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Do you let it deflate you?

Can't let it. If I did I'd find something else. Potential is just that - potential. The game is hard and some days it shows hahaha


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I admit I struggle with this, mostly because my performance directly correlates with traveling and scholarship. If I do not play well, I stay home and do not get to play the sport I love all over the states. Repeated poor play over long periods of time risks loss of scholarship. This fall after a good start in qualifying I sat at home the entire fall... because of one round. If I'm being honest I could of still fought back but I dug myself in a pretty big hole with only 2 rounds left. It's frustrating with how much time and effort I put into my game to have it all come down to one round but, that's the road I chose and I have no regrets.

If there's one thing I've learned from golf, however, is that you never know when a breakthrough is coming. It could be the next golf shot or it could be in a year but it will come if you chase it. I had a qualifying round earlier this year where I was +7 through 6 and finished -5 after that for +2 overall, and those bounce backs are happening more and more for me.

It's a blessing to be playing golf at all because I know there are people overseas fighting for our country and those who cannot afford even one golf club. A bad day of golf is so small on a scale of real world problems.
 
Nice thread, trout. I don't let them get to me. If I was a low singles cap or better they might but I'm not good enough to think I am going to have great rounds all the time.
 
I certainly do, my mental game is pretty weak. A poor round of golf sadly also bleeds into the rest of my life, I look forward all week to playing and when I play terribly it usually puts me in a grumpy mood for a little while afterwards.

Trying to not have such high expectations for my play and accept that I am an incredibly streaky player so I should accept the lows and know the highs are coming.

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It does get me down a little bit. Last week my driver was on and I started with two pars but had shots at birdies. Then, on the third hole (short par 3) I decided to hit 9 iron instead of 8 because no wind and pin up front. Hit a bad shot into ice plant, may as well be out of bounds. Two holes later a six iron in the water, score out the window. Yesterday on the range I hit poorly, worm burners and hooks. What bummed me is that I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong and correct it. So, it did get me down a bit, but I'll get back on the horse and try it again after work to see if I can straighten it out.
 
Trout Bum said:
Do you let bad days on the course deflate you?

I've come to a point where my game has gotten really inconsistent due to not playing much or practicing and it used to really bother me a lot because I was always measuring myself, I got deflated thinking about how much work went in to the game and how much it takes to keep it going. Realizing it's a game that requires an investment of sorts, I've become ok with the fact that right now I'm simply not able to be competitive. Golf is a game that can deliver some serious butthurt but it's still a game.

Do you let it deflate you when you don't play to your potential or you aren't hitting it well?
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It's just a game to me now. My focus on the course is to enjoy the people I am with. If the game goes south, I'm over it pretty quickly and start joking at my own expense. I just listened to a great segment of the Golf Industry Uncut with Chad Hall who said he plays the game to enjoy it for the sake of the game.

I could not possibly agree more. Unless the wheels and both arms fall off, I focus on other things to enjoy my time out there.
 
Canadan said:
It's just a game to me now. My focus on the course is to enjoy the people I am with. If the game goes south, I'm over it pretty quickly and start joking at my own expense. I just listened to a great segment of the Golf Industry Uncut with Chad Hall who said he plays the game to enjoy it for the sake of the game.

I could not possibly agree more. Unless the wheels and both arms fall off, I focus on other things to enjoy my time out there.
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This makes me happy to read.
 
I try to not let bad rounds bother me. Sure I'll think about what I could have done differently, but with every bad round comes an opportunity to play better the next round.


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It gets me down more than it should. I am learning to get over it more quickly though.
 
In the moment, I can feel pretty "meh" after a bad round, but I'm ready to get back out there, sometimes the same day. Had worst round in nearly 4 seasons a couple of weeks ago... I played 27+ holes the next day. Still didn't play too well, but I was enjoying my time on the course... playing a game I love.
 
Frustrate me, YES! Deflate me, NO WAY! Golf is just that type of game!
 
It got to me early in the summer and I needed a couple of THPers to reel me back in.

Alot of things going on earlier this summer, so pretty big changes and it completely affected my golf game.

Once I got past it, which surprisingly didn't take long - I was in such a better place. I accepted the scores and just used it as motivation to get a little bit better every time I played.

Still not practicing as much as I would like, but I am playing more and starting to see the game return.

Regardless of where my game gets back to, I am just happy to be playing.
 
I can get frustrated like anyone, but try not to let it linger. I've gotten better (hopefully) at reacting with a more cheerful attitude so my playing partners don't get dragged down. We've all had days where a fuming partner throws clubs or yells and it's funny at first but usually brings everyone down by back 9. I don't ever want to be that guy.
I try to compete against myself but also playing small stakes helps me concentrate and enjoy the sport of competition.
 
I absolutely let it do. It's hard not to for me. I took up golf to fill a competitive void I had in my life so it's hard for me to accept not playing my best.
 
Not anymore. I realized I'm not that good to be upset, but if I can have fun while playing that's all that matters. Of course i'll pick apart my card and see where I could have done better, but I don't dwell on it or get upset.
 
I definetly let my game get me down sometimes. I had a couple of good rounds and practices but then this weekend I was not good at all. It affected me way more then it should have.
It will pass eventually but it's just my nature to be dissapointed if I don't perform.


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Back in the day it would bother me but now with kids and wife at home I drop it as soon as I enter the garage.
 
No way. A bad day of golf is still better than a good day at work!
 
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Nope, at least not if I have 1 or 2 disappointing rounds. If it becomes a consistent habit for several rounds I'll just take a break and hit the reset button. Otherwise I'm just going to go out and enjoy the company I'm playing with. Golf isn't my career, it's a game and I don't have enough time to make it more than that.
 
No, not really. I find any opportunity for golf a blessing. I can see spots in my round where my shots are really good. I chalk my inconsistency up to not playing often enough. But hey, I get my golf when I can and any day with golf is a good day.
 
Trout Bum said:
Do you let bad days on the course deflate you?

I've come to a point where my game has gotten really inconsistent due to not playing much or practicing and it used to really bother me a lot because I was always measuring myself, I got deflated thinking about how much work went in to the game and how much it takes to keep it going. Realizing it's a game that requires an investment of sorts, I've become ok with the fact that right now I'm simply not able to be competitive. Golf is a game that can deliver some serious butthurt but it's still a game.

Do you let it deflate you when you don't play to your potential or you aren't hitting it well?
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my handicap is the highest it has ever been, it is 17. last year I played to a 10. I was playing with six4three5 the other day and we were talking about how bad I was playing golf this year. I must say one thing here, I have lost 190 pounds since March 7th 2015. it has raised hell with the golf swing. I knew it would be work to groove a new swing. it took almost the whole season this year. I did not break 90 until august of this years season. Six4three5 told me, " I may have given up the game if I played like you did at the beginning of the year"

Once I got past the idea of trying to get my old swing back and worked on a new swing, with a lot of help from six4three5, my game is turning around nicely, not where I want to be yet but well on my way to being happy with my game. true , I did get frustrated but I knew it was going to be a lot of work to play at a level I know I can play!
 
I never get too high when it is good, or low when it is bad. Golf is day to day, even for the best players in the world.
 
I get disappointed once in awhile if my game goes south, but I don't let it "deflate" me.
 
If I have a real demoralizing round, where I seem to have forgotten how to hit a golf ball (and I had a few this year) it will cause me to almost be afraid to go out again.

A good round gets me excited to get out again ASAP, a nightmare round has the opposite effect.

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not so much I'm on the course, whether I play good or bad I'm having fun, but I do prefer to hit good shots and play well, and I do get frustrated with bad golf shots and poor play, but I still enjoy the experience overall.
 
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