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I once took a TEN on a hole after getting in the thick bushes and trying four times to advance through the thick, thinking "I can make that little window and make an awesome 'out' shot, and...oh, crap, not again!" :wall:
Since the hole (Idlewild #10) is nearly impossible for me to shoot better than 4-5 strokes already, the unforced errors taught me a lesson.
Ever since then, when I can't see a clean line, I take the dumpy out to the fairway, and try to set up the next shot decently.
Most of the meltdowns I have had, or have seen, involve the inability to put the crap behind you, and clear your thoughts for one shot at a time.
It never helps to keep playing that terrible shot for the rest of the round.
Since the hole (Idlewild #10) is nearly impossible for me to shoot better than 4-5 strokes already, the unforced errors taught me a lesson.
Ever since then, when I can't see a clean line, I take the dumpy out to the fairway, and try to set up the next shot decently.
Most of the meltdowns I have had, or have seen, involve the inability to put the crap behind you, and clear your thoughts for one shot at a time.
It never helps to keep playing that terrible shot for the rest of the round.