Pbfu!

[twc]

PBFU= Post Birdie "F" Up. I'll let you use your imagination for what the "F" stands for. A PBFU, for those who don't know, is when you birdie a hole, and on the next hole, you shoot a bogey or worse.

I had a horrible PBFU on Wednesday. I got on the green in 3 (par 5) and made a 16 foot put for birdie. Then the very next hole, shot a double bogey.

Who else tends to screw up right after a nice birdie? And what are some ways to get my mind off of thinking about screwing up?

[polodinks]

forget you made the birdie...... i do the same thing if i make a great shot or do somthing amazing "in my eyes" i tend to let my focus go away and think about $hit...... keep focusing on your whole game dont get exited for one hole and then blow up on the next..... dont think ok i got 1 im good...... think ok i got 1 im gonna make another one now keep positive and keep focusing on your game

[twc]

Ya I tend to think about that birdie and how it cancelled out an earlier bogey.

Then I start thinking about my score and what I need to do to keep it low.

I gotta start playing shot by shot.

[Jayel]

absolutely play shot by shot. and just advance to what you're going to do next. that goes the same for bad shots, stay in the current.

[Harry Longshanks]

I always heard it as "FUAB".

[twc]

  Harry Longshanks said:

I always heard it as "FUAB".

Same thing. They both suck.

[Stacey_E]

I used to do this a lot. I stilll do it some. My problem was letting my emotions get high after a birdie and not staying focused on the next shot. Now I try focus on keeping my emotions in check. I refuse to be happy after a birdie. The look on my face is like I just tapped in for bogie. If I can do this throughout the round and stay focused on the next shot, then I MIGHT be able to celebrate after I pull my ball from the 18th hole.

[bogeyhitter25]

I usually don't. I'll forget about the birdie. Unless I messed up the first two shots and drilled it in from 150 away.