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Do you ball retriever?

Do you carry a ball retriever?

  • Yes

    Votes: 16 13.4%

  • No

    Votes: 90 75.6%

  • Sometimes

    Votes: 13 10.9%
  • Total voters
    119
I used to, but I have long since abandoned that and now it's just a long poking device for around the house LOL
 
RealPretendPsychic said:
I mean I probably only use it one in three rounds if that frequently, but let me introduce you to one back nine that made me thankful I carry such a device 😆
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I take it that those "w"'s are not for winning?
 
I find plenty of balls that I nab from range buckets that I would never need to carry a ball retriever in addition to the 5 dozen or so I buy every couple of months.
 
Muchmore18 said:
So what I’m learning is that if I put some in the water in Chicago, I need to hope I’m in your group @RealPretendPsychic
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I mean yes I will retrieve your ball, but yes you will hear about it. There’s no such thing as a free lunch after all :LOL:
dAS0 said:
I take it that those "w"'s are not for winning?
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I still have nightmares about that back nine!
 
Heck yes - paid for itself within a round or two I'm sure!
 
Yeah, it's called a 5i.

But I don't bother looking much past the grass, that's why I play affordable balls, shrug off and play on!
 
Yes, I own one and not ashamed to admit it. If I see my ball or a playing partner's ball easily reachable, I will get it. If my group has fallen behind...no, leave the ball(s) and move on. If I am waiting and have a moment, then I retrieve the ball.
Recently, I hit a shot that went into some thick underbrush. I saw what appeared to be my marking on the ball so I retrieved it. Yes it was mine. While pulling it out, I could see probably over a dozen balls very near mine. When I left, all those other balls were still there. It was a day when it was cart path only, swampy and we had a guy who was super slow playing with us. So no time to deal with other balls.
 
Not my thing, and I let out a sigh whenever somebody I’m playing with pulls one out of the bag.
 
I used to a few years ago, but now I use it knock down wasp nests after I've sprayed them.
 
Not at the moment, my friends usually carry one.

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I have one but no longer carry it. I do a lot of ball hawking, however. I can easily find a dozen balls - many of them pro v’s - while walking 18 and still be slowed down by those in carts not looking for them.
 
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Yeah I've got one and bust out out every few rounds.

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Yes. All the answers here seem to talk about water … I don’t know about the US, but many courses in the UK have thick bushes and hedges, sometimes brambles, where a retriever is needed to recover a ball.
 
Turtlerancher said:
If I ever become "That Guy" ball fishing someone please push me and my clubs in the water! 😎
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Or the sands of Vegas amiright? Although rattlesnakes might be a decent reason to use one too.
 
DataDude said:
Or the sands of Vegas amiright? Although rattlesnakes might be a decent reason to use one too.
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We will leave the rattlers for Paradise to find, we'll keep ours in the fairways! 😎
 
If I put one of those in my bag the golf clubs would be insulted. "Like you don't trust us or somethin'?"
 
DataDude said:
Or the sands of Vegas amiright? Although rattlesnakes might be a decent reason to use one too.
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I've seen scary photos about why you never leave the fairway to look for your ball in Arizona.
 
RecGolfer said:
If I put one of those in my bag the golf clubs would be insulted. "Like you don't trust us or somethin'?"
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That’s an easy fix, you just need to have a heart to heart with them:
 
I am already frustrated because I hit a ball in the water... I don't need to add more frustration trying to find said ball and throwing back the countless others that I find in deplorable condition.
 
RecGolfer said:
I've seen scary photos about why you never leave the fairway to look for your ball in Arizona.
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Snakes, spiders, scorpions.....

 
A great use for it is to donate balls to your local First Tee organization or high school program. Played with a guy who said he’d donated over 1000 balls.
 
I hope everyone was good this year. The holidays are right around the corner and I expect many of us asked for the newest golf ball retriever that goes even further and offers maximum forgiveness.
 
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