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Post by rizzuto on Feb 9, 2022 17:46:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I've had many people tell me about their wonderful ability at the old golf game. Usually, they are individuals who look as athletic as toads. My stance is usually, "Well, let's go to the range and show me your swing!" They have to prove those 300 yard drives down the middle to me. So few of mine were down the middle. I also found I was not much more accurate with my 3 wood off the tee, though my last couple of years I also unlocked the power in that stick and was seeing some sweet 275 yarders or so. I think until then I had babied it a bit, trying to hard to hit it straight. Once I got my weight shift into every club in the bag, everything became 20-30-40 yards longer. It was all straighter, too… but more edge of the rough/fairway than down the middle. I can still see some of those shots I “pured” down the middle. That means there weren’t that many… 🤓 Your approach to golf is much like my father-in-law, who incidentally swings the club somewhere between a softball bat and an axe. Harlan even used to spit in his hands before each drive. Nothing made him happier than distance, and he had a wide receiver’s memory for bad drives. Every full swing was nearly out of his shoes. Several years ago, he told me he was hitting his pitching wedge 150 yards. My reply was “Why would you want to?” Admittedly, I was seduced by distance for years, but I got tired of watching 75 year olds shooting their age or lower without hitting a single club over 200 yards, while I was bombing drives by them over 100 yards and then putting for bogey. |
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Post by inger on Feb 9, 2022 17:50:07 GMT -5
A man after my own heart. Plus you still had three bucks left over for an emergency. When we first got married, my wife and I used to say that our financial plan revolved around getting to the ATM first.  There were many times that Sarah would sheepishly but casually inform me not to take any money out of the account until such and such a date. This usually occurred by forgetting about a purchase or that some biannual insurance had come due. For me, it meant foregoing lunch a time or two until one of us were paid. Thank goodness for credit cards. Speaking of which… right after spending nearly three weeks at home sick, my car insurance will be due soon. If you’ve never lived in Colorado it might be surprising that it was over 2 grand last year. Thank goodness I’m well again and hustling the last three weeks… |
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Post by inger on Feb 9, 2022 17:54:42 GMT -5
So few of mine were down the middle. I also found I was not much more accurate with my 3 wood off the tee, though my last couple of years I also unlocked the power in that stick and was seeing some sweet 275 yarders or so. I think until then I had babied it a bit, trying to hard to hit it straight. Once I got my weight shift into every club in the bag, everything became 20-30-40 yards longer. It was all straighter, too… but more edge of the rough/fairway than down the middle. I can still see some of those shots I “pured” down the middle. That means there weren’t that many… 🤓 Your approach to golf is much like my father-in-law, who incidentally swings the club somewhere between a softball bat and an axe. Harlan even used to spit in his hands before each drive. Nothing made him happier than distance, and he had a wide receiver’s memory for bad drives. Every full swing was nearly out of his shoes. Several years ago, he told me he was hitting his pitching wedge 150 yards. My reply was “Why would you want to?” Admittedly, I was seduced by distance for years, but I got tired of watching 75 year olds shooting their age or lower without hitting a single club over 200 yards, while I was bombing drives by them over 100 yards and then putting for bogey. 150 for PW is long. I was hitting my 9 iron 145 or so when I last played… 200 yard holes with room for a run up were 5 irons… I was tempted to take my old Billy Club 1 iron out. Only problem with that baby was it was on the screws or you were screwed… |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 9, 2022 18:09:31 GMT -5
Your approach to golf is much like my father-in-law, who incidentally swings the club somewhere between a softball bat and an axe. Harlan even used to spit in his hands before each drive. Nothing made him happier than distance, and he had a wide receiver’s memory for bad drives. Every full swing was nearly out of his shoes. Several years ago, he told me he was hitting his pitching wedge 150 yards. My reply was “Why would you want to?” Admittedly, I was seduced by distance for years, but I got tired of watching 75 year olds shooting their age or lower without hitting a single club over 200 yards, while I was bombing drives by them over 100 yards and then putting for bogey. 150 for PW is long. I was hitting my 9 iron 145 or so when I last played… 200 yard holes with room for a run up were 5 irons… I was tempted to take my old Billy Club 1 iron out. Only problem with that baby was it was on the screws or you were screwed… Years ago, I read an article in Golf Magazine in which a tour player was asked for one piece of advice for hackers to improve their game. Realistically, he said most amateurs do not have the time or wherewithal to practice or to take regular lessons and that in his experience most casual golfers come up short of the green and the pin. So, his advice was whatever club you decide to hit for any individual shot, go ahead and take one or even two more clubs. His rationale wasn’t just one dimensional, as he explained that taking an extra club would encourage the average golfer to make better contact by not over swinging. And, even hitting too long might just mean being on the back of the green or over, when most trouble resides to one or both sides and typically short. |
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Post by inger on Feb 9, 2022 18:18:39 GMT -5
150 for PW is long. I was hitting my 9 iron 145 or so when I last played… 200 yard holes with room for a run up were 5 irons… I was tempted to take my old Billy Club 1 iron out. Only problem with that baby was it was on the screws or you were screwed… Years ago, I read an article in Golf Magazine in which a tour player was asked for one piece of advice for hackers to improve their game. Realistically, he said most amateurs do not have the time or wherewithal to practice or to take regular lessons and that in his experience most casual golfers come up short of the green and the pin. So, his advice was whatever club you decide to hit for any individual shot, go ahead and take one or even two more clubs. His rationale wasn’t just one dimensional, as he explained that taking an extra club would encourage the average golfer to make better contact by not over swinging. And, even hitting too long might just mean being on the back of the green or over, when most trouble resides to one or both sides and typically short. When I was toting around that 30-36 handicap that was my strategy, especially on water holes. My golfing buddy was a 6 handicapper and it would aggravate him to no end that I was “accommodating” a poor shot. He once told me I needed to improve my strategy. I told him that wasn’t true. It was my accuracy. Strategy is useless if you have no idea where the ball was going. Funny, I don’t think I ever saw him hit a ball longer than 250. When would hit a ball into the weeds or woods, he would always look a good 50 yards behind us for my errant shot. One time I saw a ball ricochet off a branch of a tree and shoot to the left. He insisted we stop a full 100 yards short of the tree to search for it. His eyesight was going bad by then… |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 9, 2022 18:28:07 GMT -5
Years ago, I read an article in Golf Magazine in which a tour player was asked for one piece of advice for hackers to improve their game. Realistically, he said most amateurs do not have the time or wherewithal to practice or to take regular lessons and that in his experience most casual golfers come up short of the green and the pin. So, his advice was whatever club you decide to hit for any individual shot, go ahead and take one or even two more clubs. His rationale wasn’t just one dimensional, as he explained that taking an extra club would encourage the average golfer to make better contact by not over swinging. And, even hitting too long might just mean being on the back of the green or over, when most trouble resides to one or both sides and typically short. When I was toting around that 30-36 handicap that was my strategy, especially on water holes. My golfing buddy was a 6 handicapper and it would aggravate him to no end that I was “accommodating” a poor shot. He once told me I needed to improve my strategy. I told him that wasn’t true. It was my accuracy. Strategy is useless if you have no idea where the ball was going. Funny, I don’t think I ever saw him hit a ball longer than 250. When would hit a ball into the weeds or woods, he would always look a good 50 yards behind us for my errant shot. One time I saw a ball ricochet off a branch of a tree and shoot to the left. He insisted we stop a full 100 yards short of the tree to search for it. His eyesight was going bad by then… Harlan usually enjoyed when I was in the weeds or woods, as his absolutely favorite fun on the golf course was finding balls. If he could come home with five or ten extra balls in his golf bag, he was a happy man! |
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Post by inger on Feb 9, 2022 18:34:58 GMT -5
When I was toting around that 30-36 handicap that was my strategy, especially on water holes. My golfing buddy was a 6 handicapper and it would aggravate him to no end that I was “accommodating” a poor shot. He once told me I needed to improve my strategy. I told him that wasn’t true. It was my accuracy. Strategy is useless if you have no idea where the ball was going. Funny, I don’t think I ever saw him hit a ball longer than 250. When would hit a ball into the weeds or woods, he would always look a good 50 yards behind us for my errant shot. One time I saw a ball ricochet off a branch of a tree and shoot to the left. He insisted we stop a full 100 yards short of the tree to search for it. His eyesight was going bad by then… Harlan usually enjoyed when I was in the weeds or woods, as his absolutely favorite fun on the golf course was finding balls. If he could come home with five or ten extra balls in his golf bag, he was a happy man! I liked it too! Sometimes I’d joke about being tow over or 1 under, meaning the number of balls I walked on the course with. I got a kick out of this: One day I joined up with a threesome to flush it out to four. One of the guys had found one of my balls on a previous round and was using it… I had a very distinctive ball mark… |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 9, 2022 19:07:45 GMT -5
Harlan usually enjoyed when I was in the weeds or woods, as his absolutely favorite fun on the golf course was finding balls. If he could come home with five or ten extra balls in his golf bag, he was a happy man! I liked it too! Sometimes I’d joke about being tow over or 1 under, meaning the number of balls I walked on the course with. I got a kick out of this: One day I joined up with a threesome to flush it out to four. One of the guys had found one of my balls on a previous round and was using it… I had a very distinctive ball mark… Have you ever noticed that Top-Flight balls are the most commonly found ball in the woods and the water? |
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Post by inger on Feb 9, 2022 19:17:24 GMT -5
I liked it too! Sometimes I’d joke about being tow over or 1 under, meaning the number of balls I walked on the course with. I got a kick out of this: One day I joined up with a threesome to flush it out to four. One of the guys had found one of my balls on a previous round and was using it… I had a very distinctive ball mark… Have you ever noticed that Top-Flight balls are the most commonly found ball in the woods and the water? Yep. And I’ve popped a few in there, too. I think I still have about 100 or so “game quality” golf balls that were finders, and more that were of range quality (nicks, scuffs, sun bleached, etc). I have t bought golf balls in a long time… probably none in the he last three years or so I played. There was one hole on that course I played regularly in KY (Houston Oaks)that many players would hit the ball over the green. There were trees on a hill back there, then there was a stream at the bottom of the hill with long grass and a few snakes. Once I went down there and emerged with 50 balls. A surprising number could have been found in the trees without clambering down the hill, but they were left for dead by their owners… I saw maybe three snakes that day, but they were on the run from me… Good balls. Most of the players on that course were horse people or professional men, doctors, lawyers, Indian chiefs… |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 9, 2022 19:53:54 GMT -5
Have you ever noticed that Top-Flight balls are the most commonly found ball in the woods and the water? Yep. And I’ve popped a few in there, too. I think I still have about 100 or so “game quality” golf balls that were finders, and more that were of range quality (nicks, scuffs, sun bleached, etc). I have t bought golf balls in a long time… probably none in the he last three years or so I played. There was one hole on that course I played regularly in KY (Houston Oaks)that many players would hit the ball over the green. There were trees on a hill back there, then there was a stream at the bottom of the hill with long grass and a few snakes. Once I went down there and emerged with 50 balls. A surprising number could have been found in the trees without clambering down the hill, but they were left for dead by their owners… I saw maybe three snakes that day, but they were on the run from me… Good balls. Most of the players on that course were horse people or professional men, doctors, lawyers, Indian chiefs… Harlan would have fought you for that stash. He used to take his shoes and socks off, then wade into a culvert or stream to pick up balls. Cracked me up every time. Once, I had to lower my golfball retriever tool to help pull him up back onto the course, as he was using one hand to hold about twenty balls in his shirt that was pulled up over his belly. A friend of mine once asked me if I was embarrassed because Harlan was down in the creek. Why should I be embarrassed? Harlan was the one in the creek! I never understood the sentiment that someone else's behavior should reflect upon me. I thought it was hilarious. |
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Post by inger on Feb 9, 2022 20:28:37 GMT -5
Yep. And I’ve popped a few in there, too. I think I still have about 100 or so “game quality” golf balls that were finders, and more that were of range quality (nicks, scuffs, sun bleached, etc). I have t bought golf balls in a long time… probably none in the he last three years or so I played. There was one hole on that course I played regularly in KY (Houston Oaks)that many players would hit the ball over the green. There were trees on a hill back there, then there was a stream at the bottom of the hill with long grass and a few snakes. Once I went down there and emerged with 50 balls. A surprising number could have been found in the trees without clambering down the hill, but they were left for dead by their owners… I saw maybe three snakes that day, but they were on the run from me… Good balls. Most of the players on that course were horse people or professional men, doctors, lawyers, Indian chiefs… Harlan would have fought you for that stash. He used to take his shoes and socks off, then wade into a culvert or stream to pick up balls. Cracked me up every time. Once, I had to lower my golfball retriever tool to help pull him up back onto the course, as he was using one hand to hold about twenty balls in his shirt that was pulled up over his belly. A friend of mine once asked me if I was embarrassed because Harlan was down in the creek. Why should I be embarrassed? Harlan was the one in the creek! I never understood the sentiment that someone else's behavior should reflect upon me. I thought it was hilarious. Funniest real golf stories often regale activities of ball hunters and/or guys wading in a creek or pond… My buddy once related a story about a very meticulous man who was in his foursome. Every thing this guy did was neat, and he would study every situation at length before making a decision… He hit a ball in a stream on day. After looking the situation over he determined that the top of the ball was above the water surface and he could hit the ball out. He carefully removed his left shoe, and sat it on the seat of his golf cart. He then reminded his left sock, folded it and hung it on his golf bag. After taking a few practice swings sans shoe and sock he promptly put his RIGHT foot in the water, causing some chuckling. He swung and whiffed on the ball, whereupon the other three guys in the foursome laughed uproariously, fell on the ground and could not proceed for laughing. This drew the ire of the group behind them that had no idea why the foursome ahead of them was lying in the fairway instead of playing. They summoned a ranger. Once the story was explained (with great difficulty by laughing golfers), the ranger told them he understood. He would go back and tell the next couple of waiting groups what was going on. They should finish laughing and move on as soon as possible… |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 10, 2022 14:14:46 GMT -5
TEQUILA, get ready = We might be accused of POLITICS by you know who--for posting this article about the NFL???!!!
Fly to the Bunker NOW!!! Prepare for a Huge Rebuttal OR even worse...
SAD that this MIGHT Impact the Super Bowl--hoping that this is just a Bad Rumor???!!!
WE normally only watch the SB when Tom Brady is playing; however this Play-Off Season has been GREAT and WE like the Bengals = Tequila claims the Bengals are distant cousins of hers...Go Figure.
The planned American “freedom convoy” of truckers opposed to vaccine mandates, inspired by protests in Canada, could involve a blockade of the Super Bowl in Los Angeles this weekend that “could severely disrupt transportation, federal government, and law enforcement”, according to reports.
The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin to US law enforcement agencies warning of a convoy “potentially impacting Super Bowl LVI” on 13 February, and the 1 March State of the Union address in Washington, where the mooted convoy is likely to arrive, CBS reported.
The DHS bulletin said such a protest “could severely disrupt transportation, federal government, and law enforcement operations through gridlock and potential counter-protests”.
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Post by kaybli on Feb 10, 2022 14:21:27 GMT -5
OK dome you posted it and people can read it if they like. But lets avoid discussion of vaccine mandates. Talk about the game instead.  |
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Post by inger on Feb 10, 2022 20:45:37 GMT -5
TEQUILA, get ready = We might be accused of POLITICS by you know who--for posting this article about the NFL???!!!
Fly to the Bunker NOW!!! Prepare for a Huge Rebuttal OR even worse...
SAD that this MIGHT Impact the Super Bowl--hoping that this is just a Bad Rumor???!!!
WE normally only watch the SB when Tom Brady is playing; however this Play-Off Season has been GREAT and WE like the Bengals = Tequila claims the Bengals are distant cousins of hers...Go Figure.
The planned American “freedom convoy” of truckers opposed to vaccine mandates, inspired by protests in Canada, could involve a blockade of the Super Bowl in Los Angeles this weekend that “could severely disrupt transportation, federal government, and law enforcement”, according to reports.
The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin to US law enforcement agencies warning of a convoy “potentially impacting Super Bowl LVI” on 13 February, and the 1 March State of the Union address in Washington, where the mooted convoy is likely to arrive, CBS reported.
The DHS bulletin said such a protest “could severely disrupt transportation, federal government, and law enforcement operations through gridlock and potential counter-protests”.
Yawn… Let my girl Tequila know that there was never a Beak-Toothed Tiger. The upside of that is that it never became extinct… |
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Post by domeplease on Feb 11, 2022 14:12:38 GMT -5
WE thought that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady OR Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp should have won MVP.
Hope Rodgers retires (We have no use for him...NONE!!!).
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There were many times that Sarah would sheepishly but casually inform me not to take any money out of the account until such and such a date. This usually occurred by forgetting about a purchase or that some biannual insurance had come due. For me, it meant foregoing lunch a time or two until one of us were paid. Thank goodness for credit cards. 
