Rain and More Rain
Hasnt been the most condusive spring for weather up here but trying to get rounds in on the weekends and played another Ultra Tour Event yesterday.
It poured, but I played well in the rain. There was an hour rain delay and again that didnt bother me.
I shot 88.
It was in driving rain and crazy winds..but that didnt really throw me off.
Ive been thinking about it and this is the solidest high score ive ever shot. I hit 10 of 13 fairways and hit a good amount of greens. Any that I missed i didnt miss my much (fringes or rough just off)
My main problems came from 2 mental errors and only one bad swing. These 3 things all resulted in Triple bogeys. Combined with one dumb double (due to cart golf, which I really hate) the rest of the round was solid pars and one birdie. I missed some key up and downs but thats simply lack of practice whic hshould slowly get better once i get some time and a facility to work on my short game around the greens
I missed some key par putts and yipped 2 short ones but got my putting key back ("staying down" which has also become one of my full swing keys: "complete my turn" and "stay down").
Mentally I lost it when I had to take an unplayable after a bad bounce of a tee shot. I took my drop and instead of playing 90 degrees back into the fairway, I tried a fancy shot which only compounded the problems and hit it into a fairway bunker. I hit a good shot out and put myself back in position to get up and down but lost focus thinking I was "out of it". I sorta yanked my wedge chip and went long then didnt really try to get up and down again. 8.
Thinking back I could have easily turned this into a bogey with some luck or at worst a double.
Then my other mental error was on a pretty tough shot that I should have realy taken my time with.
Tough par 4 where I hit into a fair way bunker. I just got in there and took a rip at it with a 5 wood and didnt have a plan for the hole. I ended up losing the ball and having to play my provisional. Again I didnt concentrate on my wedge and lost another shot after trying to go for a tucked pin.
I should have simply played a shot to the 100 yard marker out of the bunker and went for the solid bogey and with some luck a par.
The only bad swing of the day was on a par 3 where i basically hoseled a 5 iron lol. Instead of re grouping tho and trying to hit it close, I took a quick second shot from the tee..I hit well actually but shot-sided myself. I almost holed a really tough 58 degree chip (almost like my triple before) then yipped the 2 footer (got out of my putting key).
So simply mental errors.
Its good to recognize my mental erros. When I get into trouble I just seemed to panic it felt like. So my goal is to "take my medicine" and no mattrer what the final result, stick to my plan (play back onto the fairway even if it means literally going 90 degress) and keep myself in it.
Learned a lot yesterday
It poured, but I played well in the rain. There was an hour rain delay and again that didnt bother me.
I shot 88.
It was in driving rain and crazy winds..but that didnt really throw me off.
Ive been thinking about it and this is the solidest high score ive ever shot. I hit 10 of 13 fairways and hit a good amount of greens. Any that I missed i didnt miss my much (fringes or rough just off)
My main problems came from 2 mental errors and only one bad swing. These 3 things all resulted in Triple bogeys. Combined with one dumb double (due to cart golf, which I really hate) the rest of the round was solid pars and one birdie. I missed some key up and downs but thats simply lack of practice whic hshould slowly get better once i get some time and a facility to work on my short game around the greens
I missed some key par putts and yipped 2 short ones but got my putting key back ("staying down" which has also become one of my full swing keys: "complete my turn" and "stay down").
Mentally I lost it when I had to take an unplayable after a bad bounce of a tee shot. I took my drop and instead of playing 90 degrees back into the fairway, I tried a fancy shot which only compounded the problems and hit it into a fairway bunker. I hit a good shot out and put myself back in position to get up and down but lost focus thinking I was "out of it". I sorta yanked my wedge chip and went long then didnt really try to get up and down again. 8.
Thinking back I could have easily turned this into a bogey with some luck or at worst a double.
Then my other mental error was on a pretty tough shot that I should have realy taken my time with.
Tough par 4 where I hit into a fair way bunker. I just got in there and took a rip at it with a 5 wood and didnt have a plan for the hole. I ended up losing the ball and having to play my provisional. Again I didnt concentrate on my wedge and lost another shot after trying to go for a tucked pin.
I should have simply played a shot to the 100 yard marker out of the bunker and went for the solid bogey and with some luck a par.
The only bad swing of the day was on a par 3 where i basically hoseled a 5 iron lol. Instead of re grouping tho and trying to hit it close, I took a quick second shot from the tee..I hit well actually but shot-sided myself. I almost holed a really tough 58 degree chip (almost like my triple before) then yipped the 2 footer (got out of my putting key).
So simply mental errors.
Its good to recognize my mental erros. When I get into trouble I just seemed to panic it felt like. So my goal is to "take my medicine" and no mattrer what the final result, stick to my plan (play back onto the fairway even if it means literally going 90 degress) and keep myself in it.
Learned a lot yesterday
posted by James at 7:03 AM
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