It’s no secret that you play a better game of golf when you’re relaxed.\u00a0 When you’re stressed or pressured, you tense up and don’t play well.\u00a0 But more importantly, when you’re stressed or pressured on the course, you’re not having fun.\u00a0 And quite simply, if you’re not having fun, then you’re missing out on the best part of\u00a0being out on the course.\u00a0Well, this\u00a0past week, I had the pleasure of playing\u00a0one of the most relaxed rounds I ever had the pleasure\u00a0of playing. It probably helped that\u00a0all of the cards seemed to be turning up in my favor.<\/p>\n
For starters, I left work early to\u00a0go play golf.\u00a0\u00a0Most times when I leave work early, it’s for a legit reason – doctor appointment, pickup a kid from school, go to a school conference or concert, etc…\u00a0 But this time, I was leaving work to go play golf.\u00a0 Who’s better than me?<\/p>\n
Second, I’m playing with someone who looks at the game the same way as I – we’re out there to have fun.\u00a0 We’ll both try to do well, but first and foremost, it’s a Thursday afternoon and we’re on the golf course instead of at work.\u00a0 The stress and\u00a0pressure are left behind with our co-workers.\u00a0 We don’t have a care in the world, and that leaves nothing but calm and relaxation – the way\u00a0the game should be played.<\/p>\n
Third, and this\u00a0is the first time I can say I ever did this – I’m wearing jeans.\u00a0 That’s right.\u00a0 I was wearing jeans and a polo to work that day, so that’s what I wore to the course as well.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It’s funny, but\u00a0I didn’t realize how much the way\u00a0you dress on the golf course can affect your mindset.\u00a0 When I took the course\u00a0wearing a pair of jeans, any thought I had of putting any\u00a0extra pressure\u00a0to do well on myself was out the window.\u00a0 All stress was left entirely\u00a0behind.<\/p>\n
What it all boiled down to was, I shot better than average, had a good, relaxing time, played at a nice, leisurely pace and enjoyed myself for a nice round.\u00a0 Now don’t get me wrong, I’m most certainly not going to get into the habit of playing golf in a pair of jeans.\u00a0\u00a0But I’m just sayin’…<\/p>\n
Swing ’til you’re happy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s no secret that you play a better game of golf when you’re relaxed.\u00a0 When you’re stressed or pressured, you tense up and don’t play well.\u00a0 But more importantly, when you’re stressed or pressured on the course, you’re not having fun.\u00a0 And quite simply, if you’re not having fun, then you’re missing out on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1963],"tags":[697,2331,22,19,478],"class_list":{"0":"post-2781","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-stinky-golfer-paradise","7":"tag-golf-apparel","8":"tag-golf-in-jeans","9":"tag-golf-stinks","10":"tag-golfstinks","11":"tag-round-of-golf","12":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\n