Gave up the game tad over two years ago out of frustration, had been stuck on the same handicap for years and wasn't doing anything about it. About six months later I started logging into internet golf forums and came across Manzella on FGI. His talk of mashing the ball hit the right note. I'd always hit it best shots when trying to keep the ball under an obstruction, punching down and through the ball. My normal full swing lacked even a portion of that powerfull feeling. Started to work on my swing and eventually got the itch to test myself out on the course. Now I mostly lurk here and sometimes at Brian's site.
Went out for my first round in four months a few days ago. Had been doing some mirror work and other indoor drills during the interval. Ended up with 3 over. Even better, I wasn't searching for a swing, I knew exactly what I wanted to be doing, even after such a long break. Thanks TGM and big thanks to Yoda et al
