What time of day do you play a comp?

[JohnnyDee]

Another day another thread :mmm:

Inspired by the Pre Game thread.


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Our Saturday roll-up group normally plays early in the morning and most of the same players always play our comps around this time too.

So maybe 60 minutes earlier some of us have been in bed. We've rushed to the club to make our tee time and done little or no preparation prior to taking on our brute of a 1st hole (par4 - 435 yards uphill normally into the wind) The rationale for this slapdash approach is because to play in the middle of the day writes off the entire day to golf, so the early start is a compromise to suit other commitments.

Obviously this isn't a great idea if we are focusing on getting our handicaps down, and of course we are our own worst enemies and perhaps it speaks volumes about our commitment; but ask us all our goals and we all want to go as low (score in the comp and handicap) as we can. So then...

Have any previous early starters on he forum made a conscious effort to change their comp tee off times to something later in the day to see if their consistency and scores improve, and if so, has it worked / is it working?

 

[jamielaing]

I much prefer a 2pm tee time. Relax in the house before hand, start the mental prep and get to the club around 1. Get changed then hits into the net followed by chipping/ pitching and then head to the tee with 20 minutes spare and use that time putting.

The only thing with doing this is you can find yourself psyching yourself out. If putts aren't falling the seed of doubt is placed....

 

[guest100718]

7:30am on sundays for comps

 

[Beezerk]

Usually in the afternoon as the "same olds" get all the early slots straight away. I prefer it that way anyway, the afternoon/evening sun in the summer is great to play in.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Roll up games our crowd go out about 7.45-8.00. If it's a comp it'll be drawn and any time from 8.00-11.30

 

[snell]

Generally played my comps about 2 o'clock in the afternoon give or take an hour last year.

Mid week ones between 2 and 4, depending on how early I can get away from work.

 

[Break90]

At my old club it was always meet at 8 for breakfast, tee off between 9 and 10.

Last year, my first at my new club , the group I play with normally tee off around 1130 in the winter months, and as late as 2pm in the summer. Agree with the comments about the late afternoon sun in the summer.

Then relaxing on the verandah in the sunshine afterwards, with a cold guinness, watching other groups come down the 18th. Little piece of heaven.

 

[CMAC]

another great thread.

I'll wait until the "What snack do you put in your bag" thread before spurting forth..............

 

[JohnnyDee]

another great thread.

I'll wait until the "What snack do you put in your bag" thread before spurting forth..............

Check the board around 6.30pm It'll be there...

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

another great thread.

I'll wait until the "What snack do you put in your bag" thread before spurting forth..............

Or he could start a thread on custom fitting for tee pegs

 

[Fyldewhite]

Firmly afternoons preferred for me.....Lie in, maybe a few jobs or whatever in morning. Get to club about 12.....spot of brunch, maybe with a pint, tee off around 1pm. A couple more beers after.....footy results, banter etc...... Home then usually off out with the missus. I love my Saturdays.

 

[CMAC]

Firmly afternoons preferred for me.....Lie in, maybe a few jobs or whatever in morning. Get to club about 12.....spot of brunch, maybe with a pint, tee off around 1pm. A couple more beers after.....footy results, banter etc...... Home then usually off out with the missus. I love my Saturdays.

it was going so well until this point

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Over winter it's normally very early as I have hockey coaching in the afternoon

Summer can be anytime

 

[JohnnyDee]

Or he could start a thread on custom fitting for tee pegs

Damn! Why didn't I think of that? But I'm currently collating performance data for bag towels and I'm planning to do one on that. Working title is Bag Towels...Blue or Red?:whoo:

 

[fundy]

All far far too early in the day (to the point where ive pulled from this weeks medal as its a pre 8am shotgun start (for the AGM later) and Im about 10 shots worse at 8am than I am at 3pm lol. There again I have a weird body clock and live at different hours to most especially this time of year so 8am feels like its still the middle of the night usually at my body just doesnt fancy it at all lol

 

[Deleted member 1147]

I like to play later on, noon to 12pm, it gives my back time to un-stiffen and I get more warm up/stretching time.