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So i had one of those days where the stars just don't align...and just about everything in my game suffers.

My drives were all over the place. Massive hooks on certain holes and some ugly slices on other. Ended up putting my driver down after the front 9 and just teeing off with my 3 wood but even then, accuracy suffered quite a bit.

My irons were less than stellar. Had to really scramble around the greens for par on most holes but I just couldn't get the ball on the green! Similar to my driver, I was hitting some hooks, pushing some balls to the right...all over the place.

My putts...this is where it barely saved me but I ended up with 4 3-putts for the round. Missed 2 perfect birdie chances within 15ft, missed 1 great eagle chance within 10-12 ft...generally putted terribly. I've been practicing my putts quite a bit but it seems in turn, I've started thinking too much about my putts and overreading the lines quite a bit.

Maybe my mind just wasn't focused or maybe my swing was just off...who knows...but yeah...had one of those rounds ended up shooting 82...just 2 weeks after the best round of the season with 71 on a par 71.

Time to reset my brain, spend some time at the range and putting green, and try again next week.

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I have been fighting those days all too frequently lately. I am chalking it up to just being in a funk right now. We will see...

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golfro Great Member

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I have been fighting those days all too frequently lately. I am chalking it up to just being in a funk right now. We will see...

Yeah I wanted to finish the summer season strong and for the msot part, I've been playing very well. I've been trying to get my handicap down...but man yesterday was just discouraging. I walked away from that course feeling very defeated.

Guess thats what keeps drawing us to this sport though.

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man i just came out of one of those....it will pass

i changed a few things that has helped me
i stopped taking practice swings on putts lately
i dont practice w practice swings, why do i need them on the greens????

yesterday i was fighting a pull/hook for some reason
by hole 14 i had it figured out..little to late

here my scores for the week:

Thurs-71 (par 71)
Friday-72 (par 71)
Sat-54 (par 54) - small par 3 track, nice to work on the short game...and i hit 17/18 GIR's!
Sunday-78 (par 71)....funny how i play 54 holes at 1 over par and then lash out a 78

meh..this game is funny.......
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man i just came out of one of those....it will pass

good call on not taking a practice putt. I just need to stand over the ball and commit to the putt.

Heres my problem. I read the line and know exactly where to putt. I stand over the ball and then think "oh crap, i think the ball might break more" and instead of taking a step back and looking at my line again, I turned my wrist a little and push it. Of course my original line was right...so I just need to trust my instinct and commit to the putt. Not sure exactly what happened yesterday but damn, I just couldn't sink a damn putt

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good call on not taking a practice putt. I just need to stand over the ball and commit to the putt.

commit to a line, step up, all you need to think about is seeing the ball hit the back of the hole and putt

try it for a round or two.....it may help you get all other thoughts out of your head since i switched to no practice putt, i have been putting really good the day i shot my best round ever (66) i took zero practice putts and had 11...YES 11...putts on the back nine havent 3 putted in a round since
"My swing is homemade - but I have perfect flaws!" - Me

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