When Did You Sell Out?

[Ernest Jones]

The day I bought golf pants and threw out my denim cut-offs. Sigh, I used to be so rock'n'roll, now I wear golf pants and tell dad jokes. 

[cutchemist42]

On 6/27/2017 at 6:53 PM, iacas said:

Cuz they're not cool.

Or so my college kids say… until they have to play four rounds in four days with them.

Arent push carts decently popular with college kids? I feel like I saw a decent amount of them when I watched the NCAA champ a few weeks back.

[iacas]

7 minutes ago, cutchemist42 said:

Arent push carts decently popular with college kids? I feel like I saw a decent amount of them when I watched the NCAA champ a few weeks back.

Some of them.

The ones who believe their coaches and have faith that they're doing them for their benefit, not just to make them look "uncool."

[lastings]

Just now, iacas said:

Some of them.

The ones who believe their coaches and have faith that they're doing them for their benefit, not just to make them look "uncool."

I'm just gonna go ahead and say it, much to the chagrin of many posters here...    Push Carts are uncool.   

[iacas]

15 minutes ago, lastings said:

I'm just gonna go ahead and say it, much to the chagrin of many posters here...    Push Carts are uncool.   

I disagree, but to each their own.

[dave s]

Probably going full-time in a riding cart.  Ankles, knees, hips, feet.  Walking and carrying 18 might render me bedridden to 2 days.

My other summer interest is playing gigs with my hippie 60s show band.  Trust me when I say 2 hours of playing on hard stages in beatle boots in the heat produces similar results.

Gettin' old isn't all that fun!

dave

[BaconNEggs]

Fun question. I can think of probably two distinct points where I sold out, from my POV.

 

Both actually came around the same time, maybe a year or so out of college. The first was buying my first (and only, still carry the same club) hybrid, a white Taylor Made 3H, to replace my 5W when I was about 23 (8 years ago). Even the name itself, hybrid, felt a little... icky. And the white paint definitely did not feel very traditional, although I did think it looked sharp when it was clean.

 

The second wasn't so much a single event, as it was a change in my life/lifestyle. Immediately after graduating college, I lived very close to the course I basically grew up on. With a job, I was able to get a membership, and I played after work damn near every night I could, anywhere from a few holes to 9 if I could really rush and not have to play through too many people. I always walked, and always hustled, because I wasn't getting to the course until 7PM or so. The next year, I moved across town with a bunch of friends. It was around this time that I bought the 3H. Now I didn't live close enough to any courses that I could play after work, so my play rate plummeted. It turned into playing a handful of weekends during the summer with buddies, on super-crowded courses, just trying to have some fun. It was at this point... I stopped walking. I was now making some money, so paying for a cart didn't bother me, and most of my rounds were in 80-100 degree heat because I was typically playing in June-July-August, and the idea of walking 18 in 5+ hour rounds with constant waiting just did not appeal to me.

 

I don't miss the 5W. I do miss walking. But at this point, I'm much more relaxed about playing (even though I'm as serious as ever about playing well), so I sort of relish in being carted around. If I ever get to the point where I'm able to play 9 before or after work, I'd definitely walk, though.

[Kalnoky]

Wow I had no idea push carts or hybrids were so controversial.

I really expected to see more brand loyalty sell-outs, i.e., Callaway vs. TaylorMade, Titleist vs. Bridgestone, Nike cleats vs. FJ, etc.

I know when I see someone in head-to-toe Nike apparel, I think, would this guys ever try an Adidas shirt?

[JxQx]

My sell out moments are not exclusively playing the back tees at my local courses to challenge myself more.

[oregongolfguy]

I bought a push cart two years ago...thought they were cheesy till i played with a guy who had one.  dang near like having a caddy,  he was always fresh, stored everything and easy to push.  I bought one the next day and retired my shoulders.  They were happy lol.

  I went to a 19 hybrid bout 4yrs ago.  After hitting one on the range finally instead of 3 iron.  Just dumb not too.

Edited June 30, 2017 by oregongolfguy

[colin007]

4 hours ago, Ernest Jones said:

I wear golf pants and tell dad jokes. 

"What did the O say to the Q?"

"Hey put that thing away!!"

[Ernest Jones]

2 minutes ago, colin007 said:

"What did the O say to the Q?"

"Hey put that thing away!!"

lol. 

What did 0 say to 8?

Nice belt!

[GolfLug]

17 minutes ago, Ernest Jones said:

lol. 

What did 0 say to 8?

Nice belt!

What did 1 say to 2?

I may have 1 but you good 2... Awww.

[dennyjones]

3 hours ago, colin007 said:

"What did the O say to the Q?"

"Hey put that thing away!!"

 

3 hours ago, Ernest Jones said:

lol. 

What did 0 say to 8?

Nice belt!

 

2 hours ago, GolfLug said:

What did 1 say to 2?

I may have 1 but you good 2... Awww.

 

Those jokes tell me you guys sold out (your humor) years ago!  (jk)

[Zekez]

When I got this putter! (skip to 25 sec mark)

 

 

[klineka]

Just finally decided to pick up a 3 hybrid to replace my 3 iron. I guess that means ive sold out too now haha. Got a used Taylormade one from Golf Galaxy for $30. Have a round tomorrow morning excited to see how it plays. Was carrying it 185-195 rolling to 205-215 on the indoor launch monitor.

[Buckeyebowman]

On 6/28/2017 at 11:36 AM, colin007 said:

I play TopFlite balls. And I even pay for them....

Really? You don't find enough Top Flites lying around on the course? Seems odd to me but the two brands of balls I find most are ProV-1's and Top Flites!

[colin007]

On 7/8/2017 at 3:41 AM, Buckeyebowman said:

Really? You don't find enough Top Flites lying around on the course? Seems odd to me but the two brands of balls I find most are ProV-1's and Top Flites!

I really love the Gamer and Gamer Tours, which I hardly ever find any of. Actually I won't play any other type of TopFlite.