On Wed, 28 May 2008 19:35:39 +0100, "Gary Sams"
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>Can anybody point me in the direction of a list of suggestions for avoiding
>slow play, which can be given to offenders.
>
>Tha background is a big hold up in last Saturday's competition caused by the
>group of three. We were in the clubhouse and noticed a big gap on the 18th
>after the previous group finished. Around 15 minutes afterwards this group
>appeared on the tee. The group behind them were also on the tee before they
>had finished teeing off.
>
>Player one hit his tee shot through the back of the green and out of bounds.
>After walking up he was told this by the group on the first tee. He then
>went back to the tee and played another ball. By this time there were 2
>groups waiting on the tee. They finished the hole at 4 hours 32 minutes
>after they teed off. They teed off 3 groups after us and we took just over 4
>hours - disapppointing enough in itself.
>
>When Player 1 came in I told him he must have a good card to go back to the
>18th tee. He said no, but he had a pound on the game!
>
>A number of other players complained they had been held up by the group
>earlier in the round. Every
>
>As I am on the comps committee I propose to send them each a letter
>reminding them about etiquette to avoid slow play, and the penalty for slow
>play. Also a warning that if they transgress again, the penalty will be
>enforced,
>
>Gary
>
You might find a couple of good ideas here:
http://www.usga.org/playing/etiquett...nimations.html
Personally, I find that a lot of players take up too much time with
their pre-shot routine. Not only do a lot of these routines take a
while to complete but they are not even begun until their FC's ball is
completely stopped. 1. Start your pre-shot routine while the ball is
still in flight. 2. One practice swing at the most! Better yet --
no practice swing.