Is form really temporary?

[Steve King]

Have you heard the saying 'form is temporary - class is permanent'

I used to have a really great ball strike when I hit my irons... it made such an awesome sound through impact. The ball flight was penetrating and it pretty much went where I aimed it.

My fairway woods were good when they were hot, with the occasional 300 yards with a 3-wood and 350 with my driver.


These days, my driver goes long(ish) but could be anywhere in the 'V' (The V being my arms open wide and the ball going in any direction but where I intend it to go)

and my ball striking is anything but great.

I've played so many bad shots recently it's all I seem to remember.

I keep telling myself that form is only temporary and that all I need to do is hit two or three really good shots in a row and I'll get my game back...

...trouble is, it's been a while since I hit two or three really good shots in a row.

To give you an idea of my state of play...a few years ago I played one of our par 5's 550 yards and I smoked two 3-woods to about 3 foot and made Eagle. I recently played the same hole and hit two 3-woods...when the second shot came to rest I still had over 200 yards to go.

Any one else have long runs of bad form?

 

[fat-tiger]

wow 300yrds with a 3 wood what you playing off ????, 350 with your driver are you on tour, alvro quiros just warming up to take u on

 

[Steve King]

not a pro, I wish

just 6' 3" 16 stone and strong as an ox - coupled occassionally with great timing

 

[fat-tiger]

so you can play abit off your handicap ,but that is seriouslly long, my regular alliance partner is off plus 2 and long but not that long, i call it like climbing table mountian, get better and better then have a couple weeks at the top then fall off and have to start the climb again

 

[Steve King]

That's a good analogy...although I don't seem to have two holes on top let alone two weeks

I played 9 holes on Monday, shot 13 over and had 6 pars...go figure!

 

[JustOne]

I did have a bad spell, it's lasted about 17 years so far.................

 

[RGDave]

class is permanent but I play off 12, so I just hope for the odd bit of form!
If I have a bad run of form, I get help and practice hard until normal service is resumed

 

[mc73]

Is form temporary? Ask Lee Westwood.

 

[Mattyboy]

I managed to go from 3 to 7 rather promptly. Now on the way back down thank god.

 

[Andy]

My fairway woods were good when they were hot, with the occasional 300 yards with a 3-wood and 350 with my driver.

Keep taking the tablets!!

 

[Steve King]

I do Andy - everyday

 

[Andy]

I do Andy - everyday

Can you forward some on, or they banned lol?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think I can safely prove the answer to be no. Had three seasons of mediocrity punctuated with a flicker of competence usually snuffed in a flame of indifference next time out. My game is the epitomy of inconsistency

 

[Captainron]

Form is definitely temporary. I was in good form for about 3 minutes in 1998 and it has eluded me ever since

 

[Region3]

Agree 100%, definitely temporary.

Earlier this year I had a game on a Friday afternoon and everything went where it was supposed to and scored in the low 70's. I went to bed thinking how embarrassed I'd be winning the comp the next day by a silly margin.

Wrong!

 

[Pongo]

When form is permanant (or very long term) it it is called class.