My knee seems to be fine and as soon as I was cleared by the doctor I quickly arranged a game with my Dad. We went to Kirkby golf course and thankfully I had no reaction to playing. My knee seemed to be fine (though it ached the next day, but then so did other parts) and some of the swelling had subsided.
I have been practising with a new grip and it should help me to stabilise the shots I play, I know it will take time to break it in although in the long run I feel this will be worth it.

This time around I think I was subconsciously worried about my knee and for the first nine holes at least I was tentative in my playing. Thankfully Dad eventually stepped in and changed the stance I was using. He got me to line my left foot up with the tee and widen my right foot. It made a huge difference. I even out drove him on one hole and most of my shots from then on soared and went reasonably straight. I managed a 170 yard shot off a 7 iron and that made me happy as I repeated the feat(just to prove it wasn't a fluke). I lost two balls in very bad rough, but managed to find six. My putting eventually improved and for the last four holes I two putted on each,

Dad managed a 78 without his handicap and I managed 102 without my handicap. It may seem a poor score to most people, but to me it is great. It means that I can now continue to play and hopefully improve. I can see where I am going wrong and will endeavour to correct my problems.

Any tips or hints please leave a comment.

cheers

Mike

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