Music on the Course

[jeffjones]

Generally I don’t like to have music played in my foursome. Maybe that’s a “get off my lawn” opinion.  What do others think?

Edited February 24, 2023 by jeffjones

[russtopherb]

I have no problem with it. I enjoy a quiet round walking by myself but I have no issues when my buddy brings his bluetooth speaker. I'd rather hear some music, even groups I may not like, than some of the garbage that comes out of other people's mouths at times.

[GolfSpy_APH]

It isn't really a thing here at the courses I play so not sure how I really feel. I love music and podcasts and have them on constantly, however I think I would prefer having my own in headphones or something vs a speaker that is loud pumping music. 

Good topic and interested to hear others thoughts!

[Preeway]

My usual foursome typically has music on in both carts. When I play alone I don’t usually bring my speaker but the music is great when it’s a casual round with the guys. It’s more of a problem for me if others have their music on so loud that I can hear it from across the course. 

[Javs]

I live where we are a retired golf cart community and we have three courses. Everyone has their own cart decked out for their specific use. Many of use have speakers and play music at a low tone. I have groups where everyone plays music. There are other groups that if it bothers someone, then I keep mine off. Just depends on the event and company for the round. 

Edited February 24, 2023 by Javs

[MattF]

I have a small JBL Clip bluetooth speaker that hangs off my bag that I use. I keep the volume down enough that I can hear it but it can't be heard when we're on the green and my bag is right next to it. (I walk)

[GolfSpy_KFT]

I'll typically play music from the cart during my Tuesday evening scramble league, but it's really only loud enough so that my partner and I can hear it in the cart, maybe hear it a little bit outside the cart. We try to not let it get too loud in case the other pairing we are playing with doesn't care for music on the course. I don't have any problems with it as long as it's not really loud/offensive stuff. If I can hear you blasting music from a fairway or two over, I think that's unacceptable. I'll also always pause it/turn it off if I'm in a fairway location that is close to the green on a different hole. 

[scubahoops]

I am not a fan of it if I can hear it from a group in front or in back of me.  It is especially annoying if it is crude or offensive music.  If you are going to listen to music make it so you can hear it but I don't want to be forced to listen to your music. One of the things I love about golf is the ability to be away from everything and have some peace and relaxation that is aside from the errant shots and missed 5 footers.  When I want to listen to something when I play alone I typically use one earbud but when I play in a group I would rather talk with my group and not be bothered by music.  

My problem and I admit I may also be a "Get off my lawn" guy is that respect for others in society is going away and when someone blasts their music it is just another example of I am going to do what I want regardless of the impact on others.  Listen to what you want but please just don't make me listen to it as well because we probably don't have the same tastes.

[Kenny B]

I like music and I like golf, but the two don't mix for me.  There is a time and place for each.  Since I'm ancient, most music I hear on the course is not something I would listen to anyway.  My wife loves to listen to music on the course, but she wears the Shokz bone-conducting headphones; quite nice, since they are not in your ears, you can hear the music and the sounds of golf.

[Breck]

IMHO, the bad “rap” for music on the course comes from groups blasting music from their carts as they race around the course. I am fairly old and didn’t consider myself a “music on the course” type of person. But I have found that many different genres of music, played at a respectful level,  are calming and pleasant.  So I do have a speaker and ask others if it ok to play music. 

[Steve061]

When I play alone I sometimes play music via BT speaker. 

If the Rugby is on and the Sharkies are playing it is on or can be straight into my hearing aids so I don't disturb others 

 

[CarlH]

1 hour ago, Steve061 said:

so I don't disturb others 

 

This is the key, right there!

[Javs]

2 hours ago, Steve061 said:

When I play alone I sometimes play music via BT speaker. 

If the Rugby is on and the Sharkies are playing it is on or can be straight into my hearing aids so I don't disturb others 

 

Are you talking about the Cronulla Sharks? When I was in the military, I spent 3 years on exchange duty in Australia. We lived in Cronulla and could walk to the stadium.

[G56788]

I used to hate all technology on the course, especially cell phones and even rangefinders (real golfers step off their distances from the yardage poles and guess the yardages to the pin based on flag color, I’d say). I’m not an anti-technology guy; I just didn’t want to see it on the course. 

As technology slowly crept into other aspects of life, I learned to coexist with it on the course (and use it because yardage markers seem to have gone by the wayside). Music doesn’t bother me now, but then again, nobody in my group has played U2, so I can’t say it will never bother me. 

[chisag]

... There are just so many factors that influence this question but I will just touch on a few. When I was a DJ on the radio for 4 hours 5 days a week and got to play golf on the weekends I most certainly did not want music on the golf course. Flash forward many years and now I play golf 5 times a week and love music on the course. Music can have an emotional impact and for me, it reminds me of those 10 years I was on the air so it conjures up pleasant emotional memories. I use Pandora and have thumbed up and thumbed down a Golf Station so you won't hear Black Dog or Free Bird but you will hear Natures Way and Sultans Of Swing. Thankfully all my playing pards love classic rock, but I still only play it loud enough to be heard near my cart. Once we are on the green it can't even be heard. Occasionally I get paired up with others that ask me to turn it up so they can all hear it and I will do so to a slightly louder lever that can just be heard on the green but certainly not by anyone in another group. 

... But that emotion cuts both ways and I had to work at a Country station for almost a year before finding another afternoon shift at a rock station. I never liked Country music to begin with and working at a Country station made it even worse. And I just don't care for Rap as for me at least, it is the opposite of the kind of emotion needed to play golf. The irony is I rnever hear classic rock blaring loudly from others carts, it is almost always Rap or Country.

... So like everything in life, being aware of others when you are in a public arena is just common courtesy and as I have said many times people usually fall into one of two categories. Considerate and Inconsiderate. And that certainly applies to music on the course. 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

@chisagamong others. Asked if. being considerate is the key.

I prefer to have music when playing by myself or if I’m paired up with a group that’s not really sociable I’ll throw it on. But it’s really just loud enough for me to hear.

I can’t stand hearing someone’s music on the next tee box and I’m on the previous one.

[MattF]

15 hours ago, Steve061 said:

When I play alone I sometimes play music via BT speaker. 

If the Rugby is on and the Sharkies are playing it is on or can be straight into my hearing aids so I don't disturb others 

 

I used to go to the nightclub at the club over 30 years ago. I grew up in Blakehurst, across the river from the Shire.

12 hours ago, Javs said:

Are you talking about the Cronulla Sharks? When I was in the military, I spent 3 years on exchange duty in Australia. We lived in Cronulla and could walk to the stadium.

He would be, they look to be a quality team this year too. I'm a Manly Sea Eagles fan despite growing up in St George territory.

[tony@CIC]

One of the guys I play with has music on but you have to be next to his cart to hear it and that works for me. I won't play music on the course unless I'm playing alone. 

On the driving range I always have music on BUT I'm using my BT headphones - it eliminates some of the frustration sand boredom of my routines. 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

19 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

One of the guys I play with has music on but you have to be next to his cart to hear it and that works for me. I won't play music on the course unless I'm playing alone. 

On the driving range I always have music on BUT I'm using my BT headphones - it eliminates some of the frustration sand boredom of my routines. 

I finally found a pair of headphones that work for the range or course (1 bud on course) they wrap around the ear and don’t get in the way. I always struggled with ear buds falling out until these

[G56788]

30 minutes ago, tony@CIC said:

On the driving range I always have music on BUT I'm using my BT headphones - it eliminates some of the frustration sand boredom of my routines.

 

10 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

I finally found a pair of headphones that work for the range or course (1 bud on course) they wrap around the ear and don’t get in the way. I always struggled with ear buds falling out until these

Which BT headphones do you guys use? Most I’ve tried don’t fit my ears (AirPods and the like)

[Kenny B]

1 minute ago, G56744 said:

 

Which BT headphones do you guys use? Most I’ve tried don’t fit my ears (AirPods and the like)

As I mentioned above, my wife uses BT Shokz bone conducting headphones.  They sit outside the ear on the skull and the quality of sound is quite amazing. Since they don't sit in or on your ears, if you don't want to hear what's going on around you, they might not be for you.  I think they have them available at some Best Buys and Dick's SG.  

[G56788]

2 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

As I mentioned above, my wife uses BT Shokz bone conducting headphones. 

Thanks! (And sorry I overlooked your post. I tried to quote everyone who mentioned BT headphones, but I was scrolling quickly)

[tony@CIC]

1 hour ago, Lacassem said:

I finally found a pair of headphones that work for the range or course (1 bud on course) they wrap around the ear and don’t get in the way. I always struggled with ear buds falling out until these

 

1 hour ago, G56744 said:

 

I got a pair of J Lab Go  at Walmart. I think I paid $30 for them a year ago. The batteries seem to last for hours - and fit into a charging case. Inexpensive and they work without falling out. 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

2 hours ago, G56744 said:

 

Which BT headphones do you guys use? Most I’ve tried don’t fit my ears (AirPods and the like)

https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Bluetooth-Headphones-Earphones-BMANI-VEAT00L/dp/B09FLNSYDZ/ref=asc_df_B09FLNSYDZ/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=642218199977&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3660233750194470791&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001946&hvtargid=pla-1641886079648&psc=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgOefBhDgARIsAMhqXA7DfQWqdt1F7Mc55bVKG8sIpypFEpS2J_Yrx5L4rffGRmXwxHFF_ZYaArchEALw_wcB

[Dweed]

I don't and am not a fan of music on the course. But, as long as they keep it low and respectful I will just suck it up and play on.

 

[GolfSpy TCB]

On 2/24/2023 at 10:50 AM, jeffjones said:

Generally I don’t like to have music played in my foursome. Maybe that’s a “get off my lawn” opinion.  What do others think?

 

10 hours ago, Lacassem said:

I finally found a pair of headphones that work for the range or course (1 bud on course) they wrap around the ear and don’t get in the way. I always struggled with ear buds falling out until these

I don't mind music on the course... at reasonable levels.  Though, one of my playing partners that plays music... has one playlist... so I can tell what hole we are on base don the song playing haha. 

I sometimes wear my bluetooth wrap arounds when playing by myself.  It actually helps me be more "in the moment" of the golf shot and not thinking about the last shot, or the next several shots.  

 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

5 minutes ago, Golfspy_TCB said:

 

I don't mind music on the course... at reasonable levels.  Though, one of my playing partners that plays music... has one playlist... so I can tell what hole we are on base don the song playing haha. 

I sometimes wear my bluetooth wrap arounds when playing by myself.  It actually helps me be more "in the moment" of the golf shot and not thinking about the last shot, or the next several shots.  

 

I like to have them in but just 1. Try to be cognoscente of the surroundings if there are any wayward shots.

It Definitly distracts me which I like. I think I might try it with podcasts this year. Been doing that with work and I just get in the zone and am still absorbing information. Gonna give it the old college try. 

[GolfSpy TCB]

1 minute ago, Lacassem said:

I like to have them in but just 1. Try to be cognoscente of the surroundings if there are any wayward shots.

It Definitly distracts me which I like. I think I might try it with podcasts this year. Been doing that with work and I just get in the zone and am still absorbing information. Gonna give it the old college try. 

Not a bad thought... I may just try that as well. There is something to be said for using a level of "noise" to raise the distraction threshold.  

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

1 minute ago, Golfspy_TCB said:

Not a bad thought... I may just try that as well. There is something to be said for using a level of "noise" to raise the distraction threshold.  

Any podcasts specifically ya play?

[GolfSpy TCB]

I was going to ask you the same, haha.  I haven't really delved into the podcast world... I listen to audible books quite a bit.  Just finished The Three Body Problem.  I listened to some of the Dax Shepard podcast, that is good.  And from some odd reason I got into the Elizabeth Holmes podcast (The Drop Out)... My listening is a little eclectic. haha. How about you?