crisis of confidence! how do you get over it?

I've gone through, and to some extent still going through, this and it lasted all last year. Combination of major swing changes plus my general competitiveness didn't help.

It started with my driving going off, which then leaked into my irons, then into my short game. Gradually over a period of months I would stand over any shot and literally not have a clue where the ball was going to end up.

Not a good place to be standing over the ball

A lot of it was to do with too many swing thoughts due to the swing re-build and a general lack of confidence that the swing changes were ever going to settle in.

In the end I had to give up on the swing changes and am working my way back to my 'old' swing, which wasn't perfect but worked. Most of the time.

One of the biggest things that helped, and is helping, is a good pre-shot routine.

I stand behind the ball, have all my practice swings, swing thoughts etc there. When i step in to hitting the ball all I'm thinking only is shot shape and target. That's it. If a swing thought enters my head I step back.

And I do this on the range as well. Believe me it takes practice to get over the ball and not think about your swing. Follow exactly the same routine.

My confidence is improving all the time, my game is gradually improving and my scores are starting to drop again as a result. I'm not back to where I was before all the changes started, but I'm finally going in the right direction and I actually have a positive outlook for the first time in over a year.