Fix one thing and then another thing breaks

[deronsizemore]

Doesn't it always seem like as soon as you get one thing seemingly straightened out, another part of your game falls apart?

I've had one of the best ball striking years of my life but I don't think I've made a putt all year long outside of 4 feet. A couple weeks ago I had a putting epiphany and have since been putting a lot better.

Now, all of a sudden my ball striking has went down the toilet for some reason. All this week I've just felt like I have no idea where my ball is going. Golf just amazes me sometimes that you think you fix one thing and then the other thing that has been working ceases to work. Gotta love this game.

Just in time to play the most difficult course in the state tomorrow in Valhalla. Maybe my game will come around on the range tomorrow before we tee off. lol

[Ty Haegs]

that is really funny as I said the same thing to a gentleman at the range today... though you must be doing something right with a handicap like that.

[etlreams]

Couldn't agree more. The only part of my game that was killing me all summer was putting. 2-3 putt every hole. Ball striking was great and hitting my driver off the tee exceptionally well.

Worked very hard on my putting throughout September and have significantly improved. But....now I've developed a nasty slice off the tee with my driver and 3W. I've never had much of a problem with slicing - but now I'm doing it 75% of the time! Frustrating!

[deronsizemore]

that is really funny as I said the same thing to a gentleman at the range today... though you must be doing something right with a handicap like that.

Well, it's all relative I guess. My bad shots would probably look great to a bogey golfer.

I'm not out there chunking or topping the ball by any means, it's just not going where I'd like it too as consistently as I would like it too. My body just feels out of sync. It happens to everyone I guess, it's just aggravating that it happens as soon as you think you've figured the game out.

[Travtex]

At my level, the same phenom manifests as...

Wedges, short irons, middle irons, hybrids/woods, driver. Pick two.

Currently, short irons and wedges are working pretty well. Before that adjustment, it was driver and wedges. For a while before that it was middle irons and my 3 wood. One day on the course I had to concede that only one club in my bag was hittable and I took on pretty much the entire course with a 5 iron.

The other day, without forewarning, my chips and pitches went to hell.

Maddening game, probably one of the more addictive aspects.

[Dartguy]

So how was Valhalla? Did you get a caddie? Who was it? What did you shoot? Highlights!

[deronsizemore]

So how was Valhalla? Did you get a caddie? Who was it? What did you shoot? Highlights!

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/showthr...075#post376075 Had a forecaddie for the group. Only caught the guys first name which was Dave.

[cirem22]

think we all go thru this. I am golf two ways

1. woods, short game hot / irons horrible

2. irons hot / woods, putting horrible

never can get the two to mesh. but i keep in my mind that ONE day, just ONE day. both will mesh and i will have killer round!

[Dr_Fu_Manchu]

Classic leaky boat...us higher handicaps completely understand. For me it's always between driver and putter. One or the other is on, but never both.

[deronsizemore]

never can get the two to mesh. but i keep in my mind that ONE day, just ONE day. both will mesh and i will have killer round!

Yep. Luckily I've had my ONE day. I just keep hoping I have two or three more. In 22 years of playing I've had a lot good rounds, but only one where every aspect of my game was clicking.