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    Posted: Aug/22/2009 at 2:54pm
A term used by Beth Ann Baldry to describe the current speed of play at the Solheim Cup and in my opinion, right on target.  Alistair Tait is also bothered by this slow play and has a 'top ten' list of ideas to speed things up a bit, but I doubt if anyone in power would bother to apply any of these good attempts to make the LPGA's Solheim Cup a more exciting product. 
 
A few years back, there used to be a very 'un-politically correct' phrase that was used a lot, "women drivers" . . heh heh . . Slow, deliberate and always holding up traffic! 
 
I agree with Tait in that part of the skill of golf is being able to LINE YOUR OWNSELF UP !! and should be handled by the player - my god, are these just robots?
 
He also mentions one of my pet peeves - the constant marking and remarking their ball on the green to get that 'phony' black line aimed absolutely perfect - I just hate all this 'tech takeover' of the great game. 
 
Can you just visualize Tommy Lasorda having to go out to the mound to get Sandy Koufax properly lined up at that outside corner? . . Ha !   
 
Sorry, I just don't see this 'painfully slow' sport electrifying the young Olympics crowd.   


Edited by jimmyj - Aug/28/2009 at 6:26pm
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Agree jimmyj.

Thought the longer yardage would make the women more exciting, and may be part of why the Kim-Wie match was great fun to watch. How could the other groups finish sooo far behind that group? The slow play is KILLING the excitement and impressions of momentum. Yawn.

Also agree the women would seem more skilled if they could manage the basic skill of lining themselves up!
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It is unwatchable, people cheering at bad shots, which they think are good, I assume. Who are those annoying people?  Announcers cheering at bad shots.."just a little bit right"..yep 40 feet. Fake fist pumps, short hair every where..nice.... hyping Wie all week.... lets add the rest of the world that will make it better? Not the Ryder Cup never will be..awful. Tattos on the face? Do they come off? Is BJ wearing a tatoo?
 
Bring on the playoffs...never thought I would say that. Awful..guess it is slow too.
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I also stopped watching yesterdays 5 1/2 hour rounds.  I also hate the caddies lining up every shot and then the players hitting three practice shots.  Ban the line up stuff.  If you can't line up yourself go take up bowling.  I would bet the TV ratings are going to be AWFUL for this event and it is going to do nothing to help the LPGA gain viewers.  Their tour is in serious trouble. 
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Don't know what the ratings will be for the Solheim Cup but what I saw today in the singles was exciting stuff.  The crowd was into it, both sides played their guts out and the emotion was everywhere.  This was so much different than the regular LPGA Tour events where the Asians all have the same robotic swings, no emotional attachment to the crowd and no personalities. Get some US and Euro players to win some events and get back some of the sponsors that left and this tour could survive.  Continue the present path and they will have to fold within two years. 
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While I wish the LPGA success, I believe womens golf continue to shoot themselves in the foot weekly. Extremely slow play, caddies lining up every shot, some of the ladies in a sub contest to outfashion one another, ,,,,,, and they wonder why people are caring less and less about womens golf???? BORING and I love golf!
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Anyone see Paula Creamer and her caddie deliberating over where to hit it off the first tee on Sunday? Geez, you've only played the hole how many times this week . . . eight or 10? HIT IT!
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agree with the above comments... the men are slow but at least they don't have their caddies lining up every putt and shot including tee shots.  That needs banned asap. 
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Kim is a joke
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Originally posted by moneybags

Kim is a joke


I won't argue with that. Christina needs to be a little more concerned with her game instead of cheerleading.
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