Following on from my tale of woe yesterday, I'm afraid things haven't improved and for the first time in ages I didn't even have the inclination to play, much less enter the monthly stableford. I'm beginning to get caught in a circle. I love the game and so want to play. I then have a poor round. I can't find a cure on the range. I'm not keen to get a lesson as I want to move away from too much practicing (I hit way too many balls in the Summer of 2008 looking for a perfect, repeatable swing and spent too much time focused on the short game last year). I try to go out and just play but then hack it around again and so the circle remains unbroken.
I went to the range this morning, as much in desperation and hope, and although there were some good shots, for the most part it was more of the same. There are way too many moving parts and it's a million miles away from how I hit it on the range over Easter which I thought would have least stayed with me for one round.
I don't know the answer. If I don't play I regret it, especially when the weather is as good as it has been. If I practice, I get frustrated because I'm not hitting it well. If I play I'm still swinging badly. Problems, problems.
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Hey Homer, sorry to hear you are having a rough time of it. The way I see it you can play and beat this game. Go through SS2 and find your best round and try to remember the shots you played. Better yet go through the hole by hole analysis and piece together the best round you have hit based on your lowest scores and try to remember how you played each hole. Savour the memories of those cracking drives, wonderful approaches , brilliant chips and fantastic putts.
ReplyDeletePersonally I wonder whether your thinking of your lack of turn and therefore telling your subconscious repeatedly all the bad shots you have played. I haven't hit anywhere near as many good shots as you but I prize each one and carve out a very special memory. In Your 15th Club Rotella talks about feeding your subconscious a steady stream of positive golf thoughts of reinforcing the memory of every good shot you hit. He advocates getting a journal/diary and writing down every good shot you hit and spending some time every night visualising those great shots. Praising yourself when you hit a good shot on the course rather than thinkng it's about time.
I haven't been doing it long enough to know if it makes a huge difference but it is definitely keeping me upbeat and in the right frame of mind. I know there's a single figure golfer in there you just need to believe in him. Don't worry about your mechanics at the moment. You'll miss your share of fairways and greens if there's one thing watching The Masters at Augusta told me is that the pros are far from perfect but boy do they know how to score. And so do you, your best rounds prove that. Don't lose faith, have some fun in practice with your wedges and putter and go get 'em! I believe and so should you.
>You'll miss your share of fairways and greens if there's one thing watching The Masters at Augusta told me is that the pros are far from perfect
ReplyDeleteGood point - that gave me encouragement! Their driving was distinctly average (I thought) but their iron shots were good enough to get them out of a fix.
Simon
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