golf is tough

[golfinseb]

Ugh, I sometimes get annoyed at this game. I can't seem to break 80. Been getting dangerously close lately but I can't seem to do it. Sure I can do it when par is below 71 and/or the yardage is below 6000, but other than that I find this game tough. I think I need to play the forward tees once just so I can do it. Thats the end of my rant.

[Samick]

Ugh, I sometimes get annoyed at this game. I can't seem to break 80. Been getting dangerously close lately but I can't seem to do it. Sure I can do it when par is below 71 and/or the yardage is below 6000, but other than that I find this game tough. I think I need to play the forward tees once just so I can do it. Thats the end of my rant.

I'll give you a great tip after the round Sunday! :D

[golfinseb]

sounds good to me. Hopefully GL will be the place I break 80 at :)

[Heits]

So why can't you?
Is it the three-putt(s) that you get during your round?
Is it the lost ball in a hazard that costs you a stroke?
Is it the errant tee shot into OB or somewhere (rough) that costs you a stroke?
Are you missing greens and can't get up and down?

If you can narrow down the one or two things that more often or not adds your strokes... try and eliminate them and I think you'll be surprised. But it's definately one thing... not easy ;)

[golfinseb]

More often than not its a lost ball in a hazard or an errant tee shot. I keep track of my putting and short game stats and they are not to bad. Up and downs could be better but they are not poor enoug to keep me from breaking 80.

This is the main reason why length can be a killer to me.

[Heits]

Now I can't exactly relate since length isn't really an issue to me... but with my game I find that's one of my problems as well.

How to reduce those errors? I find trying to identify the hazards/bad spots and find the safe zones on each tee shot helps. Even if it's in the rough, if you can get it out where you have a chance at the green you'll be better off.

At this point in my game, where I want to score decently but don't play enough to really take chances... I really think about that in my pre-shot, opposed to how i see the ball shaped.

[golfinseb]

Length isn't the challenge for me as much as direction. I'm just not that confident in my swing to hit the ball that well every time. Actually I sometimes look at it this way, I hit my driver a long way, but that means I can go that much further into trouble. I don't swing out of my boots on tee shots and yet I still hit the ball decently long. Its those odd hooks that get me, or the odd slice where I overcompensate.

I need to get past the mental barrier in shooting a low round. Yesterday I was on pace to shoot a decently low round for me and went 7 over in the final 4 holes, wound up with an 87. This was on a 6470yd slope 127 course. I actually find I do this alot when I think about my score, but it is impossible for me to not think about it, I just need to find a way to be comfortable.

[Chigu]

One tip if you don't like the pressure at the end of the round, is NOT to count the score until the round is done. Not even after the front 9!! If you don't know what you're shooting, you might be more relaxed.


Length isn't the challenge for me as much as direction. I'm just not that confident in my swing to hit the ball that well every time. Actually I sometimes look at it this way, I hit my driver a long way, but that means I can go that much further into trouble. I don't swing out of my boots on tee shots and yet I still hit the ball decently long. Its those odd hooks that get me, or the odd slice where I overcompensate.

I need to get past the mental barrier in shooting a low round. Yesterday I was on pace to shoot a decently low round for me and went 7 over in the final 4 holes, wound up with an 87. This was on a 6470yd slope 127 course. I actually find I do this alot when I think about my score, but it is impossible for me to not think about it, I just need to find a way to be comfortable.

[Pingnut]

You know Seb - this is all great ammo for Sunday :shhh: :rofl:

[golfinseb]

You may think so, until you realize I am BEN CRANE !!

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[goshawk]

I need to get past the mental barrier in shooting a low round. Yesterday I was on pace to shoot a decently low round for me and went 7 over in the final 4 holes, wound up with an 87. This was on a 6470yd slope 127 course. I actually find I do this alot when I think about my score, but it is impossible for me to not think about it, I just need to find a way to be comfortable.

I find that writing down the score of each hole on the front 9 on one score card and the back 9 on a separate card keeps me from mentally adding up the score when I'm around the 16th hole. That way, I don't think about what I need to beat a certain score. Keep that front 9 card in the bag or someplace where it's not easy to get to while you're waiting for someone else to shoot. You're already going to have an idea of whether it's a decent round or not, no need in adding pressure to yourself.

[Heits]

I say you'll break 80 and probably won't even know it until the last hole, because you'll be in a situation where you're just having fun and enjoying yourself... as your said "comfortable". I can see it happening this weekend at the Ryder Cup Event! Have some fun!