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In another thread, someone mentioned that they thought it was wrong to ask a fellow player what club they had just hit with. My friends and I do this all the time. And, if I'm paired up with someone I don't know, if they seem to have similar club distances I'll even ask them. And, I've been asked many times myself.

I've never even thought it could be considered verbotten to ask someone what they hit with.

What are some other unwritten rules you play by?
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Ya know, I always thought it was taboo too to ask someone what club they hit AFTER they hit the ball ... I don't have an issue asking what they use BEFORE they use it (seems weird I know) ... Unwritten rule - Looser buys the drinks!
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5 WoodBurner 18* stiff ShaftHybrid3DX (18.5*)Irons: (4-LW):Putter: Rossa Indy SportBalls: Reds
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I guess don't step in somebody else's line while putting is one of mine.

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In another thread, someone mentioned that they thought it was wrong to ask a fellow player what club they had just hit with. My friends and I do this all the time. And, if I'm paired up with someone I don't know, if they seem to have similar club distances I'll even ask them. And, I've been asked many times myself.

That's not an unwritten rule, it's a written rule. Rule 8.1. - Advice.

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That's not an unwritten rule, it's a written rule. Rule 8.1. - Advice.

Oh Man! Another rule I am going to have to rail against!

Is asking someone what club they hit really advice though? Regardless, let's hear some more! Is buying beer for a hole in one in the book? That's an excellent unwritten rule!
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FT-i Draw 9* W/Grafalloy Red
Sumo2 5900 9.5* W/Grafalloy Red

Irons: A3OS 3-PW Graphite/Steel regularWedges: A3OS GW, SW, LWPutter: Rossa Monza SpiderLittle round white thing:
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.. Is buying beer for a hole in one in the book? That's an excellent unwritten rule!

Dude, if it is, I am going to find the worst person on the range and challenge him to a match ... *hic*

*hic* "Shorry honey ... I knows I shaid I would be home by two *hic* but Im's gonna need shome time to sober up ... can you come and gets me? *hic*"
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Driver: Burner 10.5* Stiff shaft
3 WoodBurner 15* stiff shaft
5 WoodBurner 18* stiff ShaftHybrid3DX (18.5*)Irons: (4-LW):Putter: Rossa Indy SportBalls: Reds
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But this rule only applies if i´m going to play a ball from a similar distance, correct? If my ball is like 100m upfront and i ask someone what he just hit from 150m in - it isnt advice, right?

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Is buying beer for a hole in one in the book? That's an excellent unwritten rule!

We had just one yesterday in a tourney - and yes in Germany, its an unwritten rule to buy drinks (champagne) for the whole tournament afterwards. So actually a hole in one can become quite costly... I read in Japan, people shooting a hole in one are supposed to sent out money to friends for the good luck - thats even more costlier, the article mentioned it might be up to 10k - thats why people have hole in one insurance over there. On our shortest Par3 there is a unwritten club rule - whoever shoots birdie gets 3 € from every flight partner.

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we have a hole in one club. you pay ten dollars to join. if somebody gets a hole in one (with at least two witnesses) they get all of the money, plus the pro shop matches it in shop credit. if you win it is an unwritten rule to buy drinks for everybody in the clubhouse

phil kessel (the hockey player) won and didn't buy drinks. he was actually going around and demanding his money. and he's a millionaire.

bastard

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When someone start their pre-shot routine everyone else shuts-up

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Never question anyone's choice of club on a tee box,whether it be a driver or iron on a short par 4 e.g

aeroburner tp 10.5 stiff
superfast tp 2.0 3 wood stiff
Halo 25 and taylormade tp 19 degree hybrids
miura cb 202 and wedge
tp 52* wedge, tp 56* taylormade spider mallet putter

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I really don't attach as much to walking on someone's line as others do. You can back it in that half the field has already walked across that exact line not so long ago so it shouldn't make a huge difference. I also think there should be some logic applied to the advice rule. I hit a fairly long ball and I often play with older guys who ask with interest what someone like me hits into a green from there. Certainly not because they are hoping to line up with the same club but merely to shake their heads and mutter 'Oh to be young again'...

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I never leave the tee box until everyone is done hitting, and same goes for putting on the green. Dont know if other people do this, but it seems like good manors.

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There are actually quite a few courses in Australia which encourage you to move on as soon as you have putted out to increase the pace of play. I agree that it is polite to wait around, but I do think staying out of the way of the people behind is at least as important most of the time. This is also dependant on the departing people being quiet on leaving the green.

Driver 9.5* 905T w/ Stiff V2 Shaft
3 Wood 15* 906F2 w/ Stiff V2 Shaft
Irons AP2 3-P w/ Project X 5.5
Wedges Vokey 200 series 52* and SM 58*
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This is my biggest pet peeve and it happens all the time when pace of play is slow.

I will be on the tee box waiting to tee off and the group behind me pulls their cart up with the rest of us.

Is it just me or is the one of the rudest things out there.

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we have a hole in one club. you pay ten dollars to join. if somebody gets a hole in one (with at least two witnesses) they get all of the money, plus the pro shop matches it in shop credit. if you win it is an unwritten rule to buy drinks for everybody in the clubhouse

Phil Kessel is a douchbag though

"Don't drink and drive, don't even putt."


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This is my biggest pet peeve and it happens all the time when pace of play is slow.

The cart drives me nuts too, but I had a guy pull up to the tee box the other day and start washing his ball while we were teeing off. The ball washer was about 5 feet behind us.

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This is my biggest pet peeve and it happens all the time when pace of play is slow.

I gotta admit I did this a couple of weeks ago. HOWEVER, the group ahead of us had at least an entirely open hole the entire back nine, we caught up to them on 11 and waited between the green and the tee for the next 5 holes, never being asked to play through. So on 17 I just drove up behind them, got out and went and putted on 16. They teed off and they were just putting in the flag n 18 as we were getting ready to tee off on 18. It sped them up, that's for sure. I don't condone it, but I was tired of waiting so I had to do something to make me feel better. I'm not proud of it, but oh well.

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