Electric trolleys should be banned !!!!!

[teetime72]

Powakaddy's dont make a sound !

They do when the gearbox goes,as my playing partners at Mottram Hall (GjBike & Chris)will testify. Sorry lads.
Have had it fixed today.Quiet as a mouse now.

 

[Cernunnos]

I've got this mental image of a Darlek caddying for a Tour pro somewhere & whilst his pro is playing against Tiger woods. Woods takes a long putt the ball winds its way across the green its clear the ball is about to sink in the hole, then from across the other side og the green comes this stunted elecronic voice "Ex-Term-in-ate....!" & tiger Woods ball disintigrates.

 

[jammydodger]

What was the original question again ?

 

[Cernunnos]

I wonder if Stewart golf willcome out with the Remote control Darlek edition of Elecric Trolley... Now that I'd pay their exorbitant price for.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'm just popping my head back above the parapet in the vain hope that everyone has moved on and I'm not left trying to condense eight pages into 375 words for the hot topics feature!

I think there may have to be an extra supplement with next month to even begin to do the forum activity justice

 

[viscount17]

I'm just popping my head back above the parapet in the vain hope that everyone has moved on and I'm not left trying to condense eight pages into 375 words for the hot topics feature!

I think there may have to be an extra supplement with next month to even begin to do the forum activity justice

' a torrid discussion as to the ethics of the use of electric trolleys descended into mayhem and the vilification of users of said trolleys, push/pull trolleys and bag carriers.

the consensus is that the golf industry should forthwith adopt the hoverboard (as demonstrated in Back to the Future Pt 2) as the only means of conveying golf clubs about a course.'

there you are Homer, job done

 

[Dodger]

I'm just popping my head back above the parapet in the vain hope that everyone has moved on and I'm not left trying to condense eight pages into 375 words for the hot topics feature!

I think there may have to be an extra supplement with next month to even begin to do the forum activity justice

' a torrid discussion as to the ethics of the use of electric trolleys descended into mayhem and the vilification of users of said trolleys, push/pull trolleys and bag carriers.

the consensus is that the golf industry should forthwith adopt the hoverboard (as demonstrated in Back to the Future Pt 2) as the only means of conveying golf clubs about a course.'

there you are Homer, job done

 

[TonyN]

Got a great idea to A) combat slow play caused by trolleys and B) Eliminate damage to the greens through excess weight......


Lets not play at all and just watch the grass grow instead!

Seriously some daft stuff in this thread, but worth a read.

 

[Herbie]

I'm just popping my head back above the parapet in the vain hope that everyone has moved on and I'm not left trying to condense eight pages into 375 words for the hot topics feature!

I think there may have to be an extra supplement with next month to even begin to do the forum activity justice

' a torrid discussion as to the ethics of the use of electric trolleys descended into mayhem and the vilification of users of said trolleys, push/pull trolleys and bag carriers.

the consensus is that the golf industry should forthwith adopt the hoverboard (as demonstrated in Back to the Future Pt 2) as the only means of conveying golf clubs about a course.'

there you are Homer, job done

Hoverboard would make it constantly OOB not being in contact with the course, and so clubs used would be considered introduced during a round

 

[Cernunnos]

I'm just popping my head back above the parapet in the vain hope that everyone has moved on and I'm not left trying to condense eight pages into 375 words for the hot topics feature!

I think there may have to be an extra supplement with next month to even begin to do the forum activity justice

' a torrid discussion as to the ethics of the use of electric trolleys descended into mayhem and the vilification of users of said trolleys, push/pull trolleys and bag carriers.

the consensus is that the golf industry should forthwith adopt the hoverboard (as demonstrated in Back to the Future Pt 2) as the only means of conveying golf clubs about a course.'

there you are Homer, job done

Hoverboard would make it constantly OOB not being in contact with the course, and so clubs used would be considered introduced during a round

Would the tees & the balls hover too....

...No, perhaps its best not to go there.... (walks away shaking head)

 

[Dave3498]

I have a remote controlled electric trolley. When I get to the green, I take my putter and my remote control device, walk onto the green ready to putt, and drive my trolley towards the next tee. It's just like having a human caddie.

 

[Parmo]

I have a remote controlled electric trolley. When I get to the green, I take my putter and my remote control device, walk onto the green ready to putt, and drive my trolley towards the next tee. It's just like having a human caddie.

The worst offender by a country mile, the remote electric trolley user!!!

BURN HIM!!!! WITCHHUNT!!!! GRAB YOUR FORKS FELLAS!!!

 

[Cernunnos]

The dunking stool....! lol

 

[madandra]

Madandra wins this month's star prize for stirring up the proverbial hornet's nest! His prize - a PowaKaddy trolley complete with top-of-the-range Titleist Staff Tour bag...

Sitting on the fence, and seeing most sides to all arguments (except the walking over the green with your bag one), live and let live, I say

Thank you Jezz and GM, I am delighted with my prize as I have always been an admirer of this piece of equipment and I am sure it will speed up my round and avoid trudging over the green with my FLOURESCENT YELLOW golf bag on my back thus damaging the putting surface.

PS

DCB .... I am going for therapy due to your endless ribbing about my yella bag

 

[clubchamp07]

The worst offender by a country mile, the remote electric trolley user!!!

BURN HIM!!!! WITCHHUNT!!!! GRAB YOUR FORKS FELLAS!!!

You'll never catch us Parmo as we're always away infront of the guys carrying their bags.

"Such a stupid post" and it was made by a ?MOD?

 

[Parmo]

The worst offender by a country mile, the remote electric trolley user!!!

BURN HIM!!!! WITCHHUNT!!!! GRAB YOUR FORKS FELLAS!!!

You'll never catch us Parmo as we're always away infront of the guys carrying their bags.

"Such a stupid post" and it was made by a ?MOD?

You have a point, the though of packing my bag this weekend with a umbrella, waterproofs extra this and that is making my back ache already!!! roll on a couple of months to trolleyville

 

[Herbie]

Ya see what madandra started!

 

[USER1999]

Remote controlled trolleys are the devils work.

 

[viscount17]

Remote control trolleys may indeed be the devil's work but they can offer weeks of merriment when they go wrong as did my mates.

He planned to run it on 10 yards or so to the next tee, instead it ramped immediately to full speed, pulled a wheelie, shot the clubs out the back and hastened toward the lake; said mate sprinting after it to avert its watery demise with a finely timed rugby tackle.

 

[Libzy]

Yeah Parmo, there is no excuse for not repairing a pitchmark on a green, whether its yours or someone elses. Even if you've forgotten or can't find your pitchmark repairer there is usually a selection of long tee seither in a pocket or the bag. & everyone carrys a set of keys with at least one door key or RAC/AA Key they no longer use. They make great pitchmark reparers in an emergency.

On most social rounds putts would be given anyhow. Though I'd think most of us for our own self respect would rather finish off a hole properly. Of course this is one reason why Green staff move hole positions regularly.

On the subject of Walking across greens with bags on your back I have a mate who really makes me grind my teeth. As he'll litterally walk anywhere with that bag on his back. He'll walk all over the green, tend the flag, take it out drop the flag instead of placing it. Oh this is another bug bear. People who don't lay the flag & preferably lay it in the fringe, they insted drop it on the green. Okay you are allowed to put it on the green but I consider it discurtious & rude. Just as I consider it discurtous & rude to walk all over a green with the standbag on, instead of using the bag as it was intended. The bag has legs use them. sit the damn thing down away from the green. If there are notices all over the course & on the back of the score card about not taking bags onto teeboxes it goes without saying the same is true for greens.

Okay a 17 stone bloke is going to do as much potential damage to a course as a 15 stone man with a 2 stone bag, except the centre of ballance with the 15 stone man will be all out of kilter. The 17 stone man doesn't have a choice. He can't take his stomach & blubber off when he gets to a green, but the 15 stone dude, can take off a bag & use the legs if its a stand bag & if its a tourbag then its designed to be dumped on the ground near, & not on the green.

Using Tour caddys as an example/excuse for getting away with discurtiousness to the course is no excuse at all in my book.

Nevermind turning up at courses with a handicap I think people should take a mini exam on Course ettiquete & a practical examination on how to repair pitchmarks, divots, rake bunkers etc & then get a card of course competence on knowing this & basic essential rules of the game

Players should be made to keep & carry & present one of these instead of simply a handicap certificate.

Couldn't agree more on some points, such as pitch marks. The strangest thing is when I am around sitting by a green every golfer replaces a divot or repairs a pitch mark or 12, (which tbh is taking it too far and slows play). But when they think you aren't looking tear canyons out of the course and leave them be. This annoys me more than anything else as its me who has to repair it and replacing a divot is faster than a heap of top dressing with some ryegrass seed.

With regards to people walking over greens with bags on their backs. if they are walking across to get to the next tee or their ball as its the closest route, it matters not one little bit. I think people with trolleys are just jealous. Its not as if it will cause undue wear on the green as the extra weight as someone has already said is kinda void. a golfer weighing 15 stone with a 2 stone bag makes no difference as th erest of the 17 stone golfers who use trolleys. And with regards to compaction and drainage, thats why top dressing, scarifying, vertidraining and ground breaking are done. generally with big heavy machines to boot. The greens are no where near as delicate as you seem to think.

With regards to dropping flags though, the thing that annoys me the most is when the golfers ram the flag back into the hole gripping the flag to the pole. This in many cases over time dmages the stitching on the flag causing it to tear. Meaning I have to replace flags more often than should be the case.

It does all boil down to general etiquette though. Which try as I may can't get through to many golfers. Even basic things like waiting your turn, being quiet on the greens, shouting fore and replacing divots. Just the other day I chased some guy down the fairway because he was hitting towards a tee with people coming the other way distracted by his presence and undoubtedly damaging their game. Strangely he had no idea what the white posts mean and saw no problem in playing any which way as long as he got to the hole eventually. Oh yeah and I had to split him up for being in a 5 ball too!