Expectation Management & Self Awareness
"I shot 68 once. That's basically who I am now."
You probably know someone like this. You might be someone like this.
I had one round two summers ago where everything clicked, and I've been chasing that ghost ever since. Every time I step on the first tee, some part of me expects that golfer to show up again, even though most weeks it's the other one, the one who shoots what I actually shoot.
When the good round doesn't turn up, I don't just accept the round I'm having, I get annoyed at it, like it's a mistake rather than the truth. A three-putt on the 4th isn't just a three-putt, it's evidence that something's gone wrong, and I spend the next five holes trying to force my way back to a standard I set myself on a day that wasn't representative of anything.
I'm not deluded. I'm just judging today's round against my best day instead of my real average, and it costs me twice, once on the scorecard and once in how I feel walking off the 18th.
I know my handicap. I just don't believe it. I set expectations off my best day rather than my normal day, I take an ordinary round personally, and holding it together when the round isn't going to plan doesn't come naturally.
If any of this sounds familiar, it's worth finding out how far it actually runs. The free assessment covers this alongside seven other areas that shape a round, and takes about eight minutes.
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