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I’d have fairway irrigation
Think it’s prob best to stop the accusations or hints about people cheating or being lax with the rules amongst friends- it’s poor form , if someone wants to cheat they will do it regardless of who they are playing with
Let’s also remember that for 99.9% of us we play golf for enjoyment , social activity and the odd bit of banter.
The Saturday medal for most is the chance for a game of golf as opposed to looking to fill up the mantelpiece
If it wasn't happening....I wouldn't have mentioned it. Someone who isn't your "friend" is more likely going to say something. Golfers are just normal people who like to play golf......a fair amount of golfers don't follow the rules.Think it’s prob best to stop the accusations or hints about people cheating or being lax with the rules amongst friends- it’s poor form , if someone wants to cheat they will do it regardless of who they are playing with
Not about cheating….. feeling totally relaxed with your PP is not something you’d feel in a club match….so why allow it in a serious club competition?
Feeling not exactly unease but certainly not relaxed heightens the competitive element
If a person takes it seriously.....then it's serious to them. It might not be serious for you....fair enough. I take every round fairly seriously and am not happy if I play like a plonker......which unfortunately happens.There is no such thing as a serious club competition, other than in the minds of the people who like the think there is. It’s just a round of golf.
Not about cheating….. feeling totally relaxed with your PP is not something you’d feel in a club match….so why allow it in a serious club competition?
Feeling not exactly unease but certainly not relaxed heightens the competitive element
One of the things I’m trying to do in 2023 is enjoy my golf more, regardless of how I play. It’s a pass time and not being happy when I don’t play well -something I’ve done far too many times - is starting to seem counter productive to something I do as an enjoyable pass times.If a person takes it seriously.....then it's serious to them. It might not be serious for you....fair enough. I take every round fairly seriously and am not happy if I play like a plonker......which unfortunately happens.
I've been working on it for years. I'm slowly getting better at not letting it get to me......a work in progress. I'm a bit of a masochist though, it's the struggle and the up and downs that keep me coming back. If it was always easy and never frustrating I'd pack it in.One of the things I’m trying to do in 2023 is enjoy my golf more, regardless of how I play. It’s a pass time and not being happy when I don’t play well -something I’ve done far too many times - is starting to seem counter productive to something I do as an enjoyable pass times.
If a person takes it seriously.....then it's serious to them. It might not be serious for you....fair enough. I take every round fairly seriously and am not happy if I play like a plonker......which unfortunately happens.
That is the joy of golf. It’s a test of your own mind as much as anything else. I feel just as good grinding out a score and keeping going after a bad start as I do putting up a good score without much drama.I've been working on it for years. I'm slowly getting better at not letting it get to me......a work in progress. I'm a bit of a masochist though, it's the struggle and the up and downs that keep me coming back. If it was always easy and never frustrating I'd pack it in.
Yep. Horses for courses innit.As I said. People are free to think what they want.
I’ve played with people who take it far too seriously, and it’s generally not that enjoyable of an experience. They often themselves because the have “a card in their hand”.
I don’t particularly take golf seriously, it just does my box in when I have a round which things are going particularly badly, played yesterday just a bounce game, but kept thinning / topping everything, first few holes I just shrugged, better to be out in the fresh air than working etc. after 10 holes it got to me and I started to get down on myself, I’m not one to throw clubs or externalise my annoyance, but internally it was grinding my gears. Found a feeling on 14 tee and ended up hitting the last 5 GIR. Gotta take the positive, but those first 13 holes were more a struggle than I’d have liked.Yep. Horses for courses innit.
I generally play better when I've got a card in my hand because I take it more seriously, but all our comps are drawn. There aren't many at ours who I actively dislike, but I'm only playing once a week at the moment, so I'd rather have a nice time with friends, play hero shots, get the rum out on the 10th tee, not take it too seriously and enjoy myself. That said, I'd still like to play a bunker shot off fluffy sand.
Yes I agree here.A tattoo on the forehead is a bit extreme. It’s much easier just to brand the left buttock .
As with most things you appear to have a sensible opinion and grasp that not everyone wants the same experience from joining a golf club.
But, there are quite a few on here who don’t think like that, who are almost cult like in their devotion to their club, and believe everyone else must be too. They don’t see or accept other people want different things from golf club membership.
I agree. Par 3s at ours are 204/190/ for most ams that’s not a test of your accuracy it’s a driver.The course as a whole is very good, hence why I'm there , but the par 3's are a weakness imo. They are a bit of a slog, I use driver on 2, 3 Wood on another and rescue on the remainder. No irons on any of them ☹. That can't be good.
We have a good mix, I think, one is ~224 up hill which is a killer, then 188, 213, 123 and 151.I agree. Par 3s at ours are 204/190/ for most ams that’s not a test of your accuracy it’s a driver.
just wait until we lose yardage with the new ball
as I think oems will say it’s every ball or none.
I would take 30yds, minimum off every par 3. They are currently, off the whites, 171, 212, 187, 197, 161. They would be far better holes if shortened, every one of them.
We lack a very short one 166 is shortest.We have a good mix, I think, one is ~224 up hill which is a killer, then 188, 213, 123 and 151.
Though the longer ones are tough, the shorter ones test accuracy, it’s a good mix.
I could have typed that.It is impossible for me to be integrated into my club.
You have to choose which clique suits you best.
After nearly 50 years, I'm still undecided, although I have ruled some out - and one has ruled me out.
So I still feel not integrated into a clique and therefore not integrated into the club.
I'm just viewed as that strange yet friendly bloke who plays with anybody, but won't join a clique like a normal person.