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Air Cannons, People Yelling Fore or Profanities from the Street, Honking Horns ... Venting Stories

Mr. Desmond

By Mr. Desmond
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Mr. Desmond Super Member

Mr. Desmond

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We've all had those moments teeing off or putting near a busy street, and some miscreant in a car honks or utters a profanity, or worse yells "Fore!"

Zach had one of those moments yesterday. Perhaps he will visit his psychologist or ear doctor...

"So I'm standing over a 30 foot putt, heading into the lead, ready to kick Jordan's butt and destroy a journeyman's dream, when this non-Christian, must have been a Satanist, sets off an air cannon as I take my putter back. Well, Doc, if it wasn't for my cotton undies, it would have been a mess in my khakis. Imagine the horror on CBS, or worse, what Feherty would have said. I jumped like a little girl and ran. Don't know if I can recover. I parred the last 7 holes to miss the playoff by one. I should'a won, I was a contendah ... the SeeMore was working, I could apologize to my putting coach.  Maybe this noise in my head will go away. Doc, what do ya' think? Will that cannon in my head go away?"

Silvis, Ill. – Zach Johnson stood over a 30-foot putt on the par-3 16th hole that would have tied him for the lead at 20 under.

He took the putter back, heard something that sounded like an explosion, and jumped in the air.

“I don’t know if it was like a pipe bomb or a backfire from a boat,” Johnson said. “I don’t have any idea, but I know it was loud, and I know I was about ready to hit my putt.”

According to David Feherty on the CBS television broadcast, the sound was from an air cannon on a pontoon boat heading down the Rock River, which runs adjacent to the 16th hole.

Video inserted from youtube so it should be ready for your viewing displeasure with the cannon.

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Johnson regrouped enough to make his par, but he never got to 20 under. And playing his first 11 holes in 6 under Sunday, Johnson closed with seven straight pars to shoot 6-under 65, post 19 under and finish in a tie for third with Danny Lee, one shot out of a playoff for the John Deere title.

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Jeremie Boop Super Member

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I don't understand the mindset of someone who would do that sort of thing.

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Mr. Desmond Super Member

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Hopefully, video from different perspectives works now..

I do recall people in cars yelling "fore" in my tee shots. They were right, but that's beside the point.

As to other sports, I remember in high school, I was running around White Rock Lake preparing for a cross country race, and part of the route involved Garland Road, a busy street. I was just pounding away in the original Nike shoes for my 12.5 mile run, and one car yelled at me, and another car threw trash at me.  Maybe I wasn't running fast enough? Ah yes, 1972 was a very good year... :-D

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saevel25 Incredible Member

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Johnson regrouped enough to make his par, but he never got to 20 under. And playing his first 11 holes in 6 under Sunday, Johnson closed with seven straight pars to shoot 6-under 65, post 19 under and finish in a tie for third with Danny Lee, one shot out of a playoff for the John Deere title.

I think it was a firework set off on the water. That pontoon boat doesn't look like hit has a big motor on it. I doubt it was big enough to backfire. You can kinda see the smoke just above the water as they flee the crime scene.

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rkim291968 Super Member

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Hopefully, video from different perspectives works now..

I do recall people in cars yelling "fore" in my tee shots. They were right, but that's beside the point.

As to other sports, I remember in high school, I was running around White Rock Lake preparing for a cross country race, and part of the route involved Garland Road, a busy street. I was just pounding away in the original Nike shoes for my 12.5 mile run, and one car yelled at me, and another car threw trash at me.  Maybe I wasn't running fast enough? Ah yes, 1972 was a very good year...

Yeah, at my course, once in a great while, a guy in a passing cars will honk or yell to disrupt a tee shot.   We live amongst idiots - or, there are a few idiots living with us.   We can't change that.  Take this forum for example.   How often we see a guy creates a user account just to post some juvenile stuff?    It's probably the same guy honking his car as he passes a golf course.

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mcanadiens Super Member

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Some of the very finest people in the greater Dayton area drive down Wagner Ford Rd. Many of these people are either going to or coming from the "racino" (basically a harness racing facility with slot machines) across the street from Kittyhawk GC. For these people, honking horns and/or yelling at golfers is damn near an obligation.

Can't imagine why the better people have all moved out of the area.

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Abu3baid Great Member

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That was funny none the less (his reaction that is)... Hey Zach you're not in Iraq or Syria, so it probably isn't a mortor coming your way.. Although if it was, I would suggest you dive and cover your ears and not jump around... ;)

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saevel25 Incredible Member

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That was funny none the less (his reaction that is)... Hey Zach you're not in Iraq or Syria, so it probably isn't a mortor coming your way.. Although if it was, I would suggest you dive and cover your ears and not jump around... ;)

:doh::doh::doh::doh:

Doesn't matter. Flight or fight is genetically hardwired. It doesn't matter if it is Disney world, something like that would either make someone freeze or someone jump out of their shoes as a gut reaction.

Honestly I didn't find it funny.

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Aguirre Great Member

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It's eye roll worthy but if it was going to happen to anybody on tour, I'm glad it happened to Zach Johnson.

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Well that's just mean. [quote name="Aguirre" url="/t/83201/air-cannons-people-yelling-fore-or-profanities-from-the-street-honking-horns-venting-stories/0_30#post_1168481"]It's eye roll worthy but if it was going to happen to anybody on tour, I'm glad it happened to Zach Johnson. [/quote] So is this.

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Abu3baid Great Member

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:doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: Doesn't matter. Flight or fight is genetically hardwired. It doesn't matter if it is Disney world, something like that would either make someone freeze or someone jump out of their shoes as a gut reaction.  Honestly I didn't find it funny.

Who said anything about fight or flight? It was a joke and there is no need for the face palms either.. We have some serious golfers on this site for sure.. Ease up..

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Judah Ben-Hur Dedicated Member

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One of the tee boxes on the local course is right next to the highway. It never fails to have someone honk their horn while you are in mid swing or just taking a practice one. Little do the imbeciles know that it doesn't effect my shot because it's going to do its thing no matter who is laying on or off the horn.

It's eye roll worthy but if it was going to happen to anybody on tour, I'm glad it happened to Zach Johnson.

Why are you glad it happened to Zach Johnson?

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Aguirre Great Member

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He's boring.  This was the most exciting clip of Zach Johnson ever.

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He's boring.  This was the most exciting clip of Zach Johnson ever.

I think there is a video out there were a baboon runs by him while out on the course. Maybe that will tickle your fancy.

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I guess i am  a bad guy as well... I was watching in bed (time dif from US to Italy) when that air cannon went off and i saw his reaction i laughed so hard i woke my wife and dogs up..

Mind you its not cool.. but damn....

Google train horn pranks.. I have tears rolling donw my face with those..


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It was not something I would do at my current age, but I'm sure I would have been in the middle of it as a juvenile.  It will be good video for Zach to show his grandkids for a good laugh.  IMO, Zack is a good guy and an ambassador for the game of golf.


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