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Originally Posted by fisher  I am a 7.3 handicap. Here is the problem.....when it gets competitive the wheels completely fall off of my game. There are 3 guys I play with pretty regularly....lets just call them The Hecklers......any time I play with them I play like a 20. The harder I try the tighter I get. A few bad shots and anger sets in......from there its all down hill.
A few weeks ago I played a friendly round with one of the 3 Hecklers.....just the 2 of us. I managed to stay focused for the entire 18 holes and shot my best round ever with one of these guys a 5-over par 77. The guy was blown away by how I played compared to what he is used to seeing. The next week our foursome got together and it was obvious word had spread about our previous round and the primary heckler piped up before we even got to the first T. Once again I tightened up almost immediately and went out and shot an 89.
I know, long story. So here is my question.....What can I do to help myself stay better focused and play to my potential in pressure situations??? Second, how do you deal with an individual who really knows how to get into your head??? |
Just out of curiosity, what does this person do to "get in your head?" I only ask because it was never a problem for me. Friendly or competitive I seem to be able to focus on the shot at hand no matter what. I can go from joking-jesting to dead serious and focused over a shot/putt.
So...what does it take to get in your head? Once you identify that-then you can take steps and we can offer solutions to prevent that.