ENERGY DRINKS

[sidewinding]

I recently drank a Red Bull right before the second round of a tournament and my score improved by 6 strokes over the first round. I felt motivated and had more of a killer instinct than I normally have when playing.

Has anyone else noticed an improvement of their game due to the imbibing of some type of energy drink before a round?

[giles]

I shoot speed into my eyeballs.

[skurf]

2 cans of Joose and I'm good to go.

[Fore]

Sometimes I will take a six hour energy shot before playing. I feel like it makes me alert but not overflowing with energy. I still focus well and score about the same.

[craigd]

I have never really felt anything but my wallet get lighter when I've bought those things. I almost think it is mental. I will give it a try before a round and see how it works though. I"ll let you know. I like the sounds of losing six strokes!

[nunez23]

I recently tried steriods to see if it would help my game, I got them from a cousin who goes to the domincan republic... No honestly anytime I've ever tried drinking one before a round it really just makes me more alert, but no six stroke improvements for me. They do help when I go play mulitple rounds throughout the day to keep me on my game through most of the day but really just to keep me awake and focused.

[33tango]

If I don't warm up with some drives and play 5-6 holes I typically have a much better second nine over the front nine.

[EclipticOne]

i usually just get jittery and feel a caffine ache in the back of my neck. but the rockstars just taste so good!

[skurf]

I have never really felt anything but my wallet get lighter when I've bought those things. I almost think it is mental. I will give it a try before a round and see how it works though. I"ll let you know. I like the sounds of losing six strokes!
You've obviously never had the Joose. Energy drink + 9.9% malt liquor. You'll feel it alright, although I find I usually add 6 strokes rather than remove 6.

[A.Mutt]

Long story but the short of it is I can't smell energy drinks without having to hold back my lunch. Energy levels haven't been much of an issue for me on the course and I have other ways of feeling focused.

[JackAce]

2 cans of Joose and I'm good to go.

2 cans of jooce and I can't find the next hole.

AK

[sub ceroh]

NOS is the best one that I have tried and I dont get the crash that I do from most drinks. Not sure if it helps my game or not but I have never played without drinking one. And yes Im a fat ass who has cause I drink nothing but energy drinks.

[DiscJunkie]

I have never really felt anything but my wallet get lighter when I've bought those things.

That about sums it up for me.
I know it sounds ike a cliche', but I get my energy from being out there, throwin' plastic and hearin' chains.

[littleshoe]

I shoot speed into my eyeballs.

Haaahahahahahahahahaha

[BrotherDave]

I prefer smoking rock before I start smoking rocs and chains.

[discflinger]

As long as you're not smoking the pole.

[zenbot]

I snort the contents of 2 Birdie Bags.

[Roc1Time]

2500mcg of B12. B12 is a big thing in energy drinks. Its 41,667% of your daily value so you get the boost without all that other crap in energy drinks and you dont have the crash!! Its a little sublingual tab that tastes like berry and dissolves in about 30 seconds. You can get a bottle a walmart for bout 3 bucks, so its alot cheaper then all those drinks too.

[Adam Schneider]

"Energy" drinks are mostly just caffeine delivery systems. You'll get the same jolt from coffee.

That said, I sometimes buy the Rockstar "Juiced" drinks, because I don't like coffee, and that 50%-juice formula isn't half bad.

[A.Mutt]

If you want a quality boost try GU Energy products. I've used their
energy gel before when I did long distance cycling. That stuff kicked
in hard and gave me enough of a boost that even after riding 105 mi
the previous day and already 90 mi that day I exploded with enough
energy to double my pace til the end and pass people that had passed
me long before. I was genuinely impressed with the feeling of being
refreshed and I don't recall any kind of crash.

http://www.guenergy.com/products/gu-energy-gel/ingredients-benefits
I've only ever seen it in cycling shops.

[discflinger]

You gotta watch out for those energy drinks. A couple years ago I slammed 4 Red Bulls after a heavy night of drinking and went to class. Right in the middle of lecture I suffered some sort of seizure and put it off to the severe amount of caffeine I had consumed. It wasn't convulsing on the floor type ****, but I couldn't hold my head up and got really dizzy. I still drink a Rockstar or 2, but never again will I drink RB like I used to. Back to the matter at hand, yes, I find it helps having one between rounds.

[Neophyte]

I never really saw DG as a sport that would include performance enhancers. I do bring along a Vitamin Water to quench my thirst on hot days though.

[ShaZaun]

Monster..... unleash the beast.....

[JackAce]

I am an energy drink junkie myself. The NOS drinks are pretty good, and the monster coffees are not half bad. Too bad they banned ephedra. :)

[treethacker]

With high blood pressure an energy drink is probably the last thing I need!:rolleyes:

[NatiBuckeye]

2 cans of Joose and I'm good to go.


Thats awesome

[DannyM]

I'm not sure if it was just mental, or I had an "on" round, but last weekend I played a 1 day 2-round tourney. Because it was a 2 hour drive, I had to get up at 5am. After lunch I usually start losing energy <about 3pm or so>, so I decided to get one of the 5 hour energy to try and help me keep my energy up. I shot one of my best rounds the 2nd round ever on the course <even par 54>, and wound up in first place after being behind 2 strokes after the first round. I'm now going to make it part of my routine right after lunch between rounds to take 1 of these, well at least during the further away tourneys, the ones that are local I usually don't have to get up very early.

[innova]

I would suggest drinking water. Your stomach will thank you years from now.

[magictenor1]

I don't do energy drinks. some are quite bad for you and I have never seen the need for them. I rarely even dring anything with caffeine in it.

[innova]

I am not a dietician but I would have to agree from a layman perspective that they can't be too awful good for you.

My guess is pro atheletes in other sports don't do sports drinks either.

Well, maybe snowboarding or something... sure, I can see that. :^p

[Fore]

The energy shots I use have zero sugar and are packed with B vitamins. I drink one before I head to the course then drink water while I'm playing.

[JR Stengele]

5 hour energy works well and like FORE said, no sugars which is a HUGE plus when it comes to crashing out and health.

[noodlearm-discjunkie]

If you want a quality boost try GU Energy products. I've used their
energy gel before when I did long distance cycling. That stuff kicked
in hard and gave me enough of a boost that even after riding 105 mi
the previous day and already 90 mi that day I exploded with enough
energy to double my pace til the end and pass people that had passed
me long before. I was genuinely impressed with the feeling of being
refreshed and I don't recall any kind of crash.

http://www.guenergy.com/products/gu-energy-gel/ingredients-benefits
I've only ever seen it in cycling shops.

good stuff I get it from Academy

[radsnowsurfer]

I'm a procrastinating, sleep-deprived college student and I swear by Viso energy, I believe they sell them at 7-11, clocking in at 300mg of caffeine that's around 3 full cups of coffee, twice as much as Rockstar and 3 and a half times more than a Red Bull. They also have a full multi-vitamin, and they're non-carbonated so they're easier do get down in the early mornings. They have two sugar free energy varieties, but they also have 4 or 5 that are non-caffeinated so make sure to get the ones marked "energy"

Oh, and much of the Red Bull craze is media-induced placebo, they have the exact same amount of caffeine as an average cup of coffee ~80mg.

[HolySchnell]

Caffeine doesn't really do much for me which is why I love Red Bull. It's not the caffeine that the energy comes from but all the other ingredients/vitamins

[Adam Schneider]

It's not the caffeine that the energy comes from but all the other ingredients/vitamins
There's that media-induced placebo effect that radsnowsurfer mentioned. :)

[HolySchnell]

There's that media-induced placebo effect that radsnowsurfer mentioned. :)

Well then I want my wings, dammit!

But 5 hour energy also only has about 80mg of caffeine and sure does the trick. But I get a bad crash from it...

[DannyM]

I would suggest drinking water. Your stomach will thank you years from now.

definately agree...that's why I always just carry water in my bag, I'll keep a powerade in my cooler for after the round to "re-hydrate". Also why I tried the "5 hour energy" vs. energy drinks.

[ERicJ]

I'll usually down an 8 oz can of Sugar Free Red Bull prior to a tournament round.

[lko102]

Nothing but water and the occasional sports drink for me. Especially if it is hot outside, anything sweet ends up making me thirstier. I have tried a few of the various energy drinks over the years, but I didn't like the taste of any of them.

[zenbot]

Liquid Schwartz

[80playedin10states]

ok yogurt...i mean zenbot

[zenbot]

Yogurt. I hate Yogurt. Even with strawberries.