2nd round
 

got my secong round booked for wednesday. this will probally bemy most pressured/important round ever! reason being im playing with my dad and bro in-law both have played for years and have been ribbing me for the 12 weeks ive been playing!
so i must not lose my cool.
i must maintain my disapline as in stance head still etc
i will win
i want to win
i need to winhttp://www.thehackersparadise.com/fo...es/biggrin.png

ive put the work in so wish me luck

Strive to have fun first. If you put too much pressure on yourself, you will fold like a lawn chair. As you are teeing off on the first hole, picture your dad and bro-in-law riding down the first fairway towards you, on dumb bo the elephant. You got to chuckle inside and the tension will be gone http://www.thehackersparadise.com/fo...es/biggrin.png

Ummm ya do that!

Ease up on yourself, don't put so much pressure on your game.
You don't have to prove to them that you are a great golfer, you can easily show them you are a good golfer and still have the highest score.
Remember, it is all about the fun....that's why we have "real" jobs....http://www.thehackersparadise.com/fo...es/biggrin.png

Good luck man!

i have a feeling that it could be a funny day my dads propper up for it im hoping thats his downfall i might just use my 7 iron all the way round to take the pee ;)

Relax, have fun, don't whiz in the bushes. That is all.

Pretend that for every shank, a little puppy will be decapitated. Works for me! http://www.thehackersparadise.com/fo...es/biggrin.png

Good luck in your round Wednesday. Just keep a calm head and don't press things or try to pull off shots you don't have. Play to your strengths, what ever they are.
I learned a long long time ago it is always best to let others brag about YOUR game. Just play your game and don't worry about the others in your group. Stay in the moment and have a good time.

well what can i say.
dummy came out the pram at the first tee! the mind games started we was to tee off at 10.26. the guy in the shop said we had a society behind us and we could go and tee off straight away 10.20. so we go to the first and i was up first so i select my club go to start a couple of stretches and practice swings and my dad pipes up hurry up we've got to get a move on you aint got time for that! so i went and tee'd off to slice my ball nicely right and that was it. i didnt enjoy myself lost my head although i hit some decent shots i lost it round the green. 3 putt nearly every green. got barracked all the way round with some snide remarks from my stepmums brother i wanted to punch him badly.
but it aint put me off got a round booked in tomorrow on my own so i can play my way at my pace im first offf the tees so i wont hold anyone up.
the only thing that bothered me was the fact neither of them could hit the ball propper but they had the experiance round the green. where it took me 5-6 shots from 5-10yards from the green it was taking them 2-4

It's a start, don't worry about the others. While it's nice to engage in friendly competition don't let it control your thoughts of the round. I'm sure you hit some great shots and be proud of those, you haven't been playing long and in no time you'll be as good as they are and better!

just got to keep practicing man. i'd say that you need to spend at least 75% of your practice time dedicated to the short game (chipping/pitching/putting). imagine if you could get up and down more often, especially since it's taking them 2-4 shots to do so.

golf's the one game where you'll never be as good as you want to be or think you can be, trust me. just relax, keep working. it literally takes a lot of time and dedication.

boss, just put your energy and thoughts into getting better at the game and try to forget the other players as opponents. Enjoy their good shots and observe what they do when they hit those shots and try to incorporate those things into your game. I guess basically I am saying relax and enjoy the game, don't put unnecessary stress on yourself while on the course. Do this and your scores will improve quickly.

this is true most holes i was with in 10 yards of the green with my 2nd shot but finishing with 7 and 8s im looking forward to going out tomorrow on my own so i only have my own game to worry about

and that will certainly help but it's very economical to practice the short game and i bet if you made a conscious effort to do so for the next few months you'd be smoking your old man and brother in law or whoever. most ranges have chipping greens and putting greens, and it costs nothing to go out there and use them.

Short game is also fun to practice. You'll see a great improvement in a short period of time. It's great for creativity as you'll learn to make different shots with different clubs from all sorts of different lies.

im lucky our local park has a 9 hole pitch and put ill hammer that over the next few months. i lost my head yesterday i shouldnt have but they played me like a toy messed my head and i fell for ithttp://www.thehackersparadise.com/fo...milies/doh.gif

yeah, you fell for the age old trick buddy. get into someone's head and they're usually done.

Chalk it up to experience :)

yeah! im thinking about a 60* wedge for close in to try to stop it quicker i only have a pw and sw both standard lies what do you think?