[AnriXuinriZ]

Yesterday and today were not good days for me. Between work, dealing with demanding clients, not getting enough sleep, having a horrible headache and making a friend mad enough to stop speaking to me - my own mood is not good. I played horribly tonight. I thought it would help to go hit something, but it didn't. I would have been better off staying home. Do you find golf relieves your stress and improves your mood or just makes it worse?

[neirty]

Poor Diane!

Usually, golf is a total escape. It's one of the few things where, when I'm doing it, it's the only thing on which I can focus. So in that way it helps--it shuts everything else out.

Sometimes, if I'm in a truly lousy mood, the mood takes over and ruins the golf. That usually only happens if I'm feeling so rotten mentally that it affects me physically.

Sorry you've had such a bad couple of days!

[Alkassyinhisk]

Sorry to hear you had bad days Diane. Hopefully, things will be better tomorrow.

No matter what mood I'm in, golf makes me feel better. For me, I associate golf with stress relief and almost will myself to feel better by playing. Not sure that makes sense....

[perpelverw]

Golfing does not help me if I find myself in a bad mood. I use to think it did, but I always wound up playing poorly, which put me in a worse mood. I found that if I were in poor mood, I could never keep my mind on my game. Golf is now hobby for me. Even if while golfing I play poorly, my mood stays up beat. For me the best stress relief comes from just listening to, and/or watching some comedy routines.

[WrinnaArraple]

Any activity away from work improves my mood.

[weluvjessicaalba]

I am finding it this year in particular that it is a stress reliever, the new clubs that I bought that were fitted to me have worked great they are so comfortable in my hands, out side of the occasional duffs here and there I love hitting those clubs, I think that has carried over and helped my mood greatly even if I start off bad It usually just takes one hole to turn it around.

[mas-dkt-sive]

If I can't choke the life out of whomever is on my bad list, then I can at least go to the golf course and forget about them. Golf is one of the few things that I can do and just block out the world.....most of the time. However, there are times when even golf won't do it. Then I might as well stay home.

[sttrqiss]

Sorry to hear about your bad day. What works best for me when I am having a bad day is copious amounts of brown liquor followed by a 60 ring cigar. All my troubles seem to disappear.

I don't think I have ever used golf as a means to an end for a bad day, but I can imagine it might work either way. If you are having a good session at the range, it might relax you. On the other hand, a couple of bad shots and all bets are off.

Hope tomorrow is better for ya.

[Geetiill]

Many times the comaraderie on the course will allow me to forget a little bit about the day. However, there are times where even that won't help. Couple that with some not so stellar shots and usually my day doesn't get better until I get home and chat with my 2 sons (7 and 8). They always put me in a great mood and let me realize that there are things more important in this world than clients and work. Legos and WII are the most important.

In actaulity though sometimes you are destined to have a bad day. At the risk of sounding like a therapist, you learn from those and move on. Tomorrow is another day

[Sanremogirl]

On the course the stress and anxiety of everyday life is replaced with frustration and remorse.

[OwdBKKHO]

I find that playing golf with a sour attitude usually results in a bad round. I try my best to come to the course with a relaxed attitude and a clear mind. If I had a day like you I usually don't play but go do some practicing. Usually putting because that helps focus me and it doesn't take that much thought. I find that going to the range after a few bad shots my attitude tends not to improve. It is hard to feel bad after listening to the ball bounce around inside the cup.

[wmcelesta]

I find that once i hit the course everything else fades away,doesnt matter if i play well or not,its just good be out in the fresh air playing golf.

[Trebbinsa]

I find that once i hit the course everything else fades away,doesnt matter if i play well or not,its just good be out in the fresh air playing golf.

What he said.....exactly.