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**rharris06** · 10-02-2006, 07:48 PM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

Everyone has there off days! Golf isnt about how good ur good shots are, its how good your bad shots are! Keep practicing and you will soon see a breakthrough in competition golf!

**slater170** · 10-02-2006, 08:04 PM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

Originally posted by rharris06

Everyone has there off days! Golf isnt about how good ur good shots are, its how good your bad shots are! Keep practicing and you will soon see a breakthrough in competition golf!

thanks ricky
just gutted that i didnt play my best game although we did finish second overall!

**rharris06** · 10-02-2006, 08:11 PM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

This is where the short game comes into play! If your not hitting it great you need a good short game and you will still play to or around your handicap.

**ogallalabob** · 10-02-2006, 09:20 PM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

Depending on ones physical condition and the amount/type of practice it is entirely possible to be worn out prior to the match but it is also possible you had a bad day. My guess is that your the best judge of which one it was and how to correct it in the future.

**slater170** · 10-02-2006, 09:24 PM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

Originally posted by ogallalabob

Depending on ones physical condition and the amount/type of practice it is entirely possible to be worn out prior to the match but it is also possible you had a bad day. My guess is that your the best judge of which one it was and how to correct it in the future.

hi bob
think you hit the nail on the head think it was one game too many in short time.
sometimes more is less!

**Robert O' Keeffe** · 10-02-2006, 09:26 PM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

Ian,

I think you may have been subconciously wound up. This often happens to me and then the round becomes worse on every stroke. Its the old story of being relaxed on the tee. Then when you go to the range you hit them like perfection and scratch your head. We expect too much, whereas if we go with an attitude of less expectation, we get better results

**slater170** · 10-02-2006, 09:37 PM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

Originally posted by Robert O' Keeffe

Ian,

I think you may have been subconciously wound up. This often happens to me and then the round becomes worse on every stroke. Its the old story of being relaxed on the tee. Then when you go to the range you hit them like perfection and scratch your head. We expect too much, whereas if we go with an attitude of less expectation, we get better results

rob
what you say is absolutely correct.
but i honestly went into the round feeling confident and played great from the 15th and parred 3 of the last 4 holes!
silly game but i love it!

**rharris06** · 10-02-2006, 10:02 PM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

Im guessing you played great on the last few holes because the early part in the round you was trying to figure out what was going wrong? When really nothign was going wrong, its just your timing was slightly out, you kept on trying to figure out what was wrong, then 15th you thought oh im not having a great round and i havent got a great score so you just did your natural swing with no swing thoughts, and played great!!

Your timing only needs to be out by 100th of a second and you will miss hit the ball! Your swing looked no different!!

But keep practicing. The more you practice - the luckier you will get!

**wildwilly911** · 10-03-2006, 04:02 PM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

whats so bad about a 41 JOHN DALY does it quit often hahahahaha no really that's better than 95% of golfers out there, if your doing that good a lot of it is the mental game, and that's harder than swinging the golf club

**slf** · 10-03-2006, 04:34 PM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

our golf pro told me off for hittinh too many balls! he told me to practise not hit balls, he says a bucket of 50 balls should take an hour to hit, it takes me around 10 minutes, this includes a smoke break!

**BrianW** · 10-03-2006, 05:07 PM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

Here are some thoughts and actions that help me in these situations:

When moving to the ball we have a bottle of confidence that is empty, we need to fill it with positive thoughts by using our pre-shot routine. If the bottle has any room left for negative thoughts they will fill it, then self doubt creeps in.

Carry out a checklist of your pre-shot factors, such as:

1) Examine the lie of the ball to determine what shot is possible

2) Asses the wind and other factors that will affect the flight of the ball

3) Designate your target

4) Calculate the correct yardage and club selection.

Once the bottle is full and you have a clear picture how to play the shot complete your routine that allows you to trigger your golf swing into action.

With a well rehearsed pre-shot routine you can make the process habitual and learn to get into the "Zone" that blocks out negative thought processes.

**vp27519** · 10-05-2006, 03:28 AM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

Howdy Stranger,

Slats, I don't think you can over practice but I do think one can practice the wrong areas.

Recently read two more of Dr Bob's books. They are quite informative and relative to this post.

Golfing is a game of confidence and Golf your Dreams (title names are not quite right Ian).

Practice breeds confidence. To achieve, one must be prepared to work hard, be committed to a process and more importantly be patient.

Slats, you gotta have effective practice routines/plans.

I know how you are feeling my last 11 rounds I've gone out .1. I recently had a playing lesson. An interesting point was made by Coach. He said realistically a person will have 1 or 2 good rounds out of 10. The other 8 will be grinders.

I'm coping with my poor form by thinking - the change is coming. Be patient and committed.

Nicole

**slater170** · 10-05-2006, 07:08 AM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

Originally posted by BrianW

Here are some thoughts and actions that help me in these situations:

When moving to the ball we have a bottle of confidence that is empty, we need to fill it with positive thoughts by using our pre-shot routine. If the bottle has any room left for negative thoughts they will fill it, then self doubt creeps in.

Carry out a checklist of your pre-shot factors, such as:

1) Examine the lie of the ball to determine what shot is possible

2) Asses the wind and other factors that will affect the flight of the ball

3) Designate your target

4) Calculate the correct yardage and club selection.

Once the bottle is full and you have a clear picture how to play the shot complete your routine that allows you to trigger your golf swing into action.

With a well rehearsed pre-shot routine you can make the process habitual and learn to get into the "Zone" that blocks out negative thought processes.

hi brian
very nicely put!
in hindsight i think the preshot routine was a little rushed.
we were being pushed by the group behind and the weather wasnt helpful heavy rain and thunder is slightly distracting!
ive got to ingrain my routine so as you say it becomes second nature!
cheers

**slater170** · 10-05-2006, 07:16 AM

Re: tons of practise and still a bad round!

Originally posted by vp27519

Howdy Stranger,

Slats, I don't think you can over practice but I do think one can practice the wrong areas.

Recently read two more of Dr Bob's books. They are quite informative and relative to this post.

Golfing is a game of confidence and Golf your Dreams (title names are not quite right Ian).

Practice breeds confidence. To achieve, one must be prepared to work hard, be committed to a process and more importantly be patient.

Slats, you gotta have effective practice routines/plans.

I know how you are feeling my last 11 rounds I've gone out .1. I recently had a playing lesson. An interesting point was made by Coach. He said realistically a person will have 1 or 2 good rounds out of 10. The other 8 will be grinders.

I'm coping with my poor form by thinking - the change is coming. Be patient and committed.

Nicole

hi nicole
think i will have to read dr bobs book again!
im having a break at the moment and working out a practise regime for the winter months(no more saturday mornings slogging up and down muddy fairways)
my biggest disappointment was putting the work in and then not getting the reward in the round.
one of my playing partners inadvertantly did me a favour.
after another poor drive on the 14th i overheard him say "he's not as good as he thinks he is"
didnt hear that on the 462yd 15th when i was on in two!
he's made me even more determined to improve my game over the winter and then kick his arse next spring!

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