Back to rhythm and trust

In December, I wrote about rhythm and said that it would be a focus for the next few rounds. Clearly, I forgot my own advice.

Recently, technical thoughts, mostly to do with arm and chest connection and downswing sequencing ideas, the ones I've been espousing lately, have been intruding on my game. I need to address this quickly.

As far as I'm aware, my set up, my shoulder alignment in particular, is OK. Assuming I don't start hitting from the top, as per 90 percent of golfers, I should be able to hit a reasonably straight ball. Why then am I so preoccupied with these mechanical thoughts about backswing and downswing? Why can't I trust my swing?

This is the 64 thousand dollar question. And the answer has to be suck it and see. That is, give over thinking about my swing, concentrate on rhythm and let the results tell me what to do differently, if anything.

So easy. Nup, so hard, for someone steeping in the mechanics of the golf swing.

Anyway, I can't play any worse that I have the last couple of weeks - er, that remains to be seen. But I do know that I need to find some rhythm and some trust.