Joe,
I've been in a slump for about a month and it hasn't been much fun out there. In fact, I have cancelled some games for the next few days and will try and practice instead in the hopes of finding a solution. I've lost power....am hitting my irons weakly and thin and not making any putts so there's not much joy out there. Hopefully, it's only a phase and will go away as fast as it appeared.
Jerry

Hi Jerry,
Sometimes when we seem to lose power, we try too hard to get it back and we “hit from the top”, which means we not only overswing, but we also use up our wrist action too soon on the downswing. You are doing the right thing by going to the range until you solve your problem. One of the things you can try is a very short backswing, and on the downswing delay your wrist action until the last possible moment before impact. If you can strike the ball solidly every time by doing this, then lengthen your backswing a little at a time until your ball striking begins to suffer, then back off a little and that will be your proper backswing. With proper wrist action your distance should be OK, even if you think your backswing is too short. Watch Dana Quigley, Allen Doyle, and Jim Thorpe, among others, who are very successful with a very short backswing. If you still need more distance, I will need to know what kind of clubs you are using, a modern driver might help. As far as putting goes, many people improve immediately by going to a belly putter, even Michael Campbell did this for the 2005 US Open. Let us know if these things helped.
Joe

What do you say to people who talk while you are putting?

Answer: Don’t let my putting interrupt your conversation, or, Where did you learn to whisper, in a sawmill? These are usually the same people who get disturbed by the uproar of butterflies in the nearby weeds.