Kiss of Death - do you like being told how you are playing during a round?

[louise_a]

I played today in our 12 hole winter roll up comp, I was going along quite nicely, then on the 12th tee while we were waiting for the green to clear my FC says, you are doing well ( I had 23 points after 11) I promptly blobbed the 12th to finish with 23.

I played with this same girl in a competition during the summer and I remember on the 16th tee she commented again that I was playing well and would probably win, cue double bogeys on each of the last 3 holes.

Does being told you are playing well get to others? and can you politely tell someone not to comment?

 

[Wayman]

Hate been told what score I'm on

Rather not know and just get on with it

 

[Val]

It shouldn't matter as most know how well they are doing anyway. If I have a reasonable score going I could tell you from the 14th in where I am so people telling me makes no odds.

 

[Lump]

I know my score pretty much without needing to add it up, it's not that hard to notice if your playing well or not.
I think blobbing comes from wanting to win rather than just being driven to lower your handicap. I couldn't give a toss about winning, it's all about getting the handicap moving in the right direction

 

[NWJocko]

It shouldn't matter as most know how well they are doing anyway. If I have a reasonable score going I could tell you from the 14th in where I am so people telling me makes no odds.

I agree with this, I know if I'm on a good score as you get towards the last few holes so makes no odds really.

I'm capable of screwing up a hole regardless of what's gone before :rofl:

 

[IanG]

Hate it, shouldn't make any difference but we're all human.

 

[ScienceBoy]

With a good game plan you should be fine. Being told you are doing well usually leads to tension.

Easy fix is to do some tension relieving stretches, i like to shake out my arms and shoulders.

 

[garyinderry]

Take the positives from it.

Reply, ''thanks, I am playing really well''

 

[nta73]

once i think to myself, hey your playing alright today thats when it will go down hill! :fore:

 

[masterosouffle]

I was playing in my first comp a couple of weeks back, after 9 holes just bout to tee off and FC tells me I scored 21ots on first nine, cue 2 blobs and finished on 36, 40 would have won it!

 

[Canary_Yellow]

I don't need telling how I'm playing, I already know! For that reason it wouldn't bother me in the slightest if anyone commented that I was having a good day.

Like lump says, it's all about getting the handicap moving in the right direction. Winning isn't important to me. I play off 13, I'm not going to be shooting the lowest gross score.

I don't think people should tell their laying partners their score without being asked though - that is poor form. If my playing partner asks, I'll tell, otherwise I'll say nothing.

 

[NorfolkShaun]

once i think to myself, hey your playing alright today thats when it will go down hill! :fore:

Same here, really try not to know my score in a comp if I can help it. OK I know if i'm doing well or not but better not to know the score for me.

 

[sawtooth]

It shouldn't matter as most know how well they are doing anyway. If I have a reasonable score going I could tell you from the 14th in where I am so people telling me makes no odds.

This is true. It is probably better to get accustomed to discussing your score because if you dont know yourself how well you are doing then someone is bound to mention it.

 

[fenwayrich]

I always know exactly how I am doing, so it makes no difference at all.

 

[JustOne]

Having played crap for the past 4yrs I couldn't care less what people say, it's not going to put me off and it's probably not going to help.

Scorewise it wouldn't bother me if someone told me I was 3 under par or 20 over par, I just hit the ball.

 

[richart]

I know exactly how well or badly I am doing at any time during the round. It is always good to know that if you can birdie the last five holes you can get 30 points.

When marking someone's card I always ask them after 9 holes if they want to know their score. Amazing how many don't and how their game goes to pot when I tell them anyway.

 

[chrisd]

It really doesn't bother me either way. I always count my score/ points at the turn and knowing when I've a good score going is no problem.

 

[richart]

and knowing when I've a good score going is no problem.

Good memory Chris.:thup:

 

[louise_a]

I always know how I am doing so its not the fact that I was told something I didn't know, it just seems that when someone tells me I think more about it. And its not been about winning its always trying to play below my handicap.

 

[Slab]

Used to hate being told I was playing well as I did let it effect the remaining holes but figured I would have to find some way to deal with it rather than let it dictate my performance

Doesn't worry me now