Playing terribly - take a breather or work your way through it?

[Phil2511]

I have been taking lessons during 2011, but have been pretty fed up on a few occasions over the year when perhaps i had struggled to pick up what i was taught and found that a couple of weeks out helped me greatly, perhaps it was from trying to hard or overpracticing and those couple of weeks break means you come back fresh and all your golf muscles will have had time to recover fully. Or perhaps you return and dont overthink as much as you had been. Or someone told me that you return NOT expecting TOO much and therefore dont try as hard.

Hard to really say. But definitely i dont really like tinkering too much myself and also dont think it wise to keep trying to swing on the range unless you know you are trying to do the RIGHT thing.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I hit rock bottom this year and decided to give it a break. Longest week of my life. Came back no better but at least no worse. If it gets so bad I'll go and get a lesson and sweat it out on the range. I'm not great at playing through it on the course and tend to get quite frustrated if it goes awry. Never a good thing.

I hate playing badly but even in my darkest hour it is still only a game and can't be tamed anyway. Take the abuse and mickey taking in the 19th when you chop it, dust yourself off and come back again. I think my trials and tribulations this year and two moments of madness at St Pierre and FoA prove that there is no rhyme or reason to why we can't do it well all the time

 

[JT77]

played poorly most of the year, but even the worst day on the course is better than being in work, good friends, good banter, and even when playing tripe, there is usually 1 or 2 glimmers of hope in there!!

Keep soldiering on and eventually the form will turn, or if not it will probably snow at some point, course will close and you'll get an enforced lay off.........

 

[Swinger]

Keep on, Keeping on. Just don't let it get to you.

I find that during the bad times you can actually have some real fun out there. No expectations of shooting a good round or even in the buffer zone. I find it more frustrating if I come into a qualifier or bigger event playing well and fail to deliver a great performance. If I know I'm hacking it about I just get out there and have a giggle. It's probably when I enjoy my golf the most.

If it seems there is no light at the end of the tunnel then I'd suggest grabbing a lesson or video camera so you can see whats going on.

 

[richart]

We certainly had a giggle at Camberley Steve.:cheers:

 

[Swinger]

We certainly had a giggle at Camberley Steve.:cheers:

I think we have bad play down to a fine art Rich!! Sharing last place and letting the host win, perfect guests.

 

[sawtooth]

Play through it. The more you play the more you should learn about the golf swing. And the more you learn about the swing the more able you are to rectify things when they go wrong.

 

[viscount17]

you weren't watching this morning's medal by any chance?
at least all three of us were equally awful,
ok it was a bit windy and a bit cold but neither that much and I've done better in worse conditions

in answer to the OP, it depends what the problem is. today I could get to the greens OK, more than a few chances for birdies, but I couldn't putt worth a completely worthless thing. no point hiding from that - out again on Saturday - it will work or it won't

 

[MikeH]

I think that could be included in the 'work your way through it' side. I just didn't mention it in the OP as I'm afraid I can't remember the last time I had a lesson.

...Cant teach your style of 'golf' Jezza

 

[bladeplayer]

...Cant teach your style of 'golf' Jezza

Im sure you told us in the bar in the FoA you were regulary giving Jezz lessons in golf , round about the time Jezz came over & you hastily changed the subject ,

 

[pokerjoke]

Im definately in the work it out camp.
And by that i mean by myself,i am not one for lessons at all.
Dont forget its all in the mind,even if you take a break it will still be
on your mind.
Getting down on the course and working it out straight away imo is
the best way.