Personal Narrative: The Game Of Golf

It took a golf psychology book to teach me how to improve my own thinking which would lead to improving my golf game. When things start going terribly wrong on the course, you should never ever get depressed and down on yourself. You need to develop a mental image that envisions things going right. This imagery has much more power than you might think. It is along the same lines as the power of positive thinking which is a popular yet truthful catch phrase, especially on the golf course. Almost every successful pro prepares himself mentally for the game through this effective visualization technique.

I did not care much about golf before I decided to come to United States, so my score was not good enough for competing. Although I had several achievements during my freshman year, I knew that my scores, usually ranging around 100, were average for my age and not remarkable. After this first season in Tallulah Falls School, I found a new determination for the sport. I practiced hard during the next summer and prepared for my sophomore year. The golf course had become my second home. When the sophomore season started, I was ready to improve my golf skills and also make some great friends. I started loving this sport with my fantastic teammates, who improved a lot-some from knowing nothing about golf to finishing eighteen holes in a match. Refusing to be slack at practices, our team worked hard to continue our path of improvement-even the harshest of weather would not stop our passionate practices. I remember once, right after the snow, we played the next day. Although the snow had melted by the

When I first came to Lake Highland in seventh grade my parents wanted me to be on a team to get to know people and the only sport I knew was golf. I came to the tryouts with no experience of tournaments, hammy down clubs from my sister, and not appropriate golf attire. I tried very hard for the team, but I did I didn't have the skills to make it on. It was very devastating for me because I have never been turned down before, but I knew that I had to change. After this failure I decided that I should try harder in golf. I never did take the sport seriously and barely practiced, but after being turned down I decided to step up my game. I started to practice harder and more often by my own choice. I also started to play in tournaments, which I

Freshman golf ended miserably, but I wasn’t even close to giving up. In Arkansas golf, high school isn’t a big deal like in Football and Basketball. It’s the tournaments held by the Arkansas State golf Association that are most respected. So my golfing year wasn’t really over, it had actually just begun. So I began to practice more, and focus solely on golf. It seemed the harder I practiced, the worse I got. I was trying too hard, and playing badly in tournaments. It was extremely heartbreaking. This was the only think that I had complete confidence in and I couldn’t

It was a Monday morning on June 13, 2016 and I was not ready for what was to come of today. I was practicing for my tournaments all summer long and this day was the day for me to show that my work has paid off. Even though It was a qualifier into a high skilled tournament I need my game this summer to be one of my best years so I can send my resumes to coaches around the country. So now the round Is about to start and I was nervous. Playing against kids much older and much stronger than you is intimidating, but i knew that was not supposed to change what was going to happen today. This golf course is a tricky one with lots of trees and hills but that should change my mindset of trying to win this qualifier. And we were off, I striped my drive

Once, a very long time ago, Vincent Van Gogh was said to have drunk yellow paint, hoping to gain happiness. Three years ago, I joined my school’s golf team for the same reason. I found myself isolated at school, realizing that I was pushing school work over my social life during my sophomore year. It was when I desperately struggled to surround myself with positivity that I found myself at the Santa Teresa Golf Course. The first few practices at a sport I had never touched was more upsetting than enjoyable. Unexpectedly, golf requires a mentality where the confidence to overcome obstacles is essential to successive progression in the sport. Being compared to my older sister at home, and then struggling to fit in at school, made self-doubt a

Through this experience I learned to keep calm in situations that may not be the best to be in. But I also learned that no matter what the stakes are that your are playing under, you should always try your best to stay positive and play your best. Meaning sometimes you will not do your best and you need to learn to get through those tough times. This experience showed me how to deal with future sports events, and just stressful situations in general. But overall, I not only gained a new friend, but I also obtained a new life skill for my golfing

The one thing I buy regardless of cost is to visit the Masters golf tournament at Augusta, Georgia. The first reason is I enjoy the history. I hear about legends like Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player. I listen to Jack Nicolas’s best round. The second reason is the beautiful scenery. I like seeing the beautiful trees and flowers overlooking the golf course. I like seeing the gorgeous greens. Next, I would want to see the opening tee shot. It’s a tradition for many years. The starters are very famous and they won the Masters many times. Another reason is to see Tiger Woods. I enjoy seeing him because he’s very famous. He has won this tournament five times. His first Masters win was in 1997. Additionally, the tournament is in April. April is when

Golf has been a sport that has been with me since I was five years old. Over the years, I’ve moved from place to place, meeting new people who helped advance my game in one way or another. Now, I am part of the Desert Vista Varsity Golf Team for the fourth and final year. That being said, there is no possible way I could have gained this position without the help of my coaches.

Every time I tried to hit the ball I ended up topping the ball and not hitting the ground or hitting the ground too much. I was starting to become less confident in myself and quite angry that I could not hit the golf ball. After every shot I took a practice swing and a deep breath hoping that I could finally hit the ball nice and straight, but that wasn't working whatsoever. I was losing my mental focus and could not get it back so I was anxious to go spend time working with my coach on my mental

I had a feeling that “Today was the day to go low” with the conditions of play being extravagant. After making a birdie on the first hole, my confidence excelled too fast. Eight more holes went on and I was making birdies, pars, and bogeys. I ended up even par after nine holes. The sun was getting to me all day and felt exhausted after walking the front nine. All I could hear after the front nine was just the song in my head to keep my tempo and rhythm on track for another nine holes to come. The song is the beat to Doses and Mimosas by Cherub. I have shot even par before on nine holes, but never eighteen, so I got a little excited and lost focus. In golf, if you lose focus, then you are going to lose the round in any kind of way. On the next couple holes, I made bogeys that could have been pars easily. I had to make some birdies quick to shoot a good score for the tournament. I had the chances on a couples holes, but I came up short in the end. I bogeyed the last hole to shoot 75 on the day. The score felt good on my account, but was it good enough to keep moving on in the postseason. After the round, I went to the scoring

Playing golf provides many positive opportunities for me. For instant, a good sportsmanship provides guidelines that generalized to my lifelong achievement. I have learnt not just how to hit a ball but more life lessons while taking this course. Coach teaches me much about being disciplined. Whether it was to do my assignment on time or work out on field, I learned how to discipline myself in a manageable period to accomplish the goal.

Two summers ago, I trotted onto the 18th green, up one stroke in the tournament. It felt incredible, all my hard work was finally going to pay off. I had a 2 foot putt with no break, a putt I could make a million times over in my sleep. I placed my hands onto my putter as they gradually started to shake and tremble. I felt my stomach tighten as I realized this “gimme” putt was nothing I could have ever prepared for. I was ready to get my first tournament win. My hands still wavering, I brought the putter straight back and through. It felt like an eternity as my ball inched closer and closer toward the hole. But instead of reveling in the clink as the ball hit the bottom of the hole, the ball took a left hand turn, hit the edge of the cup, and settled a measly inch or two from the hole. I tapped in and walked away, devastated that I had just lost the tournament. It was as if my countless hours of preparation had

While others get out off school and go home, I am headed to the golf course.I believe that one day I will become successful off of this sport, so I will keep pushing so my goal is achieved. In golf everyone has their good and bad days, I myself have bad days all of the time.For example last match I shot a forty six, and par is thirty nine.I consider that to be a bad day for myself, but I’m not gonna let that bad day stop me.I will keep practicing and stay committed.I have been playing ever since I could swing a club, while many would give up after all of that time.I have a dedication to the sport.Finally, you will have days that you play good but your team plays bad so you have to accept the failure and move on.In this sport

After nearly three hours of sprinting, perspiring, and fighting, I shake my opponents hand and admit defeat. But what he had beaten in me I had gained in mental fortitude and personality. This is tennis. The sport of tennis is widely perceived as an individual sport when in reality it is the people that stare back at you from the other side of the net that affect, distinguish, and establish your personality. Tennis has developed me into the person I am today and there always seems to be more to learn from it. And as soon as the lazy days of my junior year summer began, my phone was ringing and I was puzzled to find that it was my mom’s friend who inquired if her son could get tennis lessons from me.