Comments on: Your Most Dreaded Shot http://www.lifeintherough.com/2008/12/22/your-most-dreaded-shot/ My Quest to Become a Golf Pro Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ajay http://www.lifeintherough.com/2008/12/22/your-most-dreaded-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4038 Ajay Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:25:24 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1171#comment-4038 Hello Mike. My most dreaded shot is the Drive. I learned with a 7 iron, so most of my iron shots are decent. Unfortunately our instructor never went into wedge shots, putting, driving etc. He taught us the basic swing. Hopefully, I will get to work more on my drives, in Spring :) Ajay PS: Thanks for answering my email. Sorry I never got around to officially replying to your response. I really do appreciate your taking the time out to email me. Hello Mike.

My most dreaded shot is the Drive. I learned with a 7 iron, so most of my iron shots are decent. Unfortunately our instructor never went into wedge shots, putting, driving etc. He taught us the basic swing.

Hopefully, I will get to work more on my drives, in Spring :)

Ajay
PS: Thanks for answering my email. Sorry I never got around to officially replying to your response. I really do appreciate your taking the time out to email me.

]]> By: Andy Brown of GolfSwingSecretsRevealed.com http://www.lifeintherough.com/2008/12/22/your-most-dreaded-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-4015 Andy Brown of GolfSwingSecretsRevealed.com Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:05:41 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1171#comment-4015 Its not about the shot I think, it is more about the situation. Golf is undoubtedly the toughest game when it comes to discussing the mental side of various sports. For starters, in no other game will a player who has a comfortable lead on the final stretch mess it up as gloriously as a player can in golf. The history of the game is littered with many such instances of players frittering away a dominant position when it comes to battling it out with the nerves on the finishing holes. The game could leave you distraught, frustrated and wondering what else you have to do to achieve a win. At the same time, there probably is no other game, which gives you more satisfaction for a win than golf. While all other sports are high on adrenalin, this is one sport that will drain all the strength from you in the end purely because of the mental anxiety it causes. The only other sport I can think of is chess, but many argue that is not even a sport. Recently at a tournament, after the players endured a grueling 36-hole playoff in the finals, the eventual runner-up could not believe his luck after he saw his opponent’s ball chipped in from the bunker wall, finding its way to the bottom of the cup, leaving his four-foot par putt inconsequential and what should have been a tournament win turned out to be a disappointing loss. Such is the power of the sport. Play well. Andy Brown GolfSwingSecretsRevealed.com Its not about the shot I think, it is more about the situation. Golf is undoubtedly the toughest game when it comes to discussing the mental side of various sports. For starters, in no other game will a player who has a comfortable lead on the final stretch mess it up as gloriously as a player can in golf. The history of the game is littered with many such instances of players frittering away a dominant position when it comes to battling it out with the nerves on the finishing holes.

The game could leave you distraught, frustrated and wondering what else you have to do to achieve a win. At the same time, there probably is no other game, which gives you more satisfaction for a win than golf. While all other sports are high on adrenalin, this is one sport that will drain all the strength from you in the end purely because of the mental anxiety it causes. The only other sport I can think of is chess, but many argue that is not even a sport. Recently at a tournament, after the players endured a grueling 36-hole playoff in the finals, the eventual runner-up could not believe his luck after he saw his opponent’s ball chipped in from the bunker wall, finding its way to the bottom of the cup, leaving his four-foot par putt inconsequential and what should have been a tournament win turned out to be a disappointing loss. Such is the power of the sport.

Play well.

Andy Brown
GolfSwingSecretsRevealed.com

]]> By: LadyGolfer http://www.lifeintherough.com/2008/12/22/your-most-dreaded-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-3987 LadyGolfer Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:32:54 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1171#comment-3987 I have 2. Downhill chip with a downhill lie to a close cut pin. 50-75 yard wedge shot over water. I have 2. Downhill chip with a downhill lie to a close cut pin. 50-75 yard wedge shot over water.

]]> By: Mal http://www.lifeintherough.com/2008/12/22/your-most-dreaded-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-3979 Mal Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:54:52 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1171#comment-3979 My dreaded shot isn't so much the type of shot on the day but more the club that I use. It use to be my 3 wood but since changing my swing to become more accurate and consistent with my irons it's not my driver. Whereas I use to be ultra reliable with my driver I now only pull it out on ultra wide fairways. Thankfully my 3 wood will take my 255 yards so not being able to use my driver isn't really a problem when scoring - in fact, I score better when I leave it in the bag. But as you mentioned, it's the principle of it, so I continue to persist with it. My dreaded shot isn’t so much the type of shot on the day but more the club that I use. It use to be my 3 wood but since changing my swing to become more accurate and consistent with my irons it’s not my driver. Whereas I use to be ultra reliable with my driver I now only pull it out on ultra wide fairways.

Thankfully my 3 wood will take my 255 yards so not being able to use my driver isn’t really a problem when scoring – in fact, I score better when I leave it in the bag. But as you mentioned, it’s the principle of it, so I continue to persist with it.

]]> By: Bruce > The Big Desk http://www.lifeintherough.com/2008/12/22/your-most-dreaded-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-3978 Bruce > The Big Desk Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:28:10 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1171#comment-3978 You still use a 2 iron? My 2-iron is in the forest (in 2 pieces) at Hemmingford! Bad clubs usually depend on the day but the one I get most frustration with is my sand wedge. When I was younger I used it everywhere and got good at it, became my all-purpose, go-to club. I get frustrated now when I have an off day with my wedge because my expectations remain high with it even though I don't play nearly as often as I used to. (and frequency is need for great touch). You still use a 2 iron? My 2-iron is in the forest (in 2 pieces) at Hemmingford!
Bad clubs usually depend on the day but the one I get most frustration with is my sand wedge. When I was younger I used it everywhere and got good at it, became my all-purpose, go-to club. I get frustrated now when I have an off day with my wedge because my expectations remain high with it even though I don’t play nearly as often as I used to. (and frequency is need for great touch).

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