Why do they use circular reflectors that are aimed horizontally - this means that 50% of the light is wasted as light pollution.
Surely having the lights set higher and aimed slightly downwards would be better.
The angle of the dangle gives the distance of the light and as *most* ranges are over 150m you need the light to "Get to the end" so the numpties can see the targets/end/object to aim at.
But then when they miss they can blame the ...... grass length, colour, type and profusely of, or the club, or the ball, or the golf clubs cat farted as teeing off, or someone moved in Mongolia and disturbed the airflow, or the light flickered at 50hz a min and gave them a headache so the stick waggling, stupidly dressed in pink - shirts all round weather ignoring plonker, missed the target they have already hit 99 out of the 100 balls they wasted their £4 on.
Oh and by the way, I worked on a golf course for 10 years as the mechanic for the machinery, live opposite one and think they are all pathological liars and useless hack n slash merchants with bugger all left to do apart from avoid their wives and humanity generally doesn't exist outside the golfing societies bounds.
Now *THAT'S* a gripe/rant.
R wibbled on Monday 16 November 2009 06:29
Keeps them off the streets... Which may be a good thing?
Not so different from anglers, then.
Golf is just another activity designed to get men away from their wives and children for a few hours.
Golf's just a good walk, spoiled.
Owain
I agree, but I have absolutely no talent for the game, so it is probably just sour grapes on my part. ;-)
Bruce wibbled on Monday 16 November 2009 12:19
I like the odd game of crazy golf with the kids, but never really seen the attraction of the proper version. But each to their own and I don't begrudge someone their fun :) Now I live more in the countryside, I must get my mitts on a shotgun and try the local clay pigeon shoot :-O Last time I tried that I was rather good *modest cough*.
I think the main attraction for those who play regularly is the company of like-minded people - mostly their fellow men who also want to get away from their wife/partner/family for several hours.
Unless they are retired, golfers tend to be busy people who don't have a lot of time to spend with their wife/partner/family anyway, so they must have a fairly strong desire to spend even less time with them!
;-)
Bruce wibbled on Monday 16 November 2009 14:01
That or he's banned from the house during the wife's Ann Summers parties for being caught falling out of the wardrobe too many times...
You too huh? ;-)
Tim D
There's a clear trend here ... the husband spends too little time away from work, then wastes a lot of that precious family time on the golf course. Meanwhile, the wife holds Ann Summers parties.
It has all the makings of a syndrome. There's probably a name for it. ;-)
Owain
Can you email me please?
Cheers
Adam
That's Twain, not Owain.
Andy
Installation not designed by a competent lighting engineer, hence inefficient and poluting. Sadly, all too common.
The driving range near me left its lights on all but 24x7 for the first couple of years, too.
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