Grunt really hates slow play.
Grunt really hates slow play.
What no-one gets stuck into him for starting threads about the same thing. Where is simmsy
I think that the worst thing to do is to try and stay focused. I only want to switch the focus back on 20 seconds before I'm going to hit.
There's a few things that I'll do to keep myself occupied while waiting
- Talk to my playing partners
- Juggle a ball on my wedge (its amazing how 5 minutes can pass if you're trying to get to 100 bounces)
- If its a nice afternoon, I'll lie down on the tee box and have a nap! Sure beats getting pissed at the slow asses in front of me.
Pick up and put in pocket works if it's a comp.
lost ball for them and some fun if they ask if you've seen it. "What, the one you hit up on us with? Na sorry didn't see it"
You can also stomp them into the ground but it might not end well (see story elsewhere).
I drew a dick on Bruce's ball with a sharpie when he hit one onto our green while we were putting at the Vic Champs. No anger involved, as I know he can't help being a dead set bomb-launching gorilla and he wouldn't do it on purpose. Humour is the best response.
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It did trickle dangerously to within 10 m of you - the dick was appropriate.
It is weird mix of embarrassment and pride when you think to yourself "This will take a career shot to get there, I can go now. It will just end up short."
*Plays career shot
Ummm... Ooops...
Last edited by Bruce; 30th May 2014 at 03:15 PM.
It was a bloody good shot, which I think does bring up a pertinent point. You generally need to go easy on the hit-upper because they probably have just hit a career shot and it would be poor form to kill their buzz.
I knocked a ridiculous blind 200m draw from behind some trees onto a green a few months ago without realising the group in front was still putting, or that I could even get it anywhere near the green. The extremely frosty reaction that I received upon my arrival completely deflated my mood and I played like crap for the next few holes.
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[QUOTE=LarryLong;1116679]It was a bloody good shot, which I think does bring up a pertinent point. You generally need to go easy on the hit-upper because they probably have just hit a career shot and it would be poor form to kill their buzz.
Totally agree but 2 or 3 career shots in half a dozen holes gets a bit much :-0
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A member writes to their club asking about what steps are in place to address the ongoing problem of slow play. The response details that the playing time for 18 holes in the Sat comp varies from 3 hours 30 mins to 5 hours 15 mins with an average time of 4 hours 40 mins...The response also says that the onus is on players to improve their pace of play and no plans are in place at present to speed play up...
At our club last year the Captain gave a voucher for a free beer for anyone who finished under 4 hours on a Saturday.
Funny thing is that there are only 4 groups who tee off before him and whoever played behind him was assured of not getting the voucher.
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Biggest issue facing club memberships right now; nothing worse when you have stuff to do on the weekend and your round is over 4 hours.
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With all the GPS gadgets on the course now I reckon it's only a matter of time before the pro (or someone in the pro shop) will be able to track where all the groups are on the course and how long they're taking to play. Maybe they'll be able to send a message (or warning) to the group remotely. If it becomes easier to police I think clubs will do a better job managing it and will also become more aware of who the repeat offenders are. The technology is probably the easy bit, the hard part is figuring out how to make money from it so someone's motivated to build it.
Personally I hate slow play, I just tee off early and avoid the problem for the most part.
Some battles are best avoided due to their futility.
Our club has started printing a report showing the tee times from the previous week and the amount of time it took them to complete their rounds (with no names) - they say that if a group is over time twice they'll get a please explain call and if it happens again they'll be forced to play at the back of the field for 4 weeks.
It's an imperfect science because they're using MiClub to pull the data, allowing 15 minutes or so for people to come in and scan their cards, and assuming the group teed off on time - though the pro is supposed to be monitoring this stuff to make sure nobody gets pinged if they are delayed in getting away etc.
Not sure how it's going, it's only been in for a few weeks (and I didn't play Saturday) but if it is policed like they say it should be I think it's a fantastic idea. No doubt some people will get their knickers in a twist if they get pinged (it has happened before) but you gotta break some eggs....
This club I alluded to has constantly failed to deal with the issue in the last decade. They believe that the times are also flawed because it includes time taken at halfway to 'have a break'...There won't be a solution - some members starting to look elsewhere now that subs are due.
I've seen at another club where everybody's name is up on a board and the players that don't complete a round in a certain time get put in RED.
Three offences and they are told that they cannot play in the mornings anymore and only allowed to play late afternoons until their game picks up.
I tee off at my club in the every Sat. morning in one of the first three groups and we always finish pretty much spot on 4 hrs. Generally quicker if playing Par.
Usually it is 1 1/2 for the first 9 and then get caught behind the late morning players for the last 9.
We place a 2 1/2 hr break between the last morning tee time and the first afternoon tee time and this seems to help.
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