Funniest / best / most thought-provoking threads of the year...

[Monty_Brown]

There was a particularly passionate and well-informed debate about the ideal components of a Mixed Grill a few months back in OOB.

Shows what a bunch of finely tuned athetes we all are!

 

[bigslice]

too many to mention, homer had enough, the boy playing 6 holes with mcilroy, the person who called us peasants, and the last person to post thread

 

[HickoryShaft]

The TimGolfy threads have to be up there for sheer fun - especially the Google earth references to measure distances within millimetres and the hitting it over the fence at the range debate (plus Bobs photoshop skills) all classics.

I also enjoyed the post by Tiger calling homer to the dock.

The custom fit 'vs' off the shelf dbate has sparked a few rants - as has the DMD / GPS debate

 

[robbest3offthetee]

The most thought provoking has to be Bigslice brothers liver transplant/ sad death of his brother, certainly puts everything into perspective, Golf... Its only a game...

 

[thecraw]

Traditions thread, all that's wrong in golf and all that's correct in golf in others views!

 

[daymond]

Yes, agree about Bigslice's brother.
Yes,Timgolfy.
Phone app with a compass not allowed. Of all the stupid R & A rules that has to take the biscuit. And I don't have one.
Homers constant battle between ecstasy and manic depression. For golf that is.
The golf insurance debate.
What ball to use. As if it makes any difference.
The new look forum.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

The funniest has to be Murphs reply on the "Who would you most like to .... you know ... nudge nudge wink wink ..." thread from March 2011

For the record I have posted it below

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Re: Who would you most like to .... you know ... nudge nudge wink wink ...

What happened to Smiffy's post where he said he would give Claire Balding one.

Did he delete it?
I removed it at Claire Balding's request....

She said she couldn't possibly knock groins with a guy who looks more feminine than her.. Though thats rich for the girl who won "Best Monty lookalike", Monty himself came second and later commented that it was a fair result.



Fragger

 

[chris661]

the funniest has to be murphs reply on the "who would you most like to .... You know ... Nudge nudge wink wink ..." thread from march 2011

for the record i have posted it below

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re: Who would you most like to .... You know ... Nudge nudge wink wink ...

What happened to smiffy's post where he said he would give claire balding one.

Did he delete it?
I removed it at claire balding's request....

She said she couldn't possibly knock groins with a guy who looks more feminine than her.. Though thats rich for the girl who won "best monty lookalike", monty himself came second and later commented that it was a fair result.



Fragger

 

[chris661]

I thought Murph describing the demise of his trolley was excellent and was one of the few things on here that made me laugh out loud much to the disdain of HID

 

[Golfmmad]

the thread Tiger (I think) started summoning Homer to the dock was one of the funniest OPs I can remember. Both

Could someone put a link up for this please. Don't know how, but I missed that one.

 

[sweatysock41]

http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/showthread.php?31747-Homer-in-the-dock...&highlight=homer

You mean this one

 

[Crow]

The post that made me laugh the most this year, although it was actually in Dec 2010, was post number 39 by StrangelyBrown about a bad putt in the following thread.
The thread starts off discussing the ugliest shots in golf and then develops into a mental image that's just hilarious.

http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/showthread.php?21325-What-is-the-ugliest-shot-in-golf

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The funniest has to be Murphs reply on the "Who would you most like to .... you know ... nudge nudge wink wink ..." thread from March 2011

For the record I have posted it below

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Re: Who would you most like to .... you know ... nudge nudge wink wink ...

What happened to Smiffy's post where he said he would give Claire Balding one.

Did he delete it?
I removed it at Claire Balding's request....

She said she couldn't possibly knock groins with a guy who looks more feminine than her.. Though thats rich for the girl who won "Best Monty lookalike", Monty himself came second and later commented that it was a fair result.



Fragger

Sadly she also bats for the other team and so it makes it even less likely she'd lock groins with Smiffy although that particular image will haunt my nightmares tonight

 

[Tiger]

The post that made me laugh the most this year, although it was actually in Dec 2010, was post number 39 by StrangelyBrown about a bad putt in the following thread.
The thread starts off discussing the ugliest shots in golf and then develops into a mental image that's just hilarious.

http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/showthread.php?21325-What-is-the-ugliest-shot-in-golf

LMFAO I'd forgotten about that one. Utter genius!

 

[connor]

The post that made me laugh the most this year, although it was actually in Dec 2010, was post number 39 by StrangelyBrown about a bad putt in the following thread.
The thread starts off discussing the ugliest shots in golf and then develops into a mental image that's just hilarious.

http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/showthread.php?21325-What-is-the-ugliest-shot-in-golf

actually sat at me laptop laughing loudly at that 1! mrs looked at me so i showed her she didnt find it remotly funny as didnt know about the pass ladies tee rule to which i carried on laughing and took it back

 

[richart]

LMFAO I'd forgotten about that one. Utter genius!

Still think that is a tradition that should be kept, just don't tell StrangelyBrown.

 

[SyR]

I really enjoyed this post by EZprophet to the thread "Re: Bermuda Grass - What's all the fuss about? "
I didn't appreciate how much difference this type of grass makes to putting/chipping. It's very informative.

http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/sh...the-fuss-about&p=349207&viewfull=1#post349207

While you are absolutely right in one sense, not adjusting for playing on Bermuda grass is just plain stupid, as the difference between it and other grasses is huge.

I was born and raised in Bermuda and used to be a caddy every summer at my course growing up. Trying to get the British and American tourists to believe you when you told them a putt was going to break up the slope was challenging to say the least!!

The main difference of Bermuda grass is, as others have said, on the greens. The direction of the grain (grain being the direction that the grass is growing) can have a bigger effect on the line of a putt than the slopes and contours.

What you need to do is first work out the direction of the grain, and then adjust accordingly. Often you can tell the direction of the grain by standing in the middle of the green and looking around in each direction towards the edges. In some directions the green will look darker and spikier and that means you are looking into the grain. In other directions the green will look a lighter colour and shinier and that means you are looking "down grain".

In Bermuda the grain almost always goes towards the Ocean (or other times, towards the lowest point in the nearby area, where the water would drain towards when it rains). The grass also grows towards the sun, meaning that in areas where the pull towards the Ocean is weaker (usually greens that are farther from the water) the grain can actually change throughout the day, depending on where the sun is in the sky.

Once you know the direction of the grain you can then adjust your reading of your putting lines accordingly. As a general guide:

Putts straight into the grain will be a lot slower and even the tiniest of left to right or right to left break will become more pronounced (especially nearer to the hole when the ball slows down)

Putts straight down grain will be a lot, lot faster and will often not break at all, even when they look like they should.

Putts across the grain will just move more in the direction fo the grain. So a right to left sloping putt with the grain going across the line to the right may well be a straight putt.

Like others have said chipping is also affected hugely by the grain. If you are chipping straight into the grain the ball will check up and stop very quickly, whereas down grain it can be difficult to get and check on the ball at all.

Also if you are chipping from the fringe or something like that and the grain on the fringe itself is down grain for your chip, then you can just chip the ball normally, however if you are chipping of the fringe with the grain against you, the club can very easily get snagged and you can very easily stub this chip way short of your target.

What I used to do when chipping into the grain was grip the club a bit tighter and put a more aggressive strike into the chip with almost no follow through, like you are kind of stabbing at the ball. It doesnt look pretty but it gets the job done!!

My adice would be to give yourself a little time on the practice green, work out the direction of the grain and then practice chipping and putting into and against the grain. Also, if you do have a caddy, make sure you listen to him, even when what hes saying sounds ridiculous!!

Wow, just realised how much I've written... bit sad but hope it helps you adjust to Bermuda greens anyways, and if it does I want a cut of your golf trip winnings!

 

[brendy]

Ahh yes, the who would you thread... Some sick individuals on that thread!
http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/sh......-nudge-nudge-wink-wink-...&highlight=Monty

The funniest has to be Murphs reply on the "Who would you most like to .... you know ... nudge nudge wink wink ..." thread from March 2011

For the record I have posted it below

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Re: Who would you most like to .... you know ... nudge nudge wink wink ...

What happened to Smiffy's post where he said he would give Claire Balding one.

Did he delete it?
I removed it at Claire Balding's request....

She said she couldn't possibly knock groins with a guy who looks more feminine than her.. Though thats rich for the girl who won "Best Monty lookalike", Monty himself came second and later commented that it was a fair result.



Fragger

 

[rosecott]

I nominate "OLD FARTS v WHIPPERSNAPPERS. THE TEAMS!!"

One of the best laughs I've had - just a bit peed off that it was scheduled for the same weekend as our Captain's Away Weekend or I would have been there like a shot.

 

[brendy]

Havent read it as it doesnt apply