Return to competition....

So after my last tournament(Thrills at the Mills) I decided that i really need a break from competitive disc golf. I was getting down on the sport and myself. After starting the year playing and finishing well in tournaments I got my expectations way up to a point where i couldn't meet them. It just became a drag for me to be at a tournament. Since TatM I've been playing casual golf and having fun with the game. Getting back to the roots of why I fell in love with disc golf in the first place. Being outdoors, with friends, and watching discs fly. I never thought when i first started that I would be as dedicated to this sport as I am now. It felt really really good to just go out without any expectations on what I need to shoot. I learned to let it go if i shot terribly and not get to excited if i was shooting well. Taking it one hole at a time you know? But the time has come to try and test my new found mental game. My first event back is the Vienna Open. Going down there to play some golf and hopefully i don't get back into old habit and starting getting upset with myself. I'm looking foreward to getting back into the scene and seeing people i only see at tournaments. Wish me luck!

[Pat Burke]

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