What Do You Eat Whilst Playing

[HawkeyeMS]

well most people of course are not going to die of malnutrition during a round of golf of course, I don't have diabetes or similar condition that requires level blood sugars etc, but i do find i need to eat something during a round, doesn't have to be much.

Each to their own of course but "need" and "want" are different things. There is nothing wrong with wanting to eat something and if folk believe it helps them then that has to be a good thing too, but it is essentially a placebo. It's 4 hours of not very strenuous exercise, you simply don't need to eat - IMHO of course

 

[MendieGK]

Each to their own of course but "need" and "want" are different things. There is nothing wrong with wanting to eat something and if folk believe it helps them then that has to be a good thing too, but it is essentially a placebo. It's 4 hours of not very strenuous exercise, you simply don't need to eat - IMHO of course

Placebo!! HAHAHA

 

[JohnnyDee]

Haven't read all posts but on a similar tack - we occasionally have club matches where we have a brunch before going out.

Nothing worse than feeling stuffed to the gills and then trying to play golf.

When plying and our halfway hut's open then it's a coffee and Kit-Kat.

 

[Snelly]

Nowt. tend to be round in under three and a half hours anyway so no need for vittles in that time.

 

[richart]

What ever I can scrounge off my playing partner.

Nice sausage bap in the halfway hut served by Katie was my favourite, but now she has left I tend to just get a cup of tea

 

[Soft hands]

Each to their own of course but "need" and "want" are different things. There is nothing wrong with wanting to eat something and if folk believe it helps them then that has to be a good thing too, but it is essentially a placebo. It's 4 hours of not very strenuous exercise, you simply don't need to eat - IMHO of course

Im sorry your wrong. You may not not want to eat and you don't need to eat to survive but there is no way anyone's blood sugar or energy levels are the same at the end of a round of golf without nutrition.

 

[richart]

Each to their own of course but "need" and "want" are different things. There is nothing wrong with wanting to eat something and if folk believe it helps them then that has to be a good thing too, but it is essentially a placebo. It's 4 hours of not very strenuous exercise, you simply don't need to eat - IMHO of course

depends when I tee off. If I teed off at 11.00 and didn't eat until I get into the clubhouse, I could almost guarantee a migraine. Reason I always try and get a tee time around 9.30 so I get my lunch at the right time.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Im sorry your wrong. You may not not want to eat and you don't need to eat to survive but there is no way anyone's blood sugar or energy levels are the same at the end of a round of golf without nutrition.

I'm wrong in your opinion and that's fine, but it doesn't make me wrong, it makes my opinion different to yours.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

depends when I tee off. If I teed off at 11.00 and didn't eat until I get into the clubhouse, I could almost guarantee a migraine. Reason I always try and get a tee time around 9.30 so I get my lunch at the right time.

No issue there Rich, but that isn't needing to eat because you are playing golf, it's eating because of the time of day. My argument is that Eating during golf purely because you are playing golf isn't necessary and doesn't improve performance, unless of course all those who think it is necessary are going to tell me they have never had a score collapse after eating.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Surely it will depend on what you are eating

There are lots of foods out there that give people energy and vitamins etc that help keep people's energy levels high and also concentration levels high - fruit especially.

Some fruit or even chocolate with high sugar can help energy levels which can help someone keep a higher level of performance throughout a whole round of golf.

Within a pro's bag you will find plenty of fruit and chocolate or sweets etc to give that little bit of energy boost.

It's not "neccesary" to eat food but it is neccesary to keep energy levels high throughout the 18 holes - that can be done by food and of course drink.

 

[Tarkus1212]

2-3 bottles of fizzy water, around £4 for 35 x 500ml bottles from Costco, and a choccy bar at the 13th tee.

 

[JT77]

Tomorrow my picnic consists of a left over pulled pork wrap, some mixed nuts and a banana with a litre of water.
Normally just the nuts, fruit or granola bars with water and maybe a sports drink.

 

[Soft hands]

I'm wrong in your opinion and that's fine, but it doesn't make me wrong, it makes my opinion different to yours.

Well yeah ok, but to be at your best it would be beneficial to take some nutrition on board.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Well yeah ok, but to be at your best it would be beneficial to take some nutrition on board.

If you're running marathons or something hard maybe, I just don't believe that golf is in any way physical enough that it makes any difference. You might get hungry and you might have lower energy levels when you finish compared to when you start, but what you eat isn't going to make enough difference that it will affect you performance. If you are fit, then playing golf isn't going to drain enough of your resources to matter,; if you are unfit, you need more than a couple of granola bars to help, you need exercise.

 

[Soft hands]

If you're running marathons or something hard maybe, I just don't believe that golf is in any way physical enough that it makes any difference. You might get hungry and you might have lower energy levels when you finish compared to when you start, but what you eat isn't going to make enough difference that it will affect you performance. If you are fit, then playing golf isn't going to drain enough of your resources to matter,; if you are unfit, you need more than a couple of granola bars to help, you need exercise.

Its still physical activity. I'm not saying you have to eat, but not eating will affect performance by how much I don't know.

Why do pro's eat fruit, protein bars etc in a round? If be interested in what the poster who was on county training was advised on nutrition.

TBH I eat during round more in line with how I eat during the day don't really ever go more than 2 hours with some sort of snack.

 

[Dellboy]

Nothing to eat but plenty of water to drink.

 

[Sats]

If you're running marathons or something hard maybe, I just don't believe that golf is in any way physical enough that it makes any difference. You might get hungry and you might have lower energy levels when you finish compared to when you start, but what you eat isn't going to make enough difference that it will affect you performance. If you are fit, then playing golf isn't going to drain enough of your resources to matter,; if you are unfit, you need more than a couple of granola bars to help, you need exercise.

So much pony being spoken here you're eyes are turning brown.....

 

[kid2]

Its still physical activity. I'm not saying you have to eat, but not eating will affect performance by how much I don't know.

Why do pro's eat fruit, protein bars etc in a round? If be interested in what the poster who was on county training was advised on nutrition.

TBH I eat during round more in line with how I eat during the day don't really ever go more than 2 hours with some sort of snack.

Agree fully..
Its roughly a 5 mile walk over a 3.5 - 4 hour period while swinging a club...

Even though you might feel you have energy.
I know different people require different fuel for exercise..

For me I stopped eating chocolate bars and instead I munch on a fruit mix of chopped Strawberries, pineapple, kiwi, Apple, raspberries, bluberries and grapes...
Some might think I'm mad but I find I'm far more alert late in the round.... I drink plenty of water and usually bring a pack of seasamy sticks as well...

 

[pokerjoke]

If you're running marathons or something hard maybe, I just don't believe that golf is in any way physical enough that it makes any difference. You might get hungry and you might have lower energy levels when you finish compared to when you start, but what you eat isn't going to make enough difference that it will affect you performance. If you are fit, then playing golf isn't going to drain enough of your resources to matter,; if you are unfit, you need more than a couple of granola bars to help, you need exercise.

I agree with you 4 hours without food will imo have very little effect and water will keep you hydrated.

The body stores fat that can be burnt for energy if needs be.

I have found a whole banana at once bad in the past as it gives a massive sugar rush,I suppose that's why tennis players eat a little at a time.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

As a diabetic I do see a noticeable change in the way I feel if I don't eat something and find that liquids alone aren't sufficient. It doesn't have to be to much but a little and often definitely keeps me on an even keel. Our club matches tend to have a brunch (full English) before and I find it hard to get going after all that grub. Mind you I do like a good full English so never scrimp on portions