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06-04-2007 09:56 AM #1
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Slow Play
Any suggestions on how to cope with slow play? I was playing this weekend with delay after delay. Each swing felt like my first of the day after waiting between shots for so long. Long story short, I became rattled very early on and the round was a mess.
It's not like I would have had a brilliant round otherwise but at least I could have played to my potential. Any tips on finding one's "happy place"?
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06-04-2007 09:57 AM #2
Play early in the morning and normally you avoid the slower later day rounds. I get out between 7:30 and 8:00 and never have a problem.
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06-04-2007 10:05 AM #3
What he said.
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06-04-2007 10:06 AM #4
Agreed, I tee off by 7 every week.
Lots of yoga pants these days, not enough Yoga!
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06-04-2007 10:12 AM #5
play during the week, and not on weekends
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06-04-2007 10:15 AM #6
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06-04-2007 10:18 AM #7
Join clublink, they take slow play seriously, all day long. It is nice knowing that you can count on your round taking 4 to 4:30 everytime.
Just ask mjf, the marshall claimed we were 4 minutes behind at the turn (I think he was wrong), as we finished in just over 4 hrs.
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06-04-2007 10:51 AM #8
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Exactly, and this also keeps your wife or girlfriend happy
However it does not address the issue of slow play. Then again this issue has been talked to death and it still continues.
The problem I see is too many "PGA WANNA BE'S" on the golf courses. Looking at a 6 foot putt from 20 different angles and then they still miss it by two feet! Or people not playing ready golf. Just get to your ball and be ready to hit it when your time comes.
You can beat this slow play issue until you are blue in the face, but things are not going to change until courses start booting slow players off the course in the middle of their rounds. No refunds either. But that will not happen anytime soon as they will lose revenue, so they think. However once golfers learn that a certain course does not tolerate slow play they will frequent that course more often. So in the long run the revenue might actually go up.My opinions are my own, I do not follow others.
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06-04-2007 10:51 AM #9
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06-06-2007 04:44 PM #10
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Join a member only course. Problem solved.
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06-06-2007 07:54 PM #11
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06-06-2007 09:16 PM #12
I have the same problem when I have to wait for a long time. Instead of sitting down, I will usually take out my club and make practice swings on the tee. That way, it kinda feels like I'm still inthe zone. Also, try and not think of how slow the round is going so you don't get frustrated and ruin your game.
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06-06-2007 10:49 PM #13
Do you use a cart? I find the cart guys whine about slow play more often than the walkers because they are, literally, sitting around most of the time. Try walking.
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06-07-2007 01:33 PM #14
Look around, enjoy the scenery and enjoy your day on the course. Nothing you can do about the slow play so might as well just enjoy…
Strive for perfection, but never expect it!
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06-07-2007 01:38 PM #15
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06-07-2007 02:59 PM #16
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Slow play is good. It allows for rest and the enjoyment of nature.
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06-07-2007 03:13 PM #17
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Prevention is the key... yet, once you're stuck behind a slow group...
1) Mentioned to Marshall.
2) See if they let you pass.
3) See if you can skip a hole or arrange with Marshall (jump two or three and then come back) - ask for rain check if not possible--
4) If you don't have such options then play 2-3 balls (but keep the pace behind your slow group)
5) If whole course is packed... then make a note to not come back to the same track. (No.1 reason that I don't play during weekends at some courses)
ps: If a game is 4.5 that's a long one.. I play most of my round under 4 hours (public courses)
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