How mad do you get?

I'm curious as to how mad other players get when playing.

For me if I hit a bad shot I usually say "shit" and move on. If I hit a really terrible shot sometimes I will toss my club in the air and also drop some profanities but I've never broken a club when mad out on the course and I try to recover back into a good mood quickly so that I don't lower other peoples spirits.

What about you?

I used to not care if I had a bad shot at all, but after playing competitively with others, I get mad at myself and, for some reason, spin my club around in my left hand after my swing.  I am usually only angry when I know I could've done better if I had just taken more time judging distance/aim/break.

My tendency is to externalize the blame. I feel I rebound quicker from a bad shot if I blame a bad lie, a crow making noises, etc etc. If I skull an 8 iron over the green and start telling myself that I'm a bad golfer and I'm playing terribly today, chances are, my next chip will be just as bad and I will get angrier. I feel the easiest way is to blame something else, and just convince myself that I have been unlucky. Now after the round, I will go more in-depth about why I'm not hitting a particular shot right, but on the course I try to externalize blame so I can avoid exploding and having my game fall to bits. The more frustrated I get, the worse I play.

(I played with a guy from another high school that would talk to Mortimer, his otter driver head cover, and blame Mortimer for bad shots and missed putts. Pretty funny to see how he controlled his anger.)

Maybe I'd better get an animal head cover to comfort me on the course!

Couldn't hurt! haha

I used to be a hot head, but came to the realization that I'm not that good, so I'm going to hit some bad shots.  I actually lost a putter one time.  And it was during a match!  I had my opponent down one and it was the 16th hole. I was on the green and he was in the bunker.  He made the sand save and I three putt.  So I fired my putter back toward the cart and it went into a tree and I couldn't find it.  Had to putt with my driver on the last two holes.  Won the match, but felt like an idiot.

I usually only get mad about mental errors,bad alignment,wrong club,bad read and try and shrug off physical ones, but I catch myself getting mad about those occasionally, I will admit to losing my cool when I was younger but have learned to reign it in over time.

I just drop to my knees and cry , why ,why ,why ,why, why , "oh you moved your head"  argggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh

i used to get really mad.  throwing my clubs in a tree.  i oncce threw my clubs at a tree until on of them stuck, lol.  i took some time off and realized i should be mad at myself, not the game or my clubs.  i hit the bad shot, they are my clubs and my ball lol.  i will still slam the club head on the ground and grumble to myself, nothing too violent anymore.  i guess i used to think i was better than i was, lol.  that opinion has changed significantly.

I don't get too mad... I've broken a club before, but that was a crazy happening. All I did was drop it at the top of my follow through and it fell and snapped in half. Weirdest thing that's ever happened.

Now when I get mad I'll pretend like I'm going to slam my club into the ground in front of me and instead give it a couple taps.

It's funny but I have a bigger temper at the range than I do at the course.  I cuss a little when I'm out on the course but I don't throw anything or have a tantrum.

When I was in my early 20s and was just beginning to learn the game, I duffed a drive 20 ft....got mad, pulled out my 3 wood and duffed it into the water.   I got sooo angry and threw my three wood which in turn landed in the water.  I stood there looking at the ripple of the water, feeling really stupid and walked off the course.  I told myself I would never ever get mad on a course again.  For 20 years I have played without a three wood in my bag as a reminder that getting mad at a game is a stupid thing.  This year was the first year I have replaced it, (I figured 20 years was enough of a penalty)  All in All it was a great lesson and I have promised myself that I would keep that attitude.

If I get mad on the course again I will quit the game for good.

I don't really get mad, a bad shot might get a profanity, a string of bad shot might get a string of profanities, but that's it.  I never throw a club or throw a tantrum.  If I hit a really bad streak I might try to take some extra time and collect my thoughts, I've played to long and had to many up's and down's to get mad about doing something I enjoy.

I do get upset when im playing badly. Like this morning. I dont throw things, but I tend to swear a bit and get a lot less social.

I crack cans when I'm pissed... you guys should try it.

I play Golf to escape from the stress and frustrations of life. I get mad for a few seconds when I hit a bad shot, but then I look forward to getting to try a more challenging shot, because of my bad shot.

The hard part for me is getting the stress of regular life out of my head, so that I can loosen up and take a good, relaxed swing.