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Had a bit of a quiet time recently with golf due to building our house. However, have played 3 times in the last 3 days.
Had a nice 9 holes on Friday after work, in preperation for a knock out match on Saturday morning. Managed to win that 2&1 which was good.
Followed it up with another 9 holes last night, shot 40. Both courses in superb condition:
Had a nice 9 holes on Friday after work, in preperation for a knock out match on Saturday morning. Managed to win that 2&1 which was good.
Followed it up with another 9 holes last night, shot 40. Both courses in superb condition:
kiethton said:
Starting to get a little frustrated with slow play...went out with a friend this morning, teeing off around half 8 on the 10th hole in line with time boards. All was good, played well for the first half, shooting +2 gross (mate was +1!) and taking 1 hour and 15 mins!
Then we started the front...after a 15 minute wait to "zip" in with groups starting we got off...and had to wait on nearly every hole! Ended up playing through 2 groups in the last 9 holes but taking over 2 hours to do so and dropping 6 shots in the process.
Beyond starting even earlier is there anyway to avoid it as when I slow down my game (and that of the guys I play with) goes to s
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Slow play used to drive me nuts. Lost balls is part of the game and fair enough. But what used to really annoy me was players who needed the yardage book for every shot. Especially when they were only 10 yards further forward than their last shot. It got worse once everyone needed a preshot routine.Then we started the front...after a 15 minute wait to "zip" in with groups starting we got off...and had to wait on nearly every hole! Ended up playing through 2 groups in the last 9 holes but taking over 2 hours to do so and dropping 6 shots in the process.
Beyond starting even earlier is there anyway to avoid it as when I slow down my game (and that of the guys I play with) goes to s
te!Having not really played much in recent the yardage book has been replaced by apps, watches and some kind of scopes. Every shot now needs to be analysed like your life depends on it.
Unless the course or weather is particularly difficult or bad. 4 hours is more than long enough to get round. People just need to stop pissing about and get on with it.
Completely agree.
4balls is also an issue.
Our course only allow 2balls or 4somes, so anything around 3 hours and 15 minutes is normal. Started at 6.50am on Saturday and we had finished before 10am.
I don’t have a problem with GPS watches. I don’t think a 10 second look to find out distance to front, middle and back of green is a bad thing.
Laser range finders I think are annoying unless you play off low single figures or better.
Dicks that have to record every shot they play need to have a word with themselves. There’s a guy that I play with sometimes who had to find the exact pitch mark so he can record carry distance, etc. It’s ridiculous.
4balls is also an issue.
Our course only allow 2balls or 4somes, so anything around 3 hours and 15 minutes is normal. Started at 6.50am on Saturday and we had finished before 10am.
I don’t have a problem with GPS watches. I don’t think a 10 second look to find out distance to front, middle and back of green is a bad thing.
Laser range finders I think are annoying unless you play off low single figures or better.
Dicks that have to record every shot they play need to have a word with themselves. There’s a guy that I play with sometimes who had to find the exact pitch mark so he can record carry distance, etc. It’s ridiculous.
40 points today in the bank holiday medal. Probably be cut to 11
Had two blobs on 7 and 8 which was frustrating, especially on 7 which is a par 5 and I was 50 yards out after 2 shots. Thinned my sw into the horribly thick rough behind the green
I think it's now about 10 rounds since I scored well on our 8th hole. Bloody hate it and I just stand on the tee knowing it's going to end in disaster
Had two blobs on 7 and 8 which was frustrating, especially on 7 which is a par 5 and I was 50 yards out after 2 shots. Thinned my sw into the horribly thick rough behind the green
I think it's now about 10 rounds since I scored well on our 8th hole. Bloody hate it and I just stand on the tee knowing it's going to end in disaster
Juanco20 said:
40 points today in the bank holiday medal. Probably be cut to 11
Had two blobs on 7 and 8 which was frustrating, especially on 7 which is a par 5 and I was 50 yards out after 2 shots. Thinned my sw into the horribly thick rough behind the green
I think it's now about 10 rounds since I scored well on our 8th hole. Bloody hate it and I just stand on the tee knowing it's going to end in disaster
Just a thought, but next time try a completely different plan off the tee. Try to make it into a different hole in your head, even if that means playing a par 5 strategy on a par four, or playing 4 clubs shorter, or whatever. Just to try to break the hoodoo between your ears.Had two blobs on 7 and 8 which was frustrating, especially on 7 which is a par 5 and I was 50 yards out after 2 shots. Thinned my sw into the horribly thick rough behind the green
I think it's now about 10 rounds since I scored well on our 8th hole. Bloody hate it and I just stand on the tee knowing it's going to end in disaster
SpeckledJim said:
Just a thought, but next time try a completely different plan off the tee. Try to make it into a different hole in your head, even if that means playing a par 5 strategy on a par four, or playing 4 clubs shorter, or whatever. Just to try to break the hoodoo between your ears.
It's a 240 yard par 3 with trees down the right which is also out of bounds, a fairway 20 yards wide and then a big drop off the left in to trouble. I've tried all sorts but every club just seems to turn in to a slice on that tee even if I don't have another slice in the whole round I'm obviously doing something in my setup that's encouraging a slice. Probably aiming away from the trees is encouraging me to come over the top and cut across it. Might be better off aiming at the trees and trying to draw it but it would take some height to clear them
Flipfloptrader said:
Make sure you tee up on the side of the trouble, it'll aid you visually and mentally.
I haven't tried that one but doesn't that give even less margin for error if I do hit a slice?When I say a slice, I'm not really talking about it starting left and turning right. They either start central and turn right or start right and go further right, so more like a push slice. Yet I won't see this shot at any other point in the round.
Juanco20 said:
I haven't tried that one but doesn't that give even less margin for error if I do hit a slice?
When I say a slice, I'm not really talking about it starting left and turning right. They either start central and turn right or start right and go further right, so more like a push slice. Yet I won't see this shot at any other point in the round.
It sounds like you're mentally blocking yourself on the tee. It has worked for me since a junior that when I tee up on the side of trouble, I generally avoid it. I focus on one spot 10-20 yards away and just try and put a decent swing on it and the rest should take care of it.When I say a slice, I'm not really talking about it starting left and turning right. They either start central and turn right or start right and go further right, so more like a push slice. Yet I won't see this shot at any other point in the round.
Juanco20 said:
Flipfloptrader said:
Make sure you tee up on the side of the trouble, it'll aid you visually and mentally.
I haven't tried that one but doesn't that give even less margin for error if I do hit a slice?When I say a slice, I'm not really talking about it starting left and turning right. They either start central and turn right or start right and go further right, so more like a push slice. Yet I won't see this shot at any other point in the round.
Juanco20 said:
It's a 240 yard par 3 with trees down the right which is also out of bounds, a fairway 20 yards wide and then a big drop off the left in to trouble
Just thinking about this gives me the heebie-jeebies! Reckon I'd definitely go for the 7 then wedge approach mentioned earlier and hope to escape with a 4. Mind you I'm speaking an 18 player who can't remember the last time he played to his handicap. Blackpuddin said:
Just thinking about this gives me the heebie-jeebies! Reckon I'd definitely go for the 7 then wedge approach mentioned earlier and hope to escape with a 4. Mind you I'm speaking an 18 player who can't remember the last time he played to his handicap.
It was classed as the hardest par 3 in Yorkshire at one point. Not sure if it's still the case Thanks for the tips everyone. I'll give them a try
Very few of us (including me, I'm not sermonising) should be have a par as their plan and expectation on the tee of a 240 yard par 3.
The bold attempt at par (or birdie, if one is especially optimistic/mad) is what introduces the prospect of the 6/7/8/worse.
Instead, play it as the easiest par 4 on the course, take the 4 or hopefully worst case 5, and mentally write the hole off as one of the reasons you're not playing off scratch.
We all stand on the first tee expecting to shoot however many over par, yet we then stand on each individual tee determined that bogey won't happen on that hole. Why?
The par of the hole is simply a reflection of its length, not its difficulty. There's no good reason that your expectation for your score should match the par of the hole, or even par +1 if it's particularly tough.
If you're off, say, 10, simply concede that one of your bogeys is going to happen at that particular hole, play for that bogey, and accept the other 9 (ish) are going to be elsewhere.
The bold attempt at par (or birdie, if one is especially optimistic/mad) is what introduces the prospect of the 6/7/8/worse.
Instead, play it as the easiest par 4 on the course, take the 4 or hopefully worst case 5, and mentally write the hole off as one of the reasons you're not playing off scratch.
We all stand on the first tee expecting to shoot however many over par, yet we then stand on each individual tee determined that bogey won't happen on that hole. Why?
The par of the hole is simply a reflection of its length, not its difficulty. There's no good reason that your expectation for your score should match the par of the hole, or even par +1 if it's particularly tough.
If you're off, say, 10, simply concede that one of your bogeys is going to happen at that particular hole, play for that bogey, and accept the other 9 (ish) are going to be elsewhere.
thebraketester said:
Which course?
Outlane, hole is here https://goo.gl/maps/MdHcqKp8Dnn
It's a decent drop off to the left and a difficult shot back up if you're lucky enough to find your ball
It's quite a short course at 6000 yards but it's one of the highest in the country so you can imagine it gets all sorts of weather and most shots are off the side of a hill be it above or below your feet. A different sort of challenge to many other courses around here and people tend to avoid it as they claim it isn't enjoyable
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