Food & Drink During Round

[scrum]

Hi Folks
Am just reviewing my strategy for the 2010 season, and wondered what food & drink is best for adding to the bag for consumption during the round. I notice the pro's have bananas & water. but waht do you recommend? and when is the best time to have these (obviously when thirsty or hungry)
I am new to the forum and look forward to contributing.

 

[brendy]

Ie been known to walk onto the first tee with anything from a cup of coffee and a chicken tikka wrap to a Maccy D's bacon and egg McMuffin to a bottle of water and an apple.
To be honest, I dont remember playing particularly better with any one over the other. I certainly felt more satisfied after the B&E McMuffin though and wasnt thinking of my stomach the rest of the way round.

 

[BrianDamage]

chocolate and lucozade for me. it's usually what i drink the night before that has the biggest influence tho. When will I learn....

 

[HomerJSimpson]

As a diabetic I have to try and avoid the sports drinks and coke so tend to go for bananas, raisins and plenty of water. If it is really hot I do occasionally have a sports drink as well but not often

 

[Putting_Green_Pro]

chocolate and lucozade for me. it's usually what i drink the night before that has the biggest influence tho. When will I learn....

seconded however, it is mints instead of chocolate as i can't have chocolate

 

[gash]

Ie been known to walk onto the first tee with anything from a cup of coffee and a chicken tikka wrap to a Maccy D's bacon and egg McMuffin to a bottle of water and an apple.
To be honest, I dont remember playing particularly better with any one over the other. I certainly felt more satisfied after the B&E McMuffin though and wasnt thinking of my stomach the rest of the way round.

You look like a McDonalds scoffer in that picture. Only good for the supersize golfer I guess.

 

[Cookiesdaughtersdad]

Anything from coffee to beer or a mars to a banana, depends on the weather and how I feel.
Prefer the beer though!

Cookie

 

[HRC99]

Lots at the moment:

Thermos flask with tea or coffee
Bottle filled with some sort of squash
Original Lucozade (just rediscovered it)
Bananas
Chocolate bar

And my hip flask filled with home-made Damson Gin.

 

[Smiffy]

I have the odd Mars bar whilst I'm playing, hate bananas so no good for me. I'd puke!
I take the odd isotonic drink out with me, but keep getting told off by the missus 'cos I don't drink enough anyway. Quite often I come back from a game and still have a bottle and a half left out of the two bottles I've taken out with me!
If it's a really hot day in the middle of Summer I will just make up some lemon squash the night before and freeze it. Pop them in the bag as I leave home and by the 2nd or 3rd hole they have started thawing out so I get a nice ice cold drink all the way round. Depending how hot it is, the 2nd bottle usually still has ice in it well into the back 9.
I find the odd cigarette helps on the way round and if I've just four putted a green I've been known to smoke three or four at the same time....

 

[drawboy]

Last nights cold Donner kebab and a hip flask with some of Scotland's finest works wonders.

 

[jammydodger]

Shortbread or anzac biscuits HID makes specially for my golf and I drink just water and lots of it. Dont wait until you feel hungry or thirsty you want to be taking on liquids all the time. Food needs to have a slow release of its energy so you dont get a sugar high which will be followed by a low. The best thing really is to have topped up your energy levels a couple of hours before playing and then just light snack through the round

 

[need_my_wedge]

If you only drink when you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated. You should drink before you go out, water or isotonic, and then drink frequently during the round. In the summer I take 2 bottles of lucozade sport and take a sip at the start of each hole.

You should also eat before you go out, which I tend not to do if I'm starting at 7:30, so the bacon roll at the halfway hut is my staple, along with a bite of snickers at each tee. I'd be better off having porridge or meusli beforehand, and a banana or flapjack during the round.

 

[RichardC]

Lucozade Sport and Snickers for me.

 

[Boabski]

water or still juice and breakfast bars for me

 

[Mike_j_golf]

Hi,
You need to drink before you are feeling thirsty as u are dehydrated at that stage and for every 1% u are dehydrated your concentration drops by 10%, Chocolate should be avoided as it gives u a very short high followed by a drop in energy usually.
The best meal plan diet for a golfer would be Porridge in the morning drink plenty of water or a sports drink and a chicken sandwich and fruit and nuts during the round or if you are playing in the afternoon pasta and chicken for lunch.
Mike

 

[Robobum]

Hi,
You need to drink before you are feeling thirsty as u are dehydrated at that stage and for every 1% u are dehydrated your concentration drops by 10%, Chocolate should be avoided as it gives u a very short high followed by a drop in energy usually.
The best meal plan diet for a golfer would be Porridge in the morning drink plenty of water or a sports drink and a chicken sandwich and fruit and nuts during the round or if you are playing in the afternoon pasta and chicken for lunch.
Mike

Thanks Mike .

Meanwhile back on planet amateur hacker, it's a double sausage & egg muffin + water before an early round or ham, egg & chips + lager before an afternoon round

 

[bernix]

water and a muesli bar are always in my bag. sometimes i add a bacon and mustard roll and an apple.

 

[bignev]

Water Bananas and Flapjacks during the round, and a good breakfast if off early. and of course a quick call at the halfway house for a top up. Do agree with the keeping topped up during the round if you wait until hungry or thirsty its to late.

 

[Sneds]

water and a muesli bar are always in my bag. sometimes i add a bacon and mustard roll and an apple.

Bernix, in your sig you say your irons are mcgregor VIP 1025 MC, but the photo says CM?

 

[Midnight]

Hi ,

I carry anything thats left in the cupboard at home , if I can sneak it pass the other half. If not I have anything unhealthy from a cafe on the way to the club. Also I acrry a bottle of water that has been in the bag since the last round.

Cheers

Midnight...