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How to get out of a major slump

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mdl Great Member

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I just attack the range when this happens to me. A camera really helps here. Check the basics as Yukari points out, then film a few swings. If everything looks pretty good then I just hit 200-300 balls until the "feel" comes back.

Matt

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Yukari Great Member

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Huh??? What fat girl???

Anyway, in contrast to some on this forum, I am against taking a break when you are in a slump. It just avoids the underlying issue. When I am in a slump, I want to know why so that I can get out of it faster next time around. That is why I go to a range and check the basics. It's always something small that causes break down in your swing. Sometimes my stance tends to get open without me realizing it. Other times, it is lack of full shoulder turn on the back swing.

Having worked through the slump many times, now I know what to look for as same faults tend to creep in when my swing goes out of whack. To paraphrase from another subject... those who do not learn from history will surely repeat it.

Don

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Huh??? What fat girl???

Some people's slumps are due to have too many swing thoughts in there head. This is where a break comes in. I always find that my slumps come when I am working on different things and I get too much stuff in my head at one time and it takes the "swing" out of my swing. Everything becomes too technical and, for me personally, a break is one of the best cures.

Also, some people just need a mental break...there is really nothing the range or cameras will do for this.

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Saig55 Well Established Member

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Well, I can relate. I am in a funk with the driver. I'm playing military golf, right, then left, then right. I think it is what TN94z said. I've got too much going on in an otherwise empty head. I'm about to take a break then I will get some lessons to have something to work on over the winter.

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Danattherock Great Member

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OK guys here goes.....

Take a month or two off. Read up on some golf books and be a student of the game. Work on your putting stroke. Chipping perhaps. Spend time with your daughters. Let some of the muscle memory go away. Then start back fresh. Best thing that ever happened to my golf game. Mine was forced by a rotator cuff strain, but the end result was the same. I stepped back, took a look at things, read and learned, and when I went back to playing it was better than ever. -Dan

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