nemicu
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From the quote above , this does nothing at all for the game , acceptable by most courses ? My god , we are really entering into an area of discrimination , what next days for disabled/less fit people . If this is where we are headed just because someone wants to sprint round a course we are indeed in deep deep trouble . If this offends I am sorry but I feel all people whatever their physical condition/ability deserve equal consideration . I am glad where I play the people seem to be more caring than Nemicu .
I am disabled. I prefer equal consideration, but it's not always appropriate. I don't have a problem playing with an acceptable level of pace. I don't get offended if people address me in a certain tone. I'm able to call things as I see them - slow play is slow play however you want to dress it up. I don't expect anyone to show sympathy or make allowances if I'm lagging behind on a particularly difficult day, not that it makes a heap of difference. Slow play, or acceptance or endorsement of it either by action or inaction, knowingly or unknowingly, does nothing for the game of golf either. Should I accept that people are different? Of course I should - I'm living breathing proof of it. Does it then follow I should accept slow play is an inevitable consequence of being human? Absolutely not.
I'm tired of telling people to stop making excuses for physical ability, because I face it in every walk of life - let alone golf. When faced with something you actually can do something to prevent, regardless of your physical ability - it's something that should be embraced and welcomed - not frowned upon and ignored. Perhaps one day I may ask one of you lot if I can play through or perish the thought, speed up. Hopefully, you won't get too upset about it, or even worse, feel obliged or guilty to let a less abled golfer do something "normal" for a change. But one thing is for certain, I won't use my physical condition as an excuse for anything.