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bantamben1

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i really had it going today i was 6 under through eight holes with 4 birdies an eagle and three pars at cypress golf course here in southern ca. i was getting excited when i hit it 6 feet on 9 and was thinking maybe i had a shot at the course record (a little early i know)wich is held by none other than tiger woods a 63 8 under par. but than i proceeded to three put. and leaked oil all the way home to a 74 which i normally would have loved but was hurt by the sad play hole after hole on the back nine. those first few holes i was so in the present on every shot but on the back i was still swinging ok but i just didnt feel focused . i guess thats the difference between the pro and amatuer their working at it im slacking off on the job. anyone else have any good choking stories
 
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I do this kind of thing also. The better I am scoring the more prone I am to screw up after messing up one hole. I too would like to learn how to deal with this. Toms looks very steady in this area . How did he get to be like that? Thanks.
 
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Maybe it comes down to course managment in some ways? Instead of going for the course record, go for the 72. I usually find my best scores come when I'm not trying to shoot a low score, and just playing each hole sensibly and exactly how I would play it any other time I was playing.
 
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quote:Originally posted by densikat

Maybe it comes down to course managment in some ways? Instead of going for the course record, go for the 72. I usually find my best scores come when I'm not trying to shoot a low score, and just playing each hole sensibly and exactly how I would play it any other time I was playing.
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I agree totally. Play the hole you normally would and let your ball striking reward you. Taking chances = bogies.
 
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BANTAMBEN , first thats a great round but several things happened , you thank(I think thats a word)too much!. Obviously your mental process was clear and precise and your 'ROUTINE' was good and then your mental broke down. Your management probably changed to a protecive one and your thoughts were probably on swing and score. Here are my thoughts, ROUTINE is everything , sticking to your plan is second, and you have to stay aggressive at the right times. When your going low the more times you can be aggressive the more comfortable it will get . The golf ball and course do not know what's going on and they are all that matters, you hit the ball and play the course you are not playing tiger, you have one shot to think of then the next. It's like winning tournament if you believe you can eventually you will . If your standing on the first tee scared to hit the driver in front of people you will always be scared of that kind of moment but if you do your routine and accept the results good or bad you will learn to perform under pressure because your not afraid to hit a good shot as well as a bad shot. People who choke or think of themselves as ckokers are just afraid of success as well as failure. Most people are afraid of leading a tournament because they are also afraid of losing or choking . Remember when TIGER came out and stating he was not afraid to win, this maybe the most profound statement in golf . Getting back to your round do not be afraid of going low or do not think of blowing a good round , your thought process should be 1- I'm not afraid, 2- stick to your routine 3- stick to your game plan 4- be aggressive, Sorry for rambling but I love the mental side thanks to my wife TIM 3 TIME prov am winner
 
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quote:Originally posted by efnef

quote:Originally posted by densikat

Maybe it comes down to course managment in some ways? Instead of going for the course record, go for the 72. I usually find my best scores come when I'm not trying to shoot a low score, and just playing each hole sensibly and exactly how I would play it any other time I was playing.
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I agree totally. Play the hole you normally would and let your ball striking reward you. Taking chances = bogies.
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And don't play every round as if its your Masters win either, Sometimes pick a round and go for two with a wood (yeah we don't call our irons - steels do we?) every chance you get. Have fun. And if you can putt then the game is yours.
 
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There are some things in the game that I believe are so fundamental that they need a LOT of illumination. I know that most of the isssues on this board deal with golf-swing, but this thread deals specifically with the mental game. Meanwhile the responses are basically aimed at "swing" solutions for what's in the head. Sorry, but that's like blaming the horse for a muddy track.

I know that bantamben1 asked for "stories," not solutions, but I'll offer something at least pertinent to understanding the problem first. It's a paragraph from one of my newsletters.

"Yips is what you get from anxiety in situations in which one feels personally threatened (tight tee shots, bad lies, important short putts, etc.) and is a result of some form of inward, personally experienced pressure emanating from long ago. It tends to isolate itself in chronic relationship to some kind of physical movement (as in putting or swinging a club). Choking is also a result, but not quite as severe as yips. It is more processive than yips and falls more into the realm of playing the game rather than swinging a club. It can, if unabated lead to yips, but it is more identified with subtle psychological distraction than with physical disability (starting to think about results, worry over something in the swing, etc). Yips shows up as a physical manifest. Choking causes a person to loose mental tracking and have breakdowns in thinking and planning, with either a flood of thoughts or an outright vacuum. Yips changes the motor activity. Choking may look like it changes the motors, but it only binds or over-clutches the steering wheel."

You can find the rest in my archives at http://clearkeygolf.com

Apologies if this is considered "thread-jacking."
 
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