Are you a back 9 or front nine player?

[CheltenhamHacker]

After yet another good start at the weekend on the front 9, my shots off the tee on the back soon disappeared again and again into the rough stuff. I have fully accepted that it is clearly a mental thing, as it always works fine on the front 9!

I just wondered who there is like me, and is nice and relaxed for the front 9, but tenses up when a good score is on, OR the opposite, and is too tense on the front 9, so by the time a good score has disappeared, relaxes and tears up the back nine.

 

[richart]

Takes me about 7 holes to warm up, so usually play better on the back nine. Warming up by hitting a few balls before I play is not an option, as I would be knackered by the back nine.

 

[duncan mackie]

either, rarely both

 

[3PuttCharlie]

If I get a good start I seem to hold it together for the round...If I get a bad start I change the way I play

If I had more time I would warm up before a knock, but sometimes I don't even have a practice swing before I tee off, it''l be great or really poor...never seems to be average

Without trying to go off thread, I would say I consistently play my best golf in the middle six

 

[Scotty_Tom]

im not allowed on the back 9

 

[Imurg]

either, rarely both

Is the correct answer..!!

 

[Region3]

Rotella has a theory, that you score in your comfort zone.

If you expect to score 85 and are +2 after 9 holes, you start to play bad to stay in your scoring comfort zone.
If you are +11 after 9 holes you suddenly start to play better to achieve it.

The way I see it is that handicap golfers are likely to make x amount of mistakes in a round, and they could happen anywhere.

 

[Robobum]

either, rarely both

Perfectly put

 

[Alex1975]

Rotella has a theory, that you score in your comfort zone.

If you expect to score 85 and are +2 after 9 holes, you start to play bad to stay in your scoring comfort zone.
If you are +11 after 9 holes you suddenly start to play better to achieve it.

The way I see it is that handicap golfers are likely to make x amount of mistakes in a round, and they could happen anywhere.

Awesome, I totally see this in myself!

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

either, rarely both

This is probably more likely! But I have genuinly noticed a trend with my last 5 or 6 rounds, and although it doesn't sound positive, I've taken it as a very positive sign. It's indicated that i have the ability to play to a better h'cap, I just need to sort out my mental side. (if only it was that easy)

 

[Robobum]

Just checked masterscoreboard and infact I am a back nine player - by a significant amount!!!

 

[Deleted member 17920]

Normally throw away shots galore on the front 9 to recover on the back 9.

 

[tyke]

Normally throw away shots galore on the front 9 to recover on the back 9.

This.
Played in a medal earlier in the year, front 9 57, back 9 37 , 20 shots difference. If I could put a good front 9 together i'd be dangerous.

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

Just checked masterscoreboard and infact I am a back nine player - by a significant amount!!!

By how much?

 

[Deleted member 17920]

This.
Played in a medal earlier in the year, front 9 57, back 9 37 , 20 shots difference. If I could put a good front 9 together i'd be dangerous.

Now that is irritating! IF ONLY!!!

 

[USER1999]

Rotella has a theory, that you score in your comfort zone.

If you expect to score 85 and are +2 after 9 holes, you start to play bad to stay in your scoring comfort zone.
If you are +11 after 9 holes you suddenly start to play better to achieve it.

The way I see it is that handicap golfers are likely to make x amount of mistakes in a round, and they could happen anywhere.

I think Rotella is my own personal stalker.

 

[Robobum]

By how much?

15 shots!

I always thought out back nine was tougher too!!

 

[patricks148]

i often find i have a great front 9 of level par gross then make a right hawlicks of the back and miss buffer or start very badly and get to the turn 3 or 4 shots over my handicap then have a great back 9, under par to make buffer comfortably.

 

[Imurg]

Just looked on SS2 and I'm "neither nowt nor summat" as my North Yorkshire MIL says....

I can be fairly even out and back, good front, bad back, bad front, good back....

The biggest difference was 45 out (par35), 34 back(par35).....don't ask me I ain't got a Scooby.....

 

[MattM]

My last round was

Front 9 = personal best of 42
Back 9 = a very average 50

Had a shocking few holes from 11-15

Was 5up at the turn, lucky to eventually win on the 17th.