Handling the mid-round disaster

[GPStyles]

I like the mini games and have used them myself to good effect. I break it down to six 3 hole courses though but whatever fits I guess.

Something else I have used with good results and highly recommend is to take the score out of it and play the circle game.

The circle game is not concerned about score, it is concerned about following your routine. That means that it is process orientated instead of outcome orientated.

The idea is that on each shot of each hole, you have to follow your pre shot routine exactly. If you do, you give yourself a segment of the circle. If its a par 4 you have potentially 4 segments for a par.

If you follow your pre shot routine but still bogey, you still get a circle. The truth is that if you have a circle, you will likely have had a good score on the hole.

The idea is that instead of worrying about your score you are trying to get circles. If you have 18 circles at the end of a round you can be pretty sure you have a very good score.