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I just need to say this because it's frustrating me. A couple of weeks ago I was playing okay for me, shooting high 80's-low 90's without going over 93. But my game started going south, I took a lesson, and absolutely killed the ball on the range. Next time out I shot 100-something. I had golf tryouts coming up, and my new pro said he wanted to see my shortgame. I went and had a shortgame lesson, and my shortgame was really good when I went out and practiced. So, next time I go out I forget everything and shoot 111 . Golf tryouts I shoot 46,50,51 and don't make it. Play again and shoot 103, 105 . Just wanted to vent. I'm just hoping things will turn around...

Sounds like you have discovered GOLF!
Your game will come back with time and practice, and guess what, you will probably lose it again. Thats golf and everyone goes through it. Some people just quit. With time and practice, when your game comes back it will be better than ever! Hang in there !

Don't give up. Your game will come back. All most people need is a little break (I'm talking a week or two) then some practice to get back into the game and finally play a few serious rounds. You'd be surprised how much we just need a break from it all sometimes (although sometimes golf is SUPPOSED TO BE that break ).

Have you noticed anything in particular that has caused this rise in scores? More putts than usual, poor iron play, a few "chili-dips" or sculls around the green? Drives leaving you in the woods and water? All of the above?

If you usually shoot low 90s, then taking one extra shot, every other hole, will put you into the low 100s. For me, those extra shots usually come from poor chipping or poor drives. And both of those come from loss of concentration on the shot at hand.

Try to isolate what has gone wrong, and work on that. It may be a mental thing - stop fixating on the previous bad shot that you can't do anything about, and think about making the shot you have in front of you.

Amen, brother. I'm two years into it and have "lost" and "found" my game again a few times now. What I've come to learn is that there's always a solution, and the more times you lose it and get it back again, the less often it will happen.

Golf requires perserverence. Big time. *But* once you get it back this time and get it back again after the next time you "lose it", you will realize that it will always come back, and it will be less frustrating mentally.

Now when I "lose it" I'm patient, because I know it hasn't gone as far as I think it has.

As others have said...that's GOLF, and probably sounds like a case of the "trying to hards." lol.

if nothing else, golf gives us MANY opportunities to learn perseverance!

I took my first lessons a couple months ago... my recent scores go something like this...

low 80's, LESSON, 98, 92, 86, low 80's for a while, 76!, 82, 83, 86, 86, 91 (yesterday).

frustrating to shoot 76, then not break 80 again and even shoot over 90!

it'll get better for both of us... just don't TRY too hard... relax and enjoy the ride.

Now that I think about it every round that I've played has been something different that caused me to shoot high. First I couldn't make anything inside 3 ft., I practiced, and now I'm better. Last time I played my driver wasn't working, my sand game wasn't very good at all (wasted some strokes), and I was drawing my irons when I usually fade them. I realized that I'm stiking the ball just as good if not better than usual, but I'm not playing for my new draw or distance on my irons. I chili-dipped some chips too, but my next one was usually close (one went in for bogey...). I think that deronsizemore got it right; I'm trying too hard and expecting too much. It's just that when I hit a bad shot, I'm hard on myself and don't just focus on my next shot.





Thanks all of you, this really made me think about my game and that I'm not really that far off from where I was.

I have lost it several times also. I'll hit it solid and then days later I can't hit a completely good shot. However, it happens with full shots and not my short game. My scores tend to not fluctuate as much since my scores will be upper 80's to mid-90's when I strike it well and closer to 100 when I don't. A lot of shots are lost with poor play inside 100 yards.

I sometimes went out and played for a number of years but didn't get more serious about playing and practicing till 2004.

Yeah, we all do that. I mean anyone that is competitive is the same way as you...if they aren't then I don't think they should be playing the game...but that's just me. We all want to be the best we can be.

Yes most of that could be chaulked up to "that's golf". The only thing that might concern me would be the fade turning into a draw. If that continues you may want to have someone take a look at your swing, unless the draw is consistent and you prefer it.

It's a strange coincidence, but I was talking with one of my best friends and golfing partners today, and he was complaining about how poorly he has been golfing. We haven't played together for about 6 weeks, and last time we played he was off his game by about 6 strokes. He usually shoots in the high 80s, where I am usually high 90s. He says in the last 3-4 weeks he hasn't broke 100, and he can't point to one thing that consistently hinders his game. One round it's the driver, the next it's his wedge, etc.

So, as any good friend would, I'm going to try to get him on the course this week! If history repeats itself, the round I play with him will be the round where he rediscovers his game! So if I can't win any skins from him, I'm gonna charge him for a golf lesson!

sometimes ,when u take a lesson... u're ingraining the new swing ... on the range . u're more relaxed and also remembering the lesson in your head.. but on the green , u probably forgot or was focusing on the one aspect of your recent lessons but forgot the other fundamentals...

for your short game , it's probably one of the most personal part (except putting) in the sense that it's mainly about feel... so that doesn't go apart so fast , but for the irons , woods and drivers ... that's very dependant on the swing that u're having ..and if one part of that swing is out , or adjusted by your "lessson" , i supposed it's possilbe to cause your current situation ..

think abt it and see if it relates to you. after my first lesson , i ballooned from a mid 90s ~ 100 hitter to 110+s .. after 8 lessons over 3 mths , i'm back to the low 90s again ..consistently , almost breaking it.. that's just my personal experience..

A few shots go bad and doubt starts to build up in the back of your mind whether you can make the next shot. You have all that time walking/riding to your next shot to formulate ways this next shot can go wrong. Suddenly you are in a slump and you can never see yourself shooting a good shot again.

My point is, the moment you think you are in a slump, you are.

Actually, when I started playing golf a couple of years ago I couldn't back the ball go right however hard I tried. But as I got older I started developing a slice but dialed it down into a fade. At my lesson I got my pro said I was taking the club back too steeply and rotating the face open, making it almost impossible to return the club at impact and making the swing handsy. I worked on that and got my draw back (it's just been so long since I've seen it). I actually prefer it even if it isn't as controllable I guess because I started with a draw (I hate seeing my ball go right for some reason). Just need to start practicing more to see how much the ball draws.


I actually had a glimmer of hope yesterday. I shot 44 on the front (about normal for that side) but 54 on the back .