Slow play again

[Dando]

Cruel and heartless...
I'd prefer to be shot I think...

it'll be a quicker end unless Fragger is doing the shooting

 

[Imurg]

it'll be a quicker end unless Fragger is doing the shooting

 

[PhilTheFragger]

it'll be a quicker end unless Fragger is doing the shooting

Might ask Admin if I can have my ban hammer back for a few minutes.

I’ll have you know that I’m not a slow player, yes I take more shots, but I’m not spending time looking for balls in the very long stuff, as mostly I can’t reach the very long stuff.

And when I was in The Army I was in the Regimental Shooting Team

So watch out

 

[Hobbit]

Might ask Admin if I can have my ban hammer back for a few minutes.

I’ll have you know that I’m not a slow player, yes I take more shots, but I’m not spending time looking for balls in the very long stuff, as mostly I can’t reach the very long stuff.

And when I was in The Army I was in the Regimental Shooting Team

So watch out

We take all major cards, if you need a favour

 

[MadAdey]

With regards to spacing of tee times better it could help a lot. I was just thinking about the last club I was a member of, and the starter would not let you go until the group in front was on the first green. Would get round in under 4 1/2 hours on a Saturday morning and the only time you had to really stand around waiting would be at a long par 3 sometimes.

 

[Billysboots]

We take all major cards, if you need a favour

I don’t need paying. I’m a cheap date.

 

[Hobbit]

I don’t need paying. I’m a cheap date.

Tart!

 

[PhilTheFragger]

# Mod bantz

 

[SteveJay]

I have said repeatedly, no-one is telling you when you can and can't play.

I'm sure most groups can and do complete their rounds 3.45-4.15 but not all.
All I'm saying is faster players are encouraged to tee off early so they can't complain about being held up.
Followed by the majority who take 3.45-4.15, followed by those who take longer who won't hold anyone up.

Am I missing something, as that sounds exactly like telling people when they can tee off....slowest must go out later???

 

[Billysboots]

# Mod bantz

You miss it, admit it

 

[Backsticks]

Am I missing something, as that sounds exactly like telling people when they can tee off....slowest must go out later???

Yes, thats it.
That could to be best done primarily by handicap, which corresponds strongly to average number of shots taken, as the best first impartial indicator of speed.
Further refinement could be a questionnaire with check boxes for : uses iron covers, aimpoints, lasers, aligns a line on ball for putts on the green, fiddles with a shot tracker watch and hurries back when everyone has left a green because they need to 'collect' the pin location, etc which would move people to a later slot than their primary handicap one. But rebates could be given for moving players earlier than their benchmark one : putts with the flag in or out never asking for a change of state, uses a 3 minute timer (for all players in the group) when looking for balls, will tee up first on a hole without even thinking about the honour or asking who is up, never tells rambling Ronnie Corbett type jokes, etc.

 

[bobmac]

Am I missing something, as that sounds exactly like telling people when they can tee off....slowest must go out later???

No.
Read my posts

 

[bobmac]

players.

Why?

 

[rulie]

Why?

various and sundry reasons that have been already posted.

 

[ExRabbit]

This is becoming one of the dumbest threads I have ever read on here.

It's either a load of trolling by a few suspects or just... well, if it's not trolling, then I don't know what it is.

 

[chellie]

Yes, thats it.
That could to be best done primarily by handicap, which corresponds strongly to average number of shots taken, as the best first impartial indicator of speed.
Further refinement could be a questionnaire with check boxes for : uses iron covers, aimpoints, lasers, aligns a line on ball for putts on the green, fiddles with a shot tracker watch and hurries back when everyone has left a green because they need to 'collect' the pin location, etc which would move people to a later slot than their primary handicap one. But rebates could be given for moving players earlier than their benchmark one : putts with the flag in or out never asking for a change of state, uses a 3 minute timer (for all players in the group) when looking for balls, will tee up first on a hole without even thinking about the honour or asking who is up, never tells rambling Ronnie Corbett type jokes, etc.

Some of the slowest players I know of are low handicappers.

 

[mister v]

Some of the slowest players I know of are low handicappers.

at our club there are a couple of low Handicappers who are ultra slow, i get that they don't have many shots to play with so every one of them has to count but it is painful if your behind them, however when you see a gap on the start sheet in front of them you know your going to have a very chilled round!

 

[bobmac]

various and sundry reasons that have been already posted.

So your solution would be
bigger gaps between tee times
education
Telling fast players to slow down and slow players to play faster?

 

[D-S]

So your solution would be
bigger gaps between tee times
education
Telling fast players to slow down and slow players to play faster?

I would agree with the first two solutions but would substitute the last point with a mechanism to ensure that players can play at whatever pace they want if they let the group behind play through once they have lost ground on the group in front - this would be education and fair consistent marshalling.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Some of the slowest players I know of are low handicappers.

They are aspiring to be professionals.