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Originally Posted by alemorkam
What is the hurry. We are mostly retired. Afraid gonna miss early bird special or happy hour?  |
I take that comment to mean that you are a slow player yourself?
Slow play hurts everyone on the course. Slow play is a choice. I've seen many raw beginners who are not slow.
Bad choices such as:
- Getting in your cart and scoring the hole while on the side of the green
- Taking your time to make sure your clubs are all in their place before leaving the green side. (hold your putter in one hand and drive with the other until the next tee box if you must).
- Waiting to tee your ball up on the tee. First player should be ready the minute the group in front is clear.
- Waiting for another player who is no where in sight to hit before you plan and execute your next shot (you are not going to bother each other - just hit).
Last month I played with a woman, on an exec, who said "you're an experienced golfer, if you see something that I could do differently to speed up play, please let me know". It was refreshing and we had a great time during the round (I shared her cart). I gave her a few tips (for speed of play not the play itself) as the round went on. I wish more golfers were open to simple suggestions.
Playing in an expedient manner does not take the fun out of the game.