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White Belts for Golf  

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  1. 1. What does wearing a white belt while playing golf say about you?

    • I’m on the cutting edge of the golf fashion world!
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    • I swing so fast, the vortex created by my arms pulled all the dye color out of my belt.
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    • I only wear white to match the white sox I wear with my golf sandals.
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    • I don’t wear a white belt because I’m a slob and it would get covered with ketchup from my hot dog at the turn,
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    • Belts hold up my pants. The color doesn’t matter to me.
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    • I am taking Tae Kwon Do and I am at the first level.
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    • I went to Chicago Public schools and I don’t understand the question.
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5 hours ago, Sandy Divot said:

After seeing Sandy Lyle wear suspenders at the Masters, I feel that gives everybody a free pass to wear any color belt they want.

If you have won the Masters and are old enough to collect social security, you get a pass.

Everybody else, not so much…

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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I am not a psychologist but I have encountered enough, on television and in print, to offer an opinion on the subject.  Wearing a white belt can indicate several things...or not.  It really depends on the circumstances surrounding the individual.  

1)  It could be a part of a uniform.  The guy cops on television shows based in the tropics often wear white belts and might, without really thinking about it, wear the same belts when they hit the links.

2)  The white belt could be a gift.  As such...one might feel obligated to wear it once in a while.

3)  One may have grown up when wearing white belts was normal (along with white shoes) and thus think nothing of it.

4)  It may be one of the few belts one owns.  I own two...one tan and one red.  If I owned a white belt I would probably wear it from time to time.

5)  Or it could be a twisted cry for help.  Although it would be more efficient to simply ask for help...we do not always think clearly when distressed.

6)  Lastly...it is possible that some people like white belts.  There is, after all, no accounting for taste.

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Cleveland Hi-Bore driver, Maltby 5 wood, Maltby hybrid, Maltby irons and wedges (23 to 50) Vokey 59/07, Cleveland Niblick (LH-42), and a Maltby mallet putter.                                                                                                                                                 "When the going gets tough...it's tough to get going."

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White belts should have died with apple hats, plaid pants and the rest of those hideous 70's fashions. (But keep the ladies hip huggers and halter tops)

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5 Wood: :tmade: Burner  
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Irons: :ping: G400 
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9 hours ago, Missouri Swede said:

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No white belts for me - not that trendy. I answered accordingly that I’m a slob and can’t pull it off

Driver: :callaway: Rogue ST  /  Woods: :tmade: Stealth 5W / Hybrid: :tmade: Stealth 25* / Irons: :ping: i500’s /  Wedges: :edel: 54*, 58*; Putter: :scotty_cameron: Futura 5  Ball: image.png Vero X1

 

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39 minutes ago, Sandy Divot said:

Now that I know that white belts bother everyone, I'm going to get one for match play events.

White belt with no pants or shorts on....that’ll get ‘em....😂

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43 minutes ago, Sandy Divot said:

Now that I know that white belts bother everyone, I'm going to get one for match play events.

And when you win a hole slip that thing out of your belt loops and snap it at the putt you just made... that'll really get into your opponent's head.

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I wear a white belt if I am wearing white shoes occasionally. I tend to match shoes and belts. Most of the time my shirt isn't tucked in so no one would see it anyway. I don't really care what people think about it but@Piz
I see a lot worse clothes worn on a regular basis on the golf course. Guys wearing jeans, corduroy pants, golf sweat shirts from 1981 and pleated pants! Pleated pants should be banned and burned in every capacity. People make a big deal about a white belt and there's million worse atrocities on the golf course.

"My ball is on top of a rock in the hazard, do I get some sort of relief?"

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37 minutes ago, Valleygolfer said:

I wear a white belt if I am wearing white shoes occasionally. 
I see a lot worse clothes worn on a regular basis on the golf course. Guys wearing jeans, corduroy pants, golf sweat shirts from 1981 and pleated pants! 

Hey, I wear corduroy pants in very cold weather!  Though never wear them in the rain... they can gain up to 30 pounds!  And don't worry about the white belts... they'll be trending back in in 20 years.  And I'll be able to wear my double-breasted suit again, too.

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1 hour ago, Double Mocha Man said:

Hey, I wear corduroy pants in very cold weather!  Though never wear them in the rain... they can gain up to 30 pounds!  And don't worry about the white belts... they'll be trending back in in 20 years.  And I'll be able to wear my double-breasted suit again, too.

Don't worry, I'll feel ashamed for you.😁 Well I just let you know corduroy is not okay. You're welcome 👍

"My ball is on top of a rock in the hazard, do I get some sort of relief?"

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4 hours ago, Double Mocha Man said:

But Valley, I am a fashion maven...

Clearly. You should get a matching jacket with elbow patches too.

"My ball is on top of a rock in the hazard, do I get some sort of relief?"

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