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Originally Posted by ClubChamp04
Man, Scott really killed my golf buzz tonight I had dreams!!!
It's killing my golf dream buzz, but it's also making me feel a LOT BETTER about not giving it a real shot. I'm 5'5" and hit it around 280-285 when my swing doesn't suck ass. I stripe my long irons better than a lot of people I know, and I feel that I putt well enough to play with the mini-tour pros. I'll never hit it long enough to compete, and I'll never have the nerves to compete. Always underestimated is the fact that the guys out there competing have, like Scott said, been playing since they were five. They don't even know what nerves are anymore. They play to win and EXPECT to win. It's no longer a sigh of relief after the final putt is made...it's an "it's about ****ing time I have this trophy in my case" feeling now. Even playing in US Open qualifiers with the "just try to make it to the round two sectionals" mentality, my knees are shakin' the whole round. If only I could take that pressure and apply it properly to my entire game instead of just how well I putt when it counts...but alas...
I turn 30 this year. The pipe dream that I never dared to follow is pretty much over, and reading this thread has made me feel a million times better about it. Thank you Scott Fawcett.
Signed,
a washed up club pro that got out of the business and got his am status back a few years ago