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    Intelligentgolf - New look !

    Intelligentgolf has recently updated its member booking journey for booking tee times. When booking a tee time on the web or in the app, you will notice a new look to the member booking screens We hope you like the new look. Intelligentgolf . . . if your are reading this . . . I do NOT like...
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    Bar / Catering

    My Club, this last year finacial year made a £30,000 loss on bar and catering - that shocked me - does it shock you?
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    Bar / Catering

    Does your Club make a profit or loss from income/expenditure from the Bar / Catering? Why do I ask - - - I have been a member of 3 different clubs and I was Treasurer for 5 years at one club and I know that running/managing bar staff / catering is difficult and I know the easy option is to...
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    V1 GOLF App

    Does it 'work' - is it worth paying for? https://v1sports.com/athletes/v1-golf-app/
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    Christmas Dinner (cost)

    Last year the carrot and turnip was a bit green and the sprouts were a bit orangy !!
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    Christmas Dinner (cost)

    How much is your golf club charging for a members group booking (20+) for a mid week Christmas dinner in December? Is £25 a head for a 2 course (dinner / pudding) no drinks over-priced / under-priced?
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    Greens

    Long story
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    Greens

    Example: the first Par 5 (stroke index 6) ; 510 yards; the green is 23 yards long 17 yards wide
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    Greens

    Course rating 72.3 / Slope rating 130
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    Golf Random Irritations

    String !! The Chairman of Greens at each Club are trying to out do each other by having more areas stringed off than the neighbouring Club
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    Greens

    Does the design of a golf course follows some form of rationale. Does the R&A or whoever set out some guiding principles on things like, where to position bunkers and the design of greens? I have just moved clubs and at my new club 80% of the greens are raised, they were purposely raised over...
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    Balls (Lake, Refurbs or Foundlings)

    Loosing a sub £2 ball I can live with; loosing a £3+ ball is too painful. A couple of years back I could buy 3 piece Z Star for that price; the world has changed. I have been looking at the (minefield) of lake balls and the like and asking myself - as 20 handciap hacker, loosing an average of...
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    Reasons not to buy Motocaddy

    I emailed the guy who quoted me £50 asking what he's doing that justifies a £40 labour charge - I have had no reply (no surprise there) I have since had a VERY reasonable price of £20 from Ian Kirk Golf Sheffield (well done Ian) That's great except other than Sheffield is 100 miles away but...
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    Reasons not to buy Motocaddy

    (Wife's trolley - I told her to stick with Powakaddy) ! It's an S18, it's a few years old, probably out of warranty. The cable going into the battery has split (see pic). I called Motocaddy . . . . stamped on the battery is a sticker saying 5 year guarantee, "ah, yes, that's a 5 year...
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    Lithium batteries

    News reports - over cagrged lithium battery explode into fire . . . . . . . I have always left my PK and her MC lithium battery plugged in all day and every day between play, I have presumed that there is some form of cut out once it it is fully chatged, now I am not sure???
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