I have now learned the hard way that taking off anymore than one or two days is definitely not a good idea for me.  I took off 6 days over Thanksgiving break and went back to Virginia to spend time with family.  After living in Florida, I about froze to death.  The last few days weren’t bad, but when I got there it was in the 30′s.

My short game was affected the most.  I lost a little touch around the greens and have some inconsistent contact.  I just feel uncomfortable with a club in my hand.

Today we worked a little more on my driver, and the results were really good.  I am holding my shoulders back and swinging my arms down in front of me on the downswing.  I was releasing the club well today and it produced some very solid drives and a little more club head speed.

Another thing we worked on today was trying to get more load into my right side (or in my case getting just any load would be an improvement) and to limit my hip turn on the back swing.  When I don’t get to my right side and turn my hips way too much it gets me way out in front of the ball which I have been fighting for a while.  It didn’t really click today, but I will be working on it.  Hopefully when I get it right it should add some more distance and sync up my swing better for more consistency.

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.