Who will show up?

[Paul Hedrick]

Being a 'Weekend Golfer' I know I will only reach a certain level of performance. Hopefully when I can play more I can improve.  That said, when I golf it is always a toss up which version of ME will show up at the tee box:  The good ME, or the terrible ME. Last weekend the good ME showed up.  I wonder which version will show up today?

[russtopherb]

Hopefully it's the good you.

I also have two versions that show up at the course - mediocre me, and terrible me  I really wish semi-decent me from the range would decide to venture out to the course once or twice...

[release]

It's more a challenge of between the long and the short sticks.  Somedays my driver and fairway woods are more under control than the short irons, and vice versa.  Somedays my putter could not miss within 10' and other days it could not find a cup larger than a barrel.

Golf is Not a game of perfect ( there is a book written by Dr. Bob Rotella ) .  Learn to play with your B Game or even the C game and then, you'll have a lot more fun doing it.  Jack Nicklaus said, many of his winnings came with his B-Game.  

I had always treat the "hazards" of the game as a challenge when I was new to this game.  I would be actually excited to have a difficult shot , like the tee ball found a unfixed divot in the fairway.  It actually would give me a chance to practice such shot under pressure.  I was told to pick it out of the divot by fellow golfers.  I would not miss a chance to have a go at it.

It's all how you look at it.  If one keeps at it, the percentage of playing up to one's own standard will increase.