Jasonr
Club Champion
Hi all,
This is my second go at a comeback. I joined a club back in 2018 I lasted a few months and it didn't work out to the point that I stopped playing golf altogether - worse still I seem to remember someone on here gave me a heads up before I joined but I can't remember who.
I was a 28HC and they were putting me off in a roll up with guys +1 and +2 with an arrogance to go with it. I normally get on well with most people even the difficult ones as it's part of my job but I had a horrendous time with two where I ended up walking off and playing on my own. for balance the next week I came back and played with some good guys but also low HC, but I asked the committee to move me to a more suitable roll up for my ability and nothing came of it. There was other stuff going on that didn't sit right with me either so I left and stopped playing altogether. I've now joined another club and got placed into a swindle who are all very friendly and welcoming and of varying ability Low and High HC. So far I haven't been paired up with anyone like I did at my old club. Having probably played the sum total of probably 15 rounds in the last 18 years I put in three cards and played some of the worst golf of my life on those rounds. I now have a HI of 37.5!
So I am worried about a few things
This is not what I consider to be my real playing ability. I have broke 90 albeit only once and pre kids 18 years ago. I am nowhere near that yet but when my game starts to come back (I still have hope that it will) I am worried as we have a fiver every swindle. I might be that bloke that comes in with 44 points week after week . I will be entering the Monthly Stablefords but will avoid the medals whilst I am still hacking and I can't enter the majors until I have some qualifying comps - should I be entering gen play cards more or less every time i'm out with my swindle non comp so that it shows I am doing my best to get my handicap down and am I limited to how many?
It's a nice group and I don't want to annoy anyone. I know the rules/etiquette, I play fairly quickly (9 holes relaxed solo would take an hour), I can chat and take and have a joke but also know when to shup. I also offer drinks with my PPs at the end, so I am hoping that I am not too bad a partner to be paired up with. But is there anything else I can do to help me bed in.
Maybe I'm looking for reassurance because the hangover of my experience with the old club still sits with me.
Thanks all.
This is my second go at a comeback. I joined a club back in 2018 I lasted a few months and it didn't work out to the point that I stopped playing golf altogether - worse still I seem to remember someone on here gave me a heads up before I joined but I can't remember who.
I was a 28HC and they were putting me off in a roll up with guys +1 and +2 with an arrogance to go with it. I normally get on well with most people even the difficult ones as it's part of my job but I had a horrendous time with two where I ended up walking off and playing on my own. for balance the next week I came back and played with some good guys but also low HC, but I asked the committee to move me to a more suitable roll up for my ability and nothing came of it. There was other stuff going on that didn't sit right with me either so I left and stopped playing altogether. I've now joined another club and got placed into a swindle who are all very friendly and welcoming and of varying ability Low and High HC. So far I haven't been paired up with anyone like I did at my old club. Having probably played the sum total of probably 15 rounds in the last 18 years I put in three cards and played some of the worst golf of my life on those rounds. I now have a HI of 37.5!
So I am worried about a few things
This is not what I consider to be my real playing ability. I have broke 90 albeit only once and pre kids 18 years ago. I am nowhere near that yet but when my game starts to come back (I still have hope that it will) I am worried as we have a fiver every swindle. I might be that bloke that comes in with 44 points week after week . I will be entering the Monthly Stablefords but will avoid the medals whilst I am still hacking and I can't enter the majors until I have some qualifying comps - should I be entering gen play cards more or less every time i'm out with my swindle non comp so that it shows I am doing my best to get my handicap down and am I limited to how many?
It's a nice group and I don't want to annoy anyone. I know the rules/etiquette, I play fairly quickly (9 holes relaxed solo would take an hour), I can chat and take and have a joke but also know when to shup. I also offer drinks with my PPs at the end, so I am hoping that I am not too bad a partner to be paired up with. But is there anything else I can do to help me bed in.
Maybe I'm looking for reassurance because the hangover of my experience with the old club still sits with me.
Thanks all.
