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**unmalryAlalry** · 08-14-2009, 05:22 PM

....or plead or DEMAND! When your ball's in flight do you talk to it? Do you plead? Demand for it to get down? Use body language to urge it left or right? One guy I played with always said "Please dear God!" Other let out howls and other unworldly utterances to influence the ball flight?

Have you ever been known to plead with your golf ball? Think about putting too.....I've heard many a plea and seen some severe body language as a putt rolls toward the hole.

DON'T BE TOO PROUD TO (tell us you) BEG.

**Sydneyfonzi** · 08-14-2009, 05:26 PM

....or plead or DEMAND! When your ball's in flight do you talk to it? Do you plead? Demand for it to get down? Use body language to urge it left or right? One guy I played with always said "Please dear God!" Other let out howls and other unworldly utterances to influence the ball flight?

Have you ever been known to plead with your golf ball? Think about putting too.....I've heard many a plea and seen some severe body language as a putt rolls toward the hole.

DON'T BE TOO PROUD to tell us you BEG.

yes, all of the above. Although Christina Kim I am not!

**griddle** · 08-14-2009, 05:40 PM

I’ve been know to talk to the ball on occasion but as Thanks pointed out above, I am no Christina Kim. Or for that matter I am no Kristie Kerr either!

**LindaSmithIV** · 08-14-2009, 05:53 PM

All the time. Usually it is something like "I hate it when the ball goes where I hit it", or something similar. "Oooops" is another one I use. On the good shots I usually say "I can play from there".

A golf ball is some what like a good women. Talk to them nice, treat them nice, and they will make you proud, and do nice things for you.........

**Caluabdum** · 08-14-2009, 05:55 PM

Usually, or if its a nice shot I let it do it's own thing.

**xanaxonlinexanax** · 08-14-2009, 05:56 PM

It's normal to talk to the ball - it's even better when it listens.....

**F1grandprix** · 08-14-2009, 06:10 PM

Not so much, but on occasion I will talk to it. I have a buddy who will be the "get in the hole" guy but he does it to be funny and usually picks the right time when it will make us all laugh.

**Geetiill** · 08-14-2009, 06:17 PM

Only if it is not a good shot (which in my case is quite often). If it is a good shot I just let the ball speak for itself.

**D6b2v1HA** · 08-14-2009, 06:30 PM

Haha great thread! I am always talking to my ball while its in the air. I'm out there like ground control for an airplane flight. I'm giving it directions on where I want it to land...too bad it usually doesn't listen.

Also when I leave a putt short, I like to ask my ball "ARE YOU TOO GOOD FOR YOUR HOME?!" circa Happy Gilmore

**Sanremogirl** · 08-14-2009, 06:53 PM

Nope all I say is awww s*** or something to that effect.

**blackjackiisre** · 08-14-2009, 07:32 PM

Sometimes it looks like I'm having a seizure, trying to manipulate it's flight, all the while talking to the ball.

It never seems to work though...

**wmcelesta** · 08-14-2009, 08:25 PM

On approach shots i sometimes do,my ambition is to find a ball that listens.

**Alkassyinhisk** · 08-14-2009, 08:34 PM

I am a firm believer in talking to the ball when it's in the air when you want it to do something. For me, it's usually 'softly...' when the ball is going towards trouble.

**LorencoLoricelli** · 08-14-2009, 09:30 PM

I talk to the fades, but I have learned that hooks won't listen. I think Lee Trevino said something like that...

**TaliaJack** · 08-14-2009, 10:09 PM

I talk to the fades, but I have learned that hooks won't listen. I think Lee Trevino said something like that...

AMEN!!!

**unmalryAlalry** · 08-14-2009, 10:50 PM

AMEN!!!

Double that.....

**Lhtfajba** · 08-15-2009, 03:32 AM

I'm usually cussing at the ball too much to think about begging to it.

**Avaindimik** · 08-15-2009, 03:43 AM

I scold my ball a lot . keep this up it's back in the bag.

**drgshmcm** · 08-15-2009, 08:55 AM

Pshhh all the time, if someone were to overhear me they might think I had a dog/cat/weasel/ferret/whatever on the course.........

"SIT", "STAY", "ROLL/FOLD OVER", "NO!", "COOOOOOME BAAAAAAACK" etc!

My dad and bro hate it too, they think it somehow makes me "act" like a pro......who cares, cuz it is the best feeling in the world to have a crowd, hit what you know to be a really tight scoring shot and then to yell, "SIT", and it does!

**Payodcapy542fro** · 08-24-2009, 07:52 PM

I've never had the nerve to tell my approach shot to "bite like a police dog!"* but I'd love to say that.

*Dottie Pepper--best command to a golf ball ever!

08-14-2009, 05:22 PM	#1
unmalryAlalry Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 524 Senior Member	Ain't too Proud to Beg..... ....or plead or DEMAND! When your ball's in flight do you talk to it? Do you plead? Demand for it to get down? Use body language to urge it left or right? One guy I played with always said "Please dear God!" Other let out howls and other unworldly utterances to influence the ball flight? Have you ever been known to plead with your golf ball? Think about putting too.....I've heard many a plea and seen some severe body language as a putt rolls toward the hole. DON'T BE TOO PROUD TO (tell us you) BEG. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 05:26 PM	#2
Sydneyfonzi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 652 Senior Member	....or plead or DEMAND! When your ball's in flight do you talk to it? Do you plead? Demand for it to get down? Use body language to urge it left or right? One guy I played with always said "Please dear God!" Other let out howls and other unworldly utterances to influence the ball flight? Have you ever been known to plead with your golf ball? Think about putting too.....I've heard many a plea and seen some severe body language as a putt rolls toward the hole. DON'T BE TOO PROUD to tell us you BEG. yes, all of the above. Although Christina Kim I am not! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 05:40 PM	#3
griddle Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 465 Senior Member	I’ve been know to talk to the ball on occasion but as Thanks pointed out above, I am no Christina Kim. Or for that matter I am no Kristie Kerr either! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 05:53 PM	#4
LindaSmithIV Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 351 Senior Member	All the time. Usually it is something like "I hate it when the ball goes where I hit it", or something similar. "Oooops" is another one I use. On the good shots I usually say "I can play from there". A golf ball is some what like a good women. Talk to them nice, treat them nice, and they will make you proud, and do nice things for you......... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 05:55 PM	#5
Caluabdum Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 523 Senior Member	Usually, or if its a nice shot I let it do it's own thing. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 05:56 PM	#6
xanaxonlinexanax Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 540 Senior Member	It's normal to talk to the ball - it's even better when it listens..... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 06:10 PM	#7
F1grandprix Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	Not so much, but on occasion I will talk to it. I have a buddy who will be the "get in the hole" guy but he does it to be funny and usually picks the right time when it will make us all laugh. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 06:17 PM	#8
Geetiill Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 384 Senior Member	Only if it is not a good shot (which in my case is quite often). If it is a good shot I just let the ball speak for itself. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 06:30 PM	#9
D6b2v1HA Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 402 Senior Member	Haha great thread! I am always talking to my ball while its in the air. I'm out there like ground control for an airplane flight. I'm giving it directions on where I want it to land...too bad it usually doesn't listen. Also when I leave a putt short, I like to ask my ball "ARE YOU TOO GOOD FOR YOUR HOME?!" circa Happy Gilmore Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 06:53 PM	#10
Sanremogirl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 562 Senior Member	Nope all I say is awww s*** or something to that effect. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 07:32 PM	#11
blackjackiisre Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 507 Senior Member	Sometimes it looks like I'm having a seizure, trying to manipulate it's flight, all the while talking to the ball. It never seems to work though... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 08:25 PM	#12
wmcelesta Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 584 Senior Member	On approach shots i sometimes do,my ambition is to find a ball that listens. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 08:34 PM	#13
Alkassyinhisk Join Date Oct 2005 Location Thailand Posts 459 Senior Member	I am a firm believer in talking to the ball when it's in the air when you want it to do something. For me, it's usually 'softly...' when the ball is going towards trouble. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 09:30 PM	#14
LorencoLoricelli Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	I talk to the fades, but I have learned that hooks won't listen. I think Lee Trevino said something like that... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 10:09 PM	#15
TaliaJack Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 460 Senior Member	I talk to the fades, but I have learned that hooks won't listen. I think Lee Trevino said something like that... AMEN!!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-14-2009, 10:50 PM	#16
unmalryAlalry Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 524 Senior Member	AMEN!!! Double that..... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-15-2009, 03:32 AM	#17
Lhtfajba Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 532 Senior Member	I'm usually cussing at the ball too much to think about begging to it. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-15-2009, 03:43 AM	#18
Avaindimik Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 515 Senior Member	I scold my ball a lot . keep this up it's back in the bag. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-15-2009, 08:55 AM	#19
drgshmcm Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 403 Senior Member	Pshhh all the time, if someone were to overhear me they might think I had a dog/cat/weasel/ferret/whatever on the course......... "SIT", "STAY", "ROLL/FOLD OVER", "NO!", "COOOOOOME BAAAAAAACK" etc! My dad and bro hate it too, they think it somehow makes me "act" like a pro......who cares, cuz it is the best feeling in the world to have a crowd, hit what you know to be a really tight scoring shot and then to yell, "SIT", and it does! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-24-2009, 07:52 PM	#20
Payodcapy542fro Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	I've never had the nerve to tell my approach shot to "bite like a police dog!"* but I'd love to say that. *Dottie Pepper--best command to a golf ball ever! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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