Golf Sucks
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If you have something to say, say it to my face
I believe they say 2% of golfers break 80. So that should tell you something.
There's very few things I trust less than colleagues stated golf scores from the weekend. Weekend warriors who claim to be "bogey golfers" will shoot 50+ for 9 holes playing the ball down in a league environment, guaranteed.
I golfed a lot in High School. I didn't want to go out for track, so we joined the "Golf Team." We got to the point where we were fairly decent, regularly in the 90's. I think I got in the 70's once, at my peak. This is small town Iowa, BTW.
But now I play maybe once a year, and get in the 70's now, for 9 holes . . .
I know all the unwritten and written rules and try to let people play through. So I've never had a problem with "golf guy" like the OP. But it is really hard to improve if people are going to criticize you along the way.
Kinda like teasing the fat guy at the gym. At least he's there.
But now I play maybe once a year, and get in the 70's now, for 9 holes . . .
I know all the unwritten and written rules and try to let people play through. So I've never had a problem with "golf guy" like the OP. But it is really hard to improve if people are going to criticize you along the way.
Kinda like teasing the fat guy at the gym. At least he's there.
I played in a league for a few year and this is completely correct. When I'm playing with friends we play that you can roll the ball and give anything inside 4-5 feet. When we played in league often the guys we'd play against you had to play it down and putt out everything. I was amazed how much that effected me.
I'll slice a ball into the trees, never to be seen again, and rehit if no one is behind me. I'll hit it 260 up the middle and play that ball. Do I count the sliced ball?
What sliced ball?
I don't play nearly as much as I used to, but I still play a weekly league.
In my experience, beginners are typically slower (duh) as they are going to hit more shots. They aren't necessarily the problem. 9.9 times out of 10 they are going to let you play through and be cool.
The problems are the guys that THINK they are good. Look at every putt from 3 directions, stand behind the ball and take a deep breath and visualize their shot, waggle 15 times, stand there and look at the putt they missed and explain why they missed it for 10 mins. Are these asswipes going to let you go by them? Not in a million years.
In my experience, beginners are typically slower (duh) as they are going to hit more shots. They aren't necessarily the problem. 9.9 times out of 10 they are going to let you play through and be cool.
The problems are the guys that THINK they are good. Look at every putt from 3 directions, stand behind the ball and take a deep breath and visualize their shot, waggle 15 times, stand there and look at the putt they missed and explain why they missed it for 10 mins. Are these asswipes going to let you go by them? Not in a million years.
C’mon Man. I’m not a “golf guy” the way you’re spinning it. I’m simply a guy who is frustrated by how clueless people are to their surroundings on a golf course. Probably the same people who are clueless at the grocery store.
I don’t care if someone shoots 120. 120 can be done in 4 hours.
This describes what I’m frustrated with. The person who takes 5 practice swings, waggles like Sergio, then hits a 30 yard worm burner. The same person who then shakes their head, mopes, waddles back to the cart, puts their iron cover on, talks to their partner about it for a little bit, sits back in the cart, drives to that ball, takes a couple minutes to decide which club to grab, grabs the same one, and does it all again.
Playing the ball down for events that don't mean anything is dumb. People are there to have fun, not to try and hit off bare lies. I play in a few tournaments a year and we play it down, which is obviously right, but any other time, I just feel like it's wise to have people play it up. If it matters, then I feel like the course requires it. If it doesn't matter, then who really cares?
This is what we play and we call it "ready golf". As soon as you are ready, take your shot. Unless you are directly in line with a player behind you just play the damned ball and move up. I get my money's worth hitting quite a few more shots than a lot of golfers, but that doesn't mean I have to take all day doing it.
Ready Golf was a staple. We could fit in 18 after work if we walked and played that way (along with +3 max hole score).
Furthermore, in a league, you just as well have everyone play it up because there will be guys cheating if you don't. At least then everyone has the same advantage.
My brother said this to me in the exact same situation. We were on the 7th hole.
I said, "you hit the damn ball. I am going to have a beer."
Left my clubs on the 7th, and since I drove, left him at the course.
I play for fun and NOBODY yells at me for hitting a bad shot
I'm a bad golfer, easily 100+.
But I never play a complete round because it would take forever. If I hit a good shot, I'll play from there, otherwise I'm picking up my ball while driving by in the cart and hitting from my buddy's spot. It's about having fun for me, not keeping score.
But I never play a complete round because it would take forever. If I hit a good shot, I'll play from there, otherwise I'm picking up my ball while driving by in the cart and hitting from my buddy's spot. It's about having fun for me, not keeping score.
I think there is some "spin" going on with the serious golfers in this thread - saying that they don't care if you need 5 extra hits of the ball, etc as long as you have good etiquette and are courteous to those around you. In my experience this is not at all the case - the course ranger will be on your case if you're taking too long, and the serious golfers will be pissed off even if you let them play through. As someone who has never taken the time to become proficient, it makes the game miserable.
I liked the analogy of criticizing the fat guy who shows up at the gym. At least in that case, if he can only do the eliptical at 1/2 the speed as others, and for only 10 minutes, people aren't scolding him and getting pissed off at him. In golf, the novice is harassed for not being good enough (and therefore needing extra time). This is why I will probably never play another round of "real golf" again in my life. It is a fact that each time you need to find the ball and take a stroke takes time, so the "you can be a bad golfer and play just as fast as the rest" is BS.
If someone wants to go golfing, I'll offer to go to TopGolf or skip it, because as the thread says "[Real] Golf Sucks"!
I liked the analogy of criticizing the fat guy who shows up at the gym. At least in that case, if he can only do the eliptical at 1/2 the speed as others, and for only 10 minutes, people aren't scolding him and getting pissed off at him. In golf, the novice is harassed for not being good enough (and therefore needing extra time). This is why I will probably never play another round of "real golf" again in my life. It is a fact that each time you need to find the ball and take a stroke takes time, so the "you can be a bad golfer and play just as fast as the rest" is BS.
If someone wants to go golfing, I'll offer to go to TopGolf or skip it, because as the thread says "[Real] Golf Sucks"!
I've never gotten irritated because guys sucked. I have become irritated because they sucked and were slow in ways other than just taking more shots. They take forever to hit then they piss around on the tees and greens then they spend 15 minutes at the beer cart (spending time at the beer cart is allowed, however lets make it quick and keep the creepy flirting to a minimum). I have also become irritated at scratch golfers for playing too slowly. Honestly, I've had more issues with the latter.
