After having a shocker in a medal.....

[jeardley]

Do you sulk and hang the clubs up for a week or get straight back out there and hit the range?

I'm usually someone who loves to practice and will do every chance I get. If im not playin im thinking about it or searching the web for golf related stuff, articles and dreaming of new shineys..

But after having a nightmare in the medal on saturday i'm thinking a break might do me good.

What do you boys do?? ever think enough is enough sometimes?

 

[daveyc2k2]

I had a stage of about 6-8 weeks where I was playing awful in both medal and stableford comps. I decided to pull out of a few competitions and just have a friendly knock instead, as meant I could practise and not be under so much pressure to perform.

I have found this has really helped and scored my best medal round for nearly a year yesterday with a net 70.

Sometimes a break from competition is needed.

 

[One Planer]

I played 2 under handicap in the medal at the weekend, but I felt like I was fighting my swing the whole way round.... It could have been much lower.

If I've had a mare' I'll usually hit the range after and go back to basics and work my way through the swing until I feel comfortable again.

Then go home and sulk

 

[Alex1975]

@OP I am like you, an addict. If I have a bad day I practice practice practice, If I have a good day I usually give myself a day off.

If I have had a bad day I don't want to guess at the problem, I want to find it, work on the reasons for it and work it out so I can sleep at night.

If I have a good day I don't need to know why, I need to enjoy it, store it and live off the good feelings.

 

[Monty_Brown]

I got beat 8&7 in the semi finals of our scratch knockout last weekend.....

It's fair to say I've played better.

I had a few days not thinking about golf and then went to the range to clear my head and just enjoy hitting the ball, not worrying about the outcome. Now feeling like I can address the issues again....

 

[Achilles]

My last four comp scores have been between 91 and 94 (par 70), with 4 consecutive 0.1s back. I'm normally OK about it but after Saturday I was fuming and had the 'why do I bother' feeling. Wanted nothing more than to snap half the clubs in my bag. Slow round combined with no short game meant I really struggled, and didn't enjoy it.

I got asked to play with a friend yesterday and I really didn't want to, following the crap that I produced the day before. However, I didn't want to let him down so ventured out. Shot a gross 81 (level pb) even with an 8 on the card.

The missus put things into perspective last night by saying that the bad rounds make the good rounds feel even better. She also pointed out that we're all lucky we can play this frustrating game - there are a lot of less fortunate people who would give anything to be able to hack it around, but can't.

I say get back out on the course and try again. You never know what might happen!

 

[Region3]

After a shocker I like to go out again asap, usually on my own with half a set and just 'muck about', but without mucking about, if you know what I mean.

 

[Hobbit]

Unless I'm in a run of 'mares, can't remember the last time that happened, it doesn't really bother me. I'm a firm believer in you're only as good as your next round, not your last one. And as I've posted enough good rounds down the years I know a slump is transistional and a good round(s) is only just around the corner.

Plus, I see little point in going to the range after a bad round and just ingraining a poor swing - best just forget about it.

 

[mcbroon]

I always sulk but that's partly because I don't get the opportunity to get straight back out. My golf is limited to twice a week on average, so I just have to suck it up, usually. I'd love to be able to get straight out to the range after a bad round but it's not that simple for me, unfortunately

 

[patricks148]

i used to go and hit balls after a bad round, but about 2/3 years ago i got a bad case of the shermans and the last thing you want to do with those is hit more balls.

Now i hardly ever practice by hotting balls. I've a swingyde i use at home, without a ball and just swing infront of the Kitched window(like a mirror) hitting an old mat.

 

[dufferman]

I was playing shockingly about 3 weeks back, 28 on a stableford among plenty of bad non-comp rounds, then had a timely holiday (planned from last year, not planned because of my shocking golf) where the most I did was read a few golf mags. Came back and hit the range, then played my first post-hols round Saturday at my local club and shot net 63. I was chuffed to say the least. I put it down to 2 weeks of relaxing!

 

[GreiginFife]

Whether a shocker in a medal or a casual knock I just tell myself one thing. It's a game. Forget it and move on to the next game. We all know that sometimes we will play well and sometimes we will play bad, otherwise we would be on tour.
If it goes wrong, ask a question "Could you have done anything about it?" If yes, work out what and be aware of what it was. If no, then why are you worrying.
If I hit a 90 in a round then I know that I am better than that and have proven time and again that I am, so why let one (or even two) bad rounds change your mind on that fact.

Get out there and enjoy it for what it is, a game. :fore:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Shot 6 over my handicap on Saturday but had no choice but to play yesterday as I'd squeezed into the 2nd round of the club champs. Shot a personal best without swinging very well but eliminated the errors (including a 9 on a par 4) that had blighted the card. No two days are the same and for me I'd hit the range and work on it and then see how it went next time out.

If it is crap and is crap in social games and I couldn't find anything that worked on the range I'd get a lesson