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RandomHero1090 · #12 (**permalink**) 05-15-2007, 03:06 PM

Well.... this is how I would like to tie this entire thread together....

The Sean O'Hair story is a great example of what can happen on a course. A Quad Bogey can creep up on anyone. 1 bad shot can lead to another. IF I hit a horrible shot, I try to take as much time as possible until I hit the next shot. Examples being....

- Hitting a really fat shot that goes no where
- Topping a ball (like said in the 1st thread)
- Hit it in the water
- Not excaping the rough and having to hit from it again
- Attempted to get out of a bunker and it stayed in
- Putted OFF the green (we have ALL done it!)
- Chipped from one side of the green to another
- Trying to chip on the green and leaving it short
- Leaving the green AFTER being on in regulation and 3 putting (might be the most frustrating thing in golf, because you had to have hit 2 pretty good shots in a row to end up puking up a putt)

When these kind of things happen, you can't rush to recover. You need to slow down, take a breathe, relax, and try to clear the previous shot out of your mind. You then need to go through your routine as normal. DON'T RUSH!

It can be hard to do, and I have seen plently of people take 3 swings to get out of the sand. They just rush up to the ball and try again.

It's very much mental. You know that physically you can hit the shot, but your mind might not allow it until you get your mind back on the task, which is properly executing the shot.

Where I have had success recovering from a bad shot....
1) Vent. Get it out. Let it out at the site from which you hit the bad shot.
2) Once you leave this site, start thinking about the next shot as a whole new shot. Don't think about the past. Don't think about your score. Only thing that should be on your mind is executing the next shot.