You're even starting to act a little like him. He rubbed off on you in no time!

I'm taking partial credit for that +0.3. Hell, full credit.

Kevin

The only advice I've ever appreciated getting at the range is 'you might want to try those jeans in a slimmer fit'. Worked wonders.

I have never really given advice at the range. I usually get in to my own zone at the range and just try and work on a few things.

I do have one cool story from the other day at the range. I was just at a local crap range hitting a fews balls after work to relieve some stress from the week. I wasn't really paying attention much, but there was a guy a few spots down from me struggling really bad. I think it was his first time hitting a club. After a bit, he comes down and tells me that he is a Vet that just got back for Afghanistan and was injured. His physical therapist suggested picking up golf to help with his hand eye coordination recovery. I am not sure what his injury was. Anyway, he had his driver in hand and was just completely missing the ball with it. I threw that thing back in the bag and gave him a PW. We worked on some 9 to 3 half swing drills to just get contact down. He really started to hit the ball nice. I told him to work with that club for a few weeks till he was able to hit it with a full swing. Then he could move his way up the bag.

It really helped me with my swing too. Sometimes we forget to go back to the basics when stuff starts going wrong. I haven't been back to that range or seen that guy since, but I hope he is still working on his game. I know he was about to quit and put it up with that driver in hand.

I absolutely hate it. It's screwed up my game multiple times. I only do it with friends who obviously need it and would welcome it with open arms, then I see their scores drop right before my eyes.

See, that's respectable though buddy. I was being facetious because when I do play with one groups of "friends" many times they are the type that like to play mind-games during a round, and its why I hardly play with them though.

I don't care if someone wants to give me some free advice as long as they don't get mad if I don't immediately try it. I tend to work on one thing at a time. Once I am doing that automatically, I'll move on to another problem to fix. I can't remember 15 things at once. So just because I don't take their advice right away, I will keep it in mind for later.

As for giving advice, I'm not qualified to tell anyone anything.

I know a pretty good bit about the golf swing, and have helped my friend lower his scores and more or less eliminate his slice, but I would never give advice to someone I didn't know.

Go Slim or go Home!

I like to walk the line critiquing not only swings but bags. If divots are not perfect I gently tell them Graphite shafted SGI irons should be their choice. Yorkem ignores me though!

If it is a friend and they are seeking advice and I feel it is something I can help with I will offer what I can. This usually applies to guys that are beginners and I can give them some simple pointers and never anything to involved.

As far as getting advice, unless I ask or am paying you, please refrain.

I haven't / wouldn't give advice to others. I would not presume to have mastered the game enough to tell someone else how to swing.

I wouldn't want unsolicited advice unless it was from my teaching pro who happened to be walking by.

Or long enough lol


^^^^^^ I Tapped That.....On My iPad ^^^^^^

No sir, I was attempting to pull double reverse coercion on said topic.

I'm simply not in your league. HAHA

I will listen to advice thank you for it and ignore it, unless of course you are a PGA pro. Only thing is they never give advice for free.
The only advice I have ever given is to set a coule clubs down for alignment for someone and only for raw beginners. Get them standing the right distance from the ball and with the ball in the right place in their stance and they can at least hit the ball...

dude. join a course, get to know the pro well, and after a two years walk in one slow day and say "hey (whatever his name is), I've been having some problems hooking my irons. think you could point me in the right direction?" I guarantee he will give you a tip unless he's an absolute jerk. Then go try it, and if you're still having problems go pay for a lesson.

I usually have my iPod in (normally listening to the Tour Tempo beats while hitting, random songs while chipping/putting), so I don't say much to anyone. I usually just have the normal little friendly short exchanges here and there, but not much more.

I would never randomly give a stranger a pointer without being asked, even though 99% of the time I just want to tell the guy beside me a list of things he is doing wrong. It just seems odd to me.

Advice at the range?
 

I am curious how everyone feels about giving / receiving advice at the range?

I have never given anyone advice at the range, even if I know what they are doing wrong. Just never seemed to be my place.

I personally would not mind at all if someone saw a flaw in my swing and pointed it out for me to correct, or came by and gave me a pointer.

I am curious how everyone else feels about this.

A 16 handicapper has no business giving unsolicited advice. For that matter, neither does a scratch golfer.

My friends will try and help me get things going in the right direction, and they are pretty decent, so advice is ok. I never give any unless specifically asked if I notice something like one of them pointing offline, lunging, something of that nature.

No one ever offer's me advise on the range, my leg's are not cute enough.