Golf Random Irritations

Imurg said:
Fairways are 350 except the LS which is the same as the drivers
Hybrids are nearly 300.
I think if you've bought new in the last couple of years it's hard to justify that outlay for a few more yards
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Go ex demo, virtually new for about half the cost. Just got Qi irons for about that and most of the clubs are in hit
 
Our club having a hedgehog wheels only rule in place. On the website, on the booking form for tee times, on the first tee.
And as I am getting my stuff out of the car for an afternoon round, one of the mouthiest, loudest, always complaining senior members coming off the 18th with normal trolley wheels.

When the revolution comes, he is going to be the first against the wall. Wheels and all.
 
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Pathetic Shark said:
Our club having a hedgehog wheels only rule in place. On the website, on the booking form for tee times, on the first tee.
And as I am getting my stuff out of the car for an afternoon round, one of the mouthiest, loudest, always complaining senior members coming off the 18th with normal trolley wheels.

When the revolution comes, he is going to be the first against the wall. Wheels and all.
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Did you speak to or report him?
 
We got our course re-rated back in the summertime. Most members were of the opinion that our ratings were too low, I think. It's taken about five months to get the new ratings back.

Well, they've just got lower. Gone from 117 to 112 slope off the whites, 66.6 course rating becomes 65.9. I'll now only get 12 shots in my next comp, off of 15.3. What an absolute joke! 🤣

(On the plus side I think this actually gets rid of the bogus shot we were giving in our next foursomes match, so every cloud!)
 
Pathetic Shark said:
Our club having a hedgehog wheels only rule in place. On the website, on the booking form for tee times, on the first tee.
And as I am getting my stuff out of the car for an afternoon round, one of the mouthiest, loudest, always complaining senior members coming off the 18th with normal trolley wheels.

When the revolution comes, he is going to be the first against the wall. Wheels and all.
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I feel your pain. We have Winter wheels in place for 4 months' from 1st November. It is so frustrating when members do not comply. There is nothing on the bookings for Winter Opens which are run by The Pro who takes the majority of profit. He is the worst offender because it is in his own interest to turn a blind eye.
 
Orikoru said:
We got our course re-rated back in the summertime. Most members were of the opinion that our ratings were too low, I think. It's taken about five months to get the new ratings back.

Well, they've just got lower. Gone from 117 to 112 slope off the whites, 66.6 course rating becomes 65.9. I'll now only get 12 shots in my next comp, off of 15.3. What an absolute joke! 🤣

(On the plus side I think this actually gets rid of the bogus shot we were giving in our next foursomes match, so every cloud!)
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That’s quite a drop - we have tended to see a point or two down on slope and maybe 0.1 on Course Rating lower generally this year.
Has the club made any changes or has there been a remeasure of the course? When courses are re measured they tend to end up being quite a few yards shorter these days - something to do with landing zones on shaped holes and fixed markers being too far back as courses tried to look as long as possible and had blocks falling off the back of platforms.
 
D-S said:
That’s quite a drop - we have tended to see a point or two down on slope and maybe 0.1 on Course Rating lower generally this year.
Has the club made any changes or has there been a remeasure of the course? When courses are re measured they tend to end up being quite a few yards shorter these days - something to do with landing zones on shaped holes and fixed markers being too far back as courses tried to look as long as possible and had blocks falling off the back of platforms.
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There was a par 4 that became a par 3, that was a little while ago now but maybe they never re-rated after that previously. It's just annoying, nobody ever plays our course and says it's easy, yet here we are all losing 3 shots now. The par 4 that we lost was a short, easy one, and it's been replaced by a difficult mid-length par 3, so in my mind that makes the course harder not easier.
 
Orikoru said:
There was a par 4 that became a par 3, that was a little while ago now but maybe they never re-rated after that previously. It's just annoying, nobody ever plays our course and says it's easy, yet here we are all losing 3 shots now. The par 4 that we lost was a short, easy one, and it's been replaced by a difficult mid-length par 3, so in my mind that makes the course harder not easier.
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I understand your frustration but the course isn't assessed on your thoughts, or your ability. A scratch golfer would think it was an easy course.
 
Neilds said:
I understand your frustration but the course isn't assessed on your thoughts, or your ability. A scratch golfer would think it was an easy course.
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Members will tell you the story about how Callum Shinkwin played it and didn't even break par or something. 😄 I hate this idea that short = easy but that's how they rate every course. Everything else is irrelevant apparently.
 
Orikoru said:
We got our course re-rated back in the summertime. Most members were of the opinion that our ratings were too low, I think. It's taken about five months to get the new ratings back.

Well, they've just got lower. Gone from 117 to 112 slope off the whites, 66.6 course rating becomes 65.9. I'll now only get 12 shots in my next comp, off of 15.3. What an absolute joke! 🤣

(On the plus side I think this actually gets rid of the bogus shot we were giving in our next foursomes match, so every cloud!)
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Be careful about complaining about your English HS, or you might get a reprimand from the almighty hierarchy.
 
Not worth its own thread

4 ball better ball stableford ; can there not just be one definition/explanation to this format

Some say its a 4 person team while others say its a pairs team game, playing in groups of 4
 
Slab said:
4 ball
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4 balls in play
Slab said:
better ball
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Better is a comparative - better of 2
Best is a superlative - best of all

It is a a pairs team game, playing in groups of 4

See the Definition.

Four-Ball​

A form of play where sides of two partners compete, with each player playing their own ball. A side’s score for a hole is the lower score of the two partners on that hole.

However sometimes some players will mean (incorrectly) that it a four man team event. In which case it is really a 4B Best Ball as opposed to a 4B Better Ball.
 
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rulefan said:
4 balls in play

Better is a comparative - better of 2
Best is a superlative - best of all

It is a a pairs team game, playing in groups of 4

However sometimes some players will mean (incorrectly) that it a four man team event. In which case it is really a 4B Best Ball as opposed to a 4B Better Ball.

It is pretty simple so long as you know what "4BBB" stands for: "4-ball, best ball" or "4-ball, better ball."
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Worse still, I've heard some YouTubers saying 'betterball' when they mean two-man scramble before. Presumably because they figured they were taking the better ball of two each time.
 
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