Left Ras-Al-Kaimah for the day to play the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Same course as we played the Dubai World Championship a few weeks ago. It felt weird to be there again and the place looked a little different without all the grandstands and people behind the ropes. 

The cab driver who took us down there had lived in the United Arab Emirates for 48 years and gave us a real interesting lecture in the Arabic culture and how things have developed along the UAE coastline during the past decades. He said his father used to drive passanger is his jeep from Dubai to Ras-Al-Kaimah and the ride took 11 hours through the ondulated desert. Now, with the huge highways, it takes around 1 hour.  

Camel race course.

Good try:)

The sign was still there. The entrance looked the same as a few weeks ago when the tournament was here but the feeling of nervousness wasn’t here this time.

The backside of the range. Pierre is improving fast. 

The 8th hole looks the same but my clothes were a little different. Feels weird to look down a pair of white legs.

I practice a lot with only the left hand to get the right path of the club and to hold the correct body angles. Also, I want to feel that the left wrist is cupped at the top of the swing and then hold the same angle in the left wrist for as long as possible so I get the correct loft at impact. The true test is to be able to flop the ball straight up in the hand using only your left hand. Then you know that you do everything good. 

Pierre and Ernesto had an intense match. 

16th hole. The best hole on the course. Ernesto agrees.

16th.

Hitting into the 18th felt very different from a few weeks ago… 

…A little more things going on behind the green. 

Couldn’t get out of bed this morning after a tough session in the gym last night but after a bike ride and abdominal work it felt tons better. Watching the guys sail now and then another gym session. Leaving Ras-Al-Kaimah tonight to move into Dubai. The swing coach is coming tomorrow and we need some better range balls than they have here to practice with so Dubai will be good. Lot’s of great courses to choose from.

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