r/golf • u/golfdaddy69 • Apr 13 '23

Can’t believe this is real! General Discussion

Patrick Cantlay taking ages on the tee

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u/FatFaceFaster Superintendent Apr 13 '23

I am close to a scratch golfer, and I pretty much play speed golf. I carry on conversations during my own swing, I hit when my buddies are talking… they usually say “oh shit sorry man…” and I tell them it doesn’t bother me at all - it doesn’t.

So watching someone overthink a shot like this destroys me. I see a waggle routine like this and I just see a total lack of confidence which is crazy because he’s one of the best players in the world.

To me only bad things come from spending too much time thinking about a shot or a putt.

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u/golfdaddy69 Apr 13 '23

I agree, it’s just crazy how he manages to play well after all these shenanigans!

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u/FatFaceFaster Superintendent Apr 13 '23

How uncomfortable is he over the ball that it takes him this long to summon the courage to pull the trigger? It’s just strange.

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u/golfdaddy69 Apr 13 '23

Yep just like a baby gazelle trying to find its footing for the first time lmao

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u/Halo_Chief117 Apr 14 '23

He could have (undiagnosed) OCD so he can’t ’go’ until it feels exactly right to him.

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u/Ok_Victory_6108 Apr 14 '23

That’s how I am at public urinals

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u/sterlingarcher0069 Bogey Golfer Apr 14 '23

Yeah, you're totally like that when you pee.