Slow Play Conundrum

SwingsitlikeHogan

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To the slow group in front…Lads - we can see you’re enjoying your knock and so don’t need us pressing up behind you …so best we just play through don’t you think…as a quicker group we’ll be out of your way before you know it.

To the slow member of your own group… Jim - you best be careful as if you drop behind the rest of us any further the group behind will be asking you if they can play through…you’d then be on your own.

(Might actually try that with known slowbies at my place )
 

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No it dosnt.
If it’s nowhere near your ball and not on your line of play
If your just caring for the course you can rake prints before you take your shot.
Was surprised to read this as I assumed it fell under "testing the ground" before a shot. Think I will start finding a minor uneven bit of sand and rake every bunker I am in before I play my shot to ascertain how deep and compacted, or otherwise, the sand is....thanks :)
 

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Or… you could just be honest.

“look bob you’re slow, you got better before and you’re back to being slow. We’re going to play ready golf today with just so you can see how slow you play as a few groups that follow us have commented. We’re going to go first off the tee to give you time to compose yourself and get tees etc together, but you need to keep up with us. Off target shots we don’t expect you to help us look, instead go to your ball and play it. We’re not being funny, we’re trying to help you buddy “

He can either accept it and make an effort, or get his panties in a twist but either way you’ve tried.

At my old club it was simple - “ put xxxxxxxx out in the last group as that ****er is slow and we’ve got stuff todo “ but would be said with humour.
 

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Was surprised to read this as I assumed it fell under "testing the ground" before a shot. Think I will start finding a minor uneven bit of sand and rake every bunker I am in before I play my shot to ascertain how deep and compacted, or otherwise, the sand is....thanks :)

Then that’s on you as you are clearly do it in and order to gain an advantage, therefore you would be cheating….. if you did that 😉
 

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Was surprised to read this as I assumed it fell under "testing the ground" before a shot. Think I will start finding a minor uneven bit of sand and rake every bunker I am in before I play my shot to ascertain how deep and compacted, or otherwise, the sand is....thanks :)
It explicitly says your not allowed to test the sand!

Just like a lot of common sense things people will always want to abuse it 😳
 

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It explicitly says your not allowed to test the sand!

Just like a lot of common sense things people will always want to abuse it 😳
For me it's not trying to "abuse it"....just trying to figure out what I'm getting myself into. For a lot of courses, you go in the sand and you have to decide if this is the sand trap that actually has deep sand or not. On the same course you might have a trap that has deep sand on one side and hardpack on the other side of the same bunker. I don't live in the pro world where everything is perfect. I live in the world of inconsistency from trap to trap.
 

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For me it's not trying to "abuse it"....just trying to figure out what I'm getting myself into. For a lot of courses, you go in the sand and you have to decide if this is the sand trap that actually has deep sand or not. On the same course you might have a trap that has deep sand on one side and hardpack on the other side of the same bunker. I don't live in the pro world where everything is perfect. I live in the world of inconsistency from trap to trap.
Your in a hazard you have to deal with it.

It’s part of the game.👍
 
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