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JPsuff · 01-22-2007, 03:28 PM

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Well, what gets you mad and what you can change are often two different things. The "Blue Tee vs. White Tee" argument has been around since the game was invented, I'm sure.

What it boils down to is this: As long as it's a public course and as long as someone has ponied up the green fees, they have the right to play whatever tees they choose. I agree with you that most people think they're better than they really are, (we've all been guilty of that a some point), and they probably shouldn't be using the championship tees. But niether you nor I have the right to demand that they don't.

It's like the guy who clogs up the middle lane of a three lane highway doing the posted minimum speed while everyone else wants to drive 25 m.p.h. faster. Is he an idiot for doing that? Probably. But he's within his rights and there's nothing you can do about it other than pass him when you can.

Just like slow or incompetent players encountered on a golf course, tailgating him, or screaming at him, or getting an ulcer about it is only hurting you.

Believe me, if I were King, I'd have everyone submit to a competency test before teeing off, (and many of the old private courses used to do just that), but since that's not gonna happen anytime soon, the only thing I can do is grin and bear it.

That's one of the prices we pay for public golf.

-JP

Fourputt · 01-22-2007, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 65nlovenit

another thing that really gets me is, guys who are'nt the best golfers in the world, getting all worked up, cursing and swearing at every shot, throwing clubs and generally ruining my nice quiet day out... another thing is big hitters who consistently hit into our group, first off if I could let them go through I would, gladly, but when there's 5 groups of four in front of us, I'm just passing bad manners onto the the next group. I had a bunch do that three times in one round, the last time I tee'd up the guys ball and air mailed it back to him... funny he didnt hit into us after that....

One time you can accept it as an accident.... any more than once and yours is just one possible creative solution to the problem. I have a friend who is more likely to airmail it into the nearest pond instead of politely returning it to him like you do.

callawaygolf1 · 01-22-2007, 04:03 PM

People who skip holes and keep playing that hole for a long time till people catch up to them

Fore! · 01-22-2007, 04:11 PM

when there are about 26 people playing in one group, none of which has the skill to recognise which end of the golf club is which

300Yards · 01-23-2007, 10:47 AM

I guess Ill post a few of my tick offs, in no particular order.

1.) People teeing off, before I've finished putting.
2.)People who are rude to ypu, after they smack you in the back in their ball.
3.)Bugs on the course. I ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY HATE MOSQUITOS!!!.
4.)When ever I put another marks on my club, because of a hidden rock under the fairway.
5.)When I'm trying to put for Birdie, then some some guy walks up yelling "Have any of you, seen a Sand Wedge"? "My girlfriend lost hers over here somewhere."
6.)People who don't play by the rules. I've seen people hit a foul, then they throw their back into the fairway, hit it on the greem ,make a putt, then provlaim they made a Birdie. Hello, 2 stroke penalty??
7.)Whenever the teebox, is covered with thousands of divot marks, and I have to stand on divots, and tee out off with an iron, using a tee.

8.)Babies on the course. Leave your kids at home, most of the time, I go golfing to escape my baby cousins crying..than I getto the course, and guess what?? Ther's another one!
9.)I also hate it when my outter head falls off, during putting. It's only happenend once, but I had to use my putter like a cue stick, the rest of the round..GGGGGRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

10.)Shankers on the driving range.

Diesel · 02-06-2007, 10:17 PM

:rant on

I got lots of them...

People who yell things at balls that have no chance of doing anything near what they want, or yelling something that doesn't make any sence at all. i.e. yelling "hold on" when your slice is already OB, "be enough" when the ball is already over the green, "get in the hole" after the ball has missed the cup/green...

When someone you're playing with is always 2 clubs short on every shot, not because they can't hit a 7 iron well, but because they want to believe they can hit a 9 iron 185 yards.

When there's a back up on the first tee, and a group of two asks to play through...

After three putting, he feels the need to re-putt from where he was, and again three puts.

People who blame the course for why they're not playing near how good they "are". We're all playing the same course, why isn't everyones score higher than normal?

People who aren't good, but feel they will look better if they get angry after every shot they don't hit well, so just about every shot. However, when the guy in the group infront of you throws his club at hit cart after most every shot, it is funny.

I work at a driving range/proshop/teaching center so I have a lot more for there.

People who come more than a few times a week and always complain how expensive the balls are here.

People how can't read, or choose not to.

People who ask me to fix their swing for them(I'm 17 and couldn't care less, we have a full PGA teaching staff of 13 people who love doing stuff like that)

People who ask for my advice on clubs, balls, whatever, and then say that they don't like that driver or how that wedge looks. If you already know what you like then buy it, don't waist my time or yours.

People who buy clubs that don't fit them; 70mph swing speed buying a X speed Cobra, people who can't hit a 7 iron asking if they can order a 2 to match their clubs. No problem selling it to them though...

"Old"(not so much an age as a state of mind) people who condescendingly talk about how modern clubs aren't superior to their old wood driver or butter knife irons. Facts are facts, numbers are numbers, sorry technology has advanced without you.

Someone who has no swing watching other people hit and telling me what they're doing wrong.

Biggest one is people who I've never seen want to hit my clubs, sorry not going to happen.

:rant off

fitz-uk · 02-07-2007, 02:54 AM

Ok, so far we have all been really good at knowing what others do around us to annoy us.

What about your own game upsets you?

At the moment my game has hit an all time low, ball striking is not at its best, and I am thinning more shots than I should. (dont panic sportsfans, this will be fixed soon)

I get annoyed when I rush and miss a putt. When I hit a perfect drive and fail to hit a decent approach shot.

I think the one that really makes my blood boil to the point where I could scream is when I duff a little chip around the green. Mind you Tiger done this recently so no need to feel too bad eh?

My short game has always been week compared to the other aspects of my game, hence as soon as summer arrives here and the light lasts longer, I will be spending most evening on the chipping green working and grooving new swings for chip shots

R7oss · 02-07-2007, 08:09 AM

The one majour thing that upsets me about my own game is hitting a fantastic drive, I mean long and straight, then you know that way you get where you think "I'm fantastic, this is gonna be easy". So with a big smile across my face and huge ego, approach my ball, take a few practice swings, feel really good about this shot. Pull back, and thinned, watching the ball fly past the pin at great speed

For me the worst thing is going to get a tee time, and finding out that it's a fourball infront, where none of them can hit the ball past 100 yards and on average loose the dozen golf balls they've just bought from the pro shop.

To be honest theres loads of things that get to me, but think I'll keep the rant to a minimum

srothfuss · 02-07-2007, 03:02 PM

My biggest hurdle or frustration is "First Tee Jitters." No matter if I'm playing byself or with a group, I just get all worked up and usually duff the frist shot pretty bad.

I read though that playing catch with a golf ball before tee-ing up will help so this spring I'll give that a try.