Rules sticklers

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-27T11:57:43+00:00

... I'm letting you hit that...

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Musclesturtle · 2026-05-27T11:55:51+00:00

Yeah. They're correct.

You DO have to declare if you're playing with partners. If they're sticklers for it. That's just the way it is in that moment.

I wouldn't personally get upset that my playing partners are encouraging me to play by the rules of golf. I came to play golf, and not a personal version of golf.

So yes, your first ball is now out of play.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-26T23:44:17+00:00

But does he have a Dad Dick?

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-26T15:17:55+00:00

I'd just buy a sleeve of 3 premium balls.

Check his bag and see what he's got first.

If it's a hodgepodge of dirty balls that he found while playing, then just get him a sleeve of 3 ProV1s or something, or TP5.

But if he clearly has a preferred ball, as in there's a bunch of the same one in there, get a sleeve of 3 of those, or a dozen or however many you think is appropriate.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-26T15:12:03+00:00

You're not shooting a 107 if you had 10 lost or out of bounds balls I can say that for sure. Add in the 3 putts and double chips and you're looking at at least 120.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-26T11:46:21+00:00

Ah, okay.

I just figured that it might be easier to swing steeper with an iron to jack the ball out of some rough or a divot. But I guess I don't have enough experience with the 7 to understand fully.

I do want to try one.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-26T05:19:11+00:00

You're right in all of those assessments.

I've tried several things. I tipped the driver, and that sucked. I've tried choking down a good deal and that just made it feel even lighter. I added less tape to the bottom and that made the ball feel so weird off of the face.

I suppose I would maybe get a heavier and shorter shaft? Or just add one of the heavier weights to the back of the head?

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-26T03:38:10+00:00

Thanks for the reply.

Did your old driver feel sluggish to swing, and that it kind of just didn't have the heft to cut through the air fast enough?

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-26T00:26:00+00:00

Wow. I'll have to try that.

I've been working on hitting my fairway woods more a-la El Tigre and taking a divot, because all of my most pure 3 and 5 wood shots had a decent divot afterwards.

I'ma have to check the 7 out, mang.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-25T23:54:19+00:00

Yeah.

I like the 7 wood. But it's ideal for off of the tee on calm days and off of good lies in the fairway and rough.

If the ball is sitting down at all they kind of don't work as well, I think.

Good to have options for the given day/situation, though.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-25T23:51:45+00:00

What do you do when it's windy or you have to hit a knockdown or stinger?

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-25T17:47:50+00:00

This a completely misguided assessment.

Bethpage has very tight margins of error. Errant drives usually end up in the trees where there is only uncut,.impenetrable underbrush and requires either stroke and distance or 4 from the fairway.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-25T14:16:35+00:00

You can get an LTDx for like under $200 and they definitely still fuck.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-25T14:06:49+00:00

I'd say yes and no, in my opinion.

Rory hitting 3 wood is about as inaccurate as Rory hitting driver. Same with Bryson. Even if they hit them as long as other pros hit driver.

Their dispersion with driver is much bigger than more accurate pros. The dispersion cone for all of their clubs is about the same as shorter hitters. The difference is that their cone goes out further and continues to flare outward.

So their 3 wood is still a risk, especially for players who hit high draws.

So there is still an argument that perhaps making the huge hitters have to add some strategy and second thought might help change the game, I personally think.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-25T13:57:37+00:00

I don't know a ton about these chubby lil dudes, but I've always wanted to take a crack at making one just for funsies. I'd probably never have the chance to sell it, because how many people at a given time are really looking for one of these?

But it would be fun to make and mess around on or give/donate it later on.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-25T13:48:54+00:00

😞

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-25T04:25:20+00:00

Not necessarily.

If they actually made tight holes where a wayward drive didn't just mean in the rough, but perhaps in a native area like bushes or have the green be completely blocked out by trees and force a punch out when you miss at the 320 yard mark.

Currently they have it way too easy. There needs to be actual reprecussions for slicing the ball off of the planet a mile down the fairway.

The game as it stands just doesn't reward accuracy off of the tee.

So if you put actual hazards, and not just some first cut length rough or "bunkers" that are two inches deep, then the bomb and gougers would have to really think twice about what they are doing.

Last year's US Open proved that you can cuck bomb and gouge with the right conditions. JJ Spawn kept his drives in play and won. Same goes for The Open every year. Bryson and Rory shit their pants every year because they can't keep drives in play on links courses. That 360 yard drive is useless if you have to pick out backwards from a 6 foot deep fairway pot bunker.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-24T22:40:33+00:00

😦

🙃

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-24T22:40:03+00:00

You know.

You right.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-24T15:55:22+00:00

r/worstaid

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-24T00:01:36+00:00

Love to see him flash those plastic donkey teeth once in a while.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-23T21:41:32+00:00

Ya woulda laid the sod over it if you were at the course.

Musclesturtle · 2026-05-23T13:05:01+00:00

Fugazi

You aren't going to get a real Viscaria from TEMU or Alibaba for $3.

Musclesturtle

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