89.3% of Golfers Feel Scores Collapse After a Miss! Survey on Post-Miss Behavior and Psychology
Clear Co., Ltd., operator of 'Chicken Golf', conducted a survey on 300 golfers regarding their psychology after a miss shot. The results show 89.3% struggle to maintain scores due to mental disruption.
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Clear Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Tomohisa Ichikawa), which operates the personal golf lesson "Chicken Golf," conducted a questionnaire survey targeting 300 experienced golfers on their behavior and psychology after a miss shot on its owned media "Golf no Manabiya". (Survey period: March 2026)
Many golfers have probably experienced a time during a round when they made a miss shot and "couldn't switch their mindset well, causing subsequent shots to become erratic."
In golf, it is not uncommon for the score to be affected not only by the miss shot itself but also by how one thinks and acts after the mistake.
However, the current situation is that there are few opportunities to systematically reflect on the psychology and behavior after a mistake.
Therefore, in this survey, we conducted a questionnaire to find out what kind of thoughts and actions golfers take after a miss shot.
Golfers who feel that they "often dwell on mistakes," "don't know how to change their mindset after a mistake," or "repeat the same mistake during a round" should definitely take a look at the results of this survey.
89.3% of Golfers Realize "Scores Easily Collapse After a Miss Shot"
Regarding whether they feel scores easily collapse after a miss shot, 25.3% answered "feel strongly" and 64.0% answered "feel somewhat," revealing that 89.3% of golfers feel scores are prone to collapse after a miss shot.
Only 10.3% answered "don't feel much" and 0.3% "don't feel at all," making it clear that the vast majority of golfers realize that play after a miss shot affects the score.
From these results, it is considered that the collapse of the score may be influenced not only by the miss shot itself but also by the content of subsequent play and mental changes.
The Biggest Cause of Score Collapse is "Mental Disruption": Psychological Impact is Greater than Technique
The most frequently cited reason for score collapse after a miss shot was "Mental disruption causes swing mechanics to break down" at 47.3%.
This was followed by "Making risky attacks to try to recover from the mistake" at 35.7%, "Losing concentration" at 35.7%, and "Mistakes continuing in a chain reaction" at 29.0%.
When impatience and anxiety arise due to a miss shot, the rhythm of the swing is disturbed, or highly risky shots that would not normally be chosen are selected, which is thought to easily affect play judgment and movement.
In addition, while golfers with a strong tendency to dwell on mistakes often get depressed, golfers who can switch gears relatively quickly showed many positive thoughts such as "thinking about how to recover."
From this, it is considered that the impact on subsequent play may change depending on whether one feels emotionally depressed immediately after a mistake or can turn one's attention to the next play.
Since golf is a sport where the results of each shot accumulate to form a score, the psychological state after a mistake tends to easily affect subsequent shots and judgments.
It can be said that an important point in stabilizing the score is not only to completely prevent miss shots but also how to switch one's feelings after a mistake.
33.6% of Golfers Dwell on Mistakes for Several Holes or Until the End of the Round
Regarding how much they dwell on a miss shot, 27.0% answered "often dwell for several holes" and 6.6% answered "often dwell until the end of the round," showing that 33.6% of golfers have a tendency to dwell on a miss shot for several holes or more.
On the other hand, 42.7% answered "can switch in 1-2 holes" and 23.7% "can switch immediately," indicating that while many golfers switch their feelings at a relatively early stage, a certain number feel the impact of a mistake lasts long.
Because golf is a competition played over 18 holes, how quickly one can switch feelings after a mistake is considered to be one of the factors affecting subsequent play and score.
The Most Common Reason for Dwelling is "Repeating the Same Mistake"
The most common reason for dwelling on a miss shot was "repeating the same mistake" at 40%.
Following that...
Many golfers have probably experienced a time during a round when they made a miss shot and "couldn't switch their mindset well, causing subsequent shots to become erratic."
In golf, it is not uncommon for the score to be affected not only by the miss shot itself but also by how one thinks and acts after the mistake.
However, the current situation is that there are few opportunities to systematically reflect on the psychology and behavior after a mistake.
Therefore, in this survey, we conducted a questionnaire to find out what kind of thoughts and actions golfers take after a miss shot.
Golfers who feel that they "often dwell on mistakes," "don't know how to change their mindset after a mistake," or "repeat the same mistake during a round" should definitely take a look at the results of this survey.
89.3% of Golfers Realize "Scores Easily Collapse After a Miss Shot"
Regarding whether they feel scores easily collapse after a miss shot, 25.3% answered "feel strongly" and 64.0% answered "feel somewhat," revealing that 89.3% of golfers feel scores are prone to collapse after a miss shot.
Only 10.3% answered "don't feel much" and 0.3% "don't feel at all," making it clear that the vast majority of golfers realize that play after a miss shot affects the score.
From these results, it is considered that the collapse of the score may be influenced not only by the miss shot itself but also by the content of subsequent play and mental changes.
The Biggest Cause of Score Collapse is "Mental Disruption": Psychological Impact is Greater than Technique
The most frequently cited reason for score collapse after a miss shot was "Mental disruption causes swing mechanics to break down" at 47.3%.
This was followed by "Making risky attacks to try to recover from the mistake" at 35.7%, "Losing concentration" at 35.7%, and "Mistakes continuing in a chain reaction" at 29.0%.
When impatience and anxiety arise due to a miss shot, the rhythm of the swing is disturbed, or highly risky shots that would not normally be chosen are selected, which is thought to easily affect play judgment and movement.
In addition, while golfers with a strong tendency to dwell on mistakes often get depressed, golfers who can switch gears relatively quickly showed many positive thoughts such as "thinking about how to recover."
From this, it is considered that the impact on subsequent play may change depending on whether one feels emotionally depressed immediately after a mistake or can turn one's attention to the next play.
Since golf is a sport where the results of each shot accumulate to form a score, the psychological state after a mistake tends to easily affect subsequent shots and judgments.
It can be said that an important point in stabilizing the score is not only to completely prevent miss shots but also how to switch one's feelings after a mistake.
33.6% of Golfers Dwell on Mistakes for Several Holes or Until the End of the Round
Regarding how much they dwell on a miss shot, 27.0% answered "often dwell for several holes" and 6.6% answered "often dwell until the end of the round," showing that 33.6% of golfers have a tendency to dwell on a miss shot for several holes or more.
On the other hand, 42.7% answered "can switch in 1-2 holes" and 23.7% "can switch immediately," indicating that while many golfers switch their feelings at a relatively early stage, a certain number feel the impact of a mistake lasts long.
Because golf is a competition played over 18 holes, how quickly one can switch feelings after a mistake is considered to be one of the factors affecting subsequent play and score.
The Most Common Reason for Dwelling is "Repeating the Same Mistake"
The most common reason for dwelling on a miss shot was "repeating the same mistake" at 40%.
Following that...