Rude, Annoying or fine?

[thinknic]

i think having the headphone wires would f#$% up my swing something fierce..
though, i have carried my ipod with a tiny portable speaker before and that was pretty nice. But then you have to be 'that guy'.

[cc0049]

Doesn't bother me unless they can't hear because the music is too loud and then they are just being inconsiderate. I've tried playing with the earphones and it is too distracting to me.

Originally Posted by thinknic

i think having the headphone wires would f#$% up my swing something fierce..
though, i have carried my ipod with a tiny portable speaker before and that was pretty nice. But then you have to be 'that guy'.

[zenbot]

Casual Round: Kinda lame.
Tournament: I wouldn't but I see the point.

[sidewinding]

Originally Posted by 33tango

[noob] You mean they request you to go mark your disc with a mini because it's distracting them? Not familiar with the "pull your disc" phraseology. [/noob]

There are some people who will not putt if there is a disc in the basket.

I had a guy do this in the first tourney I played in. I made a great 30' putt and he went up and marked his lie at about 10 feet. He looked around at me and said "I'm gonna have to ask you to pull that". After I pulled it he missed his 10' putt. Then he went up in embarrassment and suicide putted from 5' away and missed that one. Then he had to sneak into the bushes to "smoke" before the next hole. He then teed off, grip locking one 90 degrees left (he was a lefty) into the lake, and missing a mando at the same time.

It happened again in my last tourney. I had a 13 year old kid on my card who had never played in a tournament. He made a great putt and then stood quietly waiting for us to putt. I made mine while his disc was in the basket and then removed my disc, but the other guy said "I'm gonna have to ask you to pull that". The kid was like "excuse me?" Because he was not sure what the guy meant. I said "he wants you to remove your disc from the basket". The kid removed his disc and the a-hole missed a 12 footer. It was sweet.

[giles]

Originally Posted by sidewinding

There are some people who will not putt if there is a disc in the basket.

I had a guy do this in the first tourney I played in. I made a great 30' putt and he went up and marked his lie at about 10 feet. He looked around at me and said "I'm gonna have to ask you to pull that". After I pulled it he missed his 10' putt. Then he went up in embarrassment and suicide putted from 5' away and missed that one. Then he had to sneak into the bushes to "smoke" before the next hole. He then teed off, grip locking one 90 degrees left (he was a lefty) into the lake, and missing a mando at the same time.

It happened again in my last tourney. I had a 13 year old kid on my card who had never played in a tournament. He made a great putt and then stood quietly waiting for us to putt. I made mine while his disc was in the basket and then removed my disc, but the other guy said "I'm gonna have to ask you to pull that". The kid was like "excuse me?" Because he was not sure what the guy meant. I said "he wants you to remove your disc from the basket". The kid removed his disc and the a-hole missed a 12 footer. It was sweet.

How would you feel if you left your disc in the basket and someone missed a 10' putt because it bounced out off of your disc?

[runnaman]

Originally Posted by trifocal

I'd rather not see electronic devices in tourney play.

As far as casual play, taking your Walkman is isolating yourself from the foursome. Doesn't really matter what volume you have the thing set at...nobody really knows what you can or cannot hear. I understand that some guys really like their music, but you gotta choose if you are gonna play with your group or play with The Band. I cut these guys some slack in casual play....but they aren't really fun for me to play a round with.

That said....I did have a really fun round with a group pulling a cart with an AM/FM radio strapped to it and it was playing an oldies (60's) station. Whoever had the highest score on a hole had to pull the cart ( there was beer in there). It was neat having music on the tee.

I agree, as long as everyone in the group can agree on what music to listen to, having some portable speakers is a great idea. But isolating yourself from the group with headphones would say to me, "I really don't want to waste my time talking to you and just playing a round with you is such a hassle for me."

So yeah, I would say it's rude.

[sidewinding]

Originally Posted by giles

How would you feel if you left your disc in the basket and someone missed a 10' putt because it bounced out off of your disc?

The odds of this happening have to be high. On the other hand the odds of missing after being an A-hole are aparently pretty low.

You're not "that guy" are you?

[giles]

Originally Posted by sidewinding

The odds of this happening have to be high. On the other hand the odds of missing after being an A-hole are aparently pretty low.

You're not "that guy" are you?

If it is flat in the bottom of the basket I'm not worried. On the flip I will allways pull my putter out. The odds of a bounce out are small, I've only seen it a few times in my 12 years of playing.
Something to think about, I played a tournament over the weekend and one stroke was worth $15 in merch/payout in advanced. In pro it would have been $70 between 3rd & 4th.

Pulling you putter goes right along with keeping behind someone and being quiet when they are throwing. It is just professional and what is the norm/expected of you.

[nygfaninva]

Originally Posted by giles

If it is flat in the bottom of the basket I'm not worried. On the flip I will allways pull my putter out. The odds of a bounce out are small, I've only seen it a few times in my 12 years of playing.
Something to think about, I played a tournament over the weekend and one stroke was worth $15 in merch/payout in advanced. In pro it would have been $70 between 3rd & 4th.

Pulling you putter goes right along with keeping behind someone and being quiet when they are throwing. It is just professional and what is the norm/expected of you.

Really? Seems to me it would slow the whole round up if the guy waiting for me to pick my putter from the basket, waited and watched me walk past him to get it. Just putt. I understand the Tourny aspect, if money was involved, and I guess that is the way the question was phrased, but come on, just putt. If it bounces out because of another putter, it may have bounced out regardless. Just my opinion. Waiting while someone walks a distance to pull their putter seems a bit arrogant and stuffy. I thought DGers were laid back.

[zenbot]

People have preferences. It may be part of their pre-putt to focus on the basket. I have no problem pulling if someone asks.

I DO, however, have a problem when people assume that their disc is close enough for a gimmie and walk to the next teepad. Ask first. 15 feet in the wind is no gimmie.