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Just followed a guy playing on his own at another Surrey club for the entire back nine with his teenage daughter pushing his trolley. Course is completely empty. Every hole I am walking up to the tee as he is sauntering off - held up on every shot. Never once asks me to play through but then comes over to complain in the car park that I was putting him off for being so close behind.

Somehow I restrained from saying anything or shoving a wedge up his backside.

When I had a moan at my place about getting held up, I was told that it is up to me to ask to play through, then and ONLY then, if you have not been allowed to play though, will they act
 
Still trying to flog my old trolley on Ebay. Had an offer of £80, then an offer came in for £82 so I rejected the £80 offer. Then Mr 82 'retracts' his offer?? I didn't even know you could bloody do that, I thought once you made an offer you had to honour it. So now I have no offers. :mad:
 
I haven't played better than my cat 4 handicap for 18 months. On Saturday I tee'd it forward (from UK white to yellow) to play the course about 350 shorter at around 6,000yds... and ended up with 45 points!

That's a smidge better than the 2 shot difference in SSS between the tees
 
Still trying to flog my old trolley on Ebay. Had an offer of £80, then an offer came in for £82 so I rejected the £80 offer. Then Mr 82 'retracts' his offer?? I didn't even know you could bloody do that, I thought once you made an offer you had to honour it. So now I have no offers. :mad:

Go back to Mr. 80 & see if he's still interested?
 
Put my clubs in to be regripped and asked if yesterday lunchtime ave them enough time to do them and pick them up tonight for a game tomorrow. Resounding yes so left them. Arrived at 5.30 - shop shuts at 6 and half done and half with the grips off so unusable. Looks like I'm playing G25's (minus several weights in the irons) tomorrow
 
Still trying to flog my old trolley on Ebay. Had an offer of £80, then an offer came in for £82 so I rejected the £80 offer. Then Mr 82 'retracts' his offer?? I didn't even know you could bloody do that, I thought once you made an offer you had to honour it. So now I have no offers. :mad:

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sorry For laughing Orikoru but that’s made me giggle.
 
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sorry For laughing Orikoru but that’s made me giggle.
I'm at my wit's end with Ebay trying to sell this thing. Already had it with people trying to private message me frankly laughable offers, and now this! Nobody bids anymore, everyone's a tightarse trying to get it for half price.
 
Just followed a guy playing on his own at another Surrey club for the entire back nine with his teenage daughter pushing his trolley. Course is completely empty. Every hole I am walking up to the tee as he is sauntering off - held up on every shot. Never once asks me to play through but then comes over to complain in the car park that I was putting him off for being so close behind.

Somehow I restrained from saying anything or shoving a wedge up his backside.

This sounds very passive aggressive. Couldn't you have politely asked to play through?
 
Having to pull out of Forum@Bearwood Lakes as Mrs SILH has booked for us to go to Cornwall that week for a BIG 0 birthday of hers. Ah well. The sacrifices one has to make in life...;)
 
I haven't played better than my cat 4 handicap for 18 months. On Saturday I tee'd it forward (from UK white to yellow) to play the course about 350 shorter at around 6,000yds... and ended up with 45 points!

That's a smidge better than the 2 shot difference in SSS between the tees

I’m not surprised. At my course the whites aren’t that much further back but there are several holes where the extra distance makes a disproportionate difference ... there are a few holes where I can just reach the green in a given number of shots from the yellows but the extra yardage, although not great, will add often one shot to my score. The overall effect is far more than the two shot difference in the SSS. Also, some of the white tees are located in a different positions and so, in addition to the extra distance, the hole plays differently. I don‘t understand why my club plays virtually all seniors comps off the whites.
 
Blister. Rocked up to Silvermere today and got five packs of replacement cleats and have been taking the worse worn ones out of my FJ's. Some have been very unwilling to come out and now have a blister on my left hand under my index finger which now feels painful when I grip a club. Playing tomorrow as well
 
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