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**medifastwoman** · 05-28-2011, 05:55 PM

I love the idea and am glad that people are addressing the issue but...

It doesn't stand a chance in heck of working.
It requires golfers put aside their ego, and honestly admit their playing ability. Even if you convince them to follow the guidelines, you have to convince them that 275 isn't there "average" drive in order for them step back to an appropriate distance.

The best part of the article to me was:

I had never thought of it that way, but it really is true.

BTW- I am going to continue to play courses in the 7000 range, because this is obviously only for non-serious golfers. I personally have no problem playing golf from those distances and this does not apply to me.

I have to agree. Ego is the number one thing that holds most back from being better. I kicked the ego out of my bag twenty five years ago. I know of one course near me that requires you to play tees based on handicap (Purgatory). How much they police it remains to be seen, but the pace of play is pretty good there most all the time. Would be impossible to police though I would think as ego leads to lying when it comes to handicaps in some cases.

05-28-2011, 05:55 PM	#5
medifastwoman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 490 Senior Member	I love the idea and am glad that people are addressing the issue but... It doesn't stand a chance in heck of working. It requires golfers put aside their ego, and honestly admit their playing ability. Even if you convince them to follow the guidelines, you have to convince them that 275 isn't there "average" drive in order for them step back to an appropriate distance. The best part of the article to me was: I had never thought of it that way, but it really is true. BTW- I am going to continue to play courses in the 7000 range, because this is obviously only for non-serious golfers. I personally have no problem playing golf from those distances and this does not apply to me. I have to agree. Ego is the number one thing that holds most back from being better. I kicked the ego out of my bag twenty five years ago. I know of one course near me that requires you to play tees based on handicap (Purgatory). How much they police it remains to be seen, but the pace of play is pretty good there most all the time. Would be impossible to police though I would think as ego leads to lying when it comes to handicaps in some cases.
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