[THuckaby2]

Surprisingly Stettner is the only one who picked up on Bob's hidden meaning - Sorry to out you Bob.  Clearly Huckaby is on his way to a match against you and hearing about this slump, he will feel more guilty than usual and give you even more strokes.  I can feel Huckaby's wallet lightening all the way across the country.  

There are two problems with this (for me):

a) I have played enough with Mr. Huntley to know that if ever there were a master of winning matches in the first tee negotiations, it is he; and
b) even knowing that, I fall for it every time.

So yes, a match is in order, and the betting man would have to be that if my wallet opens, it's only to remove the proper bills to pay Mr. Huntley!

It's also the least I can do, given that in one of our last games together, a complete gag after taking him as my wolf partner cost us BOTH quite a bit...  

Bob - re your slump - lots of wisdom up above and I sure have nothing to add other than I follow the "play your way out of it" school.  That 79 at CP shows there's nothing wrong with the swing... the golf gods are just messing with you right now!

TH

[Mike Hendren]

Bob,  

Do not listen to the advice of these hacks.  Instead, heed the words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Mike
Ripley High School
1976

[Lou_Duran]

"Mike
Ripley High School
1976"

Mike-

Does this mean what I think it means?  If so, now I am really depressed.

Lou
New Riegel High
1970 (and 4th grade was really, really hard)

P.S.- get off this philosophical stuff; one pollyannaish resident on this site is more than sufficient, and he not only has been here longer, he is also much better published.

[RJ_Daley]

I'd have to agree that massive buckets on the range is not what you should do.  During a slump, I also can go to the range and hit good shots where I can work the ball, almost at will.  But, it never translates to the next round.  I think it is because repetition at the range leads to grooving the swing immediately.  But, when you get on the course, too many thoughts enter your head between walking to next shot and you botch the swing.  That is why, if you just throw another ball down for giggles and grins, you always hit your second shot the way you want.  I agree with the fellows that say, go out to a course of no personal significance, with no goals, no pencil and card, no expectations, and maybe even half in the bag.  For me personally, my best rounds came twice this year when I was so dog tired from lack of sleep that I told my playing companions I wasn't even sure if I'd make all 18 holes...

[Dan Kelly]

I got my favorite putting thought, which always loosens me up, from (I think) John Maynard Keynes: "In the long run, we're all dead."

Try it! Knocks the tension right out of a body.

Might work on full shots, too, for you. (When I try it, to loosen my upper body, I tend to loosen my grip, too, to such an extent that I'm lucky to hang on to the club!)

One other suggestion: Throw a bunch of clubs out of your bag. It's always more fun to play with fewer -- and kinder to your body, too.

[Mike Hendren]

Lou,

He's not BETTER published - merely more FREQUENTLY published!

I remember that poem from high school, hence the postscript.  Never discount the quality of public education in small-town America, even in a state where the motto is "Thank goodness for Mississiippi or we'd be last in everything." (Apologies to Neal Meagher).  

Beer, booze, sex for kicks - we're the Class of 76!

Regards,

Mike

[John Foley]

Been there, still there and may never get out of there.

Played a few weeks ago in Hilton Head and barely broke 100. W/ my index at 10.4 for the trip, lets just say my partner wasn't too happy and after the fact mcuh poorer!

Went back to the range and quickly realized that  ain't going to help. Plan to walk 18 next week w/ about 6 clubs on an empty course in about 40 degrees and some wind.

That should help clear the mind.

[Lou_Duran]

John-

Thanks for sharing.  I feel much better.  For well over a year now, since Barona, I thought that maybe it was the company.  

All kidding aside, the best way to overcome a slump is to change things-up.  This can mean playing more, practicing more or less. taking some time-off if the game is not enjoyable, resolving other issues in one's life, getting new equipment, or joining a new club.  Sometimes we get a tad stale and it is only human to seek comfort in the familiar.  Not that I have any hard-to-break habits.

[John Foley]

Lou,

It  is truly amazing how confounding this game is. Early this year I had some of the best streaches of golf I have ever played and at other times I've hit so badly it would appear that I'd never played the game.

Maybe I should have been watching you hit the ball a little more rather than searching for my ball in the hinterlands of Barona!

No more scorecard golf for a awhile thats for sure.

One other tip, don't let anyone ever change your grip, no matter how bad it is!

[Neal_Meagher]

No apology needed, Mike.

But I do want to point out that, while we learned early on how to spell Mississippi, (note the correct number of "i's"), we had a devil of a time spelling Teenessse.

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