"Superstitions" on a golf course????

[Smiffy]

The worlds greatest golfer always wears red on the final day.

Do you have any?

A mate of mine is convinced that if he doesn't have the top button on his golf shirt undone, he will play crap.
This stems from a day spent at the Berkshire a few years ago when he played the morning round and only scored 23 points with it done up. He undone it, and then scored 35 points in the afternoon.

Me? I always use wooden tees. I can guarantee if I use a plastic one I will hit a horrendous tee shot.
If I've just broken the last tee in my pocket and have to hit a provisional, if a mate throws me a plastic tee to use I will always prefer to walk back to my bag and get a wooden one.

 

[Imurg]

I always wear a hat of some sort, either cap(normally) or beanie on a cold day.

Always wipe my clubs after each shot - even if there's no dirt on them. The putter always gets drawn across my left shin prior to the shot - just in case there's a bit of sand or something on the face.

 

[MVP]

I dont use tees that i find on the floor they're bad luck, people left them there cos they didnt work for them either!

 

[Smiffy]

I dont use tees that i find on the floor they're bad luck, people left them there cos they didnt work for them either!

Mate of mine picked up what he thought was a perfect wooden tee that had been left lying on the tee box.
Pushed it into the ground. Didn't notice that it had snapped half way down but stayed "attached"....ouch.
His hand didn't stop bleeding all the way round the next 12 holes or so.

 

[MVP]

I dont use tees that i find on the floor they're bad luck, people left them there cos they didnt work for them either!

Mate of mine picked up what he thought was a perfect wooden tee that had been left lying on the tee box.
Pushed it into the ground. Didn't notice that it had snapped half way down but stayed "attached"....ouch.
His hand didn't stop bleeding all the way round the next 12 holes or so.

told ya mate they're bad news!

 

[madandra]

NEVER use a pink tee, a ball with a number higher than 4 on it and never walk through the tee markers whaen stepping up, always do round the back of them as this shows respect to the rough fairey.

 

[DCB]

C'mon guys the games hard enough without superstitions to screw your mind up. We can do that with swing thoughts no problem at all !

 

[SammmeBee]

White wooden tees

Never walk through the tees on the way to a tee

Use the same number ball in the same round (preferraby the same one!!)

Salute every magpie you see

 

[CarpeDiem]

Good question but I don't really have superstitions but if I hit a bad tee shot, then I won't use that tee again, as it has a 'demon' on it . Or if putting has been bad then I either change the ball marker or ball. Works in reverse aswell, if I'm playing really well a particular ball then I won't change it even if it's scuffed up beyond believe, same with the tee situation, but when driving well the tee doesn't normally break. On par 3's though it always has to be a tee of the tee box.

 

[MVP]

Salute every magpie you see

hope you dont live in Newcastle!

 

[GolfOffshore]

When using my driver off the tee I address the ball, then take a step back and double check the line and then re address the ball! Gets on peoples nerves which is probably why I continue to do it!! haha

 

[SammmeBee]

Salute every magpie you see

hope you dont live in Newcastle!

Not that type of salute stoopid.....

 

[TonyN]

Always lay my bag down directly behind where I am going to stand. If I can see my bag when I have addressed the ball, I will have to start over with the bag in a new posistion. If I just play anyway, and make a bad shot it was the bags fault no question.

Always wedge a ball over a boundry or pond that I have 3 putted with.

I dont mind using broken tee's for par 3's. I will always look for one if I can but I never use red ones as they leave a big red mark on the club sole.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

My superstition is to have a bacon butty before i tee off, if i dont i always have a nightmare round

 

[HomerJSimpson]

TonyN

If I did that I'd be out of balls in a week!!!. The only thing I have is my lucky 25c coin in my pocket. Don't have to use it to mark my ball but it has to be in my pocket. Apart from that I have to have a glove that matches my top. So blue if I'm in blue although the coloured sciflex gloves count so I use the white and red one if I have red on and white/blue with blue etc

 

[Herbie]

I have a lucky set of golf clubs that I take to the good luck guru for a ceremony of errr luck!
Every course I play I kneel down and sprinkle Luck dust gathered from my guru's basement onto the lawn and say a magical chant making the course my lucky course.



tell me you dont believe me, please!

 

[Basher]

I always carry my Masters ball marker in my pocket (thanks GM)

Have moved onto pink castle tees since using one and hitting a ballistic tee shot. Lot easier to find too.

I wear a watch at all times and have a few for different occasions. Whilst playing golf I always wear a naf, cheap Argos digital watch. I wouldn't entertain a steel braceletted watch for fear of it coming undone or sliding about on my wrist.

 

[dangermouse]

always miss the first putt...

 

[Twire]

Apart from my lucky rabbit foot, my tiger tooth necklas, and my superman Y fronts..........nope none at all

Seriously though I don't have any superstitions, I am like you though with the wooden tee's, but thats not superstition, I'm just a tee snob.

 

[USER1999]

Never birdie the first. It only leaves you one way to go.