Golf Random Irritations
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Depreston
Club Champion
Just seen Seaham Facebook post about people not raking bunkers
Proper baffles me how people just don’t/wont do it
Proper baffles me how people just don’t/wont do it
Orikoru
Tour Winner
But a dead straight shot is the hardest shot to hit in golf!
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
That along with those that moan about pitch marks but never see to repair one!
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
Yes to many golfers seem to think this is the Greenkeepers job.!
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
Bugs the life out of me. I picked a guy up 3 times for it in last weeks comp! Everytime his response was oh I didn’t see it! My reply was you saw where it landed so why not start looking there!
He got the point and eventually started repairing them but doubt he will again when playing with others.
That's my natural shot
. Can't do a fade or a draw to order but straight is what I hit 90% of the time. I can give you a load of harder shots for me, long ones for starters 
Orikoru
Tour Winner
My mentality is, if I can't find my pitchmark, I just repair someone else's. That way I'm still covered and haven't made the green any worse. It's very rarely the case that you can't find any pitchmarks at all.
irip
Head Pro
I’m like you in this regard.
While I’m waiting for others to putt it gives me something to do as well.
Especially if on the green and they are chipping on.
As long as well out of their way of course.
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
No issue with this, you made an attempt to find yours and you couldn’t but you repaired another one therefore the efforts been made and some good has been done. The issue I have is with those that make no attempt but still moan about the state of greens and pitch marks. .
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Pitched onto the front of our 9th green yesterday...the ball rolled about 20 yards down the slopes.
We enter the green from the far side due to paths and the first thing I did was find the pitchmark at the front of the green.
If I'd left it there's a chance I may have forgotten after watching Fragger 3 putt....found about 3 more up there....
WorldHandicapSystem
Well-known member
On holes with back pins we always have lots of pitch marks on the front. It’s worse when the trolley path sends people round the side of the green. And always worse on Tuesday.
irip
Head Pro
It makes me laugh when you get people looking around the hole for a pitch mark.
You just hit a 7 wood from 140 yards that never reached more than 6 feet in height. Try 40 feet back and you might be a bit closer
PaulMdj
Well-known member
I posted that, it’s normally no more than bunkers not raked properly, last night was a disgrace, one bunker about 50 foot long by 8 foot wide had 3 different sets of footprints and attempt to play the ball!
Bazz
Q-School Graduate
My steak is too juicy, my lobster too butteryThat's my natural shot
Backache
Assistant Pro
To be fair unless the greens are like soft butter if you hit the ball that low you are not leaving a pitchmark.It makes me laugh when you get people looking around the hole for a pitch mark.
You just hit a 7 wood from 140 yards that never reached more than 6 feet in height. Try 40 feet back and you might be a bit closer
cliveb
Head Pro
But did he repair them correctly? I'd say well over 50% of golfers at my place do it wrong.
One problem with this is that the sooner you repair a pitch mark the better. Repairing someone else's that's maybe 30 mins old is already a bit too late. Of course you should still repair it, but finding your own fresh pitch mark is important.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I hit everything thin so I've probably pitched short of the green anyway.
irip
Head Pro
Don’t stop them looking 3 foot past the pin
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
I have probably said it before
Do not move to the West Country it is the days without wind that get noticed rather than those with.
One of the biggest things I noticed after having moved here from Surrey.
