Loss of confidence

[Hallsy]

Im suffering from a real loss of confidence at the moment. I felt i was playing well at the end of last year and had my biggest reduction of 1 shot. The start of this year i bought myself a new set of irons and since then ive not had a round ive been entirely happy with. At the end of the day i know im going to have a fair few bad shots being the handicap i am but im getting to the point where i feel ive not hit a good shot on an entire hole. To be fair i dont think its the clubs as i can play a great hole and then completely hack it for the next. I had a lesson Tuesday last and the pro pointed out that i was hitting behind the ball due to not shifting my weight on the top half of my body. At the end of the lesson i was hitting the ball well. Today had a bucket of balls before my round with so so results. My round was the usual some good some bad but just didnt feel confident at address. Im not playing for a few weeks now so im hoping the lay off will do me good as im half beaten before i play my first shot at present. And to make it worse ive just noticed i can play around 3 more times before the South West comp at Burnham and Berrow :mmm:.

 

[Tiger man]

Are your new clubs a different length? As I changed to clubs +1/2 inch and really struggled for consistency for a month or so but now they are dialled in and never been happier. If not you may just need time to adjust your eye to them as a new look at address can be off putting.

 

[Foxholer]

Who cares! It's Winter and great just to be able to play!

Enjoy the rest of what Golf is about and don't put pressure on yourself. The form will almost certainly return.

 

[Roops]

For me, confidence comes from good ball striking. This then equates to a nice, easy swing because you don't feel that you have to smash the hell out of the ball to get it on it's way. Confidence issues tend to cause tension which often means a tighter grip, tense forearms etc. All these just make it difficult to repeat good impact conditions. To get my strike tuned up, I will set up at the range with more weight on my left side, almost like an impact position, and try and hit 7 irons only 100 yds. It just brings back the feeling of a great strike, think more about hitting the ball forward than up this also helps me to really transfer all my weight through to the left hand side, a fault I also suffer from.

 

[Hobbit]

Who cares! It's Winter and great just to be able to play!

Enjoy the rest of what Golf is about and don't put pressure on yourself. The form will almost certainly return.

I'm with Foxy on this one. I don't worry about form till it gets closer to the start of the summer season. Winter golf = soggy, fat shots, restricted swings because of all the gear you're wearing, ball going nowhere because of cold temperatures and no run, bumpy greens.

Keeping swinging through the winter but worry about the scores from March onwards.

 

[Hallsy]

Are your new clubs a different length? As I changed to clubs +1/2 inch and really struggled for consistency for a month or so but now they are dialled in and never been happier. If not you may just need time to adjust your eye to them as a new look at address can be off putting.

New clubs are 1/4" shorter but i used to grip down on my old clubs.The new clubs have a lot less offset but thats about it. I think i just need to settle with them.

For me, confidence comes from good ball striking. This then equates to a nice, easy swing because you don't feel that you have to smash the hell out of the ball to get it on it's way. Confidence issues tend to cause tension which often means a tighter grip, tense forearms etc. All these just make it difficult to repeat good impact conditions. To get my strike tuned up, I will set up at the range with more weight on my left side, almost like an impact position, and try and hit 7 irons only 100 yds. It just brings back the feeling of a great strike, think more about hitting the ball forward than up this also helps me to really transfer all my weight through to the left hand side, a fault I also suffer from.

Thanks for the reply. Il try that when next at the range.

I'm with Foxy on this one. I don't worry about form till it gets closer to the start of the summer season. Winter golf = soggy, fat shots, restricted swings because of all the gear you're wearing, ball going nowhere because of cold temperatures and no run, bumpy greens.

Keeping swinging through the winter but worry about the scores from March onwards.

I know what youre saying. Just worried Burnham will beat the hell out of me at the moment