At the beginning of 2011 I set a few goals for myself as far as golf is concerned. I started the year as a 13.6 handicap and my best round as of January 1st was an 81, but I was still averaging around 90 for 18 holes. The goals were to break 80 and to get down to a 12 handicap.
Well, here we are six and half months into the year, and as the title of this post suggests, I have achieved these goals and need to set some new ones. I have since broken 80 twice and and I am currently a 12.4 handicap. I have been as low as a 12.2, but I had a few faulty rounds that set me back a little. My last three rounds however, have me on pace to be at an 11.7 when my handicap index resets at the end of the month.
I was wondering what my new goals should be and Mike Southern suggested that I follow the lead of Heather Anderson Jones, creator of Real Women Golf. Last year her goal was to get down to a single digit handicap and she was able to accomplish this feat after a lot of hard work and dedication.
I think this a good goal for me to achieve and one that I believe that I can attain. In order to do this, I need to average around 82-83 strokes per round for the rest of the year. According to my Stracka stats, I am averaging 84.9 strokes for my last 20 rounds. This is a huge improvement from the beginning of the year when I was still hovering around 90 per.
As far as a new scoring low, I think my focus will remain on averaging between 82 and 83 as I mentioned before. As far a specific number is concerned, I'll say that I want to break 80 at least ten more times this year. If I accomplish this, becoming a single digit handicap will be no problem.
I believe goal setting is important when it comes to golf. If I am serious about improving, I need to have a target at which to aim for. It's like taking a golf shot. If you just go out and swing at the ball without focusing on a target, the task at hand(getting the ball in the hole), will take forever or may not happen at all. The same holds true with my golf game.
Once I set my initial goals at the beginning of the year, my game began to improve. This is because I had a clear cut objective, and with the help of Mike, I practiced the skills that helped me get there. As I talked about in my last post, I'm feeling a lot more confident about my swing and the results are showing in my rounds. I have a ways to go but as Mike always reminds me, I'm close. Soon and hopefully very soon, I will be there. Have a great round and always hit your target.
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