Bouncing around in my footjoys in anticipation :-)

In the meantime reading the judgement thread again and “its hard when youre in front of the race” ....to still finish in front. Any strategies you have for this please? Because i think bordom? sneaks in somehow when its all going great and then its good night irene but there must be something you can do via emotions to revive your performance and or mental state while controling the oppositions so you stay in front??

Cheers

Maggie,

Good to hear you are winning. The key is to know what caused the winning. That is why data evaluation or investigation is important.

Probably you mental fundamentals are helping. Remember persistence and back to the first one like it is the first time you ever hit a shot. It is only boring if you hit this shot before. This is one you have never hit – exactly. Don’t let them run together. This next shot is a stand alone experience. Different club, lie, breeze, temperature, physical sensation, time of your life, grass condition, preshot history, emotional tone – remember boredom and degree of thirst and hunger.

There are other parts of you game that need attention. Make projects and programmes that help the foundation you have already built. Nutrition or physical training might be useful. Outside interests can be refreshing.

Next up from boredom could be contentment, conservatism or even cheerfulness.

The greatest impactor on my game still (as a relative novice and persuader?) are the other players…. this playing relationship varies every game and i really need to learn how to get it out of their territory and into an emotional lanscape that makes me play well, ie cheerful, interested and adoring the challenge of difficult shots having a laugh.

Sorry if my quest was not clear. Its not the golf i find boring and never the shot, just the players games and their attitudes esp if theyr locked somewhere on yr negative scale. And after 2 hrs i usually lose interest in the whole damn thing….sugar does help a bit! I guess alcohol would help a lot but i need a solid plan …help!

Damn that sound familiar there Maggie.

I think I’m narrowing my danger zone down.

If I can complete my swing with the same feel as my take away, all seems fine, there has been no thought, no effort in acceleration, just a gentle relaxed flick.

Everything that goes on in my head affects just that instant that I start at the ball, if I can ignore it for that millisecond, it’s fine.

CK’s have helped so much, but there’s more I need to do, and that is believe more in myself, that belief gets beaten down by others and my want to impress, beat, or prove in relation to them.

I need to make this about me, I should be good at that, I am selfish!

Damn, what a game this is.

The greatest impactor on my game still (as a relative novice and persuader?) are the other players…. this playing relationship varies every game and i really need to learn how to get it out of their territory and into an emotional lanscape that makes me play well, ie cheerful, interested and adoring the challenge of difficult shots having a laugh.

Sorry if my quest was not clear. Its not the golf i find boring and never the shot, just the players games and their attitudes esp if theyr locked somewhere on yr negative scale. And after 2 hrs i usually lose interest in the whole damn thing….sugar does help a bit! I guess alcohol would help a lot but i need a solid plan …help!

Maggie,

The lesson is called bull baiting. The coach does everything to distract the player without touching them. Talking, noise, standing in the wrong place or talking bad. The exercise is done ‘till the player can perform under any circumstance. You need a partner. It is all to build composure, No. 1 fundamental.

People generally respond well to good control. If they are being destructive, you can very politely ask them for a chance to focus or something. They become aware that they are out of control and change. Best done the first time before they get really nuts.

All the great players I have seen are great at this. They make it their world in so many different ways. All they want is good manners.

Stink,

Sounds like you are winning. Great.

I guess its a theatre and you need to “control” the audience (opponents) so they play with you rather than against you. Maybe that’s Stink’s environment – any ideas Stink or fellow performers??

Just not sure if blocking out distractions is the answer (prob is though) or if im asking the wrong quest….and it is the right answer… thanks so much though. Its got me thinking.

Maggie,

The thinking deal is so not useful. We tend to go around in circles. What is required is looking really, really, looking. Look quietly at the situation you are in and what the ideal scene would be and find a bright idea that improves the stats.

This can take a while but where are we going anyway.

Got to but the right ticket to get where you want. You may have to buy more that one ticket.

I guess its a theatre and you need to “control” the audience (opponents) so they play with you rather than against you. Maybe that’s Stink’s environment – any ideas Stink or fellow performers??

Just not sure if blocking out distractions is the answer (prob is though) or if im asking the wrong quest….and it is the right answer… thanks so much though. Its got me thinking.

I control the environment best when I am in control of myself, it’s definitely the egg first.

Doing anything for anyone else, or attempting to control the situation, is pretty impossible. Exist where you need to be and create the environment you need, rather than change the one that’s there.

At least that’s how I think musically. Sometimes you need to go back to silence though.

Stink,

I reckon you have it there. That silence stuff is my No. 1 fundamental. Being there and doing nothing else but being there. Man it is like half a bottle of Scotch but there is no throwing up and $ 47 cheaper.

The world begins with being silent ‘till you are forced into action. The action is 99% spot on.

The trick is, getting silent, then deciding what to do and doing it, then acknowledging the outcome and going again and again ad infinitum. Gotta be right.

right answer to my wrong question.

Me and silence are not that well acquainted – but…I hear you friends:)
In fact at big comps I can do it easily (for some odd reason) prob because I can hear the silence and act ie create my own world. Now to replicate golfing with mates where there’s not that much at stake… I’m onto it…quietly and slowly!

Better and better.

Hi Paul
Thought it was about time I got in contact again. I’m about to go away for 3 weeks (golfing holiday). When I come back, I want to get back in to the drills, and to organise another screening. Played a social game yesterday with some mates. When I play these, I treat them just the same as a regular game, i.e rules of golf apply etc. So I was really pleased that I broke 90 for the first time on a course away from home. Shot 88 off the stick. That’s good for me. Driving was really solid. Only one that I classed as bad. Mid to short irons were also good. Putting was its usual solid self. Made a couple of long ones that were a bonus. Will be in contact as soon as I get back to organise the screening.
Cheers

I’m a golf tragic
VTPP # 661

Paul,
From last page. I’m back at home now. Want to get things organised for next screening in about 6 weeks’ time.
Cheers
Phil

Phil,

I hope it went well.

That will be 23rd or 30th Dec. Can you do either?

Whichever is best for you Paul. I can do either.

And the trip away went very well. It was a mix of team and individual events. The team events (4BBB) were at 3 different courses, and I played 5 events with 4 different partners, for scores of 51, 48, 46, 47 and 42 points. My handicap reduced from 23 to 21 while I was away, and my drives were consistently longer and straighter than they have been on my home course. I actually wrenched the insert for one of my studs out of the shoe. (Not just the stud, but the stud and insert). Luckily, one of the prizes was a new pair of shoes. Ground forces at work?

OK. Let’s make it the 30th.

Ok. 11:00a.m.?

Confirmed Phil.

Hi Paul
One of the things I noticed on my trip away was that my distance with the short irons through the air was about one club longer than it used to be. I put that down to playing on courses that were further away from the coast than the courses I usually play, so less humid. However, on my return home I found that I also had to adjust for increased distance on my home course. So it appears that 3 weeks of playing golf nearly every day has helped. We’ll see how the plyometric swings help my clubhead speed. It will be interesting to see the measurements, particularly the differences between the second and third series of measurements.

It is always fun and almost never what I expect. See you Sunday.

Hi Paul
Thought you’d be pleased to know played a stableford comp yesterday for 45 points. Came second on a countback in my grade. Most importantly, personal best of 79 off the stick (no wipes) on our par 67 course. First time I’ve broken 80, so it was a real personal milestone for me. Did it with a par on the last hole (par 4 index 1), with a downhill left to right putt of about 8 feet. Didn’t realise I’d broken 80 until I ‘d added the scores up after the round.

I knew it would happen and I am glad now know you can too. Nice going greeneye.

Hi Paul,
Handicap came down from 21 to 20 as a result of that round. Have since played a couple more rounds at a vets tournament in Kiama, and as a result handicap is now down to 19 (19.4). This is the lowest it’s been since 2007. My ball striking is the best I think it’s ever been, and today during my round, one of my playing partners commented that I was playing like a 15 marker. I don’t know if he was trying to put me off or not, but I quickly thought about what he’d said, and thought to myself yep he’s right, then put the thought out of my mind to score another three pointer for the day. Six months ago, a comment like that would have put me off my game for the next five or six holes, or even for the remainder of the round.

Greeneye,

The first time I saw you I thought you were an 8 handicap. No crap.

Your compact, muscular action quite shocked me.

Only your mind had you anywhere over single figures.

Somehow Zenolink helped that. Magic.