This week’s Tip for Avoiding slow play
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Please discuss this week’s tip within your group.  Are there members of your group who are not doing all of the actions below?     
Many people contribute to slow play, but you are probably yet to meet the golfer who acknowledges that they are part of the problem.  We need to help each other to get to where we want to be.

Be ready to play your shot
Golf is not a race, so you don’t have to rush your shots.
But you do need to be ready to hit as soon as it is your turn.

Are you doing the following?

1   Walk to your ball as soon as it is safe to do so.
     Don’t wait for others to play if you can safely move forward.

2   Start assessing your approach shot as you are walking to the ball, then have your distance measured, club selected, glove on and shot planned out while        others are playing, not after they have played.

3   On the putting green you can get a general idea of your read when first approaching the green, and again, as long as it doesn’t distract anyone, you can      be working on your line while others are putting. Don’t wait until it is your turn to start the whole process.

You can’t do all of this if you’re on or near someone else’s line, but usually you will be far enough away to be able to do everything well ahead of your shot.

Remember . . . your overarching responsibility is to keep up with the group in front.

 

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