tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post111006544845922976..comments2016-03-29T10:53:31.089-07:00Golf Grouch[email protected]Blogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-18465921755792375982011-08-31T20:05:11.169-07:002011-08-31T20:05:11.169-07:00I have a friend whose father was just diagnosed with mouth cancer. He golfs for a living and is known to lick like many do. The doctors have concluded this is where he became infected. It&#39;s very dangerous!Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-26745092448886776182009-06-30T23:14:52.121-07:002009-06-30T23:14:52.121-07:00It is nasty to lick the golf ball, or use your hands to clean it, it will get transferred unto waterbottles, etc, and then to your mouth. I bought an item at TEE BOX and have seen it at several other places. It is a small round towel (6 inches) with a waterproof back. You wet the towel part and the moisture stays there, then you can use it to clean club heads and golf balls. It cleans up easily and it is not a hastle like towels. i also have bought some and given them as gifts.Bruce[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-25004079574135510942007-12-29T04:40:00.000-08:002007-12-29T04:40:00.000-08:00Come on guy's how hard can it be to carry a small towel, hanky or cleaning cloth. Do you kiss your wives with that mouth?Bob[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-77140258606052388712007-09-13T07:32:00.000-07:002007-09-13T07:32:00.000-07:00My wife has been telling me for years to stop licking my balls. Would it be unsafe for me, in your opinion, to ask her to come out on Saturdays to lick my balls between holes?Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1166217644389355762006-12-15T13:20:00.000-08:002006-12-15T13:20:00.000-08:00I just use my shirt and spit on it if necessary. I'd rather my ball be clean than my polo.Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1154407977727992722006-07-31T21:52:00.000-07:002006-07-31T21:52:00.000-07:00I'm not sure if I understand the detractors' point here. Who said the only other option was WEARING a towel? I bring one with me onto the green, or just spit on the ground under me to wipe the ball on when I'm crouching down to read my putt. Licking my thumb is also kind of out since it gets that same dirt/fertilizer/who-knows-what off of the ball and into my mouth.Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1122127399804781092005-07-23T07:03:00.000-07:002005-07-23T07:03:00.000-07:00Bring a towel and a water bottle.<BR/>Wet one corner of the towel.<BR/>Wipe the ball clean as necessary.<BR/><BR/>The pesticides used on golf corses are extremely toxic substances.Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1121373468977988712005-07-14T13:37:00.000-07:002005-07-14T13:37:00.000-07:00Ugh - I don't even like to touch the golf balls without the glove on my hand, because of all the cra- er - stuff that's on the grass. Licking? Just a bad idea.Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122159049927843800[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1121111699838355562005-07-11T12:54:00.000-07:002005-07-11T12:54:00.000-07:00I was beginning to miss you woundedduck. <BR/><BR/>Truthfully, the towel just bugs me when I swing. You don't need to worry about it. Should I ever develop a lip or tongue tumor I'll be sure to stop blowing you kisses.CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698998713791000420[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1121103373866614412005-07-11T10:36:00.000-07:002005-07-11T10:36:00.000-07:00What could anyone's opposition be to a towel? I mean, I know lip and tongue tumors can be sexy, but the Elephant Man pretty much did all you can do with tumors.woundedduckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177776572690738669[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1121053330466643702005-07-10T20:42:00.000-07:002005-07-10T20:42:00.000-07:00Haha...<BR/><BR/>I can't lie and say I haven't used spit. I haven't directly licked it yet though.. maybe that's the secret to breaking 80??Tachizunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491259317016710105[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120964591344658842005-07-09T20:03:00.000-07:002005-07-09T20:03:00.000-07:00I have never seen this practice and don't care to.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00533866979044540267[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120957334230754612005-07-09T18:02:00.000-07:002005-07-09T18:02:00.000-07:00Since I don't play golf, I only watch it, I had no idea that people lick golf balls. Thanks for posting this!Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00829383131025126729[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120947385777028382005-07-09T15:16:00.000-07:002005-07-09T15:16:00.000-07:00Hello, my name is Dan Benton and I am a recruiter for a company called "The Most Valuable Network". It's a blog style web-site and we are currently are looking for a golf "blogger" If you'd at all be interested, please e-mail me at [email protected].<BR/><BR/>I look forward to hearing back from you.DanatMVNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852804859888233108[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120823902823959272005-07-08T04:58:00.000-07:002005-07-08T04:58:00.000-07:00The same type that would not wash his hands after a trip to the outhouse then reach across the table for a hand full of your popcorn.FREDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548372543929812643[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120804579666696682005-07-07T23:36:00.000-07:002005-07-07T23:36:00.000-07:00Jennifer,<BR/><BR/>I read that book about a year ago. I wish the author waited to pen the book during the Tiger-era. Not that it wasn't good, but it would have been much more interesting!Golf Grouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287652443978965903[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120804124840464302005-07-07T23:28:00.000-07:002005-07-07T23:28:00.000-07:00just goes to show, men do lick their balls......if they can.janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13600665625045900292[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120803751631476282005-07-07T23:22:00.000-07:002005-07-07T23:22:00.000-07:00Stop! You're actually making me cry with laughter!<BR/><BR/>Weird side note: I just read in "A Good Walk Spoiled" that when Curtis Strange's father died (of lung cancer), the family was told that he died from licking golf balls with fertilizer on them. I guess that's the go-to diagnosis for golfers that die young?<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I'd better warn my dog.Jennifer Mario[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120789558450403132005-07-07T19:25:00.000-07:002005-07-07T19:25:00.000-07:00Or there is the other alternative...hire a caddie to take care of things for ya. (cough)SHAMELESS PLUG(cough).Jam Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08526015123274386847[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120774430653814822005-07-07T15:13:00.000-07:002005-07-07T15:13:00.000-07:00If that doesn't kill you, something else will... and as a wise man once told me, "If you gotta go, it might as well be while licking your balls." :)Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120697060791712112005-07-06T17:44:00.000-07:002005-07-06T17:44:00.000-07:00I lick my thumb or spit on the ball then rub it with my thumb. I understand that there will eventually be some kind of transfer but I refuse to wear a golf towel on my waist. Maybe they need to develop a thumb condom?CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698998713791000420[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120689013403236392005-07-06T15:30:00.000-07:002005-07-06T15:30:00.000-07:00Oh I sooooo can't answer this question in case minors read your blog.<BR/><BR/>But I want too!! Answer the question, not lick dirty balls. :DMuseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03528165648117317412[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120683674198071902005-07-06T14:01:00.000-07:002005-07-06T14:01:00.000-07:00It may sound gross, but I just spit on the ball and then rub off the debris with my thumb. Works pretty well and I don't touch the ball with my tounge.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13223432314575270699[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347482.post-1120676277273967872005-07-06T11:57:00.000-07:002005-07-06T11:57:00.000-07:00Here in Fredericksburg Tx they pump water from the sewage treatment plant to water the course. So licking your balls or putting the tee in your mouth could be hazardous to your healthAnonymous[email protected]