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Cumbria, UK
Joined: 08/16/2007 |
Posted: Jan 29, 2008 | 2:20 PM PST
There are times when it seems nothing will improve your game, But that is only the "Golf Gods" playing with your mind. Don't tell your son what you're gonna do, just watch his face when you do it! The game has a habit of giving a little then taking it back. Remember what you did well and try to repeat it. Good Hitting. |
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franklinville nj 30miles south of philly
Joined: 01/23/2008 |
Posted: Jan 29, 2008 | 6:39 PM PST
thistle- thank you for the kind words of encouragement. it is great this internet..im talking golf with a british brother..god save the queen!
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Joined: 11/17/2007 |
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 | 3:49 PM PST
My best nine ever (after 25+ years of playing) was a 3 under on a par 35 course. I followed it up with a second nine at +10. My normal handicap on that course fluxuates during the season between 12 and 6. Such is golf.
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Hickory NC
Joined: 09/01/2007 |
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 | 6:48 PM PST
Hi Sarg !There probably isn't much this 47-year-old rookie (that has only been playing since June 2007) can tell you. But in the short time I have been playing I’ve have the pleasure of being associated with some well-seasoned players, some players that have been playing for years and years, and some golfers that make me feel REAL GOOD about my game. If the well-seasoned golfers are any indication, it appears I have a lifetime ahead of me of good days and bad days and sometimes those days may just be a day apart with an 89 one day and a 105 the next, which brings me to the sad realization “The guys we see on TV each weekend are truly gifted in the game.” Of all the things that "I have to keep in mind" when I “do the dance” some days it appears “I Have Forgotten Something”. (like maybe my brain?) – Other days I find the highly ridiculed John Daly my greatest inspiration with his motto: “Grip It & Rip It” - because it almost seems when I don’t have to think about what I’m doing, and just do it without a lot of thought – I do good. (better) ((best)) . . . (message truncated see next entry) Last edited by LynnStarwalker on January 30th at 7:22 PM. |
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Hickory NC
Joined: 09/01/2007 |
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 | 7:23 PM PST
(I guess this rookie was too longwinded)Part 2 So, If I were to offer some words of encouragement, I would share this with you . . . My Rookie Rule #1: Play the course not the guy in the cart beside of you. My Rookie Rule #2: Have Bigg Funn While Playing The Course and don’t burden yourself with the added pressure of having to prove yourself with a verbal challenge/goal – just relax, enjoy the day, smile and simply “show him” next time. I also liked Thistle’s rendition of this too “Don't tell your son what you're gonna do, just watch his face when you do it!” My Rookie Rule #3: (i’m told) “Keep Your Head Down”, and then I was admonished by “H.L.” a “ranger” at Henry River Golf Course in Hickory NC, that if I don’t, when I look up too soon all I’ll see is a poorly hit ball. . . . (and that’s really nothing worth looking at anyway) so “Keep Your Head Down” he said . . . Of course Sarg, I was wondering . . . Even if you shot a 105, did you still achieve your 10 stroke goal/challenge ?? “Grip It & Rip It” & “Keep On ~ Keep’n On” !! /Lynn |
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franklinville nj 30miles south of philly
Joined: 01/23/2008 |
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 | 6:54 AM PST
lynn- no , i beat him by 5 strokes..im going out right now to concure the world..you have good tips and even for a guy like me that has played for over twenty years, i still need advice and a kind word. im keepin my head down today and im looking for a 92.that would get me back on track..i will post later.
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