So Here's My Dilemma

[Jim Ludden]

I agree, don't take advise from someone on the range, instructor or not. Unless he's giving lessons he/she will know the tip will screw you up more than help every time. If it makes sense to you schedule a lesson and try him/her out. As far as posting goes, if you play a round post, the Good, the Bad, the Ugly. That's why it's called a handicap. When/if someone every calls you a sandbagger and you say "I post every round" you can feel good about yourself and screw them.

[montru]

Originally Posted by ejimsmith

i agree with this.  i had the same problem:  i got myself down into the 10's and could feel single digits coming.  i felt i knew where my weakness was and started reading and working on a swing change to fix it (i thought my grip too strong and causing occasional hooks).  i didn't like the change at all, but kept at it at the range, figuring i'd get the hang of it.   my scores went up, and yep, my ego got the best of me and i didn't want to start posting those high scores as i didn't want my handicap to go up, only for it to drop again once i got the hang of my changes.   but here i am, almost 2 months later, and i've gotten more comfortable now, but not back to where i was.   *and* i'm getting my a** kicked at my tourneys and my typical 4-some bettings because i'm shooting way above my handicap.   i'm even a bit embarassed because i feel like i can't say i'm a 10 when i'm playing like a 20.  i should've posted those scores to let my handicap correct itself...

I could hvae wrote this post myself lol. I decided to not play for the month of Feb, I've got a lot of work to do this month, as well as my work I am painting my house (exterior) and doing some yard work, so it's a good excuse to give it a rest.

I was at a Golfsmith store in Sarasota today and walked by the simulators, I couldn't resist it, I grabbed a Mizuno MP2 6i and it really felt good, it felt like I was hitting the center of the clubface and compressing the ball. I'll wait until the end of the month and go out and "kill em"!!