r/instant_regret • u/JayLikeThings • 15d ago
Golfer takes frustration out on sprinkler and regrets it instantly
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u/mtntrail 15d ago
When I caddied in high school in our small town, there was a retired judge who was notorious for sipping his screwdrivers as he made the rounds. He once bogied a putt on the 18th and went into a rage. He flung his brand new (very expensive) putter straight up and into an arc, where it lodged firmly in the topmost branches of a huge oak towering over the approach. The club remained there despite the best efforts of the greenskeeper. Probably still there 50 years later, ha.
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u/ClassicT4 15d ago
“If I hit it again, will it go down?”
Not all of your problems will be fixed by hitting it. Case in point, a pressurized system when you break off a piece of it.
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u/otheraccountisabmw 15d ago
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u/StoneReg 15d ago
Did he aim for it or insane coincidence?
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u/JayLikeThings 15d ago
My guess, aimed for it but didn't expect that result..
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u/Nixphoe701 15d ago
He looks directly at it and shifts his body to accurately smash that sucker. He deserved to be soaked for that rather childish outburst.
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u/justinmackey84 15d ago
See Gary, this is why we don’t act like children and hit things because we do something wrong.
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u/cdistefa 15d ago
Is it me or Golf is for baby adults? Most middle age men I work with behave like this and they all play golf.
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u/baronmcboomboom 14d ago
I mean, speaking as an amateur golfer (who SUCKS at it) I honestly struggle to think of any activity more frustrating than playing golf badly. However, when I'm having a particularly bad round, I don't slam my expensive clubs into the expensive landscaping/fixtures. I generally just pick up my ball and walk a hole or 2 before I try swinging again. I mean, I'd be fuming, but I wouldn't throw a tantrum.
I have witnessed far too many though. One of the best ones was the guy I was golfing with screamed, hit his own bag with the iron in his hand, snapping it. Then on the next shot went to pull out another iron, and half of it stayed in the bag. He gave up golf after that
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u/hibiki3360 15d ago
This is why we don't hit things.
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u/crecentfresh 15d ago
At least he tried to fix it like that weird kid in Billy Madison sitting on the hose
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u/HatefulHipster 15d ago
What an asshole
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u/Zen_Bonsai 14d ago
Looks like he's using it as a bidet at the end, so I think you're right in two ways
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u/Loubbe 15d ago
Gonna get billed for the work crew, new sprinkler, damage to the grass, and any other fines the club slaps him with regarding conduct and loss of time during the event. That's an expensive tantrum.
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u/techman710 15d ago
His bigger problem is the fine he will get from the Tour, but either way he can afford it. Next time he looks for a sprinkler head it will be to avoid it instead of trying to hit it. If his aim on the putt was this good he wouldn't be mad.
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u/Brian_Osackpo 15d ago
Those sprinklers are threaded. Just close the isolation valve, unscrew the sprinkler, screw a new one in, open the valve. 20 minute fix the assistant super can handle alone it’ll be fine
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u/YourLocal_FBI_Agent 14d ago
Yes, no idea what that guy is on about. It's a quick solo job, definitely not a whole crew gig taking several hours. Replace it with a new one, take the broken one back to HQ and replace the innards or strip it for spare parts to use in the future.
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u/TheRoamling 15d ago
Or, hear me out on this one..reconsider swinging your golf club at it in the first place.
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u/TheZona 15d ago
Lowest cost would be around $150 for a new internal. If that’s the only thing that was broken. If he hit is hard enough he could have easily broken the entire body and compromised the thread on the swing joint. You couldn’t possibly know the significance of the damage from this video. Maintenance will have to expose the entire head and the swing joint to determine the damage.
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u/Brian_Osackpo 15d ago
I’d be pretty shocked if this damaged the swing arm at all, a lot harder to snap a fitting that has give and rotates
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u/Melloncollieocr 15d ago
How dare you, this is union work. Best I can do is 3 days, 5-man crew. OT for parts retrieval and need mileage and per diem
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u/King_of_the_Eyesores 15d ago
You've only answered part of the comment you responded to. What about the damage to the grass? I don't think grass is supposed to get water on it, so it'll be ruined now and the golfer will have to pay for it
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u/itastesok 15d ago
water is safe to be used on grass
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u/Loubbe 15d ago
Yeah but I could totally see a club citing damage to the grass from "overwatering" lol
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u/pizzac00l 15d ago
Those golf course sprinklers have a lot of psi behind them. That portion of the green is likely to be boggy for at least a few days if someone wasn't quick with the emergency shutoff valve after this clip.
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u/BlissfulIgnoranus 15d ago
What does he think he's accomplishing by standing on the broken sprinkler?
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u/Ihave4friends 15d ago
Keeping it from rotating would be my guess.
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u/CumStayneBlayne 15d ago
He broke the turret (rotating piece) and put two vertical cracks in the body, which is why it's spraying out continuously at two different angles.
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u/YourLocal_FBI_Agent 14d ago
Very common having sprinklers that shoot out in several spots. One jet is longer and the other shorter, for full coverage around the sprinkler.
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u/mike-zane 15d ago
I do not get this. Did he hit a valve and not a sprinkler? What kind of sprinkler system has water pressure to all the sprinkler heads? You would need to connect to each sprinkler head to turn them on.
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u/OneTPAuX 15d ago
Adult men who smash things in anger are childish. Tennis players, skateboarders, golfers… all of them.
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u/0masterdebater0 15d ago
Skateboarders at least sometimes have a reason to smash their boards, if you think you board might have cracked you give it a good whack to see if it splits, better than having it split the next time you come down hard.
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u/Runningcolt 15d ago
Why did you write men instead of just adults?
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u/OneTPAuX 14d ago
Women don’t usually behave so childishly.
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u/Runningcolt 13d ago
So an adult woman throwing things in anger would be particularly childish? Yet you chose to make it a statement about men. I see.
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u/helliax11 15d ago
I feel like a lot of these comments are from people that haven't played golf. There is a special kind of rage only induced by that game. While it's funny to watch a grown man throw a tantrum, I also totally get it.
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u/BubbieQuinn89 9d ago
I don’t need to play golf to say that no game is worth THAT type of anger….. lol
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u/Brodins_biceps 14d ago
I’ve always said golf is the most frustrating sports to play poorly and the most entertaining sport to watch others play poorly.
If I’m with my buddies I’ll give a fist bump for a great shot but we’re all trying to stifle a smile when one of us sends a divot further than the ball.
Unless they are new to the game, actually genuinely bad, or have had such a bad day that it’s not funny anymore.
It’s not about kicking a person when they’re down, it’s about understanding that pain and enjoying some friendly ribbing. But after a certain point it’s “hey man don’t let it ruin your day. We all have shitty runs. Better than working right?”
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u/TreephortPhan 15d ago
Sounds like somebody brought their pet hyena at 11sec. Everyone’s having fun.
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u/Witch_Cats 11d ago
I should be comforted, though that he didn't whack a bird. These guys are the same ones who say women are too emotional.
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u/EvilWata 15d ago
If he hit it intentionally, what was his goal besides this obvious result? If it wasn't exactly the intention to hit the sprinkler, well, that is a really instant karma moment lesson for him (not only the shame, but the cost too)!
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u/Jessemaan 15d ago
I don't get how there is water pressure to the sprinkler to begin with. Is each sprinkler its own individual valve?
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u/TheCheck77 15d ago
At least he seems like a chill enough guy to not have a second tantrum when he’s given a repair bill. Just in case, maybe try to catch him without hit clubs.
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u/One_Top4208 15d ago
I could never understand why people break their own stuff or others out of frustration baffles me… I’ve been an IT consultant, chef, tactical systems data specialist in the army and supervisor in multiple factories all high stress jobs and never broke something I’ve worked hard for out of anger especially not something I worked hard for…. Basically end up losing money every time goofy
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u/tennis_widower 15d ago
Pro athletes of all sports are uber competitive and pushed right to their limit by their craft. Super-duper stars who keep their chill are other worldly in self control in a way most of us will never know. At least this wasn’t taken out on some gal.
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u/grnlntrn1969 14d ago
He's my spirit animal, apparently, I have this sort of "dumb shit happens to me" energy my whole life.
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u/grnlntrn1969 14d ago
I get golf isn't a sport in the conventional sense, but if you've ever played the game, you've felt like this at some point if you're a competitive person. It's the fact that it seems like it should be so easy but it for sure isn't 😆
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u/Prestigious-Jello810 14d ago
Golfer should hit himself instead of hitting things or other ppl because he is the one who play golf.
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u/Calm-Bathroom-2030 14d ago
man should have kept on this attitude and walked off like he doesnt care. Would have saved the embarrassment lol
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u/One_time_Dynamite 13d ago
Behavior like this should be punished. He should be kicked off the tour.
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u/Individual_Emu2941 15d ago
what an asshat. I will give him credit for staying there vs just walking off.
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u/Naus1987 15d ago
I never got why people intentionally choose "fun" hobbies that make them mad, lol. If something makes me mad then I stop doing it. The joy of hobbies is you get to pick one that's not stressful. :)
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u/XT83Danieliszekiller 15d ago
The golf course accountant having a field day counting the bill by the gallon
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u/ThatShadyJack 15d ago
It’s fucking golf bro, what a baby. Easily one of the lamest sports and you’re still whining
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u/god34zilla 15d ago
Damn directors always putting a loon call in the shot cause it's "eerie" and "mysterious" smh my head
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u/ThirdPoliceman 15d ago
Golfers hitting things when they’re angry is one of the most juvenile and hilarious things ever.