Cart paths are bad for golf
I’m taking a stand against cart paths. I think they are bad for golf. I can do completely without them and here are my reasons why. (in no particular order)
1. When a course has a cart path only rule it slows down play. This is especially the case when you have a very wide hole and your ball is on the opposite side of the fairway than the path. It is even worse if you brought the wrong clubs with you and need to go back.
2. Paths are designed to reduce wear and tear on the course but I think they actually cause more wear and tear than they save. People scatter and drive all over the place when there are no cart paths, spreading out the wear. But when there are cart paths, carts always congregate in the same areas either entering or exiting the path. These areas are almost always trashed and the grass doesn’t grow there any more. A GREAT course I play has virtually no cart paths and has tons of cart traffic. They have about 20 feet of path where you park next to the tee and that’s about it. None of the holes on this nicely maintenanced course have any problem whatsoever with carts ruining the fairway or green side. The greatest course I’ve played, Aronomik (Donald Ross), has virtually no cart paths.
3. I’m a purist who loves to walk. Walkers don’t do damage to the course. “Walkers only” means no cart paths. However from a business standpoint, golf course revenue is greatly increased by cart fees so there’s no way that idea would fly.
4. Cart paths slow down play and cause problems when balls hit them, or by interfering with stance or swing.
5. Carts paths ruin golf balls and golf clubs.
6. Perhaps the biggest reason I don’t like cart paths: Cart paths are ugly. Cart paths ruin the aesthetic/visual splendor of golf courses. I really enjoy taking pictures of beautiful golf courses. I’m always trying to figure out ways to shoot pics of golf holes and leave out the paths. Many great golf pictures are ruined by cart paths.
Agree or disagree? Any other reasons?
Web crawler food
I’d like to put a little golf blog post about a golf blog post about a golf blog post that mentioned a golf blog post.
The web crawlers might need counseling after this.
TaylorMade Rescue Dual
I’m writing this review this morning in slightly different conditions than normal. All night last night it rained extremely hard. My house is engulfed in clouds and the power just went out. I still have some warm coffee in the coffee pot and I have a fire going. I’m running on battery power in my laptop.
Taylormade’s Original Rescue Hybrid has been extremely popular, and many companies have followed suit releasing hybrid clubs. The hybrid has been the hottest golf concept for the last couple of years. (Even though the actual concept has been around for decades). Golfers left and right are leaving their long irons in the garage and replacing them with hybrids.
Enter the new Rescue Dual with the TM Movable weight system, which is found on the r7, Monza Corza Putter and some r5 series clubs. The Rescue Dual has an italic T shaped sole plate with the two movable weights toward the outer rear of the club. As discussed in my previous reviews of TM’s movable weight system, you can configure the club for neutral, draw or fade bias.
Dream Playoff: Tiger vs Daly
Nick Faldo goes gaga over Tiger’s shots so much I bet he has to bring a change of underwear to the announcer’s booth. Just a thought.
So the WGC-Amex Championship ends with two tied at the top. Tiger and Daly…. Just what the doctor ordered!
Tiger launches his tee shot on the first playoff hole 346 yards into the first cut right of the fairway. Then Daly casually whacks one 357 yards down the middle but didn’t even watch it because he was too busy picking up his cigarette off the tee box. Could these guys be any different, personality and “body-temple” wise?
On the 2nd playoff hole sadly Daly misses a 3 foot putt that would have sent them off to a 3rd. It really should not have ended that way, and you could tell Tiger felt bad for JD. JD just got a little too careless and quick on that putt and should have taken a few more seconds to size it up. But that’s the way he operates and you can’t argue with his latest run of success.
This victory marks the “already player of the year” Tiger’s 6th of the season. What a hack.
40 years ago today
October 9, 1965
40 years ago today Bonneville’s club house was dedicated.
Oh, and 40 years ago today I was born.
That must be why I play so well at Bonneville
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