keep mouth of my ball

[r11john]

Putting is a difficult aspect of the game. When the ball is on its way let's be quiet. You can move around. But please don't say its in or its going in. When you hear that rattle of the ball rolling in the bottom of the cup say what ever you want because I am happy cause its in. I am not a pro but its a niggle. So let me have my go and enjoy the craic after the action has happened.

 

[ADB]

strange what annoys people sometimes!

 

[Andy808]

We have a running joke in our group where you have to say great putt or something similar to keep putts out.
On Saturday I had a putt rolling straight at the hole when Gary called great putt mate and the ball turned hard left 6 inches from the hole to miss! I was in stitches. About 3 holes later I did the same back on a 3 foot putt and it missed in the same manner.
It's a bit of fun lighten up it's just a game of golf.

 

[TheClaw]

Why does it bother you?

I quite like it when folk say "looks good" or "get in" etc.

 

[Foxholer]

strange what annoys people sometimes!

I'll have some of what the OP is drinking!:cheers:

 

[sydney greenstreet]

Why does it bother you?

I quite like it when folk say "looks good" or "get in" etc.

Same here, I always say something similar.

 

[Fish]

As soon as you've struck the ball its open season!

"you can move around". I know I can, if your on the same line as me I'll be around the back of it quickly to see how it runs.

I'll have a large glass of the same as you please

 

[Khamelion]

Looks like everyone is on the lager, except the OP who is on bitter

 

[el marko]

Bet you're great at parties...

I really hope for your sake you don't go pro. You wont be able to handle the noise!

 

[Fader]

Wow! Just wow wonder what the OP was drinking or smoking to get so wound up at something so trivial.

Not something that has ever registered with me as an issue.

 

[Ethan]

This term 'keep your mouth of(f) my ball' appeared in the Who's Your Caddy book by Rick Reilly and was attributed to the 1970-something Masters champion Tommy Aaron when Reilly was caddying for Aaron during a practice round at Augusta and spoke to his ball. Aaron did not like him doing so.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

WOW!! What an odd thing to be upset about.

 

[Deleted member 17920]

WOW!! What an odd thing to be upset about.

Agreed, And if that bothers the OP then god help us all with all the rest of the stuff happening in the world right now!

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I talk to my ball - and sometimes it listens. I don't want anyone else whispering sweet nothings in it's ear. Mind you - though a little encouragement from a FC or PP as my putt goes on it's way doesn't do any harm I'd get a bit cheesed off if the comments started get too personal about the putt. You know - if say someone says 'something like whoa, whoa, whoa' if I hit the putt way too hard then I might get a bit irritated if it happended more than once or twice. So I'm kind of getting whatthe OP is about.