How do you discipline your equipment

[sirhacksalot]

Fortunately/Unfortunately I have a very active ebay account though it makes the wife . 

[paininthenuts]

It's good to know that so many people on here share the same strange sense of humor 

[bkuehn1952]

I usually blame the tee.  Replacing an offending tee is easy and, more importantly, inexpensive.  If that does not produce satisfactory results, then clearly it is the ball, assuming the offending ball is still in my possession.  Several ball swaps may be required.  If those two adjustments still do not bring success, clubs are singled out.  First they are left "on the bench" for the balance of the round. Continued recalcitrance will relegate the offender to the spare club bag in the basement.  If the damage to my ego was large enough (misbehavior during a City Championship) the club is given to one of my grandchildren. 

[pganapathy]

18 minutes ago, paininthenuts said:

It's good to know that so many people on here share the same strange sense of humor 

In my bag

Taylormade Burner, Dunlop 3 & 5 woods, 2 x Dunlop tour red Hybrids (great clubs, honestly), Ping G2 irons, Odyssey white ice putter, a used condom, an old snotty tissue, and some half sucked boiled sweets

Don't you think the In My Bag info needs another line on well-behaved and misbehaving clubs.  That will be the best.  Name and Shame them so that they learn quickly

[rehmwa]

My 5 iron wasn't playing 'right' yesterday on number 8 tee shot.

So when I had a similar tee shot yesterday on number 17, I laid the 5i down on the tee marker and made her watch me hit the green with my 6i instead.  AND,,....get this......with a found nasty old wilson ball too....  it was great.  Everyone was watching.....the hybrids, the wood, the wedges, and all the other irons.  Only my putter gave a bit of sympathy, but she's a bit of a contrarian.

The trash talk alone on the drive to the green was deafening.  Much louder than that guy that sits on my shoulder and tells me to burn things.

It was a nice break.  And I think a solid lesson learned too.

[onkey]

53 minutes ago, bkuehn1952 said:

If that does not produce satisfactory results, then clearly it is the ball, assuming the offending ball is still in my possession.  Several ball swaps may be required.  

Oh, don't get me started on how I keep my golf balls in check!  Those jerks require extensive attention to keep them under control (verbal bashing, refusal to clean, solitary confinement in the "stupid ball" pocket, banishment to the shag bag/lake/corn field).

[Wally Fairway]

A few years ago after finishing 9 holes with my son, we came across this in the parking lot.

Somebody had had a bad day on the course.

 

[Brad W]

lol, that is some serious rage right there.  Wow.

[Patch]

45 minutes ago, Brad W said:

lol, that is some serious rage right there.  Wow.

Several years ago I went to throw away a beverage can. In the receptical was 6 Big Bertha irons that some one had snapped in half. Yeah, I fished the heads out, and took them home and reshafted them.  

[mcanadiens]

7 minutes ago, Patch said:

Several years ago I went to throw away a beverage can. In the receptical was 6 Big Bertha irons that some one had snapped in half. Yeah, I fished the heads out, and took them home and reshafted them.  

Note to self:when murdering golf clubs bury the remains.

[chilepepper]

Time out for my offending clubs. Usually the lob wedge, I should just garage it. Once I bounced it off the ground and the shaft folded......so much for getting physical, I had to reshaft it. Should have used the head as a paper weight

[Hacker James]

11 hours ago, paininthenuts said:

My golf clubs had been behaving quite well until last weekend, when my golf club held the annual championships. It was a medal event held over two days. Despite the fact my swing was easily as good as a pro, the golf balls were flying all over the place, but rarely where I aimed them. In fact, I suspect the balls may have been in cahoots with the clubs. As a result of the equipment's poor behavior I was made to look like a complete idiot. As tempted as I am to smash up my clubs and throw the golf balls in my local canal, I can't afford it. I have considered putting a radio in the garage and leaving it on all night so the clubs don't get any sleep, but fear this may backfire when I need them next. The best thing I could come up with is naming and shaming them on THIS forum. So Mr Golf Clubs, one more game like last weekend and I am taking up chess, and you will be sold to a lesser player

 

BE WARNED !!

Cute story...reminds me of a line in the movie The Godfather when Don Corleone sent his emissary lawyer to Hollywood to convince the studio head of Woltz Pictures to give a part to a family friend. Woltz exclaimed..."We gave this broad acting lessons, singing lessons, we spent a fortune and she ran off with this silver tongued ginny and made me look ridiculous. A man in my position can NOT be made to look ridiculous?"  (not an exact quote, but close enough).

[Patch]

Sure glad we are coming up with all disciplinary actions for wayward clubs. With out discipline, these critters could become a menace to society. The golfing society that is. 

[boogielicious]

12 hours ago, mcanadiens said:

Note to self:when murdering golf clubs bury the remains.

In a wooded area. They can dredge ponds.

[Gator Hazard]

I have on ocassion pulled one I real close for a stern talking and might have choked it a little. Usually threatening to leave it outside to rust a slow death in the humid weather works. 

[Valleygolfer]

I threaten to give them to Charles Barkley....

[CarlSpackler]

26 minutes ago, Valleygolfer said:

I threaten to give them to Charles Barkley....

That would be considered cruel and unusual punishment. 

13 hours ago, mcanadiens said:

Note to self:when murdering golf clubs bury the remains.

A former 60* wedge of mine is resting in Davy Jones Locker at the Hombre Golf Club in Panama City Beach. It was my first (and last) attempt at club building. I'm relatively certain that I did it wrong... couldn't hit that thing to save my life. I wasn't upset. I just never wanted to be tempted to hit that thing again.

[Aflighter]

On 8/15/2016 at 5:28 PM, Patch said:

Several years ago I went to throw away a beverage can. In the receptical was 6 Big Bertha irons that some one had snapped in half. Yeah, I fished the heads out, and took them home and reshafted them.  

On 8/15/2016 at 2:13 PM, Wally Fairway said:

A few years ago after finishing 9 holes with my son, we came across this in the parking lot.

Somebody had had a bad day on the course.

 

You shouldnt have rescued them out of the trash bin.They will betray you too.Be best to try and sell em to someone who doesnt know how they act.