Recent content by colinq

Hi Bob, Until I became disillusioned I was practising my short game twice a week and hitting roughly 3 times as many short game shots as long irons. For the putting I decided on 2 Bob Rotella drills, firstly the "compass" ( 7 balls placed around the hole, trying to hole each one from 2 feet...

Thanks to everyone who has responded with lots of good sound advice. Interestingly I haven't had a response from anyone who has been through such a prolonged slump and come through it. I do think it is a mind game as I hit the ball well in practice.

I understand where you are coming from but how on earth do you get enjoyment from hitting lots of bad shots?

Thanks for responding. I played yesterday with the aim of enjoying myself. I did not have a score or target in mind ( I rarely do these days). Simply to enjoy playing, the exercise, the company of other golfers and the fine weather. I started off well with one of my playing partners commenting...

Thanks for responding, You're right Goodwood is a tough track. Its over 6700 yds and in the club ch'ships last year only 2 players out of an entry field of seventy, broke 80!

Thanks for responding. I play at Goodwood GC, yeah you're in the same boat, hoping to find someone who been thru it and come out the other side.

I only have a card when I'm in competition, but have stopped playing medals as I now cannot break 100. Two years ago I would have been disappointed not to break 80. I did set some small achievable targets eg 9/14 faiways (achieved on last 3 rounds and an average of 8.9 for the last 7 rounds)...

About 2 years ago my golf game started to deteriorate. I practised more, went to various golf pros for lessons but my game got worse. In trying to find a solution I read "The golf of Your Dreams" by Bob Rotella. The key message was to to commit to a major gof improvement programme, find a good...