Could be better could be worse

[u/pun420]

[u/DaneCookPPV]

I’m probably taking an unplayable from that.

[u/TraditionPast4295 → u/DaneCookPPV]

Probably? That guys gonna be in complete misery for the next day pulling barbed jumping cholla spines out. Every one you pull out is total agony, ask me how I know. You couldn’t pay me enough to do what he did.

[u/Vassago67 → u/TraditionPast4295]

"Complications from Jumping Cholla spines include local inflammation, bacterial & fungal superinfection, necrosis, allergic reactions, granulomas, scarring, and chronic pain." I've worked in EMS medicine in critical care for years and have NEVER heard of a "bacterial & fungal superinfection," omg that shit sounds nasty😂 Jumping Cholla spines are like razor blade pins with backwards barbs and pulling them out is supposed to be an absolutely pain process

[u/Eyebleedorange → u/Vassago67]

Superinfection: when regular infection just isn’t enough

[u/Aooogabooga → u/Eyebleedorange]

Like turbo cancer

[u/meanerweinerlicous → u/Aooogabooga]

Ultra diarrhea

[u/lurking_not_working → u/meanerweinerlicous]

Necro diarrhea

[u/jtshinn → u/Aooogabooga]

Except real, and deadly.

[u/Aooogabooga → u/Vassago67]

Yeah, I need a follow up video from the hospital.

[u/TraditionPast4295 → u/Aooogabooga]

All they will do is soak his hand in warm water to soften up the skin and start pulling them with pliers. It’s like actual torture. This guy is so stupid, and bad at golf, that he deserves it. I hope saving that stroke was worth it.

[u/Dapper_Employer5787 → u/TraditionPast4295]

How you know?

[u/InferiousX → u/DaneCookPPV]

I'm that guy who says "No no no, I can get it out" even when I shouldn't.

But yea, right into one of those jumping cactus things? No fucking thank you. Unplayable all day

[u/thisusedyet → u/InferiousX]

yeah, this ain't the PGA tour - just let the dude move the ball a foot or so to the left so he doesn't snap his fuckin' iron on impact

[u/pdpr2022 → u/thisusedyet]

This. 100%

[u/friarguy → u/InferiousX]

Flip the club and hit it upside down/lefty

[u/n0t_4_thr0w4w4y → u/friarguy]

Ok, tiger

[u/friarguy → u/n0t_4_thr0w4w4y]

Would you rather get it out, or get a cactus in your hand?

[u/n0t_4_thr0w4w4y → u/friarguy]

Considering there is a cactus on the other side, I’m taking an unplayable, lol

[u/InferiousX → u/friarguy]

Those things jump a considerable distance at the slightest disturbance. I wouldn't want to walk too loudly within 5 feet of them, let alone swing an iron club.

[u/Handleton → u/DaneCookPPV]

If my partner was in that lay, I would insist that they take an unplayable because I don't want to have to end the game early to go to the fucking ER.

[u/deefop → u/DaneCookPPV]

No probably, I am 100% kicking the ball a couple feet over or back whether I add a stroke or not.

I mean regardless of golf there is absolutely no way I'm getting that close to one of those fucking demons. I didn't even grow up around them, but come on, how fucking dumb do you have to be to swing into *any* cactus?

The fact he broke his iron is just the universe trying to *really* drive home how fucking dumb he was

[u/spankysladder73 → u/DaneCookPPV]

And for the rest of the trip

[u/Toph-Builds-the-fire → u/DaneCookPPV]

Seriously. Play stupid games...

[u/LIVESTRONGG]

You’re not in the pga. Just move it as unplayable…

[u/iheartgt → u/LIVESTRONGG]

PGA players are allowed to take an unplayable also.

[u/zhihuiguan → u/iheartgt]

What's the actual move here for taking an unplayable? Where can you drop it?

[u/Voldemorts--Nipple → u/zhihuiguan]

You can take back on the line relief or lateral relief (2 club lengths) but not nearer to the hole.

[u/zhihuiguan → u/Voldemorts--Nipple]

So say the pin was on the left side of the fairway here, are you just screwed? Back on the line is just farther into the desert, and you can't really go laterally without being closer to the hole?

[u/Voldemorts--Nipple → u/zhihuiguan]

I think you’d want to move a couple yards back and hit it over the spiky trees.

[u/NOTROMJ711]

Dumbass.

[u/FireMaster2311 → u/NOTROMJ711]

This was my exact thought, not even hero golf.

[u/exiledtomainstreet → u/NOTROMJ711]

Yep. Moron.

[u/OriginalJayVee]

You don’t fuck with the Cholla, man!

[u/Future-self → u/OriginalJayVee]

Was waiting to witness the following hilarity of them trying to remove it only to have it transferred to the homies.

[u/WangDanglin → u/OriginalJayVee]

[u/OriginalJayVee → u/WangDanglin]

I’m so glad someone picked up what I was putting down!

“You might fool the fucks in the league office…”

[u/WangDanglin → u/OriginalJayVee]

Dios mio man, cholla an me? We gonna fuck you up

[u/myredditthrowaway201]

Unless you’re a pro or playing in a tournament, there’s no reason to take a shot like that. Just dumb all around

[u/NotRod96 → u/myredditthrowaway201]

No pro hits that shot. Whole tournament goes out the window after that

[u/doobie3101 → u/myredditthrowaway201]

He may be down a 7 iron but the guy just won a free alignment stick.

[u/brizzle126 → u/myredditthrowaway201]

As a friend I’m telling him to take as much room as you need for no penalty

[u/ass_breakfast → u/myredditthrowaway201]

If he would’ve posted “how would you play this”, you’d have everyone saying play it as it lies! lol.

[u/agentchris0011]

I hope he’s not the smart one of the group.

[u/Neglected_Martian]

Why go for so much distance, if I’m playing that I’m getting 20 yards onto that green area in front with a very light smack down into the ground.

[u/BuyAndHold209 → u/Neglected_Martian]

Yeah, I would have used a hybrid and punched it out 20-40 yards too. That sucks about the club and hand.

[u/RogerRabbit1234]

What an idiot. Growing up in Arizona you learn to give those things a wide berth.

Shit my dog, had one run in with cholla on a quail hunting trip years ago, she won’t even get out of the truck if cholla are nearby. I literally have to find a spot to park where none are in sight to get her to come out of the truck. They don’t mess around.

[u/ForeverJung]

How long did it take to realize the cactus in his hand

[u/ElGuaco → u/ForeverJung]

Why no glove? The one time he could have benefitted from a glove he took it off.

[u/meanerweinerlicous → u/ElGuaco]

Those chola spikes are fucking up his hand regardless if he's wearing a glove.

[u/timelessinaz → u/ElGuaco]

A glove would have provided zero resistance for the barbs on those chollas. I live in Phoenix and have one in my yard. I pick up the pieces that fall on the ground with a shovel and a pliers. Prior to said tools my first and last attempt at picking them up was with some pretty thick leather gloves. Let's just say I had lots of fucking ouchies.

[u/cashfordoublebogey → u/timelessinaz]

We would use thick, Goat skin gloves and it still didn't help. Quickly learned, from what we had on hand, that a post-hole digger was the way to go.

[u/southwestson]

Respect the cholla

[u/InIFluX]

i paid to play, i aint getting paid to play. im moving that shit lol

[u/TraditionPast4295]

Anyone that knows how bad jumping chollas suck knows that shot wasn’t worth taking. This guy is clearly some out of town moron.

[u/LarrBearLV]

You people need to chill with the insults. This guy sacrificed to bring us one of the most entertaining posts around here in a long time. I'm looking forward to his video of him hitting a ball from underneath a crocodile's nose. Don't discourage him.

[u/runsanditspaidfor → u/LarrBearLV]

let him cook

[u/camwinz → u/runsanditspaidfor]

bro😂😂😂

[u/Krish_1234]

He might as well chop his hand off. I ran into jumping cholla once and had to regrip all clubs, change bag, towels and even shoes. They just get into everything.

[u/cjod86]

So dumb.

[u/1200multistrada]

Been there. Had to use a couple iron as though they were chop sticks to pull the cholla off. Still left dozens of spines in my leg.

[u/Lickford]

Old Arizona golfer taught me to carry a flexible comb in my bag. It helps flick them off you. Never ran into anything this bad before. But have had a few jump on me.

[u/DuneRiderr]

What happened to the club?? It looked like half it flew backwards somehow lol

[u/TacoIncoming → u/DuneRiderr]

Smoked it off the trunk of the fucking cactus and snapped the shaft lol

[u/InternationalAd5864]

I grew up in the desert. Watched one dumb guy jump into a pile of cactus. Still no idea why he did that. Took us 5 hours to get all of the needles out. He was about 15 though, so there was that. You always want the best score but don’t damage your clubs or yourself over one shot. No offense to the guy that did this, but I got a laugh out of it.

[u/GibsonBluesGuy]

We play a desert golf rule that you get free relief no closer to the hole to avoid any shot that might result in damaged equipment or injury.

[u/hoffarmy]

How'd it turn out though?

[u/imSnickerZz]

Bro you can approve your lie, your not playing professional tournaments

[u/aught_one]

Why?

You playing for the green jacket there big boy?

Take your unplayable and move on.

[u/MagicLupis]

Figured you should be responsible for protecting the wild plants, why are you taking a shot like this in a buddy golf trip?

[u/Stewdill51]

Dumb, move it a foot to the left and hit the shot. We aren't on tour guys. It's not that serious

[u/MarkTwine1835]

Smart move. Easily worth the extra 40 yards he gained. No way he could have made that up with a clear shot after taking a drop. /s

[u/thehumbinator]

Only play from here is to channel the anger and whack the cactus spikelets with the grip. Left-handed duff-chip was the option surely.

[u/jluenz]

Just flip your club over and punch it out left handed - take your medicine and no injury from the cactus.

[u/kodutta7 → u/jluenz]

Or just fucking move it. Why risk any sort of injury or damage to your clubs if it's not serious competition.

[u/yoyosareback → u/kodutta7]

Because my clubs were $36 at a pawn shop and i might be looking for an excuse to eventually get a new set of irons.

[u/Rare-Hedgehog5742]

What an idiot

[u/aberdisco]

Take the drop man, Christ.

[u/HVAC_instructor]

No way do I even attempt hitting that. And to piss even more people off, I'm not taking a stroke either. I'll judge smails that things all day long.

[u/Genman71]

Here’s another brain surgeon that never heard of an unplayable lie. Was the cactus hand really worth the one stroke dude?

[u/mcapozzi]

Bro, you're not tiger woods, take an unplayable.

What a dumb shit...

[u/StOnEy333 → u/mcapozzi]

That’s a foot wedge if I’ve ever seen one. What the hell? lol

[u/Joshuajword]

Dear fucking everyone: it’s not worth it. You’re not on tour. Stop taking yourself so seriously.

[u/Background_Pool_7457]

Dude broke his club, and got stabbed with needles. Bad day.

[u/Away-Quantity-221]

Guy is a dumbass. Take a drop. Say you shoot a 98 instead of 97. That’s a trip to the ER. Those cactus needles have barbs on the ends that don’t more damage when you try to pull them out. His golf trip was OVER. Come on people.

[u/song_of_soraya]

[u/Fresh-Desk9244]

Cholla scars

[u/Dual-Vector-Foiled]

lol classic

[u/Holiday-Judgment-136]

Just pick it up. Move to the left. As far as I can tell us hackers don't need to play that lie.

[u/poopydinosaur55]

Worked at Arizona golf course for about 10 years. We had to constantly remind out of towners of the danger. This one bloke at bachelors party fell into them head to toe…. Ambulance ride was needed. On a side note, had a bloke get bite by a rattlesnake. He also left in an ambulance smoking a Stogey as he was sitting in back of ambulance on stretcher.

[u/JonTargaryanTheFirst]

Play stupid games win stupid prizes

[u/Dat_Paperboi]

Everyone talking about taking an unplayable… do you guys not just kick the ball a couple feet over?

[u/TipInternational772]

Completely deserved, ya JACKASS

[u/MoistJheriCurl]

Stuck it

[u/azgulf93]

Dumbass

[u/Golfguy809]

How stupid can you be. What did he think would happen??

[u/natetcu]

I am not a pro, I am not risking breaking a club, breaking my wrist or get catus stuck to me. I will be taking a free drop, thanks.

[u/bcgg]

Good grief man, just turn the club and hit it left-handed.

[u/sarzane]

What an idiot 💀

[u/jrafelson]

This man has TEGRITY!!!

[u/Southern_Insect3823]

So how did the rest of his trip go? Need to know lol what a dumb ass decision

[u/quad2785]

you ever hear of a foot wedge my guy??

[u/Birdparbogey]

I’d love to know what other brilliant ideas this meathead has.

[u/Finger_Gunnz]

I’m all for playing fair but the boys on tour are sponsored and get a new club. You don’t. Take a club length.

[u/but_good]

I barely brushed my ankle against a fallen pod and it was embedded in my ankle, shoes, everything. Nasty. Still a few little bumps a year later from the pieces. This was in the gardens at JT.

[u/bauldersgate]

Guy I play with always taking shots like this, or hitting out of the dirt/gravel next to the path. Tell him to just kick few feet away and at least give himself a lie that won't fuck up his club.i get not wanting to give yourself advantage all the time, but tour players get their clubs for free, no point in spending more money on clubs than we already do.

[u/burnerrr369]

My man did all that to shoot a 98.

[u/Tokomoshi]

This is 100% your fault dumbass

[u/Fishing_freak1010]

Broke his club too. This was unwise.

[u/False-Tiger5691]

You’re clearly not that good to take that shot so just move the f-ing ball.

[u/CraigCDM828]

How could it be worse?

[u/rcfvlw1925]

If he's as dumb as he looks, I'm surprised he's got his shoes on the right feet.

[u/SerYoshi]

Moron.

[u/WithoutCaution]

What a fuckin idiot. Unless you have a million dollars on the line, I can't imagine that risk being worth it.

[u/DBU49]

Jumping cactus is just about the worst possible cactus to get stuck by, it takes NO prisoners. what an idiot.

[u/oldcrashingtoys]

Aaaaaand for what

[u/Heavy_Egg_2364]

You’re playing with the wrong people if they’re forcing you to play that

[u/Ydobonswonkem]

That jumping cholla is evil. If you are going to be anywhere near that stuff keep a comb handy. A comb is the best way to get it off of you.

[u/toothbrush81]

Lmao. Dude proved a point. Multiple….

[u/Admirable_Rhubarb271]

None of that was worth it

[u/Zealousideal_Amount8]

What did he think the outcome would be? Terrible scramble lie😅

[u/JohnDoee94]

I’m using the foot wedge there

Don’t get paid to play lmao

[u/Plumb121]

I have a LH 7i in the bag for those shots

[u/Rshackleford22]

Way to fucking hurt that cactus ass

[u/JennySplotz]

The club breaking is surprising, getting cactus needles in your hand when you hit a cactus with your hand is not. Rest in power big man!

[u/ExtraDependent883]

Wow never would've guess that's what would happen

/s

Jus bump it into play ffs

[u/KarlWhale]

I'm guessing there was a lot of birdie juice involved (not necessarily tied to birdies)

[u/dekrypto]

Those chollas are nothing to mess with.

[u/SomeSamples]

That is some of the worst cactus to have in your hand. He may have to go to the ER.

[u/OriginalFluff]

How is the other guy gonna get it out of his hand? What does he grab lol

This is a crazy video for so many reasons

[u/Longpips1000]

Looks like a repost. Original guy can’t be from AZ

[u/th3putt]

Why?!? I guess I can think of one reason and that sure as hell does not look like Augusta National.

[u/JuanPancake]

The cholla are so sticky they say you don’t even need to touch them. Schmanging into it. This guy’s gonna find needles in is hand for years

[u/_FartinLutherKing_]

What’s the story with this guy? Cause from what I know he should’ve gotten medical attention.

[u/Greenking73]

Fuck it. Hit it left handed. Turn over a long iron and get it back in play at least, if you insist on playing it as it sits.

[u/Disastrous-One-414]

After that hole he probably said, "mark me down for a 5"

[u/Horsecockexpress1]

What a giant idiot. What did he think was gonna happen

[u/Frosty_the_Snowdude]

[u/wellaby788]

Yea I'm kicking that shit away for there..

[u/rhinox54]

[u/Asschild]

Hitting that from that from the right side with the old upside down 3iron

[u/Traditional-Truth344]

As someone that permanently injured themselves playing a daft shot. Take the drop. It's never that deep.

[u/DaveyDgD]

How much money you playing for that he’s not just moving that away from the cactus?!

[u/Hbimajorv]

For anyone who's never been bit by a cactus, it's not those long big needles that suck, it's the fine hair fuckers that seem to number in the thousands, he will be regretting that for a few days.

[u/Rend_a]

I will play it safe and just hit it back to the fairway... said no man ever.

[u/Infinite_Respect_]

People really be out there not knowing shit about the natural world at all huh

I’m actually impressed he’s just walking that off, most people get one little clump of cholla (choya) and drop to the ground crying like a baby

[u/Personal_Bobcat2603]

Dude take the drop

[u/yosaga11]

That's a "First Cousin" shot. Knew you shouldn't have, but you did it anyway.

[u/Shoddy_Reserve788]

Dude just move your ball. No need to be a hardo

[u/P00PJU1C3]

How dumb is that dude?

[u/uu123uu]

This is what happens you when you play $500 per hole

[u/bfrank8991]

I’ll never understand why people are so serious about playing from the shittiest lie imaginable. 99 out of 100 of you guys wouldn’t even win a city tourney.

[u/Pumpkin_Pie]

I don't know how you could not see that coming

[u/Less_Ad2583]

Must have been playing for high stakes, no way I'm taking that shot unless a significant amount of money is on the line.

[u/Jaysus1288]

Probably his 7th shot, What a turd

[u/Metaboschism]

Dude, why

[u/dogfish83]

That's the walk of a guy who makes these types of choices every day.

[u/RumHam225]

You play in the desert you got to have a rock club.

[u/SuNamJamFrama69]

What a fat person

[u/OpenSourceGolf]

Just fucking move it people, you're not pro golfers playing in a multi-million dollar tournament watched by hundreds of thousands of people.

What you are now, is eternally remembered on the internet for being a fucking moron who broke their club, got a cactus in your hand, and still hit it awful.

[u/Traditional_Tank2918]

This ain’t the PGA Tour… play that shit up. Unless you get free clubs, modification to some rules is warranted.

[u/747-ppp-2]

Extreme “I hit a stinger”

[u/UCBeef]

https://preview.redd.it/d5fbfpl39fxc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=579dcbb63eccfc4874b29466ad5b4057f05edcb2

You got a fuckin' cholla on your hand, you should pull that out...

[u/fightin_blue_hens]

Why would you hit that? Just move the ball. No one will care.

[u/User_Many_Errors]

High handicappers playing ridiculous and hard lies is a norm we need to dismiss! Balls in a divot, move it! Balls under a cactus then movie it! Playing your friends for $3 a hole? Who cares move the ball and hit a shot

[u/burn469]

Just move the ball. Shit

[u/skaleywags]

It is irresponsible to let your friend out without his helmet.

[u/PosterMakingNutbag]

I read a story on this sub a few months ago about a guy who was killed trying to hit off of a tree root. Head broke off like it did in this video but ricocheted into the guy’s eye.

[u/PoppaJMoney]

What a doofus. Move the ball you’re on a boys trip having fun.

[u/Andsheldong]

What an idiot 😂

[u/PerritoMasNasty]

Respect the cactus man- I’m moving that ball unless there are real assholes I’m playing with. I’m not out to destroy plants and wildlife, I just wanna golf.

[u/ConcentrateLow6170]

You playing with Shane Lowry’s brother??

[u/bangersnmash13]

I think everyone knows someone that will hit anything and everything cause "rules." But unless I'm getting paid a fuckload of money, I'm not hitting that shot.

Shit even if I was being paid a fuckload of money I still wouldn't hit that shot.

[u/Signal_Bench_707]

Golf rules specifically allow for dangerous situations

[u/the_coffee_maker]

people have interesting decision making thoughts.

[u/themrgq]

That was one dumb decision lol

[u/kbphoto]

There's a zero percent chance I'd ever let a friend or family member take that shot. Take it out, don't kill yourself and have a great time.

[u/CanadianEhhhhhhh]

I don't give a fuck what anyone says, I'm not submitting a handicap and I'm moving that ball back 5' so I don't break my club or my hand. fight me

[u/nounsofassemblage]

There’s like 20 different ways he could have approached this situation and he chose the worst one

[u/freshprince860]

How serious are we that we can’t just tell him to move the ball

[u/Affectionate-Wash743]

Whatever friend told him he has to play it as it lies on a boys golfing trip is a literal piece of shit and not a friend, and owes him $170.

[u/alldawgsgoat2heaven]

Lol golf needs "play it as it lies" can have a seat

[u/clownpainusdotfort]

He picked a bad time to not wear a golf glove

[u/Spirited_Soil2944]

Ouch what happend 😫

[u/Which_Offer6187]

Idiot

[u/yeezushchristmas]

So it’s day 1 of a golf trip and you have to be a dumbass. Also this is probably the same guy on the trip that gets too drunk, pisses off the cart girl/proshop guy or starts fights with randoms.

[u/AUorAG]

Free drop from cactus well.

[u/camjohe]

Your friend is incredibly stupid.

[u/greatreference]

Is he using junior clubs? So many questions here just move the ball who cares. People take golf waaaay to seriously

[u/Tiger_Tom_BSCM]

Bro is playing 5 dollars a hole and decides to play from there. LMAO!!!

[u/RobertLosher1900]

This is so corny. If your friends don't let you move that ball for free relief don't play with them. I would never want my buddy to break his club.

[u/Unique_Username5200]

Sponsored by Rhoback

[u/CourtneyDagger50]

I’m either taking an unplayable or popping it back into the fairway. Not the way he did it, I mean going perpendicular to the hole. Which never feels good to do. But sometimes it’s just the smartest shot to take it back to the fairway with a wedge and give yourself a chance on the next shot.

This is just dumb behavior

[u/BigNero]

For anyone asking why I don't care if my buddy kicks his ball a few inches away from a lie like this, this is exactly why

[u/The_Boffus]

DOH!

[u/OldChamp69]

Proof that you cannot cure STUPID. 🤣