So, what's holding you back...?

[Prairie Golfer]

not playing for fifteen years
unwillingness to practice
unwillingness to get professional lessons

lack of ambition and desire to improve would be the big one though

[lobsterzilla]

i've lost the feel :x as silly as that sounds. a month ago im averaging 290-305 off the tee and hitting bullets with my irons. I'm in a similar "bad spot" trying not to get frustrated but it's a little disheartening.

[Parker0065]

In short,,,lol,,,It's my short game!

I'm a 3 handicap and I average 13-14 greens in regulation per round. My biggest weakness is my chipping followed second by my lag putting!

[tm22721]

What's holding me back is that I have 48 different swings and I never know which one will show up.

[Jcp907]

I have four ways that I miss the ball.

Hit it fat-this one hurts my right wrist and is typically caused by not shifting my weight to my left leg on the downswing

Top it or shank it-this ball will also usually go left and as best I can tell is caused by sliding my hips or not having my clubface even remotely square, and occurs when I am tired

Hard slice to the right-this is the one that loses balls-This is my power fade, where I am not starting with my hips.

Pull it left. I think this is an alignment issue as the ball goes straight, with a low ball flight, but is left of what I thought my target was. Usually, I see my feet, and they are lined up inline with the ball flight, so this is a setup issue, with a properly hit ball...This is the one that happens when I am frustrated and not taking the time to setup because of all the thoughts that enter my mind during setup.

At any rate, when I concentrate on fixing one of the issues, it works, say 25% of the time and I have an excellent shot! The other 75% of the time, one of the other faults shows up.

I usually putt 32-36 putts per 18. Not ideal, but when I have 7-14 penalty strokes for OB or water hazards, it's tough to do anything else right with the frustration that is felt.

[Felenah]

Hitting fairways would be my issues as of late. I know if I could hit more fairways I would save many strokes. So I've dropped down to a two, three, or four iron off the tee depending on how my confidence is flowing that day.

[GaijinGolfer]

For me its consistency. Some days I could par any course in the world and other days youd swear Id just started playing golf.

[ItsAllRelative]

definitely the mental game. it takes me 3 or 4 holes to get relaxed enough to play good golf sometimes. yesterday i had a horrible front nine, couldn't get going at all. turned and shot +5 on the back. go figure.

[OnePutt]

For me, its something different every time. Overall, I think it's a matter of taking my time before the shot. Whether I'm trying to drive straight (take my time and hit one 75%) or hit a wedge to the pin (examine the lie and take some perfect practice swings) or even a 15 foot putt (line it up, read fall line, practice swings) a little extra pause would definitely help.

[chrstianrockboy]

I just try to crush it everytime i have a fairway in front of me, and end up overswinging.  My putting isn't good, average around 40 a round.  Chipping and pitching is weak. The only good thing is that im getting stronger and better. Driver distance is about 230-240.  Most of my score comes from 2-3 bad holes a round, and shortgame.

[PA Golf Info]

Biggest thing for me is to slow down my game and play normal ready golf and not speed golf.  I feel sometimes I jump out of the cart grab a club and swing without getting a good read on the shot before I take it.

[Strandly]

What's holding me back is that I have 48 different swings and I never know which one will show up.

Haha!

+1

[WilsonWedgeMan]

time and money..being retired I have more of one than the other, but both are pulled in a 1000 different directions.......