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By billchao ·
I don’t have as much tournament experience as most people here but I’ll put in my two cents, anyway. As others have said, it’s just about not getting upset over things beyond your control. What can you control? Your own emotions and reactions to things happening around you. It’s definitely something that some people might be better at naturally than others but I feel it’s a skill that can be learned and developed. I’ve found what works for me is to not focus on the thing that’s stressing me. I devote the majority of my energy after a bad shot towards finding my ball and figuring out my next shot. I’m a talker, so I spent a lot of time in between play just talking to my fellow competitors about pretty much anything other than our play. A couple of situations came up during my tournament that could have been annoying but we made a joke about it and then moved on. When it’s time to hit my shot, then the opposite is true and I focus on nothing else but my shot. What is my lie? Where am I trying to land it? How is the wind blowing? Where do I want my start line? How high am I trying to hit it? Am I trying to hit this full or off-speed? Rehearse my swing feel and then go. Nothing else matters in those 20-30 seconds. Nothing else exists. I never understood how people get distracted by other people moving or something during their swing. I never notice it. I will often say (and did, during my last tournament) that golf is a lot like life. You get good breaks and bad, some you deserve and some you don’t. At the end of the day, you can’t do anything about what happened, only what you’re going to do going forward. And yea, I’m not going to do this well 100% of the time and never be bothered by anything. That’s only human. -
By TN94z ·
Lexi spoke a little on what they go through while talking about her retirement. It seems to be overlooked many times because they play golf for a living or make all this money or whatever. These athletes, any athletes, are expected to perform at a high level and when they do not, it weighs heavy on them, I'm sure. And then if they ever get caught up in online comments being made (Lexi mentioned this), that just adds to the feelings of failure. Having a support team around to turn to is a huge help, but some may need more than that. It is sad news. -
By iacas ·
Well since nobody is playing the front, @StuM and @CarlSpackler I put you both on the Middles. -
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By iacas ·
I think we just need @StuM, @vasaribm, and @CarlSpackler to let us know what tees they'd like to play. And if anyone knows anyone for @David L Yskes's spot… still open.
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