I have that problem too. If I go into a round focused on trying to shoot a score, it gets in my head and I inevitably play worse. If I don't focus on a score and just go out and play, I can do OK but once I realize I'm shooting a good score then it goes kaput.
I'm trying to break 90 for the first time in a long time this summer. I had some health issues that limited me to less than 5 rounds last year so the game is pretty rough. I took some online lessons to help with some practice routines. It's helping with my swing and iron play. I really need to carve out time to practice my short game. I shot a 96 on Sunday and thought I drove and struck it well just threw shots away around and on the greens. Mostly a decel problem on chips. I have started to toy around with a 8-iron bump and run which has been helping but I've really only used it a handful of times (one of which I got up and down for a birdie on a par 5).
Does anyone use yellow/orange golf balls? Are they easier to track than the standard white ones? I had some eye issues last year and as a result tracking the golf ball can be tricky for me. It's mostly on the longer shots where I'm taking a bigger swing and there's more ball speed. I tend to lose them half way. I might try a different colored ball to see if that helps a little. I'm not sure if anyone has any opinions. I get the odd highlighter yellow one at the range from time to time but those are ususally well faded and not much of a test.
I'm trying to break 90 for the first time in a long time this summer. I had some health issues that limited me to less than 5 rounds last year so the game is pretty rough. I took some online lessons to help with some practice routines. It's helping with my swing and iron play. I really need to carve out time to practice my short game. I shot a 96 on Sunday and thought I drove and struck it well just threw shots away around and on the greens. Mostly a decel problem on chips. I have started to toy around with a 8-iron bump and run which has been helping but I've really only used it a handful of times (one of which I got up and down for a birdie on a par 5).
Does anyone use yellow/orange golf balls? Are they easier to track than the standard white ones? I had some eye issues last year and as a result tracking the golf ball can be tricky for me. It's mostly on the longer shots where I'm taking a bigger swing and there's more ball speed. I tend to lose them half way. I might try a different colored ball to see if that helps a little. I'm not sure if anyone has any opinions. I get the odd highlighter yellow one at the range from time to time but those are ususally well faded and not much of a test.