What's the weakest part of your game and what are you doing about it?

I had been driving well up until my visit to Gainsborough a few weeks ago.
Suddenly starting hitting horrible draws and duck hooks off the tee.
Couldn't put my finger on what was happening.
Looked at the bottom of my driver the other day to find that it had been changed from 11 degrees "open" to 9 degrees "closed".
I wonder who could have done that??????
 
My tee game is very hot and cold, on the days when it's hot I tend to score very well but when I'm missing fairways and hitting OOB the score and rapidly rise.

I've had lessons this last year that have resulted in a handicap reduction based on iron play and swing improvements - it might be time to work on the driver now. (My putting has never been too bad)
 
Confidence, lack of.

My game has been in a downward spiral for over two years now.

I'm trying to think of positive outcomes when I stand over the ball but it's hard and each horror shot adds to the problem.
 
Early release of the club meaning the ball starts straight and then bends hard to the left - just like a labour election campaign. It's my old rescue move from when I was a push fade/slicer.

Remedy is range, range, range, round, range, lesson ........ And then repeat! There are a few swing feels that help me combat this but they're born out of drills from my pro. With the wind starting the ramp up for autumn this needs grooving before the rough really thickens up.
 
Playing in the rain as seen yesterday as I do not wear a glove.

Other than that it's 160 to 200 yard shots. Nowhere near good enough from that distance.

My friend gave me 23 915 hybrid yesterday. I plan to add 27 too. Should make these shots a lot easier.
 
My weaknesses this season have been everything(!), which is probably indicative of poor course management.

If I'm slicing drives, duffing irons, missing greens from 50 yards and 3 putting the whole round, then fair enough- I'll accept my 0.1 increase and drive off home in a grump.

However, when I'm getting from tee to 50 yards out in 2 shots consistently in a medal, I really need to stop chasing par, make the primary objective of hitting the ball SOMEWHERE on the green and accepting bogey as my worst score.

Playing off 13, I generally need 2 pars and 16 bogies to hit buffer. Over the past 3 months, I've averaged 6 pars a round and hit buffer or better ONCE.

However, I've also thrown in an average of 3 blobs a round. Add in some gross doubles and I've thrown away a decent score. Must improve this.
 
Putting and greenside bunkers. Lessons and practice on both. Trying some different ways to stay steadier over putts and NOT follow the putter back and through...seeing some positive results by focussing on blade of grass between ball and putter. Had a great bunker lesson so working hard on improving. I get out well enough but by the end of summer want to be a good bunker player - certainly make it a strength not a weakness.

I'm enjoying having two clear-cut, specific areas to work on and improve.
 
Driving, was bombing it one round after fixing my slice, then duck hooking it the next round. I think there's some form of automatic bail out from my old slice
 
Putting has been my nemesis this season, especially from distance.. leaving myself too many big second putts which almost invariably turn into 3 and occasionally 4-putts.

Been told I'm decelerating, so working on that, along with continually swapping putters and grips. Probably spent three figures on putter grips this term trying to find one I'm comfortable with. :o
 
Course time and nothing, about to buy a house and have a 1 year old baby Toddler.

Golf is taking a real back seat at the moment, so many fees to pay!
 
Chipping, especially short ones, which I tend to yip or even shank. I have been getting round this by putting from off the green if possible, but have been practising chipping left hand below right for the last few weeks, which seems to work well.
 
Consistency for me. I believe on a good day all parts of my game are good enough to get to scratch. Just can't put them all together often enough. I also think I put far too much pressure on myself. My best comp golf is played when I've blown my handicap front 9 and just don't really care after that.
 
Most of it and struggling with every part. Standing over the ball not knowing where it's going or to be honest what I'm doing. Hard then to keep a million swing thoughts out of your head which makes the whole situation worse. The annoying thing is there is some good stuff amongst the rubbish. Not sure how to fix the issue other than a lesson. Last week was terrible and this week only marginally better and I'm starting to lose any enjoyment for the game (at least for now)
 
Surely if you asked this question tomorrow, next week, next month etc the answers would all be different??

For me they would. Each round something else is weak, and what was weak before is now pretty solid. I guess consistency is the issue here
 
Mid and long irons. Used to be my driver but sorted that out quite well this season, but such is golf that my irons suffered at the same time.

Hitting plenty at the range to try to sort it out. Need to get more time on the course but PPs are a bit flakey at the mo and not a fan of playing alone.
 
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