31 replies to this topic

[Drewmoney]

I play better after a couple beers- just enough to help me relax and not take the game so seriously and over think everything.  After too many, though, things start to take a turn for the worse.  What is the perfect amount?

[PingG10guy]

0...

If you have too many thoughts and they mess you up then you should be worried about how to attack the golf course and how to think.  Learn your swing so it isnt a mystery.  When I quit drinking beer I broke 100 a lot more often.  

Now I shoot in the 80's(most of the time...) and if Im working on a swing change 2-3 beers makes that change impossible to keep in play.  

the perfect amount of beers is ZERO.  Alcohol makes you do things you normally wouldnt so that means you are normally not good at golf.  Drinking is the wrong way to fix that.  The Dos Equis guy was right.  Stay thirsty my friends.

[Beatupfender]

+1 on 0, so that's really -1 or something to that effect.

[jdmorris1980]

2 a side.

[crew_138]

Confucius say.... those that drink beer on course pay for it on the can.

[Mulligan26]

For me- 0... For some people 12  

[Veng]

It highly depends on the person.

If your mental game is really hurting your physical game, then 1 beer on the front and another on the back can really help some people.  Much more than that and your physical game is going to fall off faster than any benefits from the mental game.

If your the type who's physical game is behind your mental game, then beer will only hurt you.

[Myherobobhope]

I don't drink on the course... but 2-3 drinks probably wouldn't hurt my game.

I'm much better at bowling after my 3rd drink.

I believe I'm even better after my 13th drink but my lifetime ban from the bowling alley and the Chuck E Cheese next store implies differently.

[rightlefty]

0 when golfing,...3 after the round.

[heggy]

if 1 is good then 13 is obviously better

[Joe85]

As an addict, for me the saying one is too many, 99 isn't enough is how I tend to view drinking/drinkers.

[larrybud]

The soap box preachers aside, Golf Digest did a "study" a few years ago that everything about your game went downhill when drinking except for the driver, and their participants actually improved their driving after a couple of beers.

I personally don't drink unless during a scramble because a couple of beers just tires me out, and dehydrates me.   But I have a buddy who pounds them down and doesn't play any worse or better.

[hammy83]

I think beer is good to loosen you up but lets be honest... if you claim you need it to loosen up or its makes you play better you are only bs'n yourelf.  If my game is going to crap then I pick up the drinking a bit but if its going good I dont drink at all.

[Number7]

As many as it takes to forget.


But in reality I can´t down beers and keep my swing. I mostly only drink water on the course if I want to peform my best. No soda either. When I play with my dad though we often find a bench in the sun during the round and have a beer break.

[shootermcgavin2]

i need about 2 to settle in, but it's a fine line. still searching for the right "timing" lol.

[StevenF]

0 for me.  My cousin though... we played sober one morning and I whooped him handily.  Next time we played drinking beer and he was getting high the whole time....whooped my a**.

[mandudebro]

If the goal is to score your best, obviously zero. That said, sometimes a can or two of swing lube can be a good 'reset'  for physical or mental issues on an off day.

If the goal is to relax, enjoy the golf and the company of your playing partners, a couple beers is great.

[Jeembo]

I generally don't play any better after having a couple beers, but I prefer to have a few during the course of a round anyway.  Usually if I'm driving home, I'll only have 2 or 3.  If someone else is driving, I'll kick back 5 or 6.

[leadfoot_mf]

i don't play any better after a beer i just don't care about the outcome as much.  3 quality beers makes me happy.

[shootermcgavin2]

leadfoot_mf, on 07 May 2012 - 07:34 PM, said:

i don't play any better after a beer i just don't care about the outcome as much.  3 quality beers makes me happy.

troo story

[BigDave11]

I rarely drink during a round, but when i do three to five brews puts me in a good place. After the round is a whole different story though

[mdb0103]

I don't drink when I play, unless 100 degrees out in the ridiculous Ohio humidity, I might have one if I'm playing for fun with some buddies.



My nextdoor neighbor on the other hand, who is a scratch golfer, buys 6 beers from the clubhouse before we even tee off and drinks throughout the front 9. Then 6 more at the turn. Hard to knock the guy when he shoots under par after 12 beers. And yes, he plays in flip flops too.

[MichiganMike]

Put me in the zero camp. And if I do drink while playing, I try to limit the number and will try to hold off until the second nine to limit the negative effects of one too many. Because once ou hit that point it can go downhill quick.

A related story - About 10 years ago I played as a single and got paired with a twosome.  This was a super cheap 9 hole dirt track and I played there just to get some quick after work swings in.  These guys appeared lit before the round even started and continued to pound them.  Number 1 could barely walk and I was lucky if I could understand half of what he said.  Besides the beer, I'm convinced he was high on something else too.  He was a real life Jim Ignatowski.  I must have been wearing my thoughts on my face because Number 2 volunteered "he looks like this, but wait til you see him play."  He was exactly right.  The second the guy addressed his ball he was transformed.  He wen from being unable to walk straight to hitting everything dead straight and long.  On one hole, a par 4 that doglegged around a lake, he took aim at the green and landed it.  You know how drunks will somehow walk away from seemingly horrific accidents because they were essentially Gumby?  Well Gumby describes this guy's golf swing.  I've never seen anyone take it back so far.  It was like his spine was a wet pool noodle.  One of the wierdest and most impressive things I've ever seen on a golf course.

[jprk1024]

0 on the course, 15 after

[ej002]

Pound 2 Buds at the turn if the back is stiff.

[zoomzoom]

Either 2 per 9 or none -- depending on the company.

[amaeyzing]

0 during, a few after....

[GooseHook]

larrybud, on 06 May 2012 - 08:45 PM, said:

The soap box preachers aside, Golf Digest did a "study" a few years ago that everything about your game went downhill when drinking except for the driver, and their participants actually improved their driving after a couple of beers.

I personally don't drink unless during a scramble because a couple of beers just tires me out, and dehydrates me.   But I have a buddy who pounds them down and doesn't play any worse or better.

I can attest that beer improves your driving...just aim in the middle of the two fairways

[North2South]

Usually 3 per 9, the whole group.  We tee off early so bring a few for the front, the bar is usually closed at our turn, but our pro knows when we're turning, so has some on our tab, ready for the back.

All single digits, all enjoy golf better than most.

[BENNYSUPREME]

Well lets see.  The Military AFN channels say 0113.  That means zero DUI's one drink per one hour for a max of three drinks a night.  

Bennysupreme says zero, I do not drink. I have enough issues with out the booze. Golf is one of them.