Unsolicited Swing Advice from a Stranger/Hack...

[Ajlepisto]

I think all of these anecdotal threads would be better without the detail in the posts.

A lot of them seem like bragging, but maybe it's not intended.

Either way, people are way too concerned with distance when it comes to golf.

[greens hit]

[quote name='llamont' timestamp='1386359018' post='8259381']
[quote name='nochct1' timestamp='1386343340' post='8258053']
[quote name='llamont' timestamp='1386338942' post='8257721']
Imp, I'm glad you hit your 4 iron that far. Maybe being interrupted while I was practicing got the best of me. Idk. I'm any event and for the umpteenth time, I was just sharing something that I thought was funny. He didn't mean any harm and we did share a pleasant conversation for a brief moment.
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Yeah, that's exactly what it sounded like in your original post.
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Yeah... Thanks
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I'm pretty sure nochct1 was being sarcastic.

[WalleyeDave]

[quote name='llamont' timestamp='1386208585' post='8250133']
Yup... The title is pretty self explanatory. I was at the driving range the other night, warming up (hitting a few easy 8 irons) and the guy on the mat next to me told me, "don't use any power in your take away." "I'm sorry???" I say in utter confusion. To which he replies, "yeah, I noticed you and you'll hit the ball better if you don't use any power in your take away." I was completely thrown off guard and dumbfounded. I didn't know what to say. In my head I was thinking, "who the h#ll is this dude and how should I respond to his advice???" Even the guy on the other side looked confused. I mean, I was going through my normal routine and hitting the ball flush. You could even see the quarter-sized range ball cover marks on the sweet spot of my iron from where I was puring my shots. He had his driver out, as I could hear him hit the ball, so I stepped back and watched him struggle to reach the 175 yd marker on any type of line. After about 8 attempts (with no luck) he took a break. With him watching my every move, I pulled my 3 wood out and striped 3 balls (out of 3) down the middle of my line. They ranged betwee 215 and 225 and he witnessed all of it. He then said, "I told you it would work..." After that, I just paused for a minute. Finally I asked if he was a pro to which he answered no. He then packed up his sh!t and gave me the rest of his range balls before he left the range. What just happened??? Lol.
[/quote]You should have done what most WRXers would have done.Address the ball than tie on a blindfold and let it rip.

[WalleyeDave]

[quote name='Imp' timestamp='1386331034' post='8257361']
[QUOTE] I pulled my 3 wood out and striped 3 balls (out of 3) down the middle of my line. [b]They ranged betwee 215 and 225[/b] and he witnessed all of it.[/QUOTE]

Were these limited flight balls? Just because... that's my 4i range.

And with that comes a point... you judged a player solely based on how far they hit a ball. So using your logic against you, anything you say on this forum is, vis-a-vis, wrong... because many people here can hit a 3W much farther than you do.

All he did was offer unsolcitied advice... it doesn't mean the advice itself is right or wrong... just unsolicited.

Like others, if someone offered me unsolcitied advice, I'd thank them and continue what I'm doing/working in my way. The world they live in and what they believe is solely their world. If it makes them feel better about doing it? I'm happy for them. I won't encourage it, but I won't put it down either.

--kC
[/quote]You guys all no that 215-225 even though straight down the middle is not a brag. Sorry just couldn't resist.

[llamont]

[quote name='WalleyeDave' timestamp='1387318486' post='8314613']
[quote name='Imp' timestamp='1386331034' post='8257361']
[QUOTE] I pulled my 3 wood out and striped 3 balls (out of 3) down the middle of my line. [b]They ranged betwee 215 and 225[/b] and he witnessed all of it.[/QUOTE]

Were these limited flight balls? Just because... that's my 4i range.

And with that comes a point... you judged a player solely based on how far they hit a ball. So using your logic against you, anything you say on this forum is, vis-a-vis, wrong... because many people here can hit a 3W much farther than you do.

All he did was offer unsolcitied advice... it doesn't mean the advice itself is right or wrong... just unsolicited.

Like others, if someone offered me unsolcitied advice, I'd thank them and continue what I'm doing/working in my way. The world they live in and what they believe is solely their world. If it makes them feel better about doing it? I'm happy for them. I won't encourage it, but I won't put it down either.

--kC
[/quote]You guys all no that 215-225 even though straight down the middle is not a brag. Sorry just couldn't resist.
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I didn't think it was much of a brag but apparently...

[DrSchteeve]

[quote name='llamont' timestamp='1387319813' post='8314715']
[quote name='WalleyeDave' timestamp='1387318486' post='8314613']
[quote name='Imp' timestamp='1386331034' post='8257361']
[QUOTE] I pulled my 3 wood out and striped 3 balls (out of 3) down the middle of my line. [b]They ranged betwee 215 and 225[/b] and he witnessed all of it.[/QUOTE]

Were these limited flight balls? Just because... that's my 4i range.

And with that comes a point... you judged a player solely based on how far they hit a ball. So using your logic against you, anything you say on this forum is, vis-a-vis, wrong... because many people here can hit a 3W much farther than you do.

All he did was offer unsolcitied advice... it doesn't mean the advice itself is right or wrong... just unsolicited.

Like others, if someone offered me unsolcitied advice, I'd thank them and continue what I'm doing/working in my way. The world they live in and what they believe is solely their world. If it makes them feel better about doing it? I'm happy for them. I won't encourage it, but I won't put it down either.

--kC
[/quote]You guys all no that 215-225 even though straight down the middle is not a brag. Sorry just couldn't resist.
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I didn't think it was much of a brag but apparently...
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I still like the quarter size mark on the sweet spot that wasn't a brag because it wasn't dime sized.

[llamont]

[quote name='DrSchteeve' timestamp='1387327005' post='8315301']
[quote name='llamont' timestamp='1387319813' post='8314715']
[quote name='WalleyeDave' timestamp='1387318486' post='8314613']
[quote name='Imp' timestamp='1386331034' post='8257361']
[QUOTE] I pulled my 3 wood out and striped 3 balls (out of 3) down the middle of my line. [b]They ranged betwee 215 and 225[/b] and he witnessed all of it.[/QUOTE]

Were these limited flight balls? Just because... that's my 4i range.

And with that comes a point... you judged a player solely based on how far they hit a ball. So using your logic against you, anything you say on this forum is, vis-a-vis, wrong... because many people here can hit a 3W much farther than you do.

All he did was offer unsolcitied advice... it doesn't mean the advice itself is right or wrong... just unsolicited.

Like others, if someone offered me unsolcitied advice, I'd thank them and continue what I'm doing/working in my way. The world they live in and what they believe is solely their world. If it makes them feel better about doing it? I'm happy for them. I won't encourage it, but I won't put it down either.

--kC
[/quote]You guys all no that 215-225 even though straight down the middle is not a brag. Sorry just couldn't resist.
[/quote]

I didn't think it was much of a brag but apparently...
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I still like the quarter size mark on the sweet spot that wasn't a brag because it wasn't dime sized.
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Yeah, maybe that was a bit descriptive but I wasn't bragging. If I were, it would have been much more impressive. In any event, the point had been beaten into the ground. People took it as a passive brag. Got it.

[goobers80]

[color="#800080"]​Peoples brag , they wants to feels good abouts themselves. As long as it is nots over the top , who cares. [/color]