Rituals and Superstitions

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By Steve W

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  1. Steve W

    Steve W
    Tooting, London

    Inspired by someone asking this elsewhere, I thought it would be interesting to see what idiosyncrasies we all have... I think mine are relatively straightforward - I have to start a round with 3 short and 3 long tees (white, wooden). The only other items in my pocket are my ball marker and Scotty pitchmark tool. I never use a ball numbered 4 in a proper game. They are for practice only. Oh and always left shoe on first... I’m sure there are more!

  2. NMortimer

    NMortimer
    Hertfordshire, UK

    I always top my first drive, has become my ritual now !!!
  3. JT TITLEISTUSER

    JT TITLEISTUSER
    Wirral

    Steve,
    I'm not at all superstitious....
    1xPink, 1xRed, 1xGreen castle tees in right hand pocket along with Scotty p/m tool, Titleist poker chip ball marker + "Lucky" Red collapsing pen.
    7xEach colour tee + spare Scotty poker chip marker in bag.
    TourSoft (number 1) + Spare ball (number3) in left hand pocket.
    No, not superstitious at all...
    JT
  4. Stuart M

    Stuart M
    Dundee

    TITLEISTUSER said:

    Steve,
    I'm not at all superstitious....
    1xPink, 1xRed, 1xGreen castle tees in right hand pocket along with Scotty p/m tool, Titleist poker chip ball marker + "Lucky" Red collapsing pen.
    7xEach colour tee + spare Scotty poker chip marker in bag.
    TourSoft (number 1) + Spare ball (number3) in left hand pocket.
    No, not superstitious at all...
    JT

    That has alarm bells ringing for me, anyone who carries a second ball in their pocket while playing needs watching IMO, sorry.
  5. JT TITLEISTUSER

    JT TITLEISTUSER
    Wirral

    Stuart,
    My dear old thing, that's extremely harsh... And I couldn't possibly live with a hole in only ONE pocket!
    With the introduction of yellow Pro V1's, I could now have different colours...
    There, now you've done it, a new superstition is born.
    JT
  6. Stuart M

    Stuart M
    Dundee

    TITLEISTUSER said:

    Stuart,
    My dear old thing, that's extremely harsh... And I couldn't possibly live with a hole in only ONE pocket!
    With the introduction of yellow Pro V1's, I could now have different colours...
    There, now you've done it, a new superstition is born.
    JT

    I just can't fathom why anyone would carry a second ball in their pocket while playing ? Surely you must see it would bring suspicion upon you ?
  7. MattH

    MattH
    Peterborough, England

    I keep four 10p’s in my right pocket for ball markers, all my other coins go in my bag. My tees go in my right pocket too. My back right pocket is for a pencil and my score card, my back left is for my glove. My ball goes in my left pocket.

    I’m not sure I would call it superstition, just a routine that works for me so that I know exactly where my things are when I need them without thinking about it. I do the same with my work equipment too.
  8. Stuart M

    Stuart M
    Dundee

    Only use white wooden tees.
    Never see any writing on the ball when teeing off.
    Have had the same ball marker since 1986.
    Have two active gloves in the bag, one for competition and one for bounce games.
    Have two active ball pockets in play, used balls for bounce games, new ball for competition games.
  9. Deno

    Deno
    New Jersey

    Military
    3 natural wood tees in pocket. 1969 quarter ball marker. PGA divot tool

    Also like Steve W....left shoe always first on, first tied.
  10. Ricky F

    Ricky F
    Inverness

    I've a few funny ones.

    Only wear a white hat in competition (it also has to be white under the peak not black)
    Never hit driver off the first in competition (just get it into play)
    Change balls between hole if I miss an easy putt (it's one less thing to blame next time)

    These things are all totally in my head and have no actual effect on my game, but it's just the way I go about things.
  11. AntD

    AntD
    Hampshire, UK

    The only one I do follow is never use the ball washer to clean the ball after a birdie on the last hole. I did this once and the next tee shot went OB

    Every other ritual I've started has fallen foul of a result so I've promised never to stick to anything that's not game related. Plus I'd never remember as I get too focused on getting ready for the first tee, so I often forget to switch on the GPS.



  12. Robert

    Robert
    Scotland

    I do have a few things in my bag that I need to know are there that I think bring me luck.
  13. Steve W

    Steve W
    Tooting, London

    Let us know what these mysterious items are then Robert...
  14. El bandito

    El bandito
    Fife Bonny Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    1 x New Titleist pro v one ball with my number, markings and team Titleist logo.
    1 x Titleist Scotty pitch repairer,
    1 x Titleist ball marker,
    5 x zero friction tees,
    3 x small red castle tees,
    1 pencil lol

    Bring it on!!
    Play well all!!
    Team Titleist for the win!!
  15. Cass

    Cass

    Golf tees, ball marker, SC pitcher repair and club cleaner in right hand pocket, only ritual I have is that I pray for a good shot (this only works sometimes).

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