[BV6lwvXf]

a 5 is not good enough? You are in the top 2%. Ok,

I have said many times while my handicap is a 5, it is more the direct result of playing my home course very frequently which has a high slope rating.

Oh.

He's one of THOSE?

Kidding aside, I'm really not into "Speed Golf".

I have no problem with moving efficiently throughout a golf course (as a walker,I generally do just that out of necessity), nor do I have a problem with a brisk pace of play. But, I'm there to relax and enjoy the round and the surroundings as well, so setting some kind of speed record is the last thing on my mind.

"Ready Golf" and the Prime Directive are fine and I wish more people would pay attention to those things. But "the fastest 18 you've ever played in your life" is not high on my list of priorities.

That said, the best round I ever played in my life was accomplished as a twosome and in less than 3 hours on a completely empty golf course, but that just happened on its own and we weren't "trying" to do anything other than play a good round. So if playing normally happens to result in a fast time, that's OK. But deliberately playing fast is something altogether different.


-JP

We do not think we play speed golf at all. We play ready golf and are the 1st ones out in the morning to play. So there is nobody in front of us.

However I do not take practice swings so that speeds me up. I also do not spend more than 15 seconds lining up a putt. My playing partner is similar. We play as a twosome without rushing in about 2 hours.

[F1grandprix]

Oh.

He's one of THOSE?

Kidding aside, I'm really not into "Speed Golf".

Well I don't think it was the fastest round I have ever played, but there wasn't a whole lot of chit chat on the tee box.

I remember on the ninth hole we pulled up and I was pulling a club and talking away, I looked over and Tim was all ready teeing off. Just a little different than back home where you expect to be waiting on every tee box.

[rouletteroulette]

We do not think we play speed golf at all. We play ready golf and are the 1st ones out in the morning to play. So there is nobody in front of us.

However I do not take practice swings so that speeds me up. I also do not spend more than 15 seconds lining up a putt. My playing partner is similar. We play as a twosome without rushing in about 2 hours.

I can sure appreciate that. Something to be said about being the first ones off and not having to wait. Practice swings? What's that?

[deermealec]

I don't care for slow play. I have a certain pace of play that allows me play better than if I am slowed down, or forced to play too fast. I was behind a foursome this past weekend that did almost everything Jason described in his article. 10+ minutes , out of bounds, looking for a golf ball on a brushy hillside was common for one of those guys. Luckily I was only behind them for 5 holes. However, I still maintain that slow play, (or too fast of a pace) is just another part of the golf game, that can be handled with one's "preshot" routine, along with more focus. Just another hazard so to speak, where patience is needed to avoid ruining a fun day golfing. Plus, if we were to rid our golf courses of those who we say ruin our rounds of golf, we are going to be paying higher green fees, to make up for "their" lost revenue. I can complain about pace of play that does not match my pace, but I know there is nothing I can do about it, except to enjoy the the many other good things going on while golfing.

[Rasklad]

Great list, and great additions.

Not much bothers me on the course. As long as we keep up with the group in front, fix our ball markrs, replace our divots, rake our traps and respect each other and the course. I don't think that is too much to ask.

What does bother me though are the golfers who act as if they are the only ones out there. Cursing loudly if they miss a shot, driving into other peoples' fairways without checking if anyone is playing the hole, etc... Consideration for others is very high on my list of qualities I look for in playing partners.

[Discus]

Another one that I have learned about over the year of THP is "Swing Change Guy". You hear all about how great they are on internet forums and then you get a chance to play with them and they are "going through a swing change".

This player seems to pop up a lot with our invites. I love playing with every single person that comes to our area though, so it evens out.

I have run into a number of those guys. I think part of the problem is we discuss our game & typically we all play better on our home turf. Then we meet up with someone from the net & the pressure is on to perform halfway decently & not look like an ass. But invariably the opposite happens & the self induced pressure causes a major meltdown.

But there are also just the plain ole flat out liars out there as well.

[9uWzBx4l]

I have run into a number of those guys. I think part of the problem is we discuss our game & typically we all play better on our home turf. Then we meet up with someone from the net & the pressure is on to perform halfway decently & not look like an ass. But invariably the opposite happens & the self induced pressure causes a major meltdown.

But there are also just the plain ole flat out liars out there as well.

Not me - I'm very honest about how I play. Then you play with me at your own risk.

[Discus]

Not me - I'm very honest about how I play. Then you play with me at your own risk.

Same here, there are days i'm decent on the course & others where I suck so badly I should just toss my clubs in the lake. Never hit a drive 300+ yds, hardly ever get one more than 245 yds in fact. I do drive a cart pretty darn well though.

[en-druzhba]

It would be hard to lie about my handicap either way. My men's club records our weekly tournament scores automatically to AZGA. The only scores I enter are the ones in between the tournaments. It would be very hard to sandbag or have a vanity 'cap because most of my scores are attested by club members.

[topbonusescod]

i played 18 today in two hours and 15 minutes. it seems like i was the only one on the course. it was a bit chilly, but it was very nice and peaceful.