Egos and Golf why do they clash!

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There have been a couple of good threads on here ercently regarding the Average Golfer and the 7800 yard Torrey Pines and what does it mean to course design etc.

Well last night I came across what can only be described as the Ego of the flash golfer! Which really annoyed me so I wanted to share my frustrations with my fellow posters and as have you eperienced this and would you have behaved the same as I did....

I decided to try out a driving range not to far from my office, it was a well laid out place and balls were not what I would call well priced though but wasn't to worried about that.

It was relatively busy 40bays but only 5 were available so I took myself off to the quite spot which happened to be a few bays down from the teaching area (now in my ignorance when at the range I pay no attention to who is around me and focus purely on myself and what i am there for).

After about 15mins hitting a few warm up wedges and few little knocked down 9irons, I decided to get to work on what I was there for and work on moving the ball with the driver ready for a winter knockout i'm playing this weekend at a course where shaping the ball makes life easier, I had hit no more than half a dozen shots when an Oik appeared from seemingl out of nowhere and i quote said to me "ere mate I see you can hit a ball, but i bet i can outdrive ya on every shot!" My retort well thats nice for you but i'm here to practice not measure c*ck sizes, and went back about my business

He preceded to tee it up in the bay next to me and everytime i Hit a ball in my own time and working on my drills he would fire one off straight after then turn and say to his mate behind him you see that told I could do him on everyshot!
This then led to a brief argument in which I told him in no uncertain terms he should have respect for other range users and that I was there not see how far I can hit it but work on my game and that his behaviour ws more suited to the stands of a league 1 match and not the driving range. His response to this is what shocked me the most and again I quote "look pal i'm a 4handicap assitant pro here and this fella watching me is someone having lessons with me so I think I know how to behave it ain't my fault I can hit it further than ya and that I'm better is it!"

That really annoyed me this chav was not someone who turned up giving it large no he was worse he was someone who should know the etiquette and respect it and set an example for his pupil! With this in mind i'd had enough and said right ok 5 shots whoever is longest 3 times out of five loses and pays up a tenner to the loser! He grinned like a chesire cat accepted my wager and I out hit him 5 times out of 5, only then did I tell him of my handicap which is lower than his and picked up mubs left the half bucket of balls i had left and complained this morning in person to his head pro and club secretary on my drive into work. They assure me they will respond later today!

What would you have done, I was close to making him eat my driver! and I wont be going back there again!

Mac, you almost have to call him out now...

I do remember not believing any of his stories. 'They call me Maverick because I look like a bigger, more handsome Tom Cruise' 

He must be a very lonely sad person - to be pitied!

theres another alias on here at the moment that i have my suspicions could be the third coming...

Speaking of Ego's. I have just noticed on the BBC news site (Scotland) A call from MP's for larger maniquines. Surley not Lord Salmond and Lady Sturgeon

hend085 wrote:theres another alias on here at the moment that i have my suspicions could be the third coming...

do tell...

incontinentia wrote:

hend085 wrote:theres another alias on here at the moment that i have my suspicions could be the third coming...

do tell...

I think Hend might have some numbers to back that up...

 

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:

incontinentia wrote:

hend085 wrote:theres another alias on here at the moment that i have my suspicions could be the third coming...

do tell...

I think Hend might have some numbers to back that up...

Any snow in them thar hills Grumpy?

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:

incontinentia wrote:

hend085 wrote:theres another alias on here at the moment that i have my suspicions could be the third coming...

do tell...

I think Hend might have some numbers to back that up...

can we at least have a little hint?

Had some flurries and the faintest of dustings this morning. Course is slated to remain open through Thanksgiving weekend, fingers crossed the snow stays away until then. How are you faring Kwini?

Same here Grumpy, though most courses closed now due to severe frosts etc. Which means we're looking forward to April!


You and hend0 are being way too cryptic today! Tho I might just have the faintest idea of what you're talking about . . . . .

We've been relatively lucky only having a couple of frost delays and they weren't that long either.

I don't think I could give another clue without it being very obvious.

so you're saying this person's username is comprised of numbers??

Maybe. Maybe not....

I wonder if Faderick derives some kind of perverse pleasure from us still talking about this.

But not the number two?

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:Maybe. Maybe not....

I wonder if Faderick derives some kind of perverse pleasure from us still talking about this.

I hope it encourages him to return to the forum.  After all I don't think he was banished in any official capacity.  I say give the guy a clean slate and see what the real faderick has to offer.  The one stipulation of his return that he does actually have to use the username "faderick".

navyblueshorts wrote: Mac, you almost have to call him out now...

It's not for me to interfere a forum I have no interest in.  Unless of course GM would withdraw his prize for the rant post and give it me.

Does anyone from 606V2 also post on the GM forum?

when I went on to the GM forum to look up Faderick I noticed that Drive4show was a regular poster there.

Yeah, I think he pretty much went from 606v2 to GM when the split happened although he might have already been on GM at that time.

I dabbled in the GM forum for a bit but found it to be very cliquey with lots of thread repetition. It also has a very different look and feel which, in my opinion, made it awkward to use and navigate.

incontinentia wrote:so you're saying this person's username is comprised of numbers??

Oh
I was really hoping it was me. I'd love to be that good at everything and have that much money.......

and women MPB, dont forget the women

hend085 wrote:and women MPB, dont forget the women

or Adam Scott for some..

and the women!
Especially the women!

I wasn't here for Maverick, I started a couple of weeks after he left (???) but from your descriptions he was kind of like the Fonz, is that correct?

According to himself he was a top gun in the Gulf War with mutiple kills. Furthermore he described himself as a tall handsome version of Tom Cruise. Hence the alias.

Personally I'd be happy to see the return of Fader as I think he was in all likelyhood a fairer representation of the person behind the keyboard. It'd be ok with me if he made the occasional alter-ego re-appearance as Mav too - for those moments he just couldn't help himself. Either way, it's sad we lost such a prolific poster who was, despite it all, still quite a good laugh.

SmithersJones wrote:But not the number two?

Definitely not this two!

hend085 wrote: 

1GrumpyGolfer wrote:

incontinentia wrote:

hend085 wrote:theres another alias on here at the moment that i have my suspicions could be the third coming...

do tell...

I think Hend might have some numbers to back that up...

Oh right, the third coming! You you reckon it might be one poster or maybe another three?

pedro wrote:According to himself he was a top gun in the Gulf War with mutiple kills.

The legend multiplies with age. Braggard and fraud he may have been but I don't remember him ever saying that. He claimed to be ex-force but never a fighter pilot. Don't let the hype overcome his inflated reality

You might be onto something there ray!

Davie wrote:

pedro wrote:According to himself he was a top gun in the Gulf War with mutiple kills.

The legend multiplies with age. Braggard and fraud he may have been but I don't remember him ever saying that. He claimed to be ex-force but never a fighter pilot. Don't let the hype overcome his inflated reality

I'm quite sure he claimed to be a fighter pilot. Could be wrong about the Gulf and the kills though.
Btw: Imagine if he claimed to have turned water into wine and we came back to this forum 2000 years from now.?.

hend085 wrote:You might be onto something there ray!

hend - the mods could check by looking at IP address, or something like that (I'm not very techie). Definitely a strong stench of bull with every post, and yes probably another fantasist with multiple life stoies - but somehow I don't think it is Mav 3.0. The board is big enough for more than one Walter Mitty!

Fader was a top poster. What Mac did didn't really help this board at all. He clearly decided on a new more honest persona , and yet he got haunted for when he was less mature. Mac just wanted to play Sherlock. He should have just left it be

barragan wrote:Personally I'd be happy to see the return of Fader as I think he was in all likelyhood a fairer representation of the person behind the keyboard. It'd be ok with me if he made the occasional alter-ego re-appearance as Mav too - for those moments he just couldn't help himself. Either way, it's sad we lost such a prolific poster who was, despite it all, still quite a good laugh.

Unless you believe the story of "The Slaying of the Driving Range Bully" it looks like Fader is capable of plenty of tall tales just on a different site Barragan.

I can remember Fader telling a story about pulling some "hot chick" during his lunch break when she sat down opposite him on a park bench so he was equally full of bull on this site actually.

Mysti, Mac (and I) rumbled Fader almost immediately but agreed we'd say nothing and just have some fun needling him. Unfortunately due to the number of people that were questioning Mac's judgement over the following weeks he weakened and revealed his "proof".

Hibbz to your credit you told mac repeatedly not to tell others.

I remember

The problem was at the time Mac started being all funny with me as well as If i was someone else... I never have been and never will be.

So yes he may have been right in that instance- but what good did it do and he is also great at getting it wrong

However that hot chick was just a girl he chatted to!!

Now at the time i didn't know weather to believe him, but in the face of some one like mac hounding him as if he couldn't possibly have the ability to communicate with a girl. Off course I am going to stick up for him.. What is the big deal and rarity of that situation?

mystiroakey wrote:The problem was at the time Mac started being all funny with me as well as If i was someone else... I never have been and never will be.

So yes he may have been right in that instance- but what good did it do and he is also great at getting it wrong

Always reminds me of the Gazza quote "I never make predictions and I never will."

I think it's just your writing style and your bent towards hyperbole that made him suspicious mate.

You were also suspicious- you two are a like a couple of gossip queens

mystiroakey wrote:However that hot chick was just a girl he chatted to!!

Now at the time i didn't know weather to believe him, but in the face of some one like mac hounding him as if he couldn't possibly have the ability to communicate with a girl. Off course I am going to stick up for him.. What is the big deal and rarity of that situation?

I'm pretty sure he claimed he was off out on a date with her and the whole story smelt sh!tty even without the Maverick back story. How exactly do you sit opposite someone on a park bench for example? One of the joys of a forum is being able to out a bullsh!tter.

mystiroakey wrote:However that hot chick was just a girl he chatted to!!

Now at the time i didn't know weather to believe him, but in the face of some one like mac hounding him as if he couldn't possibly have the ability to communicate with a girl. Off course I am going to stick up for him.. What is the big deal and rarity of that situation?

I have to question Mac's claim to a girlfriend too I'm afraid.

Dear sweet Mac, an enigma wrapped up in a riddle.

If that floats you boat fine.

But I know you get it wrong just as much as you get it right!

At least you knew when to draw the line anyway!

Sadly I have this feeling that what Mac did will go to his grave- He took/takes way to much credit for it.

super_realist wrote:

mystiroakey wrote:However that hot chick was just a girl he chatted to!!

Now at the time i didn't know weather to believe him, but in the face of some one like mac hounding him as if he couldn't possibly have the ability to communicate with a girl. Off course I am going to stick up for him.. What is the big deal and rarity of that situation?

I have to question Mac's claim to a girlfriend too I'm afraid.

SR I know its really hard for you to work out but the lowest of the low can get girlfriends. You probably have insanely high standards!

mystiroakey wrote:If that floats you boat fine.

But I know you get it wrong just as much as you get it right!

At least you knew when to draw the line anyway!

Sadly I have this feeling that what Mac did will go to his grave- He took/takes way to much credit for it.

Ha ha possibly Mysti, though if that's the worst thing Mac takes to his grave he's led a pretty virtuous life.

Hibbz wrote:

mystiroakey wrote:If that floats you boat fine.

But I know you get it wrong just as much as you get it right!

At least you knew when to draw the line anyway!

Sadly I have this feeling that what Mac did will go to his grave- He took/takes way to much credit for it.

Ha ha possibly Mysti, though if that's the worst thing Mac takes to his grave he's led a pretty virtuous life.

It's what he would given the chance as he admitted rather than what he's done that is a bit concerning, noshing off Nine Chins and taking a ham shank off Adam Scott.

What you talking about SR.

Has Mac come out?

(nothing wrong with that btw)

Certain things he said he'd be happy to do.

Saying something like that sounds like a joke tbh.

Any self respecting Gay or Bi wouldn't go near Woods with yours.

mavericks yearly stats were his greatest moment,probably better than Luke donalds that year and when questioned on them he got the right hump blaming a couple of really bad holes each round,quite funny when you look back