Most Used Golf Expression

[MilnerJ]

We've all been there, desperately shouting commands at our wayward, slicing ball heading directly out of bounds... What I want to know is your most used phrase while your golf ball is in flight...

1. When you fear you hit it hard and it will over-fly your prefered landing area
2. When you may have caught it a little fat and you think it will fall short
3. When your ball is hooking sharply out of bounds or towards the water hazard
4. When your ball slices towards a hazard or O.B.


1. Sit! (common, I know )
2. Hustle!
3. *to playing partner* "Give me another ball..." (Lee Trevino "You can talk to a fade but a hook won't listen." )
4. Hold! Hold! or Get Lucky!

[NCGolfer]

1. Dammit!
2. $

[cmarkmyers]

Being such a hacker it seems I rarely have a chance to say anything while the ball is actually in flight. But I think 90% of what I say on the course starts with, "Mother" and ends quite a bit worse than that...

But in all honesty I think I have only gotten mad twice - Once on about my 7th attempt to get out of a bunker and the second time when I missed a short putt for what would have been my first par ever.

Oh wait, now I know what I say the most. "Mulligan!"

[StreakyPete]

Since it's a well known fact that I NEVER make a mistake, these expressions cover the four scenarios mentioned;
1. Looks like the wind's got it
2. Looks like the wind's got it
3. Looks like the wind's got it
4. Looks like the wind's got it

That 'bout covers it

[iacas]

1. When you fear you hit it hard and it will over-fly your prefered landing area

Mine are pretty simple, really. I'm guessing here, trying to pretend I was in that situation. Here's what comes out:

1. "Get down."
2. "Get up. Bounce."
3. "Quack."
4. I can't say I've done this much in the past few years. I'm not a slicer. An overcooked hook is my miss.

[Maverick]

Being such a hacker it seems I rarely have a chance to say anything while the ball is actually

funiest thing I've read this morning..:)

1. "Stop." 2. "God." 3. "F---." 4. "F---." but under my breath. to paraphrase..there's a funny comment in Rick O'Reily's book a few years ago..he was caddying for a guy at Augusta..the pro was talking to his ball in flight..then Rick decided to also "talk" to the pro's ball..the pro says to Rick.."Get your mouth of my balls."..gave me a chuckle.

[StreakyPete]

I'm not a slicer. An overcooked hook is my miss.[/list]

Me neither... unless I lose concentration when going for a 'Big' one and fail to get the weight onto the inside of my back foot.

Thankfully this doesn't happen often, but when it does it's usually time to wave 'bye-bye' to the ball

[Sando]

I usually say "Hit a house." That's the only thing that can keep my shots in play.

[MilnerJ]

I usually say "Hit a house."

I completely forgot about this... my golf buddies and I say this a lot also

[Rafcin]

My most often used is "oops..." "I can't f#$%ng belive I did that!" is close second

[Mr High Anxiety]

Whenever I'm playing if one of my buds hits a worm burner off the tee box I always say, "Nice putt!"

[Newbie Collection Agency]

1. "Hit a house" or "Sit down"
2. "Go!"
3. F---!
4. F---!

[Gary W]

1. "185 yards with my 9 iron - damn, I knew I should have taken a little off that..."

[Peter_in_Atl]

On a shot that comes up short-usually a putt: "Does your husband play golf?"

[kklick]

If I leave a putt short its always "hit it alice".

[NM Golf]

The short putt "you sure have a tender touch" or the overall not playing well "I hope I brought enough money to play this bad"

[flap]

Firstone is SIT!! but even my dog don't listento me

next is SPIT IT OUT!! and usually only my gum goes


Last but not least is Give Me A Break which is why I buy so many shafts!!!

[LarryK]

Mine are SO original.....

1. Stop! STOP!!!
2. Go. GO! GO !!!!
3. Don't go over there !!
4. Don't go over there either !!

These are usually postscripted to my playing partners as follows: "I was really looking forward to playing golf today. I just didn't want to play quite this much of it."