Watched a pro do one of my little pet peeves

[Kaysquare]

Watching the Ladies British Open today,  and saw an American player do something on the green that I've always considered a novice move.   Lauren Stephenson was on a green & went to pick up one of her clubs laying on the green & she used her foot to press the head of the club down thereby lifting up the grip of the club so she wouldn't have to bend over all the way over to pick it up. That little move will usually leave noticeable dent in the green.  Anyone else find this a bit irritating, or am I just being a bit picky today?  🤣

[GatorNate11]

I do it all the time. How hard are you stepping on a club head that it's leaving a dent on the green? It doesn't take much pressure to get the handle moving in an upward direction lol

[jacob7071]

If you put all your weight on it, it's a bonehead move.  But I'll often step on the clubhead with just enough pressure to get the grip off the ground, then I can get the head of the putter under the grip and pick it up that way.  No dents in the green that I've ever seen.

[Abh159]

I've done this hundreds of times and I've never left a "dent" in the green...

[Krt22]

My question is why does a professional golfer with a caddie even have a second club in hand to lay on the green? If I bring more than a putter, I leave the others on the fringe...

[PoolPond]

actually the assumption is that this move will usually leave noticeable dent in the green but the reality is that it doesn't have to if you don't be a bonehead when you do it.  I do this, I've paid attention for years what it does when I do it, I never leave an impression or a dent when I do it. Maybe you leave a dent because of the method you use. I doubt she's leaving an impression either and is doing in a way that does not leave a dent, just like many of us. 

[tboh]

I usually just use the suction cup I have on the end of my putter

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[JimmyC59]

I don't do that.

But, I'm not incredibly lazy either.;-)

[KBong]

1 hour ago, Kaysquare said:

Watching the Ladies British Open today,  and saw an American player do something on the green that I've always considered a novice move.   Lauren Stephenson was on a green & went to pick up one of her clubs laying on the green & she used her foot to press the head of the club down thereby lifting up the grip of the club so she wouldn't have to bend over all the way over to pick it up. That little move will usually leave noticeable dent in the green.  Anyone else find this a bit irritating, or am I just being a bit picky today?  🤣

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[jomatty]

I’ve got a bad back and sometimes I do this.  I always make sure not to leave a mark and I can’t remember ever seeing one.  

[sittingbull]

Are you related to the guy that was bitching about taking covers on and off your clubs was making rounds longer ?

[JohnnyCashForever]

1 hour ago, Kaysquare said:

Anyone else find this a bit irritating, or am I just being a bit picky today?  🤣

This doesn't bother me, but I can see how it would bother someone else.  

 

When I see Sergio spit into a cup after holing a putt, that kinda bothers me.  But then I realize that I'll (1) never play that course in my life and (2) I'll never be in a group following Sergio Garcia.  Heart rate back to normal.  BTW, has Bones and/or David Feherty been named as asst. captain of the US Ryder Cup team yet?  If not, is it too late to start a petition for Bones? 

[Kaysquare]

I see people do it now & then, & more often than not, it leaves a dent in the green.  But.....I guess I'm just being picky today.  

Nevermind.......     🤣

 

[KMP23]

I guess that yes, if he also takes four practice steps, lines up the direction the handle will go, and then goes and hits on the cart girl while talking s#$& with his buddies that might tend to annoy me. 

[nsxguy]

4 hours ago, Krt22 said:

If I bring more than a putter, I leave the others on the fringe...

 

This. So I've never done it on the green because I've never had a wedges on the green in the first place. I will do it elsewhere though.

[pingfool]

Unless you are intentionally trying to dent the green doing this - or intentionally trying to find something to complain about - this really shouldn’t be a concern 

[TomRUtah]

6 hours ago, Krt22 said:

If I bring more than a putter, I leave the others on the fringe...

 

That's what I do, too.  The idea of leaving a club on the green just doesn't register with me.  And whether stepping on the club head leaves a mark or not, I wouldn't consider doing it.  But then, I'm also careful to not drag my feet across the green and I fix other golfers' ball marks.  

[Hawkeye77]

5 hours ago, Kaysquare said:

I see people do it now & then, & more often than not, it leaves a dent in the green.  But.....I guess I'm just being picky today.  

Nevermind.......     🤣

 

Don't back down!

[mcputter]

No, I use a Clubcaddy:

 

[Augster]

11 hours ago, Kaysquare said:

I see people do it now & then, & more often than not, it leaves a dent in the green.  But.....I guess I'm just being picky today.  

Nevermind.......     🤣

 

All these folks that claim they don’t make a dent doing this are likely the folks that also claim you can’t hear the music they are playing outside their cart. 
 

Delusional. 🙂

[GatorNate11]

1 hour ago, Augster said:

All these folks that claim they don’t make a dent doing this are likely the folks that also claim you can’t hear the music they are playing outside their cart. 
 

Delusional. 🙂

Nah, man. I turn it up loud enough to make sure everyone can hear it clearly. 

[MountainKing]

If you're denting the green you're putting to much weight on the club.  I had to go under the knife last year for my back, I'll do whatever I can at this point to avoid bending down over and over. 

[Hawkeye77]

13 hours ago, mcputter said:

No, I use a Clubcaddy:

 

Aeration benefits! Luckily I can still toss mine around and pick them up, hope I don’t have to deal with the issue, but you never know. 

[LeoLeo99]

5 hours ago, Hawkeye77 said:

Aeration benefits! Luckily I can still toss mine around and pick them up, hope I don’t have to deal with the issue, but you never know. 

Hopefully, we live long enough that it becomes an issue.  I was at the course the other day and had to wait for an old man to cross the driveway from the parking lot to the clubhouse.  He was carrying 3 clubs, walked with a can, and was wearing a large back belt for stability.  Took him a while to cross the street.  I saw him later on the putting green.  He didn't look too stable but he was out there.  God bless him.  

 

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Edited August 20, 2021 by LeoLeo99

[BrianMcG]

We should get you and the headcover guy together for a round. 

[StudentGolfer4]

Dents... imagine what a full grown man walking across a green with shoes designed to provide traction will do. 

[llewol007]

Doesnt bother me too much. 

[MountainKing]

On 8/20/2021 at 8:55 PM, BrianMcG said:

We should get you and the headcover guy together for a round. 

 

Add the guy who got pissed at somebody who put a tee by his ball when he hit into them, and you'd have a killer grouping. 

[Abh159]

1 minute ago, MountainKing said:

 

Add the guy who got pissed at somebody who put a tee by his ball when he hit into them, and you'd have a killer grouping. 

 

I'd love to be the fourth in that group. I'd crank up my bluetooth speaker on the first tee and watch the drama unfold 🤣

[BrianMcG]

1 hour ago, Abh159 said:

 

I'd love to be the fourth in that group. I'd crank up my bluetooth speaker on the first tee and watch the drama unfold 🤣

Lol. That would be good for a few great stories.