Correct etiquette situation

[Tashyboy]

Ave said what you have said and sometimes ave kept quiet. Depends on the situation and the player. You gauge the thoughts of the person at the time. Personally don't think you did owt wrong at all. Your thoughts were towards a fellow player. The time you gave him to think about his eight footer, gave him time to either chill and refocus or stew and wind himself up even more.

 

[ScienceBoy]

But if all are happy with the approach proposed.

I agree but has to be unanimous and quick.

The times it works are when one person is on one side of the hole and others are far enough away to no interferance with the players stance and the other players preparations. Usually opposite sides of the hole are best.

Common sense drives it and if someone isnt happy then play in order. Things are slow enough with everyone playing pokemon go during their round, we dont need more delay!

 

[patricks148]

Wouldn't that slow things down a bit though? 8ft would take me a little bit of time to assess and read, particularly if I have to walk 38ft just to get to my ball.

Why wouldn't you do that while the other player takes their shot? Or, do you not take any time over putts?

Not really, the others are not going to put while you walk to your ball and mark it, I would have seen how the ball reacted as it went past the hole so would know my line pretty much anyway. I am quite a fast player and don't take that long and wouldn't want to stand there watching tow guys take short putts while i had a tricky 8fter. Also if i had left the ball a foot from the hole i would have finished it there and then, that would have saved more time.

 

[Crazyface]

Etiquette = Slow Play

 

[Tashyboy]

Etiquette = Slow Play

Thats todays wind up easily spotted. 👍

 

[turkish]

Thats todays wind up easily spotted. 

I think he has a point though!

Anyway it did speed up play, nothing was said and everything went fine but straight after I had been wondering if maybe it was bad etiquette as nothing had been agreed beforehand.

 

[irip]

Just out of interest as it was a friendly game why not concede the putt from a foot?

 

[turkish]

Just out of interest as it was a friendly game why not concede the putt from a foot?

It was a medal!

 

[Crazyface]

Just out of interest as it was a friendly game why not concede the putt from a foot?

I don't concede anything. The object of the game is to put the ball in the hole is it not?

 

[duncan mackie]

I don't concede anything. The object of the game is to put the ball in the hole is it not?

Medal aside in the original post, this equals slow play, not etiquette!

Etiquette includes being ready to play when it's your turn, leaving your bag in the right (quickest) place etc

 

[irip]

Apologies, i read a post from face breaker, and thought it was you.

For the record friendly games we concede putts, comps is putt out unless matchplay.

Just off to specsavers

 

[freddielong]

What would happen at the next if you are in the same position but you don fancy your 3 footer, for me the point of etiquette is so every one knows where they are and what is happening next, if you start switching that about you will be asking each other who wants to putt first etc.

 

[bladeplayer]

Playing in medal, 3 ball, playing with 2 unknowns.

Player 1 has chipped to a foot, player 2(me) has putted to 3 feet and player 3 has a tricky downhill 3rd shot putt from about 30 feet and goes past the hole about 8 feet.

After it I say take your time and I'll take my shot. I hole out.

A) speeds up play b) gives him time to gather his thoughts for next tricky putt.

I'm taking it this is ok as seems logical even though furthest away is usually next to play? 2 years into the game some etiquette stuff doesn't make sense to me so just looking for opinion and if I'm wrong why?

Im a firm believer in ready golf so I can see where you are coming from but a Couple of things im struggling to understand re some posts ..
Why play medal in a knock around? & worry bout speed of play ?
As its with strangers I would have asked will I finish ? or if I was that confident I would have finished my relatively straight forward shot off before other player played ..
Personally I wouldn't have being doing what you did on the 2nd hole , too early in round to have sussed out what PP were like ..
If that's the worst bit of etiquette you do or witness on a golf course , you will be fine

 

[Farneyman]

Take your time ...because there looks to be a tricky little slope across that putt you may not have realised - is advice and you are penalised 2 shots.


Take your time...when placing your feet to avoid treading on the lines of the remaining putts to be made including mine! - isn't.

I knew I had heard something about saying "take your time" being a penalty.

What about the general comment "take your time" when the player isn't near anyone's line but with just enough distance in the putt to require attention?

If someone uses the words "take your time" do they then need to expand, as in your example as to why, for it to be a penalty and not just the words "take your time"?

Would these be examples of a penalty - take your time because it's downhill, take your time because you need to putt through an old hole etc.

Sorry for hijacking the thread Turkish