Serves you right!!

[rob_golf1]

I saw one of the funniest things ever this morning at my local range!

As its winter, the grass area at the range is temporarily out of bounds/access, for obvious reasons. However, some youngsters (14-16) decided that they would play off it anyway!

I was alerted to there where abouts, because of the high pitched laughing when there mate duffed the ball a few feet etc etc. When this happened, the lad would then run after his ball to retrieve it, and play the shot again.

The one lad kept doing it on a number of occassions, and at one point did run about 25 yards for his ball. I was aware that one of the pro's in the shop had come out and was watching them. As he started to walk over, I stopped practicing, just to see what the pro said. As one of the lads ran out again to get his ball, another golf ball has been shanked towards them, and has bounced, and hit him straight in his knee! The poor kid dropped like a sack of potato's, much to his buddies humour!

I simply couldn't help but laugh, and even the pro had a chuckle to himself as he saw it unfold!

Anybody else seen anything similar to this?

 

[Achilles]

I've been in a driving range before where a couple of chavs were teeing a ball up fairly high and swiping a 3-wood under it, with the aim of hitting the roof with the ball. Suffice to say they succeeded and found it highly amusing much to the annoyance of everyone else. Before anyone had a chance to have a word, one of the guys hit the roof but didn't count on the ball coming back down on his head after hitting a metal rafter. That got rid of them and had everyone in the range high-fiving karma!

 

[Monty_Brown]

I've never walked out into the range to retrieve a ball. I have walked out to retrieve a club though...

 

[chris661]

Seen somebody getting hit on the head yesterday wasn't really that funny.

 

[Achilles]

I've never walked out into the range to retrieve a ball. I have walked out to retrieve a club though...

Butter fingers?! A friend of mine let go of a club when teeing off once when we were playing pitch and putt at uni. We had to abort that hole from laughing too much. Club went miles down the fairway though!

 

[Monty_Brown]

Early days learning the game.... I think someone told be not to grip it so tight. :rofl:

 

[Pants]

Many a forumer has been seen walking onto the range to retrieve a head cover .....





Thanks Bob

 

[Aztecs27]

Many a forumer has been seen walking onto the range to retrieve a head cover .....





Thanks Bob

I use a plastic 500ml water bottle, usually filled around 3/4 of the way. Makes a loud "crack" when you hit it but doesn't end up 20 yards onto the driving range, normally just flops over on the mat. Far less embarrassing!

 

[MattCarter]

Only problem is i dont think the plastic 500ml 3/4 filled water bottle drill sounds as good :lol:

 

[bladeplayer]

Mate of mine was at range one night a few years ago trying his new driver & 3 wood .. swung the 3 wood came back with a snooker cue , head flew off , there were 2 other guys there aswell , we explained what happened & did they mind if we searched for it , they even helped us to look , never found it ,

In fairness to where he bought it when they inspected the shaft of the damaged club they came to conclusion it was a club fault & replaced it FOC for him ..

 

[jpenno]

I had to retrieve the head off my Cobra Driver after JP junior decided it would be a good idea for the shaft to strike a supporting Post on his backswing:fore:.

 

[Bikky73]

Mate of mine was at range one night a few years ago trying his new driver & 3 wood .. swung the 3 wood came back with a snooker cue , head flew off , there were 2 other guys there aswell , we explained what happened & did they mind if we searched for it , they even helped us to look , never found it ,

In fairness to where he bought it when they inspected the shaft of the damaged club they came to conclusion it was a club fault & replaced it FOC for him ..

That's sooo funny. I'm sitting here in the office actually LOLLing at it.

 

[richart]

Friend of mine was playing a match for the old Midland Bank against a team of Jersey dentists. First tee at Royal Jersey in front of a big crowd the club started to slip out of his hands on his downswing. He completely missed the ball, and the club finally came out of his grip on the follow through, and disappeared over a large hedge behind him into someones garden.

A couple of the dentists that it narrowly missed got quite angry, and were saying how dangerous it was. We were all rolling around laughing, and the comment that if it had hit them in the teeth they were well qualified to treat the injury didn't go down too well. Not unsurprisingly the match was never played again.

 

[ADB]

Friend of mine was playing a match for the old Midland Bank against a team of Jersey dentists. First tee at Royal Jersey in front of a big crowd the club started to slip out of his hands on his downswing. He completely missed the ball, and the club finally came out of his grip on the follow through, and disappeared over a large hedge behind him into someones garden.

A couple of the dentists that it narrowly missed got quite angry, and were saying how dangerous it was. We were all rolling around laughing, and the comment that if it had hit them in the teeth they were well qualified to treat the injury didn't go down too well. Not unsurprisingly the match was never played again.

Your 'friend' eh Rich