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Hehe!!! sounds cool huh? Well I had my first driving range experience last Sunday... but before I start on that, let me go back a few days.....

It all started last weekend when my dad proposed that we go to the driving range... then he realized that I did not have any gloves so he postpone our session... few days later he went looking for my aunty to get me a pair of gloves...

My aunty was so happy that I was picking up the game that she gave these to my dad to pass to me...

hehe!! cool huh? Srixon Visor... Srixon Gloves... Srixon T-shirt... but the ultimate is this....

My very own Srixon XX10 8 Iron... hehe!! cool huh? Aunty says if I like this iron then she will give me the rest of the whole set... hehe!! double cool!!! So even before I learn how to play I am already a Srixon sponsored golfer.. haha!! Tak ada mutu pun mesti ada gaya first right? haha!!

So now that I am all equipped to play lets continue on to my driving range experience...

Sunday afternoon... I looked at my dad and said.. "So when are we going to the driving range?" He said we could go now so off we went to the driving range which was just a few km away from my house...

He taught me the basics on how to grip and how to swing... how to square the iron head... Then put me to hit my first ball... Managed to hit it... dun play play.. did not hit an airball... but it didnt go far la.. bout 30 mtrs or so... but it was swerving to the right instead of going straight... hmm... not so go...whacked a few more and still the same... Got corrected here and there on my stance and the swing... Balls were sometimess flying low.. no so good... and some were high... much better... overall not very consistent... haha!!

Finally after bout 50 balls or so I was getting the hang of it.. still hit some airballs... (a few only mind you... :p) but mostly landed around the 50 mtrs mark... so not too bad.. I asked my dad what was the average distance.. he said for girls around 80-100 mtrs.. and for guys about 120-130 mtrs.... and my dad demonstrated... Fuiyoo!!! it went 130 mtrs easily.. hmmph... my dad showing off... haha!!

Well i continued to hit...some not so consistant... then my dad insisted i hit straight... so I said i try.. held my iron inwards a bit instead of squaring it then I tried... hmm... much straighter... haha!! so continue to hold it inwards and the ball just went straighter... conclusion to self.. I am weird but if holding it inwards helps... why not right? hehe!!

The last 20 hits or so were great... managed to go about 70 mtrs or so... I am quite proud of myself..hehe!! ;)

Daddy's overall conclusion... I got potential... haha!! He says for a first timer who has never ever hit a ball before... I was quite good.. my average percentage of airballs were 10%.... so that is way better than quite a few first timers and being able to hit a distance of 70 mtrs on my first session was considered not too bad too!! Yaaay!!!

Next session target... 100 mtrs.. and straight!!

When you say? this coming weekend of course... !!! hehe!! So I shall be updating my progress quite often... :)

Got another surprise gift in store.. havent yet taken a picture of it but I will give you this... I will definitely be the most stylish first timer you have seen... ;) hehe!!