Your most unpopular Golf opinions?

[rooski]

A new unpopular opinion, people that buy used golf shoes off the BST are wild man. I could never

[TallGuy90]

18 holes in the dog days of summer is just too much. 

[TheSphynx]

22 hours ago, rooski said:

A new unpopular opinion, people that buy used golf shoes off the BST are wild man. I could never

That’s not unpopular in my book. 

[bcjim]

On 7/10/2024 at 1:57 PM, elwhippy said:

Nobody should be playing competitive golf off more than 24 hcp. We had a ladies comp won with 126 less 54, nett 72. The two hcp runner up, 75 minus 2, nett 73 wasn't amused. 

Flighting helps with that kind of thing.  

[Hoselknocker]

Quit forcing your wives/girlfriends that can't or don't want to golf to play with you.  Find some friends or play alone.  Last weekend almost every dude had a woman with them.  Most of them was terrible and so freakin slow.  The one in front of me couldn't get her tee in the ground and had to have help on every hole.  

 

Oh, and by the way my daughter plays with me, but she wants to play (4-year letterman) and can play fast. 

[PhilsFanDrew]

 

1 hour ago, Hoselknocker said:

Quit forcing your wives/girlfriends that can't or don't want to golf to play with you.  Find some friends or play alone.  Last weekend almost every dude had a woman with them.  Most of them was terrible and so freakin slow.  The one in front of me couldn't get her tee in the ground and had to have help on every hole.  

 

Oh, and by the way my daughter plays with me, but she wants to play (4-year letterman) and can play fast. 

 

I'm wondering if it's the husbands/boyfriends asking them to play or if its the girls insisting on joining otherwise the guys don't get to play on the weekend.   

[J3H]

On 7/27/2024 at 10:00 PM, Phayd said:

You didn’t break 80 for the first time if you did it with a breakfast ball.

I look at it as you're ending a current round after a single bad shot and starting a new one

[Warrior42111]

17 minutes ago, PhilsFanDrew said:

 

 

I'm wondering if it's the husbands/boyfriends asking them to play or if its the girls insisting on joining otherwise the guys don't get to play on the weekend.   

Probably a combo of both, and I get it. The time commitment for a hobby is large. 4 hr round. 20 min drive each way you're over 5hr if you warm up on the range.

 

Luckily my gfs whole family sans her golfs so there was no shock on how long it takes. 

[jda]

Being terrible, slow and needing help is the first step to one day forgetting all of this and thinking that you own the game and can now complain about those who are learning on WRX.

 

We should be encouraging and teaching these folks.  At a minimum, giving them some grace.  After all, somebody did it with each of us.

[Espy42]

4 hours ago, Hoselknocker said:

Quit forcing your wives/girlfriends that can't or don't want to golf to play with you. 

The group in front of us this past weekend (all early 20s) included the girlfriend of 1 of the guys. She would hit off the tee (whites) flub it, pick up her ball, ride to his ball, drop, hit, flub it. Rinse and repeat for the entire round. I give them credit for the pick up and drop but after 9 holes she clearly wasn't enjoying herself anymore. 

 

Before taking up golf, my wife rode as a spectator about half a dozen times over several years. One day she decided to try the putting green. Then she tried the range. Then we took a group lesson together. She grew into wanting to play rather than "I have to do this to spend time with my husband".

[betarhoalphadelta]

2 hours ago, PhilsFanDrew said:

 

I'm wondering if it's the husbands/boyfriends asking them to play or if its the girls insisting on joining otherwise the guys don't get to play on the weekend.   

 

When I met my wife I was still in a place where my kids were young, so I barely played. When we had the kids, the kids dominate everything. When we didn't have the kids, I wanted to spend time with her, not on the golf course. After 4 years together, and once COVID hit, we went to go see her parents and I knew her dad was a big golfer so we decided to play since that was the only thing we could do. It reminded me of why I love the game, so I got back into it. 

 

Still wanting to spend time with her on the kid-free weekends, we went back and forth over whether she might want to pick up the game. But it was one day that she said something to me that made me stop that entire line of discussion:

 

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"I don't like doing things I'm not good at."

 

Well then stay the hell away from golf! I've been doing it >30 years and I still suck!

 

So now I go out on Sunday mornings and play golf, and she lounges with our golden retriever and catches up on all the shows she never has time to watch. 

[reality_filter]

On 7/28/2024 at 9:58 PM, TallGuy90 said:

18 holes in the dog days of summer is just too much. 

Very real. When it’s 90°+ and humid, it’s way too much of a slog to be walking for 4 hours 

[reality_filter]

Idk how unpopular this is but I absolutely can’t stand golf carts and more so the way people use them. Walking is a part of the game and aside from people who need them due to a physical limitation, carts just create a rushed experience. I’m so sick of people parking carts at or near the collar of the green because they’re too lazy to walk 20 yards after driving the cart for the first 460 yards of the hole. The amount of times I’m playing a chip from a totally flattened lie because the grass has been beaten to absolute s*** from carts is maddening

Edited July 31, 2024 by reality_filter

[UPandDOWN4double]

11 hours ago, reality_filter said:

Very real. When it’s 90°+ and humid, it’s way too much of a slog to be walking for 4 hours 

 

11 hours ago, reality_filter said:

Idk how unpopular this is but I absolutely can’t stand golf carts and more so the way people use them. Walking is a part of the game and aside from people who need them due to a physical limitation, carts just create a rushed experience. I’m so sick of people parking carts at or near the collar of the green because they’re too lazy to walk 20 yards after driving the cart for the first 460 yards of the hole. The amount of times I’m playing a chip from a totally flattened lie because the grass has been beaten to absolute s*** from carts is maddening

That seems like a pretty good reason there... 

 

I'm almost positive you're exaggerating as well about having flatten lies as well. Most course make it impossible to even get that close to the green.

[reality_filter]

Maybe you’d be surprised, but when the water runs down a slope and carts are constantly parking on it, the grass seems to lay much flatter than it would otherwise. A few specific spots at my home course came  to mind when I posted this, it’s just annoying to me lol

[mat562]

Anyone who 'cleans' beryllium copper or manganese bronze clubs with Coke, or who fits garish, multicoloured ferrules to clubs should have their entire stash of golf equipment seized and be legally barred, on a permanent basis, from obtaining any more.

[mshills]

Irons are not meant to have ferrules. 
 

Play Your Best. 😉

[Maine Golfer]

26 minutes ago, mat562 said:

Anyone who 'cleans' beryllium copper or manganese bronze clubs with Coke, or who fits garish, multicoloured ferrules to clubs should have their entire stash of golf equipment seized and be legally barred, on a permanent basis, from obtaining any more.

ha ha ha, I dip my Wilson BeCu wedge in coke every other month. I would never do it to Ping Putters 

[klebs01]

23 hours ago, reality_filter said:

Very real. When it’s 90°+ and humid, it’s way too much of a slog to be walking for 4 hours 

unpopular: I really enjoy walking 18 when it’s warm like that. 

[reality_filter]

1 hour ago, klebs01 said:

unpopular: I really enjoy walking 18 when it’s warm like that. 

I just did it this afternoon and even though it was really uncomfortable in the near 90° heat, I got the same satisfaction that I get when I finish a nice run in the heat, and probably the same amount of sweat 😂

[billyspan]

Playing left-handed should be illegal 

[BIG STU]

16 hours ago, mat562 said:

Anyone who 'cleans' beryllium copper or manganese bronze clubs with Coke, or who fits garish, multicoloured ferrules to clubs should have their entire stash of golf equipment seized and be legally barred, on a permanent basis, from obtaining any more.

I had to laugh at that. I know the thread is Unpopular Golf Opinions. Me personally I am not a spit and polish guy more like lead tape, bag chatter and Patina type. But I will say honestly I could care less if someone polishes their clubs and uses fancy ferrules. 

[Maine Golfer]

5 hours ago, BIG STU said:

I had to laugh at that. I know the thread is Unpopular Golf Opinions. Me personally I am not a spit and polish guy more like lead tape, bag chatter and Patina type. But I will say honestly I could care less if someone polishes their clubs and uses fancy ferrules. 

its fun to see my wedge very bright for like 4 days. Its just something to do. Also I like cola / soda in small doses, 8 ounces is more than enough. Clean the clubs up, have a treat. I prefer coffee 

 

 

[BIG STU]

30 minutes ago, Maine Golfer said:

its fun to see my wedge very bright for like 4 days. Its just something to do. Also I like cola / soda in small doses, 8 ounces is more than enough. Clean the clubs up, have a treat. I prefer coffee 

 

 

Believe it or now when I was in the Navy we used old coffee to clean deck plates in the engineering spaces. LOL my comment is not to be misconstrued. I do keep my clubs clean and wipe my irons after every shot. Since I play the signature set 3 times or more a week I clean my grips weekly. But as a whole my old irons have dings and bag chatter which does not bother me along with lead tape.

My Hickory clubs I use on the Par3 have original leather wrap grips and they are cleaned and oiled after every weekly round.

On rusty stuff I have acquired I have my own mix of white vinegar and Coca Cola.

[Maine Golfer]

11 minutes ago, BIG STU said:

Believe it or now when I was in the Navy we used old coffee to clean deck plates in the engineering spaces. LOL my comment is not to be misconstrued. I do keep my clubs clean and wipe my irons after every shot. Since I play the signature set 3 times or more a week I clean my grips weekly. But as a whole my old irons have dings and bag chatter which does not bother me along with lead tape.

My Hickory clubs I use on the Par3 have original leather wrap grips and they are cleaned and oiled after every weekly round.

On rusty stuff I have acquired I have my own mix of white vinegar and Coca Cola.

Right its great for rusty stuff. I would NOT want my old ping putters bright, I'd never do it. I respect other people shine them but I would not like that in the sun and I like the "old" look. 

[NardDog]

13 hours ago, billyspan said:

Playing left-handed should be illegal 

 

I beg to differ 😅

 

Maybe we should get our own courses strictly for lefties.

[TallGuy90]

Having the weight on the toe of a driver will make the club head closer easier. Maybe people are actively trying to fight it but it’s just physics 

[Double Mocha Man]

48 minutes ago, TallGuy90 said:

Having the weight on the toe of a driver will make the club head closer easier. Maybe people are actively trying to fight it but it’s just physics 

 

Actually it's the other way around.  Draw biased drivers have more weight near the heel.  Weight on the toe tends to open the face...

[TallGuy90]

16 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

 

Actually it's the other way around.  Draw biased drivers have more weight near the heel.  Weight on the toe tends to open the face...

Hold a driver square and put the Weight on the toe and then the heal. Let the club go enough it wants to move. 

[Lobby]

I’ve been playing over 50 years and have never reshafted a driver. 
 

I think stock shafts, assuming you buy correct weight / stiffness, are good enough.