Have You Ever Taken Your Shoes/Socks Off to Hit a Golf Shot?

[GolfLug]

On 3/31/2022 at 11:23 AM, TourSpoon said:

 It is probably not so uncommon here in Florida where you have water on almost every hole.

Uhh.. and gators??!! You brave. 😲

Anyway, I voted no to ever have done it. Will gladly do it if need to (in safe waters). I practice barefooted or in flip-flops at home all the time.

BTW, why do people 'draw the line' at taking shoes/socks off? It's not like taking your clothes off or anything.

[bkuehn1952]

I did it in our City Championship decades ago.  17th hole on the last day of the three-day tournament.  The ball was actually in the water and submerged a bit but with well over 1/2 the ball exposed.  I had never hit that kind of shot but I figured 67th place or 55th place did not matter that much.

Opened my sand wedge's club face and tried to hit it like a sand shot.  A large plume of water and muck went up in the air and as I glanced up in my follow through, I did NOT see my ball.  I quickly looked down, expecting that I had pounded the ball into the pond's mucky bottom.  Nope.  That is when I noticed my ball rolling on the green's fringe.  It had come out lower than the mucky water plume.  Made a bogey 4 and had a good story to tell.

[TourSpoon]

On 4/1/2022 at 5:08 PM, GolfLug said:

Uhh.. and gators??!! You brave. 😲

No gators lurking in the vicinity! They really are not fond of golfers anyway. 

[Esox]

I did once in the 80's. Got the rest of my clothes covered in wet clay and silt.  Never again.

[saevel25]

I voted no, but I would for a tournament. 

If it wasn't too heavy, why not keep an extra pair of shoes and socks in the bag? With Truelinks, they are pretty lightweight 😛 

Is that against the rules? are shoes equipment? 😛 

[RayG]

Yes, I've done it... as well as playing rounds in bare feet. Mostly in Hawaii where it was kind of a "thing". Someone mentioned "losing grip" while playing in bare feet... If you play a full round in bare feet, you'll notice a more balanced swing since you can't "come out of your shoes". IMHO, you shouldn't be worried about grip in a normal situation- Plenty of "spikeless" shoes aren't the best on awkward sloping conditions, and mildly damp conditions, and people still play in them. Mildly damp AND sloping conditions? May as well use roller blades.