stdnasty Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I get so angry with myself if I make a crappy shot! What are good coping methods, if not funny stories of friends losing their cool while golfing? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWahoo Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 When you reach my age, especially if you've had a health problem that threatened your ability to even play, knowing that you are playing and playing on the green side of the grass can be a soothing factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSauer Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Breathe. Golf is full of crappy shots, just gotta forget about your bad ones and focus on the one at hand. As far as a story, I was playing a scramble with a few friends and one guy, who is fairly good, got into a bit of a pickle. Hit his driver to the right side of the fairway, behind some trees. Tried to punch it out two, maybe three times and hit trees every time. He then proceeds to launch his iron into the tree, breaking it in half. I was pretty funny, couldn't help but laugh. Driver: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4 Fairway: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65 Hybrid: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S Hybrid: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80 Irons: P790 5-PW | DG S300 Wedges: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200 Putter: Link.1 | Accra x LAB --- LAB Golf Link.1 Review --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miboy62 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Right after you hit a crappie shot take a deep breath, and forget it. If you get upset it just snow balls on you. Before you know it, your whole day is crappie. Remember the next shot will be your best of the day. ZX5 MKII LS 8.5 Stealth 2 plus 3 wood Stealth 2 plus 5 wood Stealth 2 plus 19.5 Hybrid ZX5 MKll 5 / AW Dart stiff MG3 black 52 9b 58 12b 7.5 Phantom 34” Z Star Diamond 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWahoo Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Remember the next shot will be your best of the day. In keeping with your thoughts, some people see problems where others see opportunities to succeed. After a bad shot, just think about the opportunity that you have given yourself to succeed over adversity. I have often said--darn, have I given myself one heck of a major opportunity here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Just remember most folks are not as good as they think they are. Sooner or later the golf monster is gonna bite ya arse so don't ever think you're too good to have a sore butt. Just hang in there, drink ya a cold beer or deep swallow of air and move on to the next shot. Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Just remember most folks are not as good as they think they are. Sooner or later the golf monster is gonna bite ya arse so don't ever think you're too good to have a sore butt. Just hang in there, drink ya a cold beer or deep swallow of air and move on to the next shot. This! It's human nature to get angry when things don't go right. "Golf is hard" is a very true statement. If you don't get upset with yourself once in a while, you probably don't take it seriously enough to improve. I gave up getting pissed off at golf. That doesn't mean I don't feel aggravated or ever get mad at myself. I just tell myself what ole gray said... I'm not that good. Why let a bad shot or, a few bad shots ruin a perfectly nice day on the golf course? Sometimes ya just gotta role with it. There will be other days when things go better than you expected. GOLF IS HARD!... Beer is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDGolfHacker Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Forget about it and move onto the next shot and hit that next one better! MDGolfHacker What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: Hybrid: TSR2 18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft Irons: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: PRO V1 / Z*Star RangeFinder: In search of new range finder Social Media: Facebook: MD Golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP The Dansome Posted April 24, 2017 SPY VIP Share Posted April 24, 2017 Kick your bag, slam your clubs, throw them clubs - far, break em, swear loud and just overall vent. Move on to next shot. Yo #JustPlayBetter Follow @GolfSpyMBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 This! It's human nature to get angry when things don't go right. "Golf is hard" is a very true statement. If you don't get upset with yourself once in a while, you probably don't take it seriously enough to improve. I gave up getting pissed off at golf. That doesn't mean I don't feel aggravated or ever get mad at myself. I just tell myself what ole gray said... I'm not that good. Why let a bad shot or, a few bad shots ruin a perfectly nice day on the golf course? Sometimes ya just gotta role with it. There will be other days when things go better than you expected. GOLF IS HARD!... Beer is good! Preach it bruther! Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Just think of this poor sap next time. - Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I watched a guy burry a ball with his driver 1" in front of his tee and 2" deep. When I hit a bad shot. I think of let's call him Steve, and laugh it off. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaussman1 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 There was an older guy in his late 70s at the Muni where I grew up. Very nice, mild mannered. He would get so mad at himself when he missed a short putt that he would storm around in a circle screaming obscenities and punching himself in the head. For like 30 seconds. One time his scalp was so bruised that he couldn't wear a hat the next day. It was a true pleasure to be in the group behind old Max Russell. We would always putt out quickly when his group was on a par ౩ and race to the next tee so we didn't miss anything. Rogue SZ 10.5 *NEW* Fujikura Pro Green 65 X Rogue 15 degree Evnflow Blue 6.5 Back in the Bag Z765 4-G Nippon Modus 120 Stiff 54 and 60 Amazing Grace Ass Kicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I didn't realize people were watching me Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmikecpa Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy WITB 2024 Driver: Qi10 LS 9* Ltd. HZRDUS RDX Smoke Blue 60 TX Fairway: BRNR Mini Driver Copper 13.5* Evenflow Black 75g 6.5 Fairway: Sim 19* HZRDUS Red 75g 6.5 Hybrid: 0317x 22* KBS Proto 95x Irons: X Forged CB 5 - PW MMT 105 TX Wedges: Jaws Raw 50*, 54* & 58* TTDG "OG" Spinner Putter: Toulon Madison BGT Fire 34.75" Ball: Z Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighFade Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 A buddy of mine (who no longer plays) was a notorious club tosser. After slicing his drive - again, he hurled his driver and it landed in a tree about 30 feet up. He looks at me and says "toss your driver up there and knock it out of the tree" uh, no. He was truly upset with me for not throwing my driver in the tree. There is no spoon. WITB TaylorMade M3 Callaway Diablo 15° Callaway Diablo 18° Callaway Steelhead XR Pro 4-W Mizuno TP-4 50, 54, 58 TaylorMade Rossa Monza Spyder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josmi15 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I just try to remember that you just have to regroup and not let it spoil your round. You have to move on Besides, That's what the next day is for! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Titleist 917D2 10.5 Ben Hogan GS53 3 Wood PING G425 MAX 5 Wood Cleveland UHX Launcher 3 Iron PING G30 5-PW Cleveland RTX 3.0 50/10 V-MG Cleveland RTX 3.0 54/14 V-FG Cleveland RTX 3.0 58/12 V -FG EVNROLL ER-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfinnut Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Golf is hard ... don't take it so serious. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk WITB: Do I like Titleist or what? Driver: TSR3 9* UST Mamiya Proto LIN-Q Blue Fairways: TSi2 UST Mamiya LIN-Q Blue 13.5* Driving Iron: U500 17* Blue Ventus HB Velocore Irons: T350 4 & 5, T200 6 - PW UST Mamiya Recoil Dart F4 105g Wedges: SM9 48*, SM9 52*, SM8 56* Modus Tour Wedge Putter: Newport 2 w/ Garsen Ultimate grip Ball: *ProV1 Left Dot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiro Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 A buddy of mine (who no longer plays) was a notorious club tossed. After slicing his drive - again, he hurled his driver and it landed in a tree about 30 feet up. He looks at me and says "toss your driver up there and knock it out of the tree" uh, no. He was truly upset with me for not throwing my driver in the tree. Ha, I wouldn't throw my club up there either. He had 13 tries from his own bag before he would need to ask for further assistance, right? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Launcher HB Driver 10.5* | Launcher HB 5W | Launcher HB 3H and 4H | Launcher CBX Irons 5-PW | CBX Wedges 50*, 54*, 58* | TFI 2135 Cero Putter | Q Star Balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiro Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I played with a guy that was upset with a hit and tossed his club toward the cart--but just a little short so as not to hit it. Well, it landed on the grip kind of funny and bounced up in the air and hit the cart anyway and broke the shaft. That got our whole group laughing as he just stood trying to figure out how that just happened. Incidentally it put him in a better mood the rest of the round...or it might have been the alcohol, either way. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Launcher HB Driver 10.5* | Launcher HB 5W | Launcher HB 3H and 4H | Launcher CBX Irons 5-PW | CBX Wedges 50*, 54*, 58* | TFI 2135 Cero Putter | Q Star Balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparksjr Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I don't get overly upset over bad shots anymore. I enjoy my limited time on the course too much. Years ago a friend of mine hit a poor shot and slammed his club against his bag. In doing so he broke the shaft if his driver that was in the bag. We laughed it off but I remember thinking it just isn't worth it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." John 20:29 WITB: Driver: 2017 M2 3/5 Woods: 2014 Big Bertha 4/5 Hybrids: Mashie+ Irons: Apex CF16 6-PW w/Recoil 110Wedges: RTX3 MB 48/54/58Putter: White Hot Pro #3 w/SS 2.0Ball: ​Z-Star Yellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I laugh, seriously. Might call myself a choice name and that's it. In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I laugh, seriously. Might call myself a choice name and that's it. Sum Beech Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgewalker Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Consider the process and the effort, not the result. Everyone will hit bad shots, including pros. If you gave it your best and the shot didn't turn out, then just accept it and move on. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Sum Beech Yeah nah...a bit lot stronger than that. In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGolfore Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I view golf as a game where you have to manage your mistakes and take advantage of good breaks/good shots. Your score is reflected by how well or poor you react to every shot. When you hit a poor shot welcome the challenge of the next shot and know usually one good shot per hole will get you no worse than bogie and most of the time a par. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Driver: Callaway Rogue 9* FW: Sub 70 Pro 4 wood Hybrid: Sub 70 949 Hybrid 19* Irons: Sub 70 659 CB 4 - 6 Black 639 MB 7 - PW Wedges: Sub 70 JB - 50* 54* & 60* Putter: Odyssey White Hot #2 Ball: Titleist Pro-V1x Handicap index: +3.9 Instagram: joshandersongolf Twitter: @jacustomgolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyledanford Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Golf is a game of misses. It happens and happens a lot! In my opinion, golfers try to compare the shots they hit to what they see on tv. PGA tour players miss all the time but, the television stations don't show that. They only show the good shots. What I do after a bad shot is to challenge myself to not let it hurt me on the next shot. To get up and down or to challenge myself to have a good look at par. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian A Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Best advice I ever got (That I dont always use) was "take your medicine and move on." We're not PGA pro's so hit your next shot like the last one didnt happen instead of trying to use it as a make up shot and then duffing that one as well, and now you're laying 3, 200 out vs laying 3 25 out. When I listen I seem to card less 8's Driver: G425 9* Hzrdus Smoke Green Small batch 6.5 70g Fairway Wood: Cobra Radspeed Big 3 Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Hybrid: Cobra Aerojet 5 Wood Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.5 Irons: T200 (4-AW) AMT Black Stiff Shafts Wedges: Tour Rack 56* 60* Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 5 Right Handed Pittsburgh, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Best advice I ever got (That I dont always use) was "take your medicine and move on." We're not PGA pro's so hit your next shot like the last one didnt happen instead of trying to use it as a make up shot and then duffing that one as well, and now you're laying 3, 200 out vs laying 3 25 out. When I listen I seem to card less 8's I didn't hit the ball with my "A" game yesterday however I stayed cool and pulled out a 1st place in our weekly blitz. I only had one hole where I didn't score at least one point. The way I did it was one shot at a time while planning on putting the next shot in the best possible position to save a point. It worked! I need to manage my game more often like that... Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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