How’s your Mandarin? How about your knife juggling? Tight-rope walking?
Probably not great.
And, that’s perfectly reasonable—you also likely do not expect to be proficient in these objectively difficult tasks. When we have not put in the time to practice, learn, and improve, typically we do not feel frustrated with our struggles. Our expectations are aligned with our practice.
So why is it that golfers who never go to the range, rarely practice putting, and seldom do skill drills slice their first drive, curse under their breath, and spend the rest of the round bathing in frustration? Sure, they have not performed up to their standards on the course, but is the problem related to their performance or their expectation.
There’s an old saying, “You can’t have million dollar dreams and ten dollar habits.” Golf is no different, so you have a choice: adjust your effort or adjust your expectations.