Do you partners need glasses ?

[richart]

Following on from the looking for partners golf balls, it amazes me how many people I play with that can't see very well, but refuse to wear glasses or contact lenses. Often they will say they can't see if they have reached the green or a bunkers etc, and the ball is sitting in full view. No wonder when the hit into the rough, they can't tell within thirty yards where there ball is likely to be.

I realise now why I am a popular playing partner. It is not my golfing ability or my natural charm, it is the fact I can see and find their golf balls for them.

So from now on unless you have perfect vision, do not expect me to look for your balls.:rant: (unless you are an Old Fart, and that will be for one weekend only)

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I wear glasses and still struggle these days especially in the sun. Getting some prescription sunglasses sorted this year I think (if the budget stretches - you seen how much they are!!!!). I can see my ball on the fairway and green after my shots, its more distance perception when it goes into the rough (becoming a less regular occurence)

 

[ScienceBoy]

I am known for my ability to spot golf balls from miles away

Mainly because I played with people 40+ years my senior

 

[rosecott]

We have at least two of our Seniors with macular degenerative disorders which gives problems in spotting where balls have gone. That's fine if you know about it and can help to be a spotter but there are clearly others who have not been diagnosed - be aware and help them.

 

[Threeoffthetee]

I wear glasses but find it hard to play wearing them, especially as I struggle in sunlight. I have prescription sunglasses but I find that this distorts my view when looking down on the ball.

It must drive my partners nuts that I struggle to follow my ball let alone theirs but there is not much that I am able to do about it.....sorry lads.

 

[kid2]

My daa cant see up close but has no bother seeing far away.......Or so he tells me.... cos im always the one stuck marking the cards.....He says that he cant see up close its too much blur.

 

[USER1999]

Following on from the looking for partners golf balls, it amazes me how many people I play with that can't see very well, but refuse to wear glasses or contact lenses. Often they will say they can't see if they have reached the green or a bunkers etc, and the ball is sitting in full view. No wonder when the hit into the rough, they can't tell within thirty yards where there ball is likely to be.

I realise now why I am a popular playing partner. It is not my golfing ability or my natural charm, it is the fact I can see and find their golf balls for them.

So from now on unless you have perfect vision, do not expect me to look for your balls.:rant: (unless you are an Old Fart, and that will be for one weekend only)

A full four ball of these drives me nuts. Why play if you can't see where it goes. Heck, they might as well play in the dark, and free up a tee time.

And frankly, I'm disappointed with the title of this thread. Very. The old gits should be better at the spelling and grammar stuff, or they have nothing to moan about.

 

[Region3]

So from now on unless you have perfect vision, do not expect me to look for your balls.:rant: (unless you are an Old Fart, and that will be for one weekend only)

Smiffy will pair you all up so that each group has only one player with bad eyesight.

The question is will the one with good eyesight remember where it went by the time they look for it!!

:rofl:

 

[SAPCOR1]

We have at least two of our Seniors with macular degenerative disorders which gives problems in spotting where balls have gone. That's fine if you know about it and can help to be a spotter but there are clearly others who have not been diagnosed - be aware and help them.

Went for a quick 18 holes today and joined Up with a nice old gent of 79. Turned out he has degenerative eye disorder and I helped him with being his spotter.

Had a good time chatting away and at the end of the round he thanked me and said it had been his most enjoyable and quickest round in a long time.

Made my day!

 

[Slicer30]

We had someone hit a drive, turn and helicopter his driver to the back of the tee box.

He went and picked it up and then asked - Did anyone see where it went?

Could have asked did he forget to put his lenses in, put instead took real pleasure in saying "yep, I seen it go right into the bushes over there lol"

 

[richart]

And frankly, I'm disappointed with the title of this thread. Very. The old gits should be better at the spelling and grammar stuff, or they have nothing to moan about.

Nowt wrong with my speling and grammer Murphy, just being so old I can't always push the keys hard enough sometimes.

 

[HickoryShaft]

My regular playing partner is the worst for this - never sees his own shots so I always spot for him to keep it moving and if I loose track of one of mine in the sun or miss hit one off line he never knows where it went!

I regularly have to tell him the exact spot where his has landed - no it's another 10 yards right on the edge of that next cut!!

He wears contacts but struggles with them a bit - lol. Then again he never sees me if I do an air shot ...............kidding

 

[Bomer]

I think I may need a spotter if I start playing, went to test the waters the other day at the driving range, I ended up looking for the bounce in the end (very white cloud on the day).

Even my mate who doesn't need glasses/contacts struggled quite alot, it was windy too. I am hoping in better conditions I will be able to see better (I am a contact lense wearer).

However, if it is a problem for me, I am going to give difference sets of sunglasses a go, maybe try those fishing polarised ones, then just check some different tinted glasses. Also I've read about chromax golf balls, anyone tried these and had better success with spotting?

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I don't wear my glasses to play golf but I can see more than 30 yrds. I can't pick out a ball on the fairway very easily 200yds away but shorter distances are fine. I hate wearing glasses to play golf and don't like contacts so as long as I can get away without my glasses I'll continue to do so. Oh, and I'm pretty good at finding balls too.

 

[NWJocko]

I wear glasses and still struggle these days especially in the sun. Getting some prescription sunglasses sorted this year I think (if the budget stretches - you seen how much they are!!!!). I can see my ball on the fairway and green after my shots, its more distance perception when it goes into the rough (becoming a less regular occurence)

Homer, get yourself to an optician that does buy one get one free, that's how I got my prescription sunglasses.

That said I wear contact lenses for golf anyway but you don't need to by the FJ MyJoy Icons of sunglasses just to help you see!!

 

[Hobbit]

I have no problem with distance vision, e.g. I could see where the balls from the group in front were finishing. But when I go to the bar I can never find any money.........

 

[need_my_wedge]

My wife is vision impaired, she wears contacts and can see close stuff, but hit a golf ball 150 yds and she has no idea. We played a round a few weeks back and I was quite surprised how badly impaired she was, many shots she had absolutely no idea where the ball ended up despite watching the ball land. Two drives into the sun were nightmares, I spotted her ball from the tee and had it located both holes, her turn to spot for me........I know I hit them well because of the feel and sound the ball made off the face, but could we find the ball....... cost me 2 shots on both holes.......