How to keep it going

[BerntR]

I find that if I can visualize the shot fully, it can really help. No 'thoughts' just images, and reacting to those images. Sort of like a 'visual' clearkey.

That reminds me of an important aspect in my own game.

I started to play at age 27. I have a few good stroke patterns in me and plenty of poor patterns.

On full shots I always have a pretty clear idea about the current operating stroke pattern. I "know" if I have my best swing at hand, whether a snap hook is lurking, wheather I am likely to come too steep into the ball and hit it short and so on. A good pattern for full strokes may klick in while I am chipping out from the woods, playing out of a bunker or simply preparing for a T-shot.

Anyway, the computer seems to know what kind of shot I'm about to produce. And it sends the message back to the concious. Most of the time I will have to go for the shot that I see. Even if I am not happy with it.

I seem to be incapable of programming the computer with a good stroke at will. This year - instead of "seeing which stroke the computer has downloaded" I will try to reverse the relation. See the ball flight, see/feel the neccessary stroke pattern and force the computer to download a proper stroke pattern.

Wouldn't that be something?