Playing alone

[Deleted member 1740]

I went to my new club today to sort out my membership then went and had a round on my own. I've never done this before but i had a really good round, no distractions and i didn't lose a ball which was a bonus . Teed off at 2:45 pm and walked off the 18th at 5:25pm beating my best score of 96 with a 91 today.

I played some really good simple golf and also some silly stupid shots that i know i shouldn't try but i do but saying that if we never tried silly shots we'd all be off scratch .

I'm looking forward now and hopefully have the same playing mentality when i'm with a playing partner as i had today.

 

[madandra]

Stuart, watch the old timers playing and it is basic golf . . . . but effective golf. Keep it simple and just swing and you will solve all your wee kinks yourself.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I love to play some rounds on my own with no distractions. Just me, my game and the course. I find I am more relaxed and shoot better golf on my own. Its also great if you can get to put a few balls down and play a few different shots. Theres a lot to be said for solo rounds, especially first thing in the morning or as the sun is going down

 

[hopeful]

In the normal run of things I'm a person who's content with his own company but oddly enough I don't really enjoy playing golf on my own. It's OK for an occasional practise round to straighten out a kink in my game but otherwise it just isn't the same without a mate to share a laugh with, take the p**s at fluky shots, help search for your ball, etc!

 

[Imurg]

When I play solo and I've just hit a bad shot, as long as I'm not holding anyone up, I'll throw down more balls and play the shot again until I get it right twice just to prove to myself that I can do it.

 

[andiritchie]

I enjoy a solo round in summer,my golfing time is limited so a nice 8pm tee off for 9 holes is great when everyone else has played at 6

 

[Deleted member 1740]

I couldn't do it too often i must admit, i love the competiveness when playing against my pal.

I had a lot of time to think about what i was gonna do today which really did help me.

 

[forefortheday]

Quite enjoy a round on my own.

Nothing but you and the course is a great feeling when the suns going down and you've hit some great ones.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I find I get a lot of thinking about lifes problems done as well when I'm out on my playing. I can see with clarity and I've made some pretty life changing decisions whilst playing a solo round and thinking about stuff.

 

[Herbie]

I get a lot of pleasure playing alone, not just the golf, but everything around the course, it is also the best practice so long as your not affecting anyone. friendly rounds are the best though,you cant beat a good laugh with pals, but comps can produce the best and worst in people and can make or ruin the day sometimes.

 

[need_my_wedge]

I often play alone, and quite enjoy it. Last time I played, just before the snow, I went out at 3:50 expecting to play 4 or 5 holes in the hour before dark, but completed the full front 9 in 1 hour exactly, shooting 42. Was very chuffed, it was great just walking round without thought or waiting, just me and an empty course.

Since I've joined the club though, getting harder to play alone, there's always someone offering to tag up.

 

[CarpeDiem]

I played on my own yesterday afternoon after my practice session and shot level for 9 holes which I have never done before. I think that everybody should play a few rounds on their own as helps with your game.

 

[User 105]

I play most of my golf alone. It's actually one of the reasons I started playing again. Just being able to get away from everything for a few hours, golf is a great distraction.

I do have a m8 that plays occasionally and I will pair up with someone if they offer.

But sometimes I just need my own company.

 

[Ken_A]

I love the social side and playing with new members, but sometimes I just go off for a bash about by myself.

Just me, a carry bag and a mars bar.

I play fast and normally play well. It can help to get rid of some of the stress, I never count so I just bash them forward and if they dont go where I want them to then I drop another and go again.

I never lift flags out when putting by myself, a lot of the time I just get to 2 feet lift and walk - one day I played 12 holes in just over an hour - I walked into the pro shop and they questioned why I was sweating in the middle of winter.

Now and again lonley golf is good, but I do think golf is about the craic, thus you need at least one other.

 

[Cernunnos]

As much as I enjoy playing golf with others, there is something almost, medetitive about playing golf "SOLO". To be entirely honest I actually prefer playing golf on my own most days of the week.

Few distraqctions, play at your own pace, fast or slow, depending upon how many are on the track that day.

Best time for solo golfforme is dawn, before all the crowds start decending, you can almost get into a transendental state... You, club, ball; at reletive oneness with the course.

Once you can master that on your own, you can develop the same feeling when playing with others. When you're in the ZONE there is nothing to compare.