Golfing fatigue. Hopefully a useful story

[Paul77]

They say practice makes perfect. However, with Golf it doesn't seem to work that way in my recent experience. When I started playing again after a long spell I sold all my Canon DSLR equipment and made not bad money from it. It's helped me get the golf gear, join a club and go mad for range sessions, lessons and anything else.

I've had spare time too so coupled with the lessons I had a foundation on which to build on. I felt eager to get on. I shot some of the best rounds I've ever shot in my life. On my course a par 70, SSS 65, I've shot, 84, 85, 79, 84, and a few 12 holes at 6-9 over in between. It's been an energetic ride.

This is the part I think may help folk who are at the improvement stage, and nothing is quite settled in.

This last few days, the creaks have started to creep in. Wayward drives, approach shots coming short, and thin bullets on tee'd up 7 irons to par3 greens. That we voice starts to creep in and motivation just falls away each hole.

Fatigue is as an absolute killer for your swing, and navigation round the course.

It also allowed me today to play certain short par 4's with a different play. 5 wood on the fairway and short iron bump and run for a birdie. It's not always wise to bump a driver and try to green it from what I can gather.

Anyway, all I'm really saying is that for those that are constantly trying to better your scores, handicaps or conquer that bad hole. Don't let fatigue set in, remember that rest is as good for practice as anything else.

Plus it's damn boring playing on your own lol

Take care out there folks

Paul

 

[craigstardis1976]

Hi Paul77!

I can really relate to what you are saying. As I kind of went golf crazy a little bit, especially between lessons when I saw fairly rapid improvement. I know it sounds contradictory but working on say 10-12 shots and trying to do each one right with some thought inbetween has helped me. If I have it...try to remember how it feels and move on...if I do not have it...I am probably not going to find it there, so move on to something else!

 

[Paul77]

I watched a documentary on Seve this morning and just hearing him give advice really settled my mind. I went to the range and slowed everything right down it was such a nice day. Relaxing and not carding any scores. My last three rounds haven't gone up to game golf because I'm working on better hole management hitting 4 balls off each tee with different clubs to see what gives a better line into greens.

All le because of a video by Seve. Mental.

 

[Slab]

Next time you thin a shot just ask yourself if you could have had a better shot with that lovely white 'L' series glass you got rid of to buy your clubs

Guaranteed to stop you having too many swing thoughts

 

[Paul77]

Next time you thin a shot just ask yourself if you could have had a better shot with that lovely white 'L' series glass you got rid of to buy your clubs

Guaranteed to stop you having too many swing thoughts

Good point lol. I had a 300 2.8 IS, 70-200 2.8 IS, 24-105L IS, 5d Mark III and 1D Mark IV. It all went like hotcakes on ebay as you'd expect. Unlike my shots yesterday. Just tired just now. Getting treated for a lung infection causeby me not breathing right due to Asthma. They reckon I'm not using my inhalers correctly pfft. On steroids for the next week and I've been told not to go golfing and to rest.

 

[Craigg]

Anytime I need a physical reminder of how it should be done. I have a look at Sophie Walker (LET) swinging a club......effortless.

 

[Paul77]

Anytime I need a physical reminder of how it should be done. I have a look at Sophie Walker (LET) swinging a club......effortless.

That's pretty cool. Dead slow until the last wee turn and whips it. I was trying to see how slow I could go and it works well. I saw some video the other day on Sky Sports about how Jordan Speith was coming over the top too much on his backswing cause the clubface to open up more than it was with a shorter backswing. It's just wee details that help.

Also not playing with your eyeballs drooping into your shoes

 

[Slab]

Good point lol. I had a 300 2.8 IS, 70-200 2.8 IS, 24-105L IS, 5d Mark III and 1D Mark IV. It all went like hotcakes on ebay as you'd expect. Unlike my shots yesterday. Just tired just now. Getting treated for a lung infection causeby me not breathing right due to Asthma. They reckon I'm not using my inhalers correctly pfft. On steroids for the next week and I've been told not to go golfing and to rest.

Yeah I sold all my stuff before moving out here & just manage with a bridge camera now, still miss it from time to time though

Oh and doctors always tell you to stay off the golf but that's only because they don't want you clogging up the course in the group in front of them when the knock off early for a quick 18!

 

[Paul77]

Yeah I sold all my stuff before moving out here & just manage with a bridge camera now, still miss it from time to time though

Oh and doctors always tell you to stay off the golf but that's only because they don't want you clogging up the course in the group in front of them when the knock off early for a quick 18!

I suspect I will too. I bought a Fuji X-T1 and it's really good but I sold that last week and just have a wee bridge camera too. Since selling my stuff I've been asked to get pre season training pics at Celtic, asked to do a wedding and missed a news story lately. Always the way when you don't have the gear lol

Good point about the doc. He did ask where I was playing right enough before giving the advice.