Well the golf season is slowing working its way to an end for me. I live in the southern VA area and we are getting the occasional 60* day still but the season is basically over. Normally the onset of cold weather has me feeling a little down and restless because I can’t play golf nearly as often as I would like and although this is the first season that I have dedicated to really trying to improve and become a steward of the game I am really looking forward to the winter months. Because of the Rotary Swing site I have learned more about golf, and not just the swing, in the last 8 months than I have in the last 20 years, especially the importance of being in good “golf shape”.
This winter is going to be one of the most exciting for me because I am really dedicating a lot of time, energy, and resources to improving my overall game and to make a run at playing in the state of Virginia’s qualifying for local and US amateur events next year. To accomplish this I have to get my handicap down another 4 points by May of next year and I am confident that I can do it…especially if Chuck ever gets in gear with this 2.0 stuff 
So to start things off I have signed on with a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) certified trainer to get an evaluation and a golf specific workout. Because of the RS site I have come to realize how important it is to not just be in good physical shape but you have to be in good “golf shape” and although I feel like I am in awesome shape I have come to find out that I am in HORRIBLE golf shape. I have extremely limited range of motion in my upper core area and my shoulders and really tight leg muscles (calf and hamstrings). This comes from years of pumping iron and not stretching!
So for the first time ever I am not down about the arrival of the cold weather or lost about what to do with my new found time, for me this will not be a winter of discontent. It will be an exciting winter as I challenge and push myself to take this next step in this wonderful journey of mine.
Well, time to check my inbox…my TPI workout should be ready any moment now and I cannot wait to start! God I love this game!
MATHEW 17:20 “…if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Good for you. The off-season can be a time of excitement, and if one has the right plan, great improvement can occur. My TPI trainer acquaintence, says we should be able to gain 30 yards! Ten yards from doing the correct golf specific workout, ten yards from properly fitted equipment and 10 yards from getting the club on plane and making good contact. I am committed to all three aspects.
Please keep us posted on the workouts and your progress.
Southern VA doesn’t get any colder than here in Eastern NC. About the only days I miss playing are when it’s under 45* and the wind is blowing.
Wimp…..or is it wedge?
Heck, if it climbs to 45* in late January, here in NJ, we scramble to find a SS shirt!