Page 20 of Sweet Spot
“No problem. Later, boss man.”
The call ends, and instead of hustling into the house like I should, I pull up my email. I really need to set up a filter to weed out the hundreds of spam messages I get every day. One from Keira Brooks catches my eye, and a smile spreads across my face as I open it. We’ve sent a few back and forth over the last couple of days as she’s checked out the site and worked on the drills.
Saw your video with the hole in one. Impressive.
Keira
There’s a video attached. Under any other circumstance, I might wait or have a second of hesitation about opening an unsolicited video from a girl I barely know, but since I’m avoiding dinner with my brother’s ex, I click play.
The camera faces a blank, white wall. Keira comes into view, long hair pulled back into a ponytail. She glances back at the camera and smirks before holding up a red cup in her hand and then setting it on the floor.
She backs up about five feet, grabs a wedge and a ball, and stands sideways to the camera so I can see her profile. She takes a deep breath and then tosses the ball with her left hand and catches it with the club in her right.
She bounces the ball off the clubface in a steady rhythm. After a few bounces, she moves the club behind her and between her legs, keeping that rhythm and holding command over the ball.
Then she goes into trickier moves, catching it on the top of her shoe between bounces, kicking it with the sole of the other shoe behind her.It’s really something to watch. I’ve seen plenty of trick shots, but she has a graceful, fluid control that most don’t possess.
For the finale, she bounces the ball a touch harder, moves the club behind her back, taps the ball, and somehow hits it into the cup.
My eyes widen in disbelief. I watch it twice. If she somehow spliced the video, I sure as hell can’t tell.
I send her a quick email in response.
How many tries did that take?
Lincoln
I’m smiling at my phone, watching the video a third time when another email from her comes in.
One.
Okay fine, three.
Keira
I kick my feet up and lean back, sending another reply.
Nice. How’s the swing coming?
Lincoln
As if she’s waiting for my email, the same way I’m waiting for hers, the reply is quick.
Just got back to my dorm. I’m going to work on the drills after I study.
Keira
The reminder that she is in college is a swift kick to the old man balls. She has a life outside of golf that I can’t relate to anymore. I sit forward in my seat and send one last email.
Sign up for a free account on the site, there are a ton of videos that you’ll have access to, and you can get one free swing review each month from someone on my team.
Even though I told myself the email was my final reply, I still wait for hers. It comes just as quickly as the others.
Your team, huh?
Keira
“Lincoln.”
