Tar Baby

Comfortably hit the ball well enough ( fairways and greens in reg) to score under 75. Even if I don't end up there after the round just feel like the shots were struck w ell. Really work with the 64 wedge and use it well. Work on taking a full parallel swing. ( I punch most all shots including my driver at times)

This is a general problem in society.. We are all human with human reactions and emotions. So much is hidden and it ultimately kicks the can down the road to the general detriment. Brutal and hurtful honesty may be too much but to be upfront and say that some certain thing... Advice during the golf round being the example here... Is not something that you have a desire for at the moment should be fine. A well balanced individual will generally not be offended by it and adjust his behavior accordingly.

I hate the whole playing through concept. 1. You lose the hole you are playing through on as you are being watched and commented on for every shot.. 2. You lose the next hole because you are basically sprinting to your golf ball and just taking a hack to send it in the general direction of the green. Because we all know that a slow ass group suddenly finds their mojo and plays incredibly fast and rides your butt for at least the next hole or two. 3. The whole " well let you through but were going to play the hole with you til the next tee box" sort of thing... Just uncomfortable all around

The topped second shot on a par five blows as you are still so far away... But I hate the chunked "sort-of" pitch but really a longer chip.. Just a waste. It plays mind games with you the rest of the round too... My father shoots in the mid to low 70s and for years threw away at least one of those bad boys a round. I hate the tight fairway lie mini pitch. I've always said that there are fewer things scarier in life than a pitch to a front hole position when you are 15 yards off the green.

Cleveland OH here... Play a lot of the munis (metro parks as they are called) and they are packed... Most play only nine holes though.. But been that way at least the last two years I have been here. I find it great as Weget a little socialization with other gofers for 9 holes.. Then get the back nine to ourselves.

I focus on being sure to spit my sunflower seeds on the green. Never played better I tell ya.

Lack of etiquette and respect for the game? Unlike Tiger I bet those sunflower chewers (is that what they are called? I have no idea) take legal drops and have a healthy respect for the rules of golf. I agree with the sleepingwithfishes guy above... Your consternation is better served addressing the fat 6 iron you hit into the green or your chili dipped bump and run. Or the huge unrepaired pitch marks all over the green. There is a beauty about a round of golf in that as long as one is not disorderly or destructive one can really do whatever the hell they want... This includes pissing in the woods... Pounding beers... Sexually harassing the cart girl... Exposing the world to your horrendous golf swing and then blaming it on the cheeseburger at the turn. It's one of the few remaining sanctuaries left in this world. Indulge yourself and let others do the same. I will acknowledge its a pain.. Not necessarily a pain in the ass but a pain... To have to swipe stuff away on the greens... But that goes for more than sunflower seeds and butts... Goose poop... Spike marks... Pollen.. My playing partners dignity after he has yanked a four footer.

Ban all tees until those filthy tee users can clean up their act and properly dispose of their non-biodegradable coated wooden or plastic spikes. They are all over the tee box. I love how judgemental many can be about smoking. It's easy.. If you don't like it that your club allows it on the course or in the clubhouse find another club. I take offense to many people at my club wearing black golf shoes with shorts or white plaid shorts in general... It is physically harmful to me and my mental state.. But I like the club so Ideal with it. If a guy smokes in my foursome and the course is fine with it... What am I going to do. Apparently the appropriate response is to go denigrate those people on a message board.

Some would say the same thing about your golf swing

I, too find the anger about a fellow golf nut asking about a groove sharpener a little discomforting. I now posit the following questions... 1) Which wedge of the formerly conforming groove construction seems to have the sharpest grooves? 2) How long can I play my formerly conforming groove construction wedges that everyone used to play not two years ago in my local member member? And can I rub it in when I two hop and check a pitch to my playing partner?... Do I get bonus points if they are a Sand Trap member? 3) Is it bad if I put a stripe of vaseline on my towel that gets swiped across my driver face before I hit? And Most Importantly... Anyone who makes a bitter beer face to the previous three questions.... 4) Can I hawkeye your approach and subsequent address and contact with the golf ball as you meet it in the rough or hell fairway... or hell marking and replacing the ball on your every shot? I don't give a damn what you do... just play the ball down. Something many of the hecklers in this thread probably do not stay true to... Those guys aye carumbing a groove sharpener also probably wear black golf shoes with shorts and think it looks cool.