Hoganman1 123 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Over the last few weeks our club has gone to the "walk and carry only" rule. During this time I've been playing with some new people. I've found most of them to be very nice, but some are extremely chatty during the round. I'm starting to find it very distracting. I try to be friendly when meeting new people, but sometimes I feel like I'm being interviewed while playing.I used to be a pretty good player and had a single digit handicap for two decades. Now I have to work hard to concentrate on every shot to shoot in the low 80s. Age and injury has taken it's toll, but I still love to play. Maybe I'm just becoming a grumpy old man. It's just I don't like to talk much during a round of golf. I get that some people are more social than me. They're just being nice by showing interest in my family, my previous career and my history. However, I wish they would save all that for after the round. Maybe the fact that we cannot congregate for a beer or drink after the round is causing this to occur. Anyway, this isn't that big of a deal. I just wondered if anyone else feels this way. Maybe I've been a jerk all along and am just now noticing. 6 Quote Drive for Show; Putt for Dough Link to post Share on other sites
Jbmullin 781 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I’m not much of a talker at the best of times so I like quite. I’m not a statue if I do get paired up with others, actually must be some what social as I’ve been purposely paired with the same guys who called in and requested to pair up with me if I was golfing. With my sons.. lots of chatter of instruction and encouragement. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 3 Quote DRIVER - Sim Max 10.5 lowered to 9.75 Ventus Red 5 S shaft Woods - Taylormade Sim Ti 3wood - Diamana reg 65 Taylormade 5 wood- Ventus 6r Rescue/Hybrid - IRONS - Callaway Mavrik 6- PW, AW KBS 80 R steel WEDGES- Vokey SM 8 50/54/58 PUTTER- Odyssey Stroke Lab Bird of Prey. BALL- Pro V1x or Tp5X -- trying to figure this one out. Footjoy Tour S golf shoe Link to post Share on other sites
silver & black 5,531 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Just the normal heckling and making jokes at at my playing partner's expense...lol. 2 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickp 20,498 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Just the normal heckling and making jokes at at my playing partner's expense...lol. I guess I’m kind of a babbler. Occasionally make sense, maybe. I enjoy the discussion during a round, keeps most guys relaxed, not everyone likes it so I (we) throttle it back a wee bit.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 5 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; Titleist TSi2, Kuro Kage 50 gr R2 5 Wood; Cally Steelhead 5 Hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous Vista Pro R2 Irons; Ping G710 6-GW, Recoil 460 R2 Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to post Share on other sites
russtopherb 5,739 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I don't mind some chatter, we're social creatures after all. I can only think of a few times where I was paired up or placed in a group where the golfers weren't asking questions, chatting about past rounds & terrible shots, etc. As long as it quiets down as someone's stepping up to their shot, I don't mind it at all. 4 Quote In my carry bag: Big Bertha Mini (the D7 is in time out) GBB 3W (lofted to 4W) V-Series Heavenwood Baffler XL 5i-PW CBX 54* iWedge 58* #10 Twitter: @russtopherb Link to post Share on other sites
silver & black 5,531 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 26 minutes ago, Rickp said: I guess I’m kind of a babbler. Occasionally make sense, maybe. I enjoy the discussion during a round, keeps most guys relaxed, not everyone likes it so I (we) throttle it back a wee bit. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy The guys I play with are the same. We just have a good time and throw a few jabs around. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickp 20,498 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Have a friend who lives in Myrtle Beach now (Big Stu’s & GrandStranded problem) when he STOPPED talking I looked around to make sure he was OK. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 4 4 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; Titleist TSi2, Kuro Kage 50 gr R2 5 Wood; Cally Steelhead 5 Hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous Vista Pro R2 Irons; Ping G710 6-GW, Recoil 460 R2 Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 23,041 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I am usually not a talker when I play, but it depends on who I am playing with. My Monday walking group of guys are all over 75 years old, except me (72). We only get together to play 9 holes once, maybe twice a week. So it's a lot of chatter about what's happened since we last played. Nobody keeps score (I do in my head). I usually play pretty well with them because they are "familiar." I tend to walk faster than they do trying to "drag them along". So, I get some quiet time. When I play on the weekends with my wife and are paired with other people, it's a crap shoot. My wife is the talker so she is always in a conversation with them if they also want to talk. Sometimes it's difficult for me because I hear the talk, but don't understand any of it. Old age takes it toll. I should be getting used to it, but when I try to shoot a decent score, it can be distracting. If someone is talking when I'm ready to swing, I just step back and wait. Doesn't take many times and I'm good for the rest of the round. When my wife and I play with other couples we know, it's strictly competitive. Socializing comes after. There is one guy that my wife and I will do anything to avoid getting paired with him. He's into financial investments, and we are treated like potential clients. He never shut up!! 5 1 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
tony@CIC 16,692 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I don't mind chatter/trash talk as long as everyone shuts up when I go to hit the ball. Had that problem last year with another couple we play with. Both of our wives would start chatting, generally when I'm on the tee box. They got the idea when I just stood and waited for them to stop talking. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy 4 Quote Left Hand orientation G410 SFT driver Cobra King F-9 5 wood 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter NX9-HD - 4 Wheel - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Snell MTB-X 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to post Share on other sites
Shankster 25,553 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Silence. I let my shots do the talking, bad or good. Haha 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lacassem 7,908 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I am a chatter. Not about play I let the shots and score do that. But just chatter in general. Depending on who it’s with I will talk smack occasionally. Usually general conversation and with me folks I definitely chat with them as well. funny because I am overall very reserved not a huge talker outside of golf (the wife hates it lol) 4 Quote Follow my overall Vegan transition here Check out my reviews G710 Irons Lacassem official review FlexTech is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by : TS2 9.5 - Project X HZRDUS Green SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green 2H VST - Super Idea S Matrix Kujoh S-Flex 2019 P790 4-PW - Project X 6.5 LZ 52, 56, 60 SM7 - Nippon Modus 125 O-Works 1W PROV1X #19 Bushnell Tour V3 Jolt Thank you to all those that have served/are serving and God Bless America Link to post Share on other sites
Tsmithjr9 1,695 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 To myself or others? I'll talk as much as others want. When I play with friends and family, lots of chatter. If I get paired up I stick to friendly conversation. I don't want to be that guy trying to give swing advice out there. And chatter during my swing isn't an issue. If your talking, keep talking. When I address the ball and you stop that's just as distracting to me. Take Dead Aim 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lacassem 7,908 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, Tsmithjr9 said: To myself or others? I'll talk as much as others want. When I play with friends and family, lots of chatter. If I get paired up I stick to friendly conversation. I don't want to be that guy trying to give swing advice out there. And chatter during my swing isn't an issue. If your talking, keep talking. When I address the ball and you stop that's just as distracting to me. Take Dead Aim Good post this is how I am as well. Chat away during swing doesn’t matter. Friendly chatter (ball busting with regular people. I know I can coke and joke with) 5 Quote Follow my overall Vegan transition here Check out my reviews G710 Irons Lacassem official review FlexTech is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by : TS2 9.5 - Project X HZRDUS Green SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green 2H VST - Super Idea S Matrix Kujoh S-Flex 2019 P790 4-PW - Project X 6.5 LZ 52, 56, 60 SM7 - Nippon Modus 125 O-Works 1W PROV1X #19 Bushnell Tour V3 Jolt Thank you to all those that have served/are serving and God Bless America Link to post Share on other sites
bens197 5,858 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 This made me think of Lee Trevino. The old story goes something like:Nicklaus and Trevino standing on the first tee at Merion during the US Open. Nicklaus went up to Trevino and said, “Lee, I don’t feel like talking much today”Without missing a beat, Lee says, “That’s OK Jack, you don’t need to, I’ll handle the talking today.“In college during my Senior season, the same teams traveled to the same events. We grew accustomed to our regular partners and the #2 from Bryant, Pace and SNHU were all great. All solid golfers but the conversation was great and we had a lot of fun. Sure it was competition but we were four strangers who actually enjoyed our matches and rooted each other on. 8 Quote PING G400 LST 8.5 Evenflow Black 65g 6.5 PING G 3W HZRDUS Yellow 75g 6.0 Mizuno HMB MP20 3i Nippon Modus 3 120S Ben Hogan PTx Combo Nippon Modus 3 120S Maltby TSW 52, 58 Nippon Modus Wedge Bettinardi BB8 Wide Oncore Elixr Rochester, NY 5.6 Index Link to post Share on other sites
Hoganman1 123 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Seems like a pretty good cross section of answers. Some people don't mind a lot of chatter during a round and others, like me, prefer less talk..I think this is why I enjoy sometimes playing alone. It's hard to do at my club because we have a lot of members for a club with only one eighteen hole course. I guess I'll just have to learn to tune out the talkers when I play. Here's hoping "good shot" or "great birdie" is what they're saying most of the time. 2 Quote Drive for Show; Putt for Dough Link to post Share on other sites
GB13 7,773 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 As someone who plays as a single quite frequently, I feel my answer varies widely based on who I’m paired with. By nature, I’m a fairly quiet person and if I’m paired up with someone else who is quiet, it’s mainly just pleasantries and not much else. And I’m happy with that. As for the social people? I usually find one of two types. (Painting with a broad brush here.) People who chatter incessantly and boast about themselves, and people who want to have a good time with good conversations. With the first type, I’m not very chatty, just the occasional, polite, “Very interesting.” With the second type, I’ll be much more friendly and chat back and forth, inject some good natured trash talk etc... So for me, it depends. I’ll gladly be quiet, and I’ll gladly have a good time with it, I just kinda go with what everyone else wants. 7 Quote Wilson Staff C300 9.0* Fujikura Pro 58 stiff Callaway Rogue 3W Mitsubishi Diamana D+ LTD 80 stiff Mizuno MP-18 MMC FLI-HI 2 iron UST Mamiya Recoil 95 stiff Ping I200's 4-W Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW stiff Ping Glide 52* and 58* stiff Bettinardi Studio Stock #38 Armlock Link to post Share on other sites
MattF 9,467 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I don't mind a joke and a talk, but it depends on who I'm with. As a single at my course most of the time, there's a chance of being paired with someone you'd rather not talk to. If it's one/some of the guys here who I've played with before, we trash talk and joke pretty much the whole round. 3 Quote In the bag: Driver: M5 Project X Even Flow Blue 6.0 Fairway: Sub 70 939X 15° Project X Even Flow Blue 6.0 Hybrid: CBX 119 19° hybrid Project X Even Flow Blue 6.0 Irons: D7 Forged 4-GW Project X Catalyst 80 6.0 Wedge: Smartsole S Putter Tracy Bag: Alpha Convoy 514 Balls: MTB-X or Black Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the Queen, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to post Share on other sites
juspoole 1,392 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I'm not one to talk all that much besides the occasional jokes in the cart ride, but I do like chat a bit and check on my buddies and how their family is doing as I do not have a "regular foursome" but rather about 10 different guys that I play golf with throughout the year and normally they'll invite the other guys to complete a foursome. I play with them once or twice during the season normally, and my hope is to get 20 - 25 rounds in a given year. With my job, I'm fortunate to get to play about 6 - 8 rounds of golf per year, but with that and travel I try not to play as much on weekends to ensure I spend plenty of time with my family and give my wife, who works full time as well, a much needed break from our 3 kiddos. I'm trying to get my oldest (5) into golf a bit, but depending on the month, she is into it. Depending on how this current pandemic situation shakes out, she could go with me a couple times this summer. 3 Quote Driver: Mavrik Sub Zero 9* (Set to 10) Ventus Blue 6X 3 Wood: 917F2 Fujikura Pro 84 Tour Spec S 3 Hybrid: 818 H2 Hybrid Tensei Blue 80 X Irons 4-PW: MP 18 SC Dynamic Gold AMT X Gap/Sand Wedge: Vokey SM6 49* SM8 54* Lob Wedge: Jaws 5 Wedge 58* DG Tour Issue Stiff Putter: Inovai 6.0 Pro Platinum Newport 2 35" Link to post Share on other sites
cnosil 14,557 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 With my regular group I will chat throughout the round. During my golf league it is generally responding to a chatty partner. Other than that I don’t talk too much; I am a quiet person especially around people I don’t know. 5 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* set to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 588 54-14, 58-12 Putter: Ten S Backups: 6330, ER2.2, Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to post Share on other sites
Middler 1,968 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I’m a medium talker, but I can get along with almost anyone for 4 hours. In my weekly league, some groups are too quiet to me (we’re not playing for FedEx cup points, have some fun) and some too chatty to the point of slow play - but most groups seem to strike a happy medium. Poor play/high HI doesn’t bother me. Talking doesn’t bother me. I’ve even gotten used to guys who must have music. The only thing that bothers me is unnecessary chronic slow play, guys who take way too long for no good reason (talking when they could be hitting, reading greens forever, leaving carts/clubs out of position, looking for lost balls we’re not playing such that it slows play, etc.). 3 Quote Callaway Rogue 10.5° @ 9.5°D & 3W Mizuno CLK 3H 19°, JPX900 Forged 4-GW, S18 56.10, S18 60.06 Evnroll ER5B (replaced ER2) Snell MTB-Black Link to post Share on other sites
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