Banter,makes for a better game?

[pokerjoke]

Having played this morning with a smile on my face all the way around,i realised
it was all due to all the banter that was being dished out.
It made the game seem so much fun,and the golf was good too.
One of our four today rolled up with a brand new set of Galvin Green waterproofs.
£380 Quids worth,but i bet he wished he hadnt.
Obviously too small for him,he looked like the Michelin man,crossed with Simon cowell.
Too fat for them and pulled up to his chest.
Also one of our four was hitting his driver like a wedge,high and short,plenty of ammo
for some banter.
Are you one who likes banter whilst your playing,and have you got any good put downs.

 

[MadAdey]

I enjoy lots of good banter when having a friendly game even though we normally have a few quid on it. You just can't beat reminding your mate of the drive he hit to the right on the last hole, especially faced with an out of bounds to the right as he tees up for the next hole.

 

[CMAC]

love some friendly banter

always makes me laugh when some bloke hits a 20 yd drive and his opponent asks nicely "Does your husband golf as well?" :clap:

no disrespect ladies, just humour

 

[Basher]

It makes the game enjoyable. Can't be doing with an "uber serious" round. It's a game for pity's sake. None of us play the game for a living, so why not have a laugh and a joke whilst you play?
I have played with some right miserable so and so's in the past. No fun whatsoever. Sure, there's a time and place for having a laugh as etiquette overrides all on the course.
Nowhere in the rules of golf does it state that a jolly bit of banter is a golfing faux pas!

 

[thecraw]

Banter is something you can't buy, love ribbing and reminding a fellow forumer of an incident on the first tee at Machrihanish that happened two years ago!

 

[USER1999]

Nope. I like to golf in total silence. It is serious stuff.

May be the odd 'good shot'.

That's it.

 

[Captain_Black]

Yep, love a good laugh on the way round.
I enjoy the game a lot more & I reckon I play better with a bit of good natured banter.

 

[Hobbit]

Love it!

There's 16 of us in our fiddle that have known each other for donkey's years. The slightest error, or sign of a pompous , and you get ripped to shreds. And if you dress like the man from C&A... wear a tin hat. That said, play good golf and you'll get the acknowledgements that go with it............ after they've ripped you for it.

 

[bluewolf]

Absolutely love a bit of chatter on the way round it has to be the right people though. The old classics are great, such as telling them they hit a poor shot because of some on the end of the club, then when they look at the head, tell them that the was on the other end. But the other side to it is that when they hit a cracker they're complimented on it. Then the banter starts again.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

The weekly 3 way battle between CVG, Imurg and myself always has good banter levels

I often give them plenty of ammo, but this gets returned with interest when Imurg messes up.

see my post in the windy thread about this weeks masterpiece.

Fragger

 

[Oddsocks]

Golf with banter cannot be replaced by anything else. All person bests have come from rounds with great banter.

 

[Garesfield ACE]

Aye you cannot beat good banter/good company with your golf.I play with different sets of lads and with my work mates in particular we rip the shreds out of each other at times but nothing is ever meant as a bad put down if it actually involves the golf shot

Kev

 

[CMAC]

played with a guy once that complained I was in his eye line (70yds in front and to the right standing still) when he duffed his shot, went on about it sooooo much none of us will play with him again

 

[JustOne]

played with a guy once that complained I was in his eye line (70yds in front and to the right standing still) when he duffed his shot, went on about it sooooo much none of us will play with him again

I think I know him!

Some people are just too miserable for their own good.... take Murph as an example......

 

[Phil2511]

Definitely the banter is great, now we dont say anything before a shot but always afterwards, a few to name are

Putting, for a short putt we have 2 1 is a bon jovi after their song half way there, or 2 you dropped something, when they say what? reply your lipstick.

Or the commonly known Pitching driver, or fat shot its having steak for dinner? theres enough in that divot for the 4 of us LOL, or a thin shot is thats thinner than your hairs getting to certain ones.

Or when they blast one into the woods = what did you hit there a tree wood or tree iron on par 3 LOL

Or if you dont get your tee shot past the ladies teebox its called a beaver plus plenty more i cant think of.

 

[USER1999]

This my point, most stock banter isn't funny, witty or clever.

Come up with something original, or give it a break.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nothing wrong with banter and like others our Saturday gang can dish it out. I'm not adverse to a bit of fun in a comp too but you have to know where to draw the line as some prefer a more focussed approach and concentrate on their games. It depends who you are drawn with I guess. Some are more relaxed than others. As I've usually used my handicap quota by the 9th I'll either have a laugh on the back nine or if its a shocker and a partner is playing well just try and keep out of their way

 

[bladeplayer]

Banter and chat away between shots & holes , silence & respect when the shots are been played .. perfect blend for relaxed enjoyable round

 

[rosecott]

This my point, most stock banter isn't funny, witty or clever.

Come up with something original, or give it a break.

If you have to back into a gorse bush to play a recovery shot (as happens a lot on our course), the cry goes up "do you feel a bit of a prick?". I claim to have originated it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Banter and chat away between shots & holes , silence & respect when the shots are been played .. perfect blend for relaxed enjoyable round

Think we got the mix right pal. Plenty of banter after I three putted that par 3 and you stabbed your way to a pa at 17