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**Berta** · 07-08-2011, 06:44 AM

I find I do play better with better players not sure if I play worse with bad players though. I know when I'm by myself I don't play That well I think it's a timing thing. But not to sure...haha

Being around better players seems to up your game mentally, like a unconscious note to yourself that you need to play better. I take it as being around people who are more focused and in tuned with the game, and this rubs off on me. I tend to read the green more and focus on difficult shots with more certainty.

I agree with this. If I play with better players I play up to their skill levels whereas with my friends who aren't very good I find myself messing around

Tap tap taparoo

Nope. I've played good rounds with good, bad, and myself. Same goes for the bad ones. I don't care about the skill of my playing partners as much as how the act when we play.

That's a very good point. The group I was with tonight started playing this spring. They were chatting while they were teeing off, walking ahead of the ball, placing their bag/cart in the middle of the fairway ahead of someone's ball, etc. I think overall it was distracting me. In fact, we had to allow two groups to pass us and I insisted on skipping the fourth hole just to give some room between us and the prior group.

Overall a disappointing evening, even though I was playing golf. Now, I'm itching to hit the course again tomorrow morning early just to "redeem" myself to...me!

07-08-2011, 06:44 AM	#8
Berta Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 407 Senior Member	I find I do play better with better players not sure if I play worse with bad players though. I know when I'm by myself I don't play That well I think it's a timing thing. But not to sure...haha Being around better players seems to up your game mentally, like a unconscious note to yourself that you need to play better. I take it as being around people who are more focused and in tuned with the game, and this rubs off on me. I tend to read the green more and focus on difficult shots with more certainty. I agree with this. If I play with better players I play up to their skill levels whereas with my friends who aren't very good I find myself messing around Tap tap taparoo Nope. I've played good rounds with good, bad, and myself. Same goes for the bad ones. I don't care about the skill of my playing partners as much as how the act when we play. That's a very good point. The group I was with tonight started playing this spring. They were chatting while they were teeing off, walking ahead of the ball, placing their bag/cart in the middle of the fairway ahead of someone's ball, etc. I think overall it was distracting me. In fact, we had to allow two groups to pass us and I insisted on skipping the fourth hole just to give some room between us and the prior group. Overall a disappointing evening, even though I was playing golf. Now, I'm itching to hit the course again tomorrow morning early just to "redeem" myself to...me!
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