was this morning, at least until I realized most people had the day off due to the Fourth being on Sunday.. Still, was a great day to be out putting and I got six hours in before heading in for a workout. Only chipped the ball about 20 times, there is still so much putting I need to do that it will be interesting to see how I can divy up the time in the coming months. 9,676 remain. Daily average: 65%

July 3: Got in three hours out at Heron Lakes before the Saturday crowds built up to the point where it's impossible to practice. Was a great morning out there and my putting felt right on. I also got in about 25 minutes of chipping for the first time! 9,682 remain. Daily average: 77%

July 2: Went out to meet Christopher at the Nike golf facility (where they made my clubs) and then headed to Pumpkin for a lesson. Worked with CS for two hours and then did two hours of putting out there on my own. 9,685 remain. Daily average: 68%

July 1: Started the day off at Heron for about five hours. Was a nice and quiet morning where I had a chance to really focus on my work. In the afternoon, I braved the rains for an hour out at Broadmoor, where the greens are much tougher than Heron right now. 9,689 remain. Daily average: 68%

June 30: Went out to Heron Lakes for five hours and was putting very well, if I must say so myself. Today and yesterday I felt like I was making a lot of clutch 7-12 footers and my five-footers were falling pretty smoothly too. 9,695 remain. Daily average: 70%

June 29: Had an extended and quite good morning down at Rose City. Put in six hours in total before taking the afternoon a bit on the easy side. 9,700 remain. Daily average: 63.5%

June 28: Started as a sleepy Monday, but quickly turned into a good training session. Got in six hours out at Heron before a good workout down at Edge gym. Decided to top off the day with an evening hour out at Broadmoor. 9,706 remain. Daily average: 67%

June 25: Got in a nice 5.5 hour day out at Heron Lakes before my final workout before the weekend. Afterwords, worked on aim and swing mechanics for just under an hour to make it a good six hour day. 9,713 remain. Daily average: 66%

June 24: went out to Pumpkin Ridge for a lesson with CS today. Got there a couple hours early to practice and then we had an hour lesson. Afterwords, took the afternoon off to spend with Marijke, who had been out of town for two weeks. 9,719 remain. Daily average: 72.5% (number was good, but the new swing still doesn't feel quite right. Lots to keep working on!)

June 23: Was an especially tough concentration day out at Heron Lakes. Also got a late start, so ended up calling it after three hours. Went for a workout and then down to see Darren. 9,722 remain. Daily average: 55%

June 22: Spent a great morning out at Heron Lakes, made it a five hour beginning to a nice sunny day. Went back out after lunch to Broadmoor for two hours, too. The new swing is making it a bit difficult, but it will come with time. 9,725 remain. Daily average: 61%

June 21: Had a productive morning learning my new putting swing down at Heron Lakes for four hours. Went for a workout and then headed back to Heron for one more hour in the evening. I was surprised that I did as well as I did considering how much I changed in my swing. 9,732 remain. Daily average: 68%

June 20: Had a lesson with CS out at Pumpkin today. Was a good lesson focussing on my mechanics. Much needed. Spent four hours out there in all, and then one more hour out at Broadmoor in the PM after the U.S. Open finished for five total. 9,737 remain. Daily average: *Worked on my swing all day, so did not putt any five footers, so have no percentage today..

June 18: Went down to Rose City for a four hour morning. Was going to go back out for an afternoon session, but was still having energy and concentration problems so decided to call it a week. Will start it back up Sunday out at Pumpkin Ridge. 9,742 remain. Daily average: 64%

June 17: Was planning on another seven hour day, but my concentration level had a different opinion about that. So, got in four solid hours before realizing it was time to break for the day. 9,746 remain. Daily average: 69%

June 16: Went out to Heron Lakes for a four hour morning before heading down to see Darren at the Synergy Training Center. Was going to go back out, but could not muster the right amount of concentration, so decided to rest up for the rest of the long week. 9,750 remain. Daily average: 66%

June 15: Another good day. Went out to Rose City for a 5.5 hour session in the morning, and then spent about 1.5 hours at Heron for the PM. Set a few personal records in my putting (in the 20' game, 30' game and 40' game). also, got my first round of 5 footers in the 70+% range. 9,754 remain. Daily average: 67.5%

June 14: Heron for five hours this morning, a little workout break in the afternoon, and then back to Heron for two more hours, making it the longest day of training yet (I think there might have been one other day of seven hours, but perhaps not..) Was a great energy day too, and a lot of random people were expressing interest in the plan, always good! 9,761 remain. Daily average: 63%

June 13: Went to Pumpkin for a Sunday practice because the weather was so nice. why not.. Putted for just over 3 hours, including a little 9-hole match against one of Christopher's other student. Was a good day, but my putting was off so I called it quits to rest up for the bootcamp week. 9,768 remain. Daily average: 56%

June 11: Cruising along out at Heron Lakes for 3.5 hours this morning. Afternoon workout and then off to Broadmoor for 1.5 hours. Was a good end to a nice week, and it looks like it's the end of the rain for a bit! 9,771 remain. Daily average: 61%

June 10: Went out to see CS at Pumpkin for a lesson. Got there a couple hours early, had a two hour lesson where I got some new games to play, and then stayed for a couple hours playing those games. Great day. 9,776 remain. Daily average: 61%

June 9: Had a good day out at Heron Lakes this morning before heading to the gym and down to see Darren for our weekly meeting. Then, headed back out to Broadmoor for one more hour, making it five total. 9,782 remain. Daily average: 62%

June 8: Was an all but non-existant day, got in just two hours between Colewood and Heron Lakes before a strange exhaustion set in and I decided it was best to take care of other things for the remainder of the day. 9,787 remain. Daily average: 47%

June 7: Got a solid six hour session in at Heron Lakes this morning. Was thinking about going back out later, but after a workout and my cognitive exercises and dinner it was a little late and I was exhausted, so decided to call it a day. 9,789 remain. Daily average: 54.5%

June 4: Went to Heron for the AM practice. Went out a bit late and there was a "fleet week" tournament for the Navy, so called it a morning after 3 hours when the sailors started getting a bit drunk.. Went out to Broadmoor for two hours in the PM to make it a good five hour Friday. 9,795 remain. Daily average: 51%

June 3: Heron Lakes for four hours in the AM, seemed to be picking my groove back up, but it's not fully there yet. Went back out to Heron with my brother, Matt, for an hour in the PM for a bit of putting competition with him. We tied. 9,800 remain. Daily average: 64%

June 2: Braved the torrential downpour of the morning for about 4 hours out at Heron Lakes. Got soaked, but had a new raincoat, so at least I found out that the coat works! Then went for a workout and down to see Darren for a meeting. On the way home, I stopped at Heron for one more hour to see if the day was getting better as far as putting is concerned, but it wasn't so I called it a day. 9,805 remain. Daily average: 60%

June 1: Went out with my brother today, he was in town for the week, and played an 18-hole game with him. Gave him an 8 stroke handicap, but then only beat him by one, so I think I need to rethink my confidence in putting and head back out to the drawing board for a bit.. All in all, practiced for five hours at Braodmoor. 9,811 remain. Daily average: 41% (dismal performance due to poor concentration and a new stance CS showed me during out last meeting.)

May 29: Had a good long lesson with CS out at Pumpkin. Went out two hours early, had a two hour lesson and then stayed for an hour after, for five total. 9,816 remain. Daily average: 57%

May 28: Went to Heron first, but there was a tournament there, so ended up at Broadmoor for the morning. For some reason, I could not concentrate for the life of me and could only muster up two hours of practice time before calling it quits for the day. 9,821 remain. Daily average: a pour (no pun intended about the weather..) performance of 46%

May 27: Wanted a different view, so went to Rose City this morning. Did two hours there and it got so busy that I could not get a hole, so went to Broadmoor for the secon two hours. Also did an hour at home with a couple putting games for five total. 9,823 remain. Daily average: 63%

May 26: Short morning of two hours out at Heron Lakes, and then on to a workout and down to see Darren for a meeting. Went back out to Heron in the afternoon for an hour, but all in all it was a slow day in the golf world.. 9,828 remain. Daily average: 60%

May 25: Good Tuesday, went out for a full five hours to Heron for a productive morning and then, after a break, went out to Broadmoor for two hours in the rain to finish out the day. Felt energized today. 9,831 remain. Daily average: 61%

May 24: I felt better than I usually do on a typical Monday today, perhaps because I went out for a couple hours Sunday. Went to Heron Lakes for 4 hours and did all of the new games, including the five-foot putts. Then went for a workout and in the PM went to Colewood for the first time to check out a new course. Did one hour at Colewood. 9,838 remain. Daily average: 64%

May 23: Went out on a Sunday for the first time today. Just did a little two hours session, but it felt good and I liked changing things up a bit. 9,843 remain. Daily average: 49%

********* From this point on, the "daily average" percentage is now measuring five-foot putts. Everything before here was three-foot putts. ***********

May 21: The day started off tough, it was rainy and cold and I was tired. Almost called it a week after one hour, but then the rain stopped and I got a second wind. Putter for five hours, then went for a workout. In the afternoon, did one more hour at Broadmoor. 9,845 remain. Daily average: 89.22%

May 20: Went to Pumpkin Ridge for a lesson with CS. Practiced for a while before and after, all in all got in 6 hours. We changed my putting stance, so my average went down a bit for my 3 foot putts, but I hope the new stance will improve my game once it becomes natural. I start a five-foot game tomorrow. 9,851 remain. Daily average: 80.39%

May 19: Started filled with energy out at Heron Lakes, but that only lasted 2.5 hours before exhaustion weirdly set in. Went for a workout and down to see Darren for my weekly neuro building session and then back out for 2.5 hours at Braodmoor. 9,857 ramain. Daily average: 89.71%

May 18: Decided to change things up a bit so went out to Rose City golf club in the morning for four hours. Did amazingly in my 3-footers, got a new record of 97 out of 102 on the first round and pretty good on round two too. The rains came so I took a break and then went out to Broadmoor for two hours in the afternoon. 9,862 remain. Daily average: 92.16%

May 17: Four hours in the morning at Heron lakes, a workout just after noon and then back out to Heron for two hours in the eve. Did the three footers from three different holes thoughout the day, but at each one I felt like I could sink anything. 9,868 remain. Daily average: 91.50%

May 14: Did three hours out at Heron lakes with a bit of a later start (end of the week tiredness creeping in) and then went for a workout. In the afternoon, I could only muster up he energy to do one hour at Broadmoor. 9,874 remain. Daily average: 84.80%

May 13: Three hours in the AM out at Quail Valley and then a long meeting with Christopher including a conference call with Dr. Ericsson and Dr. Hill. Afterwords, went to the private side of Pumpkin Ridge for an hour of putting. 9,879 remain. Daily average: 84.31%

May 12: Four hours in the morning at Heron Lakes then off for a workout and down then down to meet Darren for a weekly meeting. In the afternoon I spent one hour back at Heron before being too beat to continue. 9,883 remain. Daily average: 86.17%

May 11: Putted for about two hours out at Heron before another high school tournament arrived, so went to Broadmoor for two hours to finish the morning. Was fairly exhausted again and it was hard to concentrate. Went back to Heron for two hours in the afternoon where I perked up and shot my best three-foot round yet, 96 of 102 balls. 9,888 remain. Daily average: 85.29%

May 10: Spent half the morning at Heron Lakes then a few highschools arrived for a tournament so went to Broadmoor for the res of the morning. Went for a workout and then back out to Broadmoor for another session. All in all it was the toughest day yet to maintain concentration and I also felt exhausted. 9,894 remain. Daily average: 74.93%

May 7: Spent a good five hour morning out at Heron Lakes. Shot well and felt fresh all morning long. Took a break at 1PM for lunch and a workout and then decided to call it a week because I felt saturated from a very busy five days. 9,900 remain. First hundred hours worked off! Daily average: 83.82%

May 6: went out to Pumpkin Ridge for a lesson with Christopher. spent three hours practicing beforehand, then a two hour lesson and then stuck around for two more hours after for a total of seven. We worked on my stance, especially my upper body. Was a good and non-rainy day. 9,905 remain. Daily average: 80.88%

May 5, 2010: Four hours in the AM at Heron lakes, then off to the Edge for a workout and then down to Durham to see Darren for a meeting.. One hour more in the PM working on the Pelz putting tutor. Had plenty of energy, but not enough to pull off 2 PM hours.. 9,912 remain. Daily average: 76.96%

May 4, 2010: Broadmoor in the AM for two hours, then felt exhausted so took a nap and then went back to Broadmoor for 4 hours in the afternoon. 9,917 remain. Daily average: 76.14%

May 3, 2010: Heron in the AM for five hours. Broadmoor in the PM for two. was a great day as far as energy level goes. Also worked out in the the middle of the day. 9,923 remain. Daily average: 78.43%

April 30, 2010: Heron Lakes in the AM and Broadmoor in the PM. Was pretty exhausted so only got in five hours, but putted better than ever before. 9,930 remain. Daily average: 87.25%

April 29, 2010: Pumpkin Ridge for a lesson in the AM, Broadmoor in the PM. Recieved a new club and shoes, thanks to Nike! Putted pretty well with the new gear. 9,935 remain. Daily average: 75.49%

April 28, 2010: Heron Lakes again in the AM and Broadmoor in the PM. Had a workout and meeting at the Synergy Training Center in the middle, so long day. It was pouring during the Broadmoor session too, but felt good today. 9,941 remain. Daily average: 75.16%

April 27, 2010: Heron Lakes in the AM for the first time. rainy morning, but it cleared up for a good four hour training session. Went to Broadmore in the PM for two hours. Back felt better and all in all it was a good training day. 9,947 remain. Daily average:78.43% (I had an exceptionally good morning practice.)

April 26, 2010: Broadmoor in the AM for four hours. Very sore back, made it hard to putt. Worked out at the Edge, then back to Broadmoor for two hours. Tough and rainy day. 9,953 remain. Daily average: 70.92%

April 23, 2010: Broadmoor in the AM for three hours. Long middle-of-the-day meeting, and then back to Broadmoor for 2 more hours. 9,959 remain. Daily average: 72.22%

April 22, 2010: Out at Pumpkin Ridge for four hours in the AM. two hours back at Broadmoor in the PM. 9,964 remain. Daily average: 61.27%* changed my stance today, which affected my results.

April 21, 2010: Four and a half hours in the morning, felt good but a little stiff back. Then 2.5 hours in the afternoon. 9,970 remain. Daily average: 73.20%

April 20, 2010. Four hours in the morning and then two hours in the afternoon. 9,977 remain. Daily average: 68.30%

April 19, 2010. Four hours in the morning and a workout at the Kor in the afternoon. 9,983 hours. Daily average is: 69.61%

April 16, 2010. Three hours in the morning, a workout in the middle of the day, and three hours in the evening. 9,987 hours. My daily average is: 67.32%

Day one for real, with coach: April 15, 2010. Met the coach at Pumpkin Ridge for a two and half hour lesson. Then went back out that evening for 2.5 more hours. 9,993 hours. Daily average: 63.73%

Day one: April 5, 2010. Went out and putted for two hours. Don't have the "real" clubs yet, but it still counts as a start! So, down to 9,998 hours.

10,000 hours to go