This should have been titled "SLOW" golfer rant. I have no problem with bad golfers if they are attempting to get better.
This has been a slow week golfing and I mean in terms of following some of the worst and slowest golfers ever to hit the game of golf. They all play at the courses I play.
My gripe is NOT that they aren't skilled but that they go out and play this game with a ho-hum attitude about how to do it correctly. No effort extended whatsoever. Just go out and kill some time with the boys (or girls). No lessons, ancient equipment, two golf balls in the bag etc etc
Today (Sunday of all days) two dads take their daughters out to "learn" how to play golf. No range sessions, just show them how to grip it on the first tee and turn them loose. Oh my God! The ranger finally caught on to them after they had the whole course backed up but by then it's a mess getting it straightened out. It's great they want to teach their daughters golf but start at the range and get them some lessons, then go out on a slow weekday or evening. Not on Sunday.
The day before that I'm behind two whole foursomes of "Mr. Havercamps" (Caddyshack old guy). They were slow but okay until they hit the greens. Then they each take their turn lining up the putts (they can't do it while others are putting I guess).
Then behind them are the guys that are playing for the first time this year and take no less then ten practice swings before hitting each shot only to shank them anyway.
Day earlier they had high school girls team competition and the one thing they DON'T teach them is golf etiquette. Like GET THE HELL OFF THE GREEN WHEN YOU'RE DONE SO I CAN HIT MY SHOT. Or QUIT PUTTING LIKE THE HAVERCAMPS. Or let me play through if you're going to make trips to get your water bottles filled before teeing off. One coach told the ranger (who told me) that "some of these girls never played golf before". No sh*t Sherlock. How can a girl who never played golf before make the H.S. golf team? Are they that desperate for team members? Yikes.
And finally, they have a golf "outing" on the weekend. I've never heard of doing that before. Every one I've ever played in has been during the week. In any case here's some more people out golfing that hardly ever play golf. Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!
Sorry about this. If it hadn't all happened every day I was out this week I could deal with it but it was "rampant"!!
This has been a slow week golfing and I mean in terms of following some of the worst and slowest golfers ever to hit the game of golf. They all play at the courses I play.
My gripe is NOT that they aren't skilled but that they go out and play this game with a ho-hum attitude about how to do it correctly. No effort extended whatsoever. Just go out and kill some time with the boys (or girls). No lessons, ancient equipment, two golf balls in the bag etc etc
Today (Sunday of all days) two dads take their daughters out to "learn" how to play golf. No range sessions, just show them how to grip it on the first tee and turn them loose. Oh my God! The ranger finally caught on to them after they had the whole course backed up but by then it's a mess getting it straightened out. It's great they want to teach their daughters golf but start at the range and get them some lessons, then go out on a slow weekday or evening. Not on Sunday.
The day before that I'm behind two whole foursomes of "Mr. Havercamps" (Caddyshack old guy). They were slow but okay until they hit the greens. Then they each take their turn lining up the putts (they can't do it while others are putting I guess).
Then behind them are the guys that are playing for the first time this year and take no less then ten practice swings before hitting each shot only to shank them anyway.
Day earlier they had high school girls team competition and the one thing they DON'T teach them is golf etiquette. Like GET THE HELL OFF THE GREEN WHEN YOU'RE DONE SO I CAN HIT MY SHOT. Or QUIT PUTTING LIKE THE HAVERCAMPS. Or let me play through if you're going to make trips to get your water bottles filled before teeing off. One coach told the ranger (who told me) that "some of these girls never played golf before". No sh*t Sherlock. How can a girl who never played golf before make the H.S. golf team? Are they that desperate for team members? Yikes.
And finally, they have a golf "outing" on the weekend. I've never heard of doing that before. Every one I've ever played in has been during the week. In any case here's some more people out golfing that hardly ever play golf. Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!
Sorry about this. If it hadn't all happened every day I was out this week I could deal with it but it was "rampant"!!