My Ten Commandments for tomorrow:
1) Play my game
No matter what my opponent does, I have to stick to my game. I must not be tempted to let the big dog bite. My game involves letting the little terrier yap, and that's what I have to stick to.
2) Same routine before every shot outside 100
Hands/elbows/head. Every shot. I know what works for me, and I know what happens when I don't stick to it. I must not just walk up to it and smack it, but must concentrate shot by shot.
3) I do not three putt
No matter what it looks like, I have to remind myself; I do not three putt. I sink eight-footers in my front room, and 'we used to bullseye wamp-rats back home - this isn't that different'...
4) If it looks unplayable, it probably is
I must remember that 'having a hack' is a recipe for disaster. Pay the price and get the ball in play
5) I cannot defy the laws of physics
I cannot thread balls through trees, or buildings, and optimism does not change this. Glass is possible but I should avoid it where I can.
6) Stick to my distances
170 yards is 170 yards. Swinging harder does not make it closer; it makes it further away.
7) Trust my short game
Short game is feel. I must not over-analyse it.
8) My worst chip is worse than my worst putt
If I can putt from off the green, I should.
9) Short putts will not go in the hole
Get it up there.
10) No one is forcing me to be there
Enjoy it. Hit shots. Duff shots. Sh1t happens. Ain't no one's fault but mine. Win/lose/deal/move on.
Rain forecast for tomorrow...
Bring it on
