elemmac
Angel Diva
There is something to be said for playing a conservative game. In reality...most people can probably score much better than they normally do, simply because it takes a lot of discipline to not think "yea, I can get it over that bunker/around that tree/avoid that pond". I still remember a round 3 or 4 years ago where my husband and I got paired with an older lady...if I had to guess, in her 70s. She was unbelievably consistent... just modestly hitting right down the middle of the fairway every hole.I'm enjoying this golf discussion. This year I've really been putting some effort into improvement - not just playing once a week with no practice between games. I'm very small and very not young, so hitting very long (and anything very exciting) probably isn't in the cards - at least for the near future. I've decided my aim is to be consistently, even boringly, adequate. To keep flubs to an absolute minimum.
Hahaha! DH and I just had this ^ conversation. I haven't played in almost two years...so yeah, consistent practice is currently not in my wheelhouse.I went through this phase of thinking I was going to keep improving on some steady curve with practice and let's be real... golf is notoriously a game of frustration. And in my experience, that is not without cause.
And almost everyone I've talked to is like - you get just enough good shots in to reel you in. When it works, it's so lovely and you think "I've got the hang of this now!"... but there are a million and one factors that can change on your next attempt, so... haha, good luck with that. It takes a massive amount of consistent practice to really get things dialed.