Eliminate those high scores by taking “more trouble” out of play. |
It’s very common during a round of golf that at some point you will hit a shot in some trees or other trouble – and now you have a decision to make. You can play it safe and just hit your ball back into the fairway and play for a bogey – or you can try to pull off that “miracle shot” and hit your ball through the trees or over some water and on the green. Most of the time your best bet is to play it safe – take your medicine (and your bogey) and move on. Because in the overall scheme of things – especially your scorecard – scoring a bogey is a lot better than trying to hit that “miracle shot” and not pulling it off - getting into more trouble and ending up shooting a 7 or 8 or worse on the hole. Remember, “a bogey is 90% par” – and sometimes that ain’t all bad.
But when you do shoot a high score on a hole (which every golfer does – some more than others) – you have to learn to let it go and not dwell on it and let it affect how you play your remaining holes. If you want to become a better golfer, you need to learn to put a bad hole behind you. Remember what the little golfing guy says:
“The secret to saving your round after a bad hole, if you think about it….is not to think about it.”
But when you do shoot a high score on a hole (which every golfer does – some more than others) – you have to learn to let it go and not dwell on it and let it affect how you play your remaining holes. If you want to become a better golfer, you need to learn to put a bad hole behind you. Remember what the little golfing guy says:
“The secret to saving your round after a bad hole, if you think about it….is not to think about it.”