10 Unwritten Rules of Golf Etiquette
6. No talking during a no-hitter
If
you’re a baseball fan, you know that you should never talk to a pitcher
who’s throwing a perfect game or no-hitter, as to not disrupt him while
he’s “in the zone.”
The same goes for golfers, but it’s even worse. For golfers, zones are particularly fragile, and any mention of performance, swing thoughts or score can be destructive.
So if a golfer just hit the first six fairways of the day, don’t ask
something like, “How are you hitting all of these fairways today?”
Chances are, they’ll snipe the next tee shot way left. And if they’re
clearly playing better than their handicap suggests, they’re either
sandbagging, or know exactly how well they’re playing that day. Don’t
disturb them by saying, “Hey, you’re playing pretty well today, eh? Is
this the best you’ve ever shot?” If it turns out they screw up their
potential best round ever, you can bet they’ll be blaming you and your
question when the round is over.
Also, don’t ever say this: “Hey, do you know you only need a bogey to break 80. Have you ever broken 80 before?” No they haven’t broken 80 before, and they won’t today because now it’s in their head.
8. Show some love
On the flip side, if your playing
partner is faced with a difficult shot — maybe they need to hit a
towering shot over a tree to a green guarded by water — and they pull it
off, make sure to say something more than “nice shot.” Especially if
you’re the one who said “nice shot” when that same player hit a
semi-chunk from 100 yards on the hole before.
Since the mind of a golfer is fragile, it doesn’t hurt to stroke
their ego a bit when they hit an amazing shot. The golf clap was
invented for this reason.
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