Pitch And Putt

Kingdom · 25-06-2008 11:34AM

HITMANHEALY wrote: »

Whats the best way to get Erry and have u got the full address havent been there before and have a sat nav so that might get me there without getting lost, crap at directions

Take the M7 and exit at Monasterevin. Go to Tullamore (via Portarlington) . In Tullamore follow signs for Athlone (N80) this brings you the 6 mile to Clara.

As you come into Clara the road brings you over a bridge, there is a left turn here you should take before the bridge. At the next junction, go left and over the hill, carry on for about 3/4 a mile course on lhs.

Erry Pitch and Putt club
New Road,
Clara.

Draupnir · 25-06-2008 11:37AM

Kingdom wrote: »

`This is done already by Jabba da putt.

Excellent, I didnt know about this, do you have a link?

Tipperman · 25-06-2008 11:38AM

Draupnir wrote: »

Thats a fair point too! The PPUI website should really have more content though, I mean it could have a full profile of virtually every club in the country quite easily. All they need to do is put together a questionnaire and ask for a member of the club to take photos of the holes with a digital camera.

After that, some things that could be done would be player interviews, course reviews etc. I would say that most of that could be done easily enough over the phone?

Something else that wouldnt take much work would be to integrate google maps and have each PPUI course in the country plotted on it.

That would be very innovative to be honest... Backspin was a huge loss some years back but I think they should at least set up a Newsletter like John Manning does with FIPPA...

Draupnir · 25-06-2008 11:41AM

If you take a look at the lucan website, http://www.davehayden.net/lucan, you will see a great breakdown of the course with photos of every hole from multiple angles.

People in P&P tend to be very helpful and I am sure that by making a few phone calls, photos like these could be sourced from almost every club quite quickly. A simple description of each hole could be done in an email.

If the PPUI site had an overview of every course in the country in a similar style to the way they have done it on the Lucan site, I think it would be fantastic.

Tipperman · 25-06-2008 11:44AM

Draupnir wrote: »

If you take a look at the lucan website, http://www.davehayden.net/lucan, you will see a great breakdown of the course with photos of every hole from multiple angles.

People in P&P tend to be very helpful and I am sure that by making a few phone calls, photos like these could be sourced from almost every club quite quickly. A simple description of each hole could be done in an email.

If the PPUI site had an overview of every course in the country in a similar style to the way they have done it on the Lucan site, I think it would be fantastic.

I have seen this before alright... I think Dave Hayden II actually set up the new Website the PPUI are using but I could be mistaken.... It is a great idea

clare rd. · 25-06-2008 11:54AM

Tipperman wrote: »

Clare Rd

You playing off 10 and doing -6 to -8 in first round... What your name, I'm backing you for Junior in Tullamore lol... That great shooting... If you do that in Tullamore you will have a great chance;)

Its easier do it on ur home course, it shows how good you are if you can do it on other courses. i won our junior scatch cup dis yr with -4 i had 6 4's aswell so trying to get the 4's of the card is the main objective as dey say make sure of your 3 and the 2's will come;), must try get pratice in in tullamore, its a long journey tho. has it elevated greens? not used to these so that was kinda my down fall in esb.

HITMANHEALY · 25-06-2008 12:15PM

Kingdom wrote: »

Take the M7 and exit at Monasterevin. Go to Tullamore (via Portarlington) . In Tullamore follow signs for Athlone (N80) this brings you the 6 mile to Clara.

As you come into Clara the road brings you over a bridge, there is a left turn here you should take before the bridge. At the next junction, go left and over the hill, carry on for about 3/4 a mile course on lhs.

Erry Pitch and Putt club
New Road,
Clara.

Thanks mate - have u ever hear of fredrick street in clara

adhoc · 25-06-2008 01:53PM

HITMANHEALY wrote: »

Kingdom what do u think of the leagues this year in dublin

It be great to have winner of each county play each other in weekend festival of pitch and putt to see who the best club is, what u think??

would loughlinstown be the best club in dublin or is there another team better do u think

HITMANHEALY · 25-06-2008 01:56PM

adhoc wrote: »

would loughlinstown be the best club in dublin or is there another team better do u think

They should be challenging this year for the title lucan be another

DugOut · 25-06-2008 02:16PM

The PPUI website is a complete joke and cannot be defended. For example, the first I read of the PPUI launching a TV channel was on the FIPPA website. I don't recall a mention of this on the PPUI website. The way in which the PPUI website is utilised has to be reviewed. The PPUI have full time employees so there is no reason why the website is not better updated and carrying more information.
Since John Manning's departure the PRO side of the game has suffered, big time at National level. There has been no member of the PPUI community in general to come forward and be able to bring the PR side forward from where John left it. It disappointing especially when the game has a player of Ray Murphy's quality and he is not getting the recognition he deserves.

Tipperman · 25-06-2008 02:42PM

DugOut wrote: »

The PPUI website is a complete joke and cannot be defended. For example, the first I read of the PPUI launching a TV channel was on the FIPPA website. I don't recall a mention of this on the PPUI website. The way in which the PPUI website is utilised has to be reviewed. The PPUI have full time employees so there is no reason why the website is not better updated and carrying more information.
Since John Manning's departure the PRO side of the game has suffered, big time at National level. There has been no member of the PPUI community in general to come forward and be able to bring the PR side forward from where John left it. It disappointing especially when the game has a player of Ray Murphy's quality and he is not getting the recognition he deserves.

Dug

I agree totally.... John is a huge loss to the sport but as you can see the International game is progressing rapidly and this is mainly due to John and Mervyn Cooney have tremendous foresight....

The website is not updated regularly... I mean if you look up how the ranks are updated it shows 2004,2005 & 2006 as to how they are calculated... Mad or what....They are the simpliest of things that take seconds to do...

PPUI TV I have to admit is something I have only tried to view a couple of times but it was so slow I couldn't wait forever for it to load... It is innovative and shows progression with the times but the Website should be used far more.. I mean you had 2 Scr Cups on this weekend and you could find out the results on this forum.. You never see who wins Co Championships although I did see that Dublin Co Matchplay was posted which I had never seen before...Perhaps Co Boards and Clubs should mail in results and see if they posted on the site:p

Draupnir · 25-06-2008 03:09PM

Well I cant see why results cant be updated next day after every competition or scratch cup? It should just be a case of making a couple of phone calls?

Realistically, what could be done is to create a team of people with news/article creation on the PPUI site, as many as are needed to cover each area of the country. These people could then be responsible for comps/scratch cups in their area and seek the information from the Secretaries of clubs or from players themselves.

They could also carry out player interviews/member interviews in that area and even review courses in that area.

Basically, create a team of reporters not unlike those working in any newspaper.

Tipperman · 25-06-2008 03:30PM

Draupnir wrote: »

Well I cant see why results cant be updated next day after every competition or scratch cup? It should just be a case of making a couple of phone calls?

Realistically, what could be done is to create a team of people with news/article creation on the PPUI site, as many as are needed to cover each area of the country. These people could then be responsible for comps/scratch cups in their area and seek the information from the Secretaries of clubs or from players themselves.

They could also carry out player interviews/member interviews in that area and even review courses in that area.

Each Co Board PRO could be an option here but I know not many Counties or even Clubs have a PRO which is wrong as this is one of the most important portfolios within the game...

We should set up a possible questionaire and post it up.. I will get Murf to answer it and see what dinner makes him the player he is.. It hardly Bangers and Mash:pac:

DugOut · 25-06-2008 03:46PM

There is no doubt that in John and Mervyn the loss of their skills to the PPUI is at the gain of pitch and putt worldwide. I was at the Conventions when both of these men stepped aside from the NEC and you could sense the loss in the room. Both are outstanding administrators/pitch and putt men.
All Open, Scr Cup, County Championship results are sent into the PPUI office so they have the results but don't bother putting them on the website. It doesn't make sense not why the websites use is not maximised.
The lack of PRO's at County Board level and club level does not help but I can tell you this there is no communication between the National PRO and the County Board PRO's over the last few seasons. This is a major factor in the lack of publicity.

Great idea on the questionnaire Tipperman.

Tipperman · 25-06-2008 03:52PM

DugOut wrote: »

There is no doubt that in John and Mervyn the loss of their skills to the PPUI is at the gain of pitch and putt worldwide. I was at the Conventions when both of these men stepped aside from the NEC and you could sense the loss in the room. Both are outstanding administrators/pitch and putt men.
All Open, Scr Cup, County Championship results are sent into the PPUI office so they have the results but don't bother putting them on the website. It doesn't make sense not why the websites use is not maximised.
The lack of PRO's at County Board level and club level does not help but I can tell you this there is no communication between the National PRO and the County Board PRO's over the last few seasons. This is a major factor in the lack of publicity.

Great idea on the questionnaire Tipperman.

Dug

I was PRO with the Co Board and Club for 2 years and never was I asked for any information regarding any competitions which I thought was very Amatuerish.. We are now in a society where info is readily available but still P&P are ready to move forward... I mean, it took 10 months for the rankings to be updated which is awful...I understand alright that all returns are sent to Head Office.. I think if a Club Member was also to Mail the office with results and ask them to be posted, it is the office's duty to fufil this request... At the end of the day it is nice to find out what scores and who won on your course on the Head Website...

Going to be an interesting couple of weeks ahead.. Any word on National Strokeplay draw yet I wonder... Should be coming shortly

-3faithfull · 25-06-2008 09:13PM

GerCPM wrote: »

Alreet young gun.Are you the man who finished 2nd in Erry Scratch Cup?

hi ger
nope dats mi friend i missed too many puts dat day but won the inter grade and now im senior:mad:
just one question lads i won the inter in mellows on sunday and the next day i won inter in erry is dat two notes on my handicap(then -4) just wondering because of it been the same weekend bank holiday!!!!!!!!!!

-3faithfull · 25-06-2008 09:36PM

Tipperman wrote: »

Explain how you were cut.. What comps did you win and if you remember what scoring did you do...Just give us an insight as to why you were cut and also what handicap did you get as a Junior

the comps were in scratch cups!
i started at ten handicap and cant remember wat happened at the end of the year but i was -6.
this year i had -11 in collinstown and -8 in cement that cut me to -4hcp.
then i had -7 in leinsters got noted -11 in mellows got noted and -12 in erry 3rd note!!!!!
but the leinsters i entered at -6 so why did i get noted for 3rd place!!!!:rolleyes:

FlawedGenius · 25-06-2008 11:39PM

DugOut wrote: »

There is no doubt that in John and Mervyn the loss of their skills to the PPUI is at the gain of pitch and putt worldwide. I was at the Conventions when both of these men stepped aside from the NEC and you could sense the loss in the room. Both are outstanding administrators/pitch and putt men.
All Open, Scr Cup, County Championship results are sent into the PPUI office so they have the results but don't bother putting them on the website. It doesn't make sense not why the websites use is not maximised.
The lack of PRO's at County Board level and club level does not help but I can tell you this there is no communication between the National PRO and the County Board PRO's over the last few seasons. This is a major factor in the lack of publicity.

Great idea on the questionnaire Tipperman.

The PPUI website should take ideas from the Dublin one.Even i had a mini interview after my first season AND the pitch and putt God Murphy, should definetly have one.

Tipperman · 26-06-2008 09:09AM

-3faithfull wrote: »

the comps were in scratch cups!
i started at ten handicap and cant remember wat happened at the end of the year but i was -6.
this year i had -11 in collinstown and -8 in cement that cut me to -4hcp.
then i had -7 in leinsters got noted -11 in mellows got noted and -12 in erry 3rd note!!!!!
but the leinsters i entered at -6 so why did i get noted for 3rd place!!!!:rolleyes:

It wouldn't matter what handicap you entered as... You were placed in the top 3 but your reg card would have already showed that you were 4 so they couldn't cut but note you.. As you said winning Mellows and Erry were the other two notes so in fairness you have been cut according to the system... Your still an inter for Tullamore anyway so you still have a massive chance of winning right???

Draupnir · 26-06-2008 09:31AM

Tipperman wrote: »

It wouldn't matter what handicap you entered as... You were placed in the top 3 but your reg card would have already showed that you were 4 so they couldn't cut but note you.. As you said winning Mellows and Erry were the other two notes so in fairness you have been cut according to the system... Your still an inter for Tullamore anyway so you still have a massive chance of winning right???

As an inter, all I can say is, I would hate to try and compete against -11 scores!!!

Re: the improvement of the web infrastructure of the union/county boards, I agree that the Dublin website is about the best around for updates and content but even then, league scores/tables or even draws can take some time to appear.

I wonder how well received it would be if someone was to set up a third party, magazine style site. I mean, the FAI have a website but for your football news you generally would use a site like RTE or BBC. At the same time, for P&P news, maybe there is a market for a news site that could successfully operate beside the union/county board sites.

Tipperman · 26-06-2008 09:39AM

Draupnir wrote: »

As an inter, all I can say is, I would hate to try and compete against -11 scores!!!

Re: the improvement of the web infrastructure of the union/county boards, I agree that the Dublin website is about the best around for updates and content but even then, league scores/tables or even draws can take some time to appear.

I wonder how well received it would be if someone was to set up a third party, magazine style site. I mean, the FAI have a website but for your football news you generally would use a site like RTE or BBC. At the same time, for P&P news, maybe there is a market for a news site that could successfully operate beside the union/county board sites.

I noticed when I looked up PPUI website this morning that the Dublin Ladies Matchplay is on it and it is just cut and pasted from Dublin Website so this would show that they are willing to put info on the site... We have Co Matchplays coming up now and I am going to send in reports and see if they are posted... Could be interesting...

Would your suggestion Draupnir be expensive

Draupnir · 26-06-2008 09:46AM

Not expensive at all, I've set up similar small scale sites for 50 euro in the past and I cant see any reason why it would be more expensive in this case.

The real expense would be in time, there would be no sense in doing it without commitment to keeping it up to date and I think you would need at least a group of 3 or 4 people to do it.

Tipperman · 26-06-2008 09:51AM

Draupnir wrote: »

Not expensive at all, I've set up similar small scale sites for 50 euro in the past and I cant see any reason why it would be more expensive in this case.

The real expense would be in time, there would be no sense in doing it without commitment to keeping it up to date and I think you would need at least a group of 3 or 4 people to do it.

Well I will guarantee that I will keep it informed from down this side of the country as I will be playing most events and the ones I miss I can get the info for it anyway....

Anyone else willing to put the shoulder to the wheel to get this motoring???

DugOut · 26-06-2008 03:17PM

Just in case anyone was planning on heading to RGSC tonight to watch the Dublin Ladies and Gents Junior league finals they have been canceled. Due to the weather the RGSC course is unplayable.

Tipperman · 26-06-2008 03:32PM

DugOut wrote: »

Just in case anyone was planning on heading to RGSC tonight to watch the Dublin Ladies and Gents Junior league finals they have been canceled. Due to the weather the RGSC course is unplayable.

Jaysus that place can't take water at all can it.. Suppose the river doesn't help it..... Great course though

Draupnir · 26-06-2008 04:29PM

DugOut wrote: »

Just in case anyone was planning on heading to RGSC tonight to watch the Dublin Ladies and Gents Junior league finals they have been canceled. Due to the weather the RGSC course is unplayable.

Shame that, though in fairness the weather is criminal today!

HITMANHEALY · 27-06-2008 09:37AM

Loughlinstown 7.5 v 1.5 Glenville

Tipperman · 27-06-2008 09:40AM

Lads

Just a quick post to wish all the competitors the very best of luck in the Munster & Leinster Matchplay over the weekend.. Lets hope it is another feast of P&P.. PG the weather will hold up but then again its Ireland...:D

HITMANHEALY · 27-06-2008 09:52AM

Tipperman wrote: »

Lads

Just a quick post to wish all the competitors the very best of luck in the Munster & Leinster Matchplay over the weekend.. Lets hope it is another feast of P&P.. PG the weather will hold up but then again its Ireland...:D

RTE Weather news for tomorrow:

Saturday will be a blustery day with sunny spells and scattered showers. Most of the showers will be in west Munster, Connacht and Ulster. Highest temperatures of 16 to 20 degrees with moderate to fresh west to southwest winds.

DT_CPM · 28-06-2008 10:56AM

God, you guys have been busy - all the posts! Some interesting points made as usual and all with the aim of trying to help our game prosper. I would say that someone from the NEC will look at this forum at some point and gather the information for decision making purposes. The best ideas come from the people on the ground and that's what this forum enables, I don't think there is a need for an additional outlet if this forum is picked up on - I'm sure someone like Kieran has already picked up on it, it's a small world after all.

Thanks for the post Wiger, and Tipper that was some message you put together - much appreciated guys.

As one or two said, I'm knocking on the door this year for a Dublin place so we'll have to wait and see what happens - still plenty to play for and plenty to do.

Good luck in your respective matchplays this weekend - There has to be a winner within this forum.

Catch up to you in Tullamore - I'll be down to watch, should be a great day - even for spectators

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DT.

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