LA drivers and pedestrians: if it wasn’t hard enough on these streets, there's a group of bros driving golf balls, full force, into traffic, and at buildings every night. Because... of course they are.
“Obviously you're not a golfer” - The Dude.
There's a group of bros in LA who go out at night, driving golf balls into oncoming traffic and at the windows of residential and commercial buildings, film it, and post the clips to Instagram for clout. They're not hiding their faces. The account has over 45,000 followers and they appear to be doing this nightly across LA joking in the comments about never getting caught.
A driven golf ball leaves a club at well over 100 mph. Hitting one into a windshield isn't a prank, it's a random act of violence that kills people.
I've cropped the account and usernames in the compilation because I don't want to send them more followers, which is what these posts usually end up doing. But if you drive or live in LA, and you have been smoked by a golf ball, maybe it’s these clowns.
What's the right channel to report this? I tried LAPD non-emergency with predictable results, maybeeeeeee they need a bigger budget? /s. Reported to Meta - nadddaaaaaa, maybeeeeeee they need a bigger budget? Just trying to figure out how this kind of thing actually gets stopped before someone dies.
Edit: given these clowns are actively posting this thread on their accounts with the caption “they can’t stop us” and threatening people, I think it's best just to be clear who some of them are, since they aren't just randos.
Here is "everywhereweplaygolf" and "Dave Fink" together: https://imgur.com/a/dtl25Eg
When professional Golf Coach and "Content Creator" Dave Fink isn't charging for lessons on municipal golf courses across LA, or teaching at the Swing Factory DTLA, you can find him in The LA River with his boyfriend, firing 140 mph balls at the 5 freeway. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DQuUs9CD8aN/