Etiquette

[ill]

So Paige Spiranac posted the following regarding standing behind someone when they are putting, saying that it is poor etiquette. It is not against the rules, it's just poor etiquette because you could be considered a distraction.

So my question is, where do you stand? If the golfer who is not putting is standing still, I see no reason why he can't stand wherever they want. If the guy putting can't handle someone watching them putt, they need to strengthen their mental fortitude a little.

 

[Hang_On_Sloopy08]

It is very poor etiquette, especially in tournament play. It’s an unsaid rule in golf you don’t stand directly behind a player during a shot or putt. It’s very distracting. You can poke fun all you want, but there’s a reason at the highest level of the game the best players in the world don’t do this. So if you wanna call the elite players of the game mentally soft about this rule, you’re on an island in your thinking.

 

[Ricky Roma]

It's also poor etiquette because if your shot to come is on the same line, you're getting a direct read on the green.

 

[ThereIsNoPlace]

I don't care where Paige goes, I'm getting behind her, every chance I get.

 

[foster4prez]

Ageed with Paige. Definitely tacky. Reminds me of the classic "do you breathe in or out on your downswing" line from my junior golf days.

 

[ill]

It's also poor etiquette because if your shot to come is on the same line, you're getting a direct read on the green.

I don't think that is why it is poor etiquette.

 

[THUNDER]

I used to play with an assclown who stood behind other players on the tee box when they were teeing off. It is very distracting because if he moves at all your eyes and head automatically pick up his movement and it causes problems. We asked him many times not to do it but he thought it was bullcrap.
He also carried 15 clubs in his bag, would ground his club in the bunker, and release the cart brake in your downswing....should'a just whipped his ass and been done with him. But it's a gentlemans sport,...right?

 

[ill]

I used to play with an assclown who stood behind other players on the tee box when they were teeing off. It is very distracting because if he moves at all your eyes and head automatically pick up his movement and it causes problems. We asked him many times not to do it but he thought it was bullcrap.
He also carried 15 clubs in his bag, would ground his club in the bunker, and release the cart brake in your downswing....should'a just whipped his ass and been done with him. But it's a gentlemans sport,...right?

I never see this sort of thing as an issue.

you need to toughen up if someone standing nearby is fucking up your swing that much.

 

[THUNDER]

I never see this sort of thing as an issue.

you need to toughen up if someone standing nearby is fucking up your swing that much.

Standing nearby ain't the problem. It's the movement, or anticipation, of his movement, that is the problem.
And since I had to 'splain it to ya, then you obviously either don't play, or aren't worth a crap when you do play.
It bothers many people, or there wouldn't be a thread about it, or a quote from Paige S.

You prolly shoot a 100+ so I get it....you can't blame anyone else's actions for your shitty game, but if your worth your salt and maybe have some swag on the game, then peeps shouldn't play mind games like that.

It ain't about " toughening up " jethro, it's about etiquette.

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

So Paige Spiranac posted the following regarding standing behind someone when they are putting, saying that it is poor etiquette. It is not against the rules, it's just poor etiquette because you could be considered a distraction.

So my question is, where do you stand? If the golfer who is not putting is standing still, I see no reason why he can't stand wherever they want. If the guy putting can't handle someone watching them putt, they need to strengthen their mental fortitude a little.

It's kinda like wearing masks or not... If I don't want to wear one....


mind your own fucking business, and strengthen your mental fortitude. Shouldn't be surprised which side of this argument you're on, though.


but otherwise, Paige isn't the first golfer to complain about someone standing in another golfer's sightine.... There was no more than 15 feet between the 2.

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

I used to play with an assclown who stood behind other players on the tee box when they were teeing off. It is very distracting because if he moves at all your eyes and head automatically pick up his movement and it causes problems. We asked him many times not to do it but he thought it was bullcrap.
He also carried 15 clubs in his bag, would ground his club in the bunker, and release the cart brake in your downswing....should'a just whipped his ass and been done with him. But it's a gentlemans sport,...right?

why'd you keep inviting him?

Kinda your own fault...

 

[THUNDER]

why'd you keep inviting him?

Kinda your own fault...

He was the GM where I worked...we were good friends actually so he took exception with the rules......was kinda hard to call him out, but we did on occasion. He just laughed it off like the rules didn't apply to him.......

 

[Win TWINS!!!]

He was the GM where I worked...we were good friends actually so he took exception with the rules......was kinda hard to call him out, but we did on occasion. He just laughed it off like the rules didn't apply to him.......

I'd have walked across his putting line.

 

[ill]

Standing nearby ain't the problem. It's the movement, or anticipation, of his movement, that is the problem.
And since I had to 'splain it to ya, then you obviously either don't play, or aren't worth a crap when you do play.
It bothers many people, or there wouldn't be a thread about it, or a quote from Paige S.

You prolly shoot a 100+ so I get it....you can't blame anyone else's actions for your shitty game, but if your worth your salt and maybe have some swag on the game, then peeps shouldn't play mind games like that.

It ain't about " toughening up " jethro, it's about etiquette.

lol

sure thing, bud.

 

[ThereIsNoPlace]

lol

sure thing, bud.

At least you guys remain friends.

 

[NEhomer]

DBAD

Pretty simple.

 

[Debbie Does]

Back in college, I was catching and a guy from my dorm was batting. His name was Pat Chin. I thought of something that I'd seen written in the elevator. It said, "Sure plays a mean Chin Ball," after the Who tune popular at the time when we had a pinball machine in the dorm.

So, as the pitch came in, I said it. He broke up laughing and missed the pitch.

 

[NEhomer]

Nice!

...but in that fheg sport you get lots of chances. If it was to miss a final putt for a championship, you might not have had that chuckle together.

 

[ill]

Back in college, I was catching and a guy from my dorm was batting. His name was Pat Chin. I thought of something that I'd seen written in the elevator. It said, "Sure plays a mean Chin Ball," after the Who tune popular at the time when we had a pinball machine in the dorm.

So, as the pitch came in, I said it. He broke up laughing and missed the pitch.

really don't need to hear about your sexual experiments in college, Deb.

 

[CaptainStubing]

She is smoking hot. Damn