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After playing my best 3 rounds ever, all of a sudden, I haven't hit anything that can be considered a golf shot in 2 weeks and 6 rounds. Nothing.....

I got so upset today that I blew up at one of my playing partners for messing with me (which we do all the time to each other) over a 3 ft straight putt. Then I missed it and went off on him.

The next tee box, I hooked the drive into the woods OB, tee'd up again and put it in the creek 120 yard in front of the tee box and lost it. The driver went flying, and I was completely embarassed. I usually pride myself on not letting bad shot bother me, but I've never had 6 rounds over 105 before. Especially when I went from decent to horrible in one round and it never went back, just got worse.

I embarassed myself both with my game, and by losing my temper on the course today. So I think I'm going to lay off for a little while, take a few lessons to get my swing back, and just hit the range for a couple weeks until things feel a bit better.

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Sounds to me like youre taking the game too seriously. Perhaps you should try just going out and having fun without worrying about score and playing, "good golf". The stress of having expectation of playing good golf could be causing too much tension in your swing and too many swing thoughts.
If you really want to take a break from golf, then by all means do so; but it really sounds to me like youre just taking golf too seriously and putting too much pressure on yourself.

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Sounds to me like youre taking the game too seriously. Perhaps you should try just going out and having fun without worrying about score and playing, "good golf". The stress of having expectation of playing good golf could be causing too much tension in your swing and too many swing thoughts.

I have been laughing and having a good time on the course, but how many times can you go a round without hitting a single decent shot before you lose it? Today was just one of those days. Bad shots typically don't bother me, but when you go 15 holes and haven't hit anything that resembles a golf shot, and do that 5 rounds in a row, and it's not fun anymore.

I'm not taking a break from golf, I'm taking a break from playing rounds and keeping score. If I go play this week at all, it will be playing 2 or 3 balls and basically practicing on the course. I have scheduled a couple lessons this week already to try to figure things out.
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Just keep telling yourself "I'm not good enough to get mad". Face it, you're not good enough (right now) and all you're doing is making things tense; tense and golf don't mix.

"You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred." Woody Allen
My regular pasture.

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After playing my best 3 rounds ever, all of a sudden, I haven't hit anything that can be considered a golf shot in 2 weeks and 6 rounds. Nothing.....

If I put one in the creek 120 yards in front of the tee box, missed a 3ft straight putt, blew up at one of my playing partners, and shot a 105, I'd sell the clubs, shave my legs and take up scrap booking with a yoga class, but that's just me lol

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Bad rounds happen. My last 4 were 85, 85, 104, 95. I wasn't happy to say the least after thinking I had "found it". However, with two weeks off, i'm excited to just be playing again tomorrow!

And btw, even though your buddies always razz each other, one should know NEVER to razz their buddy who's having a career-terrible day (and also DON'T give advice to that struggling buddy during the round unless it's asked for! Awkward humble silence is just fine during those rounds).

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I have been laughing and having a good time on the course, but how many times can you go a round without hitting a single decent shot before you lose it? Today was just one of those days. Bad shots typically don't bother me, but when you go 15 holes and haven't hit anything that resembles a golf shot, and do that 5 rounds in a row, and it's not fun anymore.

Id definetly agree with Alf74 in that you arent good enough to get mad. Unless you are a pro and rely on playing great golf to make a living, you dont have anything to get mad about.

Whats in my :sunmountain: C-130 cart bag?

Woods: :mizuno: JPX 850 9.5*, :mizuno: JPX 850 15*, :mizuno: JPX-850 19*, :mizuno: JPX Fli-Hi #4, :mizuno: JPX 800 Pro 5-PW, :mizuno: MP T-4 50-06, 54-09 58-10, :cleveland: Smart Square Blade and :bridgestone: B330-S

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We all know the feeling...the longer the bad golf continues, the more frustrating it gets and the more pressure you put on yourself. I don't know if I buy into the "not good enough to get mad" stuff. I get the idea though which is basically to lower your expectations because you aren't consistent enough yet to worry about scoring low. But, golf is just you vs. the course, and no matter how good you are it's all about improving and shooting your best (for most people). When you start improving and then fall back, it really hurts the confidence. I am not condoning getting mad out there, but it happens sometimes.

For me, competitive golf eventually took all of the anger/emotion out of my golf game that I had back in high school. I think I officially became immune to everything after I played a 6 hr and 15 minute college tournament round on Masters sunday in 35 degree weather.

"I'm not going left or right of those trees, okay. I'm going over those trees...with a little draw." ~ Tin Cup

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Try and keep a schedule. I tend to play on Wed. and then either fri. or sat. then hit the range on sun. This way I don't get burned out. in between days I chip around the backyard, putt, and read a book about golf or something. I feel like learning the game to me is more of an event than just a "hope I get good". I want to learn the history and stuff around it. But that's just me. It's helped me keep from getting burned out. Oh yea, and after a bad round, I write a crazy blues song and play it on guitar about golf haha
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If you are just in a funk, then a lesson will probably only show you the things you already know you are doing wrong, but continue to do them anyway because that is golf. Personally, I tear up the scorecard and play a round for fun later in the week (no scorecard). I focus on eliminating bad shots by dropping a ball and hitting again after a bad shot. This seems to get me in the groove and pumped up for the next time out. I may also try several new approaches to my swing, often they do not work and I am able to settle back into my comfort swing and hit the ball well. Good luck and keep on playing!
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If you are just in a funk, then a lesson will probably only show you the things you already know you are doing wrong, but continue to do them anyway because that is golf. Personally, I tear up the scorecard and play a round for fun later in the week (no scorecard). I focus on eliminating bad shots by dropping a ball and hitting again after a bad shot. This seems to get me in the groove and pumped up for the next time out. I may also try several new approaches to my swing, often they do not work and I am able to settle back into my comfort swing and hit the ball well. Good luck and keep on playing!

The problem is that I have no idea what I'm doing wrong all of a sudden. Everything feels OK, my shots are just horrible.

I have dropped a few balls, and reteed up, but how many balls can you hook into the woods before you overcorrect and slice one in the fairway and then just get mad. It's real easy to say "I'm not good enough to get mad", but come on, honestly, If your typical game was low 90's, and then with some practice you started breaking into the high 80's every round, and then 3 days later you shot a 107, and haven't broken back under 100 since, you can't tell me you wouldn't be mad at yourself. A 20 point swing for one round is acceptable, to completely lose your swing in one round, and it never come back isn't.
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The problem is in the space between your ears. You're in a rut so every time you swing at a ball you're worried that the shot will be bad. Negative thoughts creates tension and it manifests itself right down to the ball trajectory. It can happen in almost every sport. Remember the shanks in Tin Cup? Don't keep score the next couple of rounds, try some positive swing thoughts, and hit 80% or less. It should relieve the tension. Driving bad? Leave the driver home and use the 3 wood to build your confidence back up.

"You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred." Woody Allen
My regular pasture.

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Well, I went to the range during lunch today, and took one club, my pitching wedge. I figured I'd work on my swing mechanics on an easy club to hit, and got quite a bit worked out. There's an occasional hook in there still, but progress was made. I think I'll step up to my 9 iron tomorrow and just go out and hit for an hour or so during lunch again.

Watching all the people hit their balls much worse on the range than I was made me feel a lot better about my ball striking also. I'll just keep hitting the range and working on mechanics all week, and then on Friday afternoon I'll go play 9 holes without a scorecard and see how I feel.
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Don't take too much time off - just relax and play. I shot a 40 over 9 holes, felt pretty good, then went out and shot 118 over 18. I could not do anything except putt, and at that point, I was so frustrated I couldn't focus.

The next time out I had 4 holes where I took an 8, but I also had a birdie and three sandy pars in a row. It just started coming back. I wouldn't worry so much, we have these odd fall-offs but they usually self correct.

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Here's my advice. Take heart in the fact that someone out there is playing far worse than you!

To me, it's almost amusing that someone is unhappy with a round of 107. Here's my story... last full 18 that I played ended at 130 (the course is par 72, SSS 74).

I've taken lessons, been told by my pro that I'm actually doing most things right for a Golf swing, i.e. only one or two areas to focus on, and most other people have made comments like, "swing looks pretty good, but you look up too soon."

I played the back nine at my local for two consecutive evenings keeping track of statistics. 1 green in regulation, 50% fairways hit, average putts at 2.1. Final score for those nine holes? 63.

Did the same again the next day, but hit 1 fairway and averaged 1.8 putts. Still finished with a 61.

I see people on the Golf course with horrible swings, read of people breaking 90 within a year of playing... yet here I've been battling with this game for 4 years and can't even break 120 at my local!
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Just keep telling yourself "I'm not good enough to get mad". Face it, you're not good enough (right now) and all you're doing is making things tense; tense and golf don't mix.

Here's Mr. Sunshine to brighten up your day!

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2 Hybrid: Callaway Big Bertha Heavenwood
Irons: Nike Slingshot OSS 6-3 iron
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Here's Mr. Sunshine to brighten up your day!

hehehe

been called worse

"You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred." Woody Allen
My regular pasture.

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