[Qynvtlur]

There are some good questions that can come out of this. Do you EVER step away from a shot? Have the results been more positive or negative? Why do you step away? Weather, wrong club, lack of feel, all of the above? Professionals step away all the time. Tiger's obsessed with the wind. Jim Furyk is a "step away freakazoid."

Do you routinely/intermittently/or never step away from a shot?

[Mangoman]

About the only time I ever step away is if there is a wind gust.

[poekfpojoibien]

I will step away when I take my last look at the target, before I start my swing, and something just not look right. Alignment is so important to my game. There have been times when I thought I hit a bad shot, usually a push, but it was my alignment that was bad. The ball went straight, and finished where belt buckle was pointing.

[Spisivavona]

I will step away from a shot if it doesnt feel right or if for whatever reason Im not 100% committed to the shot.
Ive found that its very helpful to step back, clear my mind, reasses that shot and try again.

[WenPyclenoWex]

If I get in there and am distracted, I will step away and start over. Most of the time, I do not get distracted.

[medifastwoman]

The wind picking up will make me step away. And sometimes I make such a ****ing mess of my setup that I might as well start over.

[trilochana.nejman]

Yes, I do.

I step away for a variety of reasons from wind to insects and especially if I don't "feel" the shot. When I'm ready to go again, I go through my preshot just like I always do.


-JP

[varrozans]

I should step away more than I do, but the only thing that really makes me step away every time are bees.

[Ceriopal]

I do it when I get uncomfortable, whether it be my grip, stance, the wind, a pebble under my shoe, or what ever.

[standaman]

I should step away more than I do, but the only thing that really makes me step away every time are bees.

You're afraid of bees.

I step away if I catch myself standing over a shot thinking of something other than the shot itself; the last shot, the next shot, the next hole, dinner, an episode of "The Office". Doesn't happen often, but sometimes I catch myself. Sometimes on the green I will be standing over a putt and realize I no longer remember what I wanted to do with the putt when I stepped up to the ball. Then I step away for another quick look.

I also try to at least stop my swing if the club catches on the grass at takeaway. I hate that. A lot.

Kevin

[Muhabsssa]

So, last month at Chambers Bay. Hubby and I are sharing a caddy. Harry is testing his pushcart. Some poor soul is along with us as the fourth, with his own caddy.

At one hole or another, we just couldn't keep out of each other's way. We must havae looked like some dork ballet, trying to let each other take our next swing. Standing over my putt, all I could think was how funny we must have looked from a distance, and I got a horrible fit of the giggles. I was laughing too hard to be able to explain why I was laughing. I had to walk away from that putt two or three times.

And I still muffed it at the end.

[RG3rGWcA]

Never on a fairway shot, but pretty often on a putt.

[yarita]

I step away from shots - I have a pretty slow and determined backswing though, I think that makes the difference. It's always because I feel something wrong. Good results always follow if I just stop and try again.

[standaman]

Good results always follow if I just stop and try again.

You should play a round where you do it every shot. You might have your best round ever.

Kevin

[yarita]

Is there something wrong with stepping away? I'm getting the feeling it's seen as cheating or something.

[standaman]

Is there something wrong with stepping away? I'm getting the feeling it's seen as cheating or something.

I wouldn't think so. It's a smart move if you're not comfortable over the ball. I probably do it three or four times a round.

Kevin

[sat23neus2]

I think that stepping away can be a good thing. I treat it like practice swings, as long as it isn't slowing play down, go for it. I probably don't step away as much as I should.

[LeslieMoran]

I lost a shot in a round the other day when some idiot on a nearby fairway starting yelling like mad man over a shot he just hit and I was setting up when he started and it startled me but I had not started a swing yet, I didn't get away and regroup but should have. I hit the worst shot I hit all day right there. I have learned that even something as insignificant seeming as a cart girl or marshal moving into view or seeing a bird fly by and taking your focus off what you are doing can be catastrophic.

[Qynvtlur]

I should step away more than I do, but the only thing that really makes me step away every time are bees.

Wonders what Diane would look like in the latest fall fashions from "Beekeeper" protective clothing. I hear they're quite chic with the veil and all.

[VtLe67WR]

I only step away when on the tee box. Usually it's because of wind or when my mind is thinking too much and then stepping away 'resets' my thoughts