Did not end up playing a golf round between Wednesday and tomorrow, but I did get in some practice. Went to a little 18 holes putting course at a local driving range with my buddy Kyle on Friday. The course was in horrible condition, the new ownership there has really let it get bad. I remember playing the course a year and a half ago and it was in great condition, but we still had a really fun time and my buddy took some pictures of me to share on the blog. Ended up being able to get to the range on Friday night as well after work, hit my driver very well, but was struggling a bit to feel comfortable with my irons. I really don’t know what it was that I was doing differently that night compared to these past few weeks when I have played really well. Did feel like my tempo was getting a little quick on the range, compared to how I have been swinging it, but I still hit the ball around my target line. Nothing was too crazy, a little more of a draw than I have been playing and yeah that could have been the result of getting a little too quick. I still feel very confident in the way I’m playing and look forward to my golf rounds this week, hoping to continue my solid play as of late.
Playing at the Vineyard again on Monday where last week I shot my career low round of (+1) 71. I’m trying to go in with no expectations, just the goal of focusing on every shot and playing them all with complete confidence, accepting of whatever happens. My focus is to keep my emotions neutral and not to get down on myself if I hit a bad shot, just to accept any and all outcomes before I hit a shot and swing with true confidence. I’m hoping for that under par round of golf tomorrow, I believe that I can do it, but realistically I will be truly satisfied with anything +5 or less. After shooting a career low, especially one that is so close to par, it can be very easy for me to fall into the trap of expecting to shoot +1 or better every time from here on out. I know my personality lends itself to this type of thinking, once I see how well I’m capable of playing, I start to expect to play like that all the time and I get frustrated if I drop back a little bit. I think in a way it is healthy because it allows me to truly believe in my ability, I mean if I did not believe in my abilities and that I was capable of shooting an under par round of golf, no way I could have shot +1 only a week after shooting 81 (+11) on the same course. I won’t let myself get trapped into that cycle of frustration, if I keep working hard and believing in myself, the low scores will continue to come and start to pile up and before I know it, those will be my reality.
My Journey 2 Scratch 