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[QUOTE=lorenzoinoc]It comes from the need to feel greater than the majority of people resulting from actually feeling lesser than the majority of people.[/QUOTE]
So, you guys aren't talking about playing a fun match against one of your buddies and ripping him to shreds verbally, are you? I mean, as long as it's back and forth banter and put downs? Is that still OK on the course? I mean, you're both laughing ripping on each other for great shots, bad shots, and mediocre shots. What's the GR verdict on this situation?
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[QUOTE=collegegolfer]So, you guys aren't talking about playing a fun match against one of your buddies and ripping him to shreds verbally, are you? I mean, as long as it's back and forth banter and put downs? Is that still OK on the course? I mean, you're both laughing ripping on each other for great shots, bad shots, and mediocre shots. What's the GR verdict on this situation?[/QUOTE]
Yes, needling is game in a casual round with people you know or friends of friends.
I think this is reference to true competitions where you are paired with somebody in an event. Ones where you don't have control over who you are playing with or necessarily care to see outside of the match.
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[QUOTE=poe4soul]Yes, needling is game in a casual round with people you know or friends of friends.
I think this is reference to true competitions where you are paired with somebody in an event. Ones where you don't have control over who you are playing with or necessarily care to see outside of the match.[/QUOTE]
That's great to hear! I never want to do something the people of GR find appalling :D In a true match outside of my home course (since I know many of the guys and we joke around all the time no matter if it's a casual round or a club tournament) I would not fist pump and act like I was a king. People would see that and you'd be known as a poor sport, IMO. And, what's worse, is people would be gunning for you and absolutely tear you apart just for the sake of you acting like a spoiled brat.
Just my $0.02.
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[QUOTE=collegegolfer]That's great to hear! I never want to do something the people of GR find appalling :D In a true match outside of my home course (since I know many of the guys and we joke around all the time no matter if it's a casual round or a club tournament) I would not fist pump and act like I was a king. People would see that and you'd be known as a poor sport, IMO. And, what's worse, is people would be gunning for you and absolutely tear you apart just for the sake of you acting like a spoiled brat.
Just my $0.02.[/QUOTE]
If it's really give and take, it has to do with friendship not insecurity/superiority. In today's world I'd question whether someone's your friend if there isn't a fair amount of s.hit going back and forth.
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[QUOTE=lorenzoinoc]If it's really give and take, it has to do with friendship not insecurity/superiority. In today's world I'd question whether someone's your friend if there isn't a fair amount of s.hit going back and forth.[/QUOTE]
There is almost non stop needling for 18 holes when I play with friends at my home club. I'd be worried if there wasn't flaming going on. If I make birdie to win a skin I usually do a whooping and hollering victory lap of the green then the fist pump right in my opponents face telling them to "get that into ya" in a friendly game, but wouldn't do it in an inter club pennants match.
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[QUOTE=lorenzoinoc]If it's really give and take, it has to do with friendship not insecurity/superiority. In today's world I'd question whether someone's your friend if there isn't a fair amount of s.hit going back and forth.[/QUOTE]
It's an old adage here in Oklahoma: "If I don't like you, I will not tease you."
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Never a truer word: if you're not comfortable enough with someone that you can't direct the most henious insult at them without fear of toys being thrown from their pram, then he or she was never truly a friend.
The acid test amongst my chums is if you haven't been called a c@&t then you haven't yet been properly initiated.
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It's all up to you how you want to act and the club membership if they want to allow it. Personally I still like it as a gentleman's game and don't like the in-your-face celebratory types as I find it not only rude and unsportsmanlike, but against the nature of the game itself.
Making excuses about not wanting to be like everyone else makes you feel like it gives you license to celebrate too much and too loud. Like you're entitled. What you forget is that everyone else who plays also has certain rights and if you don't respect theirs why should they respect yours. So there is a line drawn on good taste and when you cross over it you are inviting a response you won't like.
Being unlike anyone else can take many forms. Some acceptable, some not so much. I prefer to let my score show the difference as everything else is just fluff and no substance. Good luck.
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[QUOTE=collegegolfer]So, you guys aren't talking about playing a fun match against one of your buddies and ripping him to shreds verbally, are you? I mean, as long as it's back and forth banter and put downs? Is that still OK on the course? I mean, you're both laughing ripping on each other for great shots, bad shots, and mediocre shots. What's the GR verdict on this situation?[/QUOTE]
Full heckle golf with your friends is a MUST!! In a competitive match, though, talking crap and getting all in the face of those you are competing against is nothing but childish. Making excuses for it is even more childish and I guess Bengkuk is a child.
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