Zylem Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I am scratching my head right now trying to figure what has changed in my game/swing as of late. I have not been able to play as much as I normally do and my game is suffering. My last 8 scores have all been in the upper 80's to lower 90's. Right now it seems that every round something different is off. Normally I can tell where I lost strokes during the round and work on that. But this has been something different. I almost feel like I am losing focus and going on tilt after four or five holes. Which is weird for me since I really try to not take things too serious and just enjoy being outside playing a great game with friends. It even more frustrating because the last few round I have started swing over the top which is something I battled all through high school but hasn't been a problem in almost ten years now. In fact it's been so long that I cannot remember the drill I was given that helped cure it. I know it had something to do with my right shoulder. (I am a right handed player.) Anyhow I was wondering what do you all do when when you scores start to trend into unwanted territory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfJunkie302 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I know what you're talking about. I get little glitches in my swing and it takes me a couple of jumbo buckets to figure it out. You said you're coming over the top. Maybe focus on swinging your hips through first? Sent from my SM-T580 using MyGolfSpy mobile app 2017 M1 460, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 JPX EZ 3 wood Fly-Z 4H MP-60, 3i-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold S5 54° & 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold California Monterey Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zylem Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 I know what you're talking about. I get little glitches in my swing and it takes me a couple of jumbo buckets to figure it out. You said you're coming over the top. Maybe focus on swinging your hips through first? Sent from my SM-T580 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Yeah I think it's that or my posture may of gotten sloppy. I am going to keep an eye on it tomorrow and see what happens. Sent from my Pixel using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 First off. I misread the title at first, I thought it read, To Do The Tips After Two Bad Rounfs...ha I thought, well that's one approach. But to answer your question. I'll try and get out on the range and.mainly work on my tempo. And also make sure I'm not rushing into my downswing before finishing the backswing. That's where things get ugly looking for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Generally when I get into a funk like that it is the result of bad tempo. I just focus on maintaining a good tempo with all my clubs. Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortysixandtwo Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 When I go from playing well to not knowing where the ball will go, I go to the range and check my grip, alignment, and setup to the ball. Then I get out my 7 iron, tee up a range ball about 1/2", and take a full swing, very slow and methodical, trying to hit the balls 40-50 yards. This allows me to really feel the entire swing, noting any part that might be out of sync. As soon as the 40-50 yard balls start flying straight, I speed up the swing trying to go 10 yards further. I continue to increase the swing speed until I get to my regular speed. I can usually work out any kinks in about 15-20 balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zylem Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Thanks for the tips. I played this morning and really made some progress. Almost back to my old self. I kept two swing thoughts through out my round. One was start with the correct posture and then keep a smooth rythmn. Still had a few shots where I was swinging over the top, but I think I know the cause and will work on that next time. I believe it has to do with my hips not turning enough during my backswing. I want to get my tempo back first before I tackle anything else. Sent from my Pixel using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 This is my remedy XR Driver Matrix Ozik 8m3 Black Tie Shaft King F7 3W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft PXG 0211 DC 5-PW Mitsubishi MMT 80 Shafts RTX ZIPCORE 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 2.0 grip MTB Twitter: @timldotson Instagram: timldotson Facebook: TimDotson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 ^^^ Oh, yeah!!! ^^^ But for a different "remedy" .. (and at the extreme risk of heresy and sacrilege) maybe even take a few days off from hitting balls, go out and enjoy some other recreation...? (let the mind clear out and let the body "forget" those bad moves) WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grips) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 If I posted eight straight bad scores I would take a lesson. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I went from a high score of 80 in May (10 rounds posted and most mid 70's) to a low score of 82 in June (10-ish rounds posted and most mid 80's) My only thoughts were that I'm happy to be playing golf and something is wrong with my setup and I'll figure it out eventually. It was a very painful month, but I did figure it out (it was a setup/grip issue) and have been playing better since. There's no one fix for everyone. Some guys need to go blast balls at the range until they figure it out. Some need a week or two off. Everyone is different, but for me I just figure that golf is kind of cyclical. You play well for a while and then it falls apart for a while. As long as you have fun and keep playing it will come back around. Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zylem Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 It's amazing how ones golf game can come and go. It's probably the most frustrating things about the game and one of reasons why I love this game. Sent from my Pixel using MyGolfSpy mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zylem Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Thought I would resurrect this thread since I seem to be going through a tough time with my game right now and maybe a few of you are as well. Normally my short game is the best part of my golf game but as of late it seems to be the weak link. I am blazing putts 6 to 10 feet past the hole and blading wedges left and right. I think something has happened with my tempo and I am rushing these shots causing me to get too quick a tempo. I may be just over thinking everything and need to step back and just let my game naturally correct itself. But man is it frustrating to see those high numbers add up. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmercier Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 You should just move to Canada. You will have 6 months every year to step away and rethink/second guess your game. And then you can come out at the start of the season and hope that you still remember how to hit a golf club. And just when you get everything exactly where it needs to be, Its time to pack it up again and forget everything all over again. But the good thing is we dont have any exotic bugs. WITB - New Drive, Irons, and putter for 2019. What could possible go wrong? Driver: EPIC 3wd: BIO Cell+ 12.5* 2hb: Diablo Tour 18* 4-pw: 765 52*: RTX-3 56*: RTX-3 60*: RTX-3 Putter: ER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big money Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I have been where you are many times .The more you let it linger the worse.Go get some lessons immediately before the fault becomes ingrained. Keep it in the short stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson153 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Happens to the best and worse of us. The key for me, no matter how painful, is to keep on playing. The range does nothing for me, as I usually stripe it on the range and lose it on the course. Actual play, and a lot of it, is the key for me to break through the barrier. Not dwelling on it also helps. This may not work for you but it helps me. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy CobraConnectChallenge3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 You should just move to Canada. But the good thing is we dont have any exotic bugs. Do Canada Geese count? We'd like to send you as many as we can from Ohio. Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zylem Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Do Canada Geese count? We'd like to send you as many as we can from Ohio. https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/watch-out-goose-attacks-michigan-high-school-golfer I'll stay in Florida. . . Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charli Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 1) play 2) play 3) play Professional baseball players don't stop batting if in a slump. If anything they hit bp more and keep playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue100 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 1) play 2) play 3) play Professional baseball players don't stop batting if in a slump. If anything they hit bp more and keep playing I'm a baseball player. (Or was...) You may have baseball confused with basketball. You know, “shooters shoot†and all that. Baseball players find a “slump busterâ€. Just sayin'... Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy "Where'd it go?" "Right in the Lumberyard..." Gen 2 0811 XF 10.5* Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x Gen 2 0211 15* 3W Mitsubishi Tensei Raw Blue 65-S Tour B JGR 15* Fairway UST ProForce V2 7F5 76g X-Flex (These two are gonna fight it out in early "24 to see who stays in the bag...) Tour B JGR 19* & 22* Hybrid UST ProForce V2 90g X-Flex Tour B JGR HF-2 irons (5i - PW) KBS Tour 130x CBX Wedges (50, 54, 58) TT Dynamic Gold 115 Wedge Shaft MATI Mamo Putter 33" Super Stroke Football League 3.0 Slim Hoofer Camo Stand Bag Precision Pro Nexus Rangefinder FAN! PRO Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmercier Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Do Canada Geese count? We'd like to send you as many as we can from Ohio.No. We have enough up here thanks. Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk WITB - New Drive, Irons, and putter for 2019. What could possible go wrong? Driver: EPIC 3wd: BIO Cell+ 12.5* 2hb: Diablo Tour 18* 4-pw: 765 52*: RTX-3 56*: RTX-3 60*: RTX-3 Putter: ER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AH1980MN Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Been there, Blue! WITB: Adams 9064LS 9.5* (until I cracked the face) Adams Super LS 17* Adams XTD Ti 23* Wilson Staff Ci7 4-PW Adams wedges: 52/7 56/13 60/7 Wilson Staff Infinite Southside putter/Odyssey DualForce 660 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charli Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Hahahah the ol slumpbuster. Sometimes you need a good kick to get you right. I'm sorry for confusing maybe that's what op needs. A slumpbuster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pulledabill Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I generally take a few days off then hit the the range with short irons and gather myself back in, Take a break, DRIVER: Cobra F9 10.5 Tensei AV Blue 65g 3W- Callway XR PRO 16 stiff 5W- Alpha- Mitsubishi Diamana Redboard w/band Irons- Mizuno JPX 919 Tours with S KBS Tour shafts Hyrbid- TM 4h mid-rescue Vokey- Vokey SM5 51 degrees, SM7 Wedges 54 and 58 1/2 half 3 degrees upright Putter- Taylor Made Rossa Monza Mini Spider Ball-ProV1 and AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zylem Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 So to update those that may be curious, I purchased an orange whip on Wednesday and decided to take the weekend off. I have been using the whip in my back yard just to get a few swings in here and there through the day. Maybe taking a few days off from the course and getting some work with the whip will help with my tempo. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 "One whiskey, one scotch, one beer." But seriously - take a week or so off, watch golf on TV (it always motivates me), and forget about those bad rounds (negative thoughts never help). ... And if all else fails, follow the George Thorogood method. Since I love whisk(e)y of all kinds, I endorse this advice...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 "One whiskey, one scotch, one beer." But seriously - take a week or so off, watch golf on TV (it always motivates me), and forget about those bad rounds (negative thoughts never help). ... And if all else fails, follow the George Thorogood method. Actually it's... "One bourbon ..." But I believe either can get the job done!! WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grips) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zylem Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Well since I am currently fighting off the flu right now, I haven't had much desire to do anything. On the bright side this counts as taking a little time off I guess. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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