Seems like you have to convince yourself you are good enough to meet your goals for awhile before you can make that leap.
Anyone else had similair experiences with the mental/psychological aspects of the game?
I go by this: Practice lets you know what game you have. Once on the course you must trust the game you have. You have it, so why not trust what you just said?
I'll share one bad experience too. Played Valderrama some 100 times on the PC before one day managing to actually get a teetime. It was just 2 days after Ryder Cup had finished and I could not beleive it, but the course was empty. I actually had it to myself.
I went to the range just in front of the clubhose. Felt the entire world was looking as I was the only guy there. Smoked a 3-iron & was so shaken up I left it bu that, putted some & went to the tee. Hit my teeshot.
THEN I understood I was standing on the 10th tee. Unbeleivable. After playing the course soo many times on the PC.
No one in sight to I sneaked over to the first tee & hit another one.
Came back after first 9 still with butterflies in my tummy. The most increadible course I played to that date I was actually nervous over every shot.
Out to start second 9. Hit my teeshot. Hit my second. As I came up the green I realized I was PLAYING THE FIRST HOLE AGAIN.
I was stunned & could not beleive it.
Again I sneaked between the trees & eventually ended up at the 10th tee.
From then all was ok. It was an increadible experience, but I still cannot absolutely believe how nervous I must have been to start on the wrong tee twice even though I knew every hole on the couse beforehand & still do.
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