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What are your strange little golf rituals and how do you come by them?
I have three that I am now a bit neurotic about.

1.I have to use a foreign coin as a ball marker – If I can’t find one in my bag it really throws me off.

2.I have to use the blue painted tee’s on my drives – if I don’t it really distracts me

3.I have to chew gum when I play. I never chew gum normally, but somehow I chewed gum during a round and I found it was very helpful to control my rhythm. Now I can’t play without it.

So what are your golf neuroses?
Driver R7 Superquad NV 55 shaft or Bridgestone J33 460 NV 75 shaft
3 and 5 Wood X
Hybrid original Fli Hi 21* or FT 22*
Irons AP2
Wedges Vokey 52* - 8 , 56* 14, 60*-7Putter California CoranodoBall TP RedGPS NeoRange Finder- Bushnell Tour V2 When Chuck Norris puts spin on the ball, the ball does not...
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I have to wear a hat, no matter what. its REALLY distracting if I don't.
I really dislike having a wedge and my putter out at the same time... I always have to change them out instead of taking both when near the green.

G15 10.5 Driver
G15 17 Wood
G10 24 Hybrid
G10 6-PW Irons
52, 56, 60, and 64 degree wedges Detour Newport 2 DT SoLo BallSwing Speed: 111 MPH, wish I could putt.

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I hate it when I don't wear a hat. It throws me off, and it doesn't help i have wavy long hair straight from the 70's. So the hair gets in my line of sight, if i don't have a hat on.
In the Bag:

Driver 10.5 r7 460 ti Reax regular shaft
3 Wood 15.5 LD F Speed Aldila NV stiff shaft
Hybrids 19 Tour Burner Rescue Reax stiff shaft. 21 degree torch series saber shaftIrons Sliver Scot 4-pw Rifle 5.0 shaftsSand Wedge 56 Degree Cg10 Black pearl finish 2 dotLob Wedge 60...
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have to chew gum.
I guess iam opposite of most of you I CANT wear a hate it distracts me lol

*Chaparral High School Golf Team*
Bag
r7 425 Driver
Burner 3 Wood
Synchron Stainless 7 Wood (thing saves me every time) RAC 3-9 Irons TOUR 60° Lob Wedge Wedgeand 6600 DFX PutterHome Courses:Wild Horse

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I have to wear a hat and a glove. If I don't have both of these on, I can't focus on hitting the ball.

My chix stix:

R7 Burner
Burner Woods and Hybrids
R7 CGB Max IronsKoa Wood

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I always have to have a snuff pouch before I tee off on the 1st tee - it helps me calm down and focus on hitting the shot.

Always use an Alaska quarter to mark my ball (the bear devouring a salmon is pretty cool looking).

I never wear a watch - but that's more because I have a surgically repaired wrist, and the watch makes my bones rub against scar tissue and nerves.

Always wear a hat, simply because I'm balding and don't want a nasty sunburn on the top of my head.
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I have to have a tee tucked on my right ear. Any color will work. No hat!

Driver.... Nickent DX Evolver V2 65 stiff /07 Burner YS6+ stiff .
4 wood..... Nickent 4DX
Hybrids.....Tour Edge Geomax 22* 25* 28*
Irons.....TM R7 6-P + AW,SW,LW
Putter.....Odyssey White Hot XG 2 BallBag.......Callaway ORG 14 A.L.I.C.E. Ball........Bridgestone e6 / Srixon Soft Feel...

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Ok.....but no laughing.

I will not use a white tee.......ever. Moreover, I remove every single white tee or piece thereof from the entire teebox before I hit. If we're riding, and the course provides white tees in the cart, I'll pull them out before we start.

I can't explain it, it just is what it is.....


FWIW, if I remember right, Lee Trevino refused to use a yellow tee. If that's true, at least I have some august company in my neurosis. I guess I've got that working for me.

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw

Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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- Have to wear a hat (never wear a hat except at golf)
- Have to have shitloads of drinks, when i'm walking i have to be either talking or drinking (usually water, gatorade or an energy drink)
- Have to have my clubs in their correct pocket/slot
- Before i hit a putt i lift the club face up and wipe it clean with my hand (theres usually nothing there, its just a habit)

I dont care what sort of tee or marker i use, sometimes even use my phone to mark my ball
I rarely wash my clubs, clean out my grooves on my wedges every now and then

In my black carry bag
Driver- 909 D2 10.5* 76g Stiff UST Proforce V2
3-Wood 909 F3 14.5* 82g Stiff UST Proforce V2
Hybrid- 585-H 19* 85g Stiff Flex Adilla Proto
Irons- Z-B Forged 3iron-PW Project X 6.0Gap Wedge- Vokey Spin Milled 52|8Sand Wedge- Vokey Spin Milled 56|10Putter- Scotty Cameron...
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I also like to have my clubs in their certain "spots". That way I know that I have them all, and it makes it easier to find the one I want before a shot.
Driver: Cobra Speed Pro S X/10.5*
3W: TaylorMade Rescue
Irons: Adams Ovation 3 (4-LW)
Putter: Ping Zing 2i
Ball: Noodle + Long & SoftGlove: FootJoy SofJoyShoes: FootJoy GreenJoyShort term goals:Break 92 for 18 holesShoot 5 pars or better in one round.
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- Have to have my clubs in their correct pocket/slot

yep, nothing worse than a 9i where the 6i supposed to be, or the hybrid in with the wedges. drives me crazy.

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Only one that I can think of...

I either wear no gloves (preferred) or I wear a glove on both hands (only when I'm sweating too much to get a decent grip).

Other than that I have no superstitions and nothing bothers me. My clubs are dirty, I use all different balls and tees, my bag is disorganized, and my stuff is all worn or broken. I have no pre-shot routine... maybe it would help...

Tim
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* No Hat
* Chewing Gum
* Always Glove
* Clubs in there "spot

*Chaparral High School Golf Team*
Bag
r7 425 Driver
Burner 3 Wood
Synchron Stainless 7 Wood (thing saves me every time) RAC 3-9 Irons TOUR 60° Lob Wedge Wedgeand 6600 DFX PutterHome Courses:Wild Horse

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~clubs in their spot
~a quarter and divot repair tool in the left pocket
~2 tees in the right pocket
~clubs cleaned AFTER every round, latest before next round
~yellow liveSTRONG rubber bracelet on left wrist, words pointing up (so i can read them)
~wedding ring off
~hat is a MUST, no sunglasses ever
~when teeing the ball - the logo must face towards the fairway

god....i must be insane
"My swing is homemade - but I have perfect flaws!" - Me
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-my left pocket has to be empty at all times.
-never carry a spare ball when I approach the tee (defeatest).
-always use a centime to mark my ball.
-never use white gloves.

In the Bag:

R7 Draw, stiff Exsar FS2
F-50 3-wood, stiff Exsar FS2
F-50 5-wood, stiff Exsar FS2 MP-60 3-PW, reg TT dynamic gold MP Tour Style 54.10 and 60.09,reg TT dynamic gold Bobby Grace DCT Response, w/ golf pride "2 thumb" grip B330S

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Lucky color: red (from way before Tiger saw the color)

I always wear a hat, but never backwards.

I never wear sunglasses either, squinting rules!

I never wear shorts or those stupid little socks that only come up to your ankle.

I never gamble, smoke, drink or swear.

in the bag...

Driver: MX560
3W/5W: Tight Lies
3i-pw: Pi-7gw/sw: Tom Watsonputter: Bulls Eye bag: Ozoneball: / home: Lake of the Woods @ www.golfthelake.com

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These are regurlar habits for me as well, but

Phone goes in front right pocket, nothing else. All metal objects take front left (coins, keys, divot tool, etc.). Balls in back left, wallet back right. Always have a hat on. I can't ever have my bag in my sight line when setting up, messes with me.

FTi 10* Draw w/ ProLaunch Blue 65g Stiff
5 Wood
Walter Hagen Ultradyne Blades 3-PW
52*
X-Tour Vintage 56.13 X-Forged Chrome 64.09 Dual Force BladeBall: B330Rx or Pro V1

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