I currently am playing at a plus 1 handicap, but not consistently. Since the USGA handicap is a measure of a golfer's potential (the best 10 differentials from the most recent 20 rounds are used to calculate handicap), not an average, I feel that my handicap is much lower than the current state of my game.
I do not know when I step out on the first tee if I am going to shoot 69 or 80.
I do post good numbers 68-74 about half the time from 7000+ yards, but I have far too many bad rounds in between the good rounds. I do not like to think about "the swing" at all while playing, and that serves me well when I am striking it purely, because I can focus all my attention on the targets and distance control. However, I had a bad experience this weekend in a 36-hole event where I was barely able to break 80 and I felt like I had no idea where the ball was going. I was hitting the ball all over the clubface (mostly heelers), blocking to the right with the driver and over-compensating and hitting clubface pulls with the short irons.
How should low handicap players bring TGM to the course effectively?
What do you better players do when the wheels fall off to keep the round from getting away from you?
Would focusing on the imperatives help? Rhythm? Steady head?
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