Running a rules night

Snelly said:
Poor.
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Be honest, do you think people would be interested in such a night? You can buy the rules of golf which tells you everything you need to know, they will be drawn with people in qualifying competitions who presumably at least 1 of them have a basic understanding of the rules. If I had just taken up the game and someone offered to give me a lecture on the rules of golf I know what I'd do and still would, what a boring night it would be. Honestly think you'd be lucky if 1 person turned up
 
Couldn't think of anything worse to be honest, however you will know your club and it's membership best.

Even worse would be to have to pay to attend or suffer cheese & wine😒
 
Parsaregood said:
Be honest, do you think people would be interested in such a night? You can buy the rules of golf which tells you everything you need to know, they will be drawn with people in qualifying competitions who presumably at least 1 of them have a basic understanding of the rules. If I had just taken up the game and someone offered to give me a lecture on the rules of golf I know what I'd do and still would, what a boring night it would be. Honestly think you'd be lucky if 1 person turned up
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We had one 2 years ago and over 70 turned up , 45 mins of chat from English referee then break for food and then question and answer session. As someone who has played for 17 years still learnt a thing or two and still open to learning.
 
I'm very surprised at the numbers and also really don't think it necessary, buy a copy of rules of golf and refereeing decisions basically tells you everything you would ever want to know. Do I think such a night would put off new members? - Yes
 
Played with a guy the other week who had no idea as the the correct procedure to the NPR rule. I had to explain it to him, which I don't mind but you do wonder how many other rules he doesn't know.

If it was as simple as just reading the rule book why do all professional tournaments and elite amateur have referees in attendance ?
 
upsidedown said:
If it was as simple as just reading the rule book why do all professional tournaments and elite amateur have referees in attendance ?
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These players and caddies are highly experienced, briefed before the tournament about local rules, have ref's and still get caught out. Makes the idea of having a rules night even more redundant
 
Good luck Louise, great to see clubs and members being pro-active. Hope it's a succesful event.
 
Of course you need a referee in big events, stakes are so high everybody has to be 200% sure the correct decision is made. Obviously most professionals and elite amateurs have a very thorough understanding of the rules. There are going to be some people who don't know all the rules however with continued play in competitions they will soon learn all the things that are not commonly known to the recreational golfer. A rules night is boring and definitely not the way to educate newer guys to the game
 
I played the other week with a 6 handicapper who didn't know that you could have the flag attended if you were off the green. Another single figure handicapper who has been playing for over 40 years thought you could declare a ball lost.
 
SAPCOR1 said:
These players and caddies are highly experienced, briefed before the tournament about local rules, have ref's and still get caught out. Makes the idea of having a rules night even more redundant
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How can trying to improve someone's knowledge and education about the game be negative, surely if even 1 person learns something and helps them on the course it's a positive thing.
 
Parsaregood said:
Of course you need a referee in big events, stakes are so high everybody has to be 200% sure the correct decision is made. Obviously most professionals and elite amateurs have a very thorough understanding of the rules. There are going to be some people who don't know all the rules however with continued play in competitions they will soon learn all the things that are not commonly known to the recreational golfer. A rules night is boring and definitely not the way to educate newer guys to the game
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Sorry, but that's utter crap.
 
pauldj42 said:
How can trying to improve someone's knowledge and education about the game be negative, surely if even 1 person learns something and helps them on the course it's a positive thing.
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It's not negative, knowledge is power. The OP asked for opinions on a rules night, which in my opinion, would be a nightmare, especially for a new member
 
chellie said:
Sorry, but that's utter crap.
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So you think a night discussing the rules of golf is entertaining and a good way to engage new members/golfers? Honestly you are so far off the mark it's unreal, one of the best ways to educate yourself on the rules is to simply watch golf on tv because you basically see everything being discussed. Whatever happened to keeping a rulebook in the bag and if anything is in question or there is an element of doubt it is easily looked up and clarified. Rules night is waste of time.
 
SAPCOR1 said:
It's not negative, knowledge is power. The OP asked for opinions on a rules night, which in my opinion, would be a nightmare, especially for a new member
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But yet you can't think of anything worse :confused:

Depends how it's sold, get that right and a new member might see it as a good thing!
 
SAPCOR1 said:
Don't know why you are confused? Knowing the rules = good. Rules night = bad. All in my opinion of course
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How can it be bad? Maybe of no interest to you, but that doesn't equal bad, that just means if your club tried it you wouldn't attend.
 
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