The high school baseball golf excuse
This excuse brings an old sporting backstory into a very current golf problem. The specific reference to high school baseball makes it sound like a grievance with a long history, resurfacing just when the score needs explaining. The phrase “a hip thing” stays conveniently vague. That mismatch between a very precise origin story and an imprecise complaint is the centre of the joke, particularly when the group has heard other versions of the same sporting legend.
When to use the joke
Keep this one for friends who know your collection of old athletic stories. Say the supplied line as the alibi, then leave the imagined baseball career to the conversation. The card preserves the original wording, making it easy to send the same joke again when the story makes another appearance.
Choose another alibi
The Body collection has other physical alibis, from tired legs to a stiff back. Browse it for a different joke about what the swing supposedly had to work around that day.