people commenting on your swing during play

trishasaffron

I hate when people do this. My swing has a little pause at the top and when people comment on it during a match or competition its upsets my rhythm & niggles at me. It's usually newer "know it alls" who do this, more experienced golfers might make a comment after the round but not during it.

HighLine

Just reply "Matsuyama also has a pause and he's not too bad"

billy3sheets

That's not too bad. I tell my mates they have a swing "like a trawler door in a storm"(credits to Feherty I think):D

CMOTDibbler

Does Inbee Park do it as well? She'd probably out drive most of them.

newport2

trishasaffron wrote: »

I hate when people do this. My swing has a little pause at the top and when people comment on it during a match or competition its upsets my rhythm & niggles at me. It's usually newer "know it alls" who do this, more experienced golfers might make a comment after the round but not during it.

"You caught that a bit fat" after someone hits a 9 iron 30 yards and a 5kg divot 20 yards past the ball. "A little quick at the top there" after a snap-hook out of bounds. "No sh**?" would be the appropriate response.

Generally the higher the handicap, the more advice and commentary they have to give But in fairness, most people have the cop not to do it.

tonc76

"I've seen gates swinging better"

FixdePitchmark

I've a terrible swing, but - I don't like a pause at the top myself.

You should have tried play with the old lad I played with recently - who commented on my full game for 4 olid hours.

dan_ep82

Never happens me, probably still wondering how I managed to hit the ball to be honest

Jawgap

Had one partner, who I'd never played with before, give me lots of advice......pretty much from the first drive.....and was still giving me advice even after I'd pinged 5 of 6 fairways.....and came within a few feet of holding the green on a par-3 that was like an upturned dinner plate....until the other guy in our three ball gently suggested that as I'd taken lessons from the pro, a mid handicapper probably didn't have a lot to offer!

Sent the guy into a huff, which suited us both as it shut him up

trishasaffron

Now that we're on a roll what about "you were trying to hit that one a mile" after you've completely duffed a shot.

Dtoffee

trishasaffron wrote: »

I hate when people do this. My swing has a little pause at the top and when people comment on it during a match or competition its upsets my rhythm & niggles at me. It's usually newer "know it alls" who do this, more experienced golfers might make a comment after the round but not during it.

Ha ha once you start listening to your opponents, you have lost. Its just noise and your focus should be on your next shot. Unwarranted comments during play is nothing new, especially if your opponent is wiping the floor with you .... I have seen players flip over some of the most simple comments and before anyone gets their knickers in a knot, the professionals are just the same.

If someone is winding you up about your swing, simply agree with them and ask them what was the lowest handicap they played off. This turns the focus back on them and is probably going to cause them to start forcing their game to show off .... a recipe for disaster

Put simply, its part of the game and its down to you as an individual to ignore any possible wind ups and fosus on what you need to do with your next shot.

Seve OB

I don't mind the odd comment but as long as it comes from someone who actually knows what they are talking about. Have played with a few people down through the years who feel they have to comment about what you are doing wrong but yet they play off high handicaps.... I generally just ignore them as best I can.

Worst player I probably ever played with for talking crap about my swing is probably my old man, but in fairness, he did teach me a lot about the game 30 years ago

mike12

As far as I'm aware giving or receiving advice during a comp round is breaking the rules.
Nothing like a 2 shot penalty to have a quiet round afterwards.

charlieIRL

Thankfully I've yet to experience a round where someone constantly comments on my shots, am not sure how i would handle it to be honest!!!
In my mind I'd like to politely tell them "thanks but no thanks" but in reality, hard to know what to say!!

Felexicon

Was out for an open one day with the brother in law and got paired with 2 aul lads. I went in to a bunker on the first and made an arse of getting out of it. Caught it thin and flew over the other side of the green. Well with that, one of the other fellas starts a 5 minute clinic of how to play bunker shots. No matter how many times I told him I was usually decent at getting out of them and I just caught that one poorly he wouldn't stop with the advice. Now I'd have a short enough fuse at the best of times and the brother in law was in stitches watching me trying to hold it together.
Skip to the 3rd hole and myself and the would be pro are in the same green side bunker.
I get out and land it about 6 inches from the hole. The other fella jumps in and proceeds to take 4 to get out.
His playing partner casually shouts over "here if you need a hand with those shots there was a lad giving out great advice on the 1st about 20 minutes ago"
I nearly wet myself laughing.

Senna

Guy I played an inter-club match against was seemingly famous for his praise early in the round, "great shot" "your a great player" "I could never have hit that shot as well", then around mid way when you inevitable hit a bad shot, he start on "jesus, that's not like you" "what happened there" "did you drop your shoulder a bit early one the down swing" etc etc, a lot of players would then start thinking on it and of course, put them off.

Jawgap

Turning this thread somewhat on its head......I was paired once with one of the negative handicappers in our place and I thought the opportunity was too good to miss so I asked him to give me any tips etc His reply, with a smile on his face, was "Yeah....go to the pro for lessons"

.....but yes he did give me lots of good advice more on course management than the mechanics of swinging a club.

Roger_007

I sometimes play with an old timer, (80ish), who gives me advice now and then. In fairness, he is a terrific player for his age. (He plays off 8).
At first I was a bit resentful about him giving me advice, but now I actually seek him out and play with him any time I can because he has given me really useful tips and improved my game. What I really like about him is the fact that his advice is always given in the form of a quiet word in the ear. I think that too often advice is given to boost the ego of the person giving it rather than to help the person receiving it.

Armchair Andy

Jawgap wrote:

Turning this thread somewhat on its head......I was paired once with one of the negative handicappers in our place and I thought the opportunity was too good to miss so I asked him to give me any tips etc His reply, with a smile on his face, was "Yeah....go to the pro for lessons"

I love playing with low or scratch golfers for the same reasons, maybe just a tidbit of advice if offered. No way would I ask for any tips though.
He's out for a round of golf to enjoy not coach another player for free.

ForeRight

Roger_007 wrote: »

I sometimes play with an old timer, (80ish), who gives me advice now and then. In fairness, he is a terrific player for his age. (He plays off 8).
At first I was a bit resentful about him giving me advice, but now I actually seek him out and play with him any time I can because he has given me really useful tips and improved my game. What I really like about him is the fact that his advice is always given in the form of a quiet word in the ear. I think that too often advice is given to boost the ego of the person giving it rather than to help the person receiving it.

80 and playing off 8!!!!

Wow


You should've carrying that mans clubs

Mantis Toboggan

I haven't had it too bad so far but there's one golfer that really annoys me.

It's the guy who's always "good shot oh great shot" every time the ball is in the air despite the fact that it lands in the bunker or in the trees.

Short iron into the green, no sooner is it up in the air when he's calling it a great shot etc as you watch it slowly turn into the drink

Infuriating.

Rikand

I Am a lower handicapper so I do get asked by people regularly for advice on their swing or an aspect of their game and as I love the sound of my own voice I'm always happy to give it.

But unsolicited advice is just not a nice thing to receive. And because I know it, I never give it without asking for permission first

Jawgap

Armchair Andy wrote: »

I love playing with low or scratch golfers for the same reasons, maybe just a tidbit of advice if offered. No way would I ask for any tips though.
He's out for a round of golf to enjoy not coach another player for free.

I wouldn't looking for coaching, just if they spotted anything obvious that needed correcting.

Actually, one thing I did do after that round was buy a powered trolley, after he explained the benefits of one. I figured if it was good enough for the 30 something with the ridiculously low handicap, then as a 40 something high handicapper I could hardly fail to help me........should've got one years ago!

valoren

"You lifted your head"

Hoof Hearted2

Reading this thread, it's great to see so many dry comedians are still gracing the fairways and so many willing recipients:pac:;).

Love this gem, after splitting the fairway with your provo, your playing partners chirps in with "should have done that the first time".

spacecoyote

Tyson Fury wrote: »

I haven't had it too bad so far but there's one golfer that really annoys me.

It's the guy who's always "good shot oh great shot" every time the ball is in the air despite the fact that it lands in the bunker or in the trees.

Short iron into the green, no sooner is it up in the air when he's calling it a great shot etc as you watch it slowly turn into the drink

Infuriating.

Have a regular partner who does this. He's a pretty high handicap and struggles at that level.

When he says it & I correct him that it was not a great shot, or even a good shot, his answer is always... "well if I hit it like that it would be a great shot for me".

I've gotten to the stage where it's really just white noise for me

red ears

valoren wrote: »

"You lifted your head"

Yeah that the worst one, "head up" after any bad shot. Beginners get told that often.

trishasaffron

Tyson Fury wrote: »

I haven't had it too bad so far but there's one golfer that really annoys me.

It's the guy who's always "good shot oh great shot" every time the ball is in the air despite the fact that it lands in the bunker or in the trees.

Short iron into the green, no sooner is it up in the air when he's calling it a great shot etc as you watch it slowly turn into the drink

Infuriating.

"Never speak to a moving ball" a friend used to say..............it's the same when the putt passes the hole by a cm and ends up in 2 putt territory.

Idiots love to diagnose "you lifted your head" and "you swung too fast" or "you were really going to mill that one".

twounderpar

I had a lesson from a pro who told me that he spent 4 years in the Belfry learning his trade and not once in those 4 years was ' lifting your head' used as a reason for a bad shot.