Third game after the (now infamous) lesson.

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Three games in two months, moving house, and relocating the business are not good pre-requisits to a good game of golf.

Played my third game last weekend after the changes to my swing. You might be aware of a 6 hour lesson I had with James, and the change to a bit of S&T!

First two games went very well, second one producing 66% FIR, which is well above my average. But last weekend the wheels well and truely came off. :(

The driver and 3 wood were okay, but I could hardly hit a mid iron for toffee. A lot were shanked and if they weren't I was fatting them, or a combination of both.

Admittedly I wasn't concentrating on the game, as I had a lot of stuff going on in my head outside of the golf. but even so.

No video I'm afraid, but I have a feeling that I was letting my weight come onto my right side at impact. Not what I was taught at all. There were a few really great shots, but overall the mid irons stank.

As to the technique. I'm still sticking with it, when I can get my body to do it properly!

But despite everything, I still wasn't slicing them as I used to, so a bit of light at the end of the tunnel!

The good bits. The putting was good, once I threw the rock that I was using away after three holes. Couldn't putt with that thing! The wedges were generally well behaved, and the driver, and 3 wood, were okay. It's just the damn mid irons!

Time to set up the net at home I think.
 
I wouldn't be too despondant and like you said with a head full of other things concentration was always going to be tough. At least there were some good shots in there and you've an inkling of what went wrong which is always a benefit. I know spare time is a rare commodity at the moment but with the clocks changing this weekend (hurrah) then at least you might be able to sneak out and hit some balls for an hour or so a couple of evenings a week and get back in the groove
 
Think you might have a concentration problem. I have all sorts going on in my head whenever i play,but you only need to turn on the concentration for a few seconds whilst preparing and hitting the ball. 30 seconds max.
 
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