Right Now

Having had a background where I was playing pretty consistently in the high 70's, I have regressed. I'm sure that my golf atrophy is pretty normal for a guy who moved away from the golf capital of the world into the rainy northwest to have 4 kids and work a busy ministry job.

Right now to be honest:
I am out of shape. I used to be the skinny guy. The "oh my gosh you are so thin and you never gain a pound no matter how much you eat, I am so jealous" guy. When I worked at the course when I was in college, they had to special order me a pair of size 30 waist shorts, because they only came in 32's and up and the people in the golf shop said they looked too baggy on me.
I have never been in good shape. I was the 90lb weakling, and now am the incredible expanding man.
I want to be in shape, I just have trouble liking the diets and exercise options that are available to me.
One goal is to get in better shape. I am going to create an incentive program for each weight milestone that I can get past. I don't just want to lose weight though. I want to be stronger. I have never felt strong, and I don't have any thoughts or dreams of starring in an action movie with my shirt off, but I want to be strong so that I not only hit the ball farther, but also so I can avoid injury. Right now, my back hurts and I have a pulled muscle in my side. I am sure that exercising and getting stronger would really help this issue.
I am currently on an anti-depressant that caused me to gain 15 pounds extremely quickly. Nice job anti depressant! Way to make me feel less depressed. Now I'm still depressed, but I am also pushing the obesity boundaries.

My game is pretty weak.
When I practice on a regular basis, I can slap some band-aids on my swing and get it around the course pretty good. But my driving is inconsistent. My irons are solid but also all over the place. My short game is as sharp as ever though. My putting has never been better. I actually get excited on the green whether I have a 50 footer or a difficult 5 footer.

My Swing has a couple of issues.
When I played a lot in college, I was a hooker. My misses were always hooks, and I had a difficult time curving the ball to the right.
Right now, my misses are either big pulls or slices. My swing has now become an out to in move that I am not thrilled with. Part of me wonders if this is due to my body change, but whatever it is, it has hung on for a few years.

My equipment is solid but as my game progresses I will make some changes.
Driver 9.5 deg Taylormade Burner TP with a Prolaunch Red Stiff Shaft
My FW Woods are Taylormade V-Steel 3 and 5 woods
My Irons are Titleist 704cb's with stiff dynalite gold shafts.
My Wedges are Titleist Vokey's 200 series
My Putter is a Brad Butler Overspin 2.

There is nothing wrong with any of the clubs in my bag. I am putting well and therefore am not worried about my putter too much. (although I am tinkering with an older putter trying to make it a bit better.)
I love vokey wedges. My 60 deg is pretty new, They are all in good shape.
My Irons have such a good and solid feel. I love the look sound and feel of these things.
My FW woods are very solid feeling.

My Tinkers
I am going to get in better shape. Stronger and leaner.
I am going to get my swing shortened and more inside to out.
Though my equipment is solid, I am always messing around with stuff and dying to play the latest technology. I am looking into getting a FW wood that I like to hit off of the tee more or possibly a hybrid to hit off of the tee. I am messing around with my putter. The Brad Butler Putter is the best putter I have ever used. The only thing I would change is that there is no real alignment device on the putter. I am tinkering around with a couple of things in the garage.

Do I have a goal for all of this?
Not really. Besides getting better, playing better and having more fun. I also would like to pass the PAT one day (Players Aptitude Test). I is being held in June and August at the two courses I have played the most in my life. I may give it a shot if I start feeling like my game is in the right direction.

Anyway, that's where I'm at now. More to come on these topics soon.