It’s been a rough couple of weeks. Not so much with respect to golf. It’s one of those times when “real life” interrupts dreams. Nothing drastic, just a tight deadline at work that led to a good deal of stress.

It’s interesting that I really didn’t work much more than the normal number of hours, but the constant stress just turned me into a lump of worn out couch potato. It’s amazing how much fatigue can come from a mental drain.

Well, all that is behind me now, so it’s back to work (the golf kind).

I managed to get in a few range sessions and a couple of rounds on the weekends. The weather has been uncooperative as well, bringing rain at all the wrong times (like right now, when I’m really itching to play).

Short game and putting need more refinement, but that’s pretty much always the case. I’ve been having some trouble with my finesse wedges, as well. I’m not quite sure what’s going wrong, but on some shots, all is well. On others, the top of my back swing feels all wrong. When that happens, the result is usually a big pull to the left. I’m getting that with my iron play also, but not as much anymore.

I was having some serious trouble with my driver recently, but I broke it out for 10 to 15 shots at the range yesterday and I was hitting it quite well. So, either I fixed the problem, or my reduced golf time over the last couple of weeks rebooted me and I’m good to go now.

I’m starting to hit everything better. I think it’s just about time to get back on video and see where I’m progressing with the one-plane swing. I feel like I’ve eliminated some of the hip slide I was experiencing, but I’m sure I’m stuck in a “feel versus real” situation where I’ve only slightly improved even though it feels like a big change. I’ll need to keep on top of that to make sure I’m emphasizing by hip turn and getting rid of the slide.

I had a bit of a sinking feeling when I got out of my car at work early this week and suddenly my back was in pain, just like when I was rehabbing a herniated disk. I immediately renewed my commitment to my back strengthening and overall fitness program, despite my stress-induced couch potatoism. Within a few days, I felt pretty decent again, up to the point where I was able to have a great range session on Saturday.

I’ve always been intrigued with the idea that stress and other strong emotions can cause physical pain. I wonder if it was a coincidence that this episode happened during the height of my stress at work, right when I got out of my car to face a day that I didn’t really want to face. Hmmmm….

Either way, I feel a lot better now, and my renewed discipline in getting my workouts in can only help.

I had a great workout this morning, and it looks like the day is going to be a washout, so I think I’ll just relax and get ready for a long vacation (more on that later). Hopefully it’s sunny wherever you are.

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