Would you offer advice?

My Dad plays golf with me and he can't help himself saying "Agh you looked up there" or "Maybe you should try and slow the swing down" and all that.

I want to punch him. Often.
 
If it were obvious they were doing some thing wrong then I would tell them during the round or more likely offer to tell them what I thought they were doing wrong.
 
dufferman said:
My Dad plays golf with me and he can't help himself saying "Agh you looked up there" or "Maybe you should try and slow the swing down" and all that.

I want to punch him. Often.
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My father in law used to do that, took all the joy out of playing with him. One day I played a four ball scramble with him, my sister in law and her husband. He spent the whole round nagging us and on the last hole we had a four footer for birdie after I hit 3 superb shots to a par 5. We would have shot 65 and he said something, I saw red, picked up the ball and we had to dq ourselves.

The sister in law and her hubby were delighted afterwards. And I left him in the carpark going home.
 
One evening On the 1st at Chorley GC last year I had a guy ask me if it was ok to play a few holes together. "Yep no problem" I said.


We strolled down the 1st having a chat then halfway down the 2nd fairway he tells me I have a nice swing, I put the club in the right positions but I could do with widening my stance..


He then drops a ball and ask me to address it...So I did.. He then goes round the back of me and pushes me over :eek: Then claims my narrow stance is causing instability in my swing :D

Seriously, What do you say. I was lost for words :eek:
 
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Qwerty said:
...He then drops a ball and ask me to address it..
Seriously, What do you say. I was lost for words :D
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I wouldn't have stopped to address it for him, I'd have said
"no thanks I'll have a word with the pro if I need advice, thanks anyway"
and let him pick his ball up.
 
I would have gone with a polite, thanks but I am here for fun, not a lesson. At the point he pushed you over I think you showed great restraint. I can think of many who would have become aggressive at that point. Cheeky beggar.
 
Qwerty said:
A few posts in Fish's thread had me thinking.
Quite a lot are saying that they don't know enough about the swing to offer advice. Ok, the golf swing can be a bit complex depending on how far you want to look into it but if you saw your PP (who you didn't really know) constantly topping the ball and getting frustrated and you could clearly see they had a reverse pivot (weight on back foot at impact) would you mention it after the round.
Or would you think,it's not my place, I'm not a pro, I'll keep Schtum.

Just asking :thup:
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I wouldn't say anything. Actually, I didn't say anything and was in this situation this weekend.

I played at a local course and was paired up with another visitor.
Nice guy, had already told me he has lots of problems with his game and he wasn't very good - his words not mine.
I don't judge people on their ability and have no issue playing with people who struggle (I only get frustrated at people that are rude or people that are always complaining about every shot they hit).

Shook hands on the 18th and thanked him for an enjoyable round but offered no advice as to what he could work on. 1) it wasn't my place to comment. 2) he hadn't asked for advice. 3) what makes me qualified to actually provide him with advice that would help him?
 
arkslippy said:
My father in law used to do that, took all the joy out of playing with him. One day I played a four ball scramble with him, my sister in law and her husband. He spent the whole round nagging us and on the last hole we had a four footer for birdie after I hit 3 superb shots to a par 5. We would have shot 65 and he said something, I saw red, picked up the ball and we had to dq ourselves.

The sister in law and her hubby were delighted afterwards. And I left him in the carpark going home.
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What's worse is, he's a 28 handicapper who never breaks 100 each week. He doesn't practice nor does he take the time to learn / watch videos or anything, so when he gives you advice he literally is telling you his own opinion!

However of late I've been playing well so there's been less of it :thup:
 
I play with a 13 handicapper quite a bit. He's capable of getting lower, in that he hits a god ball and can putt/chip ok etc. But he makes daft mistakes. He once asked me how he can get to single figures, my answer - "turn your double bogeys into bogeys".
I could tell him to sort his grip out, but he currently hits the ball well with a bad grip. I wouldn't give technical advice because I don't know how to teach or put right problems without making other things go wrong - that's what Pro's are there for. IMHO of course.
 
I played a match against someone I'd never met, played well but chipping was horrific. I was 3 up at 9 and he was struggling with an injury so we called it a day at that point. As we walked off past the practice green he stopped, dropped a couple of balls down and showed me his typical short game technique. and then asked me to try.

Fairly regulation stuff but I had lost my short game so proved really helpful and has allowed me to improve quite a bit and simplify it.
 
Qwerty said:
One evening On the 1st at Chorley GC last year I had a guy ask me if it was ok to play a few holes together. "Yep no problem" I said.


We strolled down the 1st having a chat then halfway down the 2nd fairway he tells me I have a nice swing, I put the club in the right positions but I could do with widening my stance..


He then drops a ball and ask me to address it...So I did.. He then goes round the back of me and pushes me over :eek: Then claims my narrow stance is causing instability in my swing :D

Seriously, What do you say. I was lost for words :eek:
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What did he push you over with Dave?
 
If I want advice I ask for it. Unless I am paying you for a lesson please keep your thoughts on my game to yourself. My biggest bugbear on a golf course!
 
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