I don't like blogging when I haven't achieved what I set out to do, I feel like the bearer of bad news but it is all part of the learning process. I believe that we need failure to better prepare us for success and also this is a good way to reflect.
So with that being said, although this week didn't go well for me from a scoring standpoint, (in fact very badly) I do feel like there are some positives to take from the week and the areas I need to work on are very clear.
First, I'll start with how the week went:
I was able to stay at my psychologist/friends house for the week just north of Atlanta, so that was great and definitely an advantage from a mindset standpoint. He walked with me in the practice round, although I wasn't striking the ball great I did a good job mapping the course and could see myself doing well.
In summary for the 4 rounds, there were glimpses of good play. Little 6-9 hole stretches where I was putting something together. But all 4 rounds were littered with mistakes, mostly off the tee. I was halting any momentum I had built with destructive shots. I was prone to a real big miss (both directions). The causes of these misses were mostly down to swing flaws, which I won't go into (I will address in the off season). I have been struggling with the swing in terms of consistency with my long game for a while, not just this week. I have been able to manage it mostly and let my short game score for me. If I am being honest with myself I am going to have to improve this. My short game is clearly good enough to make the jump up, but I have learned my long game has to improve. And it will.
I was proud of the way I didn't let adversity ruin my belief. The last 3 days I was +3, +5, and +5 in the middle of my rounds and got it back to +1, +3, +3. Although these scores are nothing to be proud of and it was a real struggle, I think it shows my character how I didn't give up and kept plugging away.
Now I have quite a lot of time off to practice, improve my game and be ready for the final event of my season in Hilton Head, in December. I intend on finishing with a bang to end on a high note. I have made a lot of progress this season and will continue on the upward ascent.
Thank you very much for all you support.
I will update on my practice soon.
