How to be a Hack at a Golf Outing

[Stargaze]

Originally Posted by Lost-Ball

THIS!

i have a friend i play with regularly and he tries to pull off all kinds of shots thats not in his bag of tricks and 100% of the time tops it 50 yrds or slices it bad. he refuses to hit his hybrid off a tee to at least get him 200 yards in the fairway and goes with driver to over swing it, top it, and roll it maybe 100 yards out. oh yea and that fact that he stands over each shot dead still for like 10-20 seconds before starting his swing only to top the ball again doesnt help. if you know you cant hit your woods off the deck just hit something u know will be findable. who knows everyone else might shank their in the woods and your shot saves the hole.

I don't want to derail the thread but I can't help myself here.   I have a buddy that just won't listen to reason.  He needs to work on the fundamentals from A - Z and he won't.  He can't drive very well and I tell him to get lessons and start from the very beginning...approaching the ball.  Then work up from there til you're getting to your swing and so forth.  "Nah I'm happy with my irons I just need to get my driver swing better".

It's like really is that why you hit a 5 iron from 120 yards out?  It pisses me off to no end.

[WUTiger]

TTH83,

Two pieces of advice. One is the dreaded "L" word... lessons. Any chance you could take a couple of lessons to get your swing somewhat stabilized? Or, maybe a catch a golf clinic and take group lessons with other beginners?

Second one borrows from the 10-run rule in Little League baseball. If you have 10 strokes on a hole, pick up. Now if you're in an individual medal-play (total strokes) tournament you can't do this, but in recreational rounds give it a try.

[TTH83]

Originally Posted by WUTiger

TTH83,

Two pieces of advice. One is the dreaded "L" word... lessons. Any chance you could take a couple of lessons to get your swing somewhat stabilized? Or, maybe a catch a golf clinic and take group lessons with other beginners?

I took some lessons through school this spring and it helped. Once I've finished school next year, I intend on taking lessons regularly until I've got a steady, repeatable swing. Right now, though, I don't have the budget for lessons, and as between lessons and playing, I'd rather spend my money playing.

[dpgator33]

I've quit completely playing with my friends who are complete hackers.  I mean, one guy is a lefty who just has no chance of ever being decent, another guy loves the game and is way better than when I met him, but he's a stoner who will never commit to practicing and really "working" at it, and the other guy has a ton of potential to be really good but is a completel head case when it comes to the psycology of the game - reacting to shots, tempo, visualization, pace, everything.  He'll hit a half dozen ridiculously good shots a round, and hits absolut bombs off the tee (they're straight maybe 1 out of 5 times though), but has no short game, can't putt, and consistently goes over the top with his reactions to bad shots.

I love the guys, they're some of my best friends, but I just can't play with them any more.

[Timothy Voyles]

Yeah I've got several guys I don't play with anymore as well. They spend the first 4-6 holes pounding beers and get smashed then I end up baby-sitting and trying not to be embarassed the rest of the round... no fun.