Five Great Tips To Speed Up Play

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By Chuck Z

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  1. Chuck Z

    Chuck Z
    Mt Pleasant, SC

    Military

    Got this thru my email today and thought it might prove of interest and you might want to pass it on and practice. These are things I do all the time to help move things along. Simple and easy to implement.

    youtu.be/1ePqTqOc7ic

  2. Will have a watch of this later, anything to speed up play and enjoyment has to be a good thing for all
  3. William S

    William S
    TEMECULA, CA

    Military
    Thanks for sharing Chuck. Most tips were common sense (albeit not considered by a select few inconsiderate "golfers"). Tip 3 stood out: Practice swings. Sometimes it takes more than one or two practice swings to groove the feel or remind the brain of the intended swing path. A 10-20 second waggle during setup helps to calm the mind and the nerves. However, Judge Smails was the perfect example of taking it too far. Let's go-while we're young!!!

    I would add another long forgotten tip: Slower groups offer faster groups to play through. Another tip: If one can only hit 50 yard worm burners, stay on the range or play in scramble format.
  4. Chuck Z

    Chuck Z
    Mt Pleasant, SC

    Military
    The other day the group in front of us seemed to be playing slow. They were down one hole. It is about pace of play. At the end of the round, we played in 3.5 hours. Some folks are rabbits and some are beagles, cant just keep up with them.
  5. Abdon M

    Abdon M
    Northern California (because it's a big state)

    Agreed...the practice swings add so much time to your round. I'd say one at the most.
  6. Really like 3 and 5.
    Except for chips, where a practice swing or two helps judge distance, one practice swing is all that is needed. Way too many people leave their clubs and carts in front of the green so they have to walk back to get them. This can add at least 30 minutes to a round for no good reason.
  7. Jerry M

    Jerry M
    Dallas, TX

    I was on the range the other day and watched a golfer stand over their driver for 10 seconds. I could not believe how long that was. For me on the golf course I practice swing twice at most. Set my club and then about 2 seconds later I fire at the target.
  8. Chuck Z

    Chuck Z
    Mt Pleasant, SC

    Military
    There is a book that discusses this. "The eight second rule". From the time you set your lead foot, step over the ball and swing to the finish—should take eight seconds.
  9. Very few groups let people through even when they are looking for balls
    Unfortunately a lot of etiquette has been lost

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