I am so close...

[Jack991]

Been shooting some really good scores recently, couple of 74s and 75s (par 72) at my course and have been looking forward to getting my handicap down in some competitions.

So the monthly medal came around on saturday and I had a front nine of 35 (-1) which is a PB for me and was stood on the 10th tee knowing that I could easily get cut big today !

Proceeded to snap hook my drive out of bounds left and make an 8 en route to a 45 (+10) on the back nine, I love this game but my god is it frustrating......

 

[patricks148]

Me too, played on Sat in an open at my place off the Blue tee's we only use 3 times a year, shot level par on the way out all pars.

Double bogey fest on the way back in for an 88, 16 over for the back, didn't miss a fairway on the way out and didn't hit one coming back in.

Did the same in the last medal two weeks ago level par out 10 over coming back, luckily the CSS went up and made buffer on that but keep blowing up on half the course. a month ago it was 10 over going out and -1 back in to make buffer, so its not like i can't play the back 9!!!!!

My mate calls it ....... Sqeeky bum!

 

[mikee247]

Its all in the mind!!!! I watched an interesting piece on Friday night PGA golf on Sky with that Psychologist bloke who gave some very credible pointers for us amateurs.... brings back the age old question again about whether if we managed our heads better out on the course then perhaps we could play better or get better results?

It seems here that you might have given to much thought to your round and what might happen rather than just focusing on each and every shot. Keeping the emotion out of it as they say..... Lots of positives however to take from the round :thup:

 

[JustOne]

So the monthly medal came around on saturday and I had a front nine of 35 (-1) which is a PB for me and was stood on the 10th tee knowing that I could easily get cut big today !

Proceeded to snap hook my drive out of bounds left and make an 8 en route to a 45 (+10) on the back nine, I love this game but my god is it frustrating......

Story of my life mate

My last 4 visits around our FRONT 9 were.... level, level, level and 1 under

...and for the BACK 9 were.... 6 over, 9 over, 8 over, 12 over

Last week in the comp I was 2 over on the front and playing some nice golf, birdied the 241yrd Par3 9th to get in the "2's club", the back 9 went as follows..

Double bogie (6)
Double bogie (6)
Double bogie (6)
Double bogie (5)
Double bogie (6) which was holing a long putt for the double
Sextuple bogie (10)
Par
Par

for a back 9 of 16 over par I've NEVER had 5 double bogies in a row..... and especially not then followed with a 10

Yesterday played 36 holes and shot a comfortable 7 over par followed by a 6 over par

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Know the feeling. Club champs Saturday and finished round 1 on net 72 (+2) which included 2 triples and a double. Had I made bogey on each of these I would have been right in the mix. Played steady in round 2 but made too many silly little errors (odd three putt, missing a green from 120 yards) and had two bad swings all day resulting in two lost balls off the tee. I know a low score is in there but can't quite put a consistent 18 hole card together. So frustrating

 

[cookelad]

Yep, you're not alone there mate!

My scorecards lately are 15 holes of decent (handicap) golf and 3 holes of utter tripe which are costing me 0.1 per round! T'other day I played the first 6 holes in +10 so best part of twice my handicap gone with 2 thirds of the course left in front of me, next 12 holes -1 3birdies and 2 bogeys????

 

[JustOne]

T'other day I played the first 6 holes in +10

Ouch!.... I much prefer blowing up over the LAST 6 holes :rofl:

(in fact I'm getting rather used to it) LOLOL

 

[ger147]

I'm the opposite of so close.

Played 6 qualifying comps since I got my handicap and only been within buffer once, went from 18 to 18.5 and 2 of the last 3 rounds have been 100+

 

[Val]

If I knew where my ball is likely to go when I begin my backswing i'd also be close to a good cut, I have missed buffer zone this year by 1 shot on 6 occasions and have turned a 1 shot cut into an increase in 3 holes TWICE, frustration and a lack of confidence have crept into my game and I'm unsure if I want the season to finish quickly or continue to allow me a chance to turn it round.

 

[cookelad]

Ouch!.... I much prefer blowing up over the LAST 6 holes :rofl:

(in fact I'm getting rather used to it) LOLOL

I've done that as well!

Started with a treble after losing a ball approx 6feet off the green, then scraped my way round the next 5!

 

[patricks148]

Ouch!.... I much prefer blowing up over the LAST 6 holes :rofl:

(in fact I'm getting rather used to it) LOLOL

I usually manage to cock it up in the last 3 holes. Last year i stood on the 16th tee level par gross at least twice. then went 12 9 10, still got a couple of cuts but the 16th gets me everytime.

 

[Piece]

Its all in the mind!!!! I watched an interesting piece on Friday night PGA golf on Sky with that Psychologist bloke who gave some very credible pointers for us amateurs.... brings back the age old question again about whether if we managed our heads better out on the course then perhaps we could play better or get better results?

It seems here that you might have given to much thought to your round and what might happen rather than just focusing on each and every shot. Keeping the emotion out of it as they say..... Lots of positives however to take from the round :thup:

That piece (!) with Jamil Qureshi was *really* interesting. Initially I thought what load of old crivens, but once he got on to amateurs and their thinking, it really resonated. I made an effort to understand and will try to put in place what he said (ATQ, patterns, expectations, process, etc.).

 

[Foxholer]

Know the feeling. Club champs Saturday and finished round 1 on net 72 (+2) which included 2 triples and a double. Had I made bogey on each of these I would have been right in the mix. Played steady in round 2 but made too many silly little errors (odd three putt, missing a green from 120 yards) and had two bad swings all day resulting in two lost balls off the tee. I know a low score is in there but can't quite put a consistent 18 hole card together. So frustrating

Homer,

Much as I believe you are deluding yourself about your capabilities, missing the green (once) from 120 is not something to beat yourself up over. Even the Pros with the best stats are only making around 85% from 100-125! And certain 3-putts are not unreasonable. The 1 I had yesterday (in my 27 total putts) as entirely predictable and reasonable - a 45 footer to a pin just past a 2' 6" drop. Lost balls off the tee are unforgivable though! Had 1 of those too and it was only a 'friendly squirrel' that saved a second!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Homer,

Much as I believe you are deluding yourself about your capabilities, missing the green (once) from 120 is not something to beat yourself up over. Even the Pros with the best stats are only making around 85% from 100-125! And certain 3-putts are not unreasonable. The 1 I had yesterday (in my 27 total putts) as entirely predictable and reasonable - a 45 footer to a pin just past a 2' 6" drop. Lost balls off the tee are unforgivable though! Had 1 of those too and it was only a 'friendly squirrel' that saved a second!

I totally accept what you are saying but standing there with a short iron and missing what was a reasonably big green was annoying especially when my short game woes are well documented. Having stuck to my game plan to leave that kind of shot in I was annoyed more in the "moment" of not quite seeing the job through on that hole. Three putts I can take. The greens were much quicker than we've had all year and it took a few holes to adjust and in the 2nd round they were actually even quicker than round 1 despite the overnight rain as they had been double rolled and double cut.

For me it is the destructive tee shot, the duffed chip, missed green and mis-hit that culminate in a good round being a nearly one. The tee shot is annoying in particular as it usually comes along mid-round after a series of good ones and everything is going along stress free. Routine, set up and everything "feel" the same but the execution falls down. I know its the territory of a mid-handicapper but it make sthe job of getting cut harder when you throw in a triple or two

 

[Foxholer]

I totally accept what you are saying but standing there with a short iron and missing what was a reasonably big green was annoying especially when my short game woes are well documented. Having stuck to my game plan to leave that kind of shot in I was annoyed more in the "moment" of not quite seeing the job through on that hole. Three putts I can take. The greens were much quicker than we've had all year and it took a few holes to adjust and in the 2nd round they were actually even quicker than round 1 despite the overnight rain as they had been double rolled and double cut.

Well there's another area where confidence in the short-game helps. If you are confident of getting up and down, then missing the green is even less of a crime - though still not something to intend doing!

Duffed chips, mis-hits and destructive tee shots however are no-nos. Having arrived early, I actually went for some chipping practice and found a method that worked well - 50% up/downs. Only some 3-putts are acceptable.

Btw. Sig hasn't changed. 2 rounds in buffer?

 

[gregbwfc]

Same tale of woe for me at the moment.
2 or 3 (really) bad holes tripping me up, digging a bloody great hole and burying me in it
I mean, I've an EIGHT TWICE on the same PAR 3 :angry:

 

[GreiginFife]

I usually manage to cock it up in the last 3 holes. Last year i stood on the 16th tee level par gross at least twice. then went 12 9 10, still got a couple of cuts but the 16th gets me everytime.

Snap. Twice in 4 werks have I been on the 16th tee looking at a cut and potentially a win just for it to all go wahoonie shaped.
Last time I was 6 over on the 16th and managed to finish triple, double, double to end up buffering and in 4th place.
Just never think you have it sussed.
I've said for many years that golf is a game that likes to pick you up just so it gets a better kick at your knackers..

 

[Sweep]

Having advised a guy on here to take each shot as it comes, not to think about the score and not to let the pressure build I found myself 6 under my handicap after 8 holes (2 over gross). I tried to take my own advice, I really did. But as it all went spectacularly wrong I can only conclude this mental stuff is harder than we think.

 

[JustOne]

Having advised a guy on here to take each shot as it comes, not to think about the score and not to let the pressure build I found myself 6 under my handicap after 8 holes (2 over gross). I tried to take my own advice, I really did. But as it all went spectacularly wrong I can only conclude this mental stuff is harder than we think.

LOL.