SwingsitlikeHogan
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Hah - nearly - except I was a member of of a club in north Bristol beside the BAe airfield. When F-111 fighter bombers when taking off we had to stop what we were doing to cover our ears - the noise was staggering.
How to concentrate with an irritating playing partner?
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Hah - nearly - except I was a member of of a club in north Bristol beside the BAe airfield. When F-111 fighter bombers when taking off we had to stop what we were doing to cover our ears - the noise was staggering.
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I played at another club a couple of years back and joined up with a 2 ball. Everything was fine until we got to 1 hole on the back 9 where the teebox was near the edge of a road, not a busy one, but a bit of traffic.
Every time a car went past this one guy backed off their shot. He must have done it 10 times. Eventually he hit his shot, duck hook left OOB and he through an absolute hissy fit. F'ing and blinding, chucked his driver 20 yards down the fairway, kicked his bag. F'ing traffic this f'ing traffic that.
A proper full on meltdown.
It was a real struggle not to laugh. Just imagine the Basil Faulty moment with the car http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGfP7d7S2JM and you won't be far wrong.
Thing is he was fine up until that point, not a sign of annoyance at anything. The three of us had been laughing and joking up until that point.
His m8 just turned to me and said I think you ought to play through. So I teed off a got outa there quickish.
Every time a car went past this one guy backed off their shot. He must have done it 10 times. Eventually he hit his shot, duck hook left OOB and he through an absolute hissy fit. F'ing and blinding, chucked his driver 20 yards down the fairway, kicked his bag. F'ing traffic this f'ing traffic that.
A proper full on meltdown.
It was a real struggle not to laugh. Just imagine the Basil Faulty moment with the car http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGfP7d7S2JM and you won't be far wrong.
Thing is he was fine up until that point, not a sign of annoyance at anything. The three of us had been laughing and joking up until that point.
His m8 just turned to me and said I think you ought to play through. So I teed off a got outa there quickish.
Played in a stableford group on Saturday and there was precious little banter. They didn't seem keen to talk so held my own council. Played the week before and it was a joy with lots of banter. Don't have a problem either way. I have to be honest that I've never had a real issue with anyone really getting on my nerves and it usually takes a simple comment to curb the problem
MikeB
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I think this one wins for me, thanks for all the advice.
jammydodger
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Took a drive up to Sheringham yesterday for a walk along the cliffs (right through the course if you dont know it). sat at a bench just above one of the tees with the missus enjoying the views. Some nice folks would come past and have a chat before playing their tee shots. This one chap was getting settled in and started his back swing when the local steam train blew its whistle , it runs along next to the course and I have to admit it made me and HID jump. This old fella just smacked his drive down the middle and laughed. I guess they get used to it but it would have put me off if I was playing.
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Snelly
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That would be me. I am pretty sure I could succeed too rather than just giving it a try. Can you talk me through your routine and I will give it a go in this thread? Can I start by saying that I am already certain that you think Nick Faldo is great.
And topping 5 irons over people's heads? Oh dear. I bet you and your friends in Chelsea shirts toasted your brilliance over a pint of Stella in the bar whilst you watched Sky Sports and competed for who had the whitest trainers on too!
Are you by any chance one of those people whose television is bigger than your bookcase?
chris661
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Ha ha this has to be one of the best put downs I have read on here.
Airlie_Andy
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Did someone get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning?
My 2p worth on the guy hitting the 5 iron over the heads of the 2 people in his group is that they have knowingly assumed the risk of being hit. It sounds like they have walked ahead of a playing partner who had yet to play, when they finally realised this they moved to the side of the fairway to allow him to take his shot. Should he refuse to play his shot until they walk back down the fairway? Bravado aside he clearly wasn't intentionally trying to hit them (I hope) so the only thing he did wrong was miss hit his shot.
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Snelly
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Nicked from a recent performance at the Fringe. Not an original thought from me I have to confess. Good one though.
Same comedian referred to Posh and Becks as "Thick and Thin" which I also liked!
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Snelly
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Nope. I am nearly always a sarcastic snob.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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D'you know who gives kids a bad name these days? - P&B
Airlie_Andy
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Fair enough then.
Minhoca
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I salute you snelly.. a man that is only intelligent enough to repeat the material of a person who used it originally before you? For all the books you may possibly read you sure do lack imagination. You should try cartoons, I believe 5 year olds are very creative.
Just to clarify on your aforementioned comments... Faldo was before my time... and I do not own a pair of white trainers!
The bars me and my 'friends' go to http://www.paravanaproject.com/pages/mcqueens
I prefer Carlsberg actually... It pretty much sums my life up!
Does your pretentious behaviour make up for your feeling of 'not being good enough'?
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Snelly
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Very erudite.
richart
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Are you by any chance one of those people whose television is bigger than your bookcase?[/QUOTE]
I always imagined you had a private cinema and a library Snelly. (Where are the smilies when you need them !)
I always imagined you had a private cinema and a library Snelly. (Where are the smilies when you need them !)
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Snelly
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I always imagined you had a private cinema and a library Snelly. (Where are the smilies when you need them !)[/QUOTE]
No. Sadly not. Our house is pretty normal!
And I rarely watch television. In fact, we went for nearly 7 years without a TV at all and great it was too! We had to get one when the children started feeling left out at school during conversations about TV programmes!
We have got a library though! (insert ironic winking smiley here)
rickg
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I dont think your collection of Mayfair and Hustler counts Dave!!
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Snelly
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Right then, Darth Vega's method of dealing with annoying playing partners is the best here in my opinion, along with just teling them to shut up.
As for..
How on earth do you top a ball over someones head?
When I used to top a ball (never do it any more, honest) it used to go along the ground!
Seems like someone was trying to impress people and then realised he seemed a bit of a tool, and so moderated his experience slightly?
As for..
How on earth do you top a ball over someones head?
When I used to top a ball (never do it any more, honest) it used to go along the ground!
Seems like someone was trying to impress people and then realised he seemed a bit of a tool, and so moderated his experience slightly?
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