When to Play Through
I pose that statement because I had asked my group if they felt on the next par 3 if we should let the group behind us play through. The gentleman in my group retorted, “Naw, there’s guys behind them!” Thus we just continued our round as normal. Later, while we were eating, that same gentleman made mention of the fact that there were only 2 of them and 4 of us, and thats why they were breathing down our necks. At the time I had not considered that fact, instead had the fascination I was at fault. Why? Because I tend to blame myself for “slow play”. Today, for instance, I shot 65 for 9 holes. Lost 8 balls, 4 in plain sight! So as I am looking for these balls, its taking the full 5 minutes of allotted time, and I still have to take a drop. As all this time is ticking away, I can see the group behind us standing on the tee. I then begin to rush myself with the thought that I am inconveniencing these people, who I don’t even know. I then rush my routine, loose my focus and then flub, or chuck the shot! This then seems to become self perpetuating. Before I realize it, i’m holing out a legit 8! So who is getting hurt here? As I sit here writing...
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