Tee Booking System

[NWJocko]

Well I'm reading the opinions of others on here and it appears to be the same as mine on the majority bar the people who prefer the tee booking

Maybe I should say vice versa Val - don't discount other people opinion in regards having to book tees and why they don't like it.

You have dismissed the people who have no booking systems suggesting they may not expirience the BRS etc - I have and do at another club and have booked tee times - far from perfect and has its issues - mainly block booking in advance with very late cancelations , no shows , groups booking out tees the minute the booking opens meaning you are unable to play when you want

Again though, they are problems with how the system is administered by each club.....

If the club get the use if the system right there is pretty much no discernible difference to the status quo but allows the clubs to work out if they can market visitor times better so as not to inconvenience members etc.

I'm at a private members club by the way, seems to be a suggestion that only proprietary clubs use BRS.

 

[upsidedown]

The single biggest issue for me is booking xx days in advance. I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow never mind in 7/14/21 days.

Is that because of work D4S ?

 

[Wildrover]

It is, I can even turn the TV channel over without leaving my chair.

Congratulations, you watch tv, I'll wander over to the club and play half a dozen holes. I can do that because I didn't have to book it 3 weeks ago.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Jeez, reading through all this makes me glad I am not a member anywhere. I just use teetimes.co.uk, guaranteed time slot, jobs a good un.

 

[upsidedown]

I'm at a private members club by the way, seems to be a suggestion that only proprietary clubs use BRS.

We're private and use it :thup:

 

[Val]

Well I'm reading the opinions of others on here and it appears to be the same as mine on the majority bar the people who prefer the tee booking

Maybe I should say vice versa Val - don't discount other people opinion in regards having to book tees and why they don't like it.

You have dismissed the people who have no booking systems suggesting they may not expirience the BRS etc - I have and do at another club and have booked tee times - far from perfect and has its issues - mainly block booking in advance with very late cancelations , no shows , groups booking out tees the minute the booking opens meaning you are unable to play when you want

Both have their issues, I said way back online booking aint the best for social golf especially if you want a game sharp at the drop of a hat. I haven't dismissed opinions with no booking system, hence the use of the word MAY. My biggest pet hate is non show's, it stops someone else getting out.

What you haven't once did is accept the con's of no booking system based on what others say, your instant retort is, it doesnt happen at your club and as i said in an earlier post, thats great, but it doesnt mean these things don't happen elsewhere.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Again though, they are problems with how the system is administered by each club.....

If the club get the use if the system right there is pretty much no discernible difference to the status quo but allows the clubs to work out if they can market visitor times better so as not to inconvenience members etc.

I'm at a private members club by the way, seems to be a suggestion that only proprietary clubs use BRS.

No idea about which sort of clubs use it but whatever system is used i expect will be to tailor for the needs of the members first and foremost.

For us vistors can only play after ten during the week same with societies

 

[NWJocko]

Congratulations, you watch tv, I'll wander over to the club and play half a dozen holes. I can do that because I didn't have to book it 3 weeks ago.

We can only book 7 days in advance online, 14 (I think) if you're signing guests in through the pro shop.

Our membership is massive and there are always slots at the weekend available.

Doesn't have to be one extreme or the other.

 

[Spuddy]

But 4 or 5 who intend to play together should only book 2 times and not a block for their mates aswell. Hence new members get the hump because they cant get a time.

Thats selfish.

Perhaps I didnt explain clearly enough but there's usually 16-20 that play with us so the first 4 or 5 that arrive will book 4 or 5 tee times that cover everyone. It's very rare that we overbook.

 

[Val]

Congratulations, you watch tv, I'll wander over to the club and play half a dozen holes. I can do that because I didn't have to book it 3 weeks ago.

I can also wander over and play golf, the beauty is if i book online i know what time im out and how many holes i can get in, no need to guess and no need to wait either if the tee happens to be busy.

Seems like life is good in both our worlds, do you have TV yet?

 

[NWJocko]

No idea about which sort of clubs use it but whatever system is used i expect will be to tailor for the needs of the members first and foremost.

For us vistors can only play after ten during the week same with societies

The point I'm making is that some of the extreme cases put forward by the "anti brs" brigade are not due to the fact there is a system in place, more that it is badly used/implemented by the club.

No idea what your point is about visitors, our brs has the tee blocked for members every day.

 

[Wildrover]

We can only book 7 days in advance online, 14 (I think) if you're signing guests in through the pro shop.

Our membership is massive and there are always slots at the weekend available.

Doesn't have to be one extreme or the other.

So if you have guests you can book in a week before a members group? One more reason not to have it then.

 

[Val]

And that's the choice - do you like your system - yes or no.

Should I have made it a bit more spicy by asking if someone is a dinosaur or not or is a member of a backwards thinking club

Thats not what your earlier post said

Or people have expirences tee bookings and making their choice based on that

So was the poll about their club or their experience?

 

[NWJocko]

So if you have guests you can book in a week before a members group? One more reason not to have it then.

Outside of times reserved for members, yes :thup:

 

[Val]

So if you have guests you can book in a week before a members group? One more reason not to have it then.

I agree, guests should get no advantage on booking over members even if booking by a member.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Both have their issues, I said way back online booking aint the best for social golf especially if you want a game sharp at the drop of a hat. I haven't dismissed opinions with no booking system, hence the use of the word MAY. My biggest pet hate is non show's, it stops someone else getting out.

What you haven't once did is accept the con's of no booking system based on what others say, your instant retort is, it doesnt happen at your club and as i said in an earlier post, thats great, but it doesnt mean these things don't happen elsewhere.

Val - I only have to read back at the responses from other members from clubs without tee booking systems to see my club is not alone

Like I said right at the start elsewhere

Tee booking systems will suit some clubs and their membership but won't suit others

Just because it doesn't suit some clubs and membership doesn't mean they are

1. Dinosaurs
2. Backwards thinking clubs
3. Not modern

So whilst you may think I don't accept cons mainly because I don't witness them at the clubs I play ( ones without a booking system ) at least I haven't thrown in offensive comments towards other clubs or members because they have no desire to go to a tee booking system

 

[NWJocko]

I agree, guests should get no advantage on booking over members even if booking by a member.

So do I, clarified above, can only be done outside of the blocked times.

 

[Wildrover]

I can also wander over and play golf, the beauty is if i book online i know what time im out and how many holes i can get in, no need to guess and no need to wait either if the tee happens to be busy.

Seems like life is good in both our worlds, do you have TV yet?

Yes we have TV, we also have lady members, a thriving junior section and we even allow jeans in the clubhouse at our out dated dinosaurs club.

 

[Val]

The point I'm making is that some of the extreme cases put forward by the "anti brs" brigade are not due to the fact there is a system in place, more that it is badly used/implemented by the club.

Or it's genuinely a bad system, like the ball in the chute, nightmare.

 

[Val]

Yes we have TV, we also have lady members, a thriving junior section and we even allow jeans in the clubhouse at our out dated dinosaurs club.

Good stuff, do you have to wear a collar shirt at all times like a polo shirt? Are you allowed training shoes in the clubhouse?