'You shouldn't be doing it like that': Cringeworthy moment woman golf pro 'mansplained' to before perfect shot
22 February 2024, 14:41 | Updated: 22 February 2024, 15:02
A video of a professional golfer practicing her swing at a driving range has left social media users furious after a man offered some patronising advice.
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Georgia Ball appeared content practicing her swing at a driving range when a man in a nearby lane offered some unsolicited advice to correct her form.
Ms Ball is a qualified PGA professional and shares her golfing journey to TikTok with her some 150,000 followers.
So when a nearby golfer tried to mansplain to her - a term which refers to when a man explains something to a woman patronisingly - in a recent session, she was left stunned.
The video shows Ms Ball enjoying her swing practice, when the man in the nearby bay suddenly speaks up.
He says: “Excuse me, what you’re doing there, you shouldn’t be doing that. You should be right through, swing and follow through. Not - you’re going too slow on the way up and then back.”
Ms Ball then starts to explain the method behind her swing, as she says: “Okay, I’m going through a swing change at the minute, so everything I’m-"
The man then interjects before she can finish, saying: “No, I know, but what you’re doing there is you’re coming back too slow.
“You know, I’ve been playing golf for 20 years, what you need to do is this, is follow through a lot quicker than what you’re doing right there now.”
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Ms Ball then looks at the camera in disbelief as she tries to explain the technique again before he interrupts her for a second time, instructing her to “hit one, hit one sec”.
She agrees and then jokes in the video caption “I knew I had to make this a good one” before executing an incredible swing.
But what should have been a smug moment for Ms Ball became a frustrating one, as the man then appears clearly vindicated, believing it was his advice that resulted in the great swing.
“See how much better that was?” he quickly says.
Ms Ball starts laughing in disbelief but politely replies: “Yeah, thank you”.
She then finally manages to explain the reason for her swing technique to the man, adding that some of the world’s best players in the world adopt a similar method before she is again cut off.
He says: “No, I know what you’re saying but what I’m saying is I’ve been playing golf for 20 years, so you just need to follow through.
“Keep doing that anyway, okay?”
She replies “thanks for your advice” before the man then leaves her alone.
The video has since spread like wildfire across the internet, racking up hundreds of thousands of views with countless commenters expressing their anger over the incident.
One wrote: “Trying not to scream at the monitor was killing me the entire video... she is one graceful lady to hold it together.”
Another said: “The way he kept cutting her off and then just told her to hit one like I would be screaming.”
While one added: “She handled it nicely, I suppose?
“But I kept waiting for her to inform him of who she was.
“He was rude regardless of her background though so it really doesn’t matter. He operated on ego and she never asked for his assistance.”
Multiple commenters also appeared amazed at how polite she remained throughout the interaction, with many saying they wouldn’t have been able to stay so calm.
