Are you aware of all people around when you hit?

Golfman1968 Professional Champion
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The article below prompted a question: Do you let maintenance people finish what they are doing before you hit or even let them know you are about to hit? Scroll down SANFORD, Florida (AP) A maintenance worker at a central Florida country club has been killed by a golfer's tee shot. Police say the Maintenance man was pulling weeds near a tree at the Mayfair Country Club in Sanford on Wednesday when he was struck in the temple about 30 yards away. The 42-year-old man was taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital. Police say he died Thursday after being removed from life support. Police say the shot was an accident and that the golfer will not face charges.
ParSeeker Legend
# 1 11/26/2010 12:23:07 PM
I absolutely get their attention and hopefully they are being diligent as well. I think too many don't take the possible outcome of getting hit very seriously.
HIGH_LANDER Legend
# 2 11/26/2010 12:26:23 PM
WOW! DEAD!..Maintenance people or Golfer's..i,let them finish or let em know,i'm hitting the golf ball and take cover.
cogolfer1 LowIndex
# 3 11/26/2010 3:34:40 PM
Earlier this year on the 1st hole, someone was in the middle of the fairway fixing a sprinkler head. I waited 5-10 minutes for him to move. But he never did. So a ranger came up and said "Dude go ahead and hit. He'll get up." Luckily the ranger had him move because my ball ended up right next to where he originally was. Nothing more I need to say.
gj24 Legend
# 4 11/26/2010 4:07:19 PM
I don't let anything bother me. You can yell in the middle of my backswing, it doesn't matter. Yelling, jumping around cars driving by, water in front of me. Once your focused, nothing bothers me. I play golf with a buddy of mine who lets everything bother him.
Robert Premeaux Jr. Professional Champion
# 5 11/26/2010 5:49:09 PM
If there is any chance of hitting somebody hard, I wait for them to get out the way. If they're 200-plus yards down the fairway, I wait to see if they see me then let them decide what they want to do: get out the way or take their chances.
foozlenut Legend
# 6 11/26/2010 7:40:52 PM
I never hit if someone is in my range
Robert Premeaux Jr. Professional Champion
# 7 11/26/2010 8:54:51 PM
I don't let anything bother me. You can yell in the middle of my backswing, it doesn't matter. Yelling, jumping around cars driving by, water in front of me. Once your focused, nothing bothers me. I play golf with a buddy of mine who lets everything bother him. Do you give lessons? I go back and forth over distractions. At times, nothing bothers me. But I have rounds where a cricket can jump four fairways over, and I have to back off. Drives me crazy when things drive me crazy. :) The worst a maintenance dude can do is STOP. If the mower is mowing in the background, that doesn't bother me. But when they stop or power down to let you hit, suddenly it catches my attention, and then it bothers me. Stupid on my part.
LukeTuzinski Professional Champion
# 8 11/27/2010 1:20:41 AM
I wait to make contact with the maintenance workers and I'll wait for them to move or give the ok to hit signal.
heartotexas Professional Champion
# 9 11/28/2010 1:11:08 PM
I don't let anything bother me. You can yell in the middle of my backswing, it doesn't matter. Yelling, jumping around cars driving by, water in front of me. Once your focused, nothing bothers me. I play golf with a buddy of mine who lets everything bother him. I must say most things like that do not bother me either. Except...when everyone is very quiet and not moving around, then suddenly decide to in my backswing, well yes it annoys me. Mowers, maintenance etc. no problem...they have probably seen worse golfers than me :) LOL.

Golfman1968

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The article below prompted a question: Do you let maintenance people finish what they are doing before you hit or even let them know you are about to hit? Scroll down

SANFORD, Florida (AP)
A maintenance worker at a central Florida country club has been killed by a golfer's tee shot.

Police say the Maintenance man was pulling weeds near a tree at the Mayfair Country Club in Sanford on Wednesday when he was struck in the temple about 30 yards away.

The 42-year-old man was taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital. Police say he died Thursday after being removed from life support.

Police say the shot was an accident and that the golfer will not face charges.

ParSeeker

Legend

# 1 11/26/2010 12:23:07 PM

I absolutely get their attention and hopefully they are being diligent as well. I think too many don't take the possible outcome of getting hit very seriously.

HIGH_LANDER

Legend

# 2 11/26/2010 12:26:23 PM

WOW! DEAD!..Maintenance people or Golfer's..i,let them finish or let em know,i'm hitting the golf ball and take cover.

cogolfer1

LowIndex

# 3 11/26/2010 3:34:40 PM

Earlier this year on the 1st hole, someone was in the middle of the fairway fixing a sprinkler head. I waited 5-10 minutes for him to move. But he never did. So a ranger came up and said "Dude go ahead and hit. He'll get up." Luckily the ranger had him move because my ball ended up right next to where he originally was. Nothing more I need to say.

gj24

Legend

# 4 11/26/2010 4:07:19 PM

I don't let anything bother me. You can yell in the middle of my backswing, it doesn't matter. Yelling, jumping around cars driving by, water in front of me. Once your focused, nothing bothers me. I play golf with a buddy of mine who lets everything bother him.

Robert Premeaux Jr.

Professional Champion

# 5 11/26/2010 5:49:09 PM

If there is any chance of hitting somebody hard, I wait for them to get out the way.

If they're 200-plus yards down the fairway, I wait to see if they see me then let them decide what they want to do: get out the way or take their chances.

foozlenut

Legend

# 6 11/26/2010 7:40:52 PM

I never hit if someone is in my range

Robert Premeaux Jr.

Professional Champion

# 7 11/26/2010 8:54:51 PM

I don't let anything bother me. You can yell in the middle of my backswing, it doesn't matter. Yelling, jumping around cars driving by, water in front of me. Once your focused, nothing bothers me. I play golf with a buddy of mine who lets everything bother him.

Do you give lessons?

I go back and forth over distractions. At times, nothing bothers me. But I have rounds where a cricket can jump four fairways over, and I have to back off. Drives me crazy when things drive me crazy. :)

The worst a maintenance dude can do is STOP. If the mower is mowing in the background, that doesn't bother me. But when they stop or power down to let you hit, suddenly it catches my attention, and then it bothers me. Stupid on my part.

LukeTuzinski

Professional Champion

# 8 11/27/2010 1:20:41 AM

I wait to make contact with the maintenance workers and I'll wait for them to move or give the ok to hit signal.

heartotexas

Professional Champion

# 9 11/28/2010 1:11:08 PM

I don't let anything bother me. You can yell in the middle of my backswing, it doesn't matter. Yelling, jumping around cars driving by, water in front of me. Once your focused, nothing bothers me. I play golf with a buddy of mine who lets everything bother him.

I must say most things like that do not bother me either. Except...when everyone is very quiet and not moving around, then suddenly decide to in my backswing, well yes it annoys me. Mowers, maintenance etc. no problem...they have probably seen worse golfers than me :) LOL.

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