[FotoCihasWewb]

It seems a lot of people will sometimes play 2 balls when the course is slow. I was wondering what the courses think about this. Is it an accepted practice or is it frowned upon by the course owners/managers? After all, if I pay for 18 holes and I play 2 balls I am really playing 36. That is more wear and tear on the course and the cart.

[BliliBoopsy]

I've wondered the same thing. I often consider playing two balls but I usually feel like I'm stealing or something.

[duribass]

I have at times when it is slow. but than again, I am a skimmer and I don't do much damage. I always keep first ball score and would never consider it if I thought it would hold a group up and I am newer to the game and need all the practice I can get!

[irrascaft]

I've had the pro shop tell me I could on really slow days... Which last August in the Texas 100 deg temps there were lots of


See, Feel, Trust - No Regrets!

[redDoodia]

Sometimes on a super slow day when tournament are finishing and the course is clogged up, even the starter suggests us to play two balls and to even practice on the been while we wait for the group in front and there is usually nothing we can do so it's fun to have extra practice with two balls except when I walk and one hits on the left and the other on the right. Either way as I always say, the best practice is on the course but don't tell the starter I do this on a normal day too or else I'll get it hahaha

[redDoodia]

kind of topic spazzdog, but I see that you watched the 7 days in utopia too, S.F.T

See, Feel, Trust - No Regrets!

[irrascaft]

You know that was funny... SFT was my personal philosophy for a while. Didn't know of the biblical reference nor the movie. Kind of a "wow" moment when I saw it.

spazz

See, Feel, Trust - No Regrets!

[redDoodia]

Either way it works for me haha and I usually get to see a similar results when I hit two balls off the tee but only if I think about the whole philosophical aspect of trusting my swing, or else the whole hitting two balls doesn't work for me.

[diseeKeythilt]

I sometimes play 2 balls, especially when I shank the first one.

[hHwJ229h]

I'm a course manager and if it gets you to play more, enjoy your round, come back more often and not slow others play, I say pay me a little more and its ok. JK, have at it and enjoy working on the game.

[enasseneiff]

When I play two, on slow days, I'll play worst ball. Hit two, use the worst. If I can play bogie golf, I've had a good day.

[marcusdexz]

If I play two balls on empty, slow course days I will play "Worst Ball" as well; but that game is SOOOO demoralizing...

[tsaaapla]

our course has a big sign up saying that people should only play a maximum of 2 balls onto the green at any time. I take this to assume that they consider it acceptable to play a practice ball but would rather people didn't hit heaps of balls onto the green causing damage. That being said most members will often sit there practicing for ages on a hole hitting onto the green, putting etc so long as the course is quiet (most of the time for our course). So long as you aren't damaging the green ie. hitting the green from distance, then I don't see the problem.

[VemyhemiHef]

I think the whole reason for the second ball is to tell yourself, "here's how I should have hit it"

[Joircarm]

Sometimes on occasion I'll play a mulligan and when I do I know it is wrong and not in the rules so when I am done playing my round I'll go the starter and pro-rate those couple holes when I perhaps took a mulligan. I feel it only fair because I didnt pay for me to hit as many balls as I see fit. Otherwise I feel I may have cheated the course because if damage I caused for 2 people instead of only 1 which I paid. And really that is the proper thing to do, golf is a game of gentlemen and we must respect the rules. Without rules there is chaos.

[ENCOSEARRALIA]

I will play multiple balls on slow days as well. But I always ask the people working the check in desk if it's ok. I also only do it as a single.

[legal-advicer]

If i'm playing by myself and it looks like i'm gonna be held up i'll tee off and play 2 balls from where my tee shot has landed. If i'm around the green i'll often throw down a ball to practice a putt or chip

[cialviagra]

Sometimes, but I always hate it when I'm walking and hit two drives on complete opposite sides of the fairway. Some courses say on the scorecard that practice isn't allowed on the course or you can't play two balls.

[patuvammnogoo]

Sometimes on occasion I'll play a mulligan and when I do I know it is wrong and not in the rules so when I am done playing my round I'll go the starter and pro-rate those couple holes when I perhaps took a mulligan. I feel it only fair because I didnt pay for me to hit as many balls as I see fit. Otherwise I feel I may have cheated the course because if damage I caused for 2 people instead of only 1 which I paid. And really that is the proper thing to do, golf is a game of gentlemen and we must respect the rules. Without rules there is chaos.

Well that's a little extreme.


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[enfoires]

I play 2 balls all the time because I'm a member and I can. But only on slow days and I always clean up any damage I may have caused.