I hate Golf

[Vintage]

Got done playing 9 holes.

1 Birdie (nearly aced it; 18 inches directly behind the cup)
3 Pars
1 Bogey
2 Double Bogeys
2 Triple Bogeys

=

Kill Me.

 

[Hostile]

How far did the putter fly when you threw it?

 

[Vintage]

Putter didn't fail me today, outside of one hole, and that was because I got pissed and purposely sent a ball a good 10' past the cup.

Nah, what failed me today was everything outside of 130 yards.

Although, I did hit a great 5 iron shot, a great 3 iron shot, and a great 7 iron tee shot that I nearly aced.

When I was on, I've never hit the ball better.

When I was off, I was way off.

And it went up and down over the course of 9 holes....so damn drastically.

Parred the Par 5 1st, parred the par 4 2nd, tripled the par 3 third, double bogeyed the par 4 4th, bogeyed the par 4 5th, birdied the par 3 6th, triple bogeyed the par 5 7th, parred the par 4 8th, tripled the par 4 ninth.

I don't think I've ever had a more fruturating round ever. I hit some shots amazing shots today. And I hit some piss poor shots. It was an incredibly up and down, emotional roller coaster of a round.

I'd have rather played poorly all around than do what I did today.

 

[Nors]

You will never be consistent hiting a 9 as far as you do. You are hooding the ball and trying to kill everything - jmo. You will get a few good shots and be all over the map and yardage control will always be an issue for you - again jmo.

 

[Chief]

That's golf.

Someone once wrote that there are no cocky golfers. It's such a humbling sport.

But just when you're ready to quit, you'll hit an amazing tee shot and be hooked again.

It teases you.

I don't play anymore, but would love to pick it back up later in life when I have some time and money.

The key for me is to not keep score. Just play for fun.

 

[Doomsday101]

That's golf.

Someone once wrote that there are no cocky golfers. It's such a humbling sport.

But just when you're ready to quit, you'll hit an amazing tee shot and be hooked again.

It teases you.

I don't play anymore, but would love to pick it back up later in life when I have some time and money.

The key for me is to not keep score. Just play for fun.

It is humbling. After posting one of my better rounds with a 72, 3 months ago. Then started to struggle to get back into the 70's because of a driver that just abandoned me. This past weekend I finally got it worked out and posted a 75.

 

[Hostile]

That's golf.

Someone once wrote that there are no cocky golfers. It's such a humbling sport.

But just when you're ready to quit, you'll hit an amazing tee shot and be hooked again.

It teases you.

I don't play anymore, but would love to pick it back up later in life when I have some time and money.

The key for me is to not keep score. Just play for fun.

When I get to feeling too good about myself I always know I can go play around and come back to earth.

:laugh2:

 

[L-O-Jete]

That's golf, I shot a 40 on the front 9 with 2 double bogeys and a 49 in the back 9...

 

[Vintage]

I think I need to become mentally tougher on the course. When I screw up (like the double bogey on 3), I let it affect me for a good three holes.

I am not sure how to "forget" a shot/hole.

 

[Doomsday101]

I think I need to become mentally tougher on the course. When I screw up (like the double bogey on 3), I let it affect me for a good three holes.

I am not sure how to "forget" a shot/hole.

The same way you have to put a great shot behind you. I have learned to control my temper and enthusiasm on the golf course and move on to the next shot. I try to keep the same routine on every shot so my focus is going through the routine which helps me forget about a good shot/bad shot or a good hole/bad hole

 

[Vintage]

The same way you have to put a great shot behind you. I have learned to control my temper and enthusiasm on the golf course and move on to the next shot. I try to keep the same routine on every shot so my focus is going through the routine which helps me forget about a good shot/bad shot or a good hole/bad hole

That's hard for me to do.... I was always an emotional player in basketball, football, etc...

 

[Doomsday101]

That's hard for me to do.... I was always an emotional player in basketball, football, etc...

As was I in football and baseball. It did not happen overnight where I learned to keep cool on the course and after a bad shot I still come down hard on myself but as I walk up to the ball I take a deep breath and I start going through my routine and visualization of the shot before addressing the ball.

It helps to settle me back down be it because I'm mad about the last shot or feel I'm getting to big headed after a very good shot.

I have listened to many pros who say golf is a game of recovery, no one hits their shot exactly how they want the majority of the time even the pros but it is part of the game to recover from that shot so take a deep breath and focus on the next shot. Easier said than done I know!!!!

 

[L-O-Jete]

The same way you have to put a great shot behind you. I have learned to control my temper and enthusiasm on the golf course and move on to the next shot. I try to keep the same routine on every shot so my focus is going through the routine which helps me forget about a good shot/bad shot or a good hole/bad hole

That sounds a little bit boring, I guess I'd rather be a 10 hcp. and rant after every shot than be a scratch drone(take the Romo approach, not the Manning)... I don't do this for a living I do it for fun.
Now if you are a heavy bettor... just like poker you better get a grip.

 

[Doomsday101]

That sounds a little bit boring, I guess I'd rather be a 10 hcp. and rant after every shot than be a scratch drone(take the Romo approach, not the Manning)... I don't do this for a living I do it for fun.
Now if you are a heavy bettor... just like poker you better get a grip.

I'm a very competitive person and I expect a lot out of myself on the golf course. No matter what sport I have played I go out to do my best and golf is a game where you need to maintain focus and that is hard to do if you throwing a fit on the course.

When I hit a bad shot I'm very tough on myself but I also know to achieve a good round that I have to shake it off and move on to the next shot. When I played football that mentality was the same, you make a mistake you shake off and move on to the next play after all there is nothing you can do to change what just happened you can only move forward.

As for the fun I do have fun I have fun putting together a great round of golf and having people I play with compliment me on the round it clearly feeds an ego in a sport where it is all on you also I don’t think throwing a hissy fit changes anything it is not going to make you a better player.

 

[alby]

When I saw the thread title, I was already thinking of reasons why golf is such a great sport. Thank goodness it was just a rant thread =]

 

[Nors]

I think I need to become mentally tougher on the course. When I screw up (like the double bogey on 3), I let it affect me for a good three holes.

I am not sure how to "forget" a shot/hole.

That was always the million $ question for me and why I struggle at stroke play but prosper in match play. In match play a lost hole is a lost hole and easier to forget.

I find that focusing on short game. Drives go 300 yards but that 3 foot putt counts the same. Poor chipping puts more stress on putter. Get a short game and your scores come down.

Unfortunatly most want to scrush drives and focus on what is the hardest shot to Master. Watch Tiger, he pulls driver 3-5 times a round and gets him in trouble some when he hits it.....

 

[Vintage]

That was always the million $ question for me and why I struggle at stroke play but prosper in match play. In match play a lost hole is a lost hole and easier to forget.

I find that focusing on short game. Drives go 300 yards but that 3 foot putt counts the same. Poor chipping puts more stress on putter. Get a short game and your scores come down.

Unfortunatly most want to scrush drives and focus on what is the hardest shot to Master. Watch Tiger, he pulls driver 3-5 times a round and gets him in trouble some when he hits it.....

Yep. That used to be me; wanting to crush the driver.

This summer, its been all about the approach shots/chipping for me. Been practicing them a lot.....

 

[Doomsday101]

Yep. That used to be me; wanting to crush the driver.

This summer, its been all about the approach shots/chipping for me. Been practicing them a lot.....

That is where the true art of the game is. When my chipping, sand play and putting improved my scores dropped drastically but it took a lot of practice but now I'm not concerned when I have to come out of a bunker, I expect to get it up and down from there. Of course that does not happen all the time but the confidence level is there. Last Sat I was in 3 bunkers and came away with par on each occasion.

 

[Vintage]

I just learned how to hit a sand shot this summer.... I used to pick it clean every time. Now I can hit a bunker shot. Its not great.... but its at least a start.

I've made big strides in my chipping though. During this round (the one I described above), on the first hole, I hit a soft PW pin high, but missed it to the left a bit, hit the fringe, caught an unlucky bounce into the rough. Pitched it to within 2', tapped in for par.

On the third hole, after I got done screwing around with a tree (shouldn't have tried to hit it through a tree....). Anyway, I had a pitch shot for bogey (yeah....ouch), I short sided myself.....and the worst was the green was sloped where I needed to land it.... I had to land it really soft but carry enough to hit the bottom of the large slope and try to trickle it towards the cup. I lipped out. Its probably the best chip shot I've ever hit. The difficulty of the shot was incredible.

On the 8th hole, after a poor 2nd shot (caught it fat on a sidehill), I had to pitch it from 50 yards out, put it to probably about 6', made par.

Pitching and chipping (with the exception of one hole) was pretty good (for me).

It was my iron shots that were either amazing or terrible. There was no middle ground. And that really frusturated me. Because I honestly felt I could have shot in the high 30s that day. I've never had that feeling before. Off the top of my head, I can count 6 shots that were "extra" because of my stupidity.....and I shot a 46.

It was soooooooooo close to being a great round.

What gives me hope is that I know I am close to putting it all together. And my "mistakes" early on in the round resulted in pars. Normally, my mistakes mean bogey or double bogey.

It was sooooooooo close; yet, I still have work to do.

 

[Doomsday101]

I just learned how to hit a sand shot this summer.... I used to pick it clean every time. Now I can hit a bunker shot. Its not great.... but its at least a start.

I've made big strides in my chipping though. During this round (the one I described above), on the first hole, I hit a soft PW pin high, but missed it to the left a bit, hit the fringe, caught an unlucky bounce into the rough. Pitched it to within 2', tapped in for par.

On the third hole, after I got done screwing around with a tree (shouldn't have tried to hit it through a tree....). Anyway, I had a pitch shot for bogey (yeah....ouch), I short sided myself.....and the worst was the green was sloped where I needed to land it.... I had to land it really soft but carry enough to hit the bottom of the large slope and try to trickle it towards the cup. I lipped out. Its probably the best chip shot I've ever hit. The difficulty of the shot was incredible.

On the 8th hole, after a poor 2nd shot (caught it fat on a sidehill), I had to pitch it from 50 yards out, put it to probably about 6', made par.

Pitching and chipping (with the exception of one hole) was pretty good (for me).

It was my iron shots that were either amazing or terrible. There was no middle ground. And that really frusturated me. Because I honestly felt I could have shot in the high 30s that day. I've never had that feeling before. Off the top of my head, I can count 6 shots that were "extra" because of my stupidity.....and I shot a 46.

It was soooooooooo close to being a great round.

What gives me hope is that I know I am close to putting it all together. And my "mistakes" early on in the round resulted in pars. Normally, my mistakes mean bogey or double bogey.

It was sooooooooo close; yet, I still have work to do.

Don't worry you will always have work ahead of you in this game. Seems when you get one area going very good some other area starts to give you problems. I have been playing this game since I was 8 years old and while my game today is pretty good for an amateur (currently have a 4 hcp.) it always seems one area of the game becomes a struggle.