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Thankfully I see very few people - outside of women - that still do this on the course. Not good for pace.
I can think of a lot of ways to read a putt that take way longer than plumb-bobbing...
I understand that pace of play is a big issue in the game, but I find it slightly irritating when people make generalizations about specific things that cause slow rounds. Slow rounds are caused by slow players--meaning people who aren't aware that they should be moving things along (bad management and poor course setup and layout come in a distant second and third).
Tell the slow guy in your group that he can no longer plumb-bob and he will still be slow. Tell him no practice swings allowed and he will still be slow. Tell him he can't get drinks from the cart and he will still be slow. Slow players aren't slow because of one specific habit or another... they're slow because they're slow players. They don't pay attention and they don't understand its important to be ready to go.
I don't mind waiting on someone to go through their routine... I don't want to wait on people to start their routine because they aren't ready to play.
