First balls hit since November...

[Murray06]

Here in the UK, specifically Wales, courses and driving ranges have opened after a significant time of being closed. Yesterday I decided to go up the range and hit a few balls and wow! Started ok, but in the end the last 10/15 shots were either tops or full blown shanks. I had to leave halfway through as nothing I did was helping. Even when I first started out playing golf when I was 15 never was I this bad, and what makes it worse is that I don’t even know what I was doing wrong! It’s definitely a long road back, but hoping next time I go up I just start swinging ‘normal’ again. Goes to show what can happen when you stop playing, even for a few months. 

[MGoBlue100]

Just erase it from the memory bank. Start over with all the fundamentals the next go, and here’s hoping it all comes back! #positivevibes


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[russtopherb]

Usually the same for me here in the Northeastern US. I have the winter off, and my first range session after the layoff can be dreadful, if I let it. I usually just hit a small bucket of wedges my first time back out there to get the swing flowing again and give myself some confidence. Usually nothing more than a 3/4 shot with a lot of practice swings in between. Yeah I swing a lot in the house to just keep moving, but actually hitting to a target is far different. I'm sure your next bucket will be much better.

[RickyBobby_PR]

The first few range sessions for me aren’t that great either. I try to stick to less than full shots and work on some drills and feel to get the body used to swinging again

[SlowNLow]

19 hours ago, Murray06 said:

Here in the UK, specifically Wales, courses and driving ranges have opened after a significant time of being closed. Yesterday I decided to go up the range and hit a few balls and wow! Started ok, but in the end the last 10/15 shots were either tops or full blown shanks. I had to leave halfway through as nothing I did was helping. Even when I first started out playing golf when I was 15 never was I this bad, and what makes it worse is that I don’t even know what I was doing wrong! It’s definitely a long road back, but hoping next time I go up I just start swinging ‘normal’ again. Goes to show what can happen when you stop playing, even for a few months. 

Shake it off.   

This maybe cliche but it has been said by many that golfers don't forget how to swing as much as they forget how to setup. 

 

[Micah T]

Usually the 1st round for me is amazing; I have no expectations and play free. Then the 2nd time out, I’ll shoot double my handicap. Don’t put unnecessary pressure or expectations on yourself!


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[revkev]

Stick with it - things will come back quickly - best wishes and welcome back - I pray that shut down time actually worked - doesn’t seem to matter much what we do here - shut down places fo the same or worse than open ones. :(


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[Murray06]

2nd session at the range was just as horrific as the 1st! In the end I just practiced chipping and short pitches. I then immediately booked a lesson ASAP - which is tomorrow. 
 

3rd session had a similar start and was getting very frustrated so decided to video the last 15 balls to see if I could see anything. Suddenly started to hit it ok! Had a 4th session Sunday morning and hit it well throughout. Such a relief I’ve started to remember how to play again. Can’t imagine what some of you guys go through when there’s an off season. Still keeping the lesson