Tee Booking System

[Deleted member 18121]

I suspect we're in a minority on here, and will soon be blamed for the demise of Golf (and quite possibly Western Society)

I have no doubt we're in the minority. I've been called an unsociable so and so all my life - I'll let you guess how many figs I give

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I prefer to play with my usual PP's or on my own. I'm not a sociable person. I don't particularly like having to endure forced integration just for the sake of a social knock. I'll quite happily play with others in Comps though.. To each their own...

No probs with that and certainly we have no "forced" intergration - more a "more than welcome to join the swindle" if you so wish.

 

[Val]

No time is wasted though

And do you not want to play with others ?

It is if there are 20 people waiting, thats a potential waste of 50 mins

 

[guest100718]

Thats what we have as well. 4 or 5 of the regular attendees will book the times in advance. On non comp Saturday mornings we don't allow pre booking so in that case the first 4 or 5 who arrive will book the times. Occasionally someone else will book a time within our 'block' and so they'll be offered our first time to keep us together. If they don't want it then no big deal.

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.

 

[Val]

As long as you go into the clubhouse for a drink after your round, you'll be OK!

Don't get him started FFS

 

[bluewolf]

As long as you go into the clubhouse for a drink after your round, you'll be OK!

I do sometimes In fact, I treated Scouser and Podge to a nice meal just a few weeks ago...

 

[FairwayDodger]

Don't get him started FFS

Couldn't resist, sorry!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

It is if there are 20 people waiting, thats a potential waste of 50 mins

All depends - groups for us can go off on the tenth - some have a practise , some have a chat

Longest I wait is about 20 mins - in that time I have a chat or get a coffee etc - I'm in no rush

 

[bluewolf]

Don't get him started FFS

You know me to well mate..

 

[Val]

No probs with that and certainly we have no "forced" intergration - more a "more than welcome to join the swindle" if you so wish.

Here's where no online system fails IMO, if you don't want to play in the swindle then you have to wait unless someone with a bit of common sense lets the single go ahead of the swindle, that doesn't always happen.

 

[Val]

All depends - groups for us can go off on the tenth - some have a practise , some have a chat

Longest I wait is about 20 mins - in that time I have a chat or get a coffee etc - I'm in no rush

It doesn't mean everyone has an extra 20 mins or so spare though, on week nights it might be the difference of finishing in daylight or darkness.

 

[Val]

I do sometimes In fact, I treated Scouser and Podge to a nice meal just a few weeks ago...

You're getting good at that, you shared a curry with us on Saturday

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Here's where no online system fails IMO, if you don't want to play in the swindle then you have to wait unless someone with a bit of common sense lets the single go ahead of the swindle, that doesn't always happen.

If a single turns up as the swindle is starting then we always let them go out before us but it's very rare that a single does turn up.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

It doesn't mean everyone has an extra 20 mins or so spare though, on week nights it might be the difference of finishing in daylight or darkness.

Again on weeknights it is very rare to see more than one group on the first tee - certainly really only have to wait for a small time on a Saturday morning but again still plenty of gaps inbetween various roll ups

 

[Val]

If a single turns up as the swindle is starting then we always let them go out before us but it's very rare that a single does turn up.

It's all hypothetical anyway Phil but you get my point, and not every swindle would stand aside, you know as well as i do there are some stubborn eejits at every club.

 

[FairwayDodger]

What do folks without booking systems do when they have a tie to play? Can you book a time for that? What if it's a county knockout or something where your opponent is from a different club? I think I'd consider it gamesmanship at the very least if I'd arranged a time at an opponent's course only to get there and find we couldn't tee off for upwards of half an hour after the agreed time....

 

[Deleted member 15344]

It's all hypothetical anyway Phil but you get my point, and not every swindle would stand aside, you know as well as i do there are some stubborn eejits at every club.

And that could happen in a booking system also with a single stuck behind groups of fours

Booking a tee won't stop people not letting others through etc

 

[Val]

Again on weeknights it is very rare to see more than one group on the first tee - certainly really only have to wait for a small time on a Saturday morning but again still plenty of gaps inbetween various roll ups

You are making an assumption that every club is the same though. When we had the ball in the chute system it wasn't unusual to turn up at 6pm after work to see 5 balls in the chute already, it was a nightmare.

 

[markgs]

Looks like the early morning tee blockers are out numbered

 

[Deleted member 15344]

What do folks without booking systems do when they have a tie to play? Can you book a time for that? What if it's a county knockout or something where your opponent is from a different club? I think I'd consider it gamesmanship at the very least if I'd arranged a time at an opponent's course only to get there and find we couldn't tee off for upwards of half an hour after the agreed time....

Again can't book the tee for a tie unless it's official club matches - scratch , mid HC etc

It would be up to the member to suggest a time when they know the course is at its quietist to ensure they tee off ok.