Do you let others influence your game/shot?

[bladeplayer]

Was reading Imurgs thread and some of the replys got me thinking .. are you guilty of worrying about and your actions being influenced by others, be it

in your group ..
in a group behind or around you ..
people watching ..

Some of the replys are ones ive encountered my self , ive been unsettled over a shot and played anyway , ive putted out to speed up out of others ways & missed , ive rushed a provo etc ..

the last twice ive been let through ive bogeyed that hole and sometimes the next

i have found tho that as my golf has got better i dont do this as often now (still do do it tho )

Do you let others influence you , albeit subconsciously ?

 

[One Planer]

I suppose we all do to a certain point Bill.

He it to show off, or be nervous, we'll all be affect in some way, shape or form.

This is one of the reasons I'm working on apre shot routine. Something that I can focus on pre shot instead of worrying about how I'm being preceived.

 

[Region3]

Definitely have hit anyway when I know I shouldn't because people are waiting. Sometimes even when I know I have the wrong club.

I can't say my choice of shot has ever been affected by anyone else though.

 

[G.U.R]

Only on society days when water/sand/trees are kindly pointed out by your "mates" which you obligingly smash your drive into :angry:

 

[rich1981]

I can get drawn into playing my partners game. He is a better golfer than me but I often forget that, see him play a shot, and think that is what I should be doing. The outcome between my shot and his is usually night and day.

 

[Khamelion]

Sometimes if durng a round we are stuck behind a group and another group is waiting on us, rather than play the shot I want, say with a 3 metal, I'll play a 8 or 9 iron just to keep things moving.

Similarly, if I hit a good drive (rarely) down the middle and long, my mate tries to wind one up and invariably sprays it all over the place.

 

[mcbroon]

Not usually, and I certainly wouldn't consciously change my mind over a shot, or do something different, just because of other people.

However, I always end up trying to smash the ball when I play with players who hit it further than me. I don't mean to, don't even want to, but the subconscious takes over it just happens.

 

[GB72]

I frequently do when the course is crowded and there are groups waiting.

If the green is occupied and I have a choice between a 3 wood that may reach or laying up, I will tend to lay up rather than wait for the green to clear (especially as I tend to duff my 3 wood if it is at the end of my range and I have been waiting).

I rush putts when I have a group waiting behind and the group ahead have teed off.

If I get to my ball with the wrong club in had I tend to use it anyway.

The list goes on. I try to ignore those around me and focus on my game but I tend to be overly influenced by the pace of play around me.