(09-17-2022, 04:01 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(09-16-2022, 08:59 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: My golf game. Specifically, approach shots. Before I talked about how my driver was inconsistent and I've figured out that I wasn't getting enough hip turn. Now my driver is becoming mo' betta. But for the last few times I've played, my approach shots are going left and right. (sobbing) I can't hit the green. I've forgotten what it feels like to walk up to the green holding just a putter. Nooo. I have a wedge and a putter every. single. time. Today it came to an angry, profanity filled rant when I hit a beautiful drive on a rope right down the center. 125 yards out I was sure I could finally put one on the stamp. I made beautiful ball contact, nice divot then look up to see I had pushed it and it landed pin high just to the right of the green. I went into a meltdown Yosemite Sam would be proud of. Then I became angrier because I allowed my anger to ruin my last two holes by not even being able to hit a straight drive, which made me even angrier. I drove home with a dark cloud hanging over my head. I hate golf right now, but tomorrow is another day.

I feel your pain.  My problem with approach shots isn't direction.  It's distance control.  I remember I hit one of my best drives ever the other day on a par four and wound up 50 yards from the green. (We're seniors, so we play the shorter tees.)  So I pulled out my lob wedge, took the required half swing, and hit it about 40 yards.  
Then the other problem is my chipping.  Same hole, I'm 10 yards from the green, and I chip it 20 feet from the hole.  Pathetic.  
One of my golf buddies said, "You know what our problem is, don't you?"  
I know he was going to say we need a better short game, but I said, "yeah, we suck at golf"

But you know what?  I was out there yesterday and I'll be out there tomorrow.

I found several ways to avoid frustration over my golf game.  Sometimes I just play and don't even keep score.  I just play hole by hole and try to hit some good shots and have some good holes.  But I don't write a thing on my scorecard.  And there are a couple of guys I play with where we just play a scramble every time.  We see if we can break par as a team.