Training days
We have spent the last three days watching videos about caddying, listening to speeches about caddying, learning the dos and don'ts of caddying, hearing all the wonderful life opportunities that caddying can bring and, at last, actually "on the grass" practice caddying. (A side note: one of the things I love about different jobs and industries is the unique jargon that so many of them tend to have.This, sadly, does not seem to be the case with caddying. "Double bagging" is just what it sounds like: carrying two bags. I have not heard anything as described in Rick Reilly's seminal book about caddying like, "Guess how we end up trunk slammin' last week? We're on 18, right? So we bring this sweet 7 straight down the chimney with some hellacious sauce on it. 'Cept it jizzes into the Johnny Cat and the sumbitch knits us a sweater in there. We take two scoops and it's DTR, baby."
I am still hopeful that I have not heard all the lingo that goes with looping.)
The most salient first impressions are three: 1) the physical demands seemingly exceed the grasp of the average caddy (I'll explain more later); 2) a inordinate amount of time is spent talking about drinking, last night's alcohol intake and the prospects for exceeding last night's tonight and, 3) something about caddying either attracts or produces toothlessness. Looking around the caddy office (have not heard it referred to as a "caddyshack" yet- urban myth???) and you would think you were on an 18th century ship manned by a crew stricken by scurvy. And it seems to affect all echelons of the caddy pecking order (of COURSE there is a pecking order. We're still in America, for goodness' sake.) From the head trainer and lead caddy right on down to the newest recruit. Bad or no dental hygiene seems to almost be a prerequisite. A gathering of caddies looks like an NHL locker room. I have to find out why this is. The transient lifestyle does not leave one time to establish a relationship with a dentist? Alcohol poisoning doing a number on your gums? Errant tee shots in the kisser?
I am still hopeful that I have not heard all the lingo that goes with looping.)
The most salient first impressions are three: 1) the physical demands seemingly exceed the grasp of the average caddy (I'll explain more later); 2) a inordinate amount of time is spent talking about drinking, last night's alcohol intake and the prospects for exceeding last night's tonight and, 3) something about caddying either attracts or produces toothlessness. Looking around the caddy office (have not heard it referred to as a "caddyshack" yet- urban myth???) and you would think you were on an 18th century ship manned by a crew stricken by scurvy. And it seems to affect all echelons of the caddy pecking order (of COURSE there is a pecking order. We're still in America, for goodness' sake.) From the head trainer and lead caddy right on down to the newest recruit. Bad or no dental hygiene seems to almost be a prerequisite. A gathering of caddies looks like an NHL locker room. I have to find out why this is. The transient lifestyle does not leave one time to establish a relationship with a dentist? Alcohol poisoning doing a number on your gums? Errant tee shots in the kisser?
posted by yakker at 9:32 PM
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