Playing in pairs comps

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dotty001

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So i really struggle playing in comps as a pair , perhaps I'm a selfish golfer , well I know I am , but I perform much better in medals or comps when only my score matters , the minute I play in a pair I totally lose track of where I am in the round and it just fizzles out leaving my partner wondering what's going on , I just can't help it , frustrates the f*ck out of me and probably all my partners
 
dotty001 said:
So i really struggle playing in comps as a pair , perhaps I'm a selfish golfer , well I know I am , but I perform much better in medals or comps when only my score matters , the minute I play in a pair I totally lose track of where I am in the round and it just fizzles out leaving my partner wondering what's going on , I just can't help it , frustrates the f*ck out of me and probably all my partners
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Why do you enter them then ?
 
I dont understand how it is so different? As long as you and your partner talk it through what to do as you go along how can you lose where you are?
 
dotty001 said:
So i really struggle playing in comps as a pair , perhaps I'm a selfish golfer , well I know I am , but I perform much better in medals or comps when only my score matters , the minute I play in a pair I totally lose track of where I am in the round and it just fizzles out leaving my partner wondering what's going on , I just can't help it , frustrates the f*ck out of me and probably all my partners
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This could have actually been written by me as I'm exactly the same. I don't know what it is, I just don't play well in pairs comps. For some reason I struggle to find the focus or intensity that I get when I play my own ball, maybe it is a selfish thing who knows?
 
dotty001 said:
To get a game on the weekend , I don't do it on purpose , I just lose the rhythm of the round ,the feeling of making a score when picking up , it's all mental , well I am mental but you get my meaning
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Is it foursomes or fourballs ?
 
HawkeyeMS said:
This could have actually been written by me as I'm exactly the same. I don't know what it is,....
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Many on here would suggest you have a good reason! :whistle:

RobRob said:
I cant take texas scrambles seriously!
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It's not meant to be taken seriously!

@OP. CMAC's suggestion of playing it 'individually' makes sense to me, slow play notwithstanding.

The competition (in most of these cases) should be secondary imo. Foursomes is slightly different. It seems to lack something - like using a buggy!
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Should we ask why ?

Remember they are mainly used to non serious social comps
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They take forever, you end up having to play from behind a tree on the 18th when you have to get someones 4th drive in and it is always won by 4 28 handicappers (or is the last one just at our club??)
 
Not being a forum length hitter I do tend to get intimidated in pairs comps. I usually find myself playing first when the second shots are taken and this seems to put pressure on me to hit a good one but the opposite invariably happens.

Starting with tomorrows 4BBB my new mindset will be to just relax and enjoy the game rather than worrying about letting my partner down. :)
 
4BBB for me = both players attack off the tee then see where they land and then go from there. Common sense from there onwards.

To win a 4BBB you have to attack as often as possible imo.
 
dotty001 said:
So i really struggle playing in comps as a pair , perhaps I'm a selfish golfer , ....
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in terms of 4BBB there is a huge element associated with this that is frequently ignored when pairing people up and in terms of who plays their tee shot first. Frequently ignored.

in your case I would put you off first (you don't have to think about anything but your game) and pair you with a longer hitter (you will be playing your approach shot first and won't have to think about anything else) etc

there are some who just get on with it, and some who gain constructively from the certainty of where their partner has played, but most players are influenced negatively into trying to keep at least 1 ball in play (after a bad partner tee shot) or into trying to do more than they would normally and a bad one won't matter (after a good long one). Eventually they stop enjoying the experience!
 
I love pairs golf more than any other form really. If my partner stuffs up I relish the challenge of having to perform - doesn't mean I play safe (usually far from it) but enjoy having to come in for the team.

Now if only I could apply that mindset to medals I'd be laughing!
 
Enjoy playing in pairs , 4BBB twice a week and within that format am playing my own game as it's what works best for me . If my partner is out of the hole it might change the mindset occasionally to make sure we don't blob.

In NZ even if you were in a Medal or other comp you'd still chuck the balls up for pairs to play for the beer.

Really enjoy mixed greensomes with the good lady as we get lots of shots and foursomes is cool too
 
RobRob said:
They take forever, you end up having to play from behind a tree on the 18th when you have to get someones 4th drive in and it is always won by 4 28 handicappers (or is the last one just at our club??)
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So you don't take it seriously ( been though you shouldn't anyway ) because you don't do well in them and don't win ?
 
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