RobbOnTheRock
Assistant Pro
Great, ace, superb, mine are young <6, so golf needs to fit around family, not the other way around. Glad it worked for you, but it's not going to work for me.
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Great, ace, superb, mine are young <6, so golf needs to fit around family, not the other way around. Glad it worked for you, but it's not going to work for me.
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Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
Chris
If you ever played with some of the slow feckers I have you would play out of turn without the blink of the eye fir example, he wins a par 3 and knowing the course we are playing well, knows Dam well the next hole is a par 5. We arrive at the tee and the following happens bare in mind it's he's honour!
Once he finishes marking he's card he walks to the middle of the tee, with hands on hips and breathes
(we can only assume he was deciding what club to hit up a dead straight par 5)
He the proceeds to go to he's bag and get he's driver, then walks back to the tee
(at this point he realises he's ball is in he's pocket and he has no tee)
Returns to he's bag , gets a tee, back to the tee box and tees he's ball up
(only to remember he's glove is in he's bag)
So goes back to the bag , gets he's glove and back to the tee box again!
Now the pre shout routine starts working through he's check list that he's pro is working with him on.
Chris I'm all for honours, but if you was in the group and this was the same on every tee I'm sure you to would barge your way through....
NWJocko
Tour Winner
I agree.
I get the OP's point about having time for yourself and it's maybe even more important when you have kids, however there is a limit to that.
Not through any obligation, through wanting to spend time with my daughter when she's growing up. I miss enough things she does through being at work all week.
RGDave
Money List Winner
I'm with murph on this.
His ability to conjour up succinct posts with the dryness of the world's most dry man lost in the Atacama Desert astounds me.
His ability to conjour up succinct posts with the dryness of the world's most dry man lost in the Atacama Desert astounds me.
Oddsocks
Ryder Cup Winner
The thing is dave he admitted to me that he does it on purpose lol
richart
Major Champion
I like to play quickly and hate waiting on shots. Just gives me more time to think of a way of cocking it up.
25 years ago 3 hours was considered acceptable for a medal round...any longer and you'd get slagged.
But now folks watch the pros taking 5 1/2 hours to play a round and think that's the way the game should be played.
In 1977 Watson and Nicklaus played probably the finest final round of any Open championship in under 3 1/2 hours.
Golf's governing bodies need to take a long hard look at regulating slow play and impose far harsher penalties.
But now folks watch the pros taking 5 1/2 hours to play a round and think that's the way the game should be played.
In 1977 Watson and Nicklaus played probably the finest final round of any Open championship in under 3 1/2 hours.
Golf's governing bodies need to take a long hard look at regulating slow play and impose far harsher penalties.
richart
Major Champion
So true, as a junior when I played in the mid 70's a three ball used to take three hours maximium.
Watson and Nicklaus were bound to be quick though as they only had 131 shots between them
. Just brilliant golf, on a superb course, and my favourite last round in a major.
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
I've learned over the years that the majority of people who complain about slow play are actually quite often the CAUSE of it. They will hardly EVER let someone through as they think they're SO DAMN FAST, spend more time in the rough that a goat and then blame their crap play on practically anything other than themselves. They definitely don't want to let someone through who appears to be a worse player than they are...even though that worse player might play at 200mph and be out of the way before you know it. Believe me it gets F*CKING TEDIOUS standing on the tee with 3 other players who continuously moan about how slow it is...if you don't want to be there just feck off home and quit your bitching, in fact I might have to learn by my own finding and start telling people who are moaning to shut up or p*ss off. Just because you are a reasonable player doesn't mean you're obliged to get round in 3½ hrs, in fact I UNDERSTAND that it's more difficult to get round the better you get at this game....eg: I have to wait for people to get approx 300yds a way from the tee, wait for the green to clear as I can normally reach most of them, should I then duff one I'm more than likely going to spend the full 5min looking for it...and will subsequently often have to call the group behind though.
I'm happy to play a 3hr round, 4 hr or even a 5hr round if the company is awesome, I'm more than happy to help 28 h/cappers to look for their ball, wait for greens to clear and take the correct honour off any tee, it doesn't take any longer to play safely, by the rules and with etiquette,..... but I'll ALWAYS let a group through if they are being held up.
I do find women particularly annoying as they tend to have this secret rule to NEVER LOOK BEHIND THEM to see how many groups they are holding up.
I'm happy to play a 3hr round, 4 hr or even a 5hr round if the company is awesome, I'm more than happy to help 28 h/cappers to look for their ball, wait for greens to clear and take the correct honour off any tee, it doesn't take any longer to play safely, by the rules and with etiquette,..... but I'll ALWAYS let a group through if they are being held up.
I do find women particularly annoying as they tend to have this secret rule to NEVER LOOK BEHIND THEM to see how many groups they are holding up.
sJoe
Assistant Pro
sweatysock41
Q-School Graduate
Anyone see anything wrong with this because I can't. Succinctly put in answer to the OP. Not sure about how some of the female members of the forum would respond to the bit I haven't quoted though.
chrisd
Major Champion
Thats totally wrong James - you have to let them get approx 325 yards away at least!
Otherwise I fully agree. It's rare I am rushing to go somewhere after golf and on the rare occasion I get delayed I just cut down the drinks time afterwards
Chris
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Is it more difficult though?
You get a lower handicap because you are a better golfer. That doesn't have to mean a slower golfer, just a better one. Hitting a 7i will (should) take the same amount of time what ever the handicap. Ditto for reading putts. Inherently, the better golfer should be the better putter, and due to his skills, it should take less time to read a putt, not longer.
The better golfer also plays less shots. Less shots equals less time?
I accept waiting for greens to clear, groups to get out of range etc, but this generally is not where time is lost. It is not being ready to play, being the guy faffing with his head cover on the tee when the other guys are 150 yards down the fairway already. Things that are easily done that bit faster, without really trying, or rushing.
You get a lower handicap because you are a better golfer. That doesn't have to mean a slower golfer, just a better one. Hitting a 7i will (should) take the same amount of time what ever the handicap. Ditto for reading putts. Inherently, the better golfer should be the better putter, and due to his skills, it should take less time to read a putt, not longer.
The better golfer also plays less shots. Less shots equals less time?
I accept waiting for greens to clear, groups to get out of range etc, but this generally is not where time is lost. It is not being ready to play, being the guy faffing with his head cover on the tee when the other guys are 150 yards down the fairway already. Things that are easily done that bit faster, without really trying, or rushing.
Piece
Tour Winner
We all play at different speeds. Fact. I could go around in 2.5 hrs. Do I want to? No. It's not my natural pace of play.
Keeping up with group in front has never been the answer. In fact causes more problems than it solves.
The main cause of slow play is groups not recognising that faster groups should be let through.
Keeping up with group in front has never been the answer. In fact causes more problems than it solves.
The main cause of slow play is groups not recognising that faster groups should be let through.
chrisd
Major Champion
Most of the lower handicap guys I play with do take longer over their shots. They prepare better and study everything for longer but the thing is that they hit less shots, are always ready when it's their turn and are generally quick between shots and are the first to say that we are losing ground and better hurry things along
Chris
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Most of the ones I play with are as fast as me. They are just better golfers.
Jimbooo
Challenge Tour Pro
Exactly the same here. When your young children go to bed shortly after you return home from work, the weekends end up being the only time you get to spend quality time with them.
