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Saturday i played the worst round of golf i have ever played, coming home in a staggering 117 and having 2 holes with 5-of-the-tee...what i dont understand is i did everythign right!

friday afternoon, working from home, managed to slip up the club and get 3 hours practice in, 2 hours chipping and putting and an hour on the range with the big stick and irons.

saturday morning got to club nice and early, had a put and chip, hit a basket of balls all in good time, had a smoke and a cup of coffee and off to the tee in good time.

by the 11th hole i literally could not swing a club at all and was lucky to get to the green on a par 3 in 3 shots.

So my question is has anyone else had a similar experience? and how did you deal with it/come back from it?

seems to drive a coach and horses through the concept of preparing well if i'm getting a better round in hungover and in last nights clothes!
 
Ouch - what is your handicap? Could do to know exactly how below par (excuse the pun) the round was!

In simple terms, we all have rounds like this. Best not to dwell on it and make sure that it is out of your mind by the time you stand on the 1st tee next weekend. As Bob Rotella would tell you, there is a lot to be said for positive thinking!
 
IMO you over did it, you saturated your mind with golf and all the prep and put too much on yourself. To get over it, block it out of your mind.

I had my best game ever on sunday, I drank red wine till 2.30 in the morning on saturday, passed out on the sofa, woke up, had a coffie, hit the range and out to play my game. Someone wrote in my post about it "you stayed in the now" and I have to agree, my mind never went anywhere but my current shot. Anyhow I am getting off the point. Block it out of your mind and move forward with your practice. Do not dwell on it!!
 
Speaking from a sports psychology perspective it is possible that because everything in your preparation was deemed perfect you expected your golf to follow suit. When it did not go well on the first couple of holes you became frustrated and angry and played tight and tense the rest of the day. If this was the first time you have prepared in exactly the way you would like, it has added pressure to perform to your game that was not there previously. It is this failure to meet our own expectations that often lead to feelings of anger. When you are hung over/late/tired etc. you do not expect to play well so you just relax and try to enjoy it.

You should continue to prepare properly when you have the time because if you prepare well mentally as well as physically you are in the ideal position to shoot your best scores. Once you arrive on the first tee however leave all these expectations behind forget all your swing thoughts and just focus on hitting one ball at a time to one target at a time but most of all relax and have fun. When you hit the inevitable bad shots that we all suffer from just shrug, smile, walk to your ball and pick your next target.
 
Speaking from a sports psychology perspective it is possible that because everything in your preparation was deemed perfect you expected your golf to follow suit. When it did not go well on the first couple of holes you became frustrated and angry and played tight and tense the rest of the day. If this was the first time you have prepared in exactly the way you would like, it has added pressure to perform to your game that was not there previously.
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I suspect that you have hit the nail on the head there
 
Just one of those days. You don't need to 'come back' from it, it will happen on its own. It doesn't mean you suddenly can't play the game.

I had a 98 in a comp off 11 a couple of years ago. Just forget about it, tomorrow is another day :)

Is this the first 910 owner with a horror round?
 
My advice is to not worry about it, we all have a shocker at some time. Some people throw the towel in and walk off in a huff without finishing the round, AND still tell everyone how they don't have high scores.......

A bad score is only a bad score, it's still early in the year with plenty of good days to come. I don't think you over prepared if you enjoyed the practice and were comfortable doing it. Whether you score in the 60's or 100's, it's only a game that we play for enjoyment........... :)
 
IMO you over did it, you saturated your mind with golf and all the prep and put too much on yourself. To get over it, block it out of your mind.
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Yeh right, home in 117, block it out your mind....bull.

Time will sort it out, thats all.
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ummm, you are saying the same thing as me, why say bull and then corroborate my point. Time will sort it out means that your will forget it in time. Why not take control of your mind rather than it having control of you.
 
I'd say you over-prepared.

After all that I'd have been knackered before reaching the first tee. Maybe that affected your muscles.

Or maybe it was the weight of expectation on yourself after preparing for so long.

Most athletes have a period of downtime before an event to make sue they are relaxed and in peak condition.
 
That's a healthy old score. Used to happen to me on the odd occasion and I would put it all down to fatigue. Couldn't resist playing and I would run myself into the ground. I am lucky I can play whenever I like at the moment but I try to be sensible about it. Played 18 holes this morning and did quite well. Weather was nice and the first tee was clear so I decided to play again. Got to the fourth hole and just felt like I was beginning to lose rhythm so I just walked off the course before I did any damage. Seemed a shame but I shall look forward to tomorrow's round in a positive frame of mind.
 
I never used to play well if I went to the range on friday night or saturday morning if I had a comp' on saturday afternoon so I stopped doing it.

I find my swing feels a lot fresher and more powerful if I steer clear of the range for 2 days before a comp.

10 mins putting and 5 mins In the net trying to find some tempo, then play with whatever ive got on the day.

Maybe not the best way to prepare but Ive found it kinda works for me.
 
I had the "am I going to break 100 jitters" on the 10th tee as well on Saturday znuffz after 52 on the first nine. Hit a spot on tee shot on the first to the middle of the fairway, finished the hole with a 9 2nd a 7
I always try and have a clean start for the 2nd nine when this happens just to cheer me up a little and managed 42 back nine.
like the others have said, I think its always a question of too much expectation on week when you have had time to practice more than usual. ;)
 
Struggled to break 100 in the club champs last year. Had one of those whatever I try makes it worse rounds. Still nowhere near as bad as shanksville city playing Maidenhead. If it wasn't a match and a pairs comp I'd have conceded and walked in
 
A few years ago I played 6 rounds over a 3 week period. Playing off 9 I shot (par71) 80,99,101,73.

It's golf, it happens. You think you've got it sussed then it kicks you hard where it hurts.

If you have the ability it will return.
 
Funnily enough, this morning. The 4-iron is usually my go to club but today never hit one sweet at all.

Probably something to do with having NO sleep whatsoever, but if it continues, I'm pretty much screwed as our society starts next week.
 
well, hit a large bucket last night and was hitting really nicely, gonna thumb though Dr Bob's book this week again before sundays tee time...
 
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