Do you remember the good or bad holes when you get home from a round?

[HickoryShaft]

Just wondering about 'mindset'.

I played in a comp this week to my revised handicap which I guess I should be happy about but..... I just keep going over a patch of 4 holes where I blew up or could have been at least 5 shots lower - maybe even 6 - 7 lower and another cut towards my target.

I wondered what people reflect on - the good holes or those you left out there?

 

[chris661]

Think about the bad holes and where it went wrong and how I could have improved but then spend more time thinking back on the good shots (usually when lying in bed at night), you can thank Rotella and whatever book it was I read for that

 

[Oddsocks]

Generally the good ones but also take tine to review bad decisions & and bad course management decisions that's I've made.

 

[bluetoon]

Yep, often have reflections of the round for a little while after, not always intended, just cant seem to 'unwind' until a few hours have passed.

Do try and take the positives from the round, but always seem to linger on the nasties, the 3puts, the duff chip, the high slice, the low hook.

Damn them 3 puts !!!! must try harder.

 

[Golfmmad]

I always try and reflect on the good ones - pars, birdies and chip ins etc. But alas, I'm already thinking about what could have been if it wasn't for the 12 on a par 5 and a 9 on another in todays round where I shot 97 with 38 points.

Stoopid game but I luv it!

Golfmmad.

 

[FourPutt]

I try to reflect on the good ones as much as possible, but will always try and evaluate what went wrong on some of the bad ones.

 

[Fyldewhite]

Depends on the circumstances. If you have 3 shots left coming up the last and triple bogey it then obviously it's bound to stick in the mind (just a tad !!).

On the whole though, like most the other posts above, concentrate on the positives but still analise the mistakes. You can't legislate for bad shots but you can certainly try to eliminate bad decisions which are usually the culprit.

 

[Basher]

I generally think, and remember the good ones. Seems pointless thinking about the bad ones. I try my best to put the bad ones behind me and crack on with a positive mindset for the next hole.

 

[CrapHacker]

All of them.

I play through the whole round in my head afterwards.

I used to be able to play through any particular round for days after, both my shots, and the guy I was playing.

Brain's totally gone senile nowadays and I find it hard to remember my name after a couple of hours, let alone how many putts I took on the 5th, but I still try to go through it as thoroughly as possible.

Last round I played ( a couple of weeks ago ).

1st. Weak push/slice off the tee behind a tree on the right. Punch a 3H up the LH side of the fairway to about 135 yds. An 8I just came up short. Nice little 52* chip & run to about 3 foot. Miss the putt. 5 on the card.

2nd. Weak push/slice off the tee ( A pattern emerges ). Fantastic faded 4W over and round the trees to the RH fringe of the green. Cock up of monumental proportions - duff the first chip, and overhit the next putt, eventually sinking a 6 footer for a 5. Or maybe I missed it for a 6 - I'll have to check the card.

Etc. etc.

But you get the drift.

It gives me something to think about when the Mrs is watching Eastenders Street again.

 

[Smiffy]

If I've got hours to kill, I'll think about all the bad shots.
A few seconds throughout the day are spent thinking about the good ones.

 

[Imurg]

The way I played yesterday it wouldn't take very long to think about the good ones...

I think the bad ones tend to stick in the mind longer - the "what if.." scenario.

 

[ScienceBoy]

I try to remember mistakes I could have controlled such as course management and lack of preperation for a shot etc.

If I remember these I hope I can learn from them.

Any other mistakes are just due to a bad swing or luck and I cannot control those, just have to practice more!

As for the good I try and remember where I was correct about course management such as not going for a sucker pin etc. I also try and fix good drives, good shots with certain clubs and good chips in my head so I can use those next time I step up with the club.

Its nice to think "I know I have hit this well before, like ..." I can then step up and go through my pre shot routine with confidence.

 

[MashieNiblick]

Generally it's the bad ones that get in my head. Tugged my approach to 18 yesterday after a perfect drive then missed a 2 footer to finish with a 6. Horrible way to end what was otherwise a reasonable round and difficult not to dwell on it.

Missed a few short ones as usual (I always think I'm going to miss them before I do - no confidence) and these tend to stick in the mind too.

 

[Parmo]

Last few rounds have been good, just scoring has been the problem. Yesterday I took 2 x 7's on the same par 3 (9 hole course) and an 8 on the last par 4, even bogie's I would have shot handicap, just them flipping 3 holes ruined the card.

Positives I did play well on 15 holes considering the state of our greens/baked mud.

 

[pokerjoke]

I think its important to analize your round,both positive and negative,thats a good way of helping you improve.The key is to learn from your mistakes and try not to do it next round.If i play badly i try not to dwell on it too long as i know the next round will be totally different,but if i dont analize how will i know what i need to do next game.Just one example from yesterday i used my 60 degree wedge from a bare-ish lie,it went right under the ball and i duffed it in the water,when i told myself recently not to use the wedge unless the lie was perfect for that club,did i learn from it,definately.

 

[bladeplayer]

I remember the bad ones . yesterday for example i Played 2 man scramble with my mate , 6 drives each required with 6 spare .. both played well had 7 birdies 2 eagles & 2 bogeys. -9 with 3.8 h/c (1/5 of combined handicaps 9&10) nett 59.2... we were both mulling over the 2 bogeys after the round , not because we got bogeys but because we got them from decent positions after the drives .. but sure hey only for bad shots id b making a living at golf & not in work this morning & i guess id be on twitter telling everyone about what i had for breakfast ha ha

 

[Evesdad]

I came off the course cursing myself this week, bit after reflection realised my short game had been excellent, putting spot on chipping close, pitching onto the dance floor. The only problem was getting there! Getting lesson booked this week!

 

[Losttheplot]

Try to remember the good shots and take the positives out of it.
More often than not I think about the bad shots I dropped and what I think I did wrong so I can hopefully learn from it and correct it.

 

[User20205]

I used to do this, but you've got to remember it's just a bit of fun.

I'll have a quick total up of how many shots I left out on the course and move on.

 

[Region3]

I always go over the whole round when I get back to enter the round on SS2. I don't mark them down whilst I'm playing.

After that though it's the bad ones.

As an example, all I remember (without thinking about it too hard) from my last medal round of 80 is 3 putting the 9th from 4' and making double on 18 after a perfect drive.