lost the will to live!!!!!!

[HomerJSimpson]

Nothing at all. I was talking about proposing and seconding someone to get membership

 

[SocketRocket]

Nothing at all. I was talking about proposing and seconding someone to get membership

I think we would all agree that a 'sitting with Nelly' approach would assist in these situations.

 

[garyinderry]

i can see 6inchs side of view aswell. i have brought at least 3 of my good friends from the first time they held a club to their first comp. i dont think heading out in comp that soon was good for the guy the OP was talking about. we have a 9 hole course were beginners can practice till their hearts content. when they feel ready they usually make the jump to the big course. i think this works best for everyone as its no fun really knocking the ball around in 130 blows and its also no fun standing behind someone taking that many shots.

 

[Neddy]

i think this works best for everyone as its no fun really knocking the ball around in 130 blows and its also no fun standing behind someone taking that many shots.

That's entirely subjective. I shot my best round (admittedly "only" an 89) when i played with a friend of mine who scored if i remember correctly 127. Didn't bother me one bit. I was out in the fresh air playing golf.....what's to get upset about?

Frankly anyone who gets as agitated as 6"cup does by a game of golf needs therapy.....Not to be rude but is there some switch that flips in a persons head when they hit single figures?

I read far too many posts on here that would genuinely put me off joining a golf club and I can (occasionally) hit the golf ball!

 

[garyinderry]

did you not see from my post that i have guided 3 people from day one of their golfing life to their current game. i can tell you that they were not one bit intrested in heading to the main course until they had at least a decent foothold in the game. one of my regular playing partners struggled to break 100 for his first 10 goes at the big course. i nearly had to drag him kicking and screaming telling him he was ready to go for the proper course as apposed to the par 3 course.

 

[Jungle]

Well I'm glad the majority of people have condemned the OP.

I've just recently joined a club and it's quite a daunting experience. Especially if you don't know anybody within the club. Maybe the effort that you put in the post could have been used to give the guy a few pointers after hands had been shaken.

 

[6inchcup]

i get sick and tired of the self righteous posters on here,firstly WHY should i have to give a lesson to a novice in a match play and all you bleeding heart do gooders with the spoiling golf and ruining the game etc etc get a grip on yourselves,your probably the first to moan at your own club (if you have one ),i turned up to play in a serious golf competition not a social game so yet again i ask who would play in a medal comp with a novice and spend 5+ hours teaching them.

 

[bobmac]

so yet again i ask who would play in a medal comp with a novice and spend 5+ hours teaching them.

Nobody should. If they did, they would be Dq'd for giving advice

 

[GreiginFife]

Self righteous? Just because we dont agree with your elitist stand point? People like you make me laugh.
For the most part views on here are normally well balanced when the OP makes a sensible and valid point. Nonsense like your post hasnt received many views balancing out the self righteous crusaders.

 

[upsidedown]

It does seem ironic that had any of us on here who complain about slow play had been stuck behind 6inchcup we'd been blowing gaskets at the antics of the perceived hacker playing in front of us.
To 6inchcups credit he says they let 4 groups through which suggest it was chronically slow and he was doing his best.
I played with a 36 handicapper in a Sat medal out here not so long ago and had to explain to him that as pleased as I would be to help him with his game I couldn't do it in the medal as it would be breaking the rules, but related to him that when I started I'd often go out on to my lawn and practice swishing the heads off daisies ( Um does that ring any bells about cutting the grass !!!)

 

[munro007]

6", your digging a bigger hole for yourself. I just joined my course 4 months ago, with all the gear, and the pro introduced me to a few seniors, that took me around the course on medals. They were very patient with me, and made me feel very welcome. I think you are exaggerating the situation some what. So a hope you well learn to be more tolerant of newbies, as you were one, once.

 

[inthecup]

so i should have to babysit a complete novice who had no idea about etiquette or the rules of golf,who had no idea about how to play golf let alone swing a club,the point about his gear is immaterial he should learn to play,learn the rules and learn the etiquette,why should my day be ruined,i should have let him break the rules and dq'd him as it was i had to keep telling him what to do contrary to the rules and over 5 hours of being asked about grip,swing ,ball position and 6 putting just got me down.

Exactly what he's doing, entering a comp and trying to learn from other members, I presume!

 

[thecraw]

:rant:having not booked a tee time for to-days comp because i thought my wife was off work and we were going to MANCHESTER she had to cancel and go in to cover,imagine my delight when i phoned the club to see if there were any places left to be told they could fit me in at 9-55 great i thought after my bum spanking the other night i was up to making good,imagine my crashing down to earth feeling as i met my playing partners,one was a super senior in his late 70's and the other decked out in the latest gear and the shiniest shinies in the world complete with a stewart trolley and bag,after we shook hands the i have everything then confessed to only just joining the club and i was to mark his card for his h/cap as he had never played before and this was his first time ON GRASS!!!!!only ever hit a few balls when he bought his clubs from the shop,no wonder the other lads were smirking as i walked to the tee,138 strokes later we finally finished,we let 4 groups through and i cant count how many times i had to apologize to fellow players and if looks could kill,i hate newby's with more money than sense aaaaaaggggggghhhhhhhh!!.

What an ******** of a post.

 

[garyinderry]

hold on here. il use learning to drive as a comparison. in someones first week of driving you would not take them to spagetti junction which is just what golf is to a complete beginner with its rules,ettiquette,swing thoughts and other unpatient players. a medal is exactly like rush hour!

what you should do is take them to the car park to get the basics dwn. this would be the driving range. few visits at least to get rid of the airshots. then its on to quiet roads and country lanes to build up the drivers confidence. this would be a few holes when its quiet. you can spend plenty of time teaching them and no one either pupil or teacher has to worry about traffic.

once the learner has got some experiance its time for them to move onto more advanced roads. ie. comps. by this stage they shud have a firm understanding of the rules (theory test ) and ettiquette.

as much as everyone is saying 6inch is being unfair, i feel its unfair that he shud have to break away frm his own game to keep an eye on this guy during a comp. i let groups through all the time but letting 4 threw is a v.rare thing. that has to be painfully slow!

 

[garyinderry]

for the guy to score 138 in his first go at playing on grass is a great achievement! he obviously has some natural talent that should be nurtured, not thrown to the lions that has been done in this case.

 

[Losttheplot]

I would have no problem showing the ropes to a novice if asked to be either the novice or the pro.

But what I will say is that if it was a medal I'd be slightly annoyed as I would be trying to get my own game sorted and not really wanting to give a playing lesson to someone else too.

If it was a bounce game I'd have no problem at all.

What I will say from the OP is that, as previously mentioned, you turned up at short notice and thats the group you got 'lumbered' with. You just have to deal with it in the best possible way. You let 4 groups through, thats good, but to get annoyed as much as you have is a disappointing attitude. We've all started at some point and probably the club pro shouldnt have put him in a medal straight off.
Maybe you should have a word with the pro and recommend that he gives him some lessons on everything to do with golf before entering him into a comp for card marking purposes.

 

[inthecup]

I've just joined a new club, I don't know anyone, none of my friends play golf, nobody seems to want / invite me to play when I roll up, I've paid the same money as everyone else, the pro said the best way to meet people / get better is by playing in comps, why shouldn't I have the latest gear, I like new and shiney as much as the next guy, I felt intimidated by the cat 1 golfer, I asked the pro to put me out with someone who wouldn't mind playing with someone of of my ability.

Poor guy!

 

[Shiny]

I think this could have been handled better by the pro suggesting that the new lad got a couple of practise rounds under his belt with a couple of sympathetic people before being thrown into a comp. We do exactly that at my club where you can volunteer to be a mentor for new players (both men and women). Remembering my first rounds a few years ago where I shot 150 (well done to the new lad for 130 first time out) I put my name down to help newbies.

 

[munro007]

There is no way that the pro aloud someone to join a comp, and he hasn't played before. He would of at least had to have played at least two rounds with someone marking his card, and this being his last card for his handicap. Its just common sense IMO....

 

[thecraw]

There is no way that the pro aloud someone to join a comp, and he hasn't played before. He would of at least had to have played at least two rounds with someone marking his card, and this being his last card for his handicap. Its just common sense IMO....

Nothing stipulates that you must play two rounds before you hand in a medal card. The pro has acted in the best way possible by giving the beginner a game, tough titties to the OP whop doesn't welcome beginners in his group.