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**grosqueneen** · 08-24-2009, 06:18 AM

When it comes to golf, slow play is just like the weather. It is what it is, and is a part of the game sometimes. You just have to play in it the best way you can. You will never get rid of it, and for the most part I think slow players don't care that they are slow. Heck, some of them don't even know that they are playing slow.

I agree.

It's like being stuck in traffic, you can get as mad as you want and scream as loudly as you can, but the traffic's still there and now your throat is sore.

When I get on the first tee of one of my "regular" courses, I can usually tell just from looking around whether it's going to be a slow day or not and I try to get my mind into the "pace" right from there. If I tee off expecting things to be fast and they're not, then frustration sets in. But if I scan the course and decide that it's going to be slow and I accept that from the very first tee shot, I end up playing better because I'm not thinking about the pace.

Golf is a recreational activity, not a race. To be perfectly honest, I don't mind slow days because they just keep me in the golf environment longer. I usually get to a course an hour early to go to the range, then I play my round and then I go back to the range afterward to either work out kinks or ingrain good habits. I'm there for the day anyway so if a round takes a half-hour longer, it's of little consequence.

No one likes slow play, but I honestly don't see why everyone wants to rush through a round of golf in the first place. Nobody is going to say on their deathbed that they wished they'd spent less time on the golf course.

-JP

08-24-2009, 06:18 AM	#7
grosqueneen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 443 Senior Member	When it comes to golf, slow play is just like the weather. It is what it is, and is a part of the game sometimes. You just have to play in it the best way you can. You will never get rid of it, and for the most part I think slow players don't care that they are slow. Heck, some of them don't even know that they are playing slow. I agree. It's like being stuck in traffic, you can get as mad as you want and scream as loudly as you can, but the traffic's still there and now your throat is sore. When I get on the first tee of one of my "regular" courses, I can usually tell just from looking around whether it's going to be a slow day or not and I try to get my mind into the "pace" right from there. If I tee off expecting things to be fast and they're not, then frustration sets in. But if I scan the course and decide that it's going to be slow and I accept that from the very first tee shot, I end up playing better because I'm not thinking about the pace. Golf is a recreational activity, not a race. To be perfectly honest, I don't mind slow days because they just keep me in the golf environment longer. I usually get to a course an hour early to go to the range, then I play my round and then I go back to the range afterward to either work out kinks or ingrain good habits. I'm there for the day anyway so if a round takes a half-hour longer, it's of little consequence. No one likes slow play, but I honestly don't see why everyone wants to rush through a round of golf in the first place. Nobody is going to say on their deathbed that they wished they'd spent less time on the golf course. -JP
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