Golf Lockdown Discussion ** No discussion of breaking Restrictions **

Kiith wrote: »

Lucky ****ers

Why the big net over the Carpark?

Cases are twice what they were last year. And you have these new variants. But you have the vaccines.

Overall we are probably in a worse position than this time last year and we're talking about easing rather than increasing restrictions.

Maybe a further lockdown is what's needed until the vaccines actually come in. People are talking about a raft of restrictions being lifted and individually you wouldn't really criticise any of them. But combined, maybe it's not such a good idea.

We'll see do the government take the easy option and relax restrictions or the ballsy one and keep them.

Kiith wrote: »

Course wasn't even open yet


"Sources" have said NPHET are recommending another 6 weeks of lvl5. And of course their word is law according to our "leaders".

It would be hilarious if they opened inter county GAA, but not golf. All pretense of this being about safety would immediately be gone.

My two sport’s are gaa and golf. I’d have both open

But the inter county GAA is the easiest to police of them, club GAA and golf isn’t as easy.

Inter county it’s the same panel together, same place, set nights. The actual numbers in the country would be very small

Club gaa and golf would be huge numbers wise in comparison so I could understand the logic behind inter county getting go ahead but not golf. Not saying I agree just I understand it

rickis tache wrote: »

https://m.independent.ie/videos/golfers-go-for-midnight-tee-off-as-outdoor-fitness-clubs-reopen-in-england-40250038.html
This is what the clubs here will have to do should they only allow 2balls.

2 balls would be just pandering from Golf Ireland.

As an example, I regularly walk Portmarnock to Malahide, and the seafront at Sutton/Howth Rd, and when the weather is good, there are hundreds of people out there, multiple people and multiple families and households, using one path. It's not a hot spot for viral transmission currently

IMO, it's 4 balls or nothing. Max 72 people (18 x 4 balls), spread over a couple of hundred acres, and keeping the indoor facilities closed (barring toilet facilities with mandatory mask wearing), is where we should be heading. Simple as

blue note wrote: »

Cases are twice what they were last year. And you have these new variants. But you have the vaccines.

Overall we are probably in a worse position than this time last year and we're talking about easing rather than increasing restrictions.

Maybe a further lockdown is what's needed until the vaccines actually come in. People are talking about a raft of restrictions being lifted and individually you wouldn't really criticise any of them. But combined, maybe it's not such a good idea.

We'll see do the government take the easy option and relax restrictions or the ballsy one and keep them.

The new British variant is they say 70% more transmissible than the one last year. Probably equates to not too far off where we were last year at the bottom of the case load in terms of it reflecting the movement in full lockdown. I don’t think we can get lower than the 500 mark now and if anything it will just rise no matter what restrictions are in place. The majority who abided by restrictions are getting looser at this stage, including myself.
And rightly so imo.

I can safely say I won’t be staying inside any 5k limit over this Easter break with the kids.

I'm also at the end of my tether with the restrictions. If they don't allow golf in April, I think there will be a severe backlash. I'm in a members owned club. Within my 5km. And golf is deemed exercise. Time for clubs to stand up against illogical restrictions.

Ivefoundgod wrote: »

I've picked up a load of random stuff during lockdown, looking forward to trying them all out and seeing what I like. Also have a new carry bag and a motocaddy cube. Hoping to use the carry bag more, fingers crossed for good weather.

dan_ep82 wrote: »

I was lucky enough to change job before this lockdown so bought a few bits.
Just added it up and after a putter,wedges,gps trolley,shoes and other clothes and bits I've come to the conclusion I have to burn my bank statments incase she gets curious

Haven't bought any equipment as was supposed to get fitted for new clubs the day after the new restrictions came in so still holding off for that. I can tell you one thing though, when we do go back I will definitely look the part with the amount of new golf clothing I have bought.

David Nabarro on radio just now confirmimg what has been said on Boards for a while now - that it's not primarily about case numbers anymore .

https://twitter.com/MichealLehane/status/1376448714462625794

Yikes

RGS wrote: »

Inter county training is for the elite in the sport not for the masses.

Allowing intercounty is entirely for the masses. The idea is that you let a couple thousand people compete under strict guidelines and hundreds of thousands will watch them on TV each week and have something to follow.

But I expect as before most people here will ignore that, talk about "GAA being open" as opposed to .1% of GAA being open. It's amazing how much people can see what they want to see.

blue note wrote: »

Allowing intercounty is entirely for the masses. The idea is that you let a couple thousand people compete under strict guidelines and hundreds of thousands will watch them on TV each week and have something to follow.

But I expect as before most people here will ignore that, talk about "GAA being open" as opposed to .1% of GAA being open. It's amazing how much people can see what they want to see.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the GAA schedule for 2021 starting with the leagues? Which isn't widely watched with a lot of games on Eir Sports rather than terrestrial TV. If it was the All Ireland that they were allowing GAA back for I'd say fair enough but that's not the case.

blue note wrote: »

The reality is that even with contact, there were no outbreaks from teams training and playing matches. This is even true in rugby, where players are getting into rucks together. The outbreaks were from people doing things that they weren't allowed to do, i.e. celebrating after wins.

So if you think that the government should solely look at the danger of allowing the activity and not the other stuff that will happen if you allow it, it's hard to argue that all outdoor sports shouldn't be allowed to open up immediately.

Rugby is professional only though isn't it? So those players are in bubbles and that still didn't prevent French rugby having an outbreak during the 6 nations.

I'm not against the GAA coming back if it was for the All Ireland as that would be a genuine boost to a huge amount of people across the country but bringing it back now to allow the leagues is ridiculous if its at the expense of sports with much larger participation amongst the general public. I take your point around outdoor sports in general but I think its harder to justify a large group of people gathering to play GAA than it is tennis or golf.

blue note wrote: »

Cases are twice what they were last year. And you have these new variants. But you have the vaccines.

Overall we are probably in a worse position than this time last year and we're talking about easing rather than increasing restrictions.

Maybe a further lockdown is what's needed until the vaccines actually come in. People are talking about a raft of restrictions being lifted and individually you wouldn't really criticise any of them. But combined, maybe it's not such a good idea.

We'll see do the government take the easy option and relax restrictions or the ballsy one and keep them.

Do you genuinely believe this?

Last year, we knew next to nothing about a possibly deadly virus with vaccines likely to be years away if they could be developed. Fear and uncertainty at that point were a proportionate response.

Now we know it's a moderately deadly virus by any objective measure. We have multiple vaccines showing high efficacies currently being administered throughout the globe.

Maybe you are a very risk adverse person or a very fearful person, which is fine and just on the spectrum of individual difference, but to want the rest of the country to live according to your own risk profile is unreasonable.

Kiith wrote: »

I've to order new clothes to fit the additional bulk this lockdown has forced on me :pac:

Maybe they'll allow tracksuit bottoms initially upon reopening