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**Peter Hill** · 07-22-2012, 05:47 AM

I've had two personal best rounds this year, both coming since June.

On June 5, I shot an 82 and on July 17 I shot a 79. After both rounds, I have had some letdown rounds after (an 85 and an 89 after the 82; and 94, 84, 91 and 83 after the 79). Now the 84 and 83 weren't that disappointing, but shooting two 90s after breaking 80 sucked! Even though not that long ago, a score in the low 90s wasn't that bad!

I know what the problem is, and that is that now that I know I can go low, I am pressing and getting mad at myself if I start off with a couple of bad holes. I got over it after the two rounds after the 82 with a couple of 84s, and those were also the two rounds before I shot the 79. Since I do have an 84 and an 83 spaced between the 94 and 91, it's not so bad, but since I know I can go low, I want to do it every time!

The good thing is, the handicap is coming down in leaps instead of fluctuating up a lot, down a little. A drop of 3.1 since June 1 leaves me very optimistic about the future. Now the thing is, do I take a few weeks off after The Morgan Cup and try to heal my elbow completely, or wait until after the Des Moines outing in September so I can keep in form? It's not really a question for anyone, it's just something I gotta decide!

What do others experience after reaching a new low score?

07-22-2012, 05:47 AM	#1
Peter Hill Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 558 Senior Member	The letdown after a PB round I've had two personal best rounds this year, both coming since June. On June 5, I shot an 82 and on July 17 I shot a 79. After both rounds, I have had some letdown rounds after (an 85 and an 89 after the 82; and 94, 84, 91 and 83 after the 79). Now the 84 and 83 weren't that disappointing, but shooting two 90s after breaking 80 sucked! Even though not that long ago, a score in the low 90s wasn't that bad! I know what the problem is, and that is that now that I know I can go low, I am pressing and getting mad at myself if I start off with a couple of bad holes. I got over it after the two rounds after the 82 with a couple of 84s, and those were also the two rounds before I shot the 79. Since I do have an 84 and an 83 spaced between the 94 and 91, it's not so bad, but since I know I can go low, I want to do it every time! The good thing is, the handicap is coming down in leaps instead of fluctuating up a lot, down a little. A drop of 3.1 since June 1 leaves me very optimistic about the future. Now the thing is, do I take a few weeks off after The Morgan Cup and try to heal my elbow completely, or wait until after the Des Moines outing in September so I can keep in form? It's not really a question for anyone, it's just something I gotta decide! What do others experience after reaching a new low score?
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