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Post by bruce on Jun 10, 2016 6:35:07 GMT -5
I see the direction that TGCTours wants its players to head in, but my question is do we all reach a point where we stop improving ? I'm in C now but will probably end up in D eventually. Theres no way I can shoot -12 to -15 under a round to make the top ten.My problem is I seem to keep getting bounced between C and D. So my question to those who read this, more towards those who are in a similar position to me, Is would you be happy to just stay in one Tour ? Granted it would be nice to improve, but there are those of us who've reached our plateau, and thats at the level we're going to play at all the time.
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Post by rod81simo on Jun 10, 2016 6:52:23 GMT -5
I see your point, I'll try put it in perspective, I'm on the Euro, I make most cuts, I'll never win an event, I'm in effect stuck on a plateau too and I love the thrill of the competition, on the bright side you've got an upside so strive to get there! All the tiers are tours in themselves so enjoy the competition for what they are
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 7:03:02 GMT -5
I see your point, I'll try put it in perspective, I'm on the Euro, I make most cuts, I'll never win an event, I'm in effect stuck on a plateau too and I love the thrill of the competition, on the bright side you've got an upside so strive to get there! All the tiers are tours in themselves so enjoy the competition for what they are I'm in the same boat as Rod.......hopefully not the Titanic Anyways, I used to contend, now I don't, but the question after each event is "Did I enjoy myself?" The answer is 100%YES and that's all that matters to me. Having fun trumps being competitive, at least that's the way I look at it.
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Post by hammo24983 on Jun 10, 2016 14:57:16 GMT -5
The way I see it if you are happy and enjoying yourself at that level then that's all that matters. If you aren't happy and want to improve then work out ways to get better. I started at cc-d and didn't come close to winning anything at that level to begin with. I personally decided that I wanted to get better so I started asking the good players questions and reading the forums to find ways to improve. Once again, if your happy with where you are at, then that's all that matters, but I don't believe that you have "plateaued".... I have no doubt that if you really want to get better, then you could :-)
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Post by shoey101 on Jun 10, 2016 15:44:25 GMT -5
I think if you put in the work and practice you can get better. But the minute you start to let up the people behind will catch quick. I went about 15 months without missing a cut on the euro tour but haven't had time to practice the last 2 weeks and have missed 2 straight cuts. Still enjoy playing even tho I haven't been any good recently.
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Post by BillySastard976 on Jun 10, 2016 16:00:49 GMT -5
It takes time. I've had the game 8/9 months,maybe 18+ months less than many.
In answer to the opening post - nobody has to improve but anyone can.
Plateau's come and go,a real plateau would come perhaps after three years of trying - what most people have are little sticking points.
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Post by SmilingGoats on Jun 10, 2016 19:53:44 GMT -5
I would say that the aim of TGC Tours is about giving people the opportunity to play with similarly skilled players in a tour environment. Certainly the opportunity and rewards are there if you do improve, but no one at TGC Tours has ever requested that someone improve.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 20:46:50 GMT -5
Except me. And boy, were they disappointed.
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Post by ErixonStone on Jun 12, 2016 0:34:53 GMT -5
The OP has started a number of threads now suggesting that players in CC remain in a given tier more permanently. He wants to remain in CC-D when he does well instead of earning an exemption to CC-C where he feels he cannot win. He feels he is being "asked to improve" by TGCTours because he keeps getting moved up a flight when he has a good tournament.
I dunno - if all the people who started in CC-E stayed there instead of being moved up, CC-E would be a crowded, competitive tier.
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Post by BillySastard976 on Jun 12, 2016 1:51:37 GMT -5
Ah,is that it. Quite a pathetic reason - let's be honest. I suggest he drives the occasional ball into the lake,thus ensuring a lifetime in his tier. Of course,he better not still win
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Post by fuzzymayonnaise on Jun 12, 2016 8:33:16 GMT -5
I would much rather put my skills to the test, grind it out on the Euro tour and be working just to make a top 25 finish, than play a lower tour and maybe get my first win. I don't understand the mentality of having to win even though it didn't take my best. It's like me playing chess with my 10 yr old daughter and then bragging that I beat her.
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Post by champ39 on Jun 12, 2016 10:18:52 GMT -5
I would say that the aim of TGC Tours is about giving people the opportunity to play with similarly skilled players in a tour environment. Certainly the opportunity and rewards are there if you do improve, but no one at TGC Tours has ever requested that someone improve. You've certainly got the tours right in my book. I have just spent 6 months on the PGA, I'm never going to win up there, that's not the point. I spread my tour rounds out through the week, get to watch the leaderboard, see what I need to make the cut, achieve a decent finish etc. There are plenty of "rivals" at my level to compete against to make it fun. It's those 40 odd players that are at a much higher level that pi$$ me off haha. My average finish is 39th place, almost 18 strokes behind the winner.
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