Name's Brett. In addition to the Hokies, I love the Green Bay Packers, Seattle Kraken, and I guess I could be considered a DC Defenders fan. I hold an MBA from ODU and am working on a Masters of Science in Analytics through Georgia Tech. My only real hobby growing up was video gaming, but I discovered my love of golf in 2022. I have yet to break 100 but I am going to do it sooner than later dammit! In high school I was a swimmer (specialized in the 500 free, team captain my Junior and Senior years), I was a band geek, I rode the bench on the volleyball team my senior year, and was an Eagle Scout. I am getting married to my other half this October in Cape Charles, VA.
My road to becoming a Hokie started in 2006. I was a sophomore in high school and my little brother was in 8th grade. I remember watching VT vs GT that year and all my little bro kept saying during that game was how badly he wanted to go to Virginia Tech. His energy infected me and from that point on I knew I wanted to be a Hokie. Fast forward to my senior year in high school, all my 17 year old self cared about was getting as far away from Norfolk, VA as I could while still remaining in-state and going to a school with a great football program. I only submitted one college application.
I came from a household and a situation in school where I was always allowed to skate by. All I had to do was behave and show up to school. I don't think I did a single homework assignment my junior and senior years (has to be hyperbole, but I swear that is how I remember it). Since I played trumpet in the high school band, making the MVs so I could watch as much VT football as possible was the dream. I got accepted, I made the band, I attended football games, life was perfect....... for three semesters.
My fixation on simply getting to college and watching football didn't exactly set me up for success. By the end of my sophomore year when most students are halfway through their degrees, I hadn't even declared a major yet. I entered as "Undecided" because "I would figure it out later, WOO COLLEGE!!". With a proverbial gun to my head and a real risk of not graduating on time, I sat down and asked myself why I was even in college. The answer was simply to get a job upon graduation. What degree best enabled me to do that? The very subject I had been actively avoiding and swore I would never do, Business!!
I entered Pamplin through the economic program since that was the only field that did not have any prerequisites. I fully intended on transferring out of econ once I figured out which business subject I enjoyed, but I discovered I enjoyed the subject. (This began a long string of falling backwards into areas that seem to have defined my life). I had a lot of catching up to do. Two years and 2 full summer sessions to cover my completely wasted sophomore year, I was short one class of graduating on time. I walked with the rest of the class across Cassel and graduated a month late in June 2012 after completing the one class I was short. The extra time was invaluable. I still remember driving away from Tech for the last time as a student and shedding a single tear where 81 starts to curve away from Blacksburg.
Immediately after college, the only job I could land was a financial sales job in Richmond, VA (being in Richmond was my call, I still refused to move back home). 2013 was the worst year of my life. The job sucked, I made no money, and within the same week in March my godmother passed away and I broke up with my college sweetheart. I truly went from being on top of the world to about as low as a person could get. It was TKP that began my rise out of the depressed stupor.
Once I got over living on my own, I moved back home to become roomies with my little bro. Soon after that I left my financial sales job. I loved the financial aspect of the job but sales was all that mattered and I was not built for it. Needing to keep the lights on, I got a job as a seasonal driver helper with UPS and bussing tables at a microbrewery called the Home Republic. If I was going to get paid minimum wage with a degree, I was going to do it around something I loved! (Beer, I love beer)
The Home Republic ended up being more of a god send than I realized. While getting to brew beer a few weekends and knowing how to disassemble and reassemble the beer tanks was really cool, unbeknownst to me, a manager at the brewery was also a recruiter for a government contractor in the area. He took note of my work ethic and background (especially as a Hokie), and was the catalyst for starting me second career as a consultant. Once again, I fell backwards into a great opportunity.
Nearly upon completion of my MBA, I created a plan to shoot up into the highest echelons of management I discovered what I truly loved. Data Analytics. My enjoyment of econ and finances finally made sense once I discovered the field. Having made zero traction to grow into the field at my previous firm, I made the decision to move on and got hired at a Big Four firm (the MBA wasn't all for naught!) I have since started my second Graduate degree, My career goal is to honestly be able to call myself a data scientist (So many people like to throw around the title. I am not there yet, I have automated processes for my clients using Python, but I have not created any machine learning algorithms).
Its never too late to figure it out or make a change! Sincere thank you for reading if you got this far.
#TeamPie. Cheese is the absolute greatest. I was sitting right in the end zone when Danny Coale caught that ball, I saw it with my own eyes. I like Moe's don't tell me how to live my life!! AMA!
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Cotton or polyester?
Gas, electric or hybrid?
If you could live anywhere besides the USA, where would it be and why?
Kraken: i had been wanting a puck team for awhile but nothing resonated. I remember thinking I would follow tampa bay but it never stuck. I was captivated by Seattle's announcement video. I am all about the theme and vibe of "the deep".
We love you man!
Your story pulls us in, thanks for sharing.
I appreciate it! It's really cool getting to hear about other's journeys and I'm happy to get to participate 😃
Favorite MV stand tune - go! (If you remember enough, also favorite half time show)
And siiiixxxxx?
Imperial March. Favorite halftime show without a doubt was when we played Freebird for Family Band Day
Both solid choices. The freebird set was pretty clutch
I don't remember the camera man's name, maybe it was Cross? But he got a clutch picture in the middle of that show which served as my profile picture for longer than I care to admit
Travis Cross was his name.
Yep, definitely was Dr. Cross
Thank you all! He got some great photos of all of us
What question are you most fearing to see?
Honestly I'm more worried about not getting asked anything!
Golf is the greatest game. And it is damn hard.
We hope u continue to get enjoyment from it forever.
What's ur next steps w it?
So recently I switched out my 3H for a 5W. I just couldn't jive with the hybrid. I really like the 5w. I think next will be switching out my 4i for a 7w. I have also started using a 15 lb weight to practice my swing when I'm stuck in meetings
I came to golf later in life, got hooked and breaking 100 actually came fast for me. I had a "par three course" I carved out of a cow pasture, six holes out and back, with 5 gal buckets serving as the hole, since putting wasn't gonna happen, hit the bucket and you're in, land in the bucket and you erase a stroke, possible to get a hole in none. Point being, it was all the work on the par three course in the summer with my high irons that actually allowed my game to progress to being able to break that hundie. 90, on the other hand, would not be broken despite many times I was really close. Then, one day, I got frustrated. The game was so expensive and I was doing so badly that I decided it was best for my mental health to take a break. I never came back. I also realized that for a lot less money I could take that pretty day and go fishing instead, a life long pursuit I was starting to neglect for the golf course. Didn't play again, didn't and still don't miss the game, though the companionship was really great.
There's an adage that you cannot pursue both golf and fishing...and be good at/enjoy both. There are exceptions, but general rule it's tough to sink the amount of fiscal and mental capital into both.
Fishing came naturally to me, golf never did. I do know folks who are good at both, but not many, and the very best fishermen I have known, including the pros, didn't golf, or if they did, it was once a year with a brother in law or something. And yes, serious fishing can take some decent bucks, but golf soaks you every round, and getting sucked in to the "gotta have better clubs" routine can seriously dent the bank. I started down that road, but was reminded that they shot par in the old days with wooden clubs.
I guess I'm an exception. I can break 80 in golf certain times of the year; and I can catch trout and redfish regularly other times of the year. The key to playing well in golf (if you master some basic fundamentals) is regular practice. The key to fishing (if you have basic knowledge about what fish do and when/why) is knowing the waters where you fish extremely well.
I don't think either sport presents a moving target but for me the real issue is time. I'm usually having to choose one or the other; they each eat up a good chunk of a day and at my age, will wear me out. If the fish are biting, I'll go two or thee times a week. That means golf suffers. But when the fish shut off, golf will still be there, though I have to knock off some rust.
I will say there are many days when I'm extremely tempted to go back to a much more simplistic approach to fishing, which means a minimal boat and small waters. I can't cover as much ground, but it's much more peaceful and the older I get, the more important that becomes. It's also a lot easier to manage/maintain from a physical/fiscal standpoint.
A thoughtful reply. Insightful as well, regarding how age is becoming more of an issue. Especially about boats. I was opining about such today. Our fishing here has basically deteriorated since I moved in and it is getting harder and harder to justify maintaining and dealing with launching and recovering, often alone. I was saying that I might sell the boat and use the money to take a few guided trips per year, maybe owning a small jonboat with a manageable 4 stroke for fishing the river.
Golf, on the other hand, folks seem to be able to get old as hell and still enjoy the game. I've seen enough geezers out there, hitting short but straight, getting up and down consistently, but not spectacularly, but shooting better than me.
Still and all, I'll fish 'til I drop, I hope.
can't argue with any of that.
I usually fish alone which means trailering, launching, loading, unloading, cleanup, cleaning fish (hopefully) and handling the trolling motor. if I'm honest, all of that is harder on my back than golf. so if I'm on fish and think I might want to hit them again more than once during the week; I'll stop the second I limit out; even if I've only been fishing 30 minutes. When I get home I rinse everything down but leave the boat ready to go and just top off the TM battery. Now my boat by most standards is still fairly small...50 HP and about 900 lbs total. But it's still on the edge of what I can handle alone. I'm not paddling it more than a few feet.
What I'm thinking is probably similar to you. Low HP < 200 pound hull (and a small TM) that I can horse on and off the trailer if needed and easily push off a sandbar. Then fishing the most remote creeks or stuff that's practically in the neighborhood...like 10 minute run, max. I'll definitely catch fish but I can't take anyone out for a pleasure cruise down to Marineland, downtown St Aug to see the fort, or the backwaters between here and Ponte Vedra...no 30-40 mile days or much of a chop.
Yep. Not sure I can afford a salt water trolling motor of any size though.
Fishing is easy, just drive to Krogers and pick one out, then spend the rest of the day drinking
Not far from wrong there. I fish for reasons other than food, while still enjoying an occasional fish dinner, but there's no doubt one would come out ahead just buying some filets and some beer and kicking back at home in the AC. But what's the fun in that? Here, Kroger is a 50 mile round trip, and it's just so much fun working on a boat in 90 degree heat, spending too much for non-ethanol fuel, replacing rusted parts on the trailer and trying to keep the boat's electronics functioning, not to mention trying to launch or recover your boat at a crowded ramp. What's not to like?
I tell people all the time that none of us are going to the PGA, this game is a hobby. If it's not fun, go do what you enjoy instead. If you don't miss golf, it was the right decision
You betcha. My feeling exactly. Wanna buy some clubs?
Haha I wish I did but I'm on the same anti-spending train. I gotta stop buying clubs and just #GitGud. If I can't hit my TM Aeroburners then I'm not gonna be able to hit anything
Favorite cheese? What's the most almost arrested you've been?
Defintely gouda. Especially if it's smoked and/or bacon flavored.
Has to be my freshman year. Me and all my buddies from AJ had just gotten back on campus from a house party. Me and my buddy Bennett really had to go to the bathroom. So of course we find the corner of the closest building we can find to relieve ourselves. We hadn't even finished our business and the cops roll up. They let us off with a stern talking to but to this day I don't understand how we didn't end up in the drunk tank that night
Oh shoot, a bennett graduating about '12? Last name C? Did brewing science stuff?
That's very close, but I don't think its the same Bennett. This Bennett sang in one of the a cappella groups.
What movie have you seen the most times?
What is your favorite movie?
What is your favorite, no skip album?
Did you like summer sessions in Blacksburg?
Off the top of my head I'd guess the Santa Clause. I'm not super big on movies but when the holidays roll around, watch out.
Favorite movie would probably be The Dark Knight but if I gave it more thought I'd probably think of something else
This is the part where I open myself up to ridicule but I've already had someone laugh in my face for it so screw it I like what I like. Blink-182 Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. Hurl the insults at me I can take it! I did gain an appreciation for bands like Nirvanna, Audioslave, Pearl Jam, etc as I got older. But I came up on the punk rock scene and Blink was the first to pull me in.
Being in Blacksburg in the summer is just nice. You can actually get into bars, the bus isn't super packed, the mountains are beautiful. My hometown buddies had some really good times when they came to visit while everyone else was out of town. I loved summer sessions in Blacksburg
Take off Your Pants and Jacket is a solid pick. No shame there.
I agree about summer in Blacksburg. My VT campus/Blacksburg hot take is that Blacksburg summers are the best time of year, except for game days in the fall.
There's definitely a defense mechanism because of how much shit I got for admitting being a fan growing up, but I refuse to not be authentic.
Totally agree with your assessment! Wouldn't even call it a hot take haha
I just don't understand giving anyone shit for being a Blink fan. They weren't even a meme hate band like Coldplay, Nickelback, etc.
Blink has some good tunes, fun songs. But I could understand criticism- most of their catalog features mediocre to bad and often out of tune vocals. Drums are good though- that's whey he is arguably the most famous person in the band. You could find a better vocalist at an open mic night in any major city.
Yes, they definitely have their strengths and weaknesses. For me, the vocal quality is overshadowed by their humor. The way Mark and Tom play off of each other is so funny. Yes, it's 12 year old boy potty humor, but when I'm in the mood I laugh until I hurt.
I played regularly in a cover band in the early 2000's and covered most of their big songs - Age, Rock Show, small things, Damn it, etc. As a drummer it was fun and in the moment they are fun songs. But after you listen to them so many times and see them live, your like yeah the vox is sooo medicore for a California band- there are better singers on a tuesday at the Whiskey. But to be fair, those singers aren't in blink 182 either. Must have done something right.
I know I've mentioned it before, but their story is a chapter in the book Sellout. They definitely worked hard and earned their spot. Barker came in relatively late after all the hard stuff was done. But he definitely took them to the next level, as a great drummer can do with an okay band.
If you peel back the layers of the onion on sucessfull commercial bands- ALL of them -except the american idol bullshit- all of them paid their dues. Guns, Poison, Bon Jovi, Kiss, Ozzy, Metallica, etc, etc etc. If you know the business, nobody is booking you without a following, and you aren't building a following if you suck. Also- there were 1000 bands in Southern Cal like blink 182, they just didn't resonate with people to build a local following. Everybody thinks Creed and Nickelback wrote a catchy radio song, sent it to a station and boom- FAMOUS!! lmao. Both of those bands played shit clubs, kicked ass, built a following a wrote a great song (s). I can't think of any "lucky" corporate bands that didn't pay their dues.
This makes so much sense. I didn't need my Fandom reaffirmed, but you reaffirmed it!
The only one I've heard of is The Replacements. They were a bunch of flunkies and Paul Westerberg came in and they recorded a 4 song demo and the manager of Twin/Tone records gave them a deal before they'd even played a proper show.
And to beat all, they were chosen over Husker Du.
Good one. And Bastards of Young is just a blah punk rock song. Amazing they got signed.
You probably know this but sharing for everyone else because it's worth a laugh and a moment of "wtf" if they look it up. Barker was the drummer in The Aquabats which are a ska/punk type band that dress up as goofy ass superheroes for their shows.
I saw them open for Bowling for Soup and Less Than Jake a few years ago and it started me down a Wikipedia rabbit hole. Pretty wild Barker went from that to dating a Kardashian.
But yeah, the dude can drum
Love the Aquabats, but didn't mention them because I wasn't sure this was an audience that would relate to that type of band.
This is precisely why I am a fan. They don't take things too seriously and they're enjoyable to listen to. I defintely get what DC is saying but life is too hard to take everything so serious and Blink gave me an escape and matched my sense of humor (yes I am a child lol)
I can attest to summer sessions in the 'Burg. Much more peaceful and can go do a lot of stuff without crowds all over the NRV.
I did co-op (that's what they called it then - and we did not get college credits then) at Harris Corp. in Melbourne, FL and always made sure I was there in Fall, Winter and Spring to be sure to (1) be there during best surf, and (2) miss insanely hot summers.
Worked night shift as an RF technician and surfed all day all winter long, then spent summers in the Burg. It was a really nice way to spend part of my college career.
Summers in Blacksburg were awesome. I don't remember that I took any classes the 2 years (89, 90?) I stayed in town, but it was good times. A bunch of us that worked at all the bars knew each other and would get together for late night poker after we all closed up our bars. The weather was great. Tubing on the New was awesome without the crowds.
Do you travel? If so, where's the coolest place you've been to in the world?
What has brought you the most joy in the last month?
What steps are you taking to improve your golf game?
How did you meet "your other half" and do the two of you have differing philosophies on loading the dishwasher?
I have plans to travel! I am only now at the point in life where I feel like I have all my financial bases covered and can plan yearly trips. I have yet to go outside of the US, but the fiancé and I are going to Scotland for our honeymoon. I was in Ft. Lauderdale for my bachelor party last week!
In the last month, I would say it was my aforementioned bachelor party. It had everything. No one made life-altering mistakes. I get to say that I was at the Elbo Room 2 days before the Panthers invaded after winning the Stanley Cup. I saw my first UFC-style fight live. It was amazing.
I need to figure out how to hit my long irons. And there's always a 2-3 hole stretch during each round where I just 100% forget how to hit a golf ball. I am trying to work on my hand and wrist position through my swing, but I am certain I am also dipping in my downswing. I try to work these whenever I get to the driving range, but between work and school, time is at a premium.
So my fiancé and I had been rubbing elbows our entire lives without realizing it. We lived about 2 miles away from each other in Norfolk growing up. Our elementary schools were right next door to each other. But we never ended up at the same school. Fast forward to 2013, her best friend is dating a good friend of mine from high school and her and I met at my buddy's birthday party. Nothing serious, just a cordial hello. Then in 2015 we were both at our mutual friends' wedding. But we never interacted so again nothing came of it. My buddy and his now wife finally introduced the two of us in 2018. We kicked it off and over time started to realize that we had been orbiting each other at a distance for literal decades. It was wild.
So which unit in foxridge did you live in? :P
All the cool kids live in the bottom floor of 11500 and get to listen to their upstairs neighbors bowl in the hallway.
Bottom floor rise up!
Haha when I created my profile I had to honor my time at tech somehow. And it had to be quirky.
What's your favorite sound?
What's your favorite sandwich?
What's the nicest thing you've ever done for somebody?
What's the weirdest thing you've ever seen happen?
These are tough.
Sound..... either coffee percolating in the morning or either of my cats purring.
Favorite sandwich has to be the Billy Club from Jimmy Johns
Nicest thing would probably be a lot of little things. I try to help whenever someone asks. Let the dogs out while you're out of town or in a bind. Stay the weekend with the dogs if needed! Let you borrow a mobile AC unit I have if your house AC goes out. Give you a ride when your car breaks down. Tip very well! I dont have anything super noteworthy but I do think we are all here to make a positive difference however we can.
When I was in high school one of my best friends lived right next door. He was going to sleep over so we needed to run over to his place so he could grab his stuff. He ran into the house first. I ran in second. I did not close the door. I'll be damnded if the door wasn't fully shut and locked when we went to leave. We were there all of 10 minutes. There was no one else in the house.
What is your favorite building on campus? What is your least favorite?
Favorite dining hall food?
How do you pronounce Norfolk?
Favorite would be the most obvious: Burruss. I have great memories there of MV performances and every single time I walked across the drillfield I would look at Burruss and everything around and remind myself that this was all temporary.
Dining hall food: if real food, london broil at west end. Crap food: I would destroy cinnabuns at hokie grill.
I pronounce it Nor-fuk. And it has to flow, its not an exaggerated 'Nor' (LeviOOOOHHHHH-sa!) Some of my buddies pronounce it Naw-fuk. Both are correct. If you pronounce the L in anyway, you're doing it wrong and we know you're not from here
Gin or Vodka in a martini?
Coke or Ginger Ale as a mixer?
Best Belgian beer style?
The three colleges rivals you like least, ranked.
Best style of BBQ and sauce?
Bourbon?
Gin. For whatever reason, too much vodka makes the men in my family get angry
Summer: Ginger Ale; Winter: Coke (recently I had a Buffalo Trace and Coke and I could not figure out why it was so good)
Ranked Most Hated First:
This one is hard. I'm the type where I cant even buy the same shampoo twice in a row. I like to experience everything. Pin me down, I'd probably say brisket or burnt ends. Sauce, once again I am not picky and I like to try it all. But give me good ol fashioned Kansas-City style sauce if I have to give you an answer.
Right now I have Eagle Rare and Remus in my pantry. I am trying to stretch them they're so gooooood. This actually reminded me of the nicest thing I've ever done question above! My brother and I went to a VA ABC drop a little before Christmas this past year. I was the 6th person in line and they only had 6 bottles of Old Forrester for the drop. I heard the woman behind me talking to her spouse that she was 7th in line and just missed it. I was only there to hang out with my bro and experience a drop so I told her I would get a different bottle and she could take the Old Forrester. I could hear her husband go "Are you serious?!" over the phone. That's how I ended up with the Remus.
Good list of most hated. Think you nailed all 3 in order
Thanks for taking the time to do this. I appreciate hearing about your story. I both kind of sucks to hear that plenty of other people struggled after college too, but is also comforting to hear at the same time.
1. What was your most memorable moment with Dave?
2. Were you also disappointed that we didn't throw hot dogs during
meatmeet the band?3. What's your favorite uva based meme?
I think the life struggle is a rite of passage. I am 100000% better off for it.
With Dave, I think it would be sophomore year, there was some band event I needed to take off because my gf at the time wanted to go support a coworker who was battling cancer. Dave didn't even question or hesitate when I went to his office to ask of it was OK I missed the event. I still appreciate that.
I mean it's called Meat the Band. Where were the glizzeys?? Someone screwed up.
Maybe not a meme but...
🎶 If i had the wings of an eagle....🎵
I can do that even though I've only rarely played...oh wait ...you mean on 18 holes not 9?... /s
This. So much this. Trying to break 100 is one of the hardest things I've ever attempted to do. But I'm right there!
The #1 over simplistic but very true rule in golf scoring. Lose 3-4 balls, several 3 putt greens = 100.. Lose 1-2 balls, avoid more than 3, 3 putts- 90's. No lost balls, no 3 putts... low 80's. Strive to get rid of the 40 yard right drive and crappy putty technique and you'll get there sooner.
Your golf advice is always gold. Thats a great mindset. I have the 40 yard drive out of my repertoire finally! ....It's just keeping my 220-240 yard drives in play.
I try to use the 5 rule. Score 5 on every hole, you'll break 100. Easier said than done but it really helps on the blow up par 3s and 6 or 7s on par 5s aren't so bad. I'm hovering around 102-107
Amen. Take one club stronger than you think you need on every par 3- unless there is water/hazard long. That's another good one for beginners, etc. If you think its an 8 iron, pull a 7 and make a nice smooth swing. If you chunk it, it's going further anyway. Also on par 5's... a high cut 5 wood or hyrbrid on command is probably not in your bag- so play it as a 3 shot hole and hit that 5 iron up the fairway instead. Then you are in play- not in the woods- and you can chip it and 2 putt for a par.
I heard that it's all in the hips.
whats the rule for finding balls?
Finding Balls - Rule #1-1000- don't be THAT guy. Just don't. If you can't afford to purchase your own golf balls, find a less expensive sport. You get a few mins to look for YOUR ball - and that's if there is a REASONABLE chance (not in the middle of a lake) of finding it. DO NOT BE the guy that goes looking for balls and slowing up play. Don't do it. Now, if you live in a golf community and you ARE NOT playing a round or interfering with a round and you want to go on a scavenger hunt? be my guest.
fair enough. I play fairly quickly. I don't set out to find balls and if there is any ambiguity at all as to whether a ball I see is actually lost or not I'll leave it alone. But if I hit a drive that goes 10-15 feet into the woods 200 yards down the right side I'm going to recover my ball and any other balls that I find in that area are fair game IMO. I never spend a lot of time looking for my ball. I either find it quickly and play or I give up and drop. I certainly have been frustrated by slow players in front of me before so I try NOT to be the slow player in front of anyone.
Unsurprisingly, the better I get the fewer balls I hit out of play and therefor the fewer balls I end up finding
I agree with this. Yes. You hit - a reasonably findable - as I said tee shot- goes over the path and bounces a few feet in, etc. If you find 12 balls that aren't yours looking for your ball for a couple mins? by all means pick them up. I play at a private club in North Phoenix that skews older/retired. As you can imagine in the desert areas there are a ton of balls laying there. The only ones I will keep are ones that I would play- currently the taylor made TP5 series or Titleist AVX. I'm not a pro V guy- too much spin for me. I also have a home SIM so I might keep a newer ball I find for that. But I agree with your premise here.
yep, we're on the same page except I'm less picky about the balls I play. I buy Callaway and predominately hit those. If I find a Titleist or Taylormade or Bridgestone in the woods I'll pick them up and keep them in my bag. If they are crappy cheap balls I've never heard of I'll still take them and use them for my tee shot on Par3s over water, just in case.
If it's in the woods, or in the water, it's abandoned. Pick it up. If it's a good ball, play it or keep it for extra shots. If it's a bad ball, leave it in the basket for the cart boys. They are always looking for beater balls to do silly things with, or if they are just starting, to actually play.
Now if there's a ball in the rough or fairway, and there's a chance it could be someone else's ball, leave the egg alone. Momma duck will be around to grab it, or not, but give it a chance to find it's way home. As long as you have enough golf balls to play your round with, no need to grab another's stray shot. Who knows, they may have a match going or something. Just leave it be.
Question. If you are in the middle of the fairway and some a-hole hits one into you and it rolls right past you while you are setting up your approach shot, then what is the etiquette there?
First time, educate them on yelling fore. Stare at them. Make them uncomfortable until they apologize profusely. Some idiots don't realize how far their slice goes, or that there's another hole, or that it could even make it that far, or be near someone breathing...
Second time, hold a club in your hand. Tell them it's the second time they nearly hit you. Make darn sure it doesn't happen again.
Third time:
That has happened to me a couple of times. Once on a short par 4. I waited for the apologetic asshole and simply asked him, what did you hit there? When he said driver- I told him to fuck himself, he was trying to hit it as far as he could and he could kill someone. He clapped back, and I said, you hit driver prick. Fuck off. And I walked to my cart. Another instance in hacker hell Myrtle Beach, dude could clearly see us and the group in front of us on the green and he hit into us anyway. Where are we going to go?? So, I hit the ball back towards them. Needless to say they were pissed, but fuck them. I have found this is directly proportional to the quality of places you play. At private clubs, if someone hits into you its likely a legit accident, and you respond accordingly.
Yeah, if they hit anyway, and are behind you, knowing you have a group in front of you, smoke it right back at em. Or into the woods. No reason.
Now, I've also had shots roll up to us from like 260 out from the fairway. They had never hit it like that before, prob never will again. Career shot. Congratulate them. But also make sure they see a look to not let it happen again.
Being careless on the course can ruins someone's life. Quickly.
Absolutely. I nailed one on the screws at We Ko Pa last year- downhill par 5. Guys in front of me were just getting into their carts to go play their chip shots/putts and my ball landed just behind their cart right before they pulled off. I went up and apologized, and they laughed and said- don't apologize ever for hitting a bomb like that! There are legit circumstances where it happens- but they are rare, and always yell fore.
Thanks for participating 8300A_Hokie'12!
Skippypbm- you're up for AMA32 if you wanna have a go-
Thanks HT, this was fun
If you're sure you wanna know...lol I'll give it a shot later today or tomorrow.