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I need to focus on what lies in my power of control. I just got done with an awful round of golf. Once I swing I lose control of the ball. What I can control is in my swing. After that it’s up to the elements. Sometimes I get lucky other times I don’t. I had an interesting shot on one hole where I hit it through a set of trees. Once it hits the trees the ball can go anywhere. Sometimes good sometimes bad. I try not to get upset at outcomes, because I had some good ones today. A couple of those outcomes came when I accepted that the greens weren’t in the best shape and my ball could go anywhere. I let go of trying to control that and just put a good swing one the ball with the putter.