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Old 11-13-2009, 03:22 AM   #24
Uzezqelj

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For most of my golfing life, I could say that is largely how I feel. But goals can be shifting targets as a round progresses. If I get off to a rough start and quickly get well over par and realize that a few cylinders are skipping, I shift that goal to something realistic that usually involves parring in. Most rounds for me have always been finding a way to get thru 4 or 5 holes unscathed, and by then I have found something I can work with to score at par back to the house.
I absolutely agree with you.

Let's face it, starting off a round shooting for par or better is always a good way to start, but the reality is that most likely there will be some blowups along the way. If they're small enough to overcome and get back on a par track, that's fine. But sometimes there are rounds that just slip away for whatever reason and it's time to think about "Door Number Two" (or sometimes even Three) and then I adjust my sights accordingly.

That's the great thing about golf; the ability to be able to take something positive away from what may (in terms of overall score) appear to be a bad day and to be able to build upon even small successes and move on. Golf is one of those games - like chess - where the journey and the events that happen along the way can be just as compelling - sometimes more so - as the outcome.

Whether your goal is to shoot a 69 or to break 100 for the first time, isn't important. What IS important is that you have a reason to be there, otherwise what's the point in playing at all?



-JP
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