singles are the worst, they have some preconceived notion they have the right of way when nothing could be further from the truth.

If you want to play golf by yourself you need to do it at a time where it won't inconvenience the rest of the players on the course. That means either be the first off the box in the AM or tee off with about 2 hours of light left.

i had never encountered anything close to what that clown did. our entire foursome was livid and we were in league playoffs which made it worse.

funny thing is his action was kind of predictable. about a month ago i was playing a different course and the same guy was in front of me. we watched him hit 4 provisionals over the course of 9 holes. the kicker was that it was one of those courses with a layout where it makes sense to leave your clubs 30 yards in front of the tee and just take a driver. he'd hit his ball 2 miles OB and then walk to his bag to switch clubs. i finally snapped on hole 8 and said something about it.

sure enough we see him on the 1st green yesterday and my partner says to me "hey look it's provisional boy."

So you have a foursome. And there are a bunch of foursomes in front of you so there is no way for the guy to play through. Simple enough.

So why let him hit his tee shot on the Par 3 while you were still playing it? To him I am sure it seemed like you were letting him play through. What did you expect him to do? Hit his tee shot, watch you guys hole out, then finish the hole and continue playing behind you?

The right play in that scenario when he asks to go through (which is what he did, even if he said "hit up") is to say "this is a league night with about 10 foursomes in front of us so there is nowhere to go, sorry" and let him hang out behind you.

right, in hindsight i should have never let him hit up. i just had never been in a situation before with a scheming golfer behind me who was prepared to throw all rules of golf etiquette and human decency out the window. never. and i have played a lot of golf in my life.

if this situation ever arises again i'll know to tell the guy he can wait. of course it will never happen again though as this guy really is one of a kind.

I don't know, maybe I am missing something that this guy did that you haven't verbalized. But look at it from his perspective, assuming he doesn't know there is a league going on with a dozen foursomes in front of him. Which is probably a reasonable assumption* at twilight on a weekday.

He gets to a tee where a foursome of guys has just teed off. He, being a single, thinks to himself "if I can play through these guys I can probably squeeze 18 in." So he asks, "hey you guys mind if I just hit up" which means "can I play through." You say "yeah, sure go ahead." He hits his tee shot quickly and is rushing to catch up with you so he can putt out and get out of your way. A very courteous thing to do, by the way. At which point you say "hey what are you doing, we just let you hit so you could have a closer view of us putting, you can't play through."

I am sure the guy was shocked, and imo, the etiquette breach is on you.

*side note- someone in the shop should have warned him of what was going on, and maybe they did, but for the purposes of this, I am assuming he didn't know.

i guess you would have had to be there. all i ever told the guy was that he could hit up. in addition we got to the green before him. one guy in our group had already chipped on and another guy was standing over his ball ready to chip. i was on the green trying to read my 20 footer. the guy behind us never even slowed down and just acted as if we weren't there. and he didn't hit the green. so there was a moment where one of our guys and him are taking practice swings at the exact same time.

if we were standing to the side of the green then yeah, play through.

and the guy started in a 4-some behind us. after the first hole he left his group with his grand plan of trucking through 10 groups. no one in the shop could have ever been aware of his plan.

i really don't see how the etiquette breach could possibly be on me.

and i'd be willing to bet the guy asked a 3-some on the 1st tee if he could play with them, with the sole intent of telling them on the 2nd tee that he's gonna tee off by himself.

hey, if the course if empty go for it. if the course is jam packed, which was painfully obvious to anyone with a brain, then that is ridiculous. people get paired up on the first tee for a reason.

this guy simply thought the rules didn't apply to him.

Very, very relevant information. I still wouldn't have let the guy hit in the first place, but he is definitely a douche.

What is the difference between Tommy Armour 845s and 845cs? I ordered the former from Ebay for my first set but received the 845cs. ~$140

dont remember for sure, but I'm guessing the Cs are more of a cavity back? probably more forgiving/better, don't think anyone has ever gone wrong purchasing those old 845s

keep the theme going with warbird and get the warbird plus balls. i personally think they are the best cheap balls around...

Not really an etiquette breach, but a mistake for certain. If you tell a group they can hit up, then it is assumed you are letting them through. No doubt. Regardless of the oddness of the single, the issue would have been easily rectified by calmly explaining the situation and that there is no place to go.

It's easy to explain and understand when you aren't in the heat of the moment, but now you know for the future and will be properly prepared.

As far as singles on the golf course, if the course is crowded then they aren't and should not be playing through. But if groups are scattered sparsely over the course, then the single should be allowed to play through if he catches one of them. It's basically just common sense when it's all said and done.

BO

I think if you are a single it is on you to just skip the hole or shot if the course is wide open and go just around.

Alright......I'm sick of being out on the course and not being able to hit what I want so I'm spending some money to fill in some holes in my bag.

Last week while home I hit the Cobra S2 offset and loved it.....Been looking around online to find a decent deal. Today I went and hit the G15/G10 Draws and I think I may go G10 draw for now. The little offset solves all my issues off the tee and I finally feel a purchase is warranted from my Taylor Made Firesole.

I also want a hybrid/s.....I need something to replace my 3,4,5.....3,4 more so. My 5 wood is one of my favorite clubs but I can't be trying to swing less to make up for a skulled 4 iron or what not......Any recommendations on hybrids or what degree I should be looking at to fill in the gap of my 3,4 iron?

Soon I'll say to hell with it and just buy slightly used off ebay and work with whatever I come across.

I replaced my 3i with a hybrid but kept the 4i.

Also, as someone who used to hit LOL hudge slices, I would say avoid the offset, change your swing and learn to hit the ball straight. I had a draw driver before this and it gave me even more bad habits. I then got a neutral driver, worked on my swing and now I hit the ball off the tee muuuch better.

Feels about time to start a Ryder Cup thread? Anyone?

This might be my favorite golf-related thread of the year.

So many lulz.

I'd wait til the teams get settled

hehe. i have a friend who i play with often and he will refuse to turn off his cell phone or switch to vibrate, if he does switch to vibrate he will leave it in the golf cart so it makes an even more obnoxious noise. sooooooooooooooo tilting

people with excessive golf "quirks" drive me nuts (if i know about them).

those people would go nuts playing with me.

i'll play any ball
my clubs are all completely random manufacturers
i don't own a single head cover or towel
my clubs are routinely filthy (i clean them MAYBE once a year)
half the time i don't even wear golf shoes (if it's dry i'd rather wear sneakers, just way more comfortable)

i could go on and on. i'm easily the most low maintenance golfer i know.

Why not do it now so we can have six pages of "OMG WILL TIGER GET PICKED"

(and the answer is yes LDO).

Once again my swing seems to have completely disappeared. Played 18 on Saturday with some friends and it was bad. I started hitting slices again and they have completely f*cked my head. I couldn't get my alignment right, my grip felt weird, the ball wasn't starting anywhere near my target line.. unreal. I lost about 6 or 7 balls in the rough/fescue on this course because I kept hitting balls out to the right. Last night at the range I was trying to work on it, but the only straight drive I hit was a fluke.. All the rest were huge slices or shanks (yah, i can shank a driver).. I left about 10 or 20 dirt marks on the heel of my driver face where I was hitting most of the balls.

I have a lesson tonight and hopefully I'll get some things to work on, otherwise if this continues my season might end prematurely.

i know a lot of golf has to do with the mental aspect but some of these people are just nuts.

i love the guy who:
- plays as a single 99% of the time
- tells the guys he's playing with that he's not there to talk to them, he's there to shoot a number
- asks them to keep his score

lol

I've got a Wilson set of distance irons, the Di7's. They're okay but eventually down the road I'll upgrade to something else with more traditional lofts so I can get better yardage gaps in between my clubs, specifically between my 4i and hybrid, and between my wedges and short irons.

When I do though, I will probably look at some grips and possibly shafts. I'm not very knowledgeable about hardware but seems like the standard for shafts are the True Temper S300's. On grips though I just don't have a clue. What brands do you guys like? Do you prefer wrap grips or the one piece rubber grips, and reason why?