Most horribly played round since the FIRST time.

[chiwoojo]

As rainy the weather was today, my game was accordingly gloomy. I played at Meadow Park public golf course in Tacoma, Washington. Playing with my father and my little brother, I was not in contention in their duel for the lower score. Personally, I was really disappointed that I played 40 over. This is the worst since I have picked up the game.

Without any exaggeration, I literally had a shank every 2 or 3 shots. No joking. Usually, at North Shore, where I very often play, I play around 20~25 over. However, recently, even on North Shore, my scores are shooting through the roof. It is a horrible thing to experience. I never had such experience before, and I was wondering if any of you guys had the same experience or even experiencing it your self. Give your 2 cents on the subject.

[Davebud]

Just south of you in Olympia, normally play at Capitol City Golf course. Going to try out Spanaway this spring.

[SilverBullet]

I got the shanks a few months ago, wicked bad. So I took a lesson. Turned out I was ****ing my wrist something awful and never releasing it back to its proper position. So my advice, shell out the 40-50 bucks and take a lesson. Sometimes it is something relatively simple that sneaks into your swing. I blame mine on this stupid medicus I borrowed. Garbage.

I plan to go back in a few weeks to check my progress and address my chipping game (or lack thereof). In any case, keep at it and good luck.

[Loop]

At least, if you're shanking, aim to the left.

[bames]

The EXACT same thing happened to me this spring. I've gone through it a couple of times. Don't worry. What it does is force me to evaluate WHY things are happening instead of WHAT is happening. The results have been that I learned alot about my game and now I'm striking it better than ever, I'm down to about a 12 HCP and improving. Use it as a lesson.

Hit em long and Hit em straight