How bad do your scores suffer when you overdo it?
 

On the 8th of July I went out and played 45 holes. My scores were 50, 45, 47, 50 and 47. Then the next week I did a lot of physical activity, unloading hay wagons and such. The next friday, the 13th, I was feeling a little bit sore and went out for an early 18 before a 4 man scramble.

My score for that round was 109, and in the scramble afterward I felt useless half the time. I saw all my improvement over the past few months just disappear.

Anyone else have this kind of thing happen without any obvious injuries? I'm hoping my body just needed time to recover. I don't get to golf again til next sunday and it's been driving me crazy thinking that after breaking 100 consistently, I may be back up there again. I could understand a few extra strokes when I wasn't 100% but 12-14? That seems like an awful lot for just being a little sore.

My legs start to go after consecutive rounds. After following my daughter in three tournaments in the heat this last week, I played pretty badly over the weekend. I just didn't have a good base.

Kevin

Stay hydrated and keep an eye on what you are eating on the course. It may not be the other activities but playing that many holes you have to stay hydrated. And if you are sore take an extra club and swing easy swallow the pride and play a bit more club.

Chalk me up for another that loses my legs after a bunch of rounds. Especially when it's summer back in NC and the rounds can get up in the 110's with humidity. If I play multiple rounds in a day, or multiple days in a row I can quickly lose my legs and go downhill from there.

Sometimes a break can really do you good!

I'm a pretty active/physical person myself. I run, lifts weights and play golf at least daily, or combination of all 3 in a given day. You have to make sure you don't overdo it and if you are, make sure you're ingesting a lot of protein. You need to rebuild all that broken down muscle and still maintain a high level of energy.

I've found that if I am physically tired or sore, like I went surfing or something like that earlier in the day, I usually don't play as well. The same goes for overdoing it on adult beverages the night before.

But is it normal to add that many strokes? I still consider myself a beginner so I don't know what to expect.

I hate golfing when I'm sore. I don't think I've ever played too much golf to get that way, but lifting and other things have hurt my game at points.

If you're sore and not in shape then yes it should be expected. You probably had a tight back and you're not rotating your body as well.

If it was just energy level that inhibited you, then that's an easy fix through diet or supplements (energy bars).

Absolutely. Especially when you're just becoming a regular 90s shooter, all it takes is a couple slightly more errant swings to turn a couple bogeys or doubles into snowmen.

I'm gradually getting better again and had 8 straight rounds under 80, and 3 straight under 76. Then I was physically tired when I went out today and promptly put an 85 on the board. That's 9 strokes.

Tapped (probably poorly) on my Transformer Prime

I'm good for 36 some days, but not if I'm already pretty tired. I've shot 85, 87 in the same day, but felt really good both rounds. If I start to get tired, I'm toast.

Don't forget golf is 50% mental. It also sounds like you knew you were tired/sore and unintentionally threw in the towel during your round.

i'm with sleuth, the second you tell yourself you're not doing well..you're already done.

This past saturday I shot the round of my life and then on Sunday I took a pretty intense spinning class in the morning and then went out for 9 in the afternoon. Man that 9 was rough, I was hitting the ball like crap and my legs were dead. Golf right after intense cardio is a no go, it really limits your explosiveness.

Legs get tired and I start arm swinging.

There's the focused Due and the hit it and hope Due. I played rather well the last several times out, mostly under 80, but by Sunday I was tired. It was a hot day with the buddies and we break out the beer early, mid 80's ensued and could have easily went 90.

Yes, scores can pile up in a hurry!

I started working out pretty heavy around this time last year & have dropped 50# since then. I feel like my stamina has greatly improved, especially when I was tournament fishing a lot. I've noticed that the weeks when I do more cardio, I tend to feel better that weekend on the course & have the same stamina increase. If I lay out of the gym for a couple of weeks, I feel myself getting weak & tired.
Work on some lower body stuff to strengthen the legs & cardio to build up your stamina. Stay hydrated & bring a few energy bars along with you on the course, I would almost bet you'll feel & score better.

I suspect your body was just wore out. When I start wearing down physically, I lose my body turn. Hence, the arm swinging happens, and bad things follow. It's been quite some time since I did any sort of farming work, but doing any sort of hay work is typically a pretty good drain on your core.

~Rock

I am starting to have some problems with arthritis in my hands, so I know the more I play in a week the worse my game gets because my hands can get real sore after a round or two. It can just be painful to grip the club and it just is not fun to play at that point.

My game really suffers when I spend too much time on the range before playing. 1-2 hours on the range will wear you out faster than 4 hours on the course.