Club throwing have you ever done it?

[Backache]

Looking at the discussion on Clark and people saying you should never throw clubs its unprofessional.
Whereas I can agree with the sentiment most folk I know including myself would admit to having on occasions when their game is going badly chuck a club on the ground even if its many years ago.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Yep thrown a club towards my bag a few times

 

[Imurg]

No
Never...

One or more of the above may or may not be true

 

[Springveldt]

Currently have a 58 wedge in a state of disrepair due to a throw the other week. Need to get one of my mates to fit the new shaft for me.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

No, never, not even thought of it. Not my thing.

 

[Orikoru]

When I was younger, and worse at golf, unfortunately yes I probably did it far too often. Now that I have more expensive clubs, the worst I'll really do is toss it towards my bag in disgust rather than a full-out violent throw. Don't know if that still counts. Well actually, last year was a bad year for me golfing performance wise, and I probably did hurl a club once or twice.

I would say more often than not it would be a wedge. If I slice driver OB, it's annoying but not wholly unexpected, plus chucking a driver would be very very expensive if you break it - I don't think I've ever done that. But knifing a wedge shot 60 yards over the green is particularly infuriating and hole-ruining, so that's probably the most likely time for club-chucking.

 

[The Squirrel]

Throw like club flying through the air across the fairway? Genuinely no. With all the practice I get at reacting to terrible shots I’m an expert. I’d say it’s more a let the club fall to the ground in disgust, shame and defeat. That and the slam into the bag with higher than necessary force

 

[Backache]

Throw like club flying through the air across the fairway? Genuinely no. With all the practice I get at reacting to terrible shots I’m an expert. I’d say it’s more a let the club fall to the ground in disgust, shame and defeat. That and the slam into the bag with higher than necessary force

I've never chucked a club across the fairway but chucked it on the ground next to me,I plead guilty, not something I do very often though when I was younger my golf bag got a few holes in exasperation.

 

[Mel Smooth]

Be twirler not a hurler.

#PlayBetter.

 

[Klimski]

As a young man, in a summer golf tournament I hit three balls in a small lake at a par 3 hole. Then hurled my 7 iron in afterwards. Then heard a stern voice behind me, it was my dad in the next flight: "Now, go and get that iron." I waded through the lake and found it. Never threw a club again.

 

[Beezerk]

No, never, not even thought of it. Not my thing.

This, throwing clubs is a sign of immaturity IMO, surprised I haven't thrown any then

 

[Klimski]

Oh and I once threw a wedge at my bag (not in anger, but absent mindedly) breaking my smartphone that was in a pocket....

 

[JonnyGutteridge]

I’ve never launched/hurled a club randomly, but I have thrown a couple of wedges back towards my bag in disgust….

I also snapped 2 clubs in almost back to back rounds about 6+ years ago out of frustration/anger. The 2nd club snap was after a poor approach into 18, I didn’t know I’d bent the shaft until I got my 6 iron out in my next round and addressed the ball… and it was a bit wonky

 

[Mandofred]

Yep......and it sure feels good. I've been known to swear as well......

 

[Golf is fun]

No, I have self control.

I have heard it's a good training technique though, so maybe I'll try it out (not) in anger some day.

 

[chico]

When I was about 10 my mates and I were playing round the back of some derelict houses and one of them found an old golf club. He decided to randomly throw it just as I stood up from behind a wall. Bang! Caught me square in the forehead. I remember trying to write my name in blood on our doorstep as my mum answered the door. The scream she let out could probably have been heard streets away. Never noticed what club it was but felt like a Slazenger 4 iron.

 

[venger]

Once, by accident. Hooked a tee shot into the trees, swung the club again in anger but it slipped out my grasp and went straighter than my tee shot.

 

[rudebhoy]

Have got a mate who does it all the time. How he has never broken a club is beyond me.

 

[Springveldt]

As a young man, in a summer golf tournament I hit three balls in a small lake at a par 3 hole. Then hurled my 7 iron in afterwards. Then heard a stern voice behind me, it was my dad in the next flight: "Now, go and get that iron." I waded through the lake and found it. Never threw a club again.

At least he made you go get it and not go in after it himself like Haotong Li's mum.

 

[JayB]

Never a full on launch but have thrown my driver a short distance into a hedge behind our 10th tee and walked off, chucked everything in the car, cancelled my membership and didn't play again for a couple of years.

In my defence it was during the absolute lowest point in my life where I was pretty much in the middle of a mental break down.