Your strange Golf idiosyncrasies????

[2bGood]

What are your strange little golf rituals and how do you come by them?
I have three that I am now a bit neurotic about.

1.I have to use a foreign coin as a ball marker – If I can’t find one in my bag it really throws me off.

2.I have to use the blue painted tee’s on my drives – if I don’t it really distracts me

3.I have to chew gum when I play. I never chew gum normally, but somehow I chewed gum during a round and I found it was very helpful to control my rhythm. Now I can’t play without it.

So what are your golf neuroses?

[Taylor Shrake]

I have to wear a hat, no matter what. its REALLY distracting if I don't.
I really dislike having a wedge and my putter out at the same time... I always have to change them out instead of taking both when near the green.

[Lefty39]

I hate it when I don't wear a hat. It throws me off, and it doesn't help i have wavy long hair straight from the 70's. So the hair gets in my line of sight, if i don't have a hat on.

[Jax]

have to chew gum.
I guess iam opposite of most of you I CANT wear a hate it distracts me lol

[ECT]

I have to wear a hat and a glove. If I don't have both of these on, I can't focus on hitting the ball.

[cougar978]

I always have to have a snuff pouch before I tee off on the 1st tee - it helps me calm down and focus on hitting the shot.

Always use an Alaska quarter to mark my ball (the bear devouring a salmon is pretty cool looking).

I never wear a watch - but that's more because I have a surgically repaired wrist, and the watch makes my bones rub against scar tissue and nerves.

Always wear a hat, simply because I'm balding and don't want a nasty sunburn on the top of my head.

[Cussin hacker]

I have to have a tee tucked on my right ear. Any color will work. No hat!

[David in FL]

Ok.....but no laughing.

I will not use a white tee.......ever. Moreover, I remove every single white tee or piece thereof from the entire teebox before I hit. If we're riding, and the course provides white tees in the cart, I'll pull them out before we start.

I can't explain it, it just is what it is.....


FWIW, if I remember right, Lee Trevino refused to use a yellow tee. If that's true, at least I have some august company in my neurosis. I guess I've got that working for me.

[Robiola the Monster]

- Have to wear a hat (never wear a hat except at golf)
- Have to have shitloads of drinks, when i'm walking i have to be either talking or drinking (usually water, gatorade or an energy drink)
- Have to have my clubs in their correct pocket/slot
- Before i hit a putt i lift the club face up and wipe it clean with my hand (theres usually nothing there, its just a habit)

I dont care what sort of tee or marker i use, sometimes even use my phone to mark my ball
I rarely wash my clubs, clean out my grooves on my wedges every now and then

[Ed_Bighead]

I also like to have my clubs in their certain "spots". That way I know that I have them all, and it makes it easier to find the one I want before a shot.

[kris]

- Have to have my clubs in their correct pocket/slot

yep, nothing worse than a 9i where the 6i supposed to be, or the hybrid in with the wedges. drives me crazy.

[timwalsh300]

Only one that I can think of...

I either wear no gloves (preferred) or I wear a glove on both hands (only when I'm sweating too much to get a decent grip).

Other than that I have no superstitions and nothing bothers me. My clubs are dirty, I use all different balls and tees, my bag is disorganized, and my stuff is all worn or broken. I have no pre-shot routine... maybe it would help...

Tim

[Jax]

* No Hat
* Chewing Gum
* Always Glove
* Clubs in there "spot

[enis750]

~clubs in their spot
~a quarter and divot repair tool in the left pocket
~2 tees in the right pocket
~clubs cleaned AFTER every round, latest before next round
~yellow liveSTRONG rubber bracelet on left wrist, words pointing up (so i can read them)
~wedding ring off
~hat is a MUST, no sunglasses ever
~when teeing the ball - the logo must face towards the fairway

god....i must be insane

[powerfader]

-my left pocket has to be empty at all times.
-never carry a spare ball when I approach the tee (defeatest).
-always use a centime to mark my ball.
-never use white gloves.

[Mr. M]

- no glove when putting.
- wedding ring off.
- collar flipped up.

[Prairie Golfer]

Lucky color: red (from way before Tiger saw the color)

I always wear a hat, but never backwards.

I never wear sunglasses either, squinting rules!

I never wear shorts or those stupid little socks that only come up to your ankle.

I never gamble, smoke, drink or swear.

[Iowa Hawkeye]

These are regurlar habits for me as well, but

Phone goes in front right pocket, nothing else. All metal objects take front left (coins, keys, divot tool, etc.). Balls in back left, wallet back right. Always have a hat on. I can't ever have my bag in my sight line when setting up, messes with me.