[CornFed]

[quote author=slide link=topic=15216.msg165278#msg165278 date=1466439314]
imo, slow play is killing golf, not arcane rules.

This! Your 30 practice swings just might be a few too many. And if you really knew how to line up a putt, you'd have a caddy and be playing for money. And mulligans are for those days when no one's behind you.
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On those occasions when I can tee off as a dewsweeper and play alone (with cart) I can expect to get done in 2 to 2 and 1/2 hours and not race around or feel rushed whatsoever.  I don't typically have to look for balls very often and I'm generally fairly competent, but still. that serves as a baseline.  Even when my 22-handicap buddy and I go out early, we are almost always done in 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours.  The rituals that many players go through are delusional and they only do it because they see pros go through detailed pre-shot routines.  But slow play is due to 1000 tiny cuts.  Time wasted in little unconscious ways that add up surprisingly to very long rounds.

[CornFed]

[quote author=slide link=topic=15216.msg165278#msg165278 date=1466439314]
imo, slow play is killing golf, not arcane rules.

This! Your 30 practice swings just might be a few too many. And if you really knew how to line up a putt, you'd have a caddy and be playing for money. And mulligans are for those days when no one's behind you.
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On those occasions when I can tee off as a dewsweeper and play alone (with cart) I can expect to get done in 2 to 2 and 1/2 hours and not race around or feel rushed whatsoever.  I don't typically have to look for balls very often and I'm generally fairly competent, but still. that serves as a baseline.  Even when my 22-handicap buddy and I go out early, we are almost always done in 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours.  The rituals that many players go through are delusional and they only do it because they see pros go through detailed pre-shot routines.  But slow play is due to 1000 tiny cuts.  Time wasted in little unconscious ways that add up surprisingly to very long rounds.