The mental mistake I usually make is when the cart girl comes by, only getting one beer instead of two. It might be another 20 minutes before she comes by again.
Thats why you always stop the night before and put a acouple in your bag of someting you know they carry on the cart.....that way when she comes by again you just seem to be a slow drinker.....
Maybe over expectations. I guess I haven't been playing that long in golf terms and tend to let myself get frustrated pretty quickly. If I have a poor front nine I tend to let things go and cut up a bit on the back to make the round more enjoyable.
Play frustrated or playing careless is not much of a way to improve my game either way. Now where did I put that fishing pole? Which reminds me of what one of the members on the Kayak fishing forum I visit said.
"I have often came off the 18th thinking I should have gone fishing but have never come off the water thinking I should have gone golfing".
Are my golfing days numbered now that the water is warming up on the grass flats?.............Nah; should be time for both. Any ways it wont be long before the greens fees are back down to summer time rates.
Sometimes I really rush when I putt. I just go up and line it up quick and putt without really looking at the break. Don't know why I do this, normally this happens when I am the first person to putt. Maybe I should just hit it closer then everyone else so I would have to worry about this
Mine is setting my expectations too high. If I play a good round, the next round is always bad. Happens almost every time.
When I am playing good, it is almost like I am afraid to play really well, so when I am over the ball, even with my favorite iron, I say to myself "don't shank it - don't shank it - don't shank it". We all know what happens after that.
If I visualize a good shot, and expect to hit a good shot, I will shank it too. I need to concentrate on the mechanics. Stay down, keep right arm straight (lefty), and spank it. When I try to hit nice easy iron, I just don't seem to hit it crisp. I tend to be more consistent when I'm swinging at 100% velocity.
The mental mistake I usually make is when the cart girl comes by, only getting one beer instead of two. It might be another 20 minutes before she comes by again.
I think water might be a better idea to keep you hydrated on the course than a few tinnies from the cart girl. Never had anyone come around our course on a golf cart handing out alcoholic beverages, or beverages full stop. I'd probably find a nubile figure on a golf cart as too much of a distraction. Actually, anyone breaking my flow to tell me anything or give me anything in that way would be a big distraction, even it they looked like lurch out of the Adams family.
Last edited by Cernunnos : July 1st, 2006 at 08:13 AM.
I could be having a great round but will inevitably make the one mental error that will give me a big number. mine is usually not feeling comfortable at the tee but instead of backing away I swing anyway- usually results in a pull hook. There are other mental errors but this one bugs me the most.
anyone else repeat stupid mistakes?
Yeah I'm guilty of going before I'm ready & occasionally standing over the ball to get the right feeling, which is even worse, as I/we'd have been better simply to have taken the shot whether the ready feeling is there or not.
Mental mistakes are just that & come in many similar forms.
My worst has in the past been to look at a possible hazard instead of where I want my ball, guess where the ball will go, as if drawn by a magnet.
Do not look at that line of tree, expanse of water ( ; no matter how narrow.), The person with the red or yellow golf shirt (; its like some moving flag target to any ball.). Oddly enough for me sand doesn't seem to have too many psychological woes. Probably due to the fact I don't see sand psychologically as a hazard, as I know I can get out of it.
Mine is when I get over a shot feeling like I'm going to duff it and instead of backing off I swing and duff it! Talk about shot visualization. Or, on a short iron/wedge not going by feel and what club seems right to me, and just basing my shot on a yardage and either coming up short or flying the green.
My biggest mistake is playing too quick, not taking the time to really think about some shots, especially around the green, I almost make up my mind about how I want to play the shot before I even get to my ball. This season I am determined to slow down and not rush my shots.
Same here, whether it's not taking the wind into consideration, not getting the yardage, or not getting the right thought or tune in my head.
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