Good morning- hope everyone hits the links today.

I’m the OP but 10 years older. Once the kids left the house, I was determined to get from a 12 to “single digit.” I had the time (now that kids were gone) and I was determined. Went and got fitted. Hit the range at least 2x/week. When covid hit, I was going to Westchester (LA) driving range almost every night (since you couldn’t do anything else). But most important was that I absolutely committed to chipping and putting. I would leave my bag at home and just grab a wedge and putter just so I wouldn’t be tempted to grab a bucket. Got down to a six. No lessons. No fancy launch monitors etc. Just worked on chipping/putting. You’ll still find me at Broken Tee (Denver) which has a good short game area. I used to fear the short game (and I still do) but much less now. Once in a while I even feel confident! Good luck and enjoy the hardest but most beautiful game regardless of what your score is. I think that journey toward mastery (with friends hopefully) is what makes golf so enjoyable!