Lost it!! What to do after a really terrible day.

[steadyon]

So, I’ve been playing pretty well. Even go a 79 just over a week ago! I ply of 19.6 though.

Friday went out, played really well. Didn‘t score though, the odd times I hit a bad in I seemed to fing a cabbage patch and got too ambitious in the rough.

Saturday, dreadful, topped sliced, toed. Remarkably often my second shot was great but when it’s 3 off the tee every other hole And you can’t find 5he middle of the bat…

to the range for 50 balls Sunday, again the odd real terror and generally poor striking.

Just thinking what to do to get my swing back.

Tips for escaping thick rough be useful too!!

 

[Deleted member 25575]

On the thick stuff, dont be too ambitious, just get it out sideways if needed, get it back in play in 1 shot. Dont try the hero shot and leave yourself in the thick stuff.

As for getting yoir game back in shape, back to basics of your swing, dont try and hit too hard etc

 

[HeftyHacker]

Frustrating given its the start of the season but you've hit a lot of balls over the weekend so maybe just avoid golf for the rest of the week. I sometimes find a break is what I need to reset my swing.

 

[bobmac]

The first thing is don't panic, you haven't forgotten how to swing, you just need the right tweak.
If the contact has gone, I'd make a small wager you are swaying.
Just try a few smooth swings and focus on keeping your head still

 

[Canary_Yellow]

Don't over think it.

Even pros have good days and bad days in quick succession. The worst thing you could do I think is panic and start thinking you need to do something drastically different. Don't try too hard to find something.

I had a 12 shot swing between my last two rounds, felt like I could do no wrong one week, felt I could do no right the next. There was nothing consistently good about my play - everything was a mixed bag!

 

[srixon 1]

Welcome to the most frustrating game ever invented. I’ve been playing for longer than I care to remember and I can still have days where nothing goes right. Low 70s one day followed by a 15 shot swing the next day. Golf is bonkers.

When my swing goes really off I try to slow down my tempo. I do this by trying to hit my 150 yard club about 120 yards when on the range.

 

[Depreston]

in your shoes i'd probably have a rest and maybe go to the range and check the basics around setup

what i'd do in reality is trawl through youtube or instagram for the next 48 hours ...find a tip and try and incorporate that causing more harm than good

 

[RichA]

So, I’ve been playing pretty well. Even go a 79 just over a week ago! I ply of 19.6 though.

Friday went out, played really well. Didn‘t score though, the odd times I hit a bad in I seemed to fing a cabbage patch and got too ambitious in the rough.

Saturday, dreadful, topped sliced, toed. Remarkably often my second shot was great but when it’s 3 off the tee every other hole And you can’t find 5he middle of the bat…

to the range for 50 balls Sunday, again the odd real terror and generally poor striking.

Just thinking what to do to get my swing back.

Tips for escaping thick rough be useful too!!

I'm having a torrid time recently after a decent summer. I think I've fallen into the trap of thinking that I'm better than I am - always trying to hit the longest drive or get it onto the green from 220 yards when the sensible play is to take 2 shots.
This afternoon I'll be heading out for a chilled out, non-scoring round with a half set and trying to force myself to just concentrate on tapping the ball safely up the fairways without trying too hard.
I know that when it comes down to it, the inner voice will be saying, "Go for it man. It's just a practice round."

 

[Region3]

Hitting out of thick rough…. take less club than your heart tells you to - your only job is to get back in play, don’t be greedy.

Play the ball back in your stance, open the face a tiny bit, grip hard, hit down on the ball steeply and don’t expect much of a follow through.

IMO of course.

 

[garyinderry]

If you think the rough is thick now ....


Swing easy. You have 20 shots to play with. Go after the holes you can. Play conservatively on the tricky holes.

 

[Shooter McPowick]

Take it in your stride, it happens to all of us. 79 off 19! That’s excellent! I’m off 9 and I’m delighted when I break 80…

 

[Smiffy]

Buy a new set of clubs.
It's their fault.

 

[Dando]

Buy a new set of clubs.
It's their fault.

You must have hundreds of sets ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Get out of rough by the shortest route possible if there is any doubt about how its lying and how it may come out. Other than that don't panic. We all have bad days and far more than the good ones

 

[Smiffy]

You must have hundreds of sets ?

Knob
?

 

[Ethan]

Forget about it. It happens. Sometimes the swing just isn't in sync, next time you go it might be completely different. Or it might not. Such is golf.

 

[Foxholer]

Go find some stakes marking a concave OOB area and remove 1 or 2 from the middle of the 'most curved' portion

 

[Oddsocks]

Is it a terrible day.. really? Terrible is open to interpretation and is generally miss management of expectations.

 

[Orikoru]

Is it a terrible day.. really? Terrible is open to interpretation and is generally miss management of expectations.

I always say a bad day on the golf course is better than a good day at work.

 

[Oddsocks]

I always say a bad day on the golf course is better than a good day at work.

That was kinda my point, also if you’ve been hitting 36/38/39 points for the last few rounds and then hit 30/32 it feels a shocker, but is it really?