Kbeery

Hey guys, new to the forum but visit frequently. I am also a fairly new golfer (about 1 year in) and I go through the most inconsistent phases. I genuinely love the game but I don't know if I've had more of a love/hate relationship in my life. I recently (about a month ago) broke 100 for the first time and I was ecstatic. I was happy with the majority of my game and felt like I only needed to tweak a few things to hit the next tier. Well, I was wrong. I have gotten so much worse since then and I just can't understand why. I have had multiple chip ins and an eagle from 100 yards which gave me the biggest natural high imagine able. Since then it has been the complete opposite. I try to take tips from my low handicap friends like grip changes and foot position, but I can't make anything work. Driver: I have never been consistent with my driver but my bad hits usually just meant a bad slice. Now I literally can't hit this club. When I swing my driver the ball does not get airborne and just rolls out in front of me. Ball position is inside my right heel (im a lefty) and I take a very wide and slow back swing, something happens in my down swing that does not allow me to hit the ball square on the face. Woods: I recently switched to my 3 wood off the tee and was hitting it very straight in the 230-240 yard range. I am now experiencing the same result as my driver. Irons: My wedges are ok, I can usually make good contact and get good ball flight. The best part of my game is from about 100 yards, I have been consistently hitting greens from that distance. Anything 7 iron and beyond though is tragic. If I do hit the ball in the air I have a low ball flight and not very much distance. 5 iron and beyond is even worse usually resulting in ground balls (which I've learned to accept as long as they stay on the fairway). I I actually just left the range but did not take any videos..I will try to get some the next time I go. I have so many thoughts when I walk up to the ball..get comfortable, head down, slow backswing and weight shift. I feel like it's too much to process and it's hard to focus on the things I do right when I do so many things wrong. I played with some guys from work a few days ago and was so embarassed I wanted to give up. I hit a bad tee shot, take a drop and hit a ground ball. I love the game and want to get better, but getting worse every time I swing a club has to end at some point...right?! Ive ve had some miraculous golf shots and they gave me so much confidence and I feel like a switch was flipped to forget everything I've learned. I play quite frequently with hope that something changes, maybe it will turn around soon with some guideance. If anyone has some advice or needs a little more information before I can get a video I will be more than happy to provide it! Thanks!!