duncan mackie
Money List Winner
absolutely
I have noticed some correlations between other elements and dress, but definitely not handicap/capability.
Do you care about how you look on the course?
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absolutely
I have noticed some correlations between other elements and dress, but definitely not handicap/capability.
HawkeyeMS
Ryder Cup Winner
So if I turned up on the range wearing black stromberg golf trousers, a yellow under armour polo and a pair of footjoy icons, would I look as silly as this guy? Just trying to get a picture of what silly is?
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Seriously mate just let it go, because this is getting SILLY!
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
How can you possibly look good with such a strong right hand grip??
.......and if you can see past the trews that's some lock you have on those knees. bet you wear the heels of your golf shoes out first!!
HawkeyeMS
Ryder Cup Winner
Sorry, I thought this was a forum where people had discussions about stuff, my mistake
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
Well, back in the 1950's to 1980's if club golfers wore flash clothes you really had to be a good player. A poor player wearing flash clothes was taken to be a fool.
Around the time of 'Loadsamoney' that got completely turned on it's head. The good players were distinguished by their sober dressing. Still tends to apply today. At my club anyway.
Fader
Tour Winner
I get hawkeyes point in that whats silly about a guy maybe wearing a Nike polo, nike trousers, nike shoes. It being suggested its silly because its just the range and not the course, but in reality its no different to the guy in the next bay wearing designer brands in Diesel Jeans, Nike Trainers, Fred Perry Polo etc. It just seen as silly because one is actually wearing golf attire and the other is dressed down but the fact remains both wearing designer brands and could be construed as overly make a fashion effort.
Theres a simple answer to all this range dress code ettiquete to be brought it : Shell Suit, Fila Trainers and a bag of old junk clubs picked up from the local bootfair. Sorted :thup:
Shiny
Head Pro
I am going silly at the charity society day I am playing in later this month. I ebay'ed some plus fours, long socks etc.
I await the incoming..........
I await the incoming..........
Fader
Tour Winner
We need to see the evidence of this.. I'd love to turn up and play like that, perhaps we can get an old school GM meet that no-one can play in unless wearing tweed or plus 4s
Canary_Yellow
Journeyman Pro
I tend to wear golf clothes at the driving range (although actually probably jeans with a golf top and my golf shoes) as I like my practice to be as much like actually playing as I can.
That said, I have an understated style of golf dress in any case, so I don't look silly (or any sillier than normal at least!).
I don't really care what anyone else wears, or what or I wear either - so long as it's within the dress code for the place that you are in (just as a matter of respect and courtesy rather than me being a snob), then I say live and let live.
If someone wants to wear a Ricky Fowler Sunday number, while playing off a handicap of 28 and only managing an average of 10 stableford points per round - I couldn't care less. If they enjoy it then good for them.
That said, I have an understated style of golf dress in any case, so I don't look silly (or any sillier than normal at least!).
I don't really care what anyone else wears, or what or I wear either - so long as it's within the dress code for the place that you are in (just as a matter of respect and courtesy rather than me being a snob), then I say live and let live.
If someone wants to wear a Ricky Fowler Sunday number, while playing off a handicap of 28 and only managing an average of 10 stableford points per round - I couldn't care less. If they enjoy it then good for them.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Just seemed you was getting abit upset mate that's all.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Not bothered about looking flash and 'on trend' as is just isn't me. But I'd rather not look stupid - the golf can do that for me.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
Are you a member there? Lovely course, so if you are, well done!
HawkeyeMS
Ryder Cup Winner
Not at all, just trying to establish how wearing golf clothes to a golf range to hit golf balls is silly
harpo_72
Journeyman Pro
This a confessional thread for metrosexual men, a real man takes less than 30 mins start to finish in a bathroom. My wife complains that I don't look smart, it's just you won't find any embarrassing pictures of me in what was the latest fashionable attire.. Unlike my brother who has got photos of him in the Miami Vice look, the permed mullet, drainpipes and leg warmers etc...
By all means enjoy dressing up now and looking the part but look at golfers of 20-30yrs ago laugh at them ... Because that will be you
in the future ! ( by the way white belts and trousers ... Are a little to much!)
By all means enjoy dressing up now and looking the part but look at golfers of 20-30yrs ago laugh at them ... Because that will be you
in the future ! ( by the way white belts and trousers ... Are a little to much!)
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
Yet another thread about golfers talking about looking smart, flash and on trend. When asked 100 people which group of sports people are the worst dressed, and the top answer was golfers
There is a huge amount of snobbery in golf about how you dress and how it should correlate to your ability. More so than in any other sport. Also I think that how you look seems to have way too much importance and influence in golf, ergo all the dress code rules that are so prominent and create so much impassioned debate.
How I dream of the day where golf clubs say something like 'We would like it if you wore blah blah blah, but wear what you feel comfortable in and what you feel is appropriate to play golf at this club, as the most important thing is to enjoy your golf and feel comfortable'.
Then people could get on with enjoying the game and we would get rid of all the frankly ridiculous amount of snobbery regarding who can wear this, what you can't wear, are the clothes too loud, shorts too long, socks not white enough, short tucked in etc etc
There is a huge amount of snobbery in golf about how you dress and how it should correlate to your ability. More so than in any other sport. Also I think that how you look seems to have way too much importance and influence in golf, ergo all the dress code rules that are so prominent and create so much impassioned debate.
How I dream of the day where golf clubs say something like 'We would like it if you wore blah blah blah, but wear what you feel comfortable in and what you feel is appropriate to play golf at this club, as the most important thing is to enjoy your golf and feel comfortable'.
Then people could get on with enjoying the game and we would get rid of all the frankly ridiculous amount of snobbery regarding who can wear this, what you can't wear, are the clothes too loud, shorts too long, socks not white enough, short tucked in etc etc
cookelad
Tour Winner
Yet another thread about golfers talking about looking smart, flash and on trend. When asked 100 people which group of sports people are the worst dressed, and the top answer was golfers
There is a huge amount of snobbery in golf about how you dress and how it should correlate to your ability. More so than in any other sport. Also I think that how you look seems to have way too much importance and influence in golf, ergo all the dress code rules that are so prominent and create so much impassioned debate.
How I dream of the day where golf clubs say something like 'We would like it if you wore blah blah blah, but wear what you feel comfortable in and what you feel is appropriate to play golf at this club, as the most important thing is to enjoy your golf and feel comfortable'.
Then people could get on with enjoying the game and we would get rid of all the frankly ridiculous amount of snobbery regarding who can wear this, what you can't wear, are the clothes too loud, shorts too long, socks not white enough, short tucked in etc etc
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SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Yet another thread about golfers talking about looking smart, flash and on trend. When asked 100 people which group of sports people are the worst dressed, and the top answer was golfers
So don't dress 'golfer' - try and dress tidy. I have to wear white socks with shorts and I cannot wear 'sports' type shoes (so it's 'normal' shoes) at my club - probably the case for any traditional members club. My wife detests this look and thinks it looks awful. I'm never allowed to dress like that normally - she would almost refuse to be seen out with me and would keep her distance if we had to go into town.
Each to their own.
I prefer to look smart ish, I wear shots a lot and sometime they can look a bit out of place if everyone else is in long troos.
as for looking the part, the two guys i played with in the comp last weekend were both off +1.
one was wearing a nice white Polo shirt, green trousers and white belt with matching white shoes, he looked very smart indeed.
The other chap, a stained shirt and dirty cargo shorts with dirty shoes... scruffy bugger
I prefer to look smart ish, I wear shots a lot and sometime they can look a bit out of place if everyone else is in long troos.
as for looking the part, the two guys i played with in the comp last weekend were both off +1.
one was wearing a nice white Polo shirt, green trousers and white belt with matching white shoes, he looked very smart indeed.
The other chap, a stained shirt and dirty cargo shorts with dirty shoes... scruffy bugger
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Not at all, just trying to establish how wearing golf clothes to a golf range to hit golf balls is silly
If some one turned up at the range or even on the course wearing this I would think they look silly. Ricky can pull the look off but any one else just looks a wannabe IMO. Nothing wrong with looking smart tho.
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