Warrior42111

It all depends on the who flow on the course. Was this a singular foursome holding things up? or was the course just backed up? I'm the first shame on them, best you can do is just skip ahead when possible, or just slow down and play a couple balls.
If the latter, well it sucks for you my friend. A single or twosome isn't going to have 10 groups all stacked up let them play through. 

For me I try to hit the most 'aggressive shot' that won't get me in trouble. Say a par 4 where the FW really tights around 250, not hitting driver and playing shot of that. For approaches I try to use my natural shot shape and play for that.
Big one, at least for me is in the short game, hit the easiest shot possible. For me I look at the lie and my order of preference is texas wedge, bump and run, chip, pitch, flop. 

For me I try to hit the most 'aggressive shot' that won't get me in trouble. Say a par 4 where the FW really tights around 250, not hitting driver and playing shot of that. For approaches I try to use my natural shot shape and play for that.
Big one, at least for me is in the short game, hit the easiest shot possible. For me I look at the lie and my order of preference is texas wedge, bump and run, chip, pitch, flop. 

I think it just comes down to experience and game management. I grew up in MA and now live in FL. 
Back in MA you have bent grass fairways and greens, you can IMO play any type of shot off of it much easier, than the tight FL bermuda grass. Once I reized I'm better with the texas wedge / bump and run on those lies vs what I was use to it kind of just became second nature.
Same for the rough situation, most courses around here it's not very deep so your distances don't change, played LPGA and they let it ggrow and get thick, you can kinda of tell it's going to affect distance takes a shot or two to judge how much. 

Easy.
 
52° Gap Wedge
46° Pitching Wedge 
40° 9 iron
and so on.  
 
The only thing that is different is the number on the bottom, for real.  
 

I think it just comes down to experience and game management. I grew up in MA and now live in FL. 
Back in MA you have bent grass fairways and greens, you can IMO play any type of shot off of it much easier, than the tight FL bermuda grass. Once I reized I'm better with the texas wedge / bump and run on those lies vs what I was use to it kind of just became second nature.
Same for the rough situation, most courses around here it's not very deep so your distances don't change, played LPGA and they let it ggrow and get thick, you can kinda of tell it's going to affect distance takes a shot or two to judge how much. 

I read through all of this on a boring morning for me.
For me I play what I play as in old blades with "traditional" lofts. I could care less if someone else plays newer clubs with a PW of 43* which incidentally is an 8 iron for me. I know what I hit where I hit it. As it was mentioned people now days do not have a clue on lofts. Of course we have had "loft creep" all along. Good example is between the 80s Macgregor VIP blades I play everyday and my 1955 Hogan Precisions I play in vintage play some. Standard loft on my Mac 9 iron is 45* where the Hogan is 48*. Hogan on those sets calls the Equalizer (PW) at 52* Mac specs are 48* for the PW. See where I am coming from here?
To put it in a nutshell it is all about lofts and to some extend gapping. For example 52* is 52* no matter if you call it a PW or GW. Most people in our league now know not to club off of me. I could care less if Joe Blow hits his PW where I hit my 8 iron.
LOL I tried to pull the wool over on one of the course owner's sons who is a long knocker and pretty smart cookie. He is like 22 years old. I told him when I was his age I was as long as he or his brothers. He told me BS Stu you guys still had steel shafts, persimmon woods and balata balls no way you were longer. Yep like I said one smart cookie.
I know I am boring because I have my beliefs and will not argue the loft jacking thing or blades versus CBs either. I play what I play and someone else can play what they darn well please

But the weighting does make a difference, one of the biggest things to look at is the decent angle. If I hit a modern 8 Iron let's say old 6 Iron loft I can still stop it as good as a similarly hit classic 8 Iron, it will have less spin but a higher decent angle which is how they do it.
Also, most retro or classic lofted clubs are still about a club more than those clubs of the 70s or 80s
FWIW I can care less how far someone hits a club, I have enough golf issues than to worry about someone's loft and power compared to mine.

But the weighting does make a difference, one of the biggest things to look at is the decent angle. If I hit a modern 8 Iron let's say old 6 Iron loft I can still stop it as good as a similarly hit classic 8 Iron, it will have less spin but a higher decent angle which is how they do it.
Also, most retro or classic lofted clubs are still about a club more than those clubs of the 70s or 80s
FWIW I can care less how far someone hits a club, I have enough golf issues than to worry about someone's loft and power compared to mine.

For me I try to hit the most 'aggressive shot' that won't get me in trouble. Say a par 4 where the FW really tights around 250, not hitting driver and playing shot of that. For approaches I try to use my natural shot shape and play for that.
Big one, at least for me is in the short game, hit the easiest shot possible. For me I look at the lie and my order of preference is texas wedge, bump and run, chip, pitch, flop. 

For me I try to hit the most 'aggressive shot' that won't get me in trouble. Say a par 4 where the FW really tights around 250, not hitting driver and playing shot of that. For approaches I try to use my natural shot shape and play for that.
Big one, at least for me is in the short game, hit the easiest shot possible. For me I look at the lie and my order of preference is texas wedge, bump and run, chip, pitch, flop. 

Just a thought if you slowed your tempo maybe the shaft isn't a match, might not be loading it as you did before. 

Just a thought if you slowed your tempo maybe the shaft isn't a match, might not be loading it as you did before. 

They way my group typically plays it is, for the purpose of gambling, a gets zero, b gets 3 and c gets 6. Once you dot up the score card with who’s popping on what holes if anyone pushes its a push for the group. We are probably playing wrong but that’s what my group has agreed on. 

Maybe it will be sueful but I doubt it.
As mentioned before ppl pass a test to get their license then ignore all they learned. Also ettiquette is such a course to course and group to group thing. Sure ball marks, divots, and raking traps are common, but after that every place is different.
The tees I like and I mentioned elsewhere that 3 courses near me have signage. 1 is by HDCP, another course is by avg iron distance, a third is my avg driver distance. HDCP makes the most sense but let's be real most golfers don't have one. Distance is a tough one sure I can bomb drives but how often are you having a viable second shot

Biggest peeves are ball marks, and not playing ready golf (sans tournament)
I get slow play happens and if the course is stacked it stacked, but at least get on them. Waiting because you'll catch right back up is annoying to everyone behind you

Biggest peeves are ball marks, and not playing ready golf (sans tournament)
I get slow play happens and if the course is stacked it stacked, but at least get on them. Waiting because you'll catch right back up is annoying to everyone behind you