All you golfers out there I beg you please don't be like the tool I was hitting next to last night. Or should I say, hitting next to his 4 and 3 year olds (complete guess). It was so bad it actually threw off some of my focus. I don't think that my sub-par session performance and his **** were coincidental.
I know there are other threads on here about this, but I've never seen it that ridiculously bad, and not for that young of a child. The girl was older and left more to her own devices it seemed when I got there. The boy was the young'un. His dad's whiny/disappointment style of coaching pissed me off. "No you're in the wrong spot," "get to the finish," "stay balanced," "What are you doing," and worst of all, "Stop wasting my time." The boy even complained about his thirst and the dad kept brushing it off.
I would've chosen another bay, but the range was packed. The best part of my session was when the whiny dad went inside for more balls. I was more relaxed and actually having a good time. But I swear that dude was walking back, still 70 feet away when I started hearing him again...not so much yelling, but was more a very loud talk, to his son and daughter. Shortly after returning he went off to another section of the range with his daughter (seriously 100 feet behind me) to hit drives on grass. Every now and then his whine would pierce the air, asking his son who was still just in front of me, "Stop! What are you doing?" ......All the boy was doing was hitting a golf ball and then kicking one. Both balls went down the range. Sorry dad that he wasn't balanced or hitting with good tempo.
I was at the range for a large bucket's worth, and took ample breaks. When I left they were still hitting, and when I was leaving the putting green thereafter he was drilling short game with his son at the short game green.
Probably the worst I've ever felt for a kid being pushed by their parent. At 3ish years old, there is NOT a fine line between too much pushing and not enough. Maybe you were the one wasting the kids' time, *****.
On the other hand, I got a wry grin on my face when he turned and I saw that his orange/white Titelist cap was a sip one. ******bag. Never not going to the range without backup earphones from now on.
I know there are other threads on here about this, but I've never seen it that ridiculously bad, and not for that young of a child. The girl was older and left more to her own devices it seemed when I got there. The boy was the young'un. His dad's whiny/disappointment style of coaching pissed me off. "No you're in the wrong spot," "get to the finish," "stay balanced," "What are you doing," and worst of all, "Stop wasting my time." The boy even complained about his thirst and the dad kept brushing it off.
I would've chosen another bay, but the range was packed. The best part of my session was when the whiny dad went inside for more balls. I was more relaxed and actually having a good time. But I swear that dude was walking back, still 70 feet away when I started hearing him again...not so much yelling, but was more a very loud talk, to his son and daughter. Shortly after returning he went off to another section of the range with his daughter (seriously 100 feet behind me) to hit drives on grass. Every now and then his whine would pierce the air, asking his son who was still just in front of me, "Stop! What are you doing?" ......All the boy was doing was hitting a golf ball and then kicking one. Both balls went down the range. Sorry dad that he wasn't balanced or hitting with good tempo.
I was at the range for a large bucket's worth, and took ample breaks. When I left they were still hitting, and when I was leaving the putting green thereafter he was drilling short game with his son at the short game green.
Probably the worst I've ever felt for a kid being pushed by their parent. At 3ish years old, there is NOT a fine line between too much pushing and not enough. Maybe you were the one wasting the kids' time, *****.
On the other hand, I got a wry grin on my face when he turned and I saw that his orange/white Titelist cap was a sip one. ******bag. Never not going to the range without backup earphones from now on.