You guys are going to have to bear with me on this, because I just have to rant and get it off my chest.
My game has been coming along slowly but steadily over the past months. I'm getting better at shaping shots, my drives are going 250 on a regular basis (which may not sound like much in these parts, but for me is huge considering where I was 6 months ago), and my accuracy is showing me enough to keep me encouraged.
The problems start when I get to the basket. And I'm not talking the edge of the circle here. These are 10 foot putts that I'm missing. And not just on occasion, but at the rate of about 3 of every 4 that either scoot right or left. They don't even have a chance. I seriously have no idea what the disc is going to do once it leaves my hand, so it makes it very difficult to even know what to adjust. I just can't get a feel. It's bordering on embarrassing.
I don't have a practice basket, but I do have a favorite tree in the backyard that I will practice on from time to time. I just pick a spot on the trunk about 5 feet up and try to hit it from about 12 feet. Some days I'll come away from these practice sessions encouraged, but then I get on the course and its like I have a disability. I've watched video after video, and tried every technique I can find, but to no avail. For all the technical aspects of putting, it ultimately comes down to feel, and I have none.
Anyway, I just had to spew that out. Like anything we do for fun, part of the joy of doing these things is tied to how good we can be at it, and for me the putting is sucking a lot of that joy out of the game for me. While I don't expect to ever compete at the tournament level, I don't think it's too much to expect to make the occasional 10-footer, is it?
Somebody throw me a bone here. And thanks for letting me get it off my chest.
P.S. Can you tell I just came off the course?
My game has been coming along slowly but steadily over the past months. I'm getting better at shaping shots, my drives are going 250 on a regular basis (which may not sound like much in these parts, but for me is huge considering where I was 6 months ago), and my accuracy is showing me enough to keep me encouraged.
The problems start when I get to the basket. And I'm not talking the edge of the circle here. These are 10 foot putts that I'm missing. And not just on occasion, but at the rate of about 3 of every 4 that either scoot right or left. They don't even have a chance. I seriously have no idea what the disc is going to do once it leaves my hand, so it makes it very difficult to even know what to adjust. I just can't get a feel. It's bordering on embarrassing.
I don't have a practice basket, but I do have a favorite tree in the backyard that I will practice on from time to time. I just pick a spot on the trunk about 5 feet up and try to hit it from about 12 feet. Some days I'll come away from these practice sessions encouraged, but then I get on the course and its like I have a disability. I've watched video after video, and tried every technique I can find, but to no avail. For all the technical aspects of putting, it ultimately comes down to feel, and I have none.
Anyway, I just had to spew that out. Like anything we do for fun, part of the joy of doing these things is tied to how good we can be at it, and for me the putting is sucking a lot of that joy out of the game for me. While I don't expect to ever compete at the tournament level, I don't think it's too much to expect to make the occasional 10-footer, is it?
Somebody throw me a bone here. And thanks for letting me get it off my chest.
P.S. Can you tell I just came off the course?