Doing Nothing

For the first time in 63 days of preparation for the 2014 World Disc Golf Championships, I did NOTHING yesterday.  I didn’t walk, I didn’t lift weights, I didn’t even pick up a disc.  I just don’t know what happened.

The day started a little late.  I didn’t get up until 7:27, and I needed to leave the house by 7:45 to get to church.  Not a good beginning.

Got a call from Danny that he had locked his keys in the car.  That meant a trip to DeBary was in order at some point during the day to get him his spare key.

On Saturday I drove up there to caddy for him for his second round of the day at the DeBary Open Disc Golf Tournament.  It was interesting watching him as he competed with other guys in the Pro Open division, which was a first for him.  He had hoped to be able to compete with some disc golfers who were at the next level to learn from them.

Some of the holes he played brilliantly, but then there were a few that got the better of him.  The best hole of the day from round two was hole 13, a 422 ft par 4 where he threw a brilliant drive, that landed about 35 feet from the pin.  And BAM!  He made the putt, too, for an Eagle!

Only hole that surpassed hole 13 was the second last hole of the afternoon.  It was hole 1, a CTP hole.  From the tee pad you could see the marker where the previous best throw landed.  It was less than a foot from the pole.  Danny decided to flick, approaching the shot from the left with a skip shot to the pin, avoiding the trees and overhanging branches.

It was a perfect throw, with a big skip, that I thought at first might make it in the basket.  That didn’t happen, but his disc hit the pole and died right there.  The shot ended up landing just a few inches closer to the pin – for a nice win of $92!

That was fun to watch.  The trip back home after the round was over wasn’t nearly so much fun.  Traffic worse than rush hour as the Interstate turned into a parking lot for at least 10 miles.  My nerves were frazzled by the time I got home.

So on Sunday, making another trip to DeBary wasn’t something I looked forward to, but of course, sometimes we just need to do those things for family.

In the afternoon it got quite cold, and my energy level was at an all-time low.  So I did nothing.  Absolutely nothing.  Watched some TV, made supper, enjoyed my grandsons, but basically did nothing. 

I’m not proud of that.  Tonight I’ll dig in again, and start with weights and cardio.  It’s Thanksgiving week.  There’s going to be enough calories to eat later in the week!  Better start working off some of them ahead of time.

236 Days To Go!