Friend is in the ambulance - toe problem

[cometgolfer]

OK - I sort of hate to do this, cause I feel like the guy that calls into The Golf Channel Academy Live and asks the guest instructor to cure some particular fault even though that instructor has never seen his swing (of course that guest instructor will confidently prescribe some drill and send the "student" on his way).

But.............. I'm going to throw it out there anyway. I have a friend (a hell of a player - won a ton of high level tournaments last year, hits it solid and long) who I'm confident would be called a hitter. After a 2 week layoff we played in our usual group over the New Year weekend. For 3 straight rounds he couldn't hit if anywhere but on the toe - and not marginally on the toe - but wayyyyyyyy out there. No matter what he tried (before, during, or after the round), he simply can't find the sweetspot.

So - any suggestions on what a hitter could be doing to suddenly have impact occur only on the toe? He's tried standing closer (among other things) with no luck at all. My TGM focus has been on swinging and it's frustrating to not be able to provide more TGM based direction on how to fix his problem. Any inputs are appreciated.