Stimping a green before a Comp.

[chrisd]

Rule 7-1a covers match play. Basically you are allowed to practice as much as you like on the competition course before the match starts. However at club level this may not go down too well with the other members!

I know the rules, I couldn't work out why you didn't cover both forms of play when guiding the OP to the different answers available to them

 

[delc]

One would hope that there is a practice green prepared in the same way as the greens out on the course. Then there would be no need to practice putting or test the surfaces of the greens on the competition course. QED!

 

[Deleted member 15717]

So, to throw the cat amongst the pigeons. A green staff member, who is also a member of the club and playing in a competition the same day he is working. How would it affect them?! They are just doing their job...

 

[delc]

So, to throw the cat amongst the pigeons. A green staff member, who is also a member of the club and playing in a competition the same day he is working. How would it affect them?! They are just doing their job...

As long as he doesn't practice putting or test the greens surfaces during his work, then no problem.

 

[Slab]

So, to throw the cat amongst the pigeons. A green staff member, who is also a member of the club and playing in a competition the same day he is working. How would it affect them?! They are just doing their job...

You cant actually do that

Throwing a feline amongst any group of birds (flightless or otherwise) on the same day of the competition is a two shot penalty (its classed as testing the bounds of sanity and can lead to a DQ in severe cases)

 

[Foxholer]

Why??????????????????

Not knowing which of the 2 possible questions you are asking.....

In Matchplay, you both/all (supposedly) have equal opportunity to practice before the match. This is not the case in Strokeplay - as those going out early (and maybe late if a large field) don't have the same opportunity as those going out in the middle (or maybe later if a small field).

The reason some members 'might not go down too well' with some members, is the mistaken belief that it's trying to get an unfair advantage! I've taken the opportunity to practice before a Match a couple of times. When I've done so, I've always told my opponent that I would so that beforehand, so he knew he could do so if he wished too.

 

[doublebogey7]

Not knowing which of the 2 possible questions you are asking.....

In Matchplay, you both/all (supposedly) have equal opportunity to practice before the match. This is not the case in Strokeplay - as those going out early (and maybe late if a large field) don't have the same opportunity as those going out in the middle (or maybe later if a small field).



The reason some members 'might not go down too well' with some members, is the mistaken belief that it's trying to get an unfair advantage! I've taken the opportunity to practice before a Match a couple of times. When I've done so, I've always told my opponent that I would so that beforehand, so he knew he could do so if he wished too.

I just don't understand why it "might not go down too well" when the rules are clearly written to allow such practise. Yes it is trying to gain an advantage, but unfair??, then so is playing with a prov1, using a DMD, an SLDR or any other peice of equipment that is under 150 years old.

 

[Foxholer]

I just don't understand why it "might not go down too well" when the rules are clearly written to allow such practise. Yes it is trying to gain an advantage, but unfair??, then so is playing with a prov1, using a DMD, an SLDR or any other peice of equipment that is under 150 years old.

True enough! But that's occasionally what happens at Golf Clubs!

 

[delc]

Hj

Not knowing which of the 2 possible questions you are asking.....

In Matchplay, you both/all (supposedly) have equal opportunity to practice before the match. This is not the case in Strokeplay - as those going out early (and maybe late if a large field) don't have the same opportunity as those going out in the middle (or maybe later if a small field).

The reason some members 'might not go down too well' with some members, is the mistaken belief that it's trying to get an unfair advantage! I've taken the opportunity to practice before a Match a couple of times. When I've done so, I've always told my opponent that I would so that beforehand, so he knew he could do so if he wished too.

I was thinking more that one or more players practising on the course and hitting lots of practice putts on every hole (or even operating a Stimp meter) might slow down play somewhat!

 

[Foxholer]

I was thinking...

Too much of that can be counter-productive!

 

[3565]

This POOR OLD SOUL does do Aimpoint and it works, and not ALL clubs publish or even do stimping, do I have a Stimp meter, yes, have I used it, no. Through AIMPOINT I can get a reading using the chart and yes we do have a practise green but I was just wondering if you could get a reading off the course before play and I've got the answers......

Matchplay -yes

other forms of play -No.

I like to thank all those who gave their opinions to my OP.

 

[palindromicbob]

Hj
I was thinking more that one or more players practising on the course and hitting lots of practice putts on every hole (or even operating a Stimp meter) might slow down play somewhat!

Not if they follow etiquette it won't. But that's a completely different issue. I'm sure you didn't slow down play measuring holes did you.

 

[NWJocko]

This POOR OLD SOUL does do Aimpoint and it works, and not ALL clubs publish or even do stimping, do I have a Stimp meter, yes, have I used it, no. Through AIMPOINT I can get a reading using the chart and yes we do have a practise green but I was just wondering if you could get a reading off the course before play and I've got the answers......

Matchplay -yes

other forms of play -No.

I like to thank all those who gave their opinions to my OP.

Out if interest, do you ever notice a big difference between practice greens and those on the course from your reads using Aimpoint? It's a common "complaint" that practice greens are different to the course, I've never really noticed but you might have a more scientific/evidence based answer!

Apologies for taking this off topic!

 

[delc]

Out if interest, do you ever notice a big difference between practice greens and those on the course from your reads using Aimpoint? It's a common "complaint" that practice greens are different to the course, I've never really noticed but you might have a more scientific/evidence based answer!

Apologies for taking this off topic!

Our club's practice green is normally quite similar in speed to the greens out on the course, but I have played other courses where this is not the case!

 

[3565]

Out if interest, do you ever notice a big difference between practice greens and those on the course from your reads using Aimpoint? It's a common "complaint" that practice greens are different to the course, I've never really noticed but you might have a more scientific/evidence based answer!

Apologies for taking this off topic!

That's the reason why I initially asked the question, which I had an incline to the answer but wanted it clarifying.
Sometimes there is a difference from practise green to normal but 'we' can tell straight away if there is a differing speed from practise to course, and you adjust accordingly, with Aimpoint you just adjust by either through the chart stimp readings or through the express method which is more advanced then when I took it last year.
The advantage with Aimpoint it gives a pretty accurate visual to the breaks if you find the greens are slower/quicker then the putting green.