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eltigre-21 Established Member

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i have been sick for about a week now and havnt played golf for about two weeks because of it. this is not like me i usually play about two times per week and go to the range twice. so i went out to play yesterday and i thought everything would be fine and it wasnt..i couldnt make good contact with the irons, my putting was a little off, i fixed my drive a few holes in and my short game was still fine. but it wasnt as fun as it usually is when i play good. looks like its back to the range for me to work on everything and tips for playing again after not playing

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Good luck. Im sure using MP32s is not helping any right now. When I played forged MBs I couldn't take more than a week or two off without some sort of issues.

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I don't know how old you are, but being sick for a week can have a toll on the body. You probably aren't %100 just yet.

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goblue107501 Great Member

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I sympathize with the being sick part and agree with the other poster that it could be your body isn't quite at 100%. I don't play very much at all, so I know about the layoffs. My advise is when you go to to the range, hit everything like a 3/4 knock-down shot until you feel yourself back in the groove. For me, it helps me focus on a solid downswing and contact. once you feel you are making good contact, then move up to the full swings. It shouldn't take that long to get it back. The last time I played I had taken 2 months off. It took me about 20-25 balls on the range to figure it out. You might just be trying too hard and/or tying to do too much when your body isn't ready.

I will judge my rounds much more by the quality of my best shots than the acceptability of my worse ones.

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zrlaegel Well Established Member

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its happened to every one once you go thru a couple of buckets youll have it right back

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man that sucks, i feel you, and playing blades? i was horribly sick in august when school started and spent almost a week in the hospital. when i recovered and went out, it took me about a week to hit my blades again. good luck!
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ks8829 Great Member

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Think of it as an advantage when you want to try a new swing thought. When ever I lay off and do not play for a while, my weak hand, left hand or leading hand for right handers needs to be build up to hold the club while swinging, so I try to build the strength back up.

I also start with chipping and wedge practice to get my tempo back along with building muscle memory. I go out and hit PW on grass to build up the swing and my confidence.

I try to be realistic about my expectation after laying off and know that you will be off in your game and it only takes time and practice to get back to form.

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Ash1974 Dedicated Member

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Mate I have played golf about 3 times in nearly 2 months due to a back/rib injury (see pain in ribs post) and I shot about 10 shots over my handicap on my return after 6 weeks out, every club in my bag was off, next round was better only 3 shots off my handicap but still every club in my bag had issues, I just put it down to not hitting a ball for 6 weeks and the fact I am using new irons.
I am having my 1st mid week practice session in 2 months tomorrow to work on the new irons and get my driver back to what it was b4 the injury.

It is like any sport, you don't practice or play, you cant expect to play the same each week

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At least you don't have to completely stop because of the winter. I won't play a round of golf again until late March.
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