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Music Comes To The Golf Course
With the exception of the sounds of club meeting ball, the motion of a golf cart, or a golfer’s exclamation, the golf course has always been a place of tranquility and the sounds of nature. All that changed with Bluetooth speaker technology. Now wafting over the fairways is a random mix of country western, hip hop, golden oldies, or heavy metal.
Golfers only bring music to the course if they are expecting that it will not negatively affect their game and will add enjoyment. Golfers who believe the music will not be good for their focus and who only want to hear nature don’t bring music. Here’s the problem: sound travels.
Children are commonly told that their rights to swing their arms stops where another person’s nose begins. For golfers, their privilege to enjoy music should extend only as far as it reaches other golfer’s ears.
As the saying goes, “The genie is out of the bottle.” There’s no going back. And there doesn’t need to be. Bluetooth speakers are here to stay and will likely grow in their prevalence. The solution is the simple use of the volume control.
Bottom Line: If you like having a musical soundtrack to your round of golf, let that Bluetooth speaker do its thing. But just as we are considerate of other golfers by fixing ball marks, raking bunkers, and the pace of play, remember that sound travels, and other golfers may prefer to only hear the chirping of birds and the wind in the trees.
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Swing to the Target,
Ed
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