Funny you should mention that, Tony - I just got picked to play for Dunbar in our opening match in the East Lothian Winter League (which was today against Royal Musselburgh), and much to my surprise I discovered on the first tee that all of the matches are at foursomes, which I'd never played before! I was particularly pleased to have a crack at foursomes in a team format so soon after watching the Ryder Cup on TV...
I have to say, it was a *lot* of fun. I think my span of concentration is only just about good enough for half a round's worth of shots anyway, but it really gets you hooked up with your partner in a way that better-ball doesn't, particularly in a match which means something. I made a couple of long-ish putts early on, which helped a lot; I think if you hit a bad shot or putt early on and then that part of your game gets frozen out for a while (e.g. in my match today I didn't hit a full-length approach shot into a green until the 7th hole), it can be really difficult to get back into the swing of it. I'd imagine it can also be really deflating if one of you is constantly putting your partner into trouble. But on the flip side, if you do something well, you really feel like you've done something for your partner and not just yourself - and when you both get in a good groove (which happened to us today), you can keep each other going more than you can when you're just fighting for yourself.
There's a fair amount of foursomes golf over here in the UK, actually, so I'm sure there are others with much more experience than I have, but I'm really keen to get out there and play in the league again!
Cheers,
Darren