IanM
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Trouble is with "samey groupings" is that "poor practices" are not corrected, they are group "norms."
Agreed.Trouble is with "samey groupings" is that "poor practices" are not corrected, they are group "norms."
Looks like the brush is getting wider!Trouble is with "samey groupings" is that "poor practices" are not corrected, they are group "norms."
Just play him on the last day then.Sounds good in theory, but then you'll get the awkward so and so's who won't agree a date and then hope for a a walkover on the final day.
Awful for new members as well, especially those joining on their own. Drawn events are the perfect way to meet other members.
This is one of the main reasons I'm at Ripon now, they have 2 booked rollups.....Wed+Thurs at 9am and 8:30. It's still the same group of 30 or so people, but you play with different people almost every time.Took me 5 years to get a regular game when I moved here. No bookable tee times back then didn't help
This is one of the main reasons I'm at Ripon now, they have 2 booked rollups.....Wed+Thurs at 9am and 8:30. It's still the same group of 30 or so people, but you play with different people almost every time.
Booked a belated birthday weekend away with my wife and just realised that it clashes with The Open. Piss poor planning on my part.
Having been at 3 difference courses, each does things a little differently. All had draws though, so always played with different people. At the last course the rollups were run in a way I was uncomfortable with, so eventually stopped playing with them very often. They kept track of their group scores - or +par....which I was fine with, but each group gave crazy long "gimme's"....2-3 footers with break. Basically they were giving themselves the putt and points....huh? Can you imagine playing a matchplay with someone and you give yourself the gimme from 3 feet? I questioned it a few times, but they didn't really like me stirring the pot.Newport "roll ups" means "turn up with your usual 4 ball and play with them!"
The ‘self gimme’ puts was prevalent at our roll up when I joined them. (The format was 2 from 4 for the princely sum of £1 each.) It was widely used and even more so when playing with one poor chap who had the yips. Together with another player, we gradually whittled away at stopping the gimme culture and eventually succeeded.Having been at 3 difference courses, each does things a little differently. All had draws though, so always played with different people. At the last course the rollups were run in a way I was uncomfortable with, so eventually stopped playing with them very often. They kept track of their group scores - or +par....which I was fine with, but each group gave crazy long "gimme's"....2-3 footers with break. Basically they were giving themselves the putt and points....huh? Can you imagine playing a matchplay with someone and you give yourself the gimme from 3 feet? I questioned it a few times, but they didn't really like me stirring the pot.
On a long day. Wanted to try my back out so will have to go tomorrow evening now. Bit close to the wire with a comp on SaturdayHaving to get through the rest of a slow day before you can get down the range
(Even though you did say you were going to have a break this week until Sunday)
Happressed. Happy and depressed combined.Can someone come up with a concise snappy term for that occasion when you lose your best score and get a big jump up in HI, please?
Gonna happen to me soon.
Yes, that describes how you might feel when it happens.Happressed. Happy and depressed combined.
Perfect, thank you.LOBSHITE
"Loss Off Best Score Handicap Increase To Endure!!"
That reminds me of a former regular PP who said he started every round with a feeling of anticippointment.Happressed. Happy and depressed combined.