Bdill93
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Hope it wasn't a comp. That's poor form though
Not a comp but the only round of the week for 2 of us. He was one of the walkers though.
I dont wake up at 7am to play 9 holes
Hope it wasn't a comp. That's poor form though
‘Heather carries’ off a couple of tees. We have good paths that run alongside heather areas, but if a poor tee shot ends up in the heather, then rather than take the path to alongside where their ball is and walk into it, they walk directly towards it through the heather.Oh yeah, don't get me wrong, I'm all for 'lazy efficiency' as I like to call it. I don't know the situation at SILH's course, it's probably similar to what you've shown there - designed in a way as to look nice, but people will have their own ideas and operate purely pragmatically.
‘Heather carries’ off a couple of tees. We have good paths that run alongside heather areas, but if a poor tee shot ends up in the heather, then rather than take the path to alongside where their ball is and walk into it, they walk directly towards it through the heather.
Now OK, I can see why I might want to walk straight to where I think my ball is, but my irritation is that the greens team have roped along the side of the path with the very clear wish that players do not walk through the heather at that point as you can see a worn path has been created but please use the path then walk in; with the walk in from the path almost always being much shorter and less damaging to the heather (that is relatively new and being cultivated). But some persist in walking into the heather immediately the roping ends, so clearly not getting the point that the visual clue the roping is giving us.
Anyway…it irritates me but only mildly…and the greens team will rope off more if things worsen…
I have to admit, if I'd topped a drive into the heather, I'd be quite likely to walk a direct route to it as you say - to give me the better chance of finding it.Again not taking away from the irritation (but its kinda fun to try and figure out the 'why')
Does my bold bit from your post mean that players used to walk straight to their 'topped shot' through rough or grass and now because of new planting they're being asked to use another route instead?
Club must have good reason I suppose because its tough to expect cooperation from a player that's just lost distance from a poor tee shot but now faces losing the ball altogether if they don't have a good line/position to go to
Not a comp but the only round of the week for 2 of us. He was one of the walkers though.
I dont wake up at 7am to play 9 holes
Yes…Again not taking away from the irritation (but its kinda fun to try and figure out the 'why')
Does my bold bit from your post mean that players used to walk straight to their 'topped shot' through rough or grass and now because of new planting they're being asked to use another route instead?
Club must have good reason I suppose because its tough to expect cooperation from a player that's just lost distance from a poor tee shot but now faces losing the ball altogether if they don't have a good line/position to go to
Which is fine … but the greens team first built a small raised mound along the side of the path to stop trolleys…then when foot soldiers were tramping over the mound and through the heather they put a low roping along the top of it to rope it off. I think what’s required of us is then obvious…but some still choose to go round the end of the rope and through the heather.I have to admit, if I'd topped a drive into the heather, I'd be quite likely to walk a direct route to it as you say - to give me the better chance of finding it.
Low ropes on our course are there to stop Trollies, it is normal, if not expected, for those carrying to step over them. The idea is to encourage carrying as it is less of a distance to walk.Which is fine … but the greens team first built a small raised mound along the side of the path to stop trolleys…then when foot soldiers were tramping over the mound and through the heather they put a low roping along the top of it to rope it off. I think what’s required of us is then obvious…but some still choose to go round the end of the rope and through the heather.
Low ropes on our course are there to stop Trollies, it is normal, if not expected, for those carrying to step over them. The idea is to encourage carrying as it is less of a distance to walk.
(we do have one area roped off at waist height to stop all players going through that area.)
Believeing the weather forecast, 90% chance of rain and 40mph wind this morning so didn't go to golf, cue, it being dry sunny and no wind?
What's the point of toptracer at a range if its not normalised?