SwingsitlikeHogan
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I appreciate that - but it's the sort of thinking about ourselves and how we play that I think is key to sorting out slow play
Pace Of Play - what can be done to improve it
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I appreciate that - but it's the sort of thinking about ourselves and how we play that I think is key to sorting out slow play
SwingsitlikeHogan
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How many of us will admit to the behaviour we describe - I bet quite a few on here do all this sort of tweaking - will they admit to it though - and would they admit to it being a contributor to slow rounds. I predict some will admit then add that they otherwise play quickly. For me that's avoiding the point. It's the pace of the group through all phases of the game that causes the problem.
FairwayDodger
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Agreed. I'm always conscious about the pace of play and do what I can to keep it up but won't compromise my medal score if it means rushing. Can still play a medal in under 3 hours with that mindset, given a clear course and the right playing partner....
pokerjoke
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I do this, not on 2ft putts but on most of my putts.
To be honest I line up the putt then go back further to take a look to see if ive lined up properly and if I have not I go back and adjust.
However going back to the op question my answer to all the little things that everbody mentions the answer to me is nothing.
Golfers will always do what they do because its a routine they have gotten into and its hard to change.
Course design,shorter rough,less blind tee shots waiting for a bell will always be bigger factors than any personal factors.
pokerjoke
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Totally agree with the score issue.
Ive lost count of the number of short putts ive missed by rushing or leaning over and have seen playing partners rush and mess up too.
If I walk faster to my ball I have more time to do what I need to do.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
I too have a routine for all putts - down to 12"-18" And it definitely has meant me missing fewer shorties. It is simply a process and doesn't actually involve the ball other than marking, picking, cleaning and replacing - absolutely no consideration of how the ball and manufacturer, number, markings etc are 'aligned'. I do however feel that obsessively aligning of marks, lines etc can be a bit excessive and unnecessarily times consuming as part of a putting routine. Especially when repeated.
But again - the pace of the group is determined by the slowest player in the group in each phase of playing. If I am the slowest at putting it doesn't matter that I am fast in all other phases if someone else is slower. It is my slower putting that contributes to the length of the round
But again - the pace of the group is determined by the slowest player in the group in each phase of playing. If I am the slowest at putting it doesn't matter that I am fast in all other phases if someone else is slower. It is my slower putting that contributes to the length of the round
I agree that there is much more faffing about on the greens than there used to be. Aimpoint and lines drawn on golf balls have a lot to answer for!
garyinderry
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The odd time I line up the ball and notice it is a bit out I don't go back to it. I just use that line and aim a hair left or right.
I don't precisely line it up. General direction will do then fine tune with eyes.
grates me seeing people are adjust over and over in a round.
I don't precisely line it up. General direction will do then fine tune with eyes.
grates me seeing people are adjust over and over in a round.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Looks like some little bit of agreement over excessive faffing about by players aligning/re-aligned their ball prior to putting. My normal golfing buddy is an offender of this sort. Must mention this to him :mmm:
3565
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Yep, and if we had bigger holes..............
FairwayDodger
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Aimpoint is a nightmare and sadly becoming more popular....
pokerjoke
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Look forward to playing with you sometime I will get under your skin.:ears:
You'd get under a hippo's skin! :ears:
They probably would speed up play quite considerably, because there would be fewer putts and players would have more confidence about holing short ones!
pokerjoke
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Your the right size:ears:
SwingsitlikeHogan
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folks would still faff around with a load of checking who goes first - even in friendly roll-up knocks.
This is a problem in my place. Our Sat am roll-up is individual stableford played in 4 balls - but at same time we play a 4BBB match within each group. You can see how this has folks applying etiquette over who plays first - even when all four could be scoring zero points there wouldn't be a pick up and checking who goes first for 4bbb reasons. I have expressed my view that we should stop the 4BBB match aspect as it does really slow things up and works against 'ready golf'. And in an individual stableford 4 ball 'ready golf' must be the way to play it,
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garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
Not so much under my skin. But it does feel like layers being slowly peeled off.
Lol
Lol
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
You mean when he's eventually got himself over the ball and about to putt...and he changes his bleedin' mind. Back to the ball. Mark, pick up, recheck line, ball back down, realign ball with new thinking. And so on. aaaaaargh!!!
stevelev
Journeyman Pro
I thinks its more about lining up on yourchosen line, than choosing the line. So not really aimpoint, I personally choose my line snd pick a point 1 to 2 feet along my line ahead of the ball, line up on that and let it go. I always put the ball so no logo or line at the top.
I think ready golf would speed the game up toa degree but the slooooow players still wouldnt be ready
FairwayDodger
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Two separate issues - lining up the ball can be a faff but aimpoint takes forever and is very annoying when a PP is using it!
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