Stop licking your balls
We've all witnessed it. Your opponent, having forgotten his towel, routinely marks his ball on the green. He takes one look and has a quick lick to remove that slightly scruffy mark from his perfect ProV1. It would seem to be a harmless enough practice until you recount the amount of times you've seen it that day. And I'd bet my brand new Titleist driver, you've only seen a fraction of the actual tastings that go on throughout the round.
And now the bad news. Golf courses have been using and assortment of aggressive pesticides and herbicides for decades and although there is a definite trend toward more natural and organic forms of weed and pest control most groundskeepers use whatever is necessary to keep their course looking good. The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSA) contends that properly used pesticides pose no health risk if used according to label instructions. But I'm certain there is no mention of direct ingestion on any labels.
Now I'm certain you would probably never dip your hand into a fertilizer bag in your garage as if it were a big bag of Cracker Jacks. Nor would you pour yourself a shot of Round Up in lieu of cool and refreshing lemonade. And yet I've witnessed the ball licking habit on more occasions that I'm comfortable with.
So tell me. Does proper golf etiquette dictate some gracious way to tell your friend he's working on a slow self-poison?
noisemaker
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Stop Licking your Ball's !!
Next time you want to clean your Ball's, with your Tongue.. Remember what they use to water the Course... Treated Human Waste !!
If your not sure how your Course stays Green...First; Do Not put Any part of Any Equipment that touch' the Grass Into,Onto Any part of your body that can transfer Germs Into your Body !
Get the POINT ?? When in Doubt...Leave it OUT !!!