Golf advice please (read details)?

Question

okay, so im 14 and im on this leage and this girl always wins me, ( my name is gabriela and hers is carolina ) and she never looses, she is like a PRO or something, she made like probably 2 holes in one in ONE tournoment on the same day, and I was with her, but i got so pissed .. help me calm me down.

Answer 1

First of all, please do not lie about the hole in ones, that is not possible, otherwise she would be getting paid to beat you.  Second, you are not playing her, you are playing the course, the more you worry about what she is doing the more issues you are going to have playing your game.

Answer 2

There's always gonna be someone better than you (or else you'll be on TV playing as a pro).  I know it pisses you off when you try hard and she always beats you, but look at it this way: you can either get angry, lose your cool and hit even worse shots, or you can take a deep breath, don't try to compete with her, just try to compete with your last shot.  Concentrate on how to make THIS shot the best you can.  What ever comes will come.

One of the reasons why she might consistently do better that she practices more often and harder than you, so to be better (for your own good), practice more.

Answer 3

One of the big problems golfers have with their mental game is that they focus on what other people are doing. How other people play has no bearing on your performance unless you let it.

You need to focus on your play and take it one stroke at a time. Getting upset is only going to make your game worse.

The fact that someone else's ability is better than yours should be and incentive to improve your game not hate on theirs.

Answer 4

Is there someone else who is playing that may be beating her everytime as well? They may not be in the same group but from the same school.

I have been playing a little over a year. I have not won a game yet as the people I am playing with have been playing for years. Instead of looking at the final score, I look at the game hole by hole. At the end of the game, I look at how many holes we tied or that I won. Yesterday, I got a birdie on a new course and she didn't get one at all.

Focus more on your game and less on hers.

Answer 5

All you can do in golf is play your own game.

There is no 'defense' in golf. If she is a better player than you, there is nothing you can do to affect her game.

But you can improve your own game through lessons and practice.  Remember that you are only 14. You have a lot of time to improve.

More importantly, you need to work on the part of the game from the neck up. Getting angry doesn't do any good. In fact, it will only make your game worse.

Instead of comparing yourself to another player, compare yourself to how you played last year, or last month, or yesterday. If you keep improving, that's the best you can do.

Answer 6

I have two rules when I am on the course... 1. Never golf angry

2. If I do get angry, take a few minutes and have a cigarette and cool down.  The reason for this is: If you are mad or angry you blood pressure is gonna go up and your shots and swing are not going to be as smooth or nice as you wanted them to be.  If this is case you are gonna be mad that she is betting and the fact that she is betting you by way more than she should...  If you keep your head in the game you can only train yourself to get better, as for the holes in ones, those are luck, nobody and shoot for a hole and one and be accurate, you can shoot and hope, but not shoot and be sure.  PGA members seldom hit holes in ones.  Use that anger as concitration and make yourself a much better golfer than her.

Answer 7

Hi,



   We have all played with someone  better than us. Here is a start to your ultimate goal. #1 breathe take a deep breath and exhale before your shots #2 you cant be upset about what you don't control. Expect her to hit great shots all the time. The most important shot for you is the next one. Make each shot count. Talk out loud about what you want your ball to do and it will happen. If you can actually talk to her ( if you want to) try to get her help into how to make you a better golfer.



          If you choose not to use her  help  here's another way to get ahead. Practice all the things that you do bad. Make them your strong points. Out work, out practice her, and you will eventually outscore her.

       Good luck and never give in never give up and never concede until the last stroke

Answer 8

Why be upset with her......The whole concept of tournament golf is to win.  You just have to concentrate on your game and improve it so that you are competitive.