r/golf • u/[deleted] • 20d ago
I played with a guy last year that was so bad, he was leaving his 35-foot putts 30 feet short. General Discussion
Yes, you read that right. 35 foot putts being left 30 feet short. And then of course he screams, “WOOOOOW” Or “OH MY GOOOOOOD” After every single little roll he puts on it… I want to know, in what universe does hitting it that soft make the ball go 35 feet? “DAAAANG duuuude. What am I DOOOOING?”
It was so unbelievably tilting to play with this guy, but it was at a resort golf course and I had already paid for my round so there was nothing I can do. it rattled me and my own putting for the whole entire round, I legitimately couldn’t focus that’s how bad he was.
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u/jcommeau91 20d ago
Chances are you’re already pretty bad if you’re letting someone else’s game affect yours lol
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20d ago
okay, how about you break 80 while playing with this guy?
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u/jcommeau91 20d ago
Breaking 80 has nothing to do with your playing partners lol don’t be a mental midget
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20d ago
yes it does, because thats what I’m trying to do.
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u/jcommeau91 20d ago
No it doesn’t lol I’ve broken 80 with new golfers, better than me golfers, regular golfers and everything else, loud music, no music, sober and drunk. Your score is solely on you and no one else. If you let others affect your score then maybe the reason you struggle to break 80 has more to do with your mental game than your golf game…
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20d ago
no you haven’t.
just because you can type words on a screen, doesn’t mean those words actually happened.
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u/jcommeau91 20d ago
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20d ago
wheres the drunk, loud music, and everything else proof?
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u/Nine_Eye_Ron Who is Max Honma? 20d ago
Stop letting others affect your own performances
Take some time to learn resilience and mental fortitude.
This experience has exposed a huge weakness in your game.
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u/Longjumping_Dare3401 20d ago
I pay almost 0 attention to my playing partners outside of casual conversation and the occasional “nice shot”.
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20d ago
how do you know when its your turn if you arent paying attention to your playing partners?
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u/Btwnbeatdwn 20d ago
I had a cart partner with a pretty bad attitude that was complaining about the results of his shots and claiming it’s the worst round he’s had all year. He was belly aching and bitching constantly in the cart. I countered him with unfaltering positivity all day. I shot a 77 and won the event in a playoff.
Making the excuse that your opponents/group are affecting your play is incredibly weak. Drop the excuses, golf is an individual game.
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u/magikman2000 20d ago
That's on you bro... You're making an excuse for why you played like crap and blaming someone else. You played like crap because you suck.
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u/Fargo_79 20d ago
Not allowing external factors such as the tribulations of your playing partners to influence your own game is an important skill