My tournament rounds are far worse than my competitive, but non tournament, rounds. Can anyone relate to this and if so what did they do to overcome this.
It seems that TGM and Clear Keys are closely coupled, has anyone used Clear Keys or something else to play your best in a tournament?
Any help would be appreciated
There are a thousand reasons for this phenomenon! I will mention one that I found to be a large factor in the disparity between tournament rounds and non-tournament rounds. Most of my non-tournament rounds were played at my home course, obviously most of my tournament rounds were played elsewhere. I have found (outside of tourney jitters) that a lack of course knowledge can account for at least 2-5 strokes per round. How many smoked drives have you driven through the dog leg? Or well hit iron shots airmail the green? To me tournaments is about managing what you have on that particular day...tough to do when you don't know where to hit it (other than somewhere down the middle!) I'm, sure there are 999 more to go!
My tournament rounds are far worse than my competitive, but non tournament, rounds. Can anyone relate to this and if so what did they do to overcome this.
It seems that TGM and Clear Keys are closely coupled, has anyone used Clear Keys or something else to play your best in a tournament?
Any help would be appreciated
Could you be more specific about the problem?
__________________ Yani Tseng, Go! Go! Go! Yani Tseng Did It Again! YOU load and sustain the "LAG", during which the "LAW" releases it, ideally beyond impact.
"Sustain (Yang/陽) the lag (Yin/陰)" is "the unification of Ying and Yang" (陰陽合一).
The "LAW" creates the "effect", which is the "motion" or "feel", with the "cause", which is the "intent" or "command".
"Lag" is the secret of golf, passion is the secret of life.
Think as a golfer, execute like a robot.
Rotate, twist, spin, turn. Bend the shaft.
In my tournament rounds, I don’t feel nervous, to the point I can’t draw a putter back or my hands are shaking, however, I do feel more anxious about the shot and the outcome of the shot, also, it seems the way I play the opening holes dictate the way I am going to play the entire round.
Let me know if this is the info you were looking for.
First, I don't play in tournaments, so you'd better take it with a grain of salt.
I, however, do appreciate your braveness to disclose your situation, which itself is likely to solve half of the problem, I believe.
Second, recognize and acknowledge the problem. Don't try to eliminate or supress it, which only makes it wrose. I would tell myself that I "feel more anxious about the shot and the outcome of the shot" before executing it. In other words, let it out. The problem tends to solve itself by being witnessed.
So, started with tee-off, blow it.
__________________ Yani Tseng, Go! Go! Go! Yani Tseng Did It Again! YOU load and sustain the "LAG", during which the "LAW" releases it, ideally beyond impact.
"Sustain (Yang/陽) the lag (Yin/陰)" is "the unification of Ying and Yang" (陰陽合一).
The "LAW" creates the "effect", which is the "motion" or "feel", with the "cause", which is the "intent" or "command".
"Lag" is the secret of golf, passion is the secret of life.
Think as a golfer, execute like a robot.
Rotate, twist, spin, turn. Bend the shaft.
I no longer play tournament golf (a return is in the makings though)so take this with a pinch of paprika! The paradox of tournment golf is that the shot at hand is the most important thing in the world...once executed it is IMMEDIATELY demoted to the LEAST important shot! You have to care enough to PREPARE and have courage enough not to CARE once the shot is executed. Never evaluate your talent based on a poor shot. Note where Tiger made par from on 18 yesterday! Or how about the birdie Mickleson made on the 1st during Thursday's round. It is called composure. Thinking about what is past, or what may happen in the future inhibits our ability to maintain composure (which in my estimation is the twin of confidence) I remember watching Mark McNulty get up and down for par from hundred yards on 5 different occassions during the same round! He is normally a very accurate driver as well. He did not bat an eyelid in the process! Not too get too personal, but, if you have a significant amount of self-worth, esteem, acceptance etc, wrapped up in your performance tournament play will simply grind you into a fine powder! I know this from painful experience (as do a lot of the wannabee-neverweres out there!) If you do not enjoy the process of turning an 82 into 78, or a 78 into a 75 (because we always want to shoot 66!) then there will be a great deal of frustration (a product of unrealistic expectation.) After years of reflection my best tournament round was a level par 71! I hit three greens in regulation...I fought for every bit of it! Normally that would have probably been a 77, or 78. I have scored lower numerous times, but that day "I got it" in terms of what the game is all about. The old line of it is how many, and not how applies. Most people know it but still neglect things like
1. Short game
2. Properly fit equipment
3. Course knowledge
4. Game plan
5. A committment to play one shot at a time (no matter how ugly those shots are that particular day!)
Like in terms of money supply there has to be an equilibrium between deflation (this is super important) and inflation (I don't give a rip!) Typically, disappointment then spurs us on, as opposed to wears us down. If Tiger fails to win this weekend he will be even more dangerous for the remaining majors! Focus on the process and let the results be what they are. You may not always be proud of your scores, but you can always be proud of your preparation and determination to committ to the process! How does a pro come back from 15 cuts missed in a row? Well, those that are too heavily invested sometimes do not!
Parting thought: TGM is indispensible, but I think as Homer Kelley did that mechanics should be worked on indoors hitting into a net. I am to the point where I am either playing golf on the range, or actually teeing it up for real. I save the all important machine check-ups for inside! I simply cannot ignore the pre-emminence of the ball and target outdoors. Outdoors I focus on targeting, alignments and....crush it!
I know I'm only 4 years late to this post, but I can relate with you, jamnet. In fact i was about to post a similar post until i saw yours. I have always said that tournament golf and regular golf are two different animals. Even going from the range where I would be striping everything, to the first tee where I would snap hook the first one off of the tee is an all to often occurrence.
I have read all of the Rotella, Joe Parent, Gio Valiante, etc books, and know the importance of playing one shot at a time, sticking to the routine, and being target oriented. My problem, however, is that, in a tournament, I feel like I'm playing with someone else's golf swing...and he sucks! This leads to an over sensitivity to everything (alignments, rushing the routine, etc), nothing feels right, internal warning lights go on....which produces tension...and FORE left.
I agree it is all about fear, and overcoming it. And other things can help...course knowledge/gameplan, a solid routine, and of course, a good short game. In fact I think those are the things that allow you to have patience, make better decisions, and reduce tension.
So I would like to know how people deal with playing with their tournament swings.
Hybrid Mode
