[USNHack]

Have you ever felt like you lost your game in a matter of hours? Yesterday I played the second best round of golf I've ever played, shot 76 on a course with a 72.5/144 rating and slope. Today I could not get out of my own way shot 83 on a course with a 70.5/118. Granted the greens had just been punched and that made for a few missed birdies and some three putts, but I was really struggling tee to green when yesterday it felt effortless. Even my playing partner was like what's wrong with you I've never seen you bugger shots like that up! I know I need to just forget about it but just curious what others do to get back on track after a crappy round?

[dtwainright]

Not to be smart, but I'd love for my off day to be an 83.

I have had some days feel better than others, but I think it's all mental. Just forget about it and move on...only remember the good times.

--TW

[choeppner]

I've had that happen before. Went out on a Saturday to do a practice round at my couse and shot a 68. Next day played in the skins game and Screwed up all over the place. Only hit 7 greens and ended with a bloody 77. Needless to say.......I lost my money. LOL To get over it, I just hit the range until the swing gets back in the groove. If that doesn't work, I don't play for a couple of days and normally that fixes it. I was playing about 9 rounds a week up until a month ago. You burn out quick doing that. LOL Just take a day or two off, go to the range and everything will fix itself. If not...next time you tee off, have a 6-pack in the cart. Calms your nerves real quick. LOL Ask anyone that plays with me. If I am in a money ga,e....even if it's an 8 am Tee Time. I pop my first beer right before we tee off :):)

-CHRIS-

[USNHack]

dtwainright, on Oct 21 2006, 08:31 PM, said:

Not to be smart, but I'd love for my off day to be an 83.

I have had some days feel better than others, but I think it's all mental. Just forget about it and move on...only remember the good times.

--TW

Thanks! I've played todays course a half dozen times and my highest score was a 78 until today I know in the grand scheme of things it's not that bad I just feel like my progress has made a u-turn.

[USNHack]

choeppner, on Oct 21 2006, 08:56 PM, said:

I've had that happen before. Went out on a Saturday to do a practice round at my couse and shot a 68. Next day played in the skins game and Screwed up all over the place. Only hit 7 greens and ended with a bloody 77. Needless to say.......I lost my money. LOL To get over it, I just hit the range until the swing gets back in the groove. If that doesn't work, I don't play for a couple of days and normally that fixes it. I was playing about 9 rounds a week up until a month ago. You burn out quick doing that. LOL Just take a day or two off, go to the range and everything will fix itself. If not...next time you tee off, have a 6-pack in the cart. Calms your nerves real quick. LOL Ask anyone that plays with me. If I am in a money ga,e....even if it's an 8 am Tee Time. I pop my first beer right before we tee off :):)

-CHRIS-

We need to hook up and play sometime, let me know if your ever in socal. I'm a big fan of aiming fluid as well

[choeppner]

You got it. LOL You gotta admit...After you add a few bottle of the aiming fluid the ball just goes straighter...Just have to be carefull. LOL I played in a tournment 2 years ago sponsored by Budweiser....Free beer everywhere. I mean, they had coolers on every tee box. By hole 15 I was asking my partners what ball to hit at as they were moving. LOL Thank god it was a scramble format. That was the first time I ever brought a DD to the golf course. LOL

-CHRIS-

[Golfchicago]

Yeah this has happened many times over the years. The first thing I alway do is check my alignment. That is usually the culprit. I have a tendency to aim my lower body right of target and my upper body left of target and that causes me to get trapped and play army golf.

[choeppner]

What's Army golf. LOL I did 6 1/2 years in the army and never heard that term. LOL

-CHRIS-

[Evolve]

back to back games for me are usually never consistent. I guess with a superb round, you put pressure on yourself to follow up with something at par or better, and that's when your own mind games do you in.What's worse is a complete dip in form for an extended period of time, where you start questioning your swing, your abilities and your equipment. Like now.

It all started when I got irritated with my long term playing partner, and once things start rubbing you the wrong way, boy does it rub. A most impressive disaster round peppered with sliced drives, topped woods, shanked irons,sprayed chips and 4 putts left me with a score of 108, a far cry from the 85-90 I was averaging for the last 3 months.

Subsequent 2 games have left me with a 97 and a 101.I'm at a lost as to what do to now. I seem to be hitting really well in the range,but the moment I step onto the course things fall apart.

Man, this really sucks

[golfscene]

Simplest way to discribe Army Golf is to think of when you would march, and what the leader would say... "left, left, left, right, left."

LOL

Brad

[emc]

All down to expecting great things after your good round. That's why even tour pros hardly ever back up a low round with a good one the next day

[Golfchicago]

choeppner, on Oct 22 2006, 10:48 AM, said:

What's Army golf. LOL I did 6 1/2 years in the army and never heard that term. LOL

-CHRIS-

Chris,

hang out with me for a few rounds and when my game goes south, you'll have a new appreciation for the term "left,right,left...right""

[USNHack]

Thanks for the comments keep them coming. YES YES YES yesterday did in fact feel like a very long forced march! I was deffinately left, right, left at times

[choeppner]

LOL. I get it now. Thanks guys.

:)

-CHRIS-