PhilTheFragger
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Putting with pin in - sick of it!
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SaintHacker
Journeyman Pro
How many times does someone really get ill after touching a flagstick or picking a ball out of a hole? Heres a radical idea, take a bottlw of hand sanitiser and clean your hands after each hole, and before you eat anything.
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Or you accept that the rules are flag in. That's probably the easiest way, just in case you're that eager and excited at touching the flag pole again that you "accidentally" forget to sanitise, or the person who is asymptomatic two groups in front forgets to sanitise.
There are reasons - just saying.....
SaintHacker
Journeyman Pro
Better use a clean sanitised ball then for every shot then, just in case...
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Why would you need to do that when you shouldn't be touching anyone else's ball, nor should you be picking up any stray balls on the course???
SaintHacker
Journeyman Pro
Maybe your ball goes in the same bush that your asymptomatic player has urinated in, or rolls across the bit of ground that a bird flu carrying pigeon has crapped on etc etc. All very unlikely, but no more likely than catching covid from a flagstick. Yes its a rule ,but imo its total overkill.
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
How many groups are on the course each day? 6 an hour, 7 hours a day, that’s 42 groups
Say 1 person from each group removes the flag and a second person puts it back.
that’s over 80 people a day touching the flag,
It’s a potential cross contamination source, and so it is right that the rule is there.
Say 1 person from each group removes the flag and a second person puts it back.
that’s over 80 people a day touching the flag,
It’s a potential cross contamination source, and so it is right that the rule is there.
YorkshireStu
Medal Winner
This is all very silly. It’s common sense that it’s best to have the stick in at the moment. What’s the effect on play in comparison to no golf at all? Negligible really... speeds up play slightly.
Some sports are barely back in action - squash, rugby, table tennis etc. Golfers have a lot to be thankful for being able to play through most of lockdown with the flag in...
Some sports are barely back in action - squash, rugby, table tennis etc. Golfers have a lot to be thankful for being able to play through most of lockdown with the flag in...
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SaintHacker
Journeyman Pro
Fair enough. In which place the rule should stay in place permanently. Who knows what other people could be carrying?
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
But if the flag is left out, how will you know where the hole is? From distance?
If the flag is not to be touched, it has to be left in
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Why? If someone doesn't give a stuff about covid, or is willing to use a glove, a towel, hand sanitiser, what ever, why can't they have the pin out?
For me, it's total rubbish.
Taking the pin out does not lead to slow play, it just is what it is. Slow golfers are just slow end of. It's nothing to do with the pin.
For me, it's total rubbish.
Taking the pin out does not lead to slow play, it just is what it is. Slow golfers are just slow end of. It's nothing to do with the pin.
YorkshireStu
Medal Winner
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huds1475
Journeyman Pro
Not sure if already covered, but the rule supports us being allowed to play golf.
Just get on with it and be glad that you can play !
I'm sure not being allowed to play us a bigger downer.
Just get on with it and be glad that you can play !
I'm sure not being allowed to play us a bigger downer.
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Crap putters will moan regardless. Common theme.
Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
I’m not bothered about it being in as my putting is terrible and I don’t actually care that much.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I've played very little golf recently, (read none), the last time I touched my clubs was the old farts matches last year (H4H is going to be fun!) 
Last year we were leaving the pins in. Hated it. Doesn't seem "natural" to me, especially on the 3 or 4 footers.
I'd rather take a pair of pliers or something around with me to grip the flag and pull it out.
Now there's an idea......
Last year we were leaving the pins in. Hated it. Doesn't seem "natural" to me, especially on the 3 or 4 footers.
I'd rather take a pair of pliers or something around with me to grip the flag and pull it out.
Now there's an idea......
howbow88
Hacker
I played yesterday at a nearby course. They have these ball retriever things in the pins, but it appears that they made them themselves... Very hard metal, and the actual shape of the contraption means it's very difficult to simply use your putter to lift it up. In 13 holes, my playing partner and I had two perfectly good putts at good speed hit this thing and bounce out 
We have foam in the holes at our club, set about a ball and a half in depth. That has worked really well in terms of the lack of 'bounce outs'.
We have foam in the holes at our club, set about a ball and a half in depth. That has worked really well in terms of the lack of 'bounce outs'.
KenL
Tour Rookie
I played yesterday at a nearby course. They have these ball retriever things in the pins, but it appears that they made them themselves... Very hard metal, and the actual shape of the contraption means it's very difficult to simply use your putter to lift it up. In 13 holes, my playing partner and I had two perfectly good putts at good speed hit this thing and bounce out
We have foam in the holes at our club, set about a ball and a half in depth. That has worked really well in terms of the lack of 'bounce outs'.
@Jacko_G will be along shortly to tell you you're a crap putter!
Jacko_G
Blackballed
I also had two bounce offs yesterday but unlike most i will admit i hit the putt too hard both times.
To be honest yesterday wasn't a great day on the greens - 32 putts with a 3 jab.
howbow88
Hacker
Proper troll.
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