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**LeslieMoran** · 11-10-2009, 08:36 AM

So I have a problem. Actually, lots of them - but there's only one I'm going to cover here.

Growing up in my family, one of the absolute worst sins a child could commit was the sin of "BEING IN THE WAY". If I wasn't aware of what was going on around me, and a grownup had to stop and wait for me to clear a walkway - yikes, I shudder to think. This is one of the many reasons that I HATE crowds, and I hate standing in line.

How this manifests itself on the course is that I don't ever feel like I and slow down and think through a shot in my short game. Off the tee, you obviously have to wait for the group ahead to clear. There I get some time, I can take some practice swings, and relax a bit. But once I'm from my approach shot in, I stomp on the gas. I'm grabbing my wedge as I'm walking to the ball, taking a single swing, and then hitting a poor chip. I tend not to mark my ball as it takes time and holds up people behind me. I don't think putts through enough, and end up 3 or 4 putting even when I'm inside 12 feet to start. It's really killing me and my game.

How do you learn to slow down around the greens? When I look back and see people waiting for me to clear, it absolutely tears me up. And right now, looking at the scorecard, my short game is a place I could easily find about 20 strokes per round.

Advice? Prescriptions for alcohol or Valium?

Counseling? No seriously, intentionally slow everything down, breathe slower, close your eyes and count to 10 before every shot, take a few seconds between shots to notice the world around you, the birds in the trees, the fish in the pond, all these will help. If you are playing out of a golf cart use every opportunity you have to walk some, walking will calm you down also.

11-10-2009, 08:36 AM	#8
LeslieMoran Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 604 Senior Member	So I have a problem. Actually, lots of them - but there's only one I'm going to cover here. Growing up in my family, one of the absolute worst sins a child could commit was the sin of "BEING IN THE WAY". If I wasn't aware of what was going on around me, and a grownup had to stop and wait for me to clear a walkway - yikes, I shudder to think. This is one of the many reasons that I HATE crowds, and I hate standing in line. How this manifests itself on the course is that I don't ever feel like I and slow down and think through a shot in my short game. Off the tee, you obviously have to wait for the group ahead to clear. There I get some time, I can take some practice swings, and relax a bit. But once I'm from my approach shot in, I stomp on the gas. I'm grabbing my wedge as I'm walking to the ball, taking a single swing, and then hitting a poor chip. I tend not to mark my ball as it takes time and holds up people behind me. I don't think putts through enough, and end up 3 or 4 putting even when I'm inside 12 feet to start. It's really killing me and my game. How do you learn to slow down around the greens? When I look back and see people waiting for me to clear, it absolutely tears me up. And right now, looking at the scorecard, my short game is a place I could easily find about 20 strokes per round. Advice? Prescriptions for alcohol or Valium? Counseling? No seriously, intentionally slow everything down, breathe slower, close your eyes and count to 10 before every shot, take a few seconds between shots to notice the world around you, the birds in the trees, the fish in the pond, all these will help. If you are playing out of a golf cart use every opportunity you have to walk some, walking will calm you down also.
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