Anyone played well in the mist?

[toyboy54]

This afternoon was weird.Started off in weak sunlight 12.45(all winter greens).Course very soggy.Got to 3rd green when we noticed a mist rolling in from 1 side(Clyde valley/Glasgow).Stood on 4th tee..par 3 and its like 'wheres the pin??')Got to 5th tee and it was a bit surreal as we couldn't see a bloody thing(par 4 over a big dip and burn)from then on all we did was play consevative and hit everything up the middle...we were never of the fairway once!!
Got round to the 14th when the mist lifted and back to normal..tee,rough,hack out,duff,sclaff,putt,putt,putt,etc.
You all know the script!
Does this mean that if you play safely and do it well then you can score well?...or would you not prefer to give it a rip and go for it all?
I don't know anymore(from 4 to 14 I was gross 4 over and the mate was 4 under GROSS)
Blindfolds anyone?
Was a weird,etheral experience..standing in the mist,hearing voices,coming into the clear and looking down onto the town(and Glasgow)submerged in mist and we are in the clear!!!
Anyone ever done this???

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Never played in the mist. Not sure how much you can read into playing well by playing safe but probably more a case of swinging within yourself and therefore making smoother and better swings.

 

[Tommo21]

Yeh get it on the east coast now and then especially in the spring when the mist rolls in from the sea. Some parts of the course is clear other parts you just cant see 100 yards in front. Seen the mist come in and rolling only in a few feet high. It was like a smoke machine at a disco.

 

[Cernunnos]

Probably one of my favorite rounds of golf started in thick mist early one morning on the east coast. Considering the conditions played very well, though the quality of the greens did have a lot to do with this & my confidence that day.

Would recommend misty starts to anyone.

And because sight is inhibited by the conditions the other senses are hightened to compensate.

 

[Herbie]

I dont know what it is but as in an earlier thread I too had a good round in golf that at times was no more than 150 yds visibility, I have experienced the same in the past, I wonder if the level of effort and concentration increases beyond what we may naturally assume. Or is it just jammy?

I know I just play the same way and hope!

 

[Cernunnos]

I think the answer is that in poor visability the concentration is to swing better than swing more powerfully. Therefore accuracy over distance. So long as you know your general line & playing more tacticalyy to correct layup distances & points if known.

 

[TWM]

The mist does not bother me. It would need to be a real pea souper before I could hit my ball out of sight.

 

[Twire]

Couple of years ago at my old club, I played the first 6 holes in quite a thick mist, couldn't see more than about 100 yards. Funny thing is, those first 6 holes was probably the best golf I've ever played. Every drive down the middle every iron out of the sweet spot and onto the green.

The mist lifted when we were playing the 7th and my game just went t*ts up. I think it's all about playing within yourself, maybe I was staying over the ball longer as I knew I couldn't see it anyway......not sure why it all worked so well, but it was uncanny.

 

[Imurg]

Surely if you can't see more than 150 yards you shouldn't be playing?

Most of us will hit a driver 200+ yards. So you are playing blind - you can't know for certain that the group in front is out of range

 

[Cernunnos]

Imurg, you've got ears in your head too Imurg haven't you. Sound travels better in misty conditions & it takes & costs nothing to pause for a second & listen out for sounds ahead & around.

Also if you are playing in the mist its unlikely you will be taking woods out of the bag until the mist starts to clear & certainly not driver.

 

[Imurg]

But if you can only see 100 yards you can only play wedges....................................

And what happens if the group ahead are looking for a ball or waiting for the group in front of them to move?

 

[Twire]

I must say, yes it was a bit dangerous. We were keeping in contact with the group in front and behind by shouting, and belive it or not...this was a club competition. The course should never have been open realy until the mist had lifted. But in saying that, it does roll in and out very quickly, and may not of been in when the comp started.

 

[Cernunnos]

Imurg you worry too much & if they are looking for a ball you'll hear them in the mist, as I say sound trsvels better in misty & foggy conditions.

When you are playing in the mist you'll instinctively know when to make sounds & when to try to be quiet to listen. And even then you'll still be making enough sounds inbetween pauses to allow those behind to know of your presence.

I've played quite enjoyable & safe rounds where the mist is making the end of the tee box fuzzy let alone the first 100 or 50 yards. Even then you'll still be aware of shapes in the mist beyond these distances with or without sounds. You just allow a that extra 10 seconds before commiting to a shot, more than enough time to be aware of anything else ahead or to the side, or even behind

You worry too much. If playing in the mist was good enough for our Grandfathers it is good enough for us. Don't knock the experience till you've tried it, unless of course you're half deaf...! And then I'd say stay at home...lol

 

[Imurg]

Unfortunately in our Grandfather's time we wouldn't get our backside sued when we hit someone.

I think we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one

 

[Cernunnos]

True...lol.

But of course this is the UK not the USA & not everyone in the UK is quite as compensation mad...(Yet) & if you wander out in the mist to play then you are probably not the sort that caims against every tom Dick & Harry, because If you were you'll be scared about being sued yourself if you have the claim against everything & everyone mentality.

Ironic but true.