Comments on: My Best Learning Experience Yet http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/09/01/my-best-learning-experience-yet/ My Quest to Become a Golf Pro Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:23:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim @ Free Ringtones http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/09/01/my-best-learning-experience-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-6328 Jim @ Free Ringtones Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:37:18 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=2076#comment-6328 Playing from the tips really is a whole different ball game. All of a sudden that hole where you usually come into the green with an 8 iron, you find yourself reaching for the 5 instead. It can be pretty intimidating on the tee and can force you to step on your drives, and we all know what happens when you try to kill the ball off the tee. Playing from the tips really is a whole different ball game. All of a sudden that hole where you usually come into the green with an 8 iron, you find yourself reaching for the 5 instead. It can be pretty intimidating on the tee and can force you to step on your drives, and we all know what happens when you try to kill the ball off the tee.

]]> By: twadlund http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/09/01/my-best-learning-experience-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-6312 twadlund Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:32:51 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=2076#comment-6312 Sounds pretty exciting! I remember the feeling of playing in tournaments and it truly is a different feeling. For me, I enjoyed getting the competitive juices flowing and playing in something different than my usual relaxed Sunday afternoon round. You have inspired me to try some sort of tournament to play in. Its been far to long... Good stuff man! Sounds pretty exciting! I remember the feeling of playing in tournaments and it truly is a different feeling. For me, I enjoyed getting the competitive juices flowing and playing in something different than my usual relaxed Sunday afternoon round. You have inspired me to try some sort of tournament to play in. Its been far to long… Good stuff man!

]]> By: Double Eagle http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/09/01/my-best-learning-experience-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-6207 Double Eagle Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:03:38 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=2076#comment-6207 I agree about the focus, TP. I did have the couple of mental let-downs there, but in general, I felt like I was going through the round in a much more methodical manner. I was adhering to my pre-shot routine, I was always marking and cleaning my ball carefully on the greens. I was deliberating over shots a little more carefully. I feel like I played better golf, even though my score didn't reflect that. The two mental mistakes cost me big. If I don't make those, I'm looking at 87. I wasn't striking the ball very well that day either. If I was striking the ball as well then as I was today, I bet I shave 5 more strokes off that score, for an 82, which would have been my best at that course. My point isn't to say that I deserved that score. Obviously, I didn't. It's just that I feel like my focus would have let me shoot it, if I had been striking the ball like I did today, and if I made better choices in two particular spots. I agree about the focus, TP. I did have the couple of mental let-downs there, but in general, I felt like I was going through the round in a much more methodical manner. I was adhering to my pre-shot routine, I was always marking and cleaning my ball carefully on the greens. I was deliberating over shots a little more carefully.

I feel like I played better golf, even though my score didn’t reflect that. The two mental mistakes cost me big. If I don’t make those, I’m looking at 87. I wasn’t striking the ball very well that day either. If I was striking the ball as well then as I was today, I bet I shave 5 more strokes off that score, for an 82, which would have been my best at that course. My point isn’t to say that I deserved that score. Obviously, I didn’t. It’s just that I feel like my focus would have let me shoot it, if I had been striking the ball like I did today, and if I made better choices in two particular spots.

]]> By: TP Golf Online http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/09/01/my-best-learning-experience-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-6204 TP Golf Online Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:42:19 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=2076#comment-6204 DE, keep playing more events. I got more tournaments experience by playing in Mens Open events in surrounding areas. I tried to play at least 4 events per year. Since my second child was born I have not played in one event. When I was playing more I found I played better in tournaments that recreational rounds. I found I was able to focus better. A big difference was I better managed risk/reward. Regarding the tees. One year the club where my father plays they changed from the tips to the second last set of tees. And a lot of the top players at the club were upset because they were not "used" to playing from different spot, ironically the distance change between he two tees was maybe 250 yards. It is a narrow course that I use a lot of irons of tees. I liked your attitude towards the change. You viewed it as a challenge and adapted to the change. DE, keep playing more events. I got more tournaments experience by playing in Mens Open events in surrounding areas. I tried to play at least 4 events per year. Since my second child was born I have not played in one event.

When I was playing more I found I played better in tournaments that recreational rounds. I found I was able to focus better. A big difference was I better managed risk/reward.

Regarding the tees. One year the club where my father plays they changed from the tips to the second last set of tees. And a lot of the top players at the club were upset because they were not “used” to playing from different spot, ironically the distance change between he two tees was maybe 250 yards. It is a narrow course that I use a lot of irons of tees. I liked your attitude towards the change. You viewed it as a challenge and adapted to the change.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/09/01/my-best-learning-experience-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-6184 Cathy Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:22:07 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=2076#comment-6184 Excellent post - I enjoyed reading about your experience in tournament play. I also checked out your scorecard - I've never seen software like that - very cool! Thanks for sharing. Excellent post – I enjoyed reading about your experience in tournament play. I also checked out your scorecard – I’ve never seen software like that – very cool! Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Double Eagle http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/09/01/my-best-learning-experience-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-6181 Double Eagle Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:10:37 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=2076#comment-6181 Michael, I was able to reconstruct my round and included it with my statistics, which you can view <a href="http://www.lifeintherough.com/my-progress/statistics/">here</a>. In retrospect, now that I see the stats, I have to say that short game did cost me. I didn't have a single one-putt. And I did have four three-putts. Not a single up and down. So, if I can point to 4 strokes worth of stupidity, I can probably also point to a few strokes of not preparing my short game correctly. If I had it to do over, I think I could have done a lot better simply with better preparation and a better decision making process, even with the swing issues that I'm working out still. Michael,

I was able to reconstruct my round and included it with my statistics, which you can view here.

In retrospect, now that I see the stats, I have to say that short game did cost me. I didn’t have a single one-putt. And I did have four three-putts. Not a single up and down.

So, if I can point to 4 strokes worth of stupidity, I can probably also point to a few strokes of not preparing my short game correctly. If I had it to do over, I think I could have done a lot better simply with better preparation and a better decision making process, even with the swing issues that I’m working out still.

]]> By: Double Eagle http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/09/01/my-best-learning-experience-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-6178 Double Eagle Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:42:34 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=2076#comment-6178 Michael, Stay tuned... It's funny, I actually was so wrapped up in the tournament, that I didn't even remember to keep my regular stats. Last night, I tried to piece together my round from memory, but was having trouble with the number of putts on many of the holes. Strangely, I remember just about all my shots from off the green, though. However, I stopped by the course on my way to work this morning and it turns out that the director of golf still had the score cards on his clip board and I was able to copy them down. Tonight, I should be able to piece together the round and will add it to my stats, which are accessible from the "My Progress" menu at the top of the page. Michael,

Stay tuned…

It’s funny, I actually was so wrapped up in the tournament, that I didn’t even remember to keep my regular stats. Last night, I tried to piece together my round from memory, but was having trouble with the number of putts on many of the holes. Strangely, I remember just about all my shots from off the green, though.

However, I stopped by the course on my way to work this morning and it turns out that the director of golf still had the score cards on his clip board and I was able to copy them down. Tonight, I should be able to piece together the round and will add it to my stats, which are accessible from the “My Progress” menu at the top of the page.

]]> By: Michael Nielsen http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/09/01/my-best-learning-experience-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-6176 Michael Nielsen Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:06:15 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=2076#comment-6176 Nice post! Is it possible to somewhere to see your score for each hole? Like hole 1 par, hole 2 boogey etc.? Nice post! Is it possible to somewhere to see your score for each hole? Like hole 1 par, hole 2 boogey etc.?

]]> By: Thecpa http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/09/01/my-best-learning-experience-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-6173 Thecpa Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:25:47 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=2076#comment-6173 I enjoyed reading this post very much. Perhaps you can add a section to 'My Progress' to summarize these events as they occur? By the time you have 20 or so tournaments under your belt the butterflies will hopefully be just a memory. Good luck! I enjoyed reading this post very much. Perhaps you can add a section to ‘My Progress’ to summarize these events as they occur?

By the time you have 20 or so tournaments under your belt the butterflies will hopefully be just a memory. Good luck!

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