I think you need to go back and read your posts from wednesday were you state tending the flag should be consigned to history and you agreeing with posts saying it should be banned etc.
It might be I never ask for it to be attended or I might ask 20 times a year, the fact is, it’s my choice and you can either do it or refuse, if you refuse I’d suggest it would say a lot more about you than it would me.
No, you said you were holding it because of the wind? The bit in bold is just your personal feeling or whim, so it is not necessary to attend the flag - as I said earlier. If you're still going to disagree with me then you need to look up the definition of the word necessary. It was necessary before because hitting the flag meant a penalty - that's not the case now.
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If the risk of the wind is there then I would also be hitting it harder, I want the flagstick removed once I’ve played the putt, I want the risk of it hitting the pin too hard fully removed, my choice.
Yeah I agree it's your choice! That's not the same as it being necessary that's all!
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It’s nice and simple
Tending the flag is allowed within the rules
As long as someone is acting within the rules then I would expect his fellow golfers to be respectful of those wishes
We are all golfers who are supposed to respect each other when playing. Remember we all approach the game in different ways and it’s all about finding a way that we can all enjoy playing the game
If someone wants the flag tended then it’s within the rules and we would respect those persons wishes just as we would help people search for balls , repair their pitchmarks , rake bunkers , be quiet when people are playing their shot , stand in the the appropriate place
If tending was unnecessary then why do the Pros continue to do it when the flag can be left in
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It’s nice and simple
Tending the flag is allowed within the rules
As long as someone is acting within the rules then I would expect his fellow golfers to be respectful of those wishes
We are all golfers who are supposed to respect each other when playing. Remember we all approach the game in different ways and it’s all about finding a way that we can all enjoy playing the game
If someone wants the flag tended then it’s within the rules and we would respect those persons wishes just as we would help people search for balls , repair their pitchmarks , rake bunkers , be quiet when people are playing their shot , stand in the the appropriate place
If tending was unnecessary then why do the Pros continue to do it when the flag can be left in
Some people's concepts of politeness and courtesy are curious.Prayer isn't in the rules of golf, attending a flag is. So I'd politely decline, which in itself is a courteous way to handle a situation such as that.
Anyway, the problem with saying things should stay in the past is how far back do you go? Back to when flags didn't exist? The rules are the rules, they are curated for all and no one person gets to pick and choose on a whim or preference.
There's a word for people who do pick and choose which rules do or don't apply to them. Begins with C, it's a curious word that can rhyme with both meat and punt.
Really !
Keeping all the clubhouses and pubs shut then ?
Do people who pick and choose when to apply this rule fit in with your sounds-like?The rules are the rules, they are curated for all and no one person gets to pick and choose on a whim or preference.
There's a word for people who do pick and choose which rules do or don't apply to them. Begins with C, it's a curious word that can rhyme with both meat and punt.
It was obvious to me that Jimaroid was referring to when we are allowed to touch the flag again.
In 297 replies, I think only one poster had said they would actually refuse. The flag-in folks, of which I'm one, are saying they'd do it for someone else, even though they don't think it's necessary.
When we are allowed to touch the flags and when there is no risk of Covid from touching it might be a big difference in dates
