Dress for this century
decent guy wire , grandfather . Too bad about his warmness for gray tweed . That ’s what the dress code call for in his dingy era . But you do n’t have to stick to fuddy - duddy fashions . Today ’s golf game clothing lines are hip and sleek , and they do in a kaleidoscopic range of colors . sure as shooting , some youngster overdo it . But it ’s better to look like an burst in a paint manufactory than it is to cut the profile of a tousled formal of wool .
Take advantage of technology
The honest-to-god guard like to talk about “ adapt equipment , ” mean club and balls O.K. for tournament play . But this is a surd biz , and you do n’t dally it for a living , so take advantage of today ’s tricked out engineering , like forgive drivers with “ non - conforming ” human face and redundant - resilient balls that fly impossibly far and neat . No , they ’re not allowed in prescribed competitions . But you could worry about that when you sour pro .
Don’t forget the tunes
muteness is golden . Correction . WAS golden . How times have changed . Though “ quiet on the tee ” remains a fairish rule , there ’s no motivation to deal the course like a subroutine library , tip - toeing about in a reverent still . Do n’t be unsure . poppycock a Bluetooth - enable speaker in your bag and pump out tune as you go about your round . you could reverse the book down when your buddy ’s putting . Or if you ’ve experience a geezer in your group .
Keep a move on
Life used to move at a leisurely pace , allow for ponderous pre - changeable bit and painstaking consultation with your tea caddy . At least , that ’s how Lord Grantham play . But that was then , and this is n’t Downtown Abbey . Chop , chop . Time ’s a wastin ’ . burst out your laser range - finder . Get a quick bore of your distance . tally it . Find it . Do it again .
Back in the erstwhile days , there were no cell phones . There also was n’t any penicillin , so let ’s not get all weepy about the mode thing were . Progress has been made . And golf game has adapted . Yes , a set of private clubs ban cellphone headphone altogether . But those snot-nosed places are n’t for you . No pauperization to be phone - phobic . you may bring one . Just set it on vibrate , and only utilise it if it ’s pressing , not for idle chit schmooze , especially not if you ’re hold up play .
Get some wheels
Mark Twain squall golf game “ a good walking impair . ” But he populate in a benighted age , when walk the course was the only pick . Our more enlightened era has give rise to super - cool alternative mode of transport , and we do n’t think of the golf game pushcart . We mean the GolfBoard , a wheeled snowboard , of variety , that wreak on eatage . It ’s comfortable to maneuver , and , more important , it ’s a lot of fun . On the slender chance you pass over out , just think of it as a good ride spoiled .
Drop the macho shtick
Ever hear the one about the guy who ’s wreak golf with his three buddies when … yeah , you believably have . But that sexist laugh is tired , and so is the thoroughly - old boy backslapping , relic from an epoch when golf was say to stand for “ Gentlemen Only , Ladies Forbidden . ” Get with it , fellas . If you like things single - sex , link a male child ’s consort . Today ’s crowd plays in mixed company .
Liana Cervantes/Thrillist
Liana Cervantes/Thrillist
Liana Cervantes/Thrillist
Liana Cervantes/Thrillist
