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How to make rounds shorter

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 778 ✭✭✭Kingswood Rover


    One thing that really annoys me is people marking 2 or 3 foot putts or even less, just finsh the bloody thing off. Intresting stat on the fall of off players between 15 and 25, i reckon playstation/xbox thingymajigs have a lot to do with this. I brought my 15 year old for nine holes about 2 years ago and he had the hump because he could not welly it 275 yards off the tee like his Tiger woods game. My nephew asked me to play footie with me last Christmas, i grabbed the bal and headed out the front he headed to the playstation in the back room.


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


    i reckon playstation/xbox thingymajigs have a lot to do with this. I brought my 15 year old for nine holes about 2 years ago and he had the hump because he could not welly it 275 yards off the tee like his Tiger woods game. My nephew asked me to play footie with me last Christmas, i grabbed the bal and headed out the front he headed to the playstation in the back room.

    That's just bad parenting in fairness. Blame yourself and your brother or sister in that case.


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


    dwd wrote: »
    I think the only way it would work is if it was automatic, print some sort of computer readable barcode on the card, which would be used by an electronic system to calculate delays, so the first group which causes the delay gets the penalty and then groups coming behind would have this delay allowed for if it was impacting there round, if it was all automated, it would be easy to do. Also this would take any arguing out of it, every group would be subject to the same rules.


    This would make things far to complicated.

    Penalising everyone in the group for slow play would be very unfair if there was someone who is not holding things up but just happens to be in a group with slow players.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,202 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    practice swings are way overrated.
    1 ok
    2 come on
    3 go away
    4 go home


    This is like playing with my Dad. . . So frustratingly slow, but habits develop over the years and they're there to stick!

    My most enjoyment I get out of golf is when I'm playing by myself on a summer's evening. Can do 12 holes in about 90 mins and it's very enjoyable. Pretty hard to get a rush out of golf really but that's the only way.

    Banning practice swings would be an unfair thing to ever happen. Sometimes you really do need them, especially if there is a delay between all of your shots (groups in front slowing you down etc. .)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,133 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    callaway92 wrote: »
    This is like playing with my Dad. . . So frustratingly slow, but habits develop over the years and they're there to stick!

    My most enjoyment I get out of golf is when I'm playing by myself on a summer's evening. Can do 12 holes in about 90 mins and it's very enjoyable. Pretty hard to get a rush out of golf really but that's the only way.

    Banning practice swings would be an unfair thing to ever happen. Sometimes you really do need them, especially if there is a delay between all of your shots (groups in front slowing you down etc. .)

    How many does he take.

    Did you say anything to him ?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,202 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    How many does he take.

    Did you say anything to him ?

    Generally takes 1 or 2. Maybe 3 over drives :p

    Just seems so slow when I compare it to myself. He's not a bad player though so at least he isn't going AWOL with many shots slowing things down even more!


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


    Sean_pop wrote: »
    This would make things far to complicated.

    Penalising everyone in the group for slow play would be very unfair if there was someone who is not holding things up but just happens to be in a group with slow players.

    We do this, but its not computerised, your printed name sticker has start/stop times on it.

    It works well, you dont need to penalise someone the first time, but if the same name is repeatedly appearing on the slow list then they get a call/letter.
    If its 1 person out the same 3 ball repeatedly then they all deserve the letter as the other 2 are part of the problem by doing nothing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭Tiger Mcilroy


    The biggest cause of slow play I see is people not watching their ball finish and then get down to where they think it should be.

    Also in stroke competitions lads not hitting provisionals is very annoying.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭mike12


    Sean_pop wrote: »
    This would make things far to complicated.

    Penalising everyone in the group for slow play would be very unfair if there was someone who is not holding things up but just happens to be in a group with slow players.

    The hope would be that the group would speed the slow guy up.


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