Most sports have words of warning they say out of sport etiquette and habit so other people don't get hurt. For equestrians, it is heads up left or right so horses don't collide or spook, sailors tacking port or starboard to avoid the boom in your head, tennis, "I've got it" to avoid crashes between partners, etc. In fact, on the golf course, if one of the players isn't paying attention to someone behind him/her hitting, someone will smartly warn them "heads up" so they don't get smacked from behind. Why would anyone feel it is such a burden to yell fore if the ball is way off course and going towards a person on private property? It really shouldn't be a big deal. It is an attempt at being helpful and giving warning to those in possible danger whether it accomplishes saving someone from being hit or not.
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