So i'm at the driving range today...

[Timma]

And I get there and there's some guy on the patio outside of the restaurant with his kid trying to calm her down. The kid is screaming and throwing a fit and the dad is calmly telling her to calm down and be good. He then says something to her and she starts acting up again. This goes on for the whole time I am there. On and off this kid is screaming and yelling. Everyone hitting golf balls is getting annoyed. One guy walks by me and says "it's great when you have a kid screaming while you're trying to swing." I said yeah. So between shots I turn and I see the guy looking my way. I turn and start shaking my head. I also see everyone looking at this guy like wtf is wrong with you. I go to hit another shot and I hear "Hey buddy you got a problem?" In my head i'm thinking fuck you yeah I have a problem. I turn and look and say "excuse me? Yeah I have a problem. People are trying to concentrate here can you get your kid to shut up?" The guy then goes "Listen I have more problems than your golf problems."

Now I have a season pass to this place so I am there almost everyday and the people that work there know me. I have never caused problems ever, but this guys kid was annoying the shit out of everybody. It's really irritating when someone makes noise or talks during your swing. BBAdict knows what i'm talking about.

So we're yelling back and forth and he's telling me that i don't know what it's like that i don't have kids and all this other crap. I'm thinking ok who's fault is it that you have these problems? I tell him why don't you take her out to the parking lot or the car and be considerate of the people out here. So the guy then proceeds back in the restaurant and I go back to hitting balls. I turn around and I see this guy coming back out and walking around the fence over towards me. The attendant guy gets in front of him to stop him. He starts yelling to me saying I just want to tell this guy how he's wrong for saying something to me. I said "Sir (he was maybe 29) did I say anything to you? No. You started with me." He said "yeah I did" He then says well I don't see a ring on your finger, you don't know how it is. I'm like what does that have to do with this? Then he's like you're just a weekend warrior, blah blah blah. He didn't know a thing about me. I just stopped talking and the attendant said he would tell the restaurant people about the guy. I said thanks.

This guy had some issues. At one point he looked like he was going to lunge at me. Now would you lunge at someone that has a 3 iron in their hand? lol I doubt it. I mean if you can't hack it, don't start telling other people they don't know what it's like and shit. Leave it at home. And you shouldn't have gotten married.

That's my rant of the day.

[BBAddict]

I can't imagine hitting balls with a kid screaming--I'd ask for my money back. There's no way you could work on your game with that going on. People gotta realize that theres sacrifices you make when you have kids and maybe one of those is not being able to go sit on the patio with the kids.

Maybe part of the problem was that you were frustrated at your 3iron! I hate anything longer than a 4iron. I've given up my 3-iron and 5-wood for a Hogan hybrid club this season that I absolutely love--can't miss with it out of the rough or off the fairway. Have you tried those yet?

[Shibby]

lol, it reminds of a comic talking about if golf and tennis wants to be a sport, then they need to deal with screaming fans. :)

[hitmansb]

You were very level-headed in your dealings with that a-hole. I don't think I would have been nearly as reserved in my reaction to his comments.

[Primal Instinct]

Yeah. You handled the situation quite well, Timma.

[Shibby]

Oh yea, I do believe you handled yourself well though.

[Bouncer]

I think you made one mistake. "Can you get your kid to shutup". Its one thing to tell someone else to shutup but when its there daughter its a different story. I problly would have beat the piss out of you. :)

I think it would have been better to say something like this, "listen man, we pay good money to be here and we cant concentrate with your daughter crying like that, would you mind taking her somewhere else to calm down". Then I would have said, "but as far as you comming up to me asking if I have a problem like a tough guy, ya i have a problem with that, now you better get the fuck out of my face before i rip your fucking head off you fucking pussy". :)

[Timma]

I think you made one mistake. "Can you get your kid to shutup". Its one thing to tell someone else to shutup but when its there daughter its a different story. I problly would have beat the piss out of you. :)

I think it would have been better to say something like this, "listen man, we pay good money to be here and we cant concentrate with your daughter crying like that, would you mind taking her somewhere else to calm down". Then I would have said, "but as far as you comming up to me asking if I have a problem like a tough guy, ya i have a problem with that, now you better get the fuck out of my face before i rip your fucking head off you fucking pussy". :)

Damn it's a good thing you don't golf. I was actually hitting my 3 iron well.

Yeah it wasn't good to tell him to get his kid to shut up, but that was better than telling the kid directly like he said I did.

[Puddles]

Why was he there with his kid to begin with? Maybe there's a reason his wife and kid are like they are...fed up with dealing with his stupid ass.

[num1son]

could you have shanked one his direction then when he freaked you could have blamed the kids screaming for your lack of concentration...haha

K

[malibu barbie]

Maybe part of the problem was that you were frustrated at your 3iron! I hate anything longer than a 4iron. I've given up my 3-iron and 5-wood for a Hogan hybrid club this season that I absolutely love--can't miss with it out of the rough or off the fairway. Have you tried those yet?

I agree with you. I had to quit using a 3,4, or 5 iron. I use the hybrid irons. Straight and long in the fairway!


I too get very frustrated and give people with unruly children a glare or two. I usually try to move away from them when possible. I don't have children/ don't have plans for them either and my husband and I both get irritated by screaming kids!

[climbr13]

dont think i could have stayed nearly that calm if the guy started w/ u

[superflex1987]

I would have let him lunge at me then hit him in self defense.

[beefcake]

Should've told him to keep that shit at home, then you should've hit him in the baby maker with your nine so that you can prevent him any future problems. Seriously people who can't handle that shit shouldn't be out in public.

[bad14u]

I think you made one mistake. "Can you get your kid to shutup". Its one thing to tell someone else to shutup but when its there daughter its a different story. I problly would have beat the piss out of you. :)

I think it would have been better to say something like this, "listen man, we pay good money to be here and we cant concentrate with your daughter crying like that, would you mind taking her somewhere else to calm down". Then I would have said, "but as far as you comming up to me asking if I have a problem like a tough guy, ya i have a problem with that, now you better get the fuck out of my face before i rip your fucking head off you fucking pussy". :)

I have to agree with Bouncer on this one. I would have come unglued if someone had said something like that about my son. Why didn't someone from the club ask the man to take the child elsewhere or inside?