Pin-seeker
Well-known member
This would definitely affect me.
Does pace of play effect how you play
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This would definitely affect me.
mikejohnchapman
Challenge Tour Pro
If it's really slow and you are waiting on shots it goes impact my game. The top pros seem to be able to turn off and then on before every shot. I haven't mastered that skill!
mikejohnchapman
Challenge Tour Pro
I have apologised to the group behind on a couple of occesions when our group has been slow. Normally time spent looking for balls, waiting on greens, etc
richart
Major Champion
Was I the only one hoping she missed ?
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Bet her playing partner wasn’t,imagine having to go through that again 😖
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
1. Should we blame Jillian?
Golfweek's Beth Ann Nichols says Jillian Bourdage, the junior golfer in the now-viral clip, shouldn't be flogged for slow play or held up as an example given the video's context...
- "The video highlights a comeback par putt Bourdage deliberated over on the 30th hole of a match that stretched to 36."
- "Slow play is a problem in golf. Can't imagine anyone disputing that. But Bourdage is a 17-year-old Ohio State commit in the early stages of her career. She doesn't deserve the same level of scrutiny as a professional athlete. She's ranked 838th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings for goodness sake."
- "A few things to consider about the Girls' Junior finale that make this the perfect storm for slow-play critics..."It was a commercial-free broadcast"..."This was the only match on the course"
Nichols' point: there was no opportunity to cut away from the watching-paint-dry spectacle and Bourdage and her playing were never out of position and, again, at the time, they were playing on an open course (and thus felt afforded as much time as they wanted over each shot).
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
When things are slow I just reflect with gratitude on how fortunate I am to be able to be playing our game in lovely countryside with people I know and can happily pass a few hours time with in casual conversation. Unless it is hammering down...them I can get a bit grumpy 
Such thoughts usually keep the frustrations away and so my golf isn't affected.
Such thoughts usually keep the frustrations away and so my golf isn't affected.
inc0gnito
Assistant Pro
I don’t like waiting to play but slowing my play a little actually helps me slow me down and focus on the shot. Maybe that’s cuz I play by myself mostly. Better pace when playing with friends.
Hitdaball
Active member
It really spoils golf for me if I have to stand around waiting for others to get on with it. I don’t mind the odd round stretching out when a course is full but if I’m stood on a tee waiting for someone to tee off with a clear hole in front of them and they are messing around for a few minutes it just starts to grate. And once I’ve gone , I’ve gone. Even if they speed up after in my mind I’m already annoyed and stay that way.
Probably my issue tbh not theirs. At the end of the day I probably delay things more playing army golf myself 😬
Probably my issue tbh not theirs. At the end of the day I probably delay things more playing army golf myself 😬
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
I don’t like waiting on every shot but I don’t think it affects my game. I’ll figure out the club and shot I’m going to play but don’t bother pulling the club until I can go (unless I need to practice swish through long grass or hindered by a tree etc). Once I know what shot I’m playing I try not to think about golf until it’s time to play.
Being the slow group does affect my play though as I try to play too fast in an effort to keep up. As I’m usually the longest off the tee in our group I’ve found it helps to miss the fairway by 20yds so I can be looking at my shot while the others play safely up the fairway.
I don’t think I’m the slow one but who knows, I might be.
Being the slow group does affect my play though as I try to play too fast in an effort to keep up. As I’m usually the longest off the tee in our group I’ve found it helps to miss the fairway by 20yds so I can be looking at my shot while the others play safely up the fairway.
I don’t think I’m the slow one but who knows, I might be.
Backache
Assistant Pro
My general answer would be not very much, but if I am invited to play through I sometimes rush.
Today I maybe was affected, I started early in the morning and was playing very well by my own limited standards. Came to the 16th and two elderly men cut in front of me playing very slowly. I had too wait over 10 minute back stiffened my next long shots were all hit badly , I lost a ball and had a treble bogey.
Still had my best round on the course but felt I would have been even better, last three holes took over 50 minutes one of which is a short par three.
Today I maybe was affected, I started early in the morning and was playing very well by my own limited standards. Came to the 16th and two elderly men cut in front of me playing very slowly. I had too wait over 10 minute back stiffened my next long shots were all hit badly , I lost a ball and had a treble bogey.
Still had my best round on the course but felt I would have been even better, last three holes took over 50 minutes one of which is a short par three.
Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
Probably as it impacts my enjoyment which will have an impact on basically how bothered I am. I only ever play for fun, not in competitions, so am there for a good time, not a long time.
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