How to prepare for a tournament?

by **coogs** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:56 am

In one month, my state will be holding its amateur championships. It will be the first tournament I have entered.

What kind of training routine or program would help me get ready for tournament play?

by **AciDBatH666** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:21 am

I dont really prepare at all for tournaments. Other than i work on my putting a little more. In the tourney you'll learn a few things, Driving long isn't where the money is. "Drivin is for show, puttin is for dough"
One thing I realllllly try to work on in tournaments, is sticking to safety shots. If you play a safe round and try to end up as close to your normal score, you'll find that you'll do pretty well. When im stuck in the woods, I dont try crazy shots thru 1 foot wide holes in the trees or no crazy stuff like that.

Even if it means taking a stroke just so i can lay up a predictable putt, Im gonna play it safe so I shoot 1 over instead of 3 or 4.
If you play a consistant game, you'll see others who are trying to take highly improbable routes make the mistakes and lose strokes on you.
This is how I play in tourneys, and i find I shoot 2-3 strokes under my average game.

by **Thatdirtykid** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:56 pm

its hard to work on but the mental game. Dont try to play catch up too much. (similar to sticking to safe shots)

practice pressure situations if you can, play w/ people at or above your skill level if possible, possibly w/ some $ on it.
if you get frustrated after a bad throw, or tough luck, avoid throwing w/ out having your focus back.
Good Luck

by **Fritz** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:03 pm

The week before a tournament I Play the course the tournament is on, as much as possible. I practice my putting more, I increase my current 300 a night routine to 400-500.

The day/night before the tournament, I relax, watch some TV, hand wash each of my discs with cold water, clean out my bag, put in the tournament essentials and go to sleep around 11pm.

by **Thatdirtykid** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:25 am

I wish I had the $ to go to enough tourneys to develop a ritual (this job change really drained any spare $ I had)

by **jHarr** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:15 am

realize you can only control your own game...
you need to whistle and smile after a birdie or a bogey...
what is behind you is no matter...
play some catch to warm up, then imagine you're playin catch in the round...
take a breath before every shot, then relax and do what you know how to...
every shot is the tourney- but you can't beat yourself up for a bad one, they happen...
it ain't about being good so much as its about not being bad...
look around, you're playin golf all day with other like minded fools- have fun!

by **TexasOutlaw** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:33 am

I played my first tourny in ages a few weeks ago. I prepared by playing for 4 hours the day before. Bad idea, I am not in the correct shape to practice that hard then play a tourny.

My gf got on my case; she stated that I payed 15 bucks to play on a free course. I did come in 4th which I guess is good.

by **Weebl** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:50 am

Thatdirtykid wrote:I wish I had the $ to go to enough tourneys to develop a ritual (this job change really drained any spare $ I had)

You don't need $ to get a ritual going. Thread talking about focus, pressure, ect. Once everything is lined up don't "make the shot", you want to "excecute perfect body movements" which translates to the perfect throw.

by **Thatdirtykid** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:29 am

i was talking more in refrence to fritz's comments about washing his discs and stuff the same before all his tourneys, not about how I play.

and as for Texas paying 15$ to play on a free course, tell your GF youre lucky, the cheapest Ive seen a tourney in CO is 28$ for advanced (non sanctioned), but theyre usually around 40$

by **Weebl** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:50 am

Thatdirtykid wrote:i was talking more in refrence to fritz's comments about washing his discs and stuff the same before all his tourneys, not about how I play.

and as for Texas paying 15$ to play on a free course, tell your GF youre lucky, the cheapest Ive seen a tourney in CO is 28$ for advanced (non sanctioned), but theyre usually around 40$

Ah, my fault.

$40??? Come on out to California... $10 for unsanctioned events. All Divisions.

by **Thatdirtykid** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:49 am

sounds like a dream ;-)

. When I have the money to compete I usually feel I got my moneys worth between player packages, Prizes and fun and all...

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