Golf Superpower. What's Your Pick?

[mcanadiens]

Things that would "keep the core of my golf game intact", limits things quite a bit. One that would truly be a tweak without getting silly is this one.

I'd love to have the power to be able to find every single ball I hit. Would have come in handy with the cabbage I played in on Saturday. Little damn white flowers dotting shaggy grass helped me lose at three balls I wouldn't have lost anywhere else. 

Call it Ball Hunting. 

 

 

Edited August 29, 2023 by mcanadiens

[billchao]

I thought of another one. The ability to slightly alter the ball’s trajectory mid-flight. I’m the type that talks to my ball in the air, like “draw a little” or “fade more” that kind of stuff.

Could actually be a negative if you misjudge the shot. I played with a guy over the weekend who hit a shot and he called for it to go and I said “land soft.” He almost flew the green.

[Vinsk]

On 8/26/2023 at 7:00 AM, boogielicious said:

GIR Master - Ability to get the ball on the green in regulation from anywhere.

That seems to violate rule #2…

[iacas]

14 hours ago, mcanadiens said:

Things that would "keep the core of my golf game intact", limits things quite a bit. One that would truly be a tweak without getting silly is this one.

I'd love to have the power to be able to find every single ball I hit. Would have come in handy with the cabbage I played in on Saturday. Little damn white flowers dotting shaggy grass helped me lose at three balls I wouldn't have lost anywhere else. 

Call it Ball Hunting. 

Underrated great idea here.

[boogielicious]

11 hours ago, Vinsk said:

That seems to violate rule #2…

Wouldn’t be much of a “Super Power” if it wasn’t a game breaker. I was going to pick, “Never Shank the ball” but I thought you’d have taken that!😜

[billchao]

9 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

Wouldn’t be much of a “Super Power” if it wasn’t a game breaker.

There are guidelines set out in the OP, though. Otherwise my superpower would be the ability to hole out any shot that I take, and then I wouldn’t even bother playing golf at all.

[boogielicious]

1 minute ago, billchao said:

There are guidelines set out in the OP, though. Otherwise my superpower would be the ability to hole out any shot that I take, and then I wouldn’t even bother playing golf at all.

And adjusting ball flight mid air with mind control meets the criteria?

[ChetlovesMer]

Both @mcanadiens and @StuM came up with the never lose your ball thing. I really like that. Would it extend to my playing partner's ball, though? 

Playing with a buddy not long ago and he hit a 3 wood into what seemed to be dead center of a very wide fairway. My ball was over in one of the less explored portions of the property. We went to play mine first. When we came back for his we couldn't find it. We both saw it head what we thought was dead center. Damnedest thing. 

Here's a super power for you. How about the ability to summon the beverage cart at any moment? "Man, I'm thirsty. ... Oh look, here comes the beverage cart." 

I also sometimes play with a guy who's super power should be the ability to hold onto his pee for more than 3 or 4 holes at a time. Man, this dude is always in the woods. ... and not because he hits his ball there. 

[Vinsk]

2 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Wouldn’t be much of a “Super Power” if it wasn’t a game breaker. I was going to pick, “Never Shank the ball” but I thought you’d have taken that!😜

Lol…Oh that’s my first pick. But I thought that would violate rule 2 as well….😃

[billchao]

2 hours ago, boogielicious said:

And adjusting ball flight mid air with mind control meets the criteria?

I wrote slightly, didn’t I? That doesn’t mean if your ball is beelined for the woods it magically lands in the middle of the fairway.

[klineka]

1 hour ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Here's a super power for you. How about the ability to summon the beverage cart at any moment? "Man, I'm thirsty. ... Oh look, here comes the beverage cart." 

I like this one. Last time at my home course we were on 10 tee after stopping in and grabbing food at the turn we see the beverage cart come by. 

Didn't see it again the rest of the back 9. 

[StuM]

9 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Here's a super power for you. How about the ability to summon the beverage cart at any moment? "Man, I'm thirsty. ... Oh look, here comes the beverage cart." 

Would you call that “The Brew Master”?

9 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

also sometimes play with a guy who's super power should be the ability to hold onto his pee for more than 3 or 4 holes at a time. Man, this dude is always in the woods. ... and not because he hits his ball there.

Is his current super power is “The Rainmaker”?  

[StuM]

9 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I also sometimes play with a guy who's super power should be the ability to hold onto his pee for more than 3 or 4 holes at a time. Man, this dude is always in the woods. ... and not because he hits his ball there. 

Another thought, if you would stop summoning the beverage cart maybe he would not need to go into the trees as much! 🌳 🚽 

[ChetlovesMer]

This is not a super power I'd use often, but I know guys who could use it. 

Its the "Go Back In Time And Undue The Tantrum You Pitched" power. If you ever see a guy (or a gal) throw a tantrum or pitch a fit on the golf course. 99.99% of the time they look like compete and total Jack-asses. They need a super power that would allow them to see themselves as the rest of us see them as whiney babies. Then, the super power would allow them to go back in time and change that behavior. Perhaps even save them the expensive and humiliating experience of breaking a club. 

There have been a few time Bryson DeChambeau, Sergio, and/or Ian Poulter could have used that super power. 

[Vinsk]

I would like to have a Jedi mind trick ability to place thoughts into a slow player/players minds…’ I’m holding up the course…my pace is too slow.’

[StuM]

12 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

I would like to have a Jedi mind trick ability to place thoughts into a slow player/players minds…’ I’m holding up the course…my pace is too slow.’

I need that power!

[Nave]

1 hour ago, Vinsk said:

I would like to have a Jedi mind trick ability to place thoughts into a slow player/players minds…’ I’m holding up the course…my pace is too slow.’

To the Golf Marshall - “These are the slow droids you are looking for”

[GolfLug]

Ability to hold up rain/weather for a few hours. It could end up being a very profitable business super power if I market it right..