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guest100718
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The future of golf clubs ??
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Forgive my ignorance, not sure what the above comment means. Can you explain please?
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Pantomime season Old boy
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guest100718
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No sorry, I can't tell you. This thread is just turning into a pantomime
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Aside form the hilarity of Widow Twanky, Buttons et al, I like the booking system at my place, in fact I've never been anywhere without one.
You don't have to be booked in to pplay, you can just turn up and hope there's a gap.
I can check ahead if the course is busy and decide whether to play or practice based on that.
The comp's can be booked a week in advance and you can see if society or outside competitions are booked in on certain future days.
You don't have to be booked in to pplay, you can just turn up and hope there's a gap.
I can check ahead if the course is busy and decide whether to play or practice based on that.
The comp's can be booked a week in advance and you can see if society or outside competitions are booked in on certain future days.
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Now that wouldn't be because you just made a stupid comment that you can't justify by any chance?
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Er... am I being tricked... or do you really not get it....
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markgs
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This thread is so funny
FairwayDodger
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SAPCOR1
Journeyman Pro
Can't stand booking systems. I don't plan my golf weeks in advance, and want to be able to decide at short notice if I want a game. Play in the roll up, arrange a game with mates, or just turn up knowing I will be able to get a game with other members. Longest I have ever waited for a game is half an hour, and that has been once in six years. As a member I expect to be able to play at a time that suits me, preferably in the morning, and not try and get a game and find the first tee time available is mid afternoon.
Doesn't the last sentence exemplify what an on-line booking system is?
richart
Major Champion
A load of old rubbish.:thup: All the morning times have been booked, so no game for me. Turning up for a game Saturday morning without booked team times I always get a game.:whoo:
CheltenhamHacker
Journeyman Pro
BUt why would that change with an online booking system? If 100 people want to play on saturday morning, not having a system could mean they all turn up at 9, and the latest of them get out at 12 (or whenever).
With an online system, they turn up throughout the morning and go off whenever. Why would an online system change those 100 people into 200, meaning you can't get off until 3pm?
(numbers made up. I have no idea how long it would take 100 people to tee off)
upsidedown
Tour Winner
Takes 2 and a half hours at ours
richart
Major Champion
Everyone does't turn up at the same time though, and if I turn up at 10.00, I will get off by 10.15 at the very latest. Booked tee times usually mean great chunks of the day are taken.
Our system works as there are very rarely any queues, I can play at the weekend when I want to, or join the roll up (swindle) and we can use two tees if busy. Not sure how it all comes together. Pixie dust ? In the summer we can have 30 plus in the roll up. That wouldn't work with a booked tee system, and roll ups are a huge part of my Club. We like to mix in, and not just play in the same small groups all the time.
HawkeyeMS
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Did you actually read any of the post you responded to?
Both RAGC & Blackmoor don't have booking systems, and both are recruiting a new members quite readily. RAGC'S membership is now almost full.
You like having a booking system, that's fine, no issue with that but what gives you the right to decide on what is best for other clubs?
upsidedown
Tour Winner
We too have 30 plus in our fiddle on Weds and Friday and we operate BRS . No issues that I know off.
richart
Major Champion
We have that at the weekend. How would you get the tee times ? You need 8 slots together which I would imagine would be difficult? Also golfers turn up for roll ups often at the last minute. If the weather is good, much bigger turn out, so how do you know how many tee times to book ?
upsidedown
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As far as I'm aware no roll ups at weekends so cant comment . For our Weds and Friday you have to book yourself in, members know when those times are and are flexible ( you get to recognise the names ) New members are encouraged to play at least once in the fiddle as great way to get to know folks, they get support from the Captains and the Pro.
We don't always get 8 consecutive times so the organiser makes it know that we accommodate those when he makes the draw.
It might sound unwieldy but it works well. Even if someone hasn't not got their name down never seen anyone not get a game . WE tend to go off as group in front is out of range so manufacture extra tee time by being ahead of the normal 8 minute slots
HomerJSimpson
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We do let new members in. Just ask Ads749r himself. Been warmly welcomed into the Saturday and Sunday groups with ease and he also plays with some of the old boys. As a pup himself, you'd have thought this one in particular may have been fussy but, no, I can honestly say to the best of my knowledge all new members are told about the roll up groups as part of their introduction and that all of these have made new members welcome.
What you fail to recognise, is that it also gives new members a guaranteed game every week, introduces them to other members. The membership knows when these groups go out, and we publish on the members part of the website so they know when it's likely to be busy. They still have the option of going off the 10th. It was brought up at the AGM a few years back and the membership voted overwhelmingly no to introduce any booking system so there's clearly a firm feeling against
