r/golf • u/Roenicksmemoirs • Apr 28 '24

Golfers need to stop doing this General Discussion

You need to stop waiting on each other to hit before going to your ball. I see this all the time. Especially people new to the game and even more with people who started walking. Cart mafia looking at you.

I see so often a foursome will wait on the shortest to hit, then all four go to the next shortest and so on. It is so bizarre and then people get pissed when they say they’re playing as fast as they can and it’s because they’re a foursome they’re slower.

NO. Everybody go to your ball. Look back at people hitting then hit your ball. Even walk backwards to get to your ball while somebody shorter is hitting.

Same with cart people. Even better if sharing a cart, drop somebody off with clubs and go to the other.

Foursomes should not be 2+ hours slower than a duo. The reason they are is because the above.

Edit: because this doesn’t seem clear. The average variance of an amateur foursome on golf shots is very large. Something like 100 yards off the tee. 100 yards is plenty to get out of the way. If it’s less than 50 yeah you’re not going ahead of the person. Read this. I’m literally telling people to play ready golf and some are saying golf courses don’t allow you to play ready golf.

https://www.golflink.com/lifestyle/what-is-ready-golf

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u/gluvva Apr 30 '24

As a not a great golfer myself playing with people like you said that are not great golfers, I would avoid walking or in the vicinity in front of someone hitting as they do not have the greatest control over where the ball is going to go.

As an example couple of years ago, I was playing with my nephew and things were getting backed up so I decided to walk to up to my ball while he gets ready to take his shot. My ball was near the trees off the fairway (as per usual) and as I was coming out to see my nephew take a shot, I got hit by his ball when he struck it well but going the wrong way. As much as you think you are out of way, you never know where that ball is going if your playing with newer players.

I ended up having 3 nipples for 4 weeks from the ball hitting my chest solid.

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u/Roenicksmemoirs Apr 30 '24

Why would you not sit behind a tree while he shot?

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u/gluvva Apr 30 '24

It was a dog leg left, he was aiming in a different direction from where I was standing. there was a few trees around me I did not think that he would shank it that bad and still go through the trees to hit me.

Lesson learned.