Why might you ask do I have a picture of a toilet on my blog?  Well, this toilet represents the pathetic golf that I have played over the last three weeks down here in Florida.  It is filled all the way to the brim and needs to be flushed.  Here in lies the good news.  In the game of golf, no matter how terrible or how well you are playing, the game starts from zero the following week.  FLUSH!  Did you here that?  The toilet is now clean and I'm back to square one.  I recorded a 74 today to miss the cut by three shots here in Ocala, Florida at Golden Hills Golf and Turf Club.  All kidding aside, the past three weeks has been immensely frustrating, but that is part of the beauty of sports.  You will have both highs and lows.  What is it that has caused me to struggle?  The answer for me comes down to having a more efficient short game and eliminating double bogeys or worse from my scorecard.  I have got to tighten my miss pattern with my shots that are off line so that I can give myself a chance to recover.  My bad shots have been so bad the last three weeks that I was forced to take penalty shots, chip out sideways from the woods, and just plain not give myself any chance at saving my pars.  When I have missed the greens just slightly, my chipping and pitching has done me no favors because of poor execution.  If you mix that in with severely windy conditions that Florida, Puerto Rico, and Mexico have to offer you can see that the game has been a struggle for me.
    Like I said, I am ready to start next week fresh and really start to get my game in working order so that I can contend for a championship next week in Gainesville, Georgia for my last leg of the NGA Tour before a week off.  The Chattahoochee Golf Club is one that has very fast greens which I like.  I have played well there in the past and this is very comforting for me moving into next week.  Even thought this post may sound like a downer, I feel really good about my game.  I know I'm close to really playing exceptional golf even though my results have been poor.  My scores are not showing the fact that my good shots have been really good of late and that my short game is starting to make some strides.  Next week I can just feel is going to be a great week.  I will have the weekend off to relax and get some work in on my game, and maybe that is just what I need.  A breather before I let loose next week with the caliber of golf I am ready to start playing.  Maximize my potential and go out there and be ready to dominate.  Thanks for reading and I'm telling you, success is going to be here soon.