Alcohol + golf = ?

[DonW]

I voted N A as I rarely drink, but the way I'm playing lately maybe I need to down a couple before the first tee.


In all seriousness I wouldn't be surprised if having one drink might result in a more relaxed swing and better results for many of us. The important part of this being just one, as I have no doubt that several drinks would prove disastrous for most peoples game.

[tristanhilton85]

Voted n/a... I've only drank once while golfing and it wasn't nearly enough to have any effect on my game... May start drinking a bit more on the course as my home course gives you two free drafts with your round, although I'll probably just use those on sodas instead.

[michaeljames92]

Played with a mate of mine in a saturday club competition. we had 3 beers before teeing off and he had 5 jim beams during the round, and shot the course record.

For whatever reason he always plays well when he is pissed

[xxsoultonesxx]

Usually only if we have carts, and then it's maybe 2 beers a 9 for me, but I usually walk.

[dbuck]

I don't drink at all now,but when I did I couldn't do it and play golf. My motor skills weren't that great to start with, and the slight relaxation could not overcome the lack of talent! So I would enjoy the beer after the round.

[Ferg]

A few beers during the round does help relax me. Again, it always depends on the day too. If I'm going after work with some buddies, I won't drink, but if it is a saturday or sunday, I'll bring a few and share during a round.

Too many though definitely has a bad impact...Once I reach that stage... I start drinking more because I know it is going downhill already.

[Stretch]

Rarely drink during a round, almost always do after. After a hot day out on the course, that first slug of ice cold draft beer is the nectar of the friggin' gods.

[Chas]

Indeed it is. Take yesterday here in SD for example, must-a-been 85 degrees on the course, and not far from the Pacific to boot ......

Sorry about that guys, my bad. I hear some 'dome somewhere collapsed under the weight of snow - very sad.

I've only ever had one beer on the track and I don't think it affected my game. Then again I played so badly at the time it hardly could have. Maybe I need to do it more often, you know to get the swing flowing properly. Not to namedrop or nuthin' but Stan U. did recently tell me that my putting action was too stiff .......

[minger]

All depends on the situation....

Outings, hell yeah...what makes an outing more fun than being an a-hole to your partners laughing when they mess up or call you out on a shot...

Daily golf, almost never, that's when I am practicing, the sweet nectar messes with my feeling, and I get angry quicker when I make a bad swing.

Weekend afternoon, 2nd round...Almost always, just out to have fun smacking the ball around so I don't need to focus.

The affects of alcohol differ from person to person but I find it never really improves my game, I get lazy and loose focus, which I then basically give up and my round goes to poop. When I do have a few beers on the course it is usually always about having a good time spending with friends and not so much really to do with the golf...

[Yukari]

Only played once while drinking, and it was not a pretty sight. Had two beers and couldn't concentrate to hit decent shot thereafter.

[ghalfaire]

I voted NA. I enjoy a beer now and again but not on the course. I don't object to playing partners having a couple on the course if they want.

[kbiddle]

I agree with enjoying the beers... However I never do it on the course.. I just have a hard time mixing any sports with it... Dont care if that is someone's thing just not mine... 19th hole is the place for me...

[BostonSully]

You need a 3rd option. IT starts off as a positive then quickly goes to a negative after about the (3rd-4th beer) thats when the coordination starts to get effected slightly.

[B-Con]

N/A, I don't drink at all.

I don't care what others do, but drinking to the point where everyone in the cart is loud, obnoxious, and unable to correctly identify their ball is poor behavior that I would discourage everyone from ever exhibiting.

[BonoVox]

There is a reason it is called aiming juice! LOL

[BonoVox]

Anyway we usually play twilight rounds. I will on the high side have 2 beers a side or 4 total. In a 4 hour round you are not even registering much of a BAC. One beer metabolizes in your system in about an hour. Now if you shotgun them, then yeah I could see where your coordination is going to be effected. But does the relaxing benefit help outweigh the loss of coordination for a mid to high handicapper?

[Valleygolfer]

Originally Posted by BostonSully

You need a 3rd option. IT starts off as a positive then quickly goes to a negative after about the (3rd-4th beer) thats when the coordination starts to get effected slightly.

I have not drank in many of rounds but I agree with Sully here, I used to steadily improve up to 3 beers, I was notorious for putting too much pressure on my self. Now I rarely have a drink when I play but what really screws me is going out anytime on close to a empty stomach.


vvvv  I would recommend  taking high fructose corn syrup out of your diet as well, it was found to speed the production of cancer cells in the pancreatis. Just a precaution.

Originally Posted by mirv

i went with erik's option of "not applicable" in that i suffered chronic pancreatitis in years gone by, and the docs told me basically that if i drink, i'm going to wind up in the hospital.

[darkhunter139]

I have never drank on the course before but I know it would have a negative effect haha.