Comments on: Are You an OCG?

By: What Your Clubs Are Saying About You | The Sand Trap

What Your Clubs Are Saying About You | The Sand Trap — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:24:45 +0000

[...] to color-coordinate everything in and on the bag). These people form their own subgroup of the OCG afflicted. There are two kinds of people who play a whole bag of same brand: those who have found everything [...]

By: Phil Bautista

Phil Bautista — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:17:10 +0000

JP Bouffard said on November 12, 2007:

I clean my clubs in the sink with soapy water, brushes, and will at times resort to picking dirt out of the stampings in the sole of the club if I'm feeling O-C enough.

And I'm not the type of golfer who lets his clubs get all dirty and caked up with grass and dirt during a round. I wipe the faces after almost every shot, like you see pro caddies do.

But then I _still_ wash them in the house afterwards, often.

My wife just laughs.

This guy has got it right, and bad. I think this would have been a better criterion for OCG than your "14=20 or less." Frankly speaking, all that category shows is that a guy has money and has to have all the new stuff. It doesn't necessarily qualify him as a golf nut.

My irons are 5 years old and are due to be replaced. According to this criteria, I currently don't qualify but when I get my new set, I qualify. But after 3 years, I'm safe to be around again? BTW I picked up a set 2 years ago but because I'm not comfortable playing with them, I switched back to my old set and just kept that set for guests. I also have 4 drivers, 2 3 woods, a 5 wood, 2 hybrids, 5 wedges and 5 putters to go along with my 2 iron sets. I'm not really that picky when it comes to wedges.

I think you messed up number 4. Making rational buying decisions isn't OCG. Rationalizing them is. You highlighted the wrong portion.

As for the rest, well considering I'm posting a reply to this thread, I think I pretty much qualify for the 5th. I don't even bother rationalizing my golf purchases. The fact that its for golf is good enough for me. All golf related equipment and merchandise.

I live in a tropical country so qualifying for the over/under is kinda tricky since we don't get extreme heat or cold here, but I have played in a bloody typhoon. If you don't know what that is, think ... hurricane. Finally, the club pro and pro shop operator of one of the local clubs not only knows me by name, but also has my number so he can call me when he gets new stuff. And I'm not even a member of that club.

Overall a highly entertaining topic and well written. May your drives find the short grass, your irons find the green and your putts find the hole

By: Nine Thankful Holes with the Skins Game | The Sand Trap

Nine Thankful Holes with the Skins Game | The Sand Trap — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:45:30 +0000

[...] Hole Nine: What Else Would You Watch? The original Skins Game has spawned a Champions Tour version and a host of other imitators. But none seem to have the legs that the Skins Game once enjoyed. So what golf event would I put in place of it? The PGA Tour's Q-School would provide more drama for diehard golf fans (plus, we could all be thankful that we're not playing under that kind of stress). This year, the final stage tees off the Wednesday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 28) and concludes on the following Monday (Dec. 3). But what if it started on the Tuesday before Turkey Day and concluded on Sunday? That would give people four days of coverage for the drama to build. Still, playing for admission to the PGA Tour, while a life-changing event for players, just doesn't grap the average viewer's attention. But a huge pile of cash just might. What if you get a bunch of hustlers to put up their own money, play "Gamblers' Rules" and compete for a million dollars a hole? That just might be kind of interesting to watch. Too bad they buried the event in the usual Texas Hold'em time slots. I completely missed it, despite being a Level 5 OCG. [...]

By: gortyl

gortyl — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:27:00 +0000

beautifully written. guilty on everything. not sure what my temp differential is, but for christmas i am asking for a propane heater you can put in the cup holder in a golf cart and a plastic curtain to put over the cart to keep it warm. so i am going LOW this winter.... as for magazines - golf digest (includes golf digest index), golf magazine, travel & leisure golf, golf connoisseur, nicklaus (although it may have expired/ceased operations since i haven't gotten one in months; it was a seasonal periodical), golf illustrated (sucks, but i get it even though i've never paid a dime), golf world. i travel a lot and these magazines are always prioritized over the kiplinger, money, smart money, rolling stone and sports illustrateds that i also get....ocg indeed.

By: Golf Rant: Assorted Mythology and Nonsense | The Sand Trap

Golf Rant: Assorted Mythology and Nonsense | The Sand Trap — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:55:32 +0000

[...] warms up? I'll do the dishes all winter. FootnotesNote to George Promenschenkel and other fellow Obsessive Compulsive Golfers: I use Goo Gone to clean labels off golf shafts. I absolutely detest using a club that has tags and [...]

By: B Miller

B Miller — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:26:26 +0000

3 golf sites, consulted several times a day. Bought 7 or 8 sets of irons, maybe 6 drivers, and on my 5th set of wedges this year. Have done this for more than 7 years now. Visit the driving range 4-5 times a week. Golf shops no less than twice. Etc, etc.

I don't think about golf every day; I think about golf most of every day.

I do have a putter I've kept about 4 years. Nothing else comes close.

By: Xavier

Xavier — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:35:05 +0000

During the winter I go to my indoor driving range at least 3 days a week. Sometimes I don't even hit balls, I just go to the Pro Golf and hang out and try the new stuff. I LOVE the demo days!! free balls and new clubs

By: JP Bouffard

JP Bouffard — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:18:27 +0000

I clean my clubs in the sink with soapy water, brushes, and will at times resort to picking dirt out of the stampings in the sole of the club if I'm feeling O-C enough.

And I'm not the type of golfer who lets his clubs get all dirty and caked up with grass and dirt during a round. I wipe the faces after almost every shot, like you see pro caddies do.

But then I _still_ wash them in the house afterwards, often.

My wife just laughs.

By: Ville Rinne

Ville Rinne — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:50:07 +0000

One more clear indicator:

Do you always know the weather forecast for the next day and the next 5 day period?

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:17:32 +0000

Great article! This is why I log onto The Sand Trap most days of the week.....

Maybe there is Number Six; Do you make your 4 and 2 year old sons watch the golf replays stored on the PVR instead of The Wiggles or Sesame Street? And have they been propped in front of the Masters, US open and British Open telecasts each of their formative years?

Absolutely OCG.