pokerjoke
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Its funny how fatherhood mellows people.
I need some tips for self control when i do crap shots lol!!!
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Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I used to get really angry and be a bit of a club lobber.
Nobody would play with me.
So now I go out and have a fixed smile on my face like Phil Mickleson.
Now nobody plays with me 'cos they think I'm a dinlo
Nobody would play with me.
So now I go out and have a fixed smile on my face like Phil Mickleson.
Now nobody plays with me 'cos they think I'm a dinlo
Golfmmad
Tour Winner
But you still need to keep clear of him on the short par 3's
Golfmmad.
Swinger
Journeyman Pro
Just remember what pocket your mobile phone is in before smashing your wedge into your bag!!
Too Late!!!
And for a lob wedge, driver and a nine iron before.
Haven't used that trick for awhile now!! decided it was too expensive.
Swinger
Journeyman Pro
The best bit of advice I can give is to be realistic.
I mean who the hell do we think we are? Turning up once or maybe even twice a week then probably have a few warming up thrashes or maybe even one or two balls in the practise nets and then expect to find the middle of the golf club within no time at all.
The fact of the matter is that we are going to hit bad golf shots pretty often but we really haven't done all that much in the big scheme of things to stop the high rate of big misses.
If it was that easy you wouldn't get nowhere near as much satisfaction when it all went right and scratch golf would be a reality for a much bigger percentage of golfers. That doesn't sound like much fun if its easy to do.
I used to have a fairly bad temper and can do still at times. More so now with other peoples games, I fail to see how some people can get so lucky so often when my luck runs mostly the other way, but thats just me being grumpy which is a good trade off for the past.
The last year or so i've played some of the worst golf of my life but had so much fun its unreal. I mean really bad too. Its just about having a realistic perspective and having fun.
I mean who the hell do we think we are? Turning up once or maybe even twice a week then probably have a few warming up thrashes or maybe even one or two balls in the practise nets and then expect to find the middle of the golf club within no time at all.
The fact of the matter is that we are going to hit bad golf shots pretty often but we really haven't done all that much in the big scheme of things to stop the high rate of big misses.
If it was that easy you wouldn't get nowhere near as much satisfaction when it all went right and scratch golf would be a reality for a much bigger percentage of golfers. That doesn't sound like much fun if its easy to do.
I used to have a fairly bad temper and can do still at times. More so now with other peoples games, I fail to see how some people can get so lucky so often when my luck runs mostly the other way, but thats just me being grumpy which is a good trade off for the past.
The last year or so i've played some of the worst golf of my life but had so much fun its unreal. I mean really bad too. Its just about having a realistic perspective and having fun.
NickSwan
Club Champion
Just remember it is only a game, and remember why you started playing it in the first place - this always brings back warm fuzzy feelings and will bring a smile to you.
I've found this quite interesting actually - sometimes it is too easy to tense up when you are playing badly. Just before you are about to start your backswing or hit your putt, just have a little smile. It only has to be the smallest one so nobody see's you and thinks you are a weirdo, but it will relieve all the tension you may have stored up and help you make a free swing!
I've found this quite interesting actually - sometimes it is too easy to tense up when you are playing badly. Just before you are about to start your backswing or hit your putt, just have a little smile. It only has to be the smallest one so nobody see's you and thinks you are a weirdo, but it will relieve all the tension you may have stored up and help you make a free swing!
drawboy
Tour Winner
You've just hit a stinker,and you feel and look a bit of a prat, we've all been there. How much more of a prat do you look when you scream an obscenity and launch your club 20 yards into the distance. Think about it,no one is going to go back into the clubhouse and say "Johnny scuffed one ten yards on the third, what a plonker" I'll guarantee they'll go in and say "johnny hit a duffer on the third then the idiot launched his club and screamed **ck sake, at the top of his voice, I think I'll avoid him on the start sheet in future"
rickg
Money List Winner
You mean like this?
NickSwan
Club Champion
LOL if you are smiling like that I guess you'll be playing 18 holes on your own pretty soon! 
THJahar
Head Pro
Learned this a long time ago in my psychology course.
The brain likes the path of least resistance, and 'big' emotions are easily utilised in specific situations.
So use a touch of behavioralism to break you of the habit of being angry.
Devise a couple of tongue twisters to recite if you do a bad shot.
I use 'oh, sugar and spice, silly simon slipped and slapped a slice'
Not exactly tasking but it allows you to concentrate on forming the sentence, by the time you've finished saying it your anger has no cause to start.
The brain likes the path of least resistance, and 'big' emotions are easily utilised in specific situations.
So use a touch of behavioralism to break you of the habit of being angry.
Devise a couple of tongue twisters to recite if you do a bad shot.
I use 'oh, sugar and spice, silly simon slipped and slapped a slice'
Not exactly tasking but it allows you to concentrate on forming the sentence, by the time you've finished saying it your anger has no cause to start.
Robobum
Money List Winner
You are kidding aren't you?? This is making me angry!!
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
You are kidding aren't you?? This is making me angry!!
If someone was reciting that near me they'd be looking for a different 4-ball to join next time
THJahar
Head Pro
You are kidding aren't you?? This is making me angry!!
If someone was reciting that near me they'd be looking for a different 4-ball to join next time
Yeah but of course you'd play with him if he was effing and blinding and throwing his clubs.
btw I usually say the 'oh sugar and spice' bit out loud instead of saying sh*t and then I mouth the rest of the phrase,(It stops me from stamping around) but it's merely an example, you can do anything you want that requires a higher brain function i.e.
spell the phrase 'bad shot' out but back to front.
reach down untie your laces then re-tie them.
the thing is you can use any strategy you want to break the aggregate nature of anger, that compounded feeling of frustration that you drag on over into the next shot, and the next, and the next.
EaseNgrace
Q-School Graduate
Perfect logic, sounds like a great tip to me. I did get mental images of the grim reaper saying 'oh sugar and spice', it is kinda funny.
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
Why pick on Smiffy?
Just reading this thread could shatter his already fragile confidence
LOL
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
That's all well and good but assumes that you've actually got a brain.......... doesn't it James?
Just crack open a tinny mate.
Got an Aussie hat smiley? Bobmac or Craphacker?
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bobmac
Major Champion
Just crack open a tinny mate.
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Golfmmad
Tour Winner
Just crack open a tinny mate.
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Cheers Bobmac,
I just love the pair holding a bottle each, the best smileys ever!
Golfmmad.
Golfmmad
Tour Winner
Just crack open a tinny mate.
Got an Aussie hat smiley? Bobmac or Craphacker?
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Sorry Clive,
Didn't realise you'd already posted until I scrolled up.
But then I knew I could rely on yourself and Bobmac.
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