Performance is the enemy

What do I mean? Well it's golf, I'm afraid.

I like a bit of competition and find it motivating. But I've noticed recently that focusing on my score is slowing down the improvement in my golf. I had a lesson with the pro this morning and we changed one or two things. I can see they work and I can see why they work. I was pretty pleased actually.

So I go out to play one or two holes and wouldn't you know it ... put a flag in my eyeline and the desire for a score overwhelms the desire to improve.

The bottom line is you can't learn if you're scared to make a mistake.