Most ridiculous thing heard on the range

[Lobby]

On 7/24/2024 at 7:30 PM, tatertot said:

Not on the range, but on course ... 

 

I was in an adjoining fairway ... a guy had just hit a 100 yard drive WAY off line on a par 5. His buddy shoots the flag and tells him - without a hint of sarcasm - "You've got 405, 409 with slope."

That's not ridiculous.    It's sarcastic and comedic.   Something many of us would say.

It's brilliant!

[Phayd]

On 7/26/2024 at 2:11 PM, Lobby said:

That's not ridiculous.    It's sarcastic and comedic.   Something many of us would say.

It's brilliant!

It’s the perfect comment after somebody craps the bed off the tee.

”it’s 349 to the front.  372 to the back”

[J3H]

Not at the range, but I'm so embarrassed by myself I have to get it off my back.  I started casually golfing a bit, a couple years ago(COVID golfer, yuck I know) and whenever I would get paired with people, you do the usual "hey my name is ___" blah blah blah small talk well a few times in that small talk I would tell these people that I was a scratch golfer.  Only for me to actually find out what scratch meant later on, initially I thought scratch meant you were bad, like ehh just scratch a score down for me.  I did not realize it meant you were really really good, needless to say I can't imagine what the people thought when I would step up to the tee and actually swing.  I can visualize them laughing at me now, live and learn.

[hanginnwangin]

30 minutes ago, J3H said:

Not at the range, but I'm so embarrassed by myself I have to get it off my back.  I started casually golfing a bit, a couple years ago(COVID golfer, yuck I know) and whenever I would get paired with people, you do the usual "hey my name is ___" blah blah blah small talk well a few times in that small talk I would tell these people that I was a scratch golfer.  Only for me to actually find out what scratch meant later on, initially I thought scratch meant you were bad, like ehh just scratch a score down for me.  I did not realize it meant you were really really good, needless to say I can't imagine what the people thought when I would step up to the tee and actually swing.  I can visualize them laughing at me now, live and learn.

Yes, that is quite embarrassing. 

 

But who cares, you didn't know better and you'll never see these people again. 

Edited July 30, 2024 by hanginnwangin

[BrianMcG]

4 hours ago, J3H said:

Not at the range, but I'm so embarrassed by myself I have to get it off my back.  I started casually golfing a bit, a couple years ago(COVID golfer, yuck I know) and whenever I would get paired with people, you do the usual "hey my name is ___" blah blah blah small talk well a few times in that small talk I would tell these people that I was a scratch golfer.  Only for me to actually find out what scratch meant later on, initially I thought scratch meant you were bad, like ehh just scratch a score down for me.  I did not realize it meant you were really really good, needless to say I can't imagine what the people thought when I would step up to the tee and actually swing.  I can visualize them laughing at me now, live and learn.

I think this is one of the funniest things I’ve read on this forum. 

[reality_filter]

5 hours ago, J3H said:

Not at the range, but I'm so embarrassed by myself I have to get it off my back.  I started casually golfing a bit, a couple years ago(COVID golfer, yuck I know) and whenever I would get paired with people, you do the usual "hey my name is ___" blah blah blah small talk well a few times in that small talk I would tell these people that I was a scratch golfer.  Only for me to actually find out what scratch meant later on, initially I thought scratch meant you were bad, like ehh just scratch a score down for me.  I did not realize it meant you were really really good, needless to say I can't imagine what the people thought when I would step up to the tee and actually swing.  I can visualize them laughing at me now, live and learn.

Sounds like most people who claim to be low handicap players tbh 😂

[Kai Slater]

On 7/24/2024 at 8:30 PM, tatertot said:

Not on the range, but on course ... 

 

I was in an adjoining fairway ... a guy had just hit a 100 yard drive WAY off line on a par 5. His buddy shoots the flag and tells him - without a hint of sarcasm - "You've got 405, 409 with slope."

This is hilarious right here and I'm laughing because, too many times, I've been paired up with "that guy" throughout my years of golf.  I used to play with a guy that would be plumb-bobbing from 160 yards out in the fairway.

[david.c.w]

18 hours ago, J3H said:

Not at the range, but I'm so embarrassed by myself I have to get it off my back.  I started casually golfing a bit, a couple years ago(COVID golfer, yuck I know) and whenever I would get paired with people, you do the usual "hey my name is ___" blah blah blah small talk well a few times in that small talk I would tell these people that I was a scratch golfer.  Only for me to actually find out what scratch meant later on, initially I thought scratch meant you were bad, like ehh just scratch a score down for me.  I did not realize it meant you were really really good, needless to say I can't imagine what the people thought when I would step up to the tee and actually swing.  I can visualize them laughing at me now, live and learn.

The best part of this IMO is that every golfer you told that to now has a core memory, and they tell that story or talk about it AT LEAST once a round.

 

 

[Foxx]

A random guy on the practice green trying to convince me that every putt is straight. 

But not what you might think.

 

He said he aims straight at the hole for every putt. And turns the putter face closed or open to cancel out the break. Which apparently puts spin on it, to make it go straight. 

I'm not trying that, because surely he's lost the golf plot.

[RoverTiger]

14 hours ago, Foxx said:

A random guy on the practice green trying to convince me that every putt is straight. 

But not what you might think.

 

He said he aims straight at the hole for every putt. And turns the putter face closed or open to cancel out the break. Which apparently puts spin on it, to make it go straight. 

I'm not trying that, because surely he's lost the golf plot.

I want to hear more about his 57 putt rounds.

[Chopper Dave]

17 hours ago, Foxx said:

A random guy on the practice green trying to convince me that every putt is straight. 

But not what you might think.

 

He said he aims straight at the hole for every putt. And turns the putter face closed or open to cancel out the break. Which apparently puts spin on it, to make it go straight. 

I'm not trying that, because surely he's lost the golf plot.

 

Pro V1 or Pro V1x for best results?

[JimmyC59]

3 hours ago, RoverTiger said:

I want to hear more about his 57 putt rounds.

That's good, right???

[betarhoalphadelta]

On 8/8/2024 at 6:15 PM, JimmyC59 said:

That's good, right???

 

Take more strokes so you "get your money's worth". Golf is expensive after all, might as well maximize your value. 

[drcohen]

Just heard from a friend of a friend yesterday that 80% of your shots on the driving range don’t happen on the course…..

[Yawtzee]

Try to pinch the ball into the ground.

[Santiago Golf]

On 1/17/2025 at 6:31 AM, drcohen said:

Just heard from a friend of a friend yesterday that 80% of your shots on the driving range don’t happen on the course…..

 

he/she isn't wrong ... most shots are not on flat lies and if you are an amateur with swing speed over 100 mph, you are going to be in the rough more than the fairway 

[Mihangel101]

Had a guy next to me at the range, brand new clubs with a tour bag everything was fresh off the shelves. Couldn't hit a ball to save his life spent more time pinging them off the roof from skied shots but that's fine for any beginner to golf. Got talking to him and he did make some improvement. He taken golf up a month ago and he decided he was going to be the next Tiger. Then tells me he spent around 25k on his mothers business account for a GC Quad. 

 

….His mother rang whilst in the range and a few "but mom.. listen mom..." and then shortly after he packed up and left. He was 35. I haven't seen him since at the range.

[bcflyguy1]

20 hours ago, Mihangel101 said:

Had a guy next to me at the range, brand new clubs with a tour bag everything was fresh off the shelves. Couldn't hit a ball to save his life spent more time pinging them off the roof from skied shots but that's fine for any beginner to golf. Got talking to him and he did make some improvement. He taken golf up a month ago and he decided he was going to be the next Tiger. Then tells me he spent around 25k on his mothers business account for a GC Quad. 

 

….His mother rang whilst in the range and a few "but mom.. listen mom..." and then shortly after he packed up and left. He was 35. I haven't seen him since at the range.

[drcohen]

On 2/4/2025 at 11:01 AM, Santiago Golf said:

 

he/she isn't wrong ... most shots are not on flat lies and if you are an amateur with swing speed over 100 mph, you are going to be in the rough more than the fairway 

He wasn't referring to the lie, he was referring to the actual shot itself like distance, shape, etc. If 80% of your shots don't happen, then why do we practice....

Edited February 11 by drcohen

[slocalifglfr]

Directed at me: "You've got a really good swing."

[Par4Nate]

On 7/30/2024 at 12:59 PM, J3H said:

Not at the range, but I'm so embarrassed by myself I have to get it off my back.  I started casually golfing a bit, a couple years ago(COVID golfer, yuck I know) and whenever I would get paired with people, you do the usual "hey my name is ___" blah blah blah small talk well a few times in that small talk I would tell these people that I was a scratch golfer.  Only for me to actually find out what scratch meant later on, initially I thought scratch meant you were bad, like ehh just scratch a score down for me.  I did not realize it meant you were really really good, needless to say I can't imagine what the people thought when I would step up to the tee and actually swing.  I can visualize them laughing at me now, live and learn.

 

Best. Golf. Story. Ever.

[Par4Nate]

On 7/31/2024 at 6:28 AM, Kai Slater said:

This is hilarious right here and I'm laughing because, too many times, I've been paired up with "that guy" throughout my years of golf.  I used to play with a guy that would be plumb-bobbing from 160 yards out in the fairway.

 

Or the 70 year old, 35 index who’s laying 7 in the fairway 60 yards out and he’s got his range finder out shooting the flag…. That never gets old.

[PedronNiall]

Overheard a while back. "Man, this wind is killing our distance! Ball isn't going anywhere."

 

Guy to his friends on the range. They mumble agreement. 

 

The wind was indeed raging. 15-20 steady with gusts up to 30... from behind. Not sure what the excuse would have been if the wind wasn't going at it. 

[GowerND11]

8 hours ago, PedronNiall said:

Overheard a while back. "Man, this wind is killing our distance! Ball isn't going anywhere."

 

Guy to his friends on the range. They mumble agreement. 

 

The wind was indeed raging. 15-20 steady with gusts up to 30... from behind. Not sure what the excuse would have been if the wind wasn't going at it. 

While these guys were probably not great... I have played in heavy wind that knocks down your shot, even as a "helping wind." 

[PedronNiall]

23 minutes ago, GowerND11 said:

While these guys were probably not great... I have played in heavy wind that knocks down your shot, even as a "helping wind." 

 

Oh, no doubt. I was hitting in the same wind, though, and it was very much not hurting. 

[TNwanabe]

I pulled up to the range and saw half the range watching a guy hit. When I got close I noticed it was a young man about 14 or 15 hitting BOMBS to the back of the range on the fly. It was amazing how smooth and relaxed he was. One of the guys watching says "Look at that. That is the swing not ruined by a job, bills or a woman yet".......Hilarious.....also true.....

[DJDJ]

I saw a lady giving a clear beginner tips and it was bad advice after bad advice. ‘You have to lift the ball’ and ‘you can’t move your head at all. Lock it in place!’ I just warmed up and tried not to laugh.

Edited March 25 by DJDJ
Typo

[30putts]

> keep your eyes fixated on the ball and do not move your head

is the classic, but recently heard someone say "lock your hips in place get that X factor in". see you in 20 years with back issues LOL

[uW0tM8]

Southern gentlemen arrives to the range in cargo shorts with his dad. Proceeds to stretch a bit, hits a feel balls, clearly pretty stiff and hasn’t played much.

 

”Dang Paw! My swing feels like an unfolded lawn chair!”

[klebs01]

45 minutes ago, uW0tM8 said:

Southern gentlemen arrives to the range in cargo shorts with his dad. Proceeds to stretch a bit, hits a feel balls, clearly pretty stiff and hasn’t played much.

 

”Dang Paw! My swing feels like an unfolded lawn chair!”

It’s a nice Tin Cup reference.