Bad moods in meddles

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I was wondering, how does your playing partners mood affect your game in a meddle?Reason for asking is I had a bit of a mare on Saturday and made no attempt to hide my disgust.With hindsight, I think it might have adversely affected my playing partners and I'm a wee bit concerned tbh.

So, put my mind at ease ( or push me over the golfing etiquette edge), does your moaning,expletive using partner put you off, amuse you or neither?
 
Good question that - especially as you'll get a few negative replies!

I play a lot with a mate, a few months back i had to ask him to stop chucking clubs and shouting at himself as it was begining to get to me - was getting unpleasant walking the first few holes just waiting for him to get angry.

Also, in our club champ, one of the other guys who would be regarded as having a chance at winning played terribly and was about 15 over in the end, his constant anger really put the rest of the 4ball off and we all agreed at the end that it was a bit disrectful - why let your own anger/dissapointment or whatever, impact on the performance and chances of any other player. To me, that seems very unfair

i'd be really quite upset i think if i thought that my behaviour had led to others not wanting to be in my group.
 
Poor behaviour on the course (and by poor I mean effing, blinding and club throwing) is unacceptable in any form of the game, but more so in competitions.

You simply have to show respect for your playing partners. I would be seriously p*ssed off if I ever played a competitive round with someone who was constantly losing their rag.

I remember sharing a buggy on tour a couple of years ago with one of my best mates, and all he did for 4 1/2 hours was gripe and groan. It ruined my day at a quality golf course, and I told him so.
 
I use to be pretty bad more in frustration at my own inability than anything else but I am pretty good now. I don't chuck clubs very often any more and keep the swearing down to under breath. Maybe I'm getting too use to hacking it to have the same effect.

I've played with a few cursers and throwers in my time and it can be off putting especially if its a drawn comp and the group doesn't know each other too well. I'm getting too old and lifes too short to let a white ball going in the wrong direction overly worry me now. 2010 has been the year of hit it, find it and hit it again and for the most part I'm enjoying more and I'm probably better company to play with rather than the insular must grind a score regardless world I use to inhabit
 
I know it affects me. I play my best golf in a positive environment with people who are either much better than me so their shot making is an inspiration, or people who are really positive and congratulate you on a good shot and tell you not to worry when you hit a bad one. I had a mare on Sunday and my playing partner was constantly down on himself and I think it rubbed off on me.

That said I need to get better at concentrating on my own game and not letting outside factors influence how I play.
 
I threw a club during a competition a week ago in frustration as some really rough ground had not been GUR'd and it cost me 3 or 4 shots. I rarely show frustration on the course and profusely apologised to my playing partners immediately. Thes are guys I play very regularly with and I felt really out of order. I did get the ineviatable "are you going to throw a provisional club in case you dont find the first one?"

Chris
 
Doesnt really bother me. Sure, i'd prefer a bit of banter and a good laugh on the course, but so what if someone is short tempered, people deal with things in different ways.
 
I played like an absolute wally at the weekend in our club championship - so bad that it really got me down. The guy I was playing with was playing fairly well. I realised that my hacking might have been having an adverse effect on his game so I decided that I'd encourage him and not worry too much about my game.

I'll get my reward in heaven...... :o
 
so I decided that I'd encourage him and not worry too much about my game.

I'll get my reward in heaven...... :o
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Us Eagles men are just saints(and I dont mean Southampton fans)!!


Chris
 
Bad behaviour really meddles with my mind :)
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Same here....I know that as a player i should block all this out but its hard at times.......
One of my younger playing partners is a devil for loosing the cool....He's not playing the game long and everything about his game annoys him....At times much to my amusment......But what i see causing him problems also affected me learning and it affects most golfers learning the game......The fundementals......Iv tried telling him about how the grip works and how important alignement and posture are but i was flogging a dead pony :cool:
 
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