better scores w/o practice

[rama5]

Has anyone else experienced better scoring w/o practice?  I shot 3 over today for the first outing this year, historically I've found the more I practice the more the bad habits appeared.

[TheBiles]

Sometimes I can get obsessed with trying to tweak every little part of my swing, so practicing a ton can exacerbate that if I’m not careful. It’s easy to try and change something new without grooving the previous change. It’s a quick way to wreck a swing if you aren’t careful. 

[AdmiralPicard]

The less I practice, the less I get upset when I play poorly. As a result, I seem to "care" less.

When I care less I score better, and when I score better I want to practice more so that I can score even more betterer, but guess what happens.

[dtx-1983]

I feel like the key is identifying your point of diminishing marginal returns with full swing practice and after you’re happy with where you are really dialing in the short game. 

[goaliedad30]

I often strike the ball better with minimal full swing practice. If I neglect short game practice though, my scores go up. I get up and down less often, and don't make as many putts in the 5-15 foot range, as well as watching my lag putting from 35+ feet get worse, which leads to three putts.

[Roejye]

I'm probably not the best barometer, but I've had my best scores without much practicing and my worst scores without much practicing, largely because I don't do much full swing practice. I don't have a lot of time, and the limited recreational funds I have, I'd rather play.

 

I will say, thinking back on my top 3 scores, 2 came where I didn't really care about scores, I was just trying out a new club and was more focused on how that club performed. The other one I was just playing a lot and in a groove. 

 

6 hours ago, dtx-1983 said:

I feel like the key is identifying your point of diminishing marginal returns with full swing practice and after you’re happy with where you are really dialing in the short game. 

I think this sums up my feelings on practicing as well.