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To: swisstrader who wrote (1713)	7/8/2000 11:37:27 PM
From: TH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 44012

Thread, Worshipped in the house of Allister MacKenzie today, for the first time. It was everything I expected and more. Giant amoeba shaped bunkers, uphill greens that are just a bit further than you think (so the amoeba have something to eat), and a par three 246 yards long. Er, uh, the scorecard was not too great, a few birdies, a few pars, three triples, and a slew of bogeys. Lets just say you need the putter on full and you better be on the right side of that pin. Still great fun, and I can't wait to play it again. I am a big fan of Old School and love Ross. MacKenzie (who was an Englishman pretenting to be a scot, BTW), really understood how to make you work from the tee box, but still very fair. I was not surprised once by the position of my second shot and the required shot to "correct" my position. I pretty much knew when I hit it if it was good or bad. Have a good one all. Tomorrow is Sunday and I must worship in the house of Jones Jr. Please pass the collection plate my way. TH

To: swisstrader who wrote (1713)	7/11/2000 4:57:15 PM
From: J.B.C.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 44012

Swiss: On a no pressure round, how do you score? Does the round consist of a few pars, a few bogeys, and a few others? Or is it more like 5's 6's and 7's? Do you consistently work the ball one way such as a fade or a draw? Do you use a consistent preshot routine when you play? If so do you use that routine when you practice? >>I'll add one other: I choke whenever I'm in contention, whether it be a $5 nassau or a more serious club tournament. TRUE!!! << This is valuable info, but where does the breakdown show up? Is it in your overall game, or is it on your full shot's, chips or putts? Has your practice ever consisted of a round played by yourself, even if it's nine holes? Re choking: We've all been there, I still do it sometimes, Happened last night to me. Started off with a birdie 3, an eagle 3, and a par 4. 3 under after 3 holes, never had that type of start before (started thinking that I could go to 5 under for the 9). Then I started to get cute and didn't play my normal game. Instead of playing my normal "to the safe side" approach, I went after "red light" flags. Double bogeyed the next 2 holes, kicked myself in the butt for that and finished with a 39. Whah, I want to start from #4 again! Actually, I'm reviewing my thought process and mentally correcting that mistake. Let me insert here that I believe from your answers that you get in your own way mentally. It is VERY important that you do not dwell on the bad shot's of a round. I highly recommend this to everyone: Immediatly after the round do not dwell on any bad shot. Find 10 quiet minutes and review the entire round in your head. Where you made a poor shot, CORRECT that shot in that mental round so that it comes off as planned. Do this for the entire round, And I don't care if you shoot 6 under in your mental round! Replaying a poor shot over and over again in your mind does a great job of reinforcing the wrong type of shot. As a great example, a few years back, I went to the THEN Mercedes Championship played at La Costa at the beginning of the year. Johnny Miller and Mark McCumber were playing together so I decided to follow them a few holes since I always liked Miller. On the 8th hole, McCumber and Miller were waiting on the tee for the group in front to clear the fairway and McCumber remarks to Miller ( I was standing right next to them) " I always end up in that fairway bunker on this hole", when he teed off, sure enough he put his tee shot in that bunker. Talk about successful mental imagery. Jim