Saturday, August 6, 2011

Getting my biking mojo back post-Bitterbrush

There's something about falling multiple times on one ride that can destroy your confidence on the trail. I ride with the Boulder Mountainbike Alliance Gurlz Ride on Thursdays when I can, and a little over a week ago we did the Bitterbrush side of Hall Ranch. I had thought I was ready for it. I had thought I had the technical skills to do at least part of it. I was able to do much less of it than I expected.

Golf is about who gets the highest score. Right?

There's something about finally keeping score that has made me play worse than ever. Golf is definitely a mental game.

As I mentioned in my last post, I kicked off the "keeping score" part of my golf game with a 68 on 9 holes at Ute Creek Golf Course in Longmont. I beat that today at Sunset Golf Course in Longmont - as in, I scored much higher. If golf were a game scored like basketball, I would be rocking it. If you take a look at the scorecard below, you'll see one reason I didn't do so well ...