A shot that doesn't go as planned, excluding a 20' putt that misses. A fairway missed, a green missed, a 3 putt, a ball left in a bunker/rough.
What do you define as a mistake?
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Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I never make mistakes......
Roops
Head Pro
This, without a doubt.
Garush34
Journeyman Pro
The biggest mistake for me is getting into trouble and instead of going for the safest route possible out, trying to take on to much and then end up in more trouble. This is one that I always get caught out on and am working to get out of my game slowly.
Also bad shot selection, especially short game-wise. Too many times I've duffed or thinned a chip to end up with a bogie or double.
Also bad shot selection, especially short game-wise. Too many times I've duffed or thinned a chip to end up with a bogie or double.
larmen
Head Pro
Some people here seem fairly harsh with themselves. Surely, one must be able to have a bogey on a hole without having made a mistake.
I am playing very low level. For me, when I don't hit the ball properly so it doesn't launch. Basically, if the next shot is more or less from the same spot. If I advanced the ball I am fairly happy with it.
I am playing very low level. For me, when I don't hit the ball properly so it doesn't launch. Basically, if the next shot is more or less from the same spot. If I advanced the ball I am fairly happy with it.
Roops
Head Pro
Personally, I don't think this is a mistake, it may be a bad swing that you make, but trying to play a shot you think you can make but don't, is learning. Trying it half arsed (this is not implying that you did..), is the mistake. I love the opportunity to try "great escapes" on course. People get too hung up about scores, which means they end end up tippy tappying it around. Go on, wack it between those trees and over the pond, think how good you will feel when you have done it
Garush34
Journeyman Pro
Personally, I don't think this is a mistake, it may be a bad swing that you make, but trying to play a shot you think you can make but don't, is learning. Trying it half arsed (this is not implying that you did..), is the mistake. I love the opportunity to try "great escapes" on course. People get too hung up about scores, which means they end end up tippy tappying it around. Go on, wack it between those trees and over the pond, think how good you will feel when you have done it
For me playing of 19, trying to fit it through a two foot gap and not pulling it off is a mistake. It's a low percentage shot that yeah if pulled off is great but most likely will end me up in more trouble. And doing it during a comp round is just not needed and adds shots to my score that I could do without. Vary rarely will you see pros and low handicappers take on these shots and there's a reason for it, because the risk out ways the reward.
Curls
Journeyman Pro
A mistake it having doubt over what you're about to do and doing it anyway.
A mistake is not factoring in something critical that you could have known about, like conditions or landing area, and only realising when it's too late.
A mistake is planning one shot and executing another.
We all make bad swings, misread or mishit putts, even the pros do. A mistake is letting that error negatively affect your judgement on the next shot(s).
A mistake is not factoring in something critical that you could have known about, like conditions or landing area, and only realising when it's too late.
A mistake is planning one shot and executing another.
We all make bad swings, misread or mishit putts, even the pros do. A mistake is letting that error negatively affect your judgement on the next shot(s).
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Complete misjudgement of pitch shots - did a few on Saturday as we are on temp greens and ground was soft on surface. Hit perfect shots exactly as I meant - and on few occasions overshot temp by 10yds or short by 15-20yds. Maybe I need a distance gizmo.
njrose51
Challenge Tour Pro
My first marriage could quite easily fall into this category! 
In golf terms though, I do hate duffing a chip/lob to the green and easily class that as a shot gone!
In golf terms though, I do hate duffing a chip/lob to the green and easily class that as a shot gone!
GreggerKBR
Head Pro
(a) when in the heat of the moment tend to get ahead of myself and not think very clearly about what I need to do and focus on
(b) compounding one error with another, ie poor recovery shot with a 3-putt = double bogey, that's a mistake.
(c) losing patience and/or belief
Poor swings, poor choices, decisions and errors are part of the game though, it's what makes the golf so unique.
(b) compounding one error with another, ie poor recovery shot with a 3-putt = double bogey, that's a mistake.
(c) losing patience and/or belief
Poor swings, poor choices, decisions and errors are part of the game though, it's what makes the golf so unique.
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I'd go along with Robobum et al. A mistake is the mental error. When you know what you should or shouldn't do but still make the wrong decision.
Bad swings, contacts, clubbing etc are par for the course (pardon the expression) but making the wrong decision or not sticking with the right decision are very annoying mistakes.
Bad swings, contacts, clubbing etc are par for the course (pardon the expression) but making the wrong decision or not sticking with the right decision are very annoying mistakes.
Delc 
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clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Jack Knicklaus said " he only hits six or seven shots a round as he planned" so he makes lots of mistakes.
us mere mortals make lots but I try not to get down on myself.
but the one I hate most is missing greens with wedge from the middle of the fairway.
us mere mortals make lots but I try not to get down on myself.
but the one I hate most is missing greens with wedge from the middle of the fairway.
chrisd
Major Champion
You played with me Rob??
Thexindi
Assistant Pro
I define a mistake as a thin or fat shot which to be honest is getting more and more rare gladly
Or leaving a putt very short or too long
And finally when i really hit a shot way left or right, everyone hits shots left and right but I'm talking about when I hit them silly left or right that's a mistake
Or leaving a putt very short or too long
And finally when i really hit a shot way left or right, everyone hits shots left and right but I'm talking about when I hit them silly left or right that's a mistake
MadAdey
Money List Winner
Playing a bad shot that is going to make it really difficult to make par, I can't sum it up any more simple than that. A drive that ends up in the crap, an approach that leaves me short sided, a chip that doesn't get close enough for a tap in, knocking a putt 6 foot past.
I expect the mistakes but that doesn't mean I'm happy with them. However, I also expect the odd birdie or up and downer...
MadAdey
Money List Winner
This then starts to get in the realm of handicap and distance. An 18 handicapper that hits it 230 off the tee and only has a max distance of around 440 with 2 shots may take a bogey without making any mistakes when playing a 470 yard par 4. But a low handicapper that can reach every hole in regulation will never take a bogey without making a mistake.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
...one that is stupid
