Golf is a mentally challenging game I have come to learn. Sometimes it makes me happy, sometimes it makes me mad, sometimes it makes me nervous and sometimes I just can’t figure out why I hit so well one day and not the next. I want to be able to play golf for the rest of my life, and hopefully play on the PGA Tour when I am older. I have had, and am still working on it, to learn not to lose my cool over one bad shot. We all have bad shots, even the Pro players never play a perfect round. When I have a bad shot, I try to forget about it and focus on the really good shot I am going to make next. I have found that some of my best shots happen after I have hit a bad shot if I do not focus on the bad shot.
My parents have told me a few times that it is not fun to play with someone who is having a bad attitude, and I agree! When I have played with other kids who lose their cool, it is harder for me to concentrate on my game. I do not want to mess up my own game, let alone someone else’s game. I try to always remember that I will have another shot, that no one is perfect and to just keep trying!