I was down in the Lake District last week for two Masters Pro events at Kirkby Lonsdale and Carus Green, Kendal. My scores were awful, so much disappointment and frustration. I was very close to melting down my putter and recrafting the metal into something that was actually useful !!! So not much more to say about that.
My feelings are that both my course management and the way I conduct myself and approach the game is way better, and the range of shots I can play have really increased over the last couple of years. These things are becoming second nature now as Coach Pete promised. Now I’m thinking it’s time to reap the rewards of our efforts but no, it’s not coming yet. I know I’m better but it’s not reflected in my scoring . After lots of soul searching last week and questioning myself I subjected Coach Pete to my “why?, why?, why?,” routine. To his credit, his response was “keep going I want to hear it”. He’s a glutton for punishment !!
We then started work on how I implement these new skills I have and we landed on my intensity levels. So I thought okay I’ll be more intense but ha! – it doesn’t work just trying to switch it on. So now we’re working on the next stage of my development and identifying the things that will increase my intensity such as really painting the picture of the shot I want to play. It’s fascinating how we’re working on minute things to deliver improvement.
So I’m now working on that and to be honest not sure where the next tournament will be. Watch this space and I’ll keep you updated.
All the best
Calum