Should you look at your card

[Tashyboy]

Played yesterday in a 18 hole medal and after 14 holes I was 1 under, then shot 8,9 on two par fours and finished par par. I got a 0.8 reduction. Which I am more than happy with but I am flippin angry with myself.

If I had looked at my card I could of played percentage golf and had a better finish.

So should you look at your card and see how you are doing during a round.

 

[louise_a]

I normally have a very good idea of how I am doing especially when I am playing well. I would certainly know if I was under par.

 

[ruff-driver]

Never look at the card,i know roughly how i'm going and whether to be aggressive or not .

 

[ger147]

I don't need to look at my card, I always know what my score is without looking.

 

[upsidedown]

Always know where I stand on the round at home.

 

[bobmac]

You should play every shot to the best of your ability, irrespective of what your score is

 

[duncan mackie]

You should play every shot to the best of your ability, irrespective of what your score is

Absolutely...and if only (I could)

Generally, and I know nim not alone, knowing my score gets in the way of performing to my best. It provides an extra factor to consider (so concentration on the real task suffers) as so easily leads to getting ahead of myself overall.

So, for me, my best chance to play any shot to the best of my ability is not to consider anything else (such as my score so far)

 

[Tashyboy]

You should play every shot to the best of your ability, irrespective of what your score is

The whole of the round I did Bob and I am probably beating myself up for nowt coz I parred the last two playing the best of my ability, but I knew I was playing steady even having an 8 on the card. So looking at my card, would it have/should it have changed my thought process.
part of my golfing education to get under 20. At the mo, standing at 20.8 boyakasha.
cheers everyone.

 

[Norrin Radd]

i play off 14 so in my mind i start my round 14 under par,and as i drop shots to par i then reduce my score in my head accordingly . it lets me know how im playing and what i need to do to keep a score going.

 

[Tashyboy]

I can remember after three holes thinking I am one under after 3 holes and then saying to myself I have 23 shots over 15 holes.
next thing I can remember thinking in the 19th hole is prat.

 

[JohnnyDee]

Know exactly where I am every competitive round I play. Not saying that it helps but just cannot conceive not knowing. It's just adding together pretty small numbers. :mmm:

Took me a while to understand that sometimes those whose card I was marking neither knew or wanted to know their score. I now refrain from commenting under any circumstances.

How can anyone play and not know their score? So very odd as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Beedee]

I always try to ignore my card and just play as I play. I know when I'm having a good day and that gives me confidence; knowing exactly how good the day is going only seems to add pressure to me. If I feel I'm doing well at the turn (in general, not specifically) I'll generally shoot a decent score by my standards. If I know I've got 20+ points at the turn, or something like that, it's almost certain I fall apart.

I always ask my marker not to tell me my score as we're going. Most people are fine with that. Unfortunately some people seem to delight in telling me even tho I've asked them not to.

 

[HankMarvin]

I always look at the card, so I know what box to put the score in.

 

[jamielaing]

I've struggled with this for the last few years. For me it depends on the type of person you are. Do you crumble under pressure or rise to it?

Do you look at your score and think I need 3 pars and get them or get 3 bogeys?

I find that knowing my score gets me ahead of myself in competitions and I start thinking if I can keep parring that'll be a 1.2 cut etc etc. Ultimately I end up blowing it.

You mentioned that if you had looked you could've played safer- you could end up trying to protect it too much and make a mess of it.

It's a difficult decision but once you know what works, stick with it! The only difficulty is, as you improve and hopefully get to single figures, when you keep hitting pars it is very difficult to forget what your score is!

 

[Hickory_Hacker]

It's impossible not to know your score. If you've just had a 6 at a par 4 then you know that you're 2 over, what are you gonna do, forget? :rofl:

 

[Fish]

Having almost a shot a hole I know exactly if I'm over or under, it can have a negative effect though, especially if your say 2 under then come to a hole that you've consistently had problems with, it's easy to try to play it differently knowing you've you've got shots to play with and then proceed to bugger it up even more!!

 

[Deleted member 15717]

In a comp, you always write your score down in the markers box...so how did you not know how you were doing?
The score didn't come from not knowing how you were doing, the score came from being a high handicap and these things happening.

 

[Three]

You should play every shot to the best of your ability, irrespective of what your score is

But your choice of shot to play will often vary greatly depending on what the score is.

Regards the OP, how can anyone play golf and not have an idea what their score is?

 

[bobmac]

But your choice of shot to play will often vary greatly depending on what the score is.

Regards the OP, how can anyone play golf and not have an idea what their score is?

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We are all different
Some may go for it, some may play safe to protect a good scorecard, I know that.
But those who play safe are not realising their potential scores because of the number in the handicap box.

There's nothing worse in golf than playing safe and making a mess of it.

 

[duncan mackie]

But your choice of shot to play will often vary greatly depending on what the score is.

Regards the OP, how can anyone play golf and not have an idea what their score is?

Shows there's different ways to play.

My score will have absolutely no influence on my choice of shot in a stroke play event (I don't play events which require me to 'make a cut'!). The biggest influence on my shot making decisions through a round will be how well, or badly, I'm swinging.

There's a lot of difference between general awareness of a positive round and, as an example, standing on the 17th tee having added it all up and consciously knowing you are 3 under your handicap to that point. IMO all that does is detract from the singular focus and concentration on the tee shot at that hole.