HankMarvin
Tour Rookie
just go out and enjoy yourself, what's the worst that can happen especially given the fact you have 22 shots over 18 holes.
Cheers chaps!
I suppose what I'm worried about is when to play a second tee shot; would your advice be 'when in doubt'?
Conscious I don't want to hold up my group and the one behind by going back to the tee!
At my place you don't even need to work out all the points like that - they told me just make sure the gross score is correct first and foremost and they will work out all the points regardless. Don't know if other clubs are the same though.Remember it's a stableford and if you have a bad hole it doesn't matter a great deal in the scheme of things. Also remember that if you can't score on a hole pick your ball up to save time.
When I first started I put 1 mark on the holes the person I was scoring for got a shot on and 2 marks on the hole if they got two shots to help with scoring so you aren't rushing to work out the SI and their handicap, although most players will tell you their score e.g 4 for 3, but make sure if they just say a number you confirm if that's points or shots
Good luck
If your first tee shot goes into the trees and you think you might struggle to find it, waiting for everyone else to finish their tee shots, then announce you are playing a provisional tee shot, and say what ball it is. And try and make sure you stick that one in plain view!
:rofl:And don't take longer than 5 minutes looking for your ball or you will be shot.
And don't take longer than 5 minutes looking for your ball or you will be shot.
Bit of an update from me!
Thank you all for your advice!
Thoroughly enjoyed myself and met some nice chaps over the past two days!
The bad news, I scored 16 points on the Saturday and 20 points today which currently has me in last place :rofl:
Playing off the white tees has been a massive eye opener for me and I've realised that when my driver isn't behaving, it's a long, long, long course to get round!
I tried to be more cautious today and keep the driver in the bag, but even though I'm a long hitter, I still struggled (but only lost one ball the whole round!)
Lesson booked on Thursday!
Bit of an update from me!
Thank you all for your advice!
Thoroughly enjoyed myself and met some nice chaps over the past two days!
The bad news, I scored 16 points on the Saturday and 20 points today which currently has me in last place :rofl:
Playing off the white tees has been a massive eye opener for me and I've realised that when my driver isn't behaving, it's a long, long, long course to get round!
I tried to be more cautious today and keep the driver in the bag, but even though I'm a long hitter, I still struggled (but only lost one ball the whole round!)
Lesson booked on Thursday!
Yeah just break whatever rules you fancy
Like a dog with a bone.
Anyway - Thoroughly enjoyed myself and met some nice chaps over the past two days! this is all that matters.
Job done. Go again next week and try beat this weekend or enjoy yourself again.