There are few feelings as gratifying as hitting a groove.

Any current or former athlete can attest to that statement.

Now that I’m out of my truly competitive days as an athlete — weekly trips to play disc golf notwithstanding — I try to find my rhythm other places. Recently, that spot has been in front of my computer at the Athens Banner-Herald.

When I moved to Georgia, I temporarily struggled with the idea of being on desk full-time. As I stated before, I loved every aspect of beat writing — from the chase to the break and everywhere in between — so it took me a few weeks to settle down.

Once I developed my own style of how I wanted the section to look, things took off. I felt more comfortable on deadline, pushed the envelope (or what I would call pushing the envelope) with my designs and got craftier with headlines.

Then I hit ‘the zone’ two weeks ago. Everything just clicked.

Here are a few of the designs I churned out. I’m proud of them all.

Go ahead and follow me on Twitter while you’re at it.