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I would flip the order.
When it All Goes Bad?
Try to take in the scenery around you and stick to my pre-shot routine. Ive found that when I am going off the rails, I am not sticking to my pre-shot routine which is grip, target, alignment and settle in...
I just lived this. Three day trip at a bucket list location. My iron swing was completely lost. It was embarrassing. Only thing that kept me sane was my driver swing was excellent.
So I made the most of the experience. Enjoyed it. But that lost feeling. The fall from the really great progress I made after my lessons to what is my golf swing now is a very tough pill.
Where do I go from here…..
My problems start with lower back pain. I have to get that under control. Then I have to find that swing feel again. It will probably take lessons. That professional eyes to get my unstuck.
So I made the most of the experience. Enjoyed it. But that lost feeling. The fall from the really great progress I made after my lessons to what is my golf swing now is a very tough pill.
Where do I go from here…..
My problems start with lower back pain. I have to get that under control. Then I have to find that swing feel again. It will probably take lessons. That professional eyes to get my unstuck.
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This is exactly where I would land as well. With my inconsistencies, one toilet round is going to happen. If I can’t turn it around after a couple more then it is time to break glass.
And when I say break glass, probably just give it a few weeks and step back into the box.
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I kind of chalk it up to a terrible day. Although if it's something that I've been seeing signs of leading into that round, then I work on it. Towards the end of a Ballyhack trip, I started getting a little dicey on chips. I was sliding under the ball, digging into the ground, and that combo got me afraid of hitting that shot. When I returned home it carried over to the first 2 holes that I played that day. Finally got in position on a course where I just had to say F it, and start focusing more on getting the ball past the hole and to stop being afraid of that shot at that moment.
I just keep playing. I have days that I am playing well and days that I don’t remember how to swing a club. I could get lessons so that my bad days are not as bad and my good days are better, but I could be a scratch golfer and still have good and bad days.
Take a couple of days off then find a quiet range. You’ll figure it out.
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I like this. There's always people and moments to celebrate. Live in that gratitude and work on the rest later.
Gosh this has unfortunately happened to me so many times. Generally I just make jokes, have a drink and go to the range. I try to force myself to do something to prove that I am not as bad as I feel at that moment, and that’s usually the range.
Had this happen a couple weeks ago on a trip. First round was good. Next three were dogsh**, and the final round ended up ok. I couldn’t really hit the range as it was cold and the courses didn’t have full ranges until the last day. I just drank, cursed, and tried to get through it haha.
Man, we all have it at some point and sometimes it lasts for a while and then comes back. I am waiting for it to come back for me and I hope it is by next weekend for the member-member.
I wish I could say something like I let it run off my back but I don’t. I’m hard on myself once I get away from people. I analyze what happened, have an honest conversation in my head about what’s going on, and look for a solution. In my case it was lessons to reduce the bad shots under stress which meant simplifying my swing.
I understand I’m probably the only one that remembers how I played. I remind myself I’m just some hack on the Internet and even if I torched the course I’m not getting signed to the PGA tomorrow. Then I work my butt off to drill in my lessons because I just don’t like the feeling of being lost. I don’t know if it worked, I haven’t played any golf where my score mattered. I’ll find out on Sunday when I play a round I’ll be posting to my GHIN.
I understand I’m probably the only one that remembers how I played. I remind myself I’m just some hack on the Internet and even if I torched the course I’m not getting signed to the PGA tomorrow. Then I work my butt off to drill in my lessons because I just don’t like the feeling of being lost. I don’t know if it worked, I haven’t played any golf where my score mattered. I’ll find out on Sunday when I play a round I’ll be posting to my GHIN.
Sunday I shot an 83 (ESC 81) with a quad. Yesterday I shot a 104 (ESC 99) because of wind and everything being a little off, especially short game, and hitting nothing but hybrids and woods into most greens due to wind and length. (A scratch guy in the group shot an 86, so it was just tough all around.) Nothing much good to take away from that round, it was just brutal. I choose to ignore it, forget it, and move on. Bad days happen, especially in wind. I'll discuss it with my coach but won't make any drastic changes or freak out over one really crazy round.
Get back to the sim where everything feels easier and get myself on camera. If I don't see what I am doing weird, tune up lesson via Skillest is usually the move!
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That will make your handicap drop in a HURRY. Going to be single digits now.
I had this happen before my Pinehurst trip in December, I felt like I was playing ok, went to this amazing place, and my game just fell apart, I took a bit of a break off, weather helped, and now that I'm back haven't changed much at all and I'm playing better, I think the respite helped
Like they're in time out
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In reality, though, for me, I just play through it, that's golf. If bad play persists long enough, I may take a lesson.
My livelihood doesn't depend on my golf score or my ball striking ( thank goodness ), but it took me quite a long time to put that into my brain and accept it
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That works as well.
PGA professionals have horrible rounds at times-all of them do. I learned years ago some days I just don't have it. I just right it off as one of those days and look forward to the next round hoping it will be better. I used to play in a league with a partner who would throw clubs, curse, etc. It would ruin my round seeing ll that so I politely decllined to join him the following year.
Well, seeing as how this happened to me in San Antonio last September, it's still very fresh. I tried to keep my brain from exploding and tried so freaking hard to just find a familiar swing feel that could help me reset. When those didn't work, I spent time at the short game area and the range in attempt to just find something usable. In the end, I was able to breathe just enough to survive the golf and enjoy every other part of the experience to the full.