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    What have you done to get out of a funk?

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    28 minutes ago, tylerjarvis said:

    I think it's helpful to try to re-groove your swing without hitting balls. I often find that when I'm in a funk, I try to think my way out of it and then all of a sudden I have 15 swing thoughts every time I step up to the ball and it always goes poorly. Assuming you generally have a consistent swing, try to find that groove again and let the muscle memory kick in before worrying about the results. 

    I'm working through this right now myself. Just re-injured my upper back a month ago, and after a TPI evaluation, I found that almost all of the power in my swing is coming from my thoracic spine and none from my lower body. So now I need to try to start incorporating my lower body, but with all of these changes, I'm overthinking things and only hitting about 30% of my shots well. I'm confident that once I can get to being automatic with the swing, things will be better.

    I am definately overthinking absolutely no question about that, everyone tells me I swing too hard at the ball and my backswing is too fast. All that stuff gets stuck in my head and I start looking crap up online and try to change it. I just need to go get some lessons and see what they say. I hope your back gets better and your swing comes around.

    What have you done to get out of a funk?

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    32 minutes ago, Shankster said:

    What are your expectations?  I just went through this prior to going on a vacation.  I was Shanking my wedges, even shanked a few while playing the courses.

    This is the most unnerving thing to me, that terrible shot.  But, I knew that eventually I would stop doing that crap, and once again I have moved my strike pattern to the central region again.
     

    Why would you need to look at a different iron?  Which irons are you looking at?  Just because you are having an off few weeks does not mean that you need a SSSSSSGI type of club.  The extra s’s for illustration purposes.

    I want to get back to where all my irons are super straight and trusty, I was shanking EVERYTHING 😳. I have Taylormade RBZ that I bought off the shelf and are regular flex, I want to get a fitting and new irons. I feel like mine are a bit short and I am pretty sure they are the wrong flex (7 iron-195). I am looking at Callaway Apex Pro 21s or the new Titleist T100 kinda just depends on what the fitting tells me, I just know new irons are in the future. Yeah I get it I just have never played this bad or had this bad of a funk so its kinda pushing my nerves.

     

    Pacific Northwest: AK, WA, ID, MT, OR, WY

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    17 minutes ago, Lowcapsonly said:

     

    Hi MYGS

     

    1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?  Been playing since I was 6 or 7. Lowest cap was a 4.2 currently playing to a 7

    2. What do you love about golf? Absolutely everything. 

    3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? This is the #1 spot for anything golf equipment related

    4. Where are you from? What is your home course? PNW - North Bellingham 

    5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Best - Number of courses & price point Worst - 6-9 month season

    6. What do you do for a living? Brokerage 

    7. How’d you pick your user name? Last name nick name 

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    Welcome from another newbie!

    Pacific Northwest: AK, WA, ID, MT, OR, WY

    in Introduce Yourself/ WIYB (What's In Your Bag)

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    19 minutes ago, KODO26 said:

    Hey, I'm Kyle, new to the forum.

    1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? Started playing in college about 5 years ago. Currently an 11 handicap, haven't been putting well.
    2. What do you love about golf? The most frustrating sport on the planet, I love it!
    3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? Been a lurker for a long time.
    4. Where are you from? What is your home course? Gig Harbor, WA. I play at a local club.
    5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Rain.
    6. What do you do for a living? Accounting.
    7. How’d you pick your user name? Same username I have used for everything since I was 10.

    Welcome from another newbie!

    What have you done to get out of a funk?

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    Thanks for all the advise.

    9 hours ago, Popeye64 said:

    For me it's purely Tempo when I get out of sorts. 

    I try to hit smooth 3/4 swings that have a nice steady acceleration at the bottom. No thought about distance just feel. 

    Right now my miss is a mid round shank with a wedge that will occur a few holes in a row. Its baffling to me because everywhere else is great. I really try to not let it get me down. 

    I definately need to get my temp in good order I will try this out.

    2 hours ago, Larryd3 said:

    If my funk gets bad enough, I schedule 15-30 minutes with my teaching pro.  Usually he can look at a couple swings and tell me what's going on.    And the option always is to go buy some new clubs 🤪

    Well thats what I am trying to avoid, I am wanting to pull the trigger on some irons but if I keep golfing like this then I will have to get a different set. 😥 Also I haven't found a teaching pro around here, to be fair though I haven't looked real hard.

    14 minutes ago, cnosil said:

    balls that go straight are the HARDEST balls to hit reliably.   A degree change in setup, path, face angle, lie angle, etc will cause the ball to curve.   You don't say how non straight the ball was going,  but sometimes our swing just does that and we hit balls that curve more than we expect.   

    Depending how bad you think the funk is,  take a lesson or hit some partial swing shots (9-3 drill) or hit a mid to long iron 100 yards to get your tempo and sequencing in line,  put down some alignment sticks to make sure your setup is correct.  

    I wouldn't sweat it maybe take a few days away from swinging a club. 

    I will be trying to find some lessons around here and do both of those practice techniques, I will also buy some alignment sticks...😳 should have had them before. Thanks for your input.

     

    Everyones input is appreciated, I will keep you all updated on how this process evolves as well.

    How'd you play?

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    Posted · Edited by Ethan21

    1 hour ago, Kenny B said:

    Was that you in the group behind me??  🤣  Sorry if my bad play rubbed off on you.  I've been having days like that too.  It comes and goes based on the whims of the golf gods!  Seriously... let's get together for a round.  Maybe the temp will cool off in the next few weeks; these 105º days are getting tiresome.

    It could have been I teed off at 1138, but only if the person behind you spent more time in the other fairways. yeah we definately need to get together. I literally just wanted to quit, I didnt but I sure wanted to. 

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    How'd you play?

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    I was debating wether to post this or not, but golf is golf and I guess we all go through tough times. I played the absolute worst I have ever played in my life yesterday. I stopped counting and debated on throwing my clubs in the water that my ball liked so much. I was extremely frustrated and just couldnt get out of my funk. What a horrible day, lessons learned though and I will keep at it and keep trying to get better.

    How'd you play?

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    Posted · Edited by Ethan21

    11 hours ago, Kenny B said:

    I haven't made it over there yet this year.  Since they have NO trees, I'm waiting for cooler weather.  Chris the pro at WV used to live near me; his mom lived across the street from me in Kennewick before I moved to Richland.

    Hey man, if I didn’t have family playing I would have invited you, such a good course… I wish I was able to play it better. Some of my drives were just so far right I didn’t have a plan to fix the shot. Of course the greens were fast and I fortunately got lucky with some shots. 

     

     

    Pacific Northwest: AK, WA, ID, MT, OR, WY

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    4 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

    All of the Spokane area courses are nice; more trees than we are used to here.  Circling Raven is an excellent course.  Love it.  The ladies Symetra Tour is playing there at the end of August.

    We played Gamble Sands a few years ago, and I would go back again

    I played gamble sands before they had riding carts when they first opened up, it was nice and not busy at all. From my grandparents house I can see the course. I definately would go back again.

    Pacific Northwest: AK, WA, ID, MT, OR, WY

    in Introduce Yourself/ WIYB (What's In Your Bag)

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    Just now, Kenny B said:

    He was over north of Seattle, but is buying a house on the north side of Spokane.  For the past 2 years my wife and I have played with Chris and Bill @fixyurdivot in the Spokane area.  Last month we played 5 days:  MeadowWood in Liberty Lake, Circling Raven on the south end of Lake Coeur d'Alene, Indian Canyon and Qualchen in Spokane, and Chewela north of Spokane.

    @Thin2win Chris... have you moved yet??

    Thats awesome I have heard of Circling Raven and would like to play one day, the closest I have even been to that area would be Gamble Sands and its still a pretty good ways away. Spokane is a pretty area and probably alot less busy than Seattle.


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