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DeanFL
03-16-2015, 09:14 AM
We've been TVrs in Gilchrist for a year now. Done most of the things around here except golf. Ran out of excuses, so we decided to take the cart and our clubs - unused for 5-8 years - and go to the driving range (Sarasota).

Bucket of balls 45=$5. OK...

During the next half hour or so alternating our shots we must have had 35 of the balls either dribble up off the tee, veer horribly left or right, not get 2' off the ground rolling, and a few early on that jumped off the tee...missing them. Only about 10 balls seemed OK.
Thought it may be us, but we did notice some other people ran into bad balls too. Some even yelled at them.
When done, I brought it to the attention of the attendant, but he just laughed. Not good for customer relations.

So we decided to go into the pro shop. Was gonna report the guy, but we decided to sign up for lessons, just to see if their balls were better. :gc:

Have any other TVrs run into this problem???

TheVillageChicken
03-16-2015, 09:52 AM
I did have this problem about 63 years ago, then the balls started to improve. When I was in my thirties, I hardly ever got a bad ball. Over the years, bad balls seem to have become more common. Now that I am 70, I notice that I am getting a lot of limited distance balls and quite a few that don't putt right.

TomH
03-16-2015, 10:11 AM
Yep, me too. I noticed an interesting banner on a golf cart last month that certainly makes sense at our age." You need to have a lot of "balls" to golf like I do".

billethkid
03-16-2015, 10:52 AM
Whew! Title got me wondering!:D

tomwed
03-16-2015, 10:54 AM
I noticed that too. Some of my bad balls slice to the left and some hook to the right. I alway throw them away and only keep the ones that go straight. I go through about 3 dozen balls a week. They don't make them like they used to.

Sandtrap328
03-16-2015, 11:37 AM
Yep, me too. I noticed an interesting banner on a golf cart last month that certainly makes sense at our age." You need to have a lot of "balls" to golf like I do".

I have a blue cloth sign like that on the lower windshield of my cart. It also says "Hole in One Club". A good friend made it for me after my first ace here. She has a special attachment for her sewing machine.

outahere
03-16-2015, 11:39 AM
It seems like half the balls I buy have a "sand seeker" built into them, and the other half have a "water seeker" in them. Maybe I should stick to miniature golf.

alwann
03-16-2015, 12:24 PM
Yeah, but those bad balls at Sarasota float. I wish the ones I play with on the course did that.

villagetinker
03-16-2015, 12:43 PM
AH now I see why I avoid the golf courses... I am going to get a T shirt that says

"if you see me on a golf course.....RUN!!" and "if you see me with a driver in my hands, run faster!!"

I firmly believe that I cannot carry enough insurance for me to golf, hook, slice, and few shots I could not name.

I will stick to bowling, much safer for all.

2BNTV
03-16-2015, 02:01 PM
There was sign in the squares, "I hit a couple of balls, by stepping on a rake". :D

villagetinker
03-16-2015, 03:54 PM
Ouch, that is funny, but hurts just thinking about it.:a040:

DougB
03-16-2015, 04:43 PM
Maybe you golfers should do like Arnold Palmer did and have your wife kiss your balls before you held out to the course. Seemed to work for him.

tomwed
03-16-2015, 05:05 PM
There was sign in the squares, "I hit a couple of balls, by stepping on a rake". :D

I forgot that joke.

tomwed
03-16-2015, 06:22 PM
Bad Balls,
Bad Balls,
What cha gonna do,
when they come for you?

[this song is stuck in my head so I was hoping to pass it off]

kcrazorbackfan
03-16-2015, 07:28 PM
There is a story from some time ago that Arnold Palmer's wife was on the Groucho Marx show; Groucho asked her what she did for Arnie before every tournament, her reply was "I kiss his balls", to which Groucho replied "I bet that makes his putter stutter" and they supposedly sued Groucho. Don't know how true the story is.

DougB
03-16-2015, 07:43 PM
There is a story from some time ago that Arnold Palmer's wife was on the Groucho Marx show; Groucho asked her what she did for Arnie before every tournament, her reply was "I kiss his balls", to which Groucho replied "I bet that makes his putter stutter" and they supposedly sued Groucho. Don't know how true the story is.

Close, but no cigar. It was the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, not Groucho.

tomwed
03-16-2015, 08:09 PM
Snopes did a little research. Click here (http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/kissballs.asp)

DonH57
03-16-2015, 08:11 PM
If the only way to hit two good balls by stepping on a rake then golf is not your sport.

Topspinmo
03-16-2015, 08:22 PM
when to the driving range hitting off the carpet down on rolling acres road. I too noticed lots of bad ball that I didn't have 14 years ago. Then the guy next to me said, hey your raising your head before you hit.
Suddenly I ran out of bad balls and got to the good ones.

kcrazorbackfan
03-16-2015, 08:22 PM
Close, but no cigar. It was the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, not Groucho.

I stand corrected, like I said, it was a story told to me. Know I know the real perpetrators.

DonH57
03-16-2015, 08:39 PM
Another unfortunate for the stupid is to cover what the ball washers are for before EMT's may be involved. Hey. You never know, it could happen!

Fraugoofy
03-16-2015, 08:41 PM
It's a 55+ community. You are bound to find a few bad balls if you look hard enough!

Ecuadog
03-17-2015, 10:35 AM
...

I will stick to bowling, much safer for all.

You'll lose less balls too.

villagetinker
03-17-2015, 04:01 PM
You'll lose less balls too.

Yeah, but they keep sending back to me........

villagetinker
03-17-2015, 04:02 PM
OOPs misread, I like the automatic ball return, much better then the golf course.....

villagetinker
03-17-2015, 04:03 PM
You'll lose less balls too.

Yeah, but they keep sending back to me, much better then the service at the golf course, they seem to KEEP the balls.......

Ecuadog
03-17-2015, 05:55 PM
Are golf balls anything like tennis elbow?

Mleeja
03-17-2015, 06:06 PM
:a040::a040:Did't anyone read the post a few days ago about fishing posters? Shame on all of you for making these comments!!! :a040: