My game is currently a great source of frustration. I worked with Brian a few times over the years when I was basically ready to quit, and he got me back on track and enjoying the game again. I've always been a quick learner, but I kept wavering back and forth between extremes of the "Manzella Matrix," so to speak. My first lesson with Brian was basically SD, in order to correct a huge OTT move. But, about a year later, I had really overcooked the SD stuff, and he had to get me using NHA to get the ball in play off the tee. Eventually, all this balanced out, and I was more or less able to correct my swing on my own, to a certain extent.
All in all, I started playing some pretty good golf. I was routinely shooting in the mid 80's, and trending lower. However, there was always an element of my game missing--if the short game was on, I couldn't find the fairway off the tee, and vice versa. I'm sure many of you have been there.
About two years ago, I went back to some older ideas that Brian had initially got me working on. I tried to put all of the junk swing thoughts out of my head, and just think SD. I even watched the video again, and it helped. I started playing some of the best golf of my life, and worked my way down to about a 5. It all culminated in the one round of gold where I broke par!! I was on top of the world, could control my ballflight, and shape it on command. Also, I had picked up distance, and routinely outdrove everyone in my group with a 3 wood, 5 wood, or 3 iron. Literally, I was hitting some drives 320 plus without breaking much of a sweat. I could swing hard without fear of losing it either way,and I found myself routinely shooting in the mid-high 70's, occasionally sniffing close to par every now and then. In short, I was in golfing heaven, and I started to think I might have a legitimate chance of routinely breaking par one day.
THEN..........it all just kind of vanished. I've got too many swing thoughts rattling around in my head, and I can't seem to get back to the simple "step up and hit it" mentality I had when playing my best. I am changing swing thoughts, feels, and motions so much lately that I can't keep track of what/how I'm swinging any more. I feel like I have no ownership of my swing. I've still got most of my distance when I hit it well, but I just can't put a round together to save my life. The last 10 months or so have honestly been the most frustrating of my golfing life. Literally, I've gotten to the point where I just don't keep score any more because it gets too frustrating.
Anyone else been here before?