Should i be annoyed?

[ClarkeCAGC]

Hi, Im 15 playin golf for about a year and a half handicap has come down from 40 to 1 in that time( recently got cut to 12 aloowing me to play in mens opens and medals) and this week two things have happened and im wondering should i really get annoyed abou these things?:

1. on monday i went to the ulster boys comeptition in donaghadee the weather was absolutely terrible 25mph winds and lashing rain i was 18 over groos coming down 18 pulled my approach left and when i got up there it was OB so on the score my result was NR.

2. Today i was playing in my first mens open i had a terrible front 6 over gross level my handicap(striking the ball terribly off the tee and putting abismally) and then on the back nine i began hitting my tee shots a little better and holing some putts this coupled with my consistently good iron striking left me one over gross for he back nine standing on the 18th tee were i took a three wood for safety and proceeded to hit it OB and ended ip with a 7 gross 80 (par 70) and i wonder should i be annoyed as it is still two under my handicap but i still see it as a wasted opportunity.....

....So what do yeh think??

 

[feary]

Speaking from a junior perspective us juniors always seem to try and overachieve. But i would be happy with a 0.2/0.4 and come back next time and do even better. Too many juniors get hung up other a couple of bad shots and holes. Just be happy. What position did you come?

 

[ClarkeCAGC]

In ulster boys? tied last with NR
Not sure about todays comp results arent up but i would say if i had a par on the last i would have had a could chance of winning..... who knows maybe the computer will cut me for my score thru 17....it happens

 

[feary]

Plus a lot of juniors N/R. Its just a thing. I always try not to as it gives you a bad image.

 

[brendy]

What course are you playing from Clarke?

 

[JustOne]

We can all be annoyed with our missed opportunities with EVERY single round we play (a missed putt or a bad teeshot blah blah). It's not doing them anymore that counts and that's what makes your handicap come down bit by bit.

Shooting my handicap is more a dream than a reality at the moment so I would be very pleased if I were you...all going the right way.

regards....

 

[feary]

What was the stroke index for the 18th because if you didn't get a shot the triple bogey gets cancelled down to a nett double. So it would say nett 70 but for handicap purposes it would actually be a nett 69.

 

[drawboy]

try to not get hung up on the 3 wood for safety rubbish, it is a commentators saying. If you need to hit a certain part of the fairway or use a 3 wood to stop short of a hazard then take a 3 wood and hit it."For safety" makes your brain produce a different swing thought than normal, take what you need to and commit to the shot. It sounds to me like you are being far too hard on yourself, relax and play the golf that you know you are capable of and the wins will come.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think you are probably being a little too hard on yourself (ironic coming from me!) but you have to realise that part from one hole you did really well in very tricky conditions and your round today was also very solid and you probably made one error in course management. It is one thing to club down to hit soemthing short of a hazard or to leave a specific distance in, but the brain doesn't recognise the word don't so if you are standing on the tee saying "don't worry I'll be OK as I've got a 3 wood" it sub-consciously hinks the 3 wood will put you in danger and so you don't fully commit to the swing and hence steer it OB.

I think if the truth be known these kind of setbacks are a good thing as it will teach you some valuable lessons and you can use the experiences as positives in similar circumstances. Next time you are on a tight driving hole pick the 3 wood but focus on a target on the fairway and trust your swing.

You have done brilliantly to get down as quickly as you have and are clearly competitive but don't let that side of things get in the way of enjoying the buzz of testing yourself against your peers and the course. It has to be fun. Don't be so hard on yourself and let it happen and you'll be picking up silverware and dropping your handicap further

 

[justhitthething]

try to not get hung up on the 3 wood for safety rubbish, it is a commentators saying. If you need to hit a certain part of the fairway or use a 3 wood to stop short of a hazard then take a 3 wood and hit it."For safety" makes your brain produce a different swing thought than normal, take what you need to and commit to the shot. It sounds to me like you are being far too hard on yourself, relax and play the golf that you know you are capable of and the wins will come.

Fantastic advice. Positive thoughts lead to positive outcomes.

 

[Doh]

Yes agree with JustOneUK its about not repeating our mistakes. Just remember there is always something to be learnt even from a poor round of golf in fact probably more.

 

[Adrena1in]

I'd be very pleased if I were you. I'd look at that round and think, "Crikey, I could easily have shot a lot less than that, and when it all comes together, I will!" Think positive, forget the bad shots, (easier said than done), and the consistency will see your h/c dropping loads more I would say.

But I know how easy it is to let a few bad shots (or even one) ruin a whole round. I played in a Roll-Up a few months ago and was doing quite well, being 9-over par on the 18th tee. I thought my first ever handicap cut, (from 16.2), was going to be a cert. Lost my drive, hit an okay provisional, then duffed it, chipped on miles from the hole, and then three putted to end with a 4-over 8 on the last. 13-over. What's more, they'd cut the SSS on the day, and I was actually one-over the SSS, so no h/c cut. (I thought they would at least take my 8 as a 6 at the end, and cut me by 0.3, but no!)