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We Need To Talk About Slow Play

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,138 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    charlieIRL wrote: »
    Everyone wants to play with parlance!!!:p;):D

    Ah it wasn't a slow play issue at all.
    Was playing with 2 boardsies yesterday and one of them had someone on the next hole walked up to his ball and hit it.

    It was probably the most entertaining 10 mins I've had in golf. The guy the hit it was a prize pr1ck and there was some crack had.

    Your man was completely right....
    1. Despite admitting at one stage he wasn't sure what ball he was playing.
    2. Despite being completely blind from his hooked tee shots landing zone
    3 Despite his mates eventually agreeing that he was wrong
    And best of all, despite the fact that we had a perfect view of our boardsies shot land on the fairway and it never left our sites.
    We spotted him at it and got his attention, he had a double take, gave us a wave and still hit the bloody thing....

    He was just one of those lads, the wronger he was, the righter he was.... F'ing and blinding and trying to act the bully.

    Fair play to our fellow boardsie, he didn't back down one bit and just because your man was being such a pr1ck, he even walked up with him to 200 or so yards to get his ball.

    Your man had absolutely nailed the wrong ball :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 644 ✭✭✭Arsenium


    Classic. Now that's a way to win the argument. Walk the whole way up and pick it up and walk the whole way back. To top it off he should have complemented him all the way up on the quality of the shot :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭ForeRight


    To be fair it sounds like your partner should have been screaming down the fairway that it was his ball. The poor man wasn't to know it wasn't his ball sure.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,138 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    ForeRight wrote: »
    To be fair it sounds like your partner should have been screaming down the fairway that it was his ball. The poor man wasn't to know it wasn't his ball sure.

    :) you'll know better the next time!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 301 ✭✭Sean_pop


    2 Ball last night 3hrs 30mins:)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,179 ✭✭✭kieran.


    Sean_pop wrote: »
    2 Ball last night 3hrs 30mins:)

    I'm guessing that would be classed as pretty slow round these part some guys would be looking to get 4-balls round in that time :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭djflawless


    Not a member of my local course.just pay and play craic.not interested in playing for handicaps and the likes, just a bit of fun.
    Usually its 2 or 3 of us.
    But we encounter a god awful amount of being held up.with a usual wait lasting 10-15 mins.so loosing about an hour and a half, sometimes 2.
    And its not as if we play shocking quick or anything.
    If we hold someone up we let them on.
    But as was said about turning young people off, its very true.we usually get to the car park and if it looks a bit busy, turn around and go home.

    But surely it can't be too much hassle for people to stand aside and let the following group pass??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭alxmorgan


    kieran. wrote: »
    I'm guessing that would be classed as pretty slow round these part some guys would be looking to get 4-balls round in that time :rolleyes:

    I think 3:30 is on the edge of being slow yes. 3 hours I reckon should be well achievable in strolling mode.
    If you think slow play is being made too big a deal of read the post after yours


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,733 ✭✭✭SnowDrifts


    kieran. wrote: »
    I'm guessing that would be classed as pretty slow round these part some guys would be looking to get 4-balls round in that time :rolleyes:

    Why the need for the rolling eyes smiley? Yes, 3h30min for a 2 ball would be slow IMO. (separately- I think boards would be better off getting rid of that smiley)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,505 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    alxmorgan wrote: »
    I think 3:30 is on the edge of being slow yes. 3 hours I reckon should be well achievable in strolling mode.
    If you think slow play is being made too big a deal of read the post after yours

    People taking it seriously are always going to be slower than those out for a laugh.
    Take a look at a pro playing casual golf, 2 hours, done.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭alxmorgan


    GreeBo wrote: »
    People taking it seriously are always going to be slower than those out for a laugh.
    Take a look at a pro playing casual golf, 2 hours, done.

    I accept that but you think 3:30 is ok for a 2 ?
    I played a matchplay singles QF the other night in 3 hours and we were taking it very seriously


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,505 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    alxmorgan wrote: »
    I accept that but you think 3:30 is ok for a 2 ?
    I played a matchplay singles QF the other night in 3 hours and we were taking it very seriously

    he didnt mention if that was slow or fast though...maybe he was held up?

    I would consider it slow.
    2 ball out for a laugh should be ~2.5 hours imo
    I can play 6 holes with 2 balls in 45 mins, 2 ball should be quicker than me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭alxmorgan


    GreeBo wrote: »
    he didnt mention if that was slow or fast though...maybe he was held up?

    I would consider it slow.
    2 ball out for a laugh should be ~2.5 hours imo
    I can play 6 holes with 2 balls in 45 mins, 2 ball should be quicker than me.

    I'm not discussing the time logged by Sean per se (as you say not enough info) but rather Kierans reaction. Which was to suggest that anyone looking to speed up play is akin to backing speed golf


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭djflawless


    I agree with people taking their time, but

    Stopping halfway down a fairway for a chat/show off each others clubs,
    Phoning people,
    Shouting to each other to help recover a lost ball
    Drives me mad!!
    And if you say anything to them, your "politely" reminded who's the member and who's a green fee player


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,505 ✭✭✭✭GreeBo


    alxmorgan wrote: »
    I'm not discussing the time logged by Sean per se (as you say not enough info) but rather Kierans reaction. Which was to suggest that anyone looking to speed up play is akin to backing speed golf

    Agreed.
    While I dont think 2.5 hours for a 2 ball is a necessity, if it took me any longer and I/we werent deliberately dawdling to avoid going home Id have to wonder what I was doing that was taking this long.
    Sometimes its nice to saunter around, but 3.5 hours for 2 people with no hold ups is dawdling and dangerous in case it sneaks into your normal game.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭alxmorgan


    djflawless wrote: »
    I agree with people taking their time, but

    Stopping halfway down a fairway for a chat/show off each others clubs,
    Phoning people,
    Shouting to each other to help recover a lost ball
    Drives me mad!!
    And if you say anything to them, your "politely" reminded who's the member and who's a green fee player

    Play somewhere else if this is their attitude. You take my money then you treat me like a member while out on the course.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭djflawless


    alxmorgan wrote: »
    Play somewhere else if this is their attitude. You take my money then you treat me like a member while out on the course.

    Well tbh, club is nice.I know and get on with most staff and a lot of members, but there's always the few that want to let us know where we stand!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭alxmorgan


    djflawless wrote: »
    Well tbh, club is nice.I know and get on with most staff and a lot of members, but there's always the few that want to let us know where we stand!!

    Told anyone in the pro shop about it ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,868 ✭✭✭djflawless


    alxmorgan wrote: »
    Told anyone in the pro shop about it ?

    Ahhhhhh, pro shop is a vending machine with tees balls and towels.said it to the captain and he just said leave it to him.last year btw


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