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**Yb4bulVR** · 09-23-2009, 02:57 AM

For me the worst is probably talking. During my pre-shot routine my mind is not at all thinking about the shot. I constantly think of things around me. Usually when people are in my peripherals I have a fear I am going to hit them with the club even though they are not even close to me.

The other day in a tournament I was teeing off and a lady was on another hole 25 yards away from me. There was no way I was going to hit her, but the whole time I was about to swing I kept thinking of hitting her accidentally. Sure enough, I worm burn it along the ground and the ball comes to rest right near her.

Even as I was swinging she was a major distraction.

How did you ever get to be a 7 cap if it's that easy to distract you? You sure as heck better never try to play at most of the places or in most of the groups I do. You will likely never get to swing at all, and not because anyone is doing anything on purpose, but because there is always something happening when the course is busy that would fall into your list.

What I see here is that some of these people need to learn how to get into their game and ignore what's going on around them. Sharp, sudden sounds can be a distraction, but background white noise should never be an issue.

The other day when I was playing, an idiot actually stopped on the road and waited until I was ready to swing to blow his horn. I saw him, so I pretended to set up to the ball, took the club back, he hit the horn and drove off, then I addressed the ball and played my shot. Did he somehow think that he had an original thought???? What a doink...

09-23-2009, 02:57 AM	#19
Yb4bulVR Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 549 Senior Member	For me the worst is probably talking. During my pre-shot routine my mind is not at all thinking about the shot. I constantly think of things around me. Usually when people are in my peripherals I have a fear I am going to hit them with the club even though they are not even close to me. The other day in a tournament I was teeing off and a lady was on another hole 25 yards away from me. There was no way I was going to hit her, but the whole time I was about to swing I kept thinking of hitting her accidentally. Sure enough, I worm burn it along the ground and the ball comes to rest right near her. Even as I was swinging she was a major distraction. How did you ever get to be a 7 cap if it's that easy to distract you? You sure as heck better never try to play at most of the places or in most of the groups I do. You will likely never get to swing at all, and not because anyone is doing anything on purpose, but because there is always something happening when the course is busy that would fall into your list. What I see here is that some of these people need to learn how to get into their game and ignore what's going on around them. Sharp, sudden sounds can be a distraction, but background white noise should never be an issue. The other day when I was playing, an idiot actually stopped on the road and waited until I was ready to swing to blow his horn. I saw him, so I pretended to set up to the ball, took the club back, he hit the horn and drove off, then I addressed the ball and played my shot. Did he somehow think that he had an original thought???? What a doink...
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