Not going for that birdie is par for the course

[ChiChiIsMe]

Good article on "Loss Aversion"......I think this may be why I end up with tap-in pars......that and the fact I tend to lag puts rather than charge the hole......it's a good ready anyway:

http://www.kansascity.com/844/story/1319960.html

[ks8829]

nice article, I will try to focus more on my par putts. My problem is that I relax after my first boogie and let more boogies follow instead of comming back with a par or even birdie like the pros.

Last round I was 1 under until the 5th hole and boogie the next 3 holes with missed putts, 3 putts and missed par putts.

[ChiChiIsMe]

  ks8829 said:

My problem is that I relax after my first boogie and let more boogies follow instead of comming back with a par or even birdie like the pros.

Same here. It almost like I let my guard down or something weird like that.

[ks8829]

When I start the round I am focus and usually do well and my focus will wander and I will miss easy tap in near the back nine when I start to get tired and too relax.

maybe I need to run and build up my cardio for the back nine.

[ChiChiIsMe]

  ks8829 said:

When I start the round I am focus and usually do well and my focus will wander and I will miss easy tap in near the back nine when I start to get tired and too relax.

I'm the exact opposite. I seem to get stronger as we go. It's always within the first 5 or 6 I blow up, only to come back low on the back 9.

[PitaRamos]

  ChiChiIsMe said:

I'm the exact opposite. I seem to get stronger as we go. It's always within the first 5 or 6 I blow up, only to come back low on the back 9.

I do the same thing, if I can avoid a blow up in the first 2, I will be alright. And no matter how well I do on the first 9, I always do better on the second 9.

[cougar978]

  ChiChiIsMe said:

Good article on "Loss Aversion"......I think this may be why I end up with tap-in pars......that and the fact I tend to lag puts rather than charge the hole......it's a good ready anyway:

There's a simple solution to that: Make yourself believe all your birdie putts are par putts. Believe me - it works.

I make 4-5 birdies per round now - the problem is those pesky doubles and triples that pop up when I get stupid off the tee.

[Ed_Bighead]

I don't like those boogies very much.

[deronsizemore]

This is me exactly. Played in a four day tournament the last four days and I made a ton of par saves from 4 and 5 feet. I also had probably 7-9 birdie putts over the course of the four days from the same length and I made one of them. Really weird how the mind works. I can feel my mind working on par putts almost as if I will them into the hole. It's hard to explain. When I have a birdie putt I know if I don't make it, the worst I get is a par. When I have a par putt, I konw if I don't make it I end up with bogey and that's not what I want so I have 10 times the focus it seems.

[ProfessorGAC]

For us, the two of the three hardest par 4's on the course are 1 and 2. One because it's the longest and has fairway and greenside bunkers, (plus a tricky, undulating green). Two because it's 390 yards but with a 30 degree dogleg right at the 150 yard marker. Trees left, trees right, and bunkers through the turn. Even though i expect to shoot in the mid to high 70's, if i play those two in bogey, i'm ok! I know i can roll up some pars as the day goes on. Then if i make 3 more bogeys the other 16 holes, i still shoot 77. Toss in a birdie, and i'm 76. Anytime i make those first two in par, i'm happy.

[ScottRempel]

I hate missing putts...period. I don't care if it is for eagle or double bogey...I'm trying equally hard to get that ball in the hole. But then, I also think I'm going to make that 25 footer with 4 feet of break.

Now, I just need to give myself some more of those 5-15 ft birdie putts!