Murray06 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 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. BKordon, MGoBlue100 and MattF 3 Quote Driver: Titleist TSi2 10 / Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue Raw 65 S 3 Wood: Titleist TSi3 15 / Project X RDX Smoke Black 70 6.0 Hybrid: Titleist TSi3 18 / Fujikura Atmos HB Tour Spec Red 7 S 4 Iron: Titleist U500 / Graphite Design Tour AD DI 85 S 5 - 9 Irons: Mizuno 921 Tour / Nippon Modus 3 120 S Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 46F, 50F, 54S & 58M / Nippon Modus Wedge 115 Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport Select (2016) / BGT Stability Tour Ball: Srixon Z Star XV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGoBlue100 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 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 Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy cnosil and BKordon 2 Quote "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...
russtopherb Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 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. MGoBlue100 and BKordon 2 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 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 MGoBlue100 and BKordon 2 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowNLow Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 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 and MGoBlue100 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah T Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 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!Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy MGoBlue100 1 Quote Driver - Cobra LtDxLS 3 Wood - Ping g410 LST 2iron - Titleist U505 Irons - Ping i59 Wedges - Vokey Sm9 Putter - Mizuno Mcraft IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 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. :(Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote 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...
Murray06 Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 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 Quote Driver: Titleist TSi2 10 / Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue Raw 65 S 3 Wood: Titleist TSi3 15 / Project X RDX Smoke Black 70 6.0 Hybrid: Titleist TSi3 18 / Fujikura Atmos HB Tour Spec Red 7 S 4 Iron: Titleist U500 / Graphite Design Tour AD DI 85 S 5 - 9 Irons: Mizuno 921 Tour / Nippon Modus 3 120 S Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 46F, 50F, 54S & 58M / Nippon Modus Wedge 115 Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport Select (2016) / BGT Stability Tour Ball: Srixon Z Star XV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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