Mental Scorecard

I have played many rounds using the mental scorecard since it was taught to us in class. As a result I have seen my scores improve while using this system. I feel it has improved my game for the simple fact that I am more focus for the most part on each shot. At times I will just go through the motions and lose focus but now I can realize that and get back on track.

The round I will focus on is the last one I played at El Camino for the first round of the GAA P.A.T. Overall I felt my mental focus for the day was pretty good. I went into the round with a plan to leave the driver in the bag as much as possible and really focus on course management. The round didn’t start as I had planned it and was five over through four holes. With that said I felt my focus was on track. I made triple on a par five and the next tee box I told myself I would bare down and focus on the next tee shot. I felt it was my best swing of the day so far.

One hole that sticks out to me is the 13th that I doubled. I was focus on the tee and pushed a drive. I was behind a tree and had to play a low cut and really went over the shot in my head. I double crossed myself and hooked it in the trees and had a downhill lie with the green running away from me. The play was a flop shot and I was completely committed to the shot. I hit a great flop to about 8 feet and was left with a putt for par. I read the putt from all angles and hit a good putt that didn’t go in and it got to me. I had 2 feet left for bogey and just walked up and slapped at the putt and missed. I then tapped in for double and walked off the green not happy with myself. I was defiantly not focused on the 2 footer and it carried over to the next holes tee shot.

Another hole I would like to focus on is my last hole of the day. On the tee I wanted a birdie to finish and that is what I did. I was focused on the tee but hit a low cut that ended up in the right rough. I had a shot at the green and that...