Look the part

[Smiffy]

Re the OP, whether they care or not the Manky Shoe Mob are certainly making a statement on the 1st tee... it probably says 'I care so little about playing golf with you today I couldn't even be bothered to clean my shoes'

I do tend to agree with this.
To me, it shows a total lack of respect.
Dirty clubs I can live with because they are not on show to the whole world.
But dirty shoes?
Scruffy git.

 

[North Mimms]

Lack of respect ? They're a pair of shoes!
Way too much over thinking here.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

B

Can I suggest a balacalava then...

Lol as your well aware me and hats don't work

You could always wear it back to front

I like to be smart (questionable jumpers sometimes)
But it wouldn't worry me what my pp was looking like.
I play with Imurg all the time

 

[Slab]

Lack of respect ? They're a pair of shoes!
Way too much over thinking here.

Or not enough thought

In any other sport you turn up to play an organised comp/match/fixture with manky kit what would be the reaction?
(bit of a rhetorical question as I think we all know the answer)

So why is it acceptable in golf

 

[Smiffy]

Lack of respect ? They're a pair of shoes!
Way too much over thinking here.

Lack of respect may have been the incorrect term.
But it definitely tells me something about the person.

 

[North Mimms]

Lack of respect may have been the incorrect term.
But it definitely tells me something about the person.

It might tell you something about my shoes. It tells you nothing about me.
Judging others on their appearance says something about the Judge.

And on that, I'm out.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I'm going to give my shoes a good clean before Sunday.

 

[Slab]

I'm going to give my shoes a good clean before Sunday.

& chalk up that putterface for those backspin shots

 

[FairwayDodger]

God forbid that Dress code starts telling us what to wear *under* our visible clothes

Some do, for exactly this "jeans under waterproofs" scenario.

 

[FairwayDodger]

I lived a large part of my life caring about what other people thought of me and I was the worse for it. As such, I no longer structure my existence on how I present myself, using my personal values to guide me. In this vein, I am less judgemental about others, more open to those whose values resonate with my own. Unsurprisingly, appearance on a tee box in the middle of a field does not feature highly on how I perceive individuals.

Spot on! :clap:

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

& chalk up that putterface for those backspin shots

Haha yeah, don't want to leave myself 'that' putt!!

 

[FairwayDodger]

I've got pride in my appearance...
At Least I put my makeup on before hitting the course.
How many others of you can say that...?

I wore makeup to the prize giving once, does that count?

 

[Paul_Stewart]

To quote Kevin Costner in "Bull Durham", "you look classy, you play classy. When you win 20 games in the show, you can dress like a slob and people will think you're colourful. Until then you're just a slob".

Totally agree about the impression muddy shoes can set on the first tee.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I wore makeup to the prize giving once, does that count?

It's fine Karen, I'm sure Rick carries a blusher repair kit with him at all times just in case

 

[Imurg]

So.......
Nice clean shoes on the first tee....
Walk through muddy area to get to ball.
Arrive at 2nd tee with muddy shoes
Same reaction..?

 

[Slab]

So.......
Nice clean shoes on the first tee....
Walk through muddy area to get to ball.
Arrive at 2nd tee with muddy shoes
Same reaction..?[/QUOTE

Nah, there's a game in progress, just like many other sports your kit might get dirty playing that game. (but that's ok because you can clean it after the game)

'It might get mucky anyway' certainly isn't a credible reason not to start with clean kit

 

[Imurg]

So.......
Nice clean shoes on the first tee....
Walk through muddy area to get to ball.
Arrive at 2nd tee with muddy shoes
Same reaction..?[/QUOTE

Nah, there's a game in progress, just like many other sports your kit might get dirty playing that game. (but that's ok because you can clean it after the game)

'It might get mucky anyway' certainly isn't a credible reason not to start with clean kit

So how do you know that his shoes haven't got mucky between practice ground and 1st tee..?

 

[Slab]

So how do you know that his shoes haven't got mucky between practice ground and 1st tee..?

I fear we're pushing the limits of the topic now, but where on earth is a player practicing to get their shoes in such a state (doubtless it'll happen and everyone will have dirty shoes and they'll all know why)

None of the dirty shoe gang have claimed they arrive with clean shoes but get them dirty practicing. I think everyone's been honest enough to indicate they do/don't clean before a game

 

[Piece]

Bit late to the thread. Muddy shoes on first? Not bothered. Walking off after 7 holes? Bothered.

Apart from ilness, I've never walked off a course. You just never know when good form is just around the corner!

 

[hovis]

So.......
Nice clean shoes on the first tee....
Walk through muddy area to get to ball.
Arrive at 2nd tee with muddy shoes
Same reaction..?[/QUOTE

Nah, there's a game in progress, just like many other sports your kit might get dirty playing that game. (but that's ok because you can clean it after the game)

'It might get mucky anyway' certainly isn't a credible reason not to start with clean kit

A question. Would you clean and polish your car before a 100 mile winter trip in the rain?