[Zmniubqr]

Lately my rounds have consisted of the ol' "tale of two 9's". I seem to get stuck on a "bogey streak" and have a hard time getting back on track. Conversely, when I get on a par streak it's amazing how easily they come. Examples of last couple of rounds; 39\48, 50\40. What do you do to get back on track during a round?

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[conurgenceDen]

Honestly, I feel like it's all a crapshoot. I'm surprised if I make more than a couple pars in a row.

[Pheddytrourry]

If Im on a bogey train I just hit my driver as hard as I can, once. That usually gets rid of it.

[zlZ95pjt]

When I want to get off the bogey streak, I just make a birdie. Haha oh how I wish golf was that simple.

One thing that I do when I'm on a streak, whether it's good or bad, is to just try and make the most out of it. When I'm on a birdie streak, I just try to ride that good momentum and keep the positive thoughts going. When I hit that bogey streak, I just try to make sure that the worst I will score is a bogey and I try my best to keep the negative thoughts to a minimum.

[gundas]

I have trouble escaping the bogey train. When it hits it tends to stay and I hate it.

I guess that's what I get for training myself to be a bogey machine, lol.

[nofkayalk]

I never think of them as streaks until after the round, or at least after they've ended. Especially for bogey trains, I try to think of each hole / shot as a new start and try to focus on that one shot I'm hitting. I do that 2 or 3 times in a row, I'm good for par and back on track.

[Coollabioto]

If I get into a bad bogey streak, I revert back to fundamentals. Hit a fairway, no matter what club it is. Get on the green. 2 putt. Par.

If I get on a birdie streak, I inevitably try and protect it and fail. I was -5 through 4 holes at my home club once. Got thinking, tried to ward off against danger, and thats when the blowup happens. I finished that round +3 on 9 holes..... I just wanted to die afterwards.

[Enladalusange]

may last 2 18 hole rounds have been pretty similar. Even par at the turn and then 5 and 6 over on the back. Both on different courses. Usually I can recover from a bogey or 2, but it's the doubles that kill me.

[artkolkovk]

I'm not a very streaky player, I can shoot birdie two holes in a row and then bogie, par bogie. I did have one round this year that was 7 straight pars in a row, but that's very rare.

[pouslytut]

Bogey streaks beat the hell out of double bogey streaks. If I'm on a bogey streak, I'm happy as a lark.

[VQdeochratis]

I just play it safe straight from the tee-during the US open I noticed how many times the pros actually use a 3 iron or a 3 wood over a driver and most amateurs I play with always play a driver and most of them can't hit it right so basically I'll use my 4 hybrid off the tee because I know i'm consistent and I play safe and try for par

here's a something I always forget-Par is a good score

[shieclulaweew]

I'm another of the not too streaky players unless it's a bogey train. I've gone 5 pars in a row a couple of times, but that's my best. I've had back to back birdies, but that's my best as well.

[intmarkworkk]

My thought for every hole I play is "Par". All you need is 18 of em and you are sitting pretty. Every shot I make is an attempt to make par and very rarely do I take a risk that might jeopardize that. If I end up with a birdie or bogie so be it, if I get a double or above, I've done something wrong. Between that and moving past the hole as soon as its done, thats how I try to avoid streaks.

[WapSaibian]

Not streaky player at all.. Any hole is fair game for a score.

[preptarra]

My thought for every hole I play is "Par". All you need is 18 of em and you are sitting pretty. Every shot I make is an attempt to make par and very rarely do I take a risk that might jeopardize that. If I end up with a birdie or bogie so be it, if I get a double or above, I've done something wrong. Between that and moving past the hole as soon as its done, thats how I try to avoid streaks.

Thats a really good approach. That, along with "take your medicine" and "play for bogey" after getting in trouble can really help keep a round safe.

[doxinwasido]

When the Bogey Train shows up, I'm more than happy to get aboard.

Unfortunately, I keep missing it and get stuck on the OOB Express or the Lost Ball Special instead.

I mean, it's bad enough to lose balls on 6 consecutive holes, but on 6 consecutive shots, like this past Sunday? I was ready to throw myself in front of a train...

[Futfwrca]

Typically, the only way I get off the bogey train is to double bogey a hole .

They're getting better though. Last month I was getting lucky and getting 2-3 par's a round and bogeys the rest of the way. It was pure luck and a single lucky swing followed by 8 or so brutal hack jobs. Now I'm getting 1 par, maybe 2 per round but no penalties, no lost balls, no weird stuff but my tempo has slowed down and is costing me distance. When I have this new swing ingrained in my muscle memory and I can step it back up and maybe use a driver once in a while on par 5's, I can hope for 6 pars a round can't I?

[caseferter]

I flirted with a streak today, but I remained Bogey. I had many pars and multiple birdie chances but the flat stick was not on board with what i was trying to do. I sank nothing but my own square Titanic..