huds1475
Journeyman Pro
Not if you are a Hobbit
Would it be too weird to play golf in bare feet? ?
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slicer79
Challenge Tour Pro
Jensen
Tour Rookie
I wouldn’t, but remember reading a tuition article that mentioned swinging in barefoot. It was to do with “feeling” more feedback about weight transfer
So a rat run up his trouser leg, so this news story is pointless to the op’s question, as he was fully clothed, unless you think we should all start wearing bicycle clips.
Never seen a rat at my club, or any tbh on any courses I’ve played, must be more of an Irish problem ?
davidy233
Tour Rookie
Actually it was Sam Snead:
Here's a quote "
If the rules said that everybody had to play barefoot, I figure I’d hardly ever lose a tournament. I learned to play golf barefoot and it’s more natural for me. It feels good out there, wiggling your toes. When you step up to the ball, you’re connected with the earth and you almost feel the roots go down. Besides, you don’t swing so hard. If you do, your toes will get all cockeyed and you’re liable to take a spill. So what happens? You swing nice and easy, just like the book says.
With shoes on, I sometimes get to thinking I’m King Kong. I try to hit that little ball eight country miles. I like to hear the crowd go “Oooh!” when I really get ahold of one. But I pay for it. It’s the cause of a lot of my trouble. That’s what comes from wearing shoes."
There's a fair bit more folksie wisdom from 'Slammin' Sammie' out there on the Interweb and in his book 'The education of a golfer'
inc0gnito
Assistant Pro
Interesting quote. Thanks for that. I asked the question for that reason, grounding myself. I’ve been practicing in the garden recently with bare feet. Feels nice. Think I’d be too self conscious to do it on the course though!
slicer79
Challenge Tour Pro
Well the op was talking about no shoes which would mean feet coming in contact with anything left on the ground either visible or invisible to the eye. Just showing that there’s a lot of rodents etc on courses and the harm they can cause health wise if you are not careful. Looking in a bush for a lost ball where a rat has peed earlier isn’t too good if you get it on your hands. Rats wouldn’t be something you’d see, not that type of rodent so that’s why you wouldn’t have seen them in your course. They’d be there alright but gone before you’d see them, that’s why they’re dangerous. They wouldn’t be like rabbits or foxes in that regard in terms of visibility
