As my loyal readers (all 5 of you) know, my golf game fell apart a while back. I lost my swing and tried just about everything to find it again, I even put my swing's picture on a milk carton...

but with no luck.
It was miserable. I was never a long hitter, but from consistent 230-yard drives and comfortable 150-yard six irons , I fell all the way to the point where I could hardly hit anything 150.

I basically quit playing for almost 2 years. But knowing I was going on a golf trip last week, I worked pretty hard for about 3 weeks. I improved enough to get by. My 100-yard club improved from a 7-iron to a 9, and my 150-yard club improved from a 3-wood to a 4-iron. Not good, but at least I could get around a course.

Then yesterday evening- my first Tuesday with no scheduled softball since pre-Derby- I wandered over to the shag field at Seneca and hit a few balls. I don't precisely know what I changed, but I made some incredible improvements on my distance.
My first dozen or so balls were not hit particularly well at all, then I suddenly started hitting them longer and reasonably straight. I hit my 6, 7, and 8 irons, and found I had suddenly added about 30 yards to the distance of each.

Now I guess I'm ready for winter and the loss of my swing again.