SharkHat
Aquatic Headwear Fanatic
Hello there THP!
I'm a 37 year old golfer that is returning to the game after a hiatus of nearly a decade. I discovered golf when I was in my early 20's, and learned to love the strategic aspects of the chess game we all play with the course. I had a friend who introduced me to the game and coached me through some basics, but I never sought professional instruction. I reached a mediocre level of skill, which enabled me to get through a round with enough decent shots to keep me coming back for more. Putting and chipping were my strengths.
Life took me in a few different directions, and after a few years of working midnight shifts in the IT field, I found myself not playing enough to even get those good shots anymore. Most of my shots were coming off the shank, leaving me feeling like I could have had a more productive day if I had spent it swinging an aluminum bat at a flagpole. The clubs got put in a corner to gather dust.
Recently another long time friend of mine has reinvigorated my interest in the game. He's coaxed me into filling out his foursome for a couple of scramble tournaments, and has helped me considerably with getting back in the swing of things. He watched my swing and identified a great number of things that I have been doing wrong. I didn't know how to correct any of them, and have struggled for the last year barely on the edge of wanting to come back.
I've read a good number of threads here, especially in the Game Improvement forum, and it's helped me come to the conclusion that my old swing is a thing of the past. It's time to engineer a new one, by focusing on what to do right instead of remembering what I have been doing wrong. A few loose terms here and there and advice on posture and plane have hit the spot, and at least gotten me to a less painful swing so far.
So... here's to improving one swing at a time.
I'm a 37 year old golfer that is returning to the game after a hiatus of nearly a decade. I discovered golf when I was in my early 20's, and learned to love the strategic aspects of the chess game we all play with the course. I had a friend who introduced me to the game and coached me through some basics, but I never sought professional instruction. I reached a mediocre level of skill, which enabled me to get through a round with enough decent shots to keep me coming back for more. Putting and chipping were my strengths.
Life took me in a few different directions, and after a few years of working midnight shifts in the IT field, I found myself not playing enough to even get those good shots anymore. Most of my shots were coming off the shank, leaving me feeling like I could have had a more productive day if I had spent it swinging an aluminum bat at a flagpole. The clubs got put in a corner to gather dust.
Recently another long time friend of mine has reinvigorated my interest in the game. He's coaxed me into filling out his foursome for a couple of scramble tournaments, and has helped me considerably with getting back in the swing of things. He watched my swing and identified a great number of things that I have been doing wrong. I didn't know how to correct any of them, and have struggled for the last year barely on the edge of wanting to come back.
I've read a good number of threads here, especially in the Game Improvement forum, and it's helped me come to the conclusion that my old swing is a thing of the past. It's time to engineer a new one, by focusing on what to do right instead of remembering what I have been doing wrong. A few loose terms here and there and advice on posture and plane have hit the spot, and at least gotten me to a less painful swing so far.
So... here's to improving one swing at a time.
SH!!
