Bullitt5339
New member
I was looking back through my posts today and noticed that I've been becoming increasingly negative about my golf game. Any threads that are game related I have responded to negatively about my own game. Like rating my confidence at a 1.5-2, saying that I'm always the worst player in the group, etc. I told everyone how horrible I was playing at the last THP event and then par'd the first hole, but then the wheels fell off and I couldn't even hit an iron or wedge after the thought got into my head.
I wasn't always like this. Just a year ago, I was very optimistic about getting my game back, but I feel like golf has beat me up and my handicap has shown it. I've went from an 18 back to a 21 in the past 3 months. No matter what I try to do to improve, those negative thoughts about how bad I am creep in and no matter how hard I work, how many lessons I take, how much practice I put in, I always seem to leave with a negative attitude lately in regards to my game.
I absolutely love walking the course. I absolutely love the time spent with my golfing buddies no matter how I'm playing. I rarely get overly mad on the course and keep a fairly level head even when things are going horribly. I think I am putting too much pressure on myself to get back to where I was a few years ago (a 12hc) and it really makes me tense up on the course. I seem to expect a bad shot and am surprised when I hit the ball well.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's ever felt this way about their game and I'm wondering how to become more positive about my game? I could understand if I wasn't having a good time on the course, but I'm always having a good time I just don't have any confidence that I will hit a good golf shot ever. With one month until the Invitational, this is my focus. I will still be trying to improve and play my best golf, but I really want to improve getting negative thoughts about my game out of my head.
I wasn't always like this. Just a year ago, I was very optimistic about getting my game back, but I feel like golf has beat me up and my handicap has shown it. I've went from an 18 back to a 21 in the past 3 months. No matter what I try to do to improve, those negative thoughts about how bad I am creep in and no matter how hard I work, how many lessons I take, how much practice I put in, I always seem to leave with a negative attitude lately in regards to my game.
I absolutely love walking the course. I absolutely love the time spent with my golfing buddies no matter how I'm playing. I rarely get overly mad on the course and keep a fairly level head even when things are going horribly. I think I am putting too much pressure on myself to get back to where I was a few years ago (a 12hc) and it really makes me tense up on the course. I seem to expect a bad shot and am surprised when I hit the ball well.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's ever felt this way about their game and I'm wondering how to become more positive about my game? I could understand if I wasn't having a good time on the course, but I'm always having a good time I just don't have any confidence that I will hit a good golf shot ever. With one month until the Invitational, this is my focus. I will still be trying to improve and play my best golf, but I really want to improve getting negative thoughts about my game out of my head.