Brett Viboch - Professional Golfer

It has been a while since my last blog and updated the website. I continued to struggle with my game throughout the spring months and became very frustrated. After a few tournaments with no checks, I decided to step back and reflect on everything in my life. I came to many conclusions but the bottom line was, I had no routines in my life. I was also very stressed financially and was not being efficient with my time. I took the last couple months to make changes to all of this. I moved back home with my parents to save rent money every month. I started working 5-7 afternoons a week between the golf course and Kepler's, and started getting back in the gym and on the golf course more routinely. I felt my overall strength had decreased considerably over the winter/spring months. With the help of my brother Trevor in the gym, I have been able to get into the best "golf shape" of my life. Once that started taking shape, along with having fewer financial burdens, I then attacked the golf. My days have become filled with practice in the morning, followed by a couple hours in the gym, followed by work in the afternoons. Gradually my game started to show signs that it was coming back into form. It didn't all come back over night, but I knew I was starting to feel different on the golf course.
A turning point was my practice round for U.S. Open qualifying. I went out with good friend Elliot Paylor who plays on the Canadian Tour, and his good friend Tony who is an accomplished amateur golfer in his own right, and shot a 5 under, 67. Both Elliot and I are sponsored by Kepler's Golf Repair so there was a lot of pride and bragging rights on the table that day. I have never felt like the underdog before, but I don't think anybody in the shop, including myself, thought I had a chance in hell at beating Elliot. This feeling bugged me a lot and I knew it was time to put an end to my poor play. I went out that round extremely focused and played the most solid round of golf I have played in many months. After that 67, I felt like the old Brett. The last piece of the puzzle was finally settling in on my equipment. I had felt so uncomfortable with all parts of my game for so long this winter/spring, that it seemed like there was no golf club that seemed to be right. After finding a good head/shaft combination in my new driver, and going away from blades for the first time with my irons, I feel like I am back to my old form.
This past Monday I played a Pepsi Tour event at Poppy Ridge Golf Course where conditions were tough and the field was strong. I hit 16 greens in regulation in very windy conditions and was in complete control of my entire game. It was one of those days where I hit a lot of good putts, but they just wouldn't drop. I finished t2 and took home my first check in quite some time. I am excited and confident for my upcoming events and will be updating the site, and blogging more frequently.