WWYD - All Hitting Off Grass, One Goes Back to Hit from Mats

[nevets88]

It doesn't matter how good you are, this guy imho is putting people in harm's way. I guess I would tell him dude, you might hit someone and then expect him to ignore me and then shrug and tell the maintenance crew or starter if I ran into them. If you read the post, someone decided to take matters into his own hands and parked his bag right in front of mat dude and mat dude stormed away. 

 

[saevel25]

Yea, he is one shank away from taking someone out. I wouldn't mind if he was right handed at the end of the range, but right in the middle. With people like 20 yards in front of you. Yikes!

 

[imsys0042]

I'd point it out to him, and then point it out to the people who work at the range.   That is such a no-no.   Amazing that people can be that dense.

[Shindig]

Why on Earth would you want to hit off of a mat when grass is available at presumably the same price?

[Vinsk]

Ass clown.

[iacas]

1 hour ago, Shindig said:

Why on Earth would you want to hit off of a mat when grass is available at presumably the same price?

 

[Double Mocha Man]

3 hours ago, nevets88 said:

It doesn't matter how good you are, this guy imho is putting people in harm's way. I guess I would tell him dude, you might hit someone and then expect him to ignore me and then shrug and tell the maintenance crew or starter if I ran into them. If you read the post, someone decided to take matters into his own hands and parked his bag right in front of mat dude and mat dude stormed away. 

 

You call that grass?  😄  My question is:  Was the mat guy there first?  Or were the grass/dirt folks there first?

[nevets88]

9 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

You call that grass?  😄  My question is:  Was the mat guy there first?  Or were the grass/dirt folks there first?

That’s not the greatest grass range but unfortunately I’ve seen worse. 

[weberd27]

While the grass range does look like it needs a rest and some maintenance, the mats guy is out of line.  If the range is lined for grass hitting, you have to hit off the grass or go home.  The range doesn't appear to be supervised, but someone in charge of the range should take care of this.  The guy is going to injure someone.  If possible, the range should remove the mats or post some kind of signage.

In my driving range employment time, I would see the reverse when our grass area was closed.  People would go in front of the mats to hit off the grass when not allowed, even though we had signage posted.  I would go out and correct the customer for their safety.

[DeadMan]

I’ve had this happen to me. A guy tried to go next to me, but 5 yards back off a mat. I told him he couldn’t do that, put my bag in front of him, and he gave up. Strangely, if he had gone further down the range, he would have totally fine to hit off a mat. 

[ChetlovesMer]

10 hours ago, Shindig said:

Why on Earth would you want to hit off of a mat when grass is available at presumably the same price?

That was exactly what I thought. 

[darthweasel]

conversely when people are in a line and someone randomly decides to take a few steps forward to work on their driver. I absolutely despise it when that happens. I am at the range because I am working on my swing. Working on elements. I am not a good golfer, I am going to hit some bad shots and if someone walks up, they are definitely in my head in case I put one off the toe and up their ^&*(.  So it affects my practice because they are making their own range rules. 

 

I can like or dislike the range rules, whether grass or mats or whatever they are...but I follow them because it keeps me and others safe from errant golf balls. 

[NM Golf]

I work at a golf course with a huge and extremely busy driving range. I should write a book about all the crazy stuff we've had to deal with over the years. We've had to ban people, call the police on multiple occasions, and we've even had a guy pull a gun. People are nuts, and covid has only exacerbated the problem.

[mcanadiens]

Went to the range one day a couple of weeks ago and found a nice little family of four knocking balls off the mats. Those mats happen to be directly in front of the grass tees. 

I looked at the furthest end from where they were, said a very quiet little curse word and went to the mats. 

Me and my damned concern for safety. 

 

[Double Mocha Man]

Kids (and un-named others) can do an 87 degree tick off the toe and send that ball scurrying right in front of you in the next bay/mat.  Good thing they can't do a 93 degree tick... or I'd be on the IL.