Frustration beyond belief!

[mattyb0y]

As the title says i am getting annoyed!

Played today as per i feel i hit it well and towards the end of a so so round nothing special..

Sorted a few problems i had previously out and i am now hitting it well... however i dont seem to score any better.. rarely lose balls off the tee (i dont hit all fairways but if i hit rough not OOB but its findable and playable) dont top the ball hit the odd to long to short (who dont?) so all in all i get to the green in regulation or if not il miss and be there 1 shot after.. which i feel is consistant golf... the odd birdie and some good pars with the odd bogey not had many doubles recently which is good!

SO all in all i feel im striking the ball well... but i dont score well last few rounds have seen me hit

83, 82, 84, 85, 89...... my point is i want to drop to me single figure handicap and with scores like this i am going to remain around 11-13 and it Buggin the T!TS of me!

Any advice how to improve my game? I feel i am leaving too many shots from within 100yards in pitching/chiping leaving distances where 2putts is likely resulting in a bogey rather than a par!

I swear this game is getting the better of me and i am getting bored of it!

 

[bobmac]

Have you heard of the clockface drill?

 

[mattyb0y]

No bob is this regarding the short game?

 

[bobmac]

No bob is this regarding the short game?

A crucial part of the short game
I'll PM you, dont want everyone else getting bored if they've heard it all before

 

[mattyb0y]

Thanks mate... check the other Out of Bounds topic! Cheers Bob!

 

[jammydodger]

Could also be a bit of the old 'too hard on yourself' syndrome. Maybe as soon as you make one mistake you start getting frustrated and wound up , which leads to 'impure' thoughts and tightens you up for the next shot and suddenly we have the vicious circle. You cannot play this game well unless you free your mind of clutter and negative thoughts.

Do all your practice from 80 yds in to breed confidence that you can take out onto the course.

GL

 

[justhitthething]

No bob is this regarding the short game?

A crucial part of the short game
I'll PM you, dont want everyone else getting bored if they've heard it all before

Bob. Ive not heard of it before, please forward it to me as well.

 

[Espada]

Haven't heard of this drill either, any techniques or drills would be gratefully appreciated.

 

[Ste_Denial]

No bob is this regarding the short game?

A crucial part of the short game
I'll PM you, dont want everyone else getting bored if they've heard it all before

Bob. Ive not heard of it before, please forward it to me as well.

same here, if you wouldnt mind sending me that aswell please

 

[Adrena1in]

Thanks for the PM Bob, perhaps you should put a thread up about the drill?

 

[birdieman]

It's not complicated.
Think your left arm is the hour hand of the clock.
Take your 3 or 4 wedges, play 15 balls (the ones you play matches with) for each wedge with left arm going back to 7.30pm, 9.00pm and full swing 10.30pm.
Measure your average distance for each club and each clockface position and chart them. Do not force shots and remember to swing normally.
Some people then tape the distances onto the back of each wedge shaft.
You will get some similar distances with different clubs but one may offer you a high lob and the other a low-flighted hop and check shot.
Gives you an immediate go to club for a certain distance. Obviously you need to know how far to the flag using a strokesaver, GPS etc.

This kind of short game background work can help scoring immensely and it takes guesswork out of the pre-shot thinking.

Padraigs low chip to secure his 6 at Carnoustie on the 18th two years ago was a great example of this 'clockface' knowledge.

Sorry Bob for stealing your thunder but I have been through this routine myself.