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    Quote Originally Posted by IanO View Post
    We are so backwards in Australia! Here in the Czech Republic the comps are all mixed and the groups are mixed. When you sign up for a comp, unless you specify that you want to be partnered with someone in particular, the groups are lowest handicaps off first. If you choose you playing partner you play in the group at their handicap. One of the really nice things about golf here is that you see a lot of young couples playing so golf is growing here.

    On slow play in particular, as the maximum handicap is 54, the expected time for 9 holes is 2 hr 20 min. But the marshal is out on the course monitoring play. If you drop behind you are told to speed up, pick up the ball if you cannot score, etc. You get a 2nd warning, 3rd warning and the entire group is removed from the course.
    Is that the maximum handicap for the group??
    That's not that quick for 9
    Course marshals would work on any course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IanO View Post
    We are so backwards in Australia! Here in the Czech Republic the comps are all mixed and the groups are mixed. When you sign up for a comp, unless you specify that you want to be partnered with someone in particular, the groups are lowest handicaps off first. If you choose you playing partner you play in the group at their handicap. One of the really nice things about golf here is that you see a lot of young couples playing so golf is growing here.

    On slow play in particular, as the maximum handicap is 54, the expected time for 9 holes is 2 hr 20 min. But the marshal is out on the course monitoring play. If you drop behind you are told to speed up, pick up the ball if you cannot score, etc. You get a 2nd warning, 3rd warning and the entire group is removed from the course.
    2 hours 20 for 9 is slow play - that's the average time for 9 at my club and we have a big problem with slow players

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    IanO; how much is a golf membership in the Czech Republic? I'm certain it would be a lot more than here.


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    Quote Originally Posted by damoocow View Post
    2 hours 20 for 9 is slow play - that's the average time for 9 at my club and we have a big problem with slow players
    Handicaps to 54 would probably be the kicker.
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    Where do they remove you to after the 3rd warning are you ever seen again
    We play in mixed groups at our club its a disaster the women only want to play with the men because they cant stand each other
    45 handicaps , 6 for 1 on a par 3 i don't even get a shot on ugghhhh don't get me started , and ..... smh

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    I don't think I've ever seen a course marshal "take action" as such. The best you ever get is a gentle reminder to speed up a bit. If the marshal is actively watching your group you can guarantee two players in the group will immediately lose a ball.

    Most course marshals I've seen were more interested in selling stuff than any monitoring of the play.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Coopers Country View Post
    Where do they remove you to after the 3rd warning are you ever seen again
    We play in mixed groups at our club its a disaster the women only want to play with the men because they cant stand each other
    45 handicaps , 6 for 1 on a par 3 i don't even get a shot on ugghhhh don't get me started , and ..... smh
    6 a 1 says they need the 45

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheNuclearOne View Post
    Handicaps to 54 would probably be the kicker.
    especially if it's a 9 hole handicap

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    Quote Originally Posted by 3oneday View Post
    especially if it's a 9 hole handicap
    Oh gawd.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thecollective View Post
    IanO; how much is a golf membership in the Czech Republic? I'm certain it would be a lot more than here.


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    It really depends on the club. Most 18 hole clubs are about $1,500 per year. Most 9 hole clubs charge a modest amount ($150-$200) and tehn give you a 15%-20% discount on green fees.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimandr View Post
    I don't think I've ever seen a course marshal "take action" as such. The best you ever get is a gentle reminder to speed up a bit. If the marshal is actively watching your group you can guarantee two players in the group will immediately lose a ball.

    Most course marshals I've seen were more interested in selling stuff than any monitoring of the play.
    Course Marshals sell only water (and then only on hot days). If you are told to get off the course, you go back to the club house. The Marshal takes time out to talk to them about ways to speed up play.

    An interesting thing I found in yesterday's comp. All the groups were four players, except one, which had only 2 players. They are renowned for slow play.

    Before you are allowed to play here you have to get a "Green Card", which is the Czech Golf Association handicap card. You can only get it by A. Attending lessons with a professional until they deem you have the skills to play a round and knowledge of the rules, or B. Have a registered Handicap from another country that they can verify (I showed up with a letter from my home club in Australia and the CGA issued me with a Green Card with my home handicap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheNuclearOne View Post
    Handicaps to 54 would probably be the kicker.
    54 is the 18 hole handicap

    History here has shown me that most 9 hole rounds are completed in around the 2 hour mark and 18 hole comps in about 4 hours, even with the high handicaps and women in the field. I must add that many of the women I have played with are very serious about their golf.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IanO View Post
    54 is the 18 hole handicap
    Well that would make for a fast round then
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    Maybe an official ban on practice swings of any sort might speed play up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by damoocow View Post
    Maybe an official ban on practice swings of any sort might speed play up.
    Sure. Might as well ban measuring devices and figuring out the wind direction etc as well. Just walk up and it, that should lower scores and pick up the pace.

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    Easy. When it is your turn to hit, the first 15 seconds are in silence.

    After that, your playing partners can move around and make noise to get ready for their shot.
    You don't get me. I'm part of the Union.

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    Ready golf , shorter hitters off the tee first be ready to go when it's your turn , don't stand around chatting , save the chat for when you are walking to the ball

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    How long should you be allowed to hit your drive?
    From time u put peg in ground to when u hit ball?
    20sec?
    30sec?
    1minute?


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    Quote Originally Posted by simmsy View Post
    How long should you be allowed to hit your drive?
    From time u put peg in ground to when u hit ball?
    20sec?
    30sec?
    1minute?


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    I have read some thinking that says you should stand over the ball for 8 seconds, no more, no less.

    http://www.golfdigest.com/story/8-se...-ball-too-long


    Add say 10 seconds max to line up and walk into the ball. So 20s should be doable, 30s is luxury.

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    Wow.
    Then I do t know know anyone close to that.
    I'm about 40 seconds I think. A lot of others are slower. I'd like to see someone hit their tee shot in 20 seconds to see that routine.


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    Quote Originally Posted by simmsy View Post
    Wow.
    Then I do t know know anyone close to that.
    I'm about 40 seconds I think. A lot of others are slower. I'd like to see someone hit their tee shot in 20 seconds to see that routine.


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    Moi for one. After I read the article, I started timing myself. 8 seconds seemed like an eternity over the ball, I reckon I was a max. of 4 seconds over the ball. Total time from peg in ground for me would be around 10s normally I would reckon.

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    Here you are, video of the big 4 in a Skins match. 2 minutes total for all 4 to tee off. Watson and Arnie were over the ball for 8 seconds, The Bear and Player about 11s seconds each.


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    Quote Originally Posted by simmsy View Post
    Wow.
    Then I do t know know anyone close to that.
    I'm about 40 seconds I think. A lot of others are slower. I'd like to see someone hit their tee shot in 20 seconds to see that routine.


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    From tee to strike, 20 seconds seems like ages

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    20 seconds here.

    8 seconds to hit the ball.
    10 seconds for playing partners to apologise that they didn't realise I was hitting and were still talking.
    2 seconds for them to realise that I wasn't listening to them in the first place.
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    So no one here taking a practice swing at all? No lining up?
    Just peg it and hit it?


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