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Newbie here from Kansas City, Missouri.

3 years into my Golf journey and already (unfortunately) on my second swing rebuild.  First due to actually working with a coach and learning proper fundamentals.  Second due to a fairly significant lumbar spine injury.  Dropped from an 18 index down to a 14 in about 6-8 months prior to my injury.  Have rebuilt my swing to be relatively pain free and now just grinding to chase those lower scores.  Scores shot up during the swing overhaul (as expected) but ball striking has dramatically improved in the past 4-6 weeks and now currently playing to a 13.1 index.  Goal is to keep grinding and get down to an 11 index by the fall.

Happy to be here, chime in and chat with some like minded folks


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  On 6/13/2024 at 1:51 PM, MizMaestro said:

3 years into my Golf journey and already (unfortunately) on my second swing rebuild.  First due to actually working with a coach and learning proper fundamentals.  Second due to a fairly significant lumbar spine injury.  Dropped from an 18 index down to a 14 in about 6-8 months prior to my injury.  Have rebuilt my swing to be relatively pain free and now just grinding to chase those lower scores.

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Sorry to hear that, but glad you seem to have found a pain-free path forward. Welcome to the site.

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