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GBassNorth said:
Sounds like pure mayhem!

It’s pretty amazing to see just how much damage a golf ball hit with a standard golf club can do. As a senior with a shot back I’m by no means a power player, but if I get hold of the ball I can drive it up to 300 yards. A couple of weeks ago I was attempting to cut the dog leg and drive the green on a par 4 hole. Ended up hitting tree pretty hard about 200 yards out. Looked all around the tree for my ball, but couldn’t find it. My golf partner finally spotted it, embedded in a pine tree trunk about 6 feet up. If that had hit someone in the head it could have killed them.

Blood sport! With the right safety equipment I’m in!
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Since living here (15 months), I've gathered about 45 golf balls, most way off course and a few in our yard. About half of the balls were there when we moved in, so I don't get that many that close to the house in a years time. But some of these guys need to practice aiming or just stick to putt-putt. Either can't golf or drink. I"m sure it's not easy, but if they have no control, don't act like Hank Aaron when hitting the ball. One ball landed about <15 ft from my wife once when she was at the side of the house. I told her if it ever happens again, to scream and fall down even if she wasn't hit just to freak them out.

The tee is is little right of the left the deck post and the hole is to the right of the post on the right about 100+ft from the house on the other side of the tall grass. I've thought about hanging a sheet with a huge arrow pointing to the right (looking from the house) that says "Hole over there.":laugh:
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Bent77 said:
Have you considered some PVC pipe and a large air compressor to "return them to which they came"?
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Heck no. Can't find an air compressor with as much pressure as I would like. Some technicality about it being illegal or something. All I wanna do is shoot golfers, I mean give them their golf balls back.

As it is I can give some of the balls as gifts to family and friends who play. I keep hoping someone will leave a putter so I can play a little.
 
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dagrev said:
Since living here (15 months), I've gathered about 45 golf balls, most way off course and a few in our yard. About half of the balls were there when we moved in, so I don't get that many that close to the house in a years time. But some of these guys need to practice aiming or just stick to putt-putt. Either can't golf or drink. I"m sure it's not easy, but if they have no control, don't act like Hank Aaron when hitting the ball. One ball landed about <15 ft from my wife once when she was at the side of the house. I told her if it ever happens again, to scream and fall down even if she wasn't hit just to freak them out.

The tee is is little right of the left the deck post and the hole is to the right of the post on the right about 100+ft from the house on the other side of the tall grass. I've thought about hanging a sheet with a huge arrow pointing to the right (looking from the house) that says "Hole over there.":laugh:
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Looks beautiful. The joy of living on a golf course, occasional bombardment.
Yep, I’ve hit a couple of houses and even a parking lot - no cars, no windows and no pets yet. Sad to say, I’ve even hit 3 people with golf balls over a 30 year period (one was my wife - I’ll never live that one down).

As a rule of thumb when owning a house on a golf course buy directly behind the green on a par 3 hole. It’s a tee shot to the green, so the ball is teed up nicely or lying perfectly for the shot, much more control over where it goes. A wedge or high loft iron is typically used so very few high speed line drives (which means little to no damage to anything it might hit). And few golfers ever overshoot a par three far enough to hit your house. However, many golfers do hook or slice and do miss the green to the right or left, hence, buy behind the green, not to the sides.

The worst place to buy on a golf course if you have young kids is at the tee box. They’ll pick up some really interesting vocabulary listening to golfers that have just muffed up their drive. And the worst place to buy on a golf course if you don’t want man made polymer hail on a daily basis is 150 to 250 yards off the tee box on the right side of a par 4 or 5 fairway. Guaranteed you’ll lose a window and roof tiles there, but on the bright side you’ll never need to buy golf balls again.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Looks beautiful. The joy of living on a golf course, occasional bombardment.
Yep, I’ve hit a couple of houses and even a parking lot - no cars, no windows and no pets yet. Sad to say, I’ve even hit 3 people with golf balls over a 30 year period (one was my wife - I’ll never live that one down).

As a rule of thumb when owning a house on a golf course buy directly behind the green on a par 3 hole. It’s a tee shot to the green, so the ball is teed up nicely or lying perfectly for the shot, much more control over where it goes. A wedge or high loft iron is typically used so very few high speed line drives (which means little to no damage to anything it might hit). And few golfers ever overshoot a par three far enough to hit your house. However, many golfers do hook or slice and do miss the green to the right or left, hence, buy behind the green, not to the sides.

The worst place to buy on a golf course if you have young kids is at the tee box. They’ll pick up some really interesting vocabulary listening to golfers that have just muffed up their drive. And the worst place to buy on a golf course if you don’t want man made polymer hail on a daily basis is 150 to 250 yards off the tee box on the right side of a par 4 or 5 fairway. Guaranteed you’ll lose a window and roof tiles there, but on the bright side you’ll never need to buy golf balls again.
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And I still can't figure out what a golf course is good for, with the exception of riding dirt bikes.
 
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GBassNorth said:
Looks beautiful. The joy of living on a golf course, occasional bombardment.
Yep, I’ve hit a couple of houses and even a parking lot - no cars, no windows and no pets yet. Sad to say, I’ve even hit 3 people with golf balls over a 30 year period (one was my wife - I’ll never live that one down).

As a rule of thumb when owning a house on a golf course buy directly behind the green on a par 3 hole. It’s a tee shot to the green, so the ball is teed up nicely or lying perfectly for the shot, much more control over where it goes. A wedge or high loft iron is typically used so very few high speed line drives (which means little to no damage to anything it might hit). And few golfers ever overshoot a par three far enough to hit your house. However, many golfers do hook or slice and do miss the green to the right or left, hence, buy behind the green, not to the sides.

The worst place to buy on a golf course if you have young kids is at the tee box. They’ll pick up some really interesting vocabulary listening to golfers that have just muffed up their drive. And the worst place to buy on a golf course if you don’t want man made polymer hail on a daily basis is 150 to 250 yards off the tee box on the right side of a par 4 or 5 fairway. Guaranteed you’ll lose a window and roof tiles there, but on the bright side you’ll never need to buy golf balls again.
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I subscribe to the Bill Cosby description of 'pasture pool': Place ball on tee. Hit ball. Go after ball...
You had the ball in your hand. All the rest is unnecessary.:smug:
 
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GonePlaid said:
:roflmao: Bird/other wildlife sanctuary. In FL water 'hazards' include extra hazards.
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LOL - you just know that anything that starts out as “Florida Man” is gonna be insane!
I golfed at Gator Creek golf course near longboat key. It has that name for a reason, and yes I did land next to one, about 5 foot long. Needless to say, I dropped a fresh ball and left that gator alone.
 
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dagrev said:
Since living here (15 months), I've gathered about 45 golf balls, most way off course and a few in our yard. About half of the balls were there when we moved in, so I don't get that many that close to the house in a years time. But some of these guys need to practice aiming or just stick to putt-putt. Either can't golf or drink. I"m sure it's not easy, but if they have no control, don't act like Hank Aaron when hitting the ball. One ball landed about <15 ft from my wife once when she was at the side of the house. I told her if it ever happens again, to scream and fall down even if she wasn't hit just to freak them out.

The tee is is little right of the left the deck post and the hole is to the right of the post on the right about 100+ft from the house on the other side of the tall grass. I've thought about hanging a sheet with a huge arrow pointing to the right (looking from the house) that says "Hole over there.":laugh:
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that’s a bad slice!
 
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GBassNorth said:
As a rule of thumb when owning a house on a golf course buy directly behind the green on a par 3 hole. It’s a tee shot to the green, so the ball is teed up nicely or lying perfectly for the shot, much more control over where it goes. A wedge or high loft iron is typically used so very few high speed line drives (which means little to no damage to anything it might hit). And few golfers ever overshoot a par three far enough to hit your house. However, many golfers do hook or slice and do miss the green to the right or left, hence, buy behind the green, not to the sides.
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You are in error sir. A game with me will prove that there is no safety with me on a par 3. There is also no safety in the cart; I nearly rolled one once (I maintain that there was an oil spill on the pathway that caused the skid).

In fact, I am willing to bet that with me, there is no safety on a putt putt course.
 
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