TripleF
Member
I understand the two stated reasons the RA/USGA is considering outlawing the green books: 1) speed up play, and 2) make players rely on their own skills. I'm for both of these as I'm guessing most of us are. However if they want to speed up play, what they are doing is the the equivalent of putting lipstick on a pig.
SLOW PLAY - If they want to speed up play they currently have virtually everything they need . . . Simply enforce the current rules about how long you have to play a shot. Have a timer with each group and when its a player's turn to hit, START the clock. At the end of the allotted time the clock goes off if the player hasn't hit and a one stroke penalty is charged. During their time preparing for their shot they can read anything they want . . .I wouldn't care about that personally.
Just like in other sports, each player has a small number (maybe 2 per side) of "time-outs" they can call which will give them, say, 2 minutes extra for a shot. Once they have used all their time outs . . . well . . . tough.
MAKE PLAYERS RELY ON THEIR SKILLS - if this is one of the objectives that's fine, but they must carry it all the way through! No more lines on golf balls, no referencing yardage books, only have 200, 150 and 100 yard markers on a hole, eliminate the daily pin sheets, no conferring with a caddie, etc.
Just my opinion . . .
SLOW PLAY - If they want to speed up play they currently have virtually everything they need . . . Simply enforce the current rules about how long you have to play a shot. Have a timer with each group and when its a player's turn to hit, START the clock. At the end of the allotted time the clock goes off if the player hasn't hit and a one stroke penalty is charged. During their time preparing for their shot they can read anything they want . . .I wouldn't care about that personally.
Just like in other sports, each player has a small number (maybe 2 per side) of "time-outs" they can call which will give them, say, 2 minutes extra for a shot. Once they have used all their time outs . . . well . . . tough.
MAKE PLAYERS RELY ON THEIR SKILLS - if this is one of the objectives that's fine, but they must carry it all the way through! No more lines on golf balls, no referencing yardage books, only have 200, 150 and 100 yard markers on a hole, eliminate the daily pin sheets, no conferring with a caddie, etc.
Just my opinion . . .