After playing in two PDGA events in consecutive weekends I was able to gather quite a bit about myself. Having only played in just over a half dozen PDGA events there is still a great deal to learn but I have found my biggest fault. I struggle from playing inconsistent and making poor shot selection when I feel pressured. Should I feel pressured? Am I putting more pressure on myself than I should? My answer to the questions is yes to both. Being pressured is fine and I should feel it in rounds and learn to manage that pressure and turn it in to a mentality that helps me push forward. Now I will say I put too much pressure on myself playing at courses I know how to play and just making poor decisions when I know looking back what I could have done.
Both tournaments were small C Tier tournaments playing two rounds in a day. What I have found in both of my opening rounds I start hot and am in good shape but then find a stretch of a couple of bad holes and put myself in a hole that I find it difficult to get out of. I will then go out and shoot a solid second round that only if I would have played smart and not found myself in a bad place round 1, I would find myself in a position to place. But with all of these "what if" moments I know that I can do to improve, and remove these from the scenario.
My practice has taken a shift from less round play to more field work. Working on my technique with different shots and different discs. Fine tuning my play style. Understanding what shots have a higher success rate and what discs I need to trust in different situations. My putting has come a long way and will always need work but I have found a great deal of confidence outside the circle, but the biggest problem is finding comfort just inside the circle. Just really a total confidence in putting in general but everything has improved which is a good sign moving forward.
Tons of work ahead.
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