Best round start only to blow up

FANTAPANTS

Hit a par, drained a birdie , drained a birdie then no scored on the rest of the 15 holes talk about a kick in the rocks

FixdePitchmark

FANTAPANTS wrote: »

Hit a par, drained a birdie , drained a birdie then no scored on the rest of the 15 holes talk about a kick in the rocks

Mad one - lol

I find If I have too good a start I lose it, I'd rather bog, par, double bog, par, par, par. Puts me in the right place where i belong.

FixdePitchmark

Fanta

going over for last 2 pints to think about that one.

FANTAPANTS

same as rather bogie the round all day, seen lad hit 26 points on front 9 then couldnt hit a tap after that and it on presidents prize day-(he hasnt been the same since) :D:D

rrpc

FANTAPANTS wrote: »

Hit a par, drained a birdie , drained a birdie then no scored on the rest of the 15 holes talk about a kick in the rocks

That's a very normal reaction to playing well. It's almost always the case that the player starts to doubt themselves and increase expectation of a bad shot which of course will immediately happen.

Playing consistently well is difficult. The first thing you have to do is train your mind to always expect the best possible result and to focus on that. Everybody hits a bad shot, but it's the ability to drop that from your mind and take the next shot as if it was your first one and focus on getting the best possible result from it that breeds consistency.

Being comfortable with average or poor shots is your subconscious avoiding the extra concentration and pressure of playing consistently well.

This is what happened to McIlroy in Augusta. The doubt started to creep in as the prospect of winning loomed closer and when he hit the bad tee shot on the tenth, that doubt was reinforced. From then on he played to his own expectations, which was to play badly and not win.

What he learned from that experience is that when you're playing well, you can continue to play well and when you're playing badly, you can still get the best result by concentrating on the next shot and forgetting the stuff that's gone before; good or bad.

He said as much himself when he won the PGA; that he didn't allow himself to think about winning until he was walking down the 18th fairway.

mr.jingle

Once started a society game a few years ago par,par,birdie,eagle,birdie after 5 holes off 14 with 3 shots on them holes had 16pts after 5 holes and finished with 24pts overall. The term curry leg was thrown about at me for a while!

denishurley

President's Prize this year, started par-par for the first time ever (off 21 btw). Had 18 at the turn despite scratching index 18, a par-five eighth, but only finished with 28. Four times this year I've turned with 18 and 31 is the highest I've finished from those

GreeBo

Stop thinking about your score.
Keeping a running total will never make you play better, you never need to know your score, it can only be a distraction imo.
Dont even add it up, if you find yourself thinking about it, think about something else.
I never know my score until I stick them into the computer.

Danny dyers double

GreeBo wrote: »

Stop thinking about your score.
Keeping a running total will never make you play better, you never need to know your score, it can only be a distraction imo.
Dont even add it up, if you find yourself thinking about it, think about something else.
I never know my score until I stick them into the computer.

I agree with the above , I find I have my better days when I make my card rather then use my phone app which tells me my points total after every hole

Alrite Chief

Had 24 out one time and then 9 back. I find it hard to understand how it happened even though i was there and it was me! It certainly wasn't knowing how well i had scored anyway because i was buzzing. Scratched the 10th and couldn't find my form again.

the lawman

Not as bad as some of the posts here but yesterday I had 20 points on front nine playing great stuff

Then had 10 on the way back. Just confused as to what happened!

neddynasty

A few weeks ago I played Adare. Playing off 18 I had 27 points after 12. Best i played all year. I finished with 30! Had a bad drive on the 13th and that was that.

saintastic

GreeBo wrote: »

Stop thinking about your score.
Keeping a running total will never make you play better, you never need to know your score, it can only be a distraction imo.
Dont even add it up, if you find yourself thinking about it, think about something else.
I never know my score until I stick them into the computer.

I play all my golf like this. It is slightly tricky when someone confirms your score after 9 though! But if anyone hasn't done this, the winter is a great time to try this process.

Play each hole, mark your score on the card but don't mark the stableford points until the end and try not to tot anything up. After 9/12/18, see how you end up.

astonaidan

Was leading the captains day by 4 shots with 2 holes left, 2 of my favourite holes, ended up coming 6th

Alrite Chief

I don't know about this not thinking about your score thing. If you have scored below your handicap out you have nothing to lose on the way in. Take some chances. Make up lost ground. Could put yourself in a position to win. If you are plodding away oblivious to your score you might not be aware you are in contention. If you cant handle the psychological pressure of knowing your score its best you identify it and work on not letting it effect you.

If you are out having a casual knock i agree. Takes the enjoyment out of the round if you are putting pressure on yourself to score when it doesn't even matter. Ignore your scoring and use the round to take on shots you normally don't use in competitive golf. Broaden your shot locker.

FixdePitchmark

Alrite Chief wrote: »

I don't know about this not thinking about your score thing. If you have scored below your handicap out you have nothing to lose on the way in. Take some chances. Make up lost ground. Could put yourself in a position to win. If you are plodding away oblivious to your score you might not be aware you are in contention. If you cant handle the psychological pressure of knowing your score its best you identify it and work on not letting it effect you.

If you are out having a casual knock i agree. Takes the enjoyment out of the round if you are putting pressure on yourself to score when it doesn't even matter. Ignore your scoring and use the round to take on shots you normally don't use in competitive golf. Broaden your shot locker.

I find it a bit odd too - sure I know every shot I've taken, don't need to write down my score, I know what my score is.

I guess when you are with friends, you can lose yourself -but lads come on , if you have had 2 or 3 birdies, there is no fooling yourself.

Keano

Or 2 or 3 doubles you know you've no score going. When you are playing well it is easier to forget about your score but when you are playing terrible it's a different story.

GreeBo

Alrite Chief wrote: »

I don't know about this not thinking about your score thing. If you have scored below your handicap out you have nothing to lose on the way in. Take some chances. Make up lost ground. Could put yourself in a position to win. If you are plodding away oblivious to your score you might not be aware you are in contention. If you cant handle the psychological pressure of knowing your score its best you identify it and work on not letting it effect you.

If you are out having a casual knock i agree. Takes the enjoyment out of the round if you are putting pressure on yourself to score when it doesn't even matter. Ignore your scoring and use the round to take on shots you normally don't use in competitive golf. Broaden your shot locker.

i have a plan that i have worked out over time that gives me the best chance of scoring the best score on each hole, why would knowing my running total change this plan?
if I'm over par on the front nine then again my plan doesn't change; i still have 9 holes of my plan left.
if I'm under par and in contention, again how does knowing this help? do i now play better somehow with this knowledge? that implies that i wasn't trying for the first 9 holes?

GreeBo

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

I find it a bit odd too - sure I know every shot I've taken, don't need to write down my score, I know what my score is.

I guess when you are with friends, you can lose yourself -but lads come on , if you have had 2 or 3 birdies, there is no fooling yourself.

i know every shot and every club I've used, i enter them into golfshot when i get home. i still don't know my score until i enter them into the computer. if you don't think about it and work out your score then you won't automatically know it IMO.
sure if i start thinking about it i could figure it out in 30 seconds, but as soon as i start thinking about it i stop myself.clearly i know if I'm going very well our very badly, but i wouldn't know to within +-3 shots, which is the difference between a poor round and a great one for me.

FixdePitchmark

GreeBo wrote: »

i know every shot and every club I've used, i enter them into golfshot when i get home. i still don't know my score until i enter them into the computer. if you don't think about it and work out your score then you won't automatically know it IMO.
sure if i start thinking about it i could figure it out in 30 seconds, but as soon as i start thinking about it i stop myself.clearly i know if I'm going very well our very badly, but i wouldn't know to within +-3 shots, which is the difference between a poor round and a great one for me.

I guess we are all different. I think too much is made of it. I've hit crap shots not thinking about anything and great shots with people talking around me.

A few months ago, i was on 17 saying to myself , i need to finish par par here for a great round and lipped out for two birdies.

Golfers are great at excuses , me too, this in my view is one of them.

One day - people go on about playing to your handicap, use your shots on certain holes then, other days people say don't count your score - maybe i just give up.

Don't think about your score, for **** sake - like Man U coming off the pitch and saying - **** did we lose.

FixdePitchmark

GreeBo wrote: »

i have a plan that i have worked out over time that gives me the best chance of scoring the best score on each hole, why would knowing my running total change this plan?
if I'm over par on the front nine then again my plan doesn't change; i still have 9 holes of my plan left.
if I'm under par and in contention, again how does knowing this help? do i now play better somehow with this knowledge? that implies that i wasn't trying for the first 9 holes?

GreeBo - if you don't mind me asking - is that the same plan every time on the same course ?

If so , does that not make it a bit boring , would you not feel great some days , have a tail wind, go for that par 5 ?

GreeBo

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

One day - people go on about playing to your handicap, use your shots on certain holes then, other days people say don't count your score - maybe i just give up.

Don't think about your score, for **** sake - like Man U coming off the pitch and saying - **** did we lose.

I dont see why you think these two points are mutually exclusive?

Your plan should clearly take into account your handicap and where you have shots. Counting your running score as you go along is something totally different...

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

GreeBo - if you don't mind me asking - is that the same plan every time on the same course ?

If so , does that not make it a bit boring , would you not feel great some days , have a tail wind, go for that par 5 ?

Nope, there are multiple plans depending on multiple factors, e.g. 4th hole.
Normal conditions its a 3wood, into the wind its a driver, downwind its a hybrid. I dont find it boring...its all golf!

Luckycharm

GreeBo wrote: »

I dont see why you think these two points are mutually exclusive?

Your plan should clearly take into account your handicap and where you have shots. Counting your running score as you go along is something totally different...



Nope, there are multiple plans depending on multiple factors, e.g. 4th hole.
Normal conditions its a 3wood, into the wind its a driver, downwind its a hybrid. I dont find it boring...its all golf![/QUOTE]

Look at me I can hit it straight - doesn't matter for me I can hit any club into the trees on the right

Mr. Larson

I'm going to agree with Greebo here. During all of my best scoring rounds I seem to be in some kind of daze during which I seem to have a complete indifference towards my score or how well I am doing. I'll just be tipping along & all of a sudden a 4 pointer will come after a 2 or 3 pointer to put me in cut territory... while I would know at that point that I am going ok, I wouldn't think about how I am doing exactly. Also, I'd quickly need to shake my head and with it, any involuntary attempt at totting up my score. I also noticed I come off the course having neglected to eat or drink anything all the way around during these rare occasions Following your score can be a disaster if it makes you chase pins or shots you have no business chasing. It's always likely you will have an incling you are going well if you start with 6 pars off 13 but the key part is to think only about the hole and shot you are playing.

blue note

I enjoy the excitement of knowing I have a good score. I know it doesn't benefit me, but I find it fun trying to keep it going.

Also, the opposite of the OP (i.e. starting crap and then having 23 points on the back 9) I find quite common. It's not enraging like the other way around, but it's amazing how uninterested you can be in such a good back 9.

Alrite Chief

GreeBo wrote: »

i have a plan that i have worked out over time that gives me the best chance of scoring the best score on each hole, why would knowing my running total change this plan?
if I'm over par on the front nine then again my plan doesn't change; i still have 9 holes of my plan left.
if I'm under par and in contention, again how does knowing this help? do i now play better somehow with this knowledge? that implies that i wasn't trying for the first 9 holes?

Sure if your plan works you know what score you are going to come in with before you tee off. And you say you never know what score you have. Go on out of that

ForeRight

Does nobody do what I just do????

Play the game, write down my score on each hole, tot up after 9, tot up after 18 and if its good thats a nice bonus. If its bad dont bother looking for excuses about knowing scores, great front 9 crap back 9 etc etc.

The game is hard enough as it is without trying to play mind games with yourself thinking that silly little things are ruining your card.

Take every single shot as if its your first shot of the day and the most important shot of your life thats all I try and do.

PARlance

Alrite Chief wrote: »

Sure if your plan works you know what score you are going to come in with before you tee off. And you say you never know what score you have. Go on out of that

But you're missing the plan within the plan within the plan! You never registered on Boards, you dont even play golf, it is but a plan of your imagination!
And we're all breaking the first rule, don't talk about plan club

GreeBo

ForeRight wrote: »

Does nobody do what I just do????

Play the game, write down my score on each hole, tot up after 9, tot up after 18 and if its good thats a nice bonus. If its bad dont bother looking for excuses about knowing scores, great front 9 crap back 9 etc etc.

The game is hard enough as it is without trying to play mind games with yourself thinking that silly little things are ruining your card.

Take every single shot as if its your first shot of the day and the most important shot of your life thats all I try and do.

Thats exactly what I do, bar the totting up after 9!

FixdePitchmark

ajcurry123 wrote: »

But you're missing the plan within the plan within the plan! You never registered on Boards, you dont even play golf, it is but a plan of your imagination!
And we're all breaking the first rule, don't talk about plan club

Match Officals

"Plan B"
"Plan B"

A Jedi mind trick - I am not on the course hhhhmmmmmmmmmmm

I am not on the course , I did not shank that shot, I did not score a 4 putt on the last.

What score are you Dougal - I don't know Ted - hole in 2 i think.

GreeBo

Alrite Chief wrote: »

Sure if your plan works you know what score you are going to come in with before you tee off. And you say you never know what score you have. Go on out of that

Having a plan and following that plan are unfortunately two different things. I often have to switch to plan B immediately after the tee shot. Some days I am lucky to still be on an alphabetic plan when I finish a hole:o...and people ask is it not boring! :P

ForeRight

Greebo!!!!