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re: Golf "etiquette" and rules are why young people dont get into it
Posted on 12/14/19 at 6:42 pm to hiltacular
Posted on 12/14/19 at 6:42 pm to hiltacular
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It is just not an easy game to pickup. It costs a ton of money and is really tough to get your game decent in a short period without lessons.
I think you nailed it pretty well here. It takes a LONG time to get your score to a respectable range and most people don’t have the patience, free time and money it takes to learn the game.
As far as etiquette, I play with some dudes that will cheer like they’re cheering for a football game when someone hits a good shot. They’re a load of fun to golf with. But they respect other golfers at the same time. Count me in for a fan of ready golf.
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Posted on 12/14/19 at 8:17 pm to TigerChief10
This is all changing pretty rapidly with the current state branding/social media. The club/private membership model will always exist, but recreational golf is becoming more and more appealing to the masses.
Posted on 12/15/19 at 8:17 pm to TigerChief10
My favorite is when playing on some shitty municipal goat ranch and guys get all fired up about spike marks if someone walks across their putting line.
Like frick dude the green has 80 million bumps and 3 different types of grass, that spike mark ain’t doing shite
Like frick dude the green has 80 million bumps and 3 different types of grass, that spike mark ain’t doing shite
Posted on 12/19/19 at 4:22 am to makersmark1
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Start up costs are fairly high
To a degree, but I got a full set of clubs and a bag / various essentials for about $500 when I started and probably could have gone cheaper. Lots of good deals on used clubs out there from people who like to get the latest tech every 3-5 years
Posted on 12/19/19 at 6:13 am to Azazello
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When I grew up, and when my dad grew up, Saturday was golf day with the boys. This was standard for decades but doesn't exist anymore
I still play golf Saturday mornings. My MIL lives a few miles down the road. When my daughter was born, she came over constantly. I got up to play the week she was born and my wife said, “it’s ok my mom will be here.”
Set the standard early in the relationship and your ol lady will get accustom to it
Posted on 12/22/19 at 2:14 pm to TigerChief10
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I agree with the underlying theme that its a gentleman's game and that you should respect the course and other golfers. Theres just so much small BS that people get worked up over that turn people off to it. Personally I love it but I also don't give a frick who tees off first or who pulls the pin and puts it back in and small stuff like that. Lighten up fricks. If you aren't a single digit your opinion means nothing anyways.
Growing up playing the game instilled a type of discipline and respect in me that my parents couldn’t. Golf “etiquette” and rules may be a factor of why young people don’t get into the game, but they are also equally an indicator of civility and character in young people.
Your lack of respect for them shows a general lack of respect in your character.
Posted on 12/23/19 at 11:20 am to TigerChief10
To be clear, I am seeing a lot more young people getting into golf in my area.
Baseball and Soccer used to be go to sports for young people because of cheap Rec Leagues. But, now your parents have to be political masterminds and the cost/time commitment for those sports have skyrocketed due to Travel/Tournament Teams. And rec leagues are getting terrible or non-existent.
Golf is now not a country club / expensive sport compared to other popular sports.
I don't have any statistics to back it up. It is just something in my area that I am seeing.
Baseball and Soccer used to be go to sports for young people because of cheap Rec Leagues. But, now your parents have to be political masterminds and the cost/time commitment for those sports have skyrocketed due to Travel/Tournament Teams. And rec leagues are getting terrible or non-existent.
Golf is now not a country club / expensive sport compared to other popular sports.
I don't have any statistics to back it up. It is just something in my area that I am seeing.
This post was edited on 12/23/19 at 11:21 am
Posted on 12/23/19 at 11:05 pm to TigerChief10
it bugs me when people who just shot a triple bogey go first on the tee box. I think honors on the tee box is as important as wearing proper attire.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 7:47 am to CHiPs25
We usually only give honors for a birdie. If at all. We play ready golf.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 8:34 am to CHiPs25
Why? Whoever is there first and ready to go just go.
Posted on 12/24/19 at 8:56 am to CHiPs25
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I think honors on the tee box is as important as wearing proper attire.
I agree with you in that neither are important at all. You should be able to play at the local muni wearing whatever you want. If a country club wants to set a dress code thats fine, but the standard muni shouldn't
Posted on 12/24/19 at 9:49 pm to TigerChief10
With the exception of a few Hoighty Toighty clubs, a lot of the stuffiness has gone by the wayside. I play in a golf league with almost 100 guys who are relatively well off on the mean, and all of us play ready golf, listen to music, etc
Golf is going through a “craft” revolution nationally, and around the globe. There is a big movement centered around getting back to what the game originally was... an Everyman’s recreation. People want an authentic experience just like with food, beer, etc.. There is an emphasis on classic course design, strategic width vs. tight/high rough, fun and playability. That movement hasn’t hit Louisiana yet because we’re always 20 years behind, but it’ll get here. Read up on places like Sweeten’s Cove, Goat Hill Park, Winter Park 9, etc etc etc. None of those places are starched shirt joints, but they are all fun as hell and what golf should be.
Golf is going through a “craft” revolution nationally, and around the globe. There is a big movement centered around getting back to what the game originally was... an Everyman’s recreation. People want an authentic experience just like with food, beer, etc.. There is an emphasis on classic course design, strategic width vs. tight/high rough, fun and playability. That movement hasn’t hit Louisiana yet because we’re always 20 years behind, but it’ll get here. Read up on places like Sweeten’s Cove, Goat Hill Park, Winter Park 9, etc etc etc. None of those places are starched shirt joints, but they are all fun as hell and what golf should be.
Posted on 12/31/19 at 10:28 am to lsu13lsu
My sister lives in Birmingham and my 12 year old nephew is playing travel soccer. They have spent something like 2500 last year in fees, not including travel expenses. Travel sports are stupidly expensive for what they are. I understand the value once you reach a certain age but it is silly to spend 4 or 5k on travel ball on a 12 year old.
Posted on 12/31/19 at 10:54 am to Warfarer
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My sister lives in Birmingham and my 12 year old nephew is playing travel soccer. They have spent something like 2500 last year in fees, not including travel expenses. Travel sports are stupidly expensive for what they are. I understand the value once you reach a certain age but it is silly to spend 4 or 5k on travel ball on a 12 year old.
Exactly. It is getting crazy expensive to play soccer and baseball. I don't know much about football. More and more kids are getting into golf because of it in my area.
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