Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
called "Bounce" games?
Why are "bounce" games....
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Losttheplot
Tour Rookie
called "Bounce" games?
Nothing comes to mind just yet. I'll have a think!
From the ancient Latin
Bouncario
Meaning
' The easiest way to get money out of Smiffy '
Bouncario
Meaning
' The easiest way to get money out of Smiffy '
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
From the ancient Latin
Bouncario
Meaning
' The easiest way to get money out of Smiffy '
Yeah.
Like you ever have
daymond
Tour Rookie
Come on someone. What does this silly expression mean.
Fyldewhite
Tour Winner
Second that.... I've never heard the term "bounce game" locally and I assume they are regional expressions. I'm assuming it's just a game with mates etc ? Another one is the "rabbits" section. What is that all about ?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Could it be from the practice of throwing balls in the air and seeing where they "bounce" to determine who you play with?
From the ancient Latin
Bouncario
Meaning
' The easiest way to get money out of Smiffy '
Yeah.
Like you ever have
Only coz you only play posh games with decent players.
I said ages ago I want a cheap and cheerful game against the lads at Jamie's place, or Chartham Park or somewhere.
But noone wants to take my money
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
No idea but I had only heard the expression after I joined Ascot back in the late 90's. I always called them roll-ups as you all rolled up and drew or threw the balls up for partners.
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birdieman
Guest
Homer, they're not the same,
A bounce game is a casual knock among friends, non qualifying. That term is used is several sports.
A roll up is a qualifying comp where you turn up and draw partners there and then.
A bounce game is a casual knock among friends, non qualifying. That term is used is several sports.
A roll up is a qualifying comp where you turn up and draw partners there and then.
Tommo21
Tour Winner
I think it's a term mainly from football. A non comp game, turn up and play.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
A bounce game is any mid week game, with your mates. Why, I have no idea, but then I have no idea wrt birdie, bogey, eagle, etc?
Because some backward folks can't just say 'i went out for a game today' they need to embelish it with a daft expression.
Hi from Sri Lanka, not impressed so far! They do a decent coffee though.
Hi from Sri Lanka, not impressed so far! They do a decent coffee though.
Leftie
Tour Winner
Got any foto's then? We gorrah ave foto's....
madandra
Money List Winner
I think historically it referred to footbal games where the ball was bounced in rather than centred.
In golf it could refer to the throwing up of balls to see who tees off first.
In golf it could refer to the throwing up of balls to see who tees off first.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Not at my place. We have roll ups at weekends where anyone is free to join in. Balls in the hat and drawn for partners. Not an official competition and not a qualifier for handicaps
HughJars
Q-School Graduate
So that would be a roll-up then? A bounce game is a friendly knock without card in hand amongsy your mates.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
No bothered about semantics but if you all turn up put balls in a hat and play for a few quid it's a roll up as in roll up and take your chances. A bounce game is a few mates arranging a game together at a set time
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
If you organise something at Chartham Park or Copthorne I'll be there (if I can). I came to that course near Westerham, didn't I????
You could have made Cooden. Hardly posh. First mentioned on 4th March. Surely you could have put a few bob aside each week to have made it if you'd really wanted Clive?
Copthorne and Chartham are two of my favourite local courses so I have no problem going to either of them mate.
If you organise something at Chartham Park or Copthorne I'll be there (if I can). I came to that course near Westerham, didn't I????
You could have made Cooden. Hardly posh. First mentioned on 4th March. Surely you could have put a few bob aside each week to have made it if you'd really wanted Clive?
Copthorne and Chartham are two of my favourite local courses so I have no problem going to either of them mate.
If I didn't have HID, the mortgage arrears, a couple of outstanding old bills, a poooeee job, etcetcetc I could have made it.
I have to have a fix sometimes, and can justify £20 now and then to stop me going mad. But £65 a day, even though it was great value, is basically too much to sneak in one go - that's 3 normal rounds init.
If my company hadn't given me a pay cut, I'd have maybe put more effort into justifying it as well.
Not complaining too much - at least my boss ( now bosses tbh - you try answering to two guys - 1 who is sales based, and one who is admin based, about how to best fill a 40 hour week, even though you only worked nearly 60 hours every week since Easter ) doesn't drive me to planning complex murder routines.
You see, I can sneak away for half a day here and there, once a blue moon, and noone notices, but taking a full day off - tricky when the boss ( HID this time ) wants to go away with her parents for a week soon. ( Their treat I hope ).
Ok, so I'm a wimp, and under the thumb.
And I let my bosses walk all over me.
