Dumb Golf

sdandrea1

I try to enjoy those days where the young dumbass in me says "just swing as hard as you can on every shot, play towards trouble, screw hitting fairways and forget using short game skills for up and down attempts and make sure that my score is as high as possible". You guys?

😎

Eguller

sdandrea1

I've seen a lot of that, but mostly from young dumbasses. 😉🏌

Par4QC

sdandrea1 Damn you....starting a thread like this when I'm sitting here eyeballing a 1 iron leaning against the back of a chair!!
Then again, maybe this thread is all I needed. 🤔

Bravopilot

sdandrea1 At times this is my thought post round to defend bad play😎 Yes, I do this every round, perhaps just for a single hole or shot to try a different approach. For me, part of the fun.

sdandrea1

Par4QC Then again, maybe this thread is all I needed.

Go for it Sexy Rexy!👍

Eguller

Par4QC I'm sitting here eyeballing a 1 iron

Slam an L flex shaft in that baby and wail away ole boy. 🏌

Walterjn

Par4QC I kinda doubt that this thread was needed once you started thinking about it.
I think you would have tossed it into the bag and taken it out to see if you could still hit it like you used to.
You probably will anyway.

Spuzz

Par4QC eyeballing a 1 iron

It's a battle for the bag between that club and a lefty trouble/escape club isn't it?

Bravopilot

sdandrea1 Ugh, Can't un-see that now. Thanks sir🤣

johnnydoom

Did that earlier this week after my round was off to a bad start anyway. Having only played 3 times since 2022, I got off to a bad start with two triples and a double. When I came to a par 5 later in the nine I topped my second shot and left 210 yards to the green, but with 180 yards to carry a creek. I pulled the 4 wood knowing I had to hit it very well to carry and then caught it just thin enough that it missed the carry by a yard or two and got me another double. Prior to, and after those two shots, I had straightened things mostly out and was striking the ball fairly well, but because of the poor start I didn't really care about the score anymore and played dumb.

garyt1957

johnnydoom I play that way when I sub in this league. My score doesn't count for me but I'm n the skins so I go for everything . 200 yard carry over water when I haven't hit a 3 wood more than 201 carry in years, yes please.
Hit a wayward drive yesterday. Ended up on the right behind some tall trees. Only "smart" play would be to chip out, but why, can't win a skin that way. I actually hit a great shot but I just caught the top of the tree and it dropped down at the base. No shot, now chip out. take a 6 instead of a 5 or possibly even 4.
Had another that actually worked out. 200 in to a green where it all narrows down to a sliver of a lane to the green. Playing for a score I'd lay up. Hit 3 wood to ten feet. Missed the putt but gave myself a chance.

Par4QC

Spuzz 😄
My brother and I both did that several years ago, put 'trouble' irons in the bags. I don't do that any more, seldom in much trouble that I can't get out of easily. Older=smarter.

The 1i, Cally S2H2, was actually something Jake mentioned, in jest. Told him I had one, but never took it for him. Yet.

KCee

Yeah I tried playing "smart" in league last night and wound up hitting tee shots OB 2 holes in a row. My opponent hit a push slice so bad it had to go OB, but we found; it must have hit something and bounced back in. I of course tried to swing easy and hit a big draw that looked OK, but must have had a big bounce and was OB by a hair 😡 Next hole was literally the same exact deal. He's somehow in and I'm out. After that I swung hard and went par, par, birdie.

Typhoon

I love people saying “ that’s my rock iron”.🙄

Tell ya what, I’ll go ahead and play, you can play behind me.