richart
Major Champion
70's please Rob.
Self-obsessed playing partners having a bad day at the office.,
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I can remember one of my friends winning a medal after a 10 on the 1st hole! The rest of his round was pretty good. Some people I know would N/R after the 10! And why do players N/R in Stablefords after a few bad holes?
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We have one who throws the odd club and strop - the swindle organiser asked him to keep the temper under control - he now stands there like Rodan and has the odd swipe with his club - just laugh at him
HankMarvin
Tour Rookie
I have experienced this on a few occasions and is one of the main reasons i try to avoid playing with high handicap golfers, my response is normally "thats why you have a handicap"
I mean how can someone complain about not making a par when they are playing off a double digit handicap.......
I mean how can someone complain about not making a par when they are playing off a double digit handicap.......
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Have expirenced it in scratch matches people have strops as well - don't think it's based on the HC of the person more their personality
SugarPenguin
Challenge Tour Pro
I think I am one of these people in the OP.
I am a nightmare sometimes. Expecting too much from myself and game etc etc…
I don’t get ragey and throw clubs around, usually just a few loud profanities and storm off after my ball and be unsociable until something goes my way. Doesn’t happen too often but its probably not nice to be around. Its all to do with me and my game, nothing to do with the PP or course etc… The end of the day golf is a sport and if you are striving to get better then people are going to have outbursts, its inevitable.
I am a nightmare sometimes. Expecting too much from myself and game etc etc…
I don’t get ragey and throw clubs around, usually just a few loud profanities and storm off after my ball and be unsociable until something goes my way. Doesn’t happen too often but its probably not nice to be around. Its all to do with me and my game, nothing to do with the PP or course etc… The end of the day golf is a sport and if you are striving to get better then people are going to have outbursts, its inevitable.
chrisd
Major Champion
Are you saying that only "double digit handicappers" have a strop, cos I've seen more strops from pretentious single figure guys who, apparently, have a divine right to NEVER hit a poor shot
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I disagree. You should play with Merv79 sometime. He is working hard to get to a plus handicap and when he hits a bad shot he just gets on with it, no outbursts or tantrums. OK, some people have to let off steam but it's not inevitable. I used to and I think my golf has improved since I learnt a bit more self control.
richart
Major Champion
Did Andy not say blast and drat one year ?
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Did Andy not say blast and drat one year ?
Yeah but he has really calmed down a lot since then
SugarPenguin
Challenge Tour Pro
Yeah but he has really calmed down a lot since then
He sounds like a tyrant.
Theres one thing to control your emotions but if you keep bottling them up then one day you will set your clubs and gear on fire and probably mow your PP down in a buggy
We had a guy in our swindle called the Fracker due to the amount of times he slammed his club into the ground in bad temper. One week we'd decided to pull a bit of a stunt. Out on the course, a links course which is typically open, he slammed his club into the ground and his playing partners, along with the players in 4 other groups, fell to the ground due to the shock wave... maybe you had to be there to see it... hilarious.
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User62651
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Competition golf and the frustrations it exerts certainly reveal people's characters, I can recall many moody PPs and one in particular, 36 hole open, this guy was a scratch or 1 handicap, drove the par 4 14th to the fringe through the green and proceeded to 3 putt whereupon he arched backwards and roared as loud as anyone can roar SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY. I'm prone to a grumble or two but I'd never seen anything like that, didn't take him up on it, was a big lad and clearly cross!!
These outbursts do affect everyone's enjoyment and makes it harder for others to focus so they should know better, it's not life and death.
These outbursts do affect everyone's enjoyment and makes it harder for others to focus so they should know better, it's not life and death.User 105
Journeyman Pro
Depends on the person.
If I don't know them and they have a strop I'll tend to just ignore them and give them a wide birth until they calm down.
With m8's it depends. Some I'll stick clear of until they return to earth as i know saying something is only going to set them off even worse. Some I'll just take the p*** out of because I know they'll see the funny side.
If I don't know them and they have a strop I'll tend to just ignore them and give them a wide birth until they calm down.
With m8's it depends. Some I'll stick clear of until they return to earth as i know saying something is only going to set them off even worse. Some I'll just take the p*** out of because I know they'll see the funny side.
Green Bay Hacker
Journeyman Pro
Without doubt the worst offender in our club is a cat 1 player. If a round passed without an 'incident' it would be a first. Broken clubs, damaged bags, clubs lost up trees, you name it it's been done. Everyone just laughs it off now as they are so used to it.
Norrin Radd
Tour Winner
anyone does that in a comp at our course is dq`d and told once more you are out on yer ear.
we have had a couple of players told this and so far they have reigned it in to some extent where they just shout at themselves.
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Little confused by this comment.
Isn't 10 a double digit handicap?
With no birdies, they would need to have several pars each round to even buffer wouldn't they?
davemc1
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Tashyboy
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Was talking about this today in the 19th, some lads were telling me about Jimmy Ballax, he smashed his drive on a hole, got his 3 wood out and knobbed it 10 yd. walked up and hit it again another 10 yd. fourth shot he hit it as sweet as a nut and it flew into the woods. He then lobbed his 3 wood after it and said club was stuck about nine foot up a tree. Jimmy is short of stature and could not reach it with his driver. A PP could but told him " he threw it he can get it down" Jimmy spent next 10 mins lobbing clubs into the tree to try and knock the club down. they had to let the next fourball through. Jimmy was going mental whilst his three PP were crying with laughter.
Jimmy said he felt a right prat and will not do it again.
Jimmy said he felt a right prat and will not do it again.
I think we all know the PPs in a comp that will be an explosion waiting to happen and those that would still find a positive in shooting 120. To be honest as long as they don't do anything to affect my concentration or enjoyment I really don't care what they do? It can't help their own game to go off on one and always gives me a boost especially if they do it in amatch
