I often play by myself and play much quicker than most people/groups ahead of me. I frequently run into situations where I get to the next teepad and another group is still teeing off, or just waiting for me while I walk to the pad so they can allow me to play through.
The problem with this is that I hate playing through. I avoid playing tournaments or events because I don't like people (other than friends) watching me throw... I just don't throw as well when people watch. I would be ok with simply waiting at the teepad, or even hanging out between the last basket and the teepad, but often times a group will hold up at a teepad for even a few minutes because they see me playing solo behind them. I feel like I have to play through in these situations because when players wait for me I feel like it would be rude of me to tell them I do not want to play-through after they had waited for me to finish the previous hole.
What is even worse is when people tee-off, walk down the fairway to their disc, and THEN they wave you through as you get to the tee-pad. This happened to me this last weekend as a group waved me through while they were approaching their tee shot. I didn't want to play through, but they waved twice...so I obliged and tee'd off. As I hurried to my tee shot, the group threw their 2nd shots! They proceeded to play the hole at the same time as me, and this made me so frustrated that I walked off the course after that hole, the 14th hole (and I was having a record day).
My question is, what is proper play-through etiquette? How do I avoid having to play through when playing solo? I know most people are trying to be nice, but I don't enjoy playing through at all, and I don't enjoy it even more when I am waved through while the group is in the middle of the hole.
The problem with this is that I hate playing through. I avoid playing tournaments or events because I don't like people (other than friends) watching me throw... I just don't throw as well when people watch. I would be ok with simply waiting at the teepad, or even hanging out between the last basket and the teepad, but often times a group will hold up at a teepad for even a few minutes because they see me playing solo behind them. I feel like I have to play through in these situations because when players wait for me I feel like it would be rude of me to tell them I do not want to play-through after they had waited for me to finish the previous hole.
What is even worse is when people tee-off, walk down the fairway to their disc, and THEN they wave you through as you get to the tee-pad. This happened to me this last weekend as a group waved me through while they were approaching their tee shot. I didn't want to play through, but they waved twice...so I obliged and tee'd off. As I hurried to my tee shot, the group threw their 2nd shots! They proceeded to play the hole at the same time as me, and this made me so frustrated that I walked off the course after that hole, the 14th hole (and I was having a record day).
My question is, what is proper play-through etiquette? How do I avoid having to play through when playing solo? I know most people are trying to be nice, but I don't enjoy playing through at all, and I don't enjoy it even more when I am waved through while the group is in the middle of the hole.