[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

OK. I think that Pitch and Putt golf has the advantage that it appeals to more people than Executive courses. - the number of beginners in ANY sport ALWAYS exceeds the number of experts. The experts are willing to travel further for a course, so it is advantageous to have as MANY Pitch and Putts available as possible and as CLOSE as possible. The PNP courses have the advantages of COSTING much less to build and maintain while appealing to a greater audience. It seems strange to me that expert golfers would NOT want to encourage as many beginners to their sport as possible. It seems SELFISH to deny the PNP players a solid introduction to their fine and to-be-worshipped sport. You can't have a GREAT sport without a solid foundation. That is what female athletes learned beginning in about 1970 with the introduction of female soccer, tennis, running sports, and many others.
.......If I were managing The Villages' sport development, I would put in another track in the newest Villages. And I would set up an indoor (or outdoor) rock climbing situation. Also roller skate obstacle tracks. Dog obedience classes. Dog breeding classes. Dog fetching frisbees classes. Dog field trial exhibitions. Fly casting classes. Something (?) for cat lovers. And maybe some hedgehog races. Just kidding about the hedgehogs, but they can be quite cute.

There is a Villages sport development department?

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

OK. I think that Pitch and Putt golf has the advantage that it appeals to more people than Executive courses. - the number of beginners in ANY sport ALWAYS exceeds the number of experts. The experts are willing to travel further for a course, so it is advantageous to have as MANY Pitch and Putts available as possible and as CLOSE as possible. The PNP courses have the advantages of COSTING much less to build and maintain while appealing to a greater audience. It seems strange to me that expert golfers would NOT want to encourage as many beginners to their sport as possible. It seems SELFISH to deny the PNP players a solid introduction to their fine and to-be-worshipped sport. You can't have a GREAT sport without a solid foundation. That is what female athletes learned beginning in about 1970 with the introduction of female soccer, tennis, running sports, and many others.
.......If I were managing The Villages' sport development, I would put in another track in the newest Villages. And I would set up an indoor (or outdoor) rock climbing situation. Also roller skate obstacle tracks. Dog obedience classes. Dog breeding classes. Dog fetching frisbees classes. Dog field trial exhibitions. Fly casting classes. Something (?) for cat lovers. And maybe some hedgehog races. Just kidding about the hedgehogs, but they can be quite cute.

One would think that the courses with plenty of open tee-times, by definition would be LESS POPULAR that those courses where it's nearly very difficult to get any tee-times, let alone good ones?

I just described the difference between the pitch & putts and the executive courses.

Those "oh so popular pitch & putts" have plenty of open tee-times, day in and day out. Where the executive courses (where beginners can get a better feel for the ENTIRE GAME OF GOLF) are nearly full, day in and day out...

Add to that, there are also more than 10xs as many executive courses than pitch & putts...

Of course you're free to "think" anything you like, but the FACTS prove your "thoughts" to be wrong...

And you actually thing "rock climbing walls" and "roller skate obstacle tracks" are a good thing for senior citizens? Are you an orthopedic surgeon, who's been punking us all this time? Trying to drum up business?

You constantly talk about golf causing injuries to people. What do you think a "roller skate obstacle track" will do?

I won't even comment on your other suggestions, but I'd like to have some of whatever you were smoking when you came up with them...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by rustyp

Give it enough time and it will turn to dog poop.

It's already turned to crap...

[Two Bills]

I had to laugh about Dog fetching Frisbee classes.
Last dog I had, used to look at me as if I was nuts when I threw things for him to fetch.
His attitude was, "You threw the Bl**dy thing, you go fetch it!"

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

OK. I think that Pitch and Putt golf has the advantage that it appeals to more people than Executive courses. - the number of beginners in ANY sport ALWAYS exceeds the number of experts. The experts are willing to travel further for a course, so it is advantageous to have as MANY Pitch and Putts available as possible and as CLOSE as possible. The PNP courses have the advantages of COSTING much less to build and maintain while appealing to a greater audience. It seems strange to me that expert golfers would NOT want to encourage as many beginners to their sport as possible. It seems SELFISH to deny the PNP players a solid introduction to their fine and to-be-worshipped sport. You can't have a GREAT sport without a solid foundation. That is what female athletes learned beginning in about 1970 with the introduction of female soccer, tennis, running sports, and many others.
.......If I were managing The Villages' sport development, I would put in another track in the newest Villages. And I would set up an indoor (or outdoor) rock climbing situation. Also roller skate obstacle tracks. Dog obedience classes. Dog breeding classes. Dog fetching frisbees classes. Dog field trial exhibitions. Fly casting classes. Something (?) for cat lovers. And maybe some hedgehog races. Just kidding about the hedgehogs, but they can be quite cute.

Just remembered a good sport for those loyal and enthusiastic cat lovers. The great international sport of "cat juggling". This sport, I believe, was popularized in the United States by that former "All World" champion cat juggler.........Steve Martin, who was well known to be a great athlete in his youth. He could play the banjo with one hand and juggle 3 cats simultaneously in the other hand.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Just remembered a good sport for those loyal and enthusiastic cat lovers. The great international sport of "cat juggling". This sport, I believe, was popularized in the United States by that former "All World" champion cat juggler.........Steve Martin, who was well known to be a great athlete in his youth. He could play the banjo with one hand and juggle 3 cats simultaneously in the other hand.

Like that's hard to do...

[jimjamuser]

I think that the original thread starter calling the pitch and putt courses to be "non-desirable" to be ignorant and elitist. Why does he get to make that judgement?

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I think that the original thread starter calling the pitch and putt courses to be "non-desirable" to be ignorant and elitist. Why does he get to make that judgement?

Like you, he is entitled to his opinion. The bigger question is: How did this thread go from pitch and putt golf to cat juggling?????

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I think that the original thread starter calling the pitch and putt courses to be "non-desirable" to be ignorant and elitist. Why does he get to make that judgement?

Because there are some actual facts so back up that opinion...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Like you, he is entitled to his opinion. The bigger question is: How did this thread go from pitch and putt golf to cat juggling?????

If you have to ask...

[Normal]

These courses are wonderful and great exercise. Golf carts are not permitted on them and all of them require skill. Hopefully they put more in the Villages! Sorry Northerners, you probably don’t have the room.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Like you, he is entitled to his opinion. The bigger question is: How did this thread go from pitch and putt golf to cat juggling?????

Well, that was just a 9 iron away.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Like you, he is entitled to his opinion. The bigger question is: How did this thread go from pitch and putt golf to cat juggling?????

I call......OVERLY judgemental!

[BrianL99]

[QUOTE=Dog breeding classes .[/QUOTE]


There's a classic. I'm sure neighbors breeding dogs would go over well in the neighborhood.

... as if there aren't already enough discussions about dogs in The Villages.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

There's a classic. I'm sure neighbors breeding dogs would go over well in the neighborhood.

... as if there aren't already enough discussions about dogs in The Villages.

I read a scientific text on dog breeding. also, as an aside, Russian scientists bred very stable human-loving foxes in 4 generations from wild to adorable.........true story!