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Wow. I've heard someone say that phrase and I honestly thought they just kind of made it up. Interesting.Right, I totally understand what you are saying and totally agree with and appreciate "standards".
If I ask somebody what they squat, and my first reaction is to tell them that it doesn't count because it wasn't in competition with calibrated plates, then I am a big ole asshole.
For me, it's the intent on why you're asking the questions that matters. If somebody comes into the bar after the round and says that he just shot even par, or has been scratch all season, and you're first question is to ask what tees he's playing, just so you can put him in his place, seems kind of fragile.
If somebody says that they are absolutely crushing their new irons and you chime in with, "yeah that's because the lofts are jacked up." That's rather fragile.
I guess, I read something a while back, it was a facebook post from a political commentator, about "plonking on joy". The piece described it as doing something, either intentionally or unintentionally, to rapidly put down somebody's happiness. It's a sign of insecurity. I try to be better at not plonking on other's joy. So if somebody comes in and brags up their even par scores, so they're now scratch, from the forward tips or mentions how much further they're hitting their 21° 7i, I just let them have their happiness and tell them how awesome it is. I may be thinking something else in my head, but I keep that to myself. It's more fun to march in somebody else's parade than it is to rain on it.
But yeah, I'm with ya.