All About The B-Man
My real name is Chris Beeman and I live in Indian Trail, NC right near The Divide and Charlotte National. I've been playing golf regularly since 1999. My wife made the mistake of giving me a golf bag as a wedding gift and encouraging me to play. She's now pretty much a golf widow.
My Game
I learned to play at a local par 3 course near me (Pebble Creek off US74) and then graduated to full courses. After about a year of playing, I finally broke 90. It took another year to shoot an 81 (up at Crescent Golf Club). I shot that score using 6 clubs -- Adams Tight Lies knockoff woods 5, 7, and 9, a 38* chipper (that I could hit almost 150 yds with a full swing), sand wedge and putter. I had some no-name oversized irons, but wasn't very good with them. So I would just use the woods and the chipper and vary my swing to get different distances. It wasn't very precise, but would generally keep me in play. Occasionally, I was deadly accurate with the chipper inside 125 yds. I shot another 81 a couple years later (2003), but mostly shot scores in the high 80's to mid 90's up til 2005.
I finally decided that I had to become a "real" golfer and got a new set of King Cobra irons that I'm still playing with. I worked on learning how to hit iron shots and be more precise with distances. In the summer of 2005, I shot a couple of 81's and an 82. My handicap got down to 13 or so for the first time. I took 3 1-hour lessons with Scott Fossum from Charlotte Golf Links and he helped me with my grip and full swing. Late in 2007, I broke 80 for the first time with a 79 at Emerald Lake and my handicap hit a career-best 10.9. I had a good summer in 2008 and hit 79 again at a course in NY (Peek'n'Peak Resort in Findley Lake). I also took an 1-day Dave Pelz Short Game clinic. That helped tremendously with my pitching, chipping and putting. I went out and bought a 60* lob wedge after the clinic and have loved the new dimension it brought to my short game.
I got off to a slow start last year after a long winter break and didn't start playing regularly until April. My game, especially my short game touch, tends to sharpen up the more I play. So I played a ton over the summer, about 25-30 rounds in May, June and July. I bought a new TaylorMade Burner driver in July and then went out and shot a career-best 76 at Edgewater Golf Club in Lancaster, SC. So the handicap got back down to 11. Once I get my groove going this year, my goal is to get it under 10 and more regularly break 80.
What's in My Bag
- Driver: 2009 TaylorMade Burner, 10.5* Stiff
- Hybrid: 2008 Callaway FT-Hybrid #2, 18* Neutral
- Irons: 2003 King Cobra SSi, 3i-PW
- Wedges: 2003 King Cobra SSi 50* Gap, 55* Sand,
2007 Cleveland CG11 60* Lob Wedge (low bounce) - Putter: Knight XR1 XR-Roll ($20 Wal-Mart Nike OZ clone)
- Ball: Mint-condition used Titleist Pro V1's
- Glove: Nike Elite Feel
- Shoes: 2008 Nike Air Max Rejuvenate
- GPS: GolfLogix powered by Garmin
Where to Find Me
- Email: golf@bman.com
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/charlottegolfer
- Facebook: http://facebook.com/iamthebman
- Web: http://bman.com/