A golf excuse about a ball that feels like a rock
This line turns the feel of a disappointing strike into the whole explanation. Calling the ball a rock gives the group a blunt image without requiring a technical speech about the swing. In this collection it sits under Weather, among jokes about conditions and how a round feels. The humour is in the certainty of the complaint: whatever happened to the shot, the ball has already been found guilty.
When to use the joke
Use it after a strike that felt especially clunky, or put the line in the group chat alongside the story of the hole. Keeping it short suits the wording. An elaborate explanation about the ball would make this a different kind of joke, so let the image carry the complaint.
Choose another alibi
Browse the Weather collection for alibis that shift attention to wind, light and other conditions. Each numbered card has its own sharing link if one of those lines fits the round better.