Been thinking about it for a month now. I play more rounds than I post. It upsets me.
League is league, it is nine holes and scores are combined. Fine with it, and it serves the purpose for which it was established for.
I have a few weekly games. Monday night (tonight) I have a skins game. We will play 9, and likely carry on until dark. We played extra holes after league last week as well.
In the skins game it is not uncommon for people to pick up, or want you to pick up after you're out of the hole. Makes a posting score hard to do.
Yesterday, I was invited to play with my father and some family friends. Was really looking forward to the round. When we made the turn, someone went off the back nine and play came to a halt on the 12th hole, so we skipped some holes and jumped ahead to open play. I also play a fair amount on my own, and as a single I don't like to push people. I practice putting after finishing the hole quite a bit in those cases, or just play two balls, as long as no one is behind me. Bouncing around or doing extra play, isn't a complaint, it just becomes more enjoyable for me and those I'm with at times.
I wish to improve and a part of that is knowing where you're at. I tee off with the best of intentions and it just feels like circumstances, or playing style (skins, given putts) drifts off into practice round mentality too often. It is damn easy to come up with an excuse if I'm playing good or poorly. I'm kinda a psycho scorer to begin with.
Should I play to post? Should I post when solo? I'm not making a living off this game, that's for sure, but what's right?
League is league, it is nine holes and scores are combined. Fine with it, and it serves the purpose for which it was established for.
I have a few weekly games. Monday night (tonight) I have a skins game. We will play 9, and likely carry on until dark. We played extra holes after league last week as well.
In the skins game it is not uncommon for people to pick up, or want you to pick up after you're out of the hole. Makes a posting score hard to do.
Yesterday, I was invited to play with my father and some family friends. Was really looking forward to the round. When we made the turn, someone went off the back nine and play came to a halt on the 12th hole, so we skipped some holes and jumped ahead to open play. I also play a fair amount on my own, and as a single I don't like to push people. I practice putting after finishing the hole quite a bit in those cases, or just play two balls, as long as no one is behind me. Bouncing around or doing extra play, isn't a complaint, it just becomes more enjoyable for me and those I'm with at times.
I wish to improve and a part of that is knowing where you're at. I tee off with the best of intentions and it just feels like circumstances, or playing style (skins, given putts) drifts off into practice round mentality too often. It is damn easy to come up with an excuse if I'm playing good or poorly. I'm kinda a psycho scorer to begin with.
Should I play to post? Should I post when solo? I'm not making a living off this game, that's for sure, but what's right?