Comments on: Ego and Score http://www.cameronstrachan.com/articles/ego-and-score/ Golf lessons, teachings and insight that makes golf improvement as simple as riding a bike or throwing a ball Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:34:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Cameron http://www.cameronstrachan.com/articles/ego-and-score/comment-page-1/#comment-916 Cameron Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:06:53 +0000 http://www.cameronstrachan.com/?p=1460#comment-916 @Brett: What a good story! To do this takes a fair amount of courage. I'm sure they (playing partners) gave you a hard time but you had the last laugh. Well done. Cameron @Brett: What a good story! To do this takes a fair amount of courage. I’m sure they (playing partners) gave you a hard time but you had the last laugh. Well done.

Cameron

]]> By: Brett Murphy http://www.cameronstrachan.com/articles/ego-and-score/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Brett Murphy Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:00:43 +0000 http://www.cameronstrachan.com/?p=1460#comment-915 This is a great mindset to be in ... an example ... my normal Sunday round on the weekend ... 7th hole, par 5 over water, wind into my face, tees a little further back than normal. I normally hit driver over the water (with my normal slice) and I am fine. Today, it does not feel right. So I know it is about 100 metres to the water. I take out my 9 iron and hit to within 10 metres of the water. So that was a 9-iron off the tee on a par 5. I then continue, the result ... a 6 and two points for me. By the way, of my three playing partners (who all hit 40 metres normally past me with their drivers). Two go into the water and one also gets a 6. See you on the course! Brett (now 9-iron) Murphy This is a great mindset to be in … an example … my normal Sunday round on the weekend … 7th hole, par 5 over water, wind into my face, tees a little further back than normal. I normally hit driver over the water (with my normal slice) and I am fine. Today, it does not feel right. So I know it is about 100 metres to the water. I take out my 9 iron and hit to within 10 metres of the water. So that was a 9-iron off the tee on a par 5. I then continue, the result … a 6 and two points for me. By the way, of my three playing partners (who all hit 40 metres normally past me with their drivers). Two go into the water and one also gets a 6.

See you on the course!

Brett (now 9-iron) Murphy

]]> By: Cameron http://www.cameronstrachan.com/articles/ego-and-score/comment-page-1/#comment-910 Cameron Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:58:29 +0000 http://www.cameronstrachan.com/?p=1460#comment-910 @Lukey: You have to play the right shot at the right time. You shouldn't be thinking about what might happen in the future (like when you play another course). Your system should be able to cope when you do get to different golf courses. And this is something I would recommend you do from time to time - get out and play some other golf courses. My main point? Play the shot for the moment. If you're feeling good and the risk/reward is there go and smash your driver or go for the pin. If not you'll need a more conservative strategy. Thanks for posting, Cameron @Lukey: You have to play the right shot at the right time. You shouldn’t be thinking about what might happen in the future (like when you play another course).

Your system should be able to cope when you do get to different golf courses. And this is something I would recommend you do from time to time – get out and play some other golf courses.

My main point? Play the shot for the moment. If you’re feeling good and the risk/reward is there go and smash your driver or go for the pin. If not you’ll need a more conservative strategy.

Thanks for posting,

Cameron

]]> By: Tony Lucas (Lukey) http://www.cameronstrachan.com/articles/ego-and-score/comment-page-1/#comment-909 Tony Lucas (Lukey) Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:41:06 +0000 http://www.cameronstrachan.com/?p=1460#comment-909 Cam I take into account what you are saying but I have a little poser for you.The course I play on is a little 9 holer and does not have any holes that are really long and if I really think about it I could get away without hitting driver at all but would that not be counter productive especially when going to a longer course where driver is required. Cheers Lukey PS One does have to be carefull and determine the difference between ego and sensible. Cam
I take into account what you are saying but I have a little poser for you.The course I play on is a little 9 holer and does not have any holes that are really long and if I really think about it I could get away without hitting driver at all but would that not be counter productive especially when going to a longer course where driver is required.
Cheers Lukey
PS One does have to be carefull and determine the difference between ego and sensible.

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