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There's really no direction to this thread, and it may get deleted, but I didn't know any other way to go about it, so if you have any random golf related thoughts you'd like to share, do it here. This can be like a golf therapy thread if you like.

The reason I had to post this was because I was laying in bed last night and I was really worried about my swing. Not that my swing is bad, but I was really concerned that if I don't constantly practice and work on it, that it's going to go away and all the practice time I put in will be lost. I know it's stupid, but I think about it frequently. I guess I'm just hoping that I'm not the only one who worries about their swing like this. I don't obsess over it, but it's kind of in the back of my mind a lot of the time. Sorry for the rant.

No problem... Random Thought - If your golf swing is the thing that's keeping you lying awake at night you must have a pretty great life.

If you cannot relax and just swing the club, you will never enjoy the game of golf. ( Obsession is digression.)

At 66, I am still learning..everyday, but close to shooting my age..LOL

May happen, May Not! Just play the game.

Old Spoon

I was up last night thinking I should be going to the range more in the winter months and practicing my swing plane change more so I can get it into my muscle memory. Also, I was asking myself why the only things I seem to remember about my rounds are the ways my playing partners **** It seems like after a couple of days my memories of shots fades like a dream, but after 6 months I can still tell you how my group and the group in front of us watched in horror as we watched two beginners top about 13 shots (we were all counting) before reaching the green and all us staring at the starter who did nothing. Sorry for the rambling thought.

I like that one...thanks.

Good stuff so far guys...lets get our feelings out and talk more about our golf fears..

It's not stupid to feel that way, but unless golf is your livelihood, it's important to remember that it's just a game, and should be FUN.

Many people play their best golf when they just relax, don't worry about it, and just "let it go."

What i am concerned of is why i on many occations cannot bring my driving-range swing with me out on the course.I tend to be more agressive when i see a pin in the far distance, and forget about the fluid swingaction, but overswinging thus leaving myself with too many mediocre shots.

My worst fear is addressing the and not being sure if it will go right or left. This usually is how it is when I don't hit balls for a while and don't have much feel in my swing. Currently I am just swinging indoors trying to keep up on being flexible and getting into certain positions, like at the top of my swing.

Here's something that helped me recently. I try to imitate Tiger's swing - it's not a secret or obsession, it's a beautiful swing. Now I've had a problem cocking my wrists cause when I swing and hold it at the top - to check my position - my wrist cock has always looked odd to me. In the recent GD mag, there's a pic of TW swinging a 3 or 5 wood and they show a pic of his swing at the top, and guess what, his wrist cock looked exactly like mine. I guess I've never payed attention to that part and mine just looked odd. Next I need to learn how to get a better release for more distance.

Sometimes I worry that I may get good enough to worry about the state of my game. It passes quickly the next time out, though.

I'm not playing much after baby #4 came in November, but I do try to hit the putting green once a week. Sad thing is, even though I haven't played in a long time, if I have a bad putting session, I dwell on whether or not I should be putting left handed (I switched a year and a half ago)...to me, that is pretty sad....Do I lose sleep over the leak in the roof that appeared last week? Nope. The damaged sprinkler system? Nope. Just my lousy putting

I'd like to see some kind of "ball mark repair education campaign". Lately I've become alarmed at the number of greens in bad shape due to ball marks either going unrepaired or improperly repaired. It seems like it's gotten worse over the last few months, and I've noticed it on several courses. In every cart, on every score card, and hanging in every proshop there sould be signs showing the correct way to repair a ball mark. The pros at each club should include this in every lesson, every clinic, every time there's a scramble or medal event. Once you learn to do it right, espcially if you use a tool like the Mark Mender, you'll be looking for ball marks to fix while your group putts out!

You'd dig the club I belong to. Once, sometimes twice, a month, the club has a divot party. Members get together (sometimes with frosty beverages in hand) late in the afternoon ,when the course isn't busy and go out to fill divots with sand and repair ball marks on the greens. Management organizes it and puts it in the newsletter every month. It's a great idea and it would be great if more clubs did the same.

I have one fear only...and I don't play...I really do not want to be hit by a golf ball, those things are fast! At my sons Tourneys, they ask the parents to stay a shot ahead. It's supposed to help the kids not spend too much time ball searching, and coaching done by the parents. Trust me...I'm beginning to think I'm a golf ball magnet. Scares the heck out of me. Trees have become my friends. LOL

The only thing that I fear in my golf game is burnout.

I had my lowest round ever two seasons ago. I've come close a few times since, but not close enough to convince myself that what I happened upon that glorious day when everything fell into place was anything but a fluke.

In some ways, I feel like my game has peaked. I've worked hard over the years to improve, because my game is indeed one of high maintenance, nothing has come easy for me. So when I shot that round in the coveted
60's, it was bitter sweet, because on one hand it was a result of many years of practice and playing experience finally taking shape... but on the other hand I understand just how difficult it was to get to that point in my playing career.

If you expect to play great golf consistently, you've got to be willing to make significant sacrifices. I'm at that point in my career now, that fork in the road that requires a decision to be made. I can either "get up for it" one more time to get to the next level, or I can be satisfied with the current state of my overall game and try to enjoy it without allowing my life to get completely out of balance.

I've always enjoyed what the game has to offer. There are times when I don't enjoy myself while playing, but that has nothing to do with golf and everything to do with my own perspective. More than anything, I guess, I just never want to lose that feeling of excitement of wanting to play. Once that is gone, I will probably just fade away in the sunset.

Commit to the shot and always laugh at your self afterwards