Michael Sims is determined to get back on track after missing the last two cuts on the Nationwide Tour.

The Island’s only Tour pro has been forced into some soul searching following a disappointing string of performances stretching back to late February.

A triple bogey on the back nine cost him a chance of making the cut at last month’s $500,000 Chitimacha Louisiana Open.

And a string of bogeys left him a long way out of contention at the next tour event, the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championships in California.

But after making adjustments to his swing and spending extra time on the course, Sims says he’s beginning to feel the confidence that earned him his biggest pay days of the season earlier this year in Australia and Colombia.

“These are the times when you just have to stick around and kind of hang in there. Obviously I’ve had a few disappointments and haven’t been hitting the ball well or putting that well either,” he lamented.

“So I guess you can say that everything has been kind of off for me . . . I’ve have been pretty down with the way I have been playing.”

Sims’ bid to make a second Nationwide cut of the season came undone at the 13th hole in Louisiana where he triple bogeyed and ultimately fell off the pace during his first tournament on American soil for the year.

“That was painful. I was near the magic number to make the cut, but missed it because of one hole. I hit a wayward shot off the tee,” the 2005 Bermuda Open champion recalled.

In the space of just a month Sims’ chequered record has demonstrated just how difficult and unpredictable life can be while competing against some of the game’s best players.

Last February the Belmont Hills pro seemed to be on top of the world after earning a first pay day on the Nationwide Tour and then went one better with a top-five finish at the Colombia Masters in Bogota.

But his game has been in free fall since, forcing him to re-evaluate and look deep within ahead of this week’s $600,000 South Georgia Classic at the Jennings Mill Country Club in Athens, Georgia.

“I’ve been hitting a lot of balls lately and just really looking forward to getting going again. I’ve also had extra lessons and watched videos and worked very hard on my game,” said Sims, who hopes to rebound in a big way at this week’s tournament.

“I think I’m heading in the right direction and really looking forward to this week. I’m doing great and feeling much better, and now it’s time to get things going again.”