Embarrassed

[bobmac]

I hear a lot of people talking about improving their game so that they can play without embarrasing themselves.

At what handicap did you stop becoming embarrased by your game?
Apologies to those who haven't reached that point yet.

An alternative title to this thread could have been 'when do duffers become proper golfers'?

 

[thecraw]

After the season I have had up until a couple of weeks ago when I finally started to hit the ball better again I was embarrassed about my golf.

I think that no matter what level you play at, you will get embarrassed when things are not going well for you over a prolonged period.

 

[Smiffy]

At what handicap did you stop becoming embarrased by your game?

When I got down to 2

I don't get embarrassed about my golf. Just bloody annoyed. I've seen enough wheels fall off of trolleys over the years to know that we all go through it.

 

[egerst]

I play off 11 and i'm still embarrassed about my game,i mean sometimes i look like a scratch golfer and then others i look like i'd be struggling to play off 28,stupid game.

 

[Grumps]

At what handicap did you stop becoming embarrased by your game?

i get nervous when i have to play with strangers about making an ass of myself but know its my own fault and shouldnt really blame family comitments as i`ll play 18 holes on my own rather than go and practice shots but in my defence i get bored just bashing balls on a range so really need to set up a practice routine as i know i can play better

 

[Farneyman]

I was speaking to someone about this the other day.

I am an 18 handicapper and have been most of this year apart from one round off 17 although my handicap is still 18 I am hitting the ball better and scoring more points per round than I was yesterday.

As far as embarrassed goes I think its how well you strike the ball not your handicap. If I hit the ball well I am happy if not Im not happy.

The way I play sometimes I should be embarrassed by my game but then whats the point worrying about what others think. I just get on with my game and always try to enjoy my time on the course no matter how bad I play.

 

[CliveW]

I never get embarassed by my golf. I'm too long in the tooth for that. I get frustrated, angry and annoyed about it, but realise that we all have bad days. I have seen top professionals duff easy looking shots so I take comfort from that and realise we are all human and all have bad shots at time.

 

[Parmo]

Not really been embarrassed for a long time, I have been playing some good golf recently in fact I had not had a sand save for some time and last saturday I had three!! Recently I am playing around my handicap and minus silly mistakes which I am learning from, I should be beating it soon.

All the areas with except maybe long fairway shots have improved and I am just waiting for it all to slot into place, hopefully either in a medal or stableford and my hcp will drop.

 

[USER1999]

I played a society day this summer, and had 18 points and came second from last. I don't think I would have broken 100. There were better scores in from guys who only play twice a year. I had to par the last 3 holes as well, or it would have been worse.

Beer at lunchtime didn't help really, but it was a days holiday, and stuff it, I was going to enjoy myself, in the sun, with a few beers.

I think at any level, you can shoot an embarassing score. The trick is, and here's the hard part, to still be good company for the guys you are playing with. No one likes a misery guts.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I get embarrased when I chop it round in club competitions with members who know I can play better and how hard I practice. I don't get embarrased about my handicap or anything like that. It is just the bad days where you stand there and know its going anywhere but straight.

 

[The_LHC]

I'm more inclined to be embarrassed about coming home in a stapleford comp with 40+ points cos everyone starts thinking you're a bandit.

Fortunately it almost never happens these days so I don't need to worry about it...

Playing badly doesn't embarrass me as usually I can throw in a couple of shots that look like genius (even if it's nothing like the shot I had in my head before I hit the ball...), which makes people think I CAN play the game, I'm just having an off day. Seem to be having a lot of those days lately.

 

[HughJars]

I get embarrased when I chop it round in club competitions with members who know I can play better and how hard I practice.

The opposite for me, it's when you play with someone you don't know, and then you duff it round miles over your handicap.

Those that know me, know I can play better, so why would that be an embarassment?

 

[Paul_Stewart]

At what handicap did you stop becoming embarrased by your game?

When you're good enough to wear white trousers.

 

[Smiffy]

I think at any level, you can shoot an embarassing score. The trick is, and here's the hard part, to still be good company for the guys you are playing with. No one likes a misery guts.

Unfortunately I had a day like this a few weeks ago playing at Nizels in Kent. Started reasonably well (at least the first 3 holes) but then it got bad. Really bad. I didn't want to be there. I was awful company and I deserved a good kicking. I was embarrassed for my behaviour not my score.
I apologised to the guys I was playing with but I felt a right arse.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think at any level, you can shoot an embarassing score. The trick is, and here's the hard part, to still be good company for the guys you are playing with. No one likes a misery guts.

Unfortunately I had a day like this a few weeks ago playing at Nizels in Kent. Started reasonably well (at least the first 3 holes) but then it got bad. Really bad. I didn't want to be there. I was awful company and I deserved a good kicking. I was embarrassed for my behaviour not my score.
I apologised to the guys I was playing with but I felt a right arse.

I sort of know where you are coming from. I chopped it in the club champs and was really hating being out there. The others were doing OK and I was conscious that my game would surely end up affecting them so I tried to keep my head down and just get it round regardless. All part of the new Homer who is trying to grind a score out whatever rather than the petulant and woe is me old model that would get really frustrated with himself and start a vicious circle of bad shots - anger/frustration - bad shot

 

[haplesshacker]

More frustrated at times than embarrassed.

Even TW can knock a drive over onto the wrong fairway.

I do wonder if we have too high expectations of our own games. I'm certainly guilty of that.

It's the silly little shots that hack me off the most. A tee shot that is clipped and goes 45 degrees and 10 yards. The shanked or thinned wedge. Just through lack of concentration.

It's not about reaching a certain h'cap level for me. It's about erradicating those silly mistakes. The h'cap will take of itself. It seems though, that even as a Pro it still happens. So, I doubt if I'll ever get to a level where something about my game doesn't frustrate me.

 

[Spoff]

I've not yet broken 100, plenty of scores around 102-104 and know I am close to doing so, the only time I am embaressed is on the green as my putting is woeful and is the difference between me playing off 20 and 28.

I don't play or practice enough so know my ability - If I was going at over 100 and putting in more practice/lessons, then I'd be embaressed!

 

[JustOne]

The trick is, and here's the hard part, to still be good company for the guys you are playing with. No one likes a misery guts.

Yeh, it's must be embarrassing for you being like that





[typo corrected for you Sneds, hope you feel better now?]

 

[Sneds]

Can't believe that we got to the seventh post in this thread before embarrassed was spelt incorrectly!

Going back to the topic. I get embarrassed when I miss short putts, when I hook or slice the ball, or when I duff a chip.

Pretty much all the time then.

 

[JustOne]

Even TW can knock a drive over onto the wrong fairway.

I do wonder if we have too high expectations of our own games. I'm certainly guilty of that.

Everyone seems to be.

We see good golf on the TV because mostly they show the best shots from the best players in the world who are in contention for their round, we generally don't see the other 140 guys who are having a nightmare.

It's funny when you see someone like Smiffy (12h/cap) hit a nice shot onto a green from 150 yds and then see his head go down 'cos it's 15ft from the flag and not 4ft, weird considering I've seen Tiger woods miss a green the size of a football stadium from 100yds

Once again - it's a stuuuuupid game.