TwoChain
Bogey Member
The past 3 years or so I have been discing year round in the winter. I'd say that's about how long I have taken it "serious".
Every year I seem to get better, even more so in the off season. I still make mistakes but they are "better" mistakes like I hit a far away tree vs the one right by the tee pad.
However just this week (mid summer) I went back to the "old me" and hit the first tree right off the tee pad again like I forgot how to play!!! It drives me nuts because I play so much and try to work on it each day.
A big goal for me this year has been to improve my side arm. And I have been able to out drive even my side arm only friends with straight ~350 bombs with my champ boss. My home course I have been able to crush hole 2 (one of the hardest holes) and 3 which are right hand shots then towards the end like hole 15 / 16 I do the same exact thing. On 15 I throw low with too much anhyzer and it rolls then on 16 I let go early and high and it is in the trees. It's like a re-run I can't prevent ....
It's like there is a really good player inside me but he goes back to his old ways and falls into the same mistakes!!
I want to fix this, here are some areas to think about:
* In the summer I play almost everyday (and get pissed when I don't lol), maybe I am just playing too much? It's hard not to utilize the sunny days in the mid-west and / or bail on my friends. Also I play leagues twice a week ...
* I play for tags a lot more in the summer vs winter, so we always keep score. I had a -4 round not keeping score then +1 keeping score.
* I don't do hardly enough field work in the summer, I go a lot more often in the off season.
* This is probably the most critical, it kind of goes off the keeping score issue ... I seem to play down to the worst player on the card. If I play my friend who is under par I will still lose to him but I will be under par. If I play my friend who is like +9 I will shoot +6. Another mental thing I need to get past, not playing down to my competition.
* Last but not least. Substance usages. I have shot a -4 with beer / herb while drinking and smoking while I play. Both kind of help me to relax and have had good rounds but sometimes I just get too lazy. Lots of my friends do one or the other ... I drive better on beer but put worse? I have tried quitting and there seems to be a "really bad" play period and I didn't have patients to see if it got better after a few weeks.
Anyway, I just want to be solid. My "player two" will come out on a mully drive and park it, I want player 1 to be there! I think it's mostly mental. I try to do yoga several times a week and do tone lifting. Some of my friends play just as much as me and don't have this mental struggle! I played sports growing up but never shined. I can shine at disc golf but it just seems like I am not letting myself? I know that's cheesey lol.
Looking for any tips that might help me stay solid and not go back to the day one mistakes.
Every year I seem to get better, even more so in the off season. I still make mistakes but they are "better" mistakes like I hit a far away tree vs the one right by the tee pad.
However just this week (mid summer) I went back to the "old me" and hit the first tree right off the tee pad again like I forgot how to play!!! It drives me nuts because I play so much and try to work on it each day.
A big goal for me this year has been to improve my side arm. And I have been able to out drive even my side arm only friends with straight ~350 bombs with my champ boss. My home course I have been able to crush hole 2 (one of the hardest holes) and 3 which are right hand shots then towards the end like hole 15 / 16 I do the same exact thing. On 15 I throw low with too much anhyzer and it rolls then on 16 I let go early and high and it is in the trees. It's like a re-run I can't prevent ....
It's like there is a really good player inside me but he goes back to his old ways and falls into the same mistakes!!
I want to fix this, here are some areas to think about:
* In the summer I play almost everyday (and get pissed when I don't lol), maybe I am just playing too much? It's hard not to utilize the sunny days in the mid-west and / or bail on my friends. Also I play leagues twice a week ...
* I play for tags a lot more in the summer vs winter, so we always keep score. I had a -4 round not keeping score then +1 keeping score.
* I don't do hardly enough field work in the summer, I go a lot more often in the off season.
* This is probably the most critical, it kind of goes off the keeping score issue ... I seem to play down to the worst player on the card. If I play my friend who is under par I will still lose to him but I will be under par. If I play my friend who is like +9 I will shoot +6. Another mental thing I need to get past, not playing down to my competition.
* Last but not least. Substance usages. I have shot a -4 with beer / herb while drinking and smoking while I play. Both kind of help me to relax and have had good rounds but sometimes I just get too lazy. Lots of my friends do one or the other ... I drive better on beer but put worse? I have tried quitting and there seems to be a "really bad" play period and I didn't have patients to see if it got better after a few weeks.
Anyway, I just want to be solid. My "player two" will come out on a mully drive and park it, I want player 1 to be there! I think it's mostly mental. I try to do yoga several times a week and do tone lifting. Some of my friends play just as much as me and don't have this mental struggle! I played sports growing up but never shined. I can shine at disc golf but it just seems like I am not letting myself? I know that's cheesey lol.
Looking for any tips that might help me stay solid and not go back to the day one mistakes.
