Golf Random Irritations

[IanM]

Trouble is with "samey groupings" is that "poor practices" are not corrected, they are group "norms."

 

[Mandofred]

Trouble is with "samey groupings" is that "poor practices" are not corrected, they are group "norms."

Agreed.

 

[PaulMdj]

Trouble is with "samey groupings" is that "poor practices" are not corrected, they are group "norms."

Looks like the brush is getting wider!

 

[Pin-seeker]

Agree to disagree?
More to life

 

[clubchamp98]

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.

Just play him on the last day then.
As stated if you can’t make the last day ( they were pre posted) don’t enter!

It took all the unessesary to and fro out of it.

 

[IanM]

Awful for new members as well, especially those joining on their own. Drawn events are the perfect way to meet other members.

Took me 5 years to get a regular game when I moved here. No bookable tee times back then didn't help

 

[Mandofred]

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.

 

[IanM]

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.

Newport "roll ups" means "turn up with your usual 4 ball and play with them!"

 

[HeftyHacker]

Booked a belated birthday weekend away with my wife and just realised that it clashes with The Open. Piss poor planning on my part.

I've managed to miss both majors so fair this year - in Milan for the Masters and didn't see a ball struck and currently in Crete so missed the vast majority (downloaded a VPN and managed to catch about 6 holes of Sunday final groups on CBS before I fell asleep ).

No other trips planned though so should be good for the others.

 

[Mandofred]

Newport "roll ups" means "turn up with your usual 4 ball and play with them!"

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.

 

[NearHull]

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.

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.

The gent with the yips still plays occasionally and if you get him in the draw, you take the mental attitude of its 2 from 3 despite there being 4 in the group. He is a nice chap, mid eighties, so none really minds.

 

[sjw]

Having 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)

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Having 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)

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 Saturday

 

[Voyager EMH]

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.

 

[Mandofred]

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.

Happressed. Happy and depressed combined.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Happressed. Happy and depressed combined.

Yes, that describes how you might feel when it happens.

But I was thinking about something concise to replace the words, "Losing best score and big rise in handicap index".

 

[IanM]

LOBSHITE

"Loss Off Best Score Handicap Increase To Endure!!"

 

[sjw]

Went to the range. Was better than last time. Only took my 7 iron out the car to keep to focussed practice. Went quite well.

So what's the irritation?

Dropped my godforsaken phone in the car park and smashed the back to pieces.

 

[Voyager EMH]

LOBSHITE

"Loss Off Best Score Handicap Increase To Endure!!"

Perfect, thank you.

Reminds me of one of my favourites, LOMBARD.
Loads Of Money But A Real Dick.

 

[cliveb]

Happressed. Happy and depressed combined.

That reminds me of a former regular PP who said he started every round with a feeling of anticippointment.