Focus...

[PaganLinuxGeek]

Lately I've been very inconsistent. For example Saturday I threw a 48 at KP right after driving all night. Today at league I threw, well $hitty. 10 over pro par at rez. The first 2/3 of the round was crap. After getting quite frustrated I got it together and played decent disc golf. I know I'm capable of playing better than I have been.

I'm having trouble maintaining my focus. After a few bad holes I get this whole "screw-it" thing going and of course the round deteriorates quickly...

This is my first year playing advanced away from home courses and it's quite disheartening to be dfl. What do you guys (and girls) do to keep focused? Music? Personal Mantra? Virgin Sacrifice?

With so much of this game being mental, this is a problem I have to resolve for my game to improve.

[WhaqP]

I think you need to learn to make yourself forget about the last hole. Disc golf is kind of like roulette, each hole is an independent event. Just because the last ten spins were red, black is no more likely then red on the next spin. But if you get aggravated about it and start telling yourself that you are having a bad round all you are really doing is telling your brain to throw bad.

Most of the time I have a very casual attitude towards disc golf, but occasionally I get frustrated. I just try and relax and remember that no matter how bad I play I am still getting to play disc golf, instead of all the other things I could be doing like working.

Also I think sometimes you need a little more realistic expectation, mostly for putting. Sunday it seemed like you were getting aggravated after missing 25’-30’ putts. You really can’t kick yourself for missing those kinds of putts. They are nice to make but I don’t think there are many people that make all of them or even most them.

I find that listening to music helps me not get distracted and stops me from dwelling on previous bad shots too much. But I make sure it is turned down so I can still hear the other people in my group talk to me.

[PaganLinuxGeek]

Thanks for the suggestions. They proved useful during tourny. I didn't even use my birdie/bogey beads. Stated my score when asked, and promptly forgot about the hole. Oh and played OceanLab during the round. "On a good day" was very encouarging track to listen to. I dig the "techno" genre though. Thanks again WhaQ-P
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