The Top Golf Stinks Posts of 2010!

We don't know about you, but 2010 seemed to go by faster than a ball headed for OB! Nevertheless, here we are at the end of December - a time to reflect back on all the fun times during the year. And that's precisely what we're going to do here - list our top 10 blog posts of 2010 (based on page hits)!So enjoy re-reading these (or if you're new to our blog, enjoy reading them for the first time)! And don't forget about our giveaway at 11:59 tonight on our Facebook page - hey you never know...you could win a $50 gift card to Golf Galaxy!OK, here we go...from #10 all the way down to our most frequently read post of the year at #1:Number 10Stinky Golfer's Wives; We Do Exist - Back in July, Stinky Golfer Chris' wife commandeered his laptop and...

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Kids These Days...

Little snot nose brats make me laugh, but their parents who let them get away with it are even better. I was at a local golf shop putzing around recently and stumbled across a young kid and his mother. This little punk's snappy attitude towards his mother made me want to slap him...but, not my kid, not my job.Apparently the young'un wanted to take-up golf and was looking for a set of clubs. So, the sales person had him hitting balls to warm up. It was obvious the kid had never really played and after a few swings the salesperson suggested a starter set and went to grabs a few clubs from it. This spoiled kid takes one look at the clubs asks how much they cost and tells his mother "I can't play with those pieces of junk! I want the Nike's..."The...

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Are You Playing Winter Rules Or Simply Cheating?

It's Sunday night and I just finished the second round of shoveling during what is currently the largest snowstorm of the winter so far. Well, that's not entirely true. I actually just watched my kids handle the second round of shoveling. But I handled the first round. And I'll also be handling the third. Further, I'm sure I'll handle all of the remaining shoveling from here on out.But, while I was out during round 1, in order to attempt to make the process a little less mundane, I had to try to work something sports-related into the process. So of course, golf is the way to go. A snowball perched on top of a small mound does the trick. I gotta tell you...I hit some memorable shots out there today.It was when I began to freeze my ass...

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Merry Christmas!!

Twas the day before christmas, when all through golfstinks, not a stinky golfer was stirring on the course or the linksThe clubs rest in their bag all clean and nice, in hopes that Jack Nicklaus would give some adviceThe four stinky golfers nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of zero handicaps danced in their headsAnd Tom in his onesie with feety's and a cap, had just settled in for his quick disco napWith an old persimmons driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a minute it must be Jack NickMore rapid than eagles his courses he did claim, and he whistled and shouted...dude, this guy had gameNow Greg, now Chris, now Tom, now Pete...You have a long way to go before me you can beatI heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight...Happy...

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Happy New Year Golfers! Here's 50 Bucks...

From time to time throughout the year, we here at the Golf Stinks blog will take a moment to thank our fans for all their support - and this is another such occasion.This time around, we'd like to express our gratitude by running a $50/$50 New Year's Eve giveaway through our Facebook page! Here's how it works: On New Year's Eve at 11:59 PM, we will pick one NEW fan (anyone who became a Golfstinks Facebook fan since 12/1/10) to win a $50 gift card to Golf Galaxy! But what about all of you who were fans before December? Well, that's where the 50/50 part comes in! Whoever referred the first winner will ALSO win a $50 gift card to Golf Galaxy!That's right, we're giving away TWO $50 gift cards! We thought this would be a great way to welcome new...

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Get Some Wings & Beer, The Final Round Is On!

It's Sunday afternoon and Stinky Golfer Dog and I have just finished watching the Giants blow a huge lead and lose. To that I say...YAY!!!! Dog, a typical fair-weather Giants fan, does not agree with my sentiments.But as we're watching the games, I start to realize it's almost every Sunday that either I have a buddy or two over to watch the football games, or I'm invited somewhere to watch them. Sunday afternoons watching the games by myself are few and far between. But it's not like this for other sports. I'll get together with some friends to watch basketball once in a while. Some of the bigger rivalry baseball games will also call for the occasional gathering. But do you know what sport my buddies and I have never gathered for? Yup,...

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Cry Me A River...All The Way To The Bank.

Not too long ago I wrote about Mr. Woods and his public apology via an editorial HERE. We discussed how he has to stay in the lime-light no matter what. Well, here's another boost there Tiger ol' pal."NEW YORK (AP) - Tiger Woods' humbling return to the public eye, from his televised confession to a winless season on the golf course, was voted the sports story of the year by members of The Associated Press.There were 176 ballots submitted from U.S. news organizations that make up the AP's membership. The voters were asked to rank the top 10 sports stories of the year, with the first-place story getting 10 points, the second-place story receiving nine points, and so on.The Woods saga received 1316 points, with the Saints' title getting 1215 and...

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Golf's Version of Male Penis Envy

There's a conversation that inevitably happens while in the presence of other golfers whom I've never met...and it goes something like this:Golfer #1: "I'm a 12 handicap!"Golfer #2: "Really? I'm a 10!"Golfer #3: "I've recently worked myself down to a 4!"#1 & #2: "Wow! That's awesome!"Then they all turn and look at me. With my hands in my pockets and my head down, I haphazardly kick at a broken tee by my feet. Briefly, it crosses my mind to lie. But then I immediately realize my first shot would expose me for who I really am. Sheepishly, I utter the truth: "I'm an 18."Silence.Then #3 breaks the ice by telling #1 to go ahead and tee off.F'ing golf handicaps. I suddenly feel like the least endowed man in the locker room. That's the way it...

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Holiday Shopping, The Stinky Golfer Way

Do you think dear old dad may be getting tired of the same old gifts this holiday season? I mean, how many ties and bottles of cologne does one person really need? Even if dad is a golfer, is it the same gifts year in and year out? A new box of balls or some head covers? Don't get me wrong, these are nice gifts. I'm just saying, this year, why not go a bit of a different route?I'm not saying you have to go out and spend a months salary on a new set of clubs for the big guy. It's not about that. But don't you think, maybe just this one time, he might just want something a little...I don't know...different?Last year we mentioned a few things that are a little bit out of the price range of most. But we've also mentioned a few other items that...

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Too Cold To Golf...

That's right, up here in the Northeast winter time means no more golf for a few months. So, what I do is the next the best thing - surf the web! Actually, a few months back, John Jones, a friend of Golfstinks.com posted a video of a pretty cool golf shot he made. Check it out:And to back it up, here's another:Pretty impressive there Johnny Boy! Any of you guys out there got something worth watching (such as these) post the link in the comment section.Hit'em long...yell....SWISH?...

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Throw, Throw, Throw your Club like an A-Hole on the Green...

...Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily yell and be obscene. Everybody! Throw, throw, throw your club...I can't tell you how many clubs I've seen go flying across the golf course in my lifetime. I've been guilty myself of tossing a club after a wretched shot - though I'll typically throw it towards the base of my golf bag (it releases the anger, yet there's no need for me to walk 30 yards out of my way to retrieve it).I have one golfing buddy who will throw a golf club at least once a round - and he doesn't do it for amusement either - he's genuinely so angry at himself that he'll let it fly like Peyton tossing one from mid-field into the end zone.When my fellow stinky golfers and I first started playing with him, we'd all laugh out loud (much...

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My New Approach To Golf's Offseason

Do you want to see something foolish? Take a look at that photo to the left. I mean, really now. Sure, that stall is covered and heated, but are you so desperate to hit a golf ball that you'll stand outside in freezing temps at a snow-covered range on which you'll likely have no idea where your ball actually lands? Yeah...me too.I'll admit to several times being that guy. Whether it's out of boredom, or my genuine want to improve at this game, I've been known to hit a driving range a few times between the months of December and February. I know I could go to an indoor range, and I will. But there's still something about tracking the flight of the ball.But this offseason, I think I'm going to try something different. This offseason,...

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Thank You!

Every so often it helps to look back and reflect upon what you have accomplished or how you have gotten to certain point in life (good or bad I might add). It�s pretty cool to think how roughly a year and 4 months ago we started this blog and thankfully had the opportunity to watch it develop. Speaking of being thankful, there�s a few thanks I would like to give.First and foremost, all of our viewers because without anybody reading this we wouldn�t know what to do with ourselves and probably resort to our old ways of mugging people on golf courses. Seriously, it is an honor to have such a great bunch of people following our blog and words definitely can not express my gratitude. Thank you!I want to thank my fellow stinky golfer brethren, Greg,...

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Shut Up And Play Your Own Game!

Sometimes it seems to me that many golfers are more concerned with the etiquette and/or actions of other golfers than they are with just golfing themselves. Am I imagining this? I don't think so. It seems it never fails. We'll be out on the course, and some yahoo we get paired up with begins droning on about how someone in the group ahead of us is pissing him off because he's doing something "wrong." It's after about three or four holes of this that I want to wrap my nine-iron around this guy's neck. I wonder how many golfers are like this. How many golfers take this game so serious that they actually get visibly angered by the play of other golfers. I understand if someone is just deliberately slow. But to get that angry about it?...

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Sorry, You're Banned From the Back Tees

The view always seems better from the back tees, doesn't it? I've played at some fantastic locations over the years and it never fails - the scenery just seems to "pop" more from back there. I've photographed most of the courses I've played. I'm not much of a photographer, but I've taken a few winners in my day and it's usually on the back tees where all my best photos are captured. I'll try and snap a few from the middle tees, but I always end up walking back for a better view.The fact is, when you stand at the tips of a course, you're seeing what the course architect intended you to see - how the hole is "really" supposed to look. Leave that championship tee box and the view, the hole...the entire feeling just loses something.And what of...

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Golf...A Game Of Averages?

Literally, golf is dominated by averages. Besides the whole thing of handicapping and averaging your scores or figuring out your GIR or how many putts per round so on and so forth. Averages rule this roost...average golfers that is. Power in numbers my friends and the best thing about that is every golfer is involved in the process of figuring out the "average" golfer. From scratch golfers to scratched-out-scorecard golfers, we are all tossed into the big ol' number cruncher and voila - the average golfer is born.I like to look at other numbers to average that are more realistic and mean more to my game. So here are a few of my criteria that help me determine where I stand.How many balls did I lose?How many Mulligans did I take?How many clubs...

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Why I Love Taking 5 Hours to Play Golf

Do you know one of the reasons why I like playing close to Thanksgiving in New England? I usually have the whole course to myself (save for a few wandering souls here and there). I enjoy my round just a little bit more when I don't feel rushed (or, conversely, if I'm waiting 4 foursomes deep on the tee).Yep, this time of year, I can squeeze-out 18-holes in about 5 hours. Now I know what some of you are thinking: "Five hours!? Are you crazy!? What are you, a tortoise? With no one in front of me, I could finish a round WAY faster than that!" Yep, I surmise you could. But if you find yourself alone; on a perfect day; on the golf course; at the end of the season; and you blow through your round in 3 hours...I have news for you: You're an idiot.What...

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Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Thanksgolfing

I love Thanksgiving. I love spending time with the family. I love stuffing my face so much that I struggle to keep my eyes open at the dinner table. I love no longer struggling to keep my eyes open on the couch after dinner. I love having turkey sandwiches for the next couple of days. It's an all around great time of year. The time of year to give thanks and appreciation to your friends and family.But today I want to take the time to give more specific thanks. I want to take a moment to give thanks to everyone in my golfing life. I'll start with my wife. I have many things for which I should give thanks to my wife. First off, thanks for using your work hook-ups to get me my new golf clubs! I'm looking forward to the chance to use...

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Victory Redefined

Normally, I do not foray into the personal life of pro golfers or non golfers for that matter but thanks to Newsweek they brought it to me. You see Mr. Woods has kindly written a little somethin' somethin' called "How I've Redefined Victory" - Right, and this is because he had a winless 2010 so he had to "redefine" victory?Below are the first three paragraphs from his editorial. My issue is that he says golf is a self-centered game and that he thought he was invincible but now realizes that you need to depend on others as well...blah blah blah. So, why did he write "How I've Redefined Victory" - To let us know he's a winner?"Last November, everything I thought I knew about myself changed abruptly, and what others perceived about me shifted,...

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You Never Get Better at Golf; You Only Get "Better"

"Better" is a relative term. On the one hand, getting better implies fixing all your problems (think: I was sick, but now I'm better). Translated for golf, this would mean you once had a double-digit handicap, but you're now a scratch golfer (I don't have to tell you how impossible that is to accomplish). On the other hand, "better" (note the quotation marks) implies you are now simply more successful at something than you were previously. It is this "better" that we stinky golfers need to strive for.Last week, I posted about a new book entitled Golf Sense that aims to help golfers get "better" by focusing on the mental part of the game. And, I fully intend to use some of the tactics in Golf Sense to try and get "better." But what will "better"...

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Do You Take Advantage Of The "Fall Golf Special?"

It's a sad time of year when the golf season winds down. The clubs get put away, courses begin to close up shop and the weather just doesn't seem to cooperate anymore. You know you're at that point when it seems there's nothing else to look forward to for the rest of the year. Maybe, just maybe, you might get one more nice weekend...but it's not all that likely. But let's say that one nice weekend does come along in mid- to late November. Where are you going to play? Do you take your chances with one of the few remaining open courses? How about those courses running their "Fall Specials?" You know, a course that normally runs about $45 to walk 18 is now charging $30 with a cart. It sound like a great deal...but is it really?Knowing...

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Televised Golf Ruined My Game

Every time I watch golf on TV I "think" I gain some insight on how to better my game...(insert 'wrong answer' buzzer here). Damn you professional-touring-golfer-who-makes-it-look-so-easy. Why do you make me believe I can make these shots and instead I end up messing them up? You can't tell me you've never watched a pro on TV hit a shot and then tell yourself "Ah ha! That's how you do it."Now, add in the commentator (another enabler) and you're convincing yourself you can hit 'em like they do and in no time be on the tour. For example, David Deherty was talking about Tiger's shot and what he was going to do. Deherty, with all his wit, proceeds to tell the viewers how Tiger is going to "come across his body and really rotate his wrists"...WTF...

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I Get My Golf Advice From a Guy Who Doesn't Golf

My friends, I'm about to take a leap of faith. I've decided to change the way I approach my swing, my putting, in fact my entire game. And I'm entrusting this momentous metamorphosis to a man who doesn't even play golf.Yep, I'm an idiot.I've just finished reading a book called "Golf Sense - Practical Tips On How To Play Golf In The Zone" (Front Runner Publications, 2010). It's a book that follows nicely on the heels of another golf book I read recently; "Straight Down the Middle" (see my review HERE). Both these books are, as it happens, similar in that they don't really give swing advice, rather, they attempt to put you in a golfing state of mind. Where Straight Down The Middle helped me find "inner peace" on the course, Golf Sense provides...

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Play Golf, Save Money!

Golf is expensive. I could say nothing more and there would be no argument. The cost of the sport is what keeps many from getting into golf to begin with. For starters, you need the equipment to play. Clubs, a bag, shoes, balls, tees, etc...not too mention the certain type of clothing you may be required to purchase if you don't already have it. And that's before you even get out there! You didn't even pay your greens fees yet! Hell, I've been playing golf for years and the cost is what keeps me from playing more than anything else.For years, many of us have waited for "twilight" times to get a break on greens fees. Some of us have a buddy working at a course who will get us a discount when the boss is gone. I know I've skipped out on a day...

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Only You John Daly...Only You

I have to give Mr. Daly credit. He might not be the best role model for the young golfers out there but, I admire his honesty. A couple weeks back he was signing a copy of his book "My Life In And Out Of The Rough" (hmmmmm...you could also replace the word "Rough" with other stuff like "Bottle" or "Most Ridiculous Pants"). Anyway, he supposedly told a Charlotte, NC newspaper that he was happier as a miserable drunk and that he played better drunk.Come on John, don't sugar coat it! Tell us how you really feel. He also went on to mention that he hasn't had a drink in two years and that the more he works on his game sober, the worse he gets. And he hasn't been in the top 10 in the last 4 years, to boot. Well, I guess that puts the kibosh on a...

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Oh, it's Your Birthday? Here's a Free Round of Golf.

My birthday was yesterday. I like Halloween, so I can appreciate my birthday being two days later. But in reality, my birthday is mostly associated with election day. More presidents, senators and governors have been voted into office on the day of my birth than I care to remember. And I hate to say it, but it's always a bit annoying to drag myself down to the polls and stand in line to vote on my birthday - but hey, that's what being an American is all about.I'll tell you what wouldn't be annoying to do on my birthday though - play golf! I know, it's already 38 degrees in the morning here in the Constitution State and it's topping off at around 53 in the afternoon, but I would still enjoy to get out there and play - especially for free.Well,...

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