Blobbing it (Socially)

[rksquire]

If I can't score, I'll pick up - quite often the decision is made for me as someone else in the fourball will just knock my ball back! If it's early in the round and I haven't putted I might say I'm playing out to get a feel of the green.... but really there's very little point prolonging the torture for everyone!

 

[IanM]

Yep. I love watching someone hole out for a 15

 

[Imurg]

Yep. I love watching someone hole out for a 15

Clearly you have played with Fragger...

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Blob it, i dont play for scores, play for fun!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Depends on pace of play. If we are being pushed I'll pick up and walk on but if we have time I'll usually put one down from 30-60 yards, pitch on and putt out.

 

[Bamberdele21]

When I first started playing golf, 18 months ago or so, I played stroke play every single time I played. My thought process here was simple, I can only track improvement by seeing what I score over 18 or 9 holes playing in full competition rules. This got boring after a while.

These days if im playing a round of golf socially and I start to blow up on a hole, ill just blob it and walk on. Lets be honest, no golfer enjoys finishing out for triple bogey or worse, it puts us all in a bad mood, no matter what level you play at. Whats the point in playing yourself into a bad mood?

Ill stress, I keep playing if it isnt my home course and obviously in a comp I dont just NR, I would keep playing for my solid 10...


What do you do when playing socially? Always hole out or blob it?

We’ve now turned our social golf into something a little interesting as was getting boring doing stroke play as you mentioned.

No one really blobs anything cus we can all have blow ups - none of us like to admit it but we all take great pleasure in seeing eachother hole out near double figures.

We are all similar levels.

£1 a hole

£1 for closest to pin on all the par 3’s

£1 for longest drive on 2 x par 5’s

All rollovers if no winner.

Great banter during a round between us all.

The most you can lose during a round is £23 and your dignity. If someone is having a storming round they get the beers in after.

 

[Bdill93]

Depends on pace of play. If we are being pushed I'll pick up and walk on but if we have time I'll usually put one down from 30-60 yards, pitch on and putt out.

Nice to see you back Homer!