Hitsnmisses
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4-4.5 window walking 6250 metres up and down is very much normal .lmv
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As a guy who shoots those scores, I don't mind a little help looking for lost balls. With that said, it's fall golf. Make sure you have a couple dozen balls and take a drop. If you loose a ball, oh well. Don't waste time and hold up a group because "I know it's around here somewhere!" Ok, I agree, it's supposed to be around here and we can't find it quickly, take your drop and let's carry on.And I think the difference added to the eyes wide shock of the Friday round. I just haven't seen that much outside a scramble/tournament/club event day. And I had to work my ass off raking, ball hunting, and club grabbing for everyone, and sprinting to the next tee to hit mine just to keep my group in contact with the one in front. Honestly, no offense to anyone I played with if you're reading this, but playing with an end score of roughly 95, 105, and 115 group who didn't seem to care how long anyone was out there legit reminded me of a time I volunteered to take three 8 year olds fishing and I naively, hilariously, thought I was going to get to fish and enjoy myself too. lol And my effort and frustration with all of it it definitely affected my game. I lost a ball, hit a crap wedge, and had two 3 putts that definitely could have gone a little differently if I wasn't literally sucking wind from jogging around half the damn course and just wanting to hit mine and get moving.
It's quite remarkable how the pace tends to change on the back 9. I figure a lot of players are fatigued, or perhaps drunk. Maybe some grabbed a bite, and fell into a bit of a food coma, which slows them down. I mean, if a group of four slows down 5-20% individually, it can have an enormous effect on pace of play. Now multiply that by 20+ groups on that 9 holes.That's a good point I should have brought up. If pace at the turn is something you notice, and the effect IT has. Some courses here are always a little slow on the front, and then open up, while others grind to an epic crawl towards the end. I have definitely bailed on a few rounds at the latter courses when the front was slow.
3:00 - 3:30 Plenty of time left in the day. What are we doing next?!
This is the sweet spot for me.
Gosh, your 5:30 sounds like one of my holiday rounds. I had all of my wife's family intown and offered to take them golfing at our club together. So our 5-some (allowed and normal at our club) was:Gotta admit that totally opposite back to back rounds on busy courses over the Holiday has my mind a little spun about it all. I haven't seen a pace thread in a bit, and a lot of us just played holiday golf, so let's chat.
First round - The early off work/holiday group. Lots of energy, happy faces, and crazy good pace for a busy course. 2:33 round.
Second round - Black Friday delayed start. Fat and happy people, everyone wanting their golf's worth, including that $2 ball and the shot, score, and story of the weekend. 5:31 round.
And I think the difference added to the eyes wide shock of the Friday round. I just haven't seen that much outside a scramble/tournament/club event day. And I had to work my ass off raking, ball hunting, and club grabbing for everyone, and sprinting to the next tee to hit mine just to keep my group in contact with the one in front. Honestly, no offense to anyone I played with if you're reading this, but playing with an end score of roughly 95, 105, and 115 group who didn't seem to care how long anyone was out there legit reminded me of a time I volunteered to take three 8 year olds fishing and I naively, hilariously, thought I was going to get to fish and enjoy myself too. lol And my effort and frustration with all of it it definitely affected my game. I lost a ball, hit a crap wedge, and had two 3 putts that definitely could have gone a little differently if I wasn't literally sucking wind from jogging around half the damn course and just wanting to hit mine and get moving.
So what's your preferred pace out there, and how does being faster or slower than that affect your mood, play, and how you view the day/round as a whole after it's over?
I honestly felt like I was hearding cats for 4 hours, it was exhausting.
Assuming I’ve got a foursome going out, I’m 3:30-4:00. Most of the guys I play with are just happy breaking 100 and we’re hard-pressed to do a loop faster than that. 3:00-3:30 would be my preferred window if we could speed it up just a bit.
I went with the pace I am okay with which is 3:30-4 as a foursome. Any slower than that it drags way too much. I did play a couple of rounds over the weekend in less than 3:30 including one round as a foursome. Alone or in a twosome with nobody in front of me should be a 3-3:30 max.
3:00 - 3:30 Plenty of time left in the day. What are we doing next?!
This is the sweet spot for me.