PGA club throwing

Just saw Blixt throw his driver in the water at 18. Someone will end up with a nice souvenir. This seems to be a new trend

Not a fan. At all.

But if there is anything "good" it's that neither he nor Rory threw their clubs toward anyone else.

It seems immature to me. I know these guys are under a lot of pressure but I just don't think it sets a good example.

Now GET OFF MY LAWN!!!

[quote name='Vindog' timestamp='1431115457' post='11524909']Not a fan. At all.

But if there is anything "good" it's that neither he nor Rory threw their clubs toward anyone else.[/quote]

I have thrown clubs in disgust but I think that it has place and it doesn't. Depends on situation. But since these aren't getting fined and tgey are playing for more than most will ever make in two lifetimes then let them blow off some steem.

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[quote name='Vindog' timestamp='1431115457' post='11524909']Not a fan. At all.

But if there is anything "good" it's that neither he nor Rory threw their clubs toward anyone else.[/quote]

I have thrown clubs in disgust but I think that it has place and it doesn't. Depends on situation. But since these aren't getting fined and tgey are playing for more than most will ever make in two lifetimes then let them blow off some steem.
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Yeah I will acquiesce that it's completely my own hangup, and not the end of the world. When it happens in my group though it makes me uncomfortable.

I'd rather see someone just give the cursed club to someone in the gallery, hell of a souvenir! However I'm sure these guys get caught up in the moment, frustration sets in, your playing for lots of money etc.. As long as the club is thrown with the proper kinematic sequence in a direction where there are no people I have no issue with it. If you have kids watching with you, use it as a moment to educate them about controlling your temper haha.

Agree they should probably just give the club to a kid in the gallery. BTW, aren't there alligators in those lakes? Seems each year they always show one or two lurking....

not a big fan of it but bottling up that anger might be worse for their game overall. I can see how letting it all out might allow them to move on and play better.

I learned my lesson in high school.. If you are going to throw - throw so you can find it. Threw it in a field beside the fairway that was about 5 feet high grass. Took almost an hour to find it. Also the last club I have thrown

i threw one that got stuck in a tree. that was the last one i threw. that was quite a long time ago.....

FYI, felt good.

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I'd rather see someone just give the cursed club to someone in the gallery, hell of a souvenir! However I'm sure these guys get caught up in the moment, frustration sets in, your playing for lots of money etc.. As long as the club is thrown with the proper kinematic sequence in a direction where there are no people I have no issue with it. If you have kids watching with you, use it as a moment to educate them about controlling your temper haha.
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I did this... HAD a 60 deg wedge and could only manage one type of shot with it, but I always tried more than that. Finally I had enough and gave it to a playing partner. He kept it.....

Like others, I don't get the whole throwing of clubs...

I've probably thrown a club twice in my life, but each time I must say it felt really good.

I have never thrown a club.

Well, not while playing golf ; )

Seems common on tour. Not impressed. More impressed when Woody bent the putter on his head.

the firey guys should have their caddie wear a focus mitt on one hand. when the blood starts to boil they can give it a lash. lol

they people saying give the club to a kid or whatever really don't understand what's going on in the players head. not everyone is wired the same way. there's no considered thought process here.

Maybe The Donald will go get it and add to his collection of water clubs. BTW, I agree that he should just give it to someone as a souvenir

If they want to chuck one in the water, I'm fine with it. As long as its into the water and not throwing it on land. For some reason it is different and acceptable into a lake.

I throw clubs every time I go to the range. It's a clever drill to work on grip pressure. Smooth, 15 or so yards with nice trajectory. If you're holding it too tight it doesn't fly right. Then go hit balls. (You should only try this if you're by yourself BTW.)

I've never felt the need to boomerang one while playing, but I have hit the ground in front of me in frustration many times. It doesn't help.

In defense of the players, based on my own experience, every club that has ever been thrown has thoroughly deserved it.

If they just gave the club to someone in the gallery and they happen to be a WRX'er could end up flipping it on the BST for a zillion dollars LOL! Tour issue baby !!

Not professional. Totally bush league.

I haven't thrown a club in YEARS. But it does feel good.

The only video i saw wasn't good, but the throw didn't look very inspired. If you're going to throw a club on TV then put a little a** into it.

I guess it's better than going postal on some old woman like Keegan Bradley did.

Wonder if the sponsors get upset by it? Like if Callaway gets pissed because they threw their club in the water on national tv?

I heard Sergio broke his putter too. I wonder if it's the Kia Ma one they had pictures of in another thread

From Twitter
Sergio Garcia not happy with putter, just broke it on half and threw it in garbage. Lucky fans @THEPLAYERSChamp

Thrown many clubs - always had a reason, was never justified. That being said, I can't judge those who do - circumstances are always pretty much irrelevant, as is third party judgment thereof.

In college, a friend threw his sand wedge into a wooded area - not thick woods, just an area with some trees adjacent to a par 5 fairway. Picture a grassed area with trees no closer than 10 feet from each other. Anyway, probably only tossed it 20 yards of so and it didn't even hit any trees. We all saw it, but didn't go get it. Next hole is a 3, with the tee on the other side of the aforementioned wooded area. So, we all decide to go look for the sand wedge while on the next tee. It was just in the grass, but we never found it - looked for like 20 minutes. We looked for it every time we played again, which was like 4-5 times a week, and it basically disappeared.

Garen, if you are somehow a member here, you may recognize this story - the par 5 was henceforth known as Garen's Toss. The habit of looking for that club was so strong that I instinctively did it playing the course again 10 years later.

Hmmm...sorry, guess it was story time.

Edit: if you do read this Garen, hope you are doing well. If memory serves, it was a Taylor made icw11 sand wedge.

I think modern drivers float, so somebody went out late and retrieved it. I was paired in a partnership with two guys who had a club in the air after nearly every shot. It became very distracting, plus my partner and I never knew a good place to stand.

It's a Swedish tradition. A cultural thing.

It's not exactly a new trend:

[quote]Tommy [color=#000000][size=4]Bolt was notorious for his hot temper, one that drew warnings, reprimands, fines and suspensions. The public came to know him as “Terrible Tempered Tommy” and “Thunder” Bolt. Stories mounted, apocryphal sounding but sworn to as true by those who were there, and legend-making in any event.[/size][/color]
[color=#000000][size=4]There was the time he tossed a driver into a canal in Miami, for example, and it sank so deeply a diver could not retrieve it. And the time he asked for a club recommendation during a particularly frustrating round, and his caddie suggested a 2-iron, a much-too-powerful club for the lie, because it was the only iron left in the bag.[color=#222222][/quote][/color][/size][/color]

I'm embarrassed to admit that after a bad round today I threw back a beer.

Sorry.