So I haven't been able to write anything down since some of the craziness happened this year, but WOW how crazy it has been. I constantly find myself thinking back to where I was a year ago and if I had any idea that I would be doing what I am doing or have done what I have done. I am so incredibly thankful for the opportunities I have been given by Discmania. This has lead to me meeting some incredible people and I have been lucky to make some incredible memories.
GBO.... Huh... What a crazy ride that was. I wasn't even playing all too well leading up the tournament. I lowered my expectations and remembered that disc golf is fun. I shot my hottest round to date and ended up leading the tournament. The next round had a lot of craziness and seemed to fly by even with a rain delay and a super long backup. Considering the conditions I felt I handled it well but fell off quite a ways. But I turned it around on the final day to have a very solid finish. This experience was incredible. I had no idea what to think or how to handle any of it. I was just happy to get the chance to prove that I can be there and if I keep the right mindset I know it can happen again.
What GBO did for me was give me confidence into playing the next few tournaments and I have shown that I can keep performing at a high level, though I have also showed myself that there is still so much to learn and I am not 100% there yet, but I am close. The biggest thing I learned was how I need to approach tournaments if I want to succeed. Having zero expectations and just thinking that I am going to go play is enough motivation for me to do well. If I ever think about how low I want to score or who I want to finish above, it seems to cloud my judgement and forces me to over think and over work. When my expectation is at zero I just play and take everything shot by shot. I have recently found myself expecting more again and I am battling my subconscious to stop thinking and let things just work out, but it is never hard, we all have slumps, we all have highs, but how we manage them to keep ourselves on top is key.
I have lost sight of a lot of things lately and I am excited to get back to giving everything back to where it needs to be. I always talk about consistency, this is something I am struggling with the most, not just in disc golf, but in every walk of life. When it comes to my disc golf consistency, I feel like my game is so altered by the courses we play for tournaments and I lose sight of what I used to be doing well before and now it seems so foreign to me. The one thing I have to keep doing is throwing, always looking to get better, always looking to get more consistent.
I want to thank anyone who has supported me lately, you guys are the reason I am working harder everyday to make it. I had so much support around GBO and ever since, hopefully I can keep building on that and make a run at another tournament, but really I am just going to go enjoy this incredible game we all feel so deeply about.
There is more I want to say but am not sure how to word it all, I will hopefully be able to formulate it all for my next installment. As always thanks for taking the time for reading my blog. Keep those Putter Pants on and have the Most Fun!
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