Pet Peeves

[RonTheSavage]

Well you do have to spend $200-$400 for the actual device right? Why bother if my iPhone app works for me just fine? I'd rather spend that money on something else golf related.

[Wadess]

Originally Posted by mikelegacy

Yeah, certain apps do continue when the screen is off, but the golfshot app does not. Luckily, the course I play most has a strong cell signal so it's normally only 5 seconds to recalculate or so. I'm not crazy about distances so I look real quick and pick a club. the app has satellite maps but I rarely use those unlessi am at a new course or am stuck in another fairway or something

If you follow the recommended method from Golfshot and click the red lock instead of locking the phone, the GPS will stay active but the screen will turn off. If you lock the phone using the lock button on top, it will disable GPS requiring a bit longer to narrow down your location when you unlock the phone.

[Jimdangles]

Originally Posted by Wadess

If you follow the recommended method from Golfshot and click the red lock instead of locking the phone, the GPS will stay active but the screen will turn off. If you lock the phone using the lock button on top, it will disable GPS requiring a bit longer to narrow down your location when you unlock the phone.

This Is true. I personally just press the button on top most of the time but I keep my gps on and probably only use it 15 times during a round. Anything inside of 60 is a "feel" shot for me and anything longer than 300 is a driver unless I can see a bunker or water in play.

Sidenote: Even when I use it to track clubs with my iphone 4 golfshot maybe takes 20 percent of my battery.

[meenman]

Originally Posted by RonTheSavage

Well you do have to spend $200-$400 for the actual device right? Why bother if my iPhone app works for me just fine? I'd rather spend that money on something else golf related.

Technically the cell phone can be considered illegal because of its other functions while the GPS cant. $200-$400 is well worth not having my phone useless until I get into the car.

[mikelegacy]

Originally Posted by meenman

Technically the cell phone can be considered illegal because of its other functions while the GPS cant. $200-$400 is well worth not having my phone useless until I get into the car.

A cell phone IS illegal in competition play, but I play for fun, and im not about to spend $300 on a golf GPS or rangefinder when I could get the new set of Nike VR Split Cavity 2010 model Irons I have been eyeing for $299.

ALSO, you could spend $30 on another phone battery and voila, no more dead phone.

[meenman]

Originally Posted by mikelegacy

A cell phone IS illegal in competition play, but I play for fun, and im not about to spend $300 on a golf GPS or rangefinder when I could get the new set of Nike VR Split Cavity 2010 model Irons I have been eyeing for $299.

ALSO, you could spend $30 on another phone battery and voila, no more dead phone.

New pet peeve - people that think it is still real golf when you do not play by the rules ;)

[wolfsburg2]

Dude kick me off the course for having a cell phone lol marshall.

Real golf lol. You must be a blast at parties.

[showtime583]

Here are a few that have more to do with the course itself as opposed to our fellow golfers:

• Aerated greens - Dear pro shop: please inform me that the greens have recently been aerated when I call to book a tee time.
• Misaligned tee markers - Dear grounds crew: please don't have the tee markers aimed directly into the woods on the right. This game is hard enough as it is!
• Sprinkler heads with no yardage - Less of an issue now with GPS / Rangefinders, but still. The worst is seeing a sprinkler head from 10 yards away, walking up to it hoping to find some yardage, only to find it says nothing!!!!
• Rake stinginess - Massive bunkers with only one rake....
• Practice greens with no cups, just the mini-flags with the "bumper" at the bottom.....seriously? Is it too much to ask for some reel effing cups? I need to see the ball go in the hole at least once before I tee off!!
• "Pebblely" sand - I should carry an extra "beater" wedge in my bag for this...nothing worse than getting in a trap with a bunch of rocks / large pebbles and having them put a nice little pock-mark on the face/bounce of my club

Rant over.......for now.....

[RonTheSavage]

My thoughts exactly.

[reedf]

New pet peeve! The other day, I was playing in a foursome (walking). We were slightly delayed on every tee waiting for the group infront of us (riding), no big deal. We get to the 8th tee box and of course see their carts in the fairway. But wait.... three carts? Yep the beverage cart was sitting in the middle of the fairway selling beer! Shouldn't they be instructed to only sell beverages on the tee box or something?

[Mr3Wiggle]

Originally Posted by reedf

New pet peeve! The other day, I was playing in a foursome (walking). We were slightly delayed on every tee waiting for the group infront of us (riding), no big deal. We get to the 8th tee box and of course see their carts in the fairway. But wait.... three carts? Yep the beverage cart was sitting in the middle of the fairway selling beer! Shouldn't they be instructed to only sell beverages on the tee box or something?

I think they should only stop and ask on tee boxes, but who knows they could have flagged her down.  The worst are the cart girls that don't know what they are doing and pop their brake or speed off when you group is hitting.

[meenman]

I think they should only stop and ask on tee boxes, but who knows they could have flagged her down.  The worst are the cart girls that don't know what they are doing and pop their brake or speed off when you group is hitting.

It's faster if they stop as they see the golfer, especially on a par 3, the girl can get stuck at the green forever if she doesnt move along. I'd rather run into her on the fairway as we are waiting then on the tee box holding someone else up. We get our drinks and proceed to hit as she takes care of the guys in the other cart.

[NuclearMike]

I wish that I could buy another battery.  The Motorola Droid Razr doesn't have a replaceable battery.  I used the Golf Logix app for the first time a couple of days ago, playing alone, following the battery life instructions, didn't use it for anything but yardage to the middle of the green, and was still on 0%battery by the 15th hole.

[Jimdangles]

A little pet peeve I have but kind of just laugh at is when my friends ask me, "was that a par 3?" Dude you pulled out your driver. I just always laugh and tell them to recall their shots and take a guess. If you had to hit 2 woods to get to the green it may be a par 5. If you used a driver and an iron it was a par 4

[Mr3Wiggle]

Originally Posted by Jimdangles

A little pet peeve I have but kind of just laugh at is when my friends ask me, "was that a par 3?" Dude you pulled out your driver. I just always laugh and tell them to recall their shots and take a guess. If you had to hit 2 woods to get to the green it may be a par 5. If you used a driver and an iron it was a par 4

One thing I always get a chuckle at, is the dude with the full on golf towel hanging out of his back pocket.

[Goonsidious]

http://i.imgur.com/G5c4D.gif

safe, just a funny gif [golf pet peeve]

[reedf]

Justifiable homicide!

[bplewis24]

Originally Posted by Mr3Wiggle

One thing I always get a chuckle at, is the dude with the full on golf towel hanging out of his back pocket.

I've done that a couple times.  I still haven't found a good place to put that towel.  If I leave it in the cart (I do most of the time), it's useless to help clean off the ball.  If I leave it in my pocket, it feels uncomfortable.  If I throw it somewhere off to the side, I will forget it.  Then somebody will steal my towel that cost me $1 and I will have to bug the course about it for a week.