Longest break from golf and how was your 'game' when you returned?

[G1BB0]

Working away for a few more weeks but actually looking forward to dusting the clubs off soon.

I know some have gone away for periods then come back but how did you find returning

was it a mare or better than expected?

 

[shewy]

I work away for a month at a time so no golf, when I come home my first week at the range (2/3 times) is truly shocking, after that the old habits start up and I'm back to where I'm comfortable at.

 

[ruff-driver]

I've just returned after 8.5 yrs off, to say i was a tad rusty is an under statement , and playing once a month will not help that much but hey, i'm enjoying being back out, unless it snows tonight ,i'll be out in the gales in the morning

 

[bluewolf]

In the last 2 years I've had 2 spells of up to 4 months away from the game. Couple of range sessions usually got some semblance of a swing back, but the short game takes a long time to recover...

 

[Tongo]

I didnt play for about 6 months a few years back. A couple of rounds gets everything going again but i found / still find that chipping and putting are the last parts to return fully.

 

[USER1999]

I had 3 years off once. I turned up and shot 4 under my handicap first time out. I figure if I took 10 years out, I could turn pro.

 

[patricks148]

longest lay off i've had has been a couple of months, due to bad weather 3 pr 4 years ago. Had my first game in 4 weeks today and that wasn't too bad despite the 40MPH wind. 4 birdies only two bogies the rest pars.

 

[DCB]

Missed three months during the summer of 2005 after an operation, played like a complete huddie for the last few weeks of the season.

Still not back playing in my current situation, ten months and counting

 

[CMAC]

longest lay off i've had has been a couple of months, due to bad weather 3 pr 4 years ago. Had my first game in 4 weeks today and that wasn't too bad despite the 40MPH wind. 4 birdies only two bogies the rest pars.

2 under par gross in 40mph wind- legend!

 

[patricks148]

2 under par gross in 40mph wind- legend!

Luck.. on a very short course

 

[delc]

I recently returned from a 3 week non-golfing holiday and scored 35 points first time back out, which was rather better than my recent average for Winter golf! Hit the ball really nicely, which was probably because I wasn't expecting too much.

 

[srixon 1]

Started playing in 1988 but probably missed most of the 1990's due to work. Spent most of it away from home on ships or training courses.

 

[fenwayrich]

Packed in in 1994 due to an arthritic back condition. I was off 8 at the time. Didn't hit a ball for nearly 20 years. Started playing again 18 months ago, my swing is not a thing of beauty and I can't hit it very far at all, thank goodness for the advance in club technology. Manage to play off 11 reasonably consistently.

 

[Slicer30]

Played in early november in a comp at our place. Didnt pick up the clubs until I went for a membership enquiry round at Ellesborough just before christmas.

I had 0 points after 6 holes but was weirdly enjoying the course. I finally got some golf going and came back with 16 points on the back 9.

I have not played since and have my new membership starts tomorrow morning, I have thrown my name down for a comp so we'll see how it goes. Course was closed today, so if the frost comes in it may spare my blushes.

 

[MarkA]

Ooh you aren't filling me full of confidence - Ive been sidelined since the end of September due to a Shoulder Op and to be fair I've not really even felt like picking a club up due to the pain and stiffness and the physio - its just now start to ease a little and the consultant said I can try swinging a club but not to try too hard! I think I'll wait til the better weather. The annoying thing was on my last round i played the our back nine in 6 pars birdie Eagle birdie! It might be a while before i find that form again !

 

[Smiffy]

I always seem to play better when I haven't had a game for a while.
Don't know if I'm just keener to get out and do well, or whether the break has made me forget all my bad swing faults that I had "grooved in"

 

[Imurg]

I had a couple of breaks - one of them an ankle - and played little golf between 2001 and 2005.
I was off low 8's when I stopped and only played the odd time but fore restarting properly.
Handicap shifted up to 13 but within a few months was back to 9 or 10.

You've either got it or you ain't Steve!!!:rofl:

 

[Fish]

Won't make any difference to you, will it :ears:

 

[Hobbit]

A couple of years when I partied thro' uni. Still young enough at the time for it not to take too long to return to decent form. 18 months off during a divorce, nearly 30 years ago, didn't make much difference. A few months off following a serious RTA, and the h'cap went well south but 9yrs later its still painful to play. Recent winters have seen me take a month or two off without any noticeable difference.

 

[Craigg]

Returned this year after around 15 years! Biggest case of the shanks ever. Tried to sort it myself but had to enlist the help of a pro in the end. No handicap as yet as I plan to join a club in April. I've put a lot of hours and balls in over the winter, joined a nice little par 29 nine hole course with a range to improve things further. I average around 35, with a best of 31 ( level par after 8... 6 on the last!!!!)In answer to your question, truly awful to be honest!