[SHIBUMI]

Question 1 - do you enjoy making birdies, pars and bogeys, or bogeys and double and triple bogies?

Question 2- can you break 80, (shoot in the seventies) regularly from the tee areas you chose to play?

If the answer in #1 is birdies pars and bogeys, and the answer in #2 is Yes, then your playing from the proper set of tees. If the answer to question 1 is Birdies, Pars, and Bogeys and the answer to #2 is No, You need to move forward until you can break 80 regularly.

If the answer to #1 is bogeys, double bogeys and triple bogies and the answer to #2 is No. Then you are playing the right set of tees.

This is not a complicated issue. Its just that ego's get into enjoyment. If you're shooting 100 and don't give a damn, then great, just keep having fun. But let us know who you are so we don't get stuck playing behind you.

I think competitions should be played without handicaps. The handicaps are useful for assigning the tees to hit from. 0-4 Black, 5-9, blue, 10-20, white, 21 and up green. When your Playing Au Natural, without handicaps, it is real golf. Handicaps are manufactured numbers, manipulated numbers, and comfort zones for folks.

When I encountered an ego distance driven Youth , I would say, Play from the Ladies tee and when you break Par I will move you back another set of tees. It took longer for them to move back to the tees they wanted to play but they were better for it!

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by SHIBUMI

0-4 Black, 5-9, blue, 10-20, white, 21 and up green.

The handicap system breaks down for Senior Players.

The 0-4's playing from the Black Tees, would get hammered by the 5-9's playing from the Blues.

No one gets to play from the Gold's? You do know they have Gold Tees in TV, right?

[blueash]

I play with 20 year old clubs and don't keep score. I play golf like I played basketball or hockey, non-competitively. It is an activity nothing more. I get some fresh air, some exercise, and some social interaction. That is all I want from the activity.

It is not the PGA here and those who think golf is only for the serious or have to win their own tournaments all the time are the ones who have issues.

And I play quickly. I don't study putts, I don't change clubs or have any devices to measure distances. I can four putt faster than most can one putt. So don't tell me how to play or what tees to use. Oh, I also fix my divots, rake traps, and repair ball marks.

[tophcfa]

Well, the reality is that there are many golfers out there that already play from the far forward senior tees, that have taken multiple lessons and tried their absolute hardest to shot birdies, pars, and bogeys, and would absolutely love to consistency break 80’s, but they can’t. Golf is a difficult game, and people shouldn’t be shamed for not achieving someone else’s goals. As long as golfers are having fun, respecting the golf course, and (most importantly) not slowing down other golfers, it’s all good. Golf on : )

[SHIBUMI]

should be gold, leave the black for the under 0


thanks for the heads-up---- rarely look back there--get a nose bleed

Originally Posted by BrianL99

The handicap system breaks down for Senior Players.

The 0-4's playing from the Black Tees, would get hammered by the 5-9's playing from the Blues.

No one gets to play from the Gold's? You do know they have Gold Tees in TV, right?

[SHIBUMI]

I am not telling you where to play. You fall into the category of I dont care what I shoot I just want to have fun and get exercise.

That my friend is an enviable position.

And you play fast and take care of the golf course--------many cudo's

Just don't compete with anyone or your world will get upside down.

Just enjoy....... My life has been spent being judged by what I shoot, it is an awful burden...... finding your enjoyment would be wonderful...maybe when I hit 80 years young, ..there is still hope

Originally Posted by blueash

I play with 20 year old clubs and don't keep score. I play golf like I played basketball or hockey, non-competitively. It is an activity nothing more. I get some fresh air, some exercise, and some social interaction. That is all I want from the activity.

It is not the PGA here and those who think golf is only for the serious or have to win their own tournaments all the time are the ones who have issues.

And I play quickly. I don't study putts, I don't change clubs or have any devices to measure distances. I can four putt faster than most can one putt. So don't tell me how to play or what tees to use. Oh, I also fix my divots, rake traps, and repair ball marks.

[SHIBUMI]

are the yellow tees in the fairway....... If not think about it......... if you do play from there....God Bless You

Just enjoy the moments.............as I get older I am looking forward to those tees to keep playing the game we all love.......the game of a lifetime........

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Well, the reality is that there are many golfers out there that already play from the far forward senior tees, that have taken multiple lessons and tried their absolute hardest to shot birdies, pars, and bogeys, and would absolutely love to consistency break 80’s, but they can’t. Golf is a difficult game, and people shouldn’t be shamed for not achieving someone else’s goals. As long as golfers are having fun, respecting the golf course, and (most importantly) not slowing down other golfers, it’s all good. Golf on : )

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by SHIBUMI

are the yellow tees in the fairway....... If not think about it......... if you do play from there....God Bless You

Just enjoy the moments.............as I get older I am looking forward to those tees to keep playing the game we all love.......the game of a lifetime........

I play from the white tees and can break 80 on a good day, but more typically shot in the lower half of the 80’s. It’s all about having fun, respecting the course, and not playing like a slug. My response was for the many golfers I’ve had the pleasure to play with over the years, who totally respect the game, but can’t consistently put up a good score. They pay their greens fees like everyone else, and usually seem to have more fun than golfers who are obsessed with being competitive and posting a handicap lowering score. For many seniors, the greatest pleasure of golf is the ability to still play at an advanced age, dam the score.

[jimhoward]

Golfers who shoot between 80 and 90 have the most fun.

Much above 90 you feel lost. You aren't confident in your swing, you have too many blow up holes. Unless you are 95 shooter who new to the game and getting better, its not a fun place to be.

But below 80 is no picnic either. You make a double on #1 and your day is ruined. Unless you are uber-talented, maintaining a single digit index is a full-time job. Everyone expects you to shoot in the 70s every day and no one understands that single digit players can make a 90. Forget about winning any net events because some 25 index player will shoot a net 60. But gross events are out of reach as well, because there are too many +2's in your club.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by jimhoward

Golfers who shoot between 80 and 90 have the most fun.

I quit playing golf for about 10 years, when my daughter was born. I told myself, if I ever go back to playing golf, I want to be a 10-12 Index. Easy to maintain, little or no pressure. You're right, being a single-digit takes work.

Although equipment has changed a lot. I've been a mid-single digit for 40 years or so & I'm at 4.4 now. I was a way better player at 40, when I was at 6 or so. If I was still playing the equipment I played with when I was 40, I'd be a 10 now.

[billbob]

We play championship course once a week and the 4 of us keep score with getting a point if you have low score for the hole. We play from the green tees (I'm 77). I try to play in the 80s and to win some holes. At the end we don't exchange money - we exchange hand shakes and say "good time and fun". Each player may win a few points but at the end all leave happy trying to play their best and enjoy the company (as well as a beer and a shot of limoncello if a birdie)

[Ptmcbriz]

I played with a group of 16 and not one of them kept score. They weren’t competitive and only played to have fun. Some were good golfers and some not as much. Everyone went out to have a social outing and enjoy nature.

[dewilson58]

Handicaps based on TV courses are only "accurate" in TV.

TV courses are made for ease of play and speed of play........ Wide fairways, "no" roughs, flat greens, limited traps.

Enjoy.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Handicaps based on TV courses are only "accurate" in TV.

TV courses are made for ease of play and speed of play........ Wide fairways, "no" roughs, flat greens, limited traps.

Enjoy.

Absolutely, my scores in the bubble are 7-8 strokes lower per round than my scores up north.

[Lorainer1r]

Originally Posted by SHIBUMI

are the yellow tees in the fairway....... If not think about it......... if you do play from there....God Bless You

Just enjoy the moments.............as I get older I am looking forward to those tees to keep playing the game we all love.......the game of a lifetime........

As long as you don't hold up the course just have fun regardless of what tees you play from or score. Life is too short to be competitive all the time.