How many here are guilty of ever hitting into anyone? - Page 5

Thankfully, never more than a few bounces and a nudge on the leg.

I've been hit on the back about 35yrs ago, on the head about 25yrs ago. And the cruncher, hit in the mouth last August. The ambulance paramedics weren't happy, so called in the helicopter ambulance.

Anyone who's played a lot of golf has hit into people by accident.  I've done it by accident many times over the years.......always by accident!!

(usually at players playing a different hole) lol

My most memorable example happened on a par5.  The group ahead was putting on the green when I had 257yds to the pin.   I could easily hit 3-wood on, but the greens were firm and I knew the back of the green is shaved and rolls downhill into a lake.....so I decided going for the green was not the best play for this situation.  If I hit 3-wood....I knew the lake behind was in play.   I opted to lay-up aggressively 20yds short with a 4-rescue club.   My target was to lay-up 20yds short to leave myself a simple pitch to give myself a quality birdie opportunity.   The approach came off low and hot.....landed well short of the green and tumbled on......and rolled to within 5' of the cup while the group we were following were still putting........WOOOPS!!   

I immediately drove to the green to apologize before they finished putting, and they accepted my apology in the good spirit of the game.  My group caught them waiting on a par3 tee a couple holes later, and they made a point to enthusiastically ask me if I made the eagle putt...LOL    I was happy to respond with a YES!  

I'd also like to add.....If I am playing behind a slow group when there are open holes ahead of them..........I skip ahead of them.  Hitting into golfers on purpose is never a good option!!! 

The biggest danger to other golfers from me is that if I ever miss to the right I hit the ball ridiculous distances. Even golfers two fairways over and down far enough to not even be in my thoughts are in danger.

Luckily (for the golfing public) most of my misses are left, and usually hooked, and they at least don't go very far.

I just wish there was some way for me to hit my own fairway with the distance I get on those straight blocks to the right.

I think I hold a record at the course I usually play as the only person to ever drive number 12 green. The only problem was that I did it from number 16 tee box (across two other fairways). I think that record is safe because anybody that can hit the ball that far is too good to ever miss that far right.

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Originally Posted by clutchshot 


Nope, I think forget that waiting is part of the game and when you play by yourself or with 1 other Person, you need to expect to wait.

If you really can't wait, skip the hole!

When I play with my friends, we play fast, like 1hr per 9 holes fast (most of the time on twilight specials after work), I often skip past people, but would never hit at them.

On the flipside, when I play with my family, they play sloooow (like 5hrs slow), and people often play around us, if someone was to hit at us, I would be seriously pissed. My 220lbs of muscle would probably be putting someone in the hospital. Keep that in mind next time you hit on someone, it is only a matter of time before someone breaks your face.

What is the hurry anyway? Enjoy being out there, and if time is limited, skip past please. (for my family's sake... Haha)

If there is room for people to play around you why don't you just let them play through?

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Originally Posted by tmf9 

Im about 6'4 205lbs of muscle, 

Hey, me too!  (Actually 6'-3")

Oh, and on top of the 205 lbs. of muscle, there is another 60 or so pounds of, hmmmm, shall we say, NOT muscle? 

I did it in the early NOOB days when I "pured" a mid range iron for the first time in my life and sailed way past where I'd ever hit it before.  The guys in front of us were justifiably pissed as the ball landed on the fringe of the green where they were putting. I apologized like hell but it was not pretty.    It was a very exclusive club and the guy got in the cart and drove 180 yards back down the fairway to yell at me,  demanded to know what member we were playing with, etc. etc.    Not such good times.  That scarred me for life, and I still wait for groups in front of me to clear even if I"m having one of those days where it feels like every second shot is a skulled worm burner.

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Originally Posted by Golfingdad 

Hey, me too!  (Actually 6'-3")

 

Oh, and on top of the 205 lbs. of muscle, there is another 60 or so pounds of, hmmmm, shall we say, NOT muscle? 

That's even more betterier. 

-Rocket Ballzier

We played Knollwood last year and after waiting for the group to clear the fairway, I was coaxed to tee off so I did. I saw my ball launch but I didn't see it land because of undulating fairways. In a minute or so, I saw the group ahead of us appear over the crest of the hill. I knew right then and there that I must have drove into them. When we got closer, the group ahead of us were waiting for us. A Korean fellow was standing in the middle of the fairway and he looked pissed. He kept waving at me to come up to see him. I was reluctant but I knew I owed them an apology. When I drove up in the cart, I could see a red faced fellow ready to give it to me. He explained that my ball landed pretty close behind them and when he turned around, the ball bounced and ran up his leg. I asked him if he was hurt and all he could say was that I was wrong in teeing off. I apologized over and over again but it didn't matter to him. He looked like someone that would sue for damages. After that experience, I try to get a visual of the group ahead before teeing off. Lesson learned.

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Originally Posted by clutchshot 


Eh, live and learn right? You probably shouldn't have hit on them, but they probably should have let you play through a long time ago so call it square.

I have to disagree with you here.  While the group should have let him play through, at most their actions was causing him frustration.  Anytime someone hits in the group ahead of them, especially out of frustration, you are putting those people at risk to serious injury.  Getting frustrated and getting smacked in the head/face by a golf ball are not comparable. 

If a group ahead of me is slow and doesn't let me play through I take 3 courses of action.

1) I ask to play through.  I see to many people here that get seemingly upset because a group ahead didn't let them play through but yet they never asked either.

2) If I ask and they refuse I simply call the ranger and ask him to correct the situation.  If the ranger is worth his salt he will make them let you play through.

3) I skip a hole and get in front of them.

While skipping a hole isn't my preferred method it is most certainly better than risking injury and/or confrontation over a game.