Why rush ?

[chrisd]

Yes I have two kids. 19 and 21. Both well adjusted. Don't do drugs. Don't beat up old ladies. Both work. and as far as I can tell they both love me to bits.
When they were growing up i would devote as much of sunday as it took for his rugby. Tuesday and thursday evenings were daughters dance and judo respectively.
Saturday 8 till 2 was my golf. Everyone was happy. And still is.

Dont do drugs

Dont beat up old ladies

Both work

Their not normal!!

To be fair I always did what I could as my son grew up but Sunday morning was my football then my tennis and now (although he has left home) my golf - we all need our own time, sometime

Chris

 

[Oddsocks]

I hate waiting. Full stop. Doesn't matter where I am, waiting is waiting. Any one happy waiting has way more patience than me, or is an idiot.

4 1/2 hours golf has the same amount of golf in it as 3 1/2 hours golf. The difference is waiting.

If I wanted to stand around watching the grass grow, I could do that at home.

the total time doesnt bother me as such, its the waiting around.

if we played at a decent pace and it took 5 hours... so what, but as murph has said it waiting on every bloody shot that gets my goat up, 5 mins thinking about every possible outcome is not a good pre shot routine. up, club, swing walk....

 

[hughmc2]

Dont do drugs

Dont beat up old ladies

Both work

Their not normal!!

sorry, that should have read....they don't beat up old ladies who do drugs

 

[One Planer]

Saturday 8 till 2 was my golf. Everyone was happy. And still is.

As it is is our house.

I'm at the course for 8.30am normally (Tee off 9.30am) normally back at the clubhouse by 1pm.

I get there early to avoid the rush as most of the players at our club turn up between 11am and 1pm. I can take my time around the course and play at my own pace (which is neither fast nor slow) whithout the fear of holding anyone up. If groups of slow/er players turn up at this time (11-1) the course is usually ends up being held up with people waiting on tees.

Tee'ing off early is my choice as I want to spend more time with my family over the weekend. However if someone wants to take there time, play to there own pace (slow/er) then they should take the same consideration and tee off at a time that allows them the freedom to without causing undue delay to other players.

 

[Mick47]

I dont think there will ever be ageement on this. I hate waiting or queing full stop. If there is a que in a shop I will walk out. Dont like waiting on the course either. But I dont let it get to me. I know it can be hard juggling family and golf at times. But the ones who get up my nose are the ones who are, rush,rush, as they have a business meeting or work commitment. If thats the case dont play get your work done. Dont inflict it on everyone else.

Agreed.

 

[needmoreclub]

Disagree entirely, if you want to dawdle round the course that's fine, just get out the way.

 

[One Planer]

Disagree entirely, if you want to doodle round the course that's fine, just get out the way.

Or that!

 

[bladeplayer]

the total time doesnt bother me as such, its the waiting around.
QUOTE]

Think OS sums it up here , most frustrating thing is not the total time it is standing behind a group who are not ready to play , big long pre shot routine then top it (ok anyone can do this ) on every shot tho ? mayb take up squash . the group watch duffer play then individualy move to their own ball & do the same thing.. mistakes are allowed , bad golf is allowed we have all done it but be ready to play when its your turn . know where to put your bag around the green so as not to be walking all over the gaf for it .. 1.5 min a hole is 27 mins .. surely most could spped up 1.5 min

 

[white_feather]

It's funny isn't it how no one admits to being slow isn't it? But everyone else is.

The problem is a lack of preparation, by all means have a chat, but be ready to take your shot and for me the most heinous crime has to be marking your card on the green.

Anyone who does this should be shot on sight.

 

[USER1999]

I always Mark my card on the green. Can't see why this is a cause of slow play. I do this while the others putt out. If I am last to putt out, then I will do it on the next tee. First to hole out gets the pin, the other two can do what they like while waiting for the last person to finish.

A blanket 'don't Mark your card on the green' is daft.

 

[Oddsocks]

being ready to play your shot is a given, in our groups of normal playing partners, i dont give a feck who's honour it is, if their not ready and i am i load, aim, fire. look across at them and " if you wanted the honours you should have been ready to take it ".

Also silly little things can really speed up a round, I always suggest in our groups that if we are behind traffic, always give the shorter hitters first wack on the tee, it seems totally pointless waiting 3-4 minutes more for the longer hitter to go, when normally atleast 2 people in the group could have gone. it keeps things moving.

 

[bladeplayer]

Also silly little things can really speed up a round, I always suggest in our groups that if we are behind traffic, always give the shorter hitters first wack on the tee, it seems totally pointless waiting 3-4 minutes more for the longer hitter to go, when normally atleast 2 people in the group could have gone. it keeps things moving.

you do talk alot of scence at times old bean , we do the same , we have one massive hitter in our group & honour or not if there is a group up the fairway he will play last ..

 

[Snelly]

Another thread on the speed of play! Well why not? It must be at least two weeks since we went through this in some detail!

It is an emotive subject and there will never be consensus.

The people who play quickly irritate the people who want to take their time and the people who are sedate annoy those that like to get around at a sharp pace. There is no way of getting a harmonious conclusion to the debate.

I agree with the posters on this thread who argue that the overall on-course time is not the issue. It is the waiting to play that causes frustration. And for me, waiting to play genuinely reduces my enjoyment of the game.

I played at West Sussex yesterday and we were a 2 ball (obviously!). Our round took 4 hours and 5 minutes. This was caused by a pair, several games in front who were slowing the entire field down. There was no malice in their intent and they thought they were doing fine but in reality, they had a detrimental effect on my golf and my day's enjoyment - others too. If I had known in advance that it was going to take 4 hours to get around, I honestly would not have bothered.

Fortunately, the skies were crystal clear, the course was in great shape, there was a lot to look at (birds, fungi etc) and my playing partner was excellent company so the time passed relatively quickly.

In general terms though, I am a quick player and I don't like waiting. When people in front make me wait, I get impatient and ratty and want to be let through. Holding the game up behind is selfish and petty.

Slow players - be ready to play when it is your turn and get a move on or stand aside and let the proper golfers through......!

 

[Oddsocks]

it no different with approaches into long par 4's. if a group is on the green, one is laying up, and one is going for it, let the one lay up play their shot even if it is out of turn, then start walking along the edge of the fairway while the player who is going to go for it waits. if he gets there, you can already be at your ball ready to play your approaches in too.

 

[chrisd]

being ready to play your shot is a given, in our groups of normal playing partners, i dont give a feck who's honour it is, if their not ready and i am i load, aim, fire. look across at them and " if you wanted the honours you should have been ready to take it ".

Also silly little things can really speed up a round, I always suggest in our groups that if we are behind traffic, always give the shorter hitters first wack on the tee, it seems totally pointless waiting 3-4 minutes more for the longer hitter to go, when normally atleast 2 people in the group could have gone. it keeps things moving.

To be honest OS I disagree.

If I am the last to putt on the previous green for my birdie, I really dont expect the guy who's just secured a solid 9 to march on the tee and top his tee shot 40 yards down the rough just because he got to the tee first or because he decided that he couldn't reach the group in front - he couldn't reach them in 3 shots even if they were stuck in quicksand!

It's my honour and I want to go first!!!!


Chris

 

[Oddsocks]

To be honest OS I disagree.

If I am the last to putt on the previous green for my birdie, I really dont expect the guy who's just secured a solid 9 to march on the tee and top his tee shot 40 yards down the rough just because he got to the tee first or because he decided that he couldn't reach the group in front - he couldn't reach them in 3 shots even if they were stuck in quicksand!

It's my honour and I want to go first!!!!


Chris

So you would rather wait sometimes 5-10 mins to fire your honourable ball down the middle , then let mister hacker have he's 3 hacks to get halfway?

Chris.. we'll have to agree to disagree on this one buddy.

 

[Baldyeagle]

I sort of agree that getting round in a specific time isn't the be-all butI think that whether it takes 4 or 4.5 hours isn't the real issue. Slow play in front spoils the rhythm of the round and waiting for 5/10 minutes on a Tee usually screws me up completely

 

[Idlenorth1]

leave 1 hour before tee off (15 min drive)
check noticeboard / get ready / practice (40 mins)
4 ball round (4 hours)
pint or coffee and food after (45 mins)
drive home (15 mins)
Total 6 hours (providing its a 4 hour round and not a sunday board comp = 1 extra hour)

 

[DCB]

4 1/2 hours golf has the same amount of golf in it as 3 1/2 hours golf. The difference is waiting.

best summation of this issue I've seen on any forum ;-)

 

[GB72]

There is a difference between rushing and being held up. I am in no hurry to get off the course but I also find it frustrating and detrimental to my game at times if I am standing about on every tee and every fairway. Again, not a problem if the course is full as that is just one of those things. If, however, I see a fairly empty course and I am being stopped from playing at the pace I want to play at by an inconsiderate group who will not play me through (note I have not said that they should speed up just show some courtesy) then I have every right to be frustrated. Take last week for example. A 4 ball of scratch team players who clearly think they own the course, never even acknowledged that our smaller and quicker group were there despite losing 2 holes to a group of elderly ladies.

Yes, it is a temper thing. Slow rounds on a busy course do not annoy me but slow rounds for no reason other than the inconsiderate attitude of others do.