Technohic
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I noticed that when I am playing recreational rounds, while I want to get my personal best for the course I am playing, I notice I do an awful lot of experimenting so maybe I am not really trying as much as I should for personal best.
For example, last weekend, I was at my most frequented course and my best has been +1 over par. I had worked on a few things and they were going well and I finished the 1st round, at my best again of +1.
So, I start a 2nd round and by the 7th hole, I am -1, which usually doesnt happen for me at that point; usually I bird a few of the later ones to get me to +1. I decide I want to work on forehand, which I dont do a lot and it goes ok but by hole12, I got myself up to +3.
At this point I realise that I kinda pissed away what might have been my best round there ever and I go back to using my RHBH and drop myself back down to even going in to hole 18.
Hole 18 is one of those that should be easy and for some reason I get in my head "I'm going for ace" then smack a tree and take a +1 on it and that day was no different and I finished +1.
Anyway, nice long story for you I guess, but the point is, after that, I realised I do all sorts of different things that stray from my tried and true approach to each shot despite always comparing my outing for the day based on how well I scored.
Seems counter-productive. Anyone else like that?
For example, last weekend, I was at my most frequented course and my best has been +1 over par. I had worked on a few things and they were going well and I finished the 1st round, at my best again of +1.
So, I start a 2nd round and by the 7th hole, I am -1, which usually doesnt happen for me at that point; usually I bird a few of the later ones to get me to +1. I decide I want to work on forehand, which I dont do a lot and it goes ok but by hole12, I got myself up to +3.
At this point I realise that I kinda pissed away what might have been my best round there ever and I go back to using my RHBH and drop myself back down to even going in to hole 18.
Hole 18 is one of those that should be easy and for some reason I get in my head "I'm going for ace" then smack a tree and take a +1 on it and that day was no different and I finished +1.
Anyway, nice long story for you I guess, but the point is, after that, I realised I do all sorts of different things that stray from my tried and true approach to each shot despite always comparing my outing for the day based on how well I scored.
Seems counter-productive. Anyone else like that?