Irritating habits

People who say "good shot" the instant you hit the ball ... and when it flies straight into the trees or a bunker, follows up with "that's unlucky".

The next time someone does that, I swear I'll do time.
 
Like Smiffy, I hit the ball and then trudge after it without thinking about anyone else. I like chatting as much as the next guy, but I also don't like playing without delay. On reflection, stomping away from my fellow competitors might appear a little rude.

As a guy who likes to encourage others, I'm also guilty of making positive comments about shots and putts before the ball comes to rest. At least once a round, I'll find myself saying 'good strike', 'nice one', 'you've got it' or 'it's in' only for the ball to end up in a bunker or lipping out the hole. Feel like a tube afterwards, but the intention is good.

I line up putts from the side, not behind as is traditional. This can be a little annoying, I guess, particularly when I have to ask others to move out the way.

Also, I probably use a lot more naughty language than I should on the course. Not shouting or anything- just finding that swear words replace other more apt adjectives. This is due to the amount of kids in my house- definitely no room to vent there!

Smoke too much as well.

Probably less eager to search for FC's balls than I should be. It's just that sometimes when the ball goes into thigh-length rough at 100mph, you just KNOW that you're not finding it and I'm loathed to join in an inevitable 5 minute ritual which will only succeed in wasting everyone's time. Walk on mate, yer not finding it in there.

There's probably 20 more I could come up with, but I'll stop now whilst there's still a couple of people on here still willing to share a round with me.
 
virtuocity said:
Like Smiffy, I hit the ball and then trudge after it without thinking about anyone else. I like chatting as much as the next guy, but I also don't like playing without delay. On reflection, stomping away from my fellow competitors might appear a little rude.
Also, I probably use a lot more naughty language than I should on the course. Not shouting or anything- just finding that swear words replace other more apt adjectives. This is due to the amount of kids in my house- definitely no room to vent there!
Smoke too much as well.
Probably less eager to search for FC's balls than I should be. It's just that sometimes when the ball goes into thigh-length rough at 100mph, you just KNOW that you're not finding it and I'm loathed to join in an inevitable 5 minute ritual which will only succeed in wasting everyone's time. Walk on mate, yer not finding it in there.
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I could have written this!!
 
I'm definitely in the camp of not searching for lost causes, whether mine or someone else's. If the rubbish is that bad then have a 1 minute look to see if you get lucky and then take a penalty. Looking for the full 5 minutes then is wasting everyone's time. Sorry.

If it findable then I will search for the full 5 with maximum effort, just not in jungles or marshland.
 
So people wouldn't help others search for a ball if there is a chance of it being lost ?

Yep that's irritating but possibly stronger than that - prob rude as well

Will always search for a ball up to the maximum time allowed regardless of where it is or who's ball it is. Plenty of times have found lost causes and then for the player to recover the situation and carry on.

If someone just stood there watching whilst PPs searched for a ball then that's just pretty poor IMO
 
Liverpoolphil said:
So people wouldn't help others search for a ball if there is a chance of it being lost ?

Yep that's irritating but possibly stronger than that - prob rude as well

Will always search for a ball up to the maximum time allowed regardless of where it is or who's ball it is. Plenty of times have found lost causes and then for the player to recover the situation and carry on.

If someone just stood there watching whilst PPs searched for a ball then that's just pretty poor IMO
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I wouldn't bother if it was two foot high soaking wet rough Phil, no.
And I wouldn't be stood there watching. I'd be walking up the middle of the fairway ready to play my next shot.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
So people wouldn't help others search for a ball if there is a chance of it being lost ?

Yep that's irritating but possibly stronger than that - prob rude as well

Will always search for a ball up to the maximum time allowed regardless of where it is or who's ball it is. Plenty of times have found lost causes and then for the player to recover the situation and carry on.

If someone just stood there watching whilst PPs searched for a ball then that's just pretty poor IMO
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I wouldn't expect anything less from you Phil 👍🏻
 
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People who use buggies as personal taxis. They sit in the passenger seat whilst the driver is taking a shot and then wait to be driven 20 yards to their ball. Upon arrival its out of the buggy with the laser. Select the club, psr and take shot. The chauffeur is still waiting and then it's both off 100 yards away to the drivers ball. Hey presto the ritual repeats.
 
Two habits spring to mind from two different people I play with.

The 1st is a lad who, around 4 times a round, walks off the green declaring that was a good par or bogey only for us to remind him that hole was a par 4, not a par 8. To which he smirks and says oh Yeh I forgot I took 3 from the tee or took 4 to get out the bunker. It's so annoying.

The other is a guy that offers obvious but stupid advice after I play a bad shot yet doesn't follow his own perils. For eg last week he topped two fairway woods in a row on the par 5 to be playing his 4th shot where I was playing my 2nd from. I preceeded to top my 2nd but got enough on it to scuttle fast to leave me about 20yard pitch shot. He eventually found the green in 7 and my 3rd shot was a similar top with the pitching wedge which ran thru the green. He then makes the 20yard dash back to where I am stood to show me how to keep my head down and not look up too fast. Argggh

Obviously I am legend and don't irritate anyone
 
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