I hope someday I can get better at golfing and shoot under 100!
Our next meet is next Monday and it is 18 holes at Pleasant Valley Golf Course.. I hope I can redeem myself.
Here are a couple of pictures. I have heard that this course has a lot of wierd turns, so I am up for the challange! Let's hope its not super rainey and dreary Monday. I think that could be part of the reason why I did so bad at Ellis was because it was wet, rainy, cold, and I had to be all bundeled up. I definitely golf best when I am wearing shorts and our polos, have sunglasses on, and I'm getting a tan. If the sun is out I feel more like talking and having fun with the group of girls I am golfing with.
In the middle of 18 holes at Ellis is was so frusterated that I started tearing up. The girls I was with tried to comfort me but I was really upset. When coach Bush came up I acted really mad and I am sorry about that.
I think one of the most important things to a golfer is their mental game. If I get upset in the middle of a round it is really hard for me to shake it off. I think I need to realize that even the pros sometimes shoot high numbers on a hole, and they probably did it a lot when they first strated. I have only been golfing for a year, so I can't be great right away.
Bushy always tells us to just shake it off and move on to the next hole. Wayyyy easier said than done. She also gets upset when we think a course is going to be hard. One day I was talking about Hunters Ridge and complaining about the back nine. She practically yelled at me because I was siking myself out before I even got on the course.
Another trick to help your mental game is NOT adding up your scorecard, as Bush tells us. For me, I add it up as I go and look at the score on every hole so I have a goal in mind for the next hole. If I have 92 on the 17th hole and I am shooting for less than 100 I have to get an 8 on the last hole. Actually when I think about it, if I do that I end up getting like a 10 on the hole anyways. Even with the bad luck I contine to do it. I just decided that at Pleasant Valley I am not even going to look at what I have shot, not add it up, and don't set goals for holes. I am going to just simply play the best golf I can play and see how it goes.
Wish me luck!
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