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1. 1 On July 5th, 2009, insp.harrycallahan said:

   Be the caddy, instead.

   posted on July 5th, 2009 at 1:18 am

2. 2 On July 6th, 2009, Bill J said:

   Don’t golf with people until you get it together.

   posted on July 6th, 2009 at 3:19 am

3. 3 On July 8th, 2009, ragincajun87123 said:

   have a ice cold beer

   posted on July 8th, 2009 at 6:31 pm

4. 4 On July 9th, 2009, beebee said:

   Try to think I don’t care if I win or lose I know you will but try and think that way maybe you will play better I do this with 8 ball and it works most of the time.

   posted on July 9th, 2009 at 11:23 pm

5. 5 On July 13th, 2009, ?shadow?box? said:

   well after i wrap my club around something, i usually feel somewhat better.

   posted on July 13th, 2009 at 12:14 am

6. 6 On July 15th, 2009, Cali_wife12306 said:

   Keep a bottle of whisky in your pocket, drink when you get mad. If it doesn’t help, at least it’ll be interesting.

   posted on July 15th, 2009 at 8:26 am

7. 7 On July 16th, 2009, Stephen L said:

   Just keep in mind: no one gives a rat’s patootie what your score is besides yourself. Learn to take yourself less seriously. And, from a more practical perspective — getting angry on the golf course is the worst thing you can do to your play.

   posted on July 16th, 2009 at 9:04 am

8. 8 On July 17th, 2009, VinR said:

   Beer. If you can drink, you can golf.
   Ask John Daily.

   posted on July 17th, 2009 at 4:56 am

9. 9 On July 19th, 2009, Francisco B said:

   You have a temper tantrum, forget golf, you need to learn how to improve your temper in general. Golf is tedious, it is not a sport for some high strung crybaby. Then you are ruining it for others? Geez, you should be mad about the fact that no one is going to want to play with you after a while.

   posted on July 19th, 2009 at 6:19 am

10. 10 On July 21st, 2009, mr.know it all said:

    dude listen when you screw up a shot. go ahead and get pissed…it’s natural right??? throw the club as far as you can and then walk over pick it up and snap the damn thing. now you have not only made an a$$ of yourself but you’ve just gotten rid of the original thing that had pissed you off…..there ya go…simple! btw your not tiger so try not to be like tiger

    posted on July 21st, 2009 at 8:28 am

11. 11 On July 24th, 2009, x-15a2 said:

    Take a sublingual (under the tongue) B12 just before the round. Drink lots of water and a little bit of sports drink (PowerAide). Lots of time the emotions are tied to physical defeciencies.

    posted on July 24th, 2009 at 6:40 am

12. 12 On July 26th, 2009, David said:

    Masturbate before you go to the course.
    Smoke a bowl or a J on the way there.
    You should be good to go.

    posted on July 26th, 2009 at 2:32 am

13. 13 On July 27th, 2009, MLBfreek35 said:

    I understand where you’re coming from. Golf is one of the most frustrating things you can do. I just ignore my bad shots. I try to just focus on the good shots I make and if I make a bad one I just think about the amazing recovery shot I’m about to make, and if that shot doesn’t work out, there’s always next time. If you can just tell yourself “there;s always next time” then it gets a lot more fun. Try to love as many shots as possible, and remember that you’re not gonna be as consistent as Tiger. I would also tell you not to keep score, but if it’s a championship… you kinda have to.

    posted on July 27th, 2009 at 1:17 am

14. 14 On July 27th, 2009, chastel22 said:

    you’ve heard it many times on tv… a consistant pre shot routine is something to go to when the pressure is on or when something bad happens.

    posted on July 27th, 2009 at 9:13 pm

15. 15 On July 30th, 2009, Matt said:

    Tiger has a temper. I heard him shout an obscenity last weekend. But then he lets it go. He thinks about it briefly, perhaps does a quick analysis in his head, and then starts concentrating on calming down, and focusing on the task at hand.

    I used to be just like you. I expected to play well in big events, and when I didn’t I would get pi**ed. Slam a club, etc. I let it affect my game. It took me a long time to figure out you don’t have to play your best to win, especially on a course which is setup to be difficult.

    What I did to solve this was to try and manage my game better. Typically, after a bad shot I would get mad, and then try to make up for the errant shot by trying a stupid shot, and then get myself in more trouble. Now I take the safest shot out of trouble, take my medicine, and move on. I also made sure my anger “release” was away from my playing partners. I made a concious effort to smile, be supportive, praise their games, etc. and then beat myself up out of earshot.

    You’re not going to do this overnight. You don’t like hitting bad shots, but bad shots are part of the game. What matters is how we deal with them. Try and work on your temperment just as you would work on a wedge shot.

    (We just had our City Championship. The winner hit the ball in the water on #2 and triple bogied. He knew he was in trouble, but he remained focused, plugged away, worked back to even par, and won the tournament. Picture book lesson in patience and staying positive.)

    posted on July 30th, 2009 at 6:40 am

16. 16 On August 1st, 2009, Will said:

    Just find some self control

    posted on August 1st, 2009 at 7:00 am

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