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Originally Posted by guttle11
Easy to explain, you were loose and not trying to play well. When you get out of your own head, the body can do pretty amazing things with muscle memory. Once you got loose and and found it, your swing was on auto-pilot.
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Originally Posted by Redhook
No or low expectations and a good frame of mind can lead to wonderful things. My first round of the year is usually one of my best. It usually takes awhile to get going, but I'm just so happy to be playing golf that I don't let the bad shots bother me. This mental state is one that sports psychologists love to talk about and encourage their students to get to.
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Makes sense and I think it's spot on. I'd normally be pretty frustrated after a start like that, but yesterday I was just happy to be on the course. Also, I was thinking about it and I remembered I've been watching some Golf Channel this past week - specifically Smoltz vs. Glavine in match play. Sometimes just watching other people play makes me play better.
BTW, guttle, even though it could've been better 71 is a heck of a score. Which two nines did you play at WW?
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Originally Posted by Redhook
BTW, great round, especially after the start. And those last 3 birdies on the front were on tough holes. Very impressive.
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Thank you sir. Truth be told, 8 and 9 were legit, but the one on 7 was a chip-in. I figured after all the penalty shots 7's cost me over the years, it owed me just this once.
