We had freezing rain yesterday, for 10 hours, non-stop. The ground today is covered with an two-inch layer of what looks like snow but is solid ice. It’s as hard as a rock, and so slippery. Going outside is not a smart thing to do.

Not to mention, it’s 23 degrees.

But that doesn’t mean I can’t practice my golf.

My back room has a big rug over wall-to-wall carpet. I swing my wedge, maybe a 40-yard swing, and try, so every time when the sole of the club brushes the rug going through “impact”, to make the same sound.

About a dozen years ago I had a playing lesson and set up with a ball about 75 yards from the green.

I took three practice swings, the same length of swing each time, but with one hitting the ground firmly, one brushing the top of the grass, and the third one diggining into the ground a little bit.

The pro said, those were three different swings and they will each hit the ball three different distances. The club needs to hit the ground the same way every time.

So I started practicing the depth of my swing, and have ever since.

It’s one thing to have calibrated your wedges for distance, but you don’t have to wait until it’s 23 degrees and icy to start putting that calibration into practice.