Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Are your American followers aware of this slump Homer??????
Yeah thats what I thought,we all love this game but to let it get to like that is ridiculous,how the heck can you manage a real crisis if golfs almost reducing you to tears.........
Do yourself a favour and just chuck it, your just beating yourself up. Take up tennis.
Totally agree theres no was I would continue playing a sport if it "almost reduced me to tears", its a past time that you dont make a living out ive caddied for guys who need to play well to put food on the table for crying out loud!!,get out there enjoy it whatever happens and dont be so hard on yourself because the standard you play to isnt worth the grief.....In all honesty, if golf made me feel like that then I would have the clubs straight on ebay and use the money to find a hobby that I actually enjoyed. That is what happened with me and rugby. Every year I was a little bit more off the pace than the year before, spent longer recovering from the knocks and found I was not enjoying it so, when an injury occurred I decided enough was enough and stopped playing. Life is far too short to spend it doing something that you don't enjoy.
I enjoy every round whether good or bad and that is why I play. If I did not get some fun and satisfaction out of even the worst of rounds then that would be it for me. As for nearly being in tears, come on nothing should cause that level of stress especially a weekend hobby.
From what I have seen over the years on here, you have had countless lessons with a number of pros and practice every spare minute that you have and you are not getting to the level that you expect. In a similar position I would either admit that I have plateaued and that I am not going to get much better and just get on and enjoy the golf and if I could not lower my expectations I would just take up another sport where I can feel the pleasure of improving again.
Taken from your blog....
"Come with me into the world of the golfaholic. I am totally absorbed by this game and although I know I'll never crack it, I continue to search for the secret."
I would take heed of your own words which I've highlighted above.
Having read sections of your blog, and reading other forum members comments on here, your obsession with the game and seemingly endless persuit to find this 'secret', which has no doubt cost a fair amount of time and money, is putting an incredible amount of pressure on you to perform every time you tee the ball up.
We all now the game can be frustrating at times, but to get to the stage where it's almost brought you to tears is not healthy at all.
Forget the lessons for a while, stop over analysing every part of your game and go out there and enjoy yourself. Relax, play the game for what it is, and who knows what may happen...
And just admit there is no secret.
OH Blast! do you announce who done it at movies :ears:
I think folk are being a bit harsh. If you love golf and it takes up a lot of your time and thoughts then it's totally understandable to feel deflated after a horror round.
Errr......this horror round you speak of has taken at least 4 years.