garyt1957 God, how I feel your pain. This year, thus far, has been a total disaster ..... I feel like giving up and saying "OK golf, you win. I'll give up & find another sport if you'll just stop tormenting me".
From round-to-round, hole-to-hole, and shot-to-shot this year has been a 100% crap-shoot. I feel zero confidence standing over any shot, I totally lack athleticism, I feel good about crappy shots that I would have laughed at last year. I'm as likely to scuff my tee shot 50 yds as I am to get it airborne. I have my best success using an arms-only flaying type swing, the more I try to swing the way I thought I knew how to, the worse the result.
Yes, I'm a year older (71) & I know I've been making more & more concessions to age but this has gotten to the point where I frequently stop keeping score just to avoid keeping track of nasty numbers. I'd be happy to get consistent solid contact and at least airmail the ball somewhere .... score be damned. I used to play against bogey golf, now that's just a dream ..... I feel like a beginner.
Right now the game is cruel, damn cruel and I'm just not enjoying it. I know that I'm not the best player in our 8-man group but my pride will not let me be the worst.