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Date: 25 Aug 2006 02:01:58
From: Tim Mocarski
Subject: So should I change my name?
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So I'm playing 18 with my long time friend, shooting well for my usual
game. Putts are dropping, and even the drives are relatively straight.
We get to the 17th tee and he tells me, "You know, if you get two pars
here you can break 80." So right away I get excited since anything
around that is REALLY good for me. So I really blow up on the last two
holes, putting one in the water and one way over the green. So I
didn't get the 80, but did beat him by 2 strokes.
Then the other day, I'm walking nine. Start off with a so-so drive,
leave the approach short, chip and one putt for my par. Then I hit
every green in reg for pars until the last hole. The last is a par
five that I usually par or birdie, occasionally a bogey, but very
seldom. So Here I go thinking, "Wow! I am REALLY gonna have a good
nine holes here..." Yah, right. Damn short game blows up in my face.
So, I am thinking maybe I should change my name to Phil?
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 04:05:15
From: bill-o
Subject: Re: So should I change my name?
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On 24-Aug-2006, Tim Mocarski <poetryrocksnow@yahoo.com > wrote:
> So I'm playing 18 with my long time friend, shooting well for my usual
> game. Putts are dropping, and even the drives are relatively straight.
> We get to the 17th tee and he tells me, "You know, if you get two pars
> here you can break 80." So right away I get excited since anything
> around that is REALLY good for me. So I really blow up on the last two
> holes, putting one in the water and one way over the green. So I
> didn't get the 80, but did beat him by 2 strokes.
>
Isn't it nice to know on 18 exactly what you need to do to screw up your
round!
> Then the other day, I'm walking nine. Start off with a so-so drive,
> leave the approach short, chip and one putt for my par. Then I hit
> every green in reg for pars until the last hole. The last is a par
> five that I usually par or birdie, occasionally a bogey, but very
> seldom. So Here I go thinking, "Wow! I am REALLY gonna have a good
> nine holes here..." Yah, right. Damn short game blows up in my face.
>
> So, I am thinking maybe I should change my name to Phil?
Why? Got rocks in your head?
bill-o
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A "gimme" can best be defined as an agreement between
two golfers neither of whom can putt very well.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 22:31:13
From: Mike Dalecki
Subject: Re: Newbie: Blisters
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Larry Bud wrote:
> Mike Dalecki wrote:
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>>davie_t@hotmail.com wrote:
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>>>Hello,
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>>>I have just started golf. Just started lessons today (half an hour) .
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>>Let me suggest this: Get lessons. Now.
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> Uh....
>
Yeah, I missed that. Was called away in the middle of the response, and
forgot what the beginning of the post said.
Good on the OP for doing that.
Mike
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Date: 25 Aug 2006 03:21:14
From: Golfwichita
Subject: Re: So should I change my name?
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"Tim Mocarski" <poetryrocksnow@yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:240820062101573047%poetryrocksnow@yahoo.com...
> So I'm playing 18 with my long time friend, shooting well for my usual
> game. Putts are dropping, and even the drives are relatively straight.
> We get to the 17th tee and he tells me, "You know, if you get two pars
> here you can break 80." So right away I get excited since anything
> around that is REALLY good for me. So I really blow up on the last two
> holes, putting one in the water and one way over the green. So I
> didn't get the 80, but did beat him by 2 strokes.
>
> Then the other day, I'm walking nine. Start off with a so-so drive,
> leave the approach short, chip and one putt for my par. Then I hit
> every green in reg for pars until the last hole. The last is a par
> five that I usually par or birdie, occasionally a bogey, but very
> seldom. So Here I go thinking, "Wow! I am REALLY gonna have a good
> nine holes here..." Yah, right. Damn short game blows up in my face.
>
> So, I am thinking maybe I should change my name to Phil?
I ran into the same thing last year when I was trying to break 80. I shot
four straight 80's in a row! Talk about frustration. I spoke to a scratch
golfer at work about it and he gave me something to think about. He said
"it's about your comfort zone". I don't know exactly how to explain it,
but, it seems we like to stay in our comfort zone and I guess subconsciously
sabotage a good round to stay in that comfort zone.
When I seriously concentrated on the shot at hand and not the score I broke
through "big time"! On a relatively simple par 70, I shot 72 and didn't
realize what my total was until I was done. I wrote drown the scores and
knew I was playing very well but didn't get wrapped up in the overall
performance. It takes a lot a self control to say "I don't give a shit
what the score is, I need to put a good swing on this shot." Now, I haven't
got that low again as of yet, but I have shot in upper 70's many times now.
They say once you break through it becomes easier. Or, maybe its just your
new comfort zone.
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