Full swing what do you mean?
You gave me two terrible calls on the first two shots !!!
It’s very difficult to be a caddy.
Rob is volatile to say the least and I have learned that the best approach to this is to say as little as possible and remember that this too shall pass …… (one of my favorite quotes incidentally).
When the player is upset it seems that the daddy caddy (I have not experienced another mommy caddy yet so the jury is still out there) tends to start talking more, when perhaps less is what is needed. Quiet may enable focus on the next shot / hole to happen quicker. I say:
Go ahead and have fun !
Rebound ! Good attitude is key !
Yes. And the player probably knows this. But when you have just triple bogeyed a hole when you were on the green in regulation, it is easier said than done – so perhaps better to keep quiet. Let the player try and quiet his own mind without the self-help jabber in the background.
Today our 3 ball was the “caboose”. We were the last group out and we waited and waited and waited. We were never rushed but we also never got a rhythm going. It took 3 1/2 hours to play the 9 holes which was a bit soul-destroying and frost bitten. Fortunately our playing companions were nice kids and friendly dads. One of the caddies in the group before us continuously left his bag at the front of the green and had to walk back for it after they finished the hole. Good caddy etiquette is to have the bag off at the side of the green which facilitates a quick move, especially when playing at a snail’s pace.
Even though Rob’s score was worse than last time I felt that he played better. Our strategy remains keep it straight and safe. Putting was a little tentative, too safe perhaps. But that comes with practice. Now to actually do some …….