I have played a lot in the last two years and have been playing well and scoring better than I have in a long time, albeit from shorter tees, but took the two years prior off. I had been shooting within a stroke or two of 80 for so long it made me sick. I could not get the ball in the hole. I fished for muskies instead. It helped immensely. I came back, start playing with my Wife and Daughter as she was now older, worked on my putting, and I am the better player for it. I probably could have improved my scoring by practicing putting, but the time away helped. And I met some nice people fishing and caught a few fish, one pretty nice one. Kevin