MD/DC/VA Golfers - Twelve Monkeys Mental Divergence

[TheCityGame]

> @misplacedtexan83 said:

> > @2moreTerps said:

> > that gif is actually interesting. your hands are remarkably close at impact to their address position. that's a trademark of good ball strikers. some people like me and phil mickelson have their hands way higher. Fabb why does it matter if your head is backing up? I'm not sure I believe that you are throwing your hands at the ball.

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> His lower body is stalling and his hands are taking over.

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> Probably why he feels he is throwing his hands

 

That's probably a good take.

 

I say "probably" because I don't know jack about the swing.

 

But, I know where my ding a ling is pointed at impact, and it's quite left of where his ding a ling is pointed.

 

 

[2moreTerps]

tex my epic is standard. it's not the head that's the major difference. the shaft is way different. i had to baby the last one. i have to hit this one. city shouldn't have changed drivers because he hit his old one well. i didn't hit my old one well i just (kinda) knew my misses and could play for them

[ALTSean]

> @TheCityGame said:

> > @misplacedtexan83 said:

> > > @2moreTerps said:

> > > that gif is actually interesting. your hands are remarkably close at impact to their address position. that's a trademark of good ball strikers. some people like me and phil mickelson have their hands way higher. Fabb why does it matter if your head is backing up? I'm not sure I believe that you are throwing your hands at the ball.

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> > His lower body is stalling and his hands are taking over.

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> > Probably why he feels he is throwing his hands

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> That's probably a good take.

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> I say "probably" because I don't know jack about the swing.

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> But, I know where my ding a ling is pointed at impact, and it's quite left of where his ding a ling is pointed.

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As Harvey Penick used to say, "you have to swing the ding."

[baddomes]

> @TheCityGame said:

> > @baddomes said:

> > I don't know in what context I want to use this gif, but I'm going to present it anyway.

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Oh I'm sorry are we doing easy jokes today?

[TheCityGame]

Gonna be like 15 players going to the second hole for 1 spot. Short down hill par 5 with a wicked green. That should be good.

 

edit : 18 players.

[TheCityGame]

> @baddomes said:

> > @TheCityGame said:

> > > @baddomes said:

> > > I don't know in what context I want to use this gif, but I'm going to present it anyway.

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> Oh I'm sorry are we doing easy jokes today?

 

Gotta know your audience.

[baddomes]

> @baddomes said:

> > @TheCityGame said:

> > > @baddomes said:

> > > I don't know in what context I want to use this gif, but I'm going to present it anyway.

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> Oh I'm sorry are we doing easy jokes today?

 

Here should have been my response:

 

That's a very "Platinum Tees" joke.

[misplacedtexan83]

> @TheCityGame said:

> > @misplacedtexan83 said:

> > > @2moreTerps said:

> > > that gif is actually interesting. your hands are remarkably close at impact to their address position. that's a trademark of good ball strikers. some people like me and phil mickelson have their hands way higher. Fabb why does it matter if your head is backing up? I'm not sure I believe that you are throwing your hands at the ball.

> >

> > His lower body is stalling and his hands are taking over.

> >

> > Probably why he feels he is throwing his hands

>

> That's probably a good take.

>

> I say "probably" because I don't know jack about the swing.

>

> But, I know where my ding a ling is pointed at impact, and it's quite left of where his ding a ling is pointed.

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Where The ding a ling goes.. the balls most follow..

 

[misplacedtexan83]

> @2moreTerps said:

> tex my epic is standard. it's not the head that's the major difference. the shaft is way different. i had to baby the last one. i have to hit this one. city shouldn't have changed drivers because he hit his old one well. i didn't hit my old one well i just (kinda) knew my misses and could play for them

 

Well I would hate to feel I have to go after every drive instead of just swinging normal.

 

 

 

[TheCityGame]

> @TheCityGame said:

> Gonna be like 15 players going to the second hole for 1 spot. Short down hill par 5 with a wicked green. That should be good.

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> edit : 18 players.

 

they're not playing hole 2. Not sure what hole they're playing on.

[TheCityGame]

> @TheCityGame said:

> > @TheCityGame said:

> > Gonna be like 15 players going to the second hole for 1 spot. Short down hill par 5 with a wicked green. That should be good.

> >

> > edit : 18 players.

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> they're not playing hole 2. Not sure what hole they're playing on.

 

actually they are, but they converted to a par 4. I was confused by the announcers saying "par is a good score here".

[baddomes]

Get those guys out on Thisle Du all at the same time and play stymies.

[ceejay81]

The 2nd hole on #4 is my favorite green complex on that course. They buried 2 or maybe even 3 woolly mammoths under the green.

 

Christian is down there now visiting his dad, playing #9 now and playing #7 on Friday. He's going to the tournament tomorrow. So jealous.

[FAbb]

> @2moreTerps said:

> Fabb why does it matter if your head is backing up? I'm not sure I believe that you are throwing your hands at the ball.

 

Not a self diagnosed thing. I brought a professional to the range with me after the round lol.

 

Go look at anybody that's somebody. They ain't backing up.

 

 

Thank you for making me regret posting, Domes. I'm having daydream nightmares of that GIF already.

[ALTSean]

Chris Stroud ain't backing up.

[FAbb]

> @2moreTerps said:

> tex my epic is standard. it's not the head that's the major difference. the shaft is way different. i had to baby the last one. i have to hit this one. city shouldn't have changed drivers because he hit his old one well. i didn't hit my old one well i just (kinda) knew my misses and could play for them

 

If you haven't really started getting along with it by now, it might be time to exercise that 30 day playability deal at 2nd Swing.

[FAbb]

> @ALTSean said:

> Chris Stroud ain't backing up.

 

Indeed. I'm definitely more like a 10 handicap than Chris Stroud.

[2moreTerps]

> @FAbb said:

> > @2moreTerps said:

> > tex my epic is standard. it's not the head that's the major difference. the shaft is way different. i had to baby the last one. i have to hit this one. city shouldn't have changed drivers because he hit his old one well. i didn't hit my old one well i just (kinda) knew my misses and could play for them

>

> If you haven't really started getting along with it by now, it might be time to exercise that 30 day playability deal at 2nd Swing.

 

45 days fortunately. i do want to look up when that was. i've played 3 club c rounds and 1 casual round with it. i wasn't exactly trying to figure it out the first three rounds. i was 100% playing golf. i'm not very far into the adjustment time period. and i'm not totally convinced that a driver that goes significantly further isn't to my benefit anyway? for me hitting it further off the tee may be a more realistic path to improvement than hitting it straighter?

[ceejay81]

13 players for 1 spot now, on the 17th hole.

 

That's the hole where I hit my tee shot across the road and Fort filmed my shot back into the fairway while traffic was stopped to let me hit :lol:

[Ocgolfrick]

> @TheCityGame said:

> > @misplacedtexan83 said:

> > > @2moreTerps said:

> > > that gif is actually interesting. your hands are remarkably close at impact to their address position. that's a trademark of good ball strikers. some people like me and phil mickelson have their hands way higher. Fabb why does it matter if your head is backing up? I'm not sure I believe that you are throwing your hands at the ball.

> >

> > His lower body is stalling and his hands are taking over.

> >

> > Probably why he feels he is throwing his hands

>

> That's probably a good take.

>

> I say "probably" because I don't know jack about the swing.

>

> But, I know where my ding a ling is pointed at impact, and it's quite left of where his ding a ling is pointed.

>

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>

 

TIL that Fabb's Ding a Ling is so big he has trouble getting his hips around it to the impact position.

[TheCityGame]

> @ceejay81 said:

> 13 players for 1 spot now, on the 17th hole.

>

> That's the hole where I hit my tee shot across the road and Fort filmed my shot back into the fairway while traffic was stopped to let me hit :lol:

 

That's where I snap hooked one against Obee and then broke my hybrid shaft in my backswing on my second shot. Then, a couple of us teed off on the wrong 18th hole.

[TheCityGame]

> @Ocgolfrick said:

> > @TheCityGame said:

> > > @misplacedtexan83 said:

> > > > @2moreTerps said:

> > > > that gif is actually interesting. your hands are remarkably close at impact to their address position. that's a trademark of good ball strikers. some people like me and phil mickelson have their hands way higher. Fabb why does it matter if your head is backing up? I'm not sure I believe that you are throwing your hands at the ball.

> > >

> > > His lower body is stalling and his hands are taking over.

> > >

> > > Probably why he feels he is throwing his hands

> >

> > That's probably a good take.

> >

> > I say "probably" because I don't know jack about the swing.

> >

> > But, I know where my ding a ling is pointed at impact, and it's quite left of where his ding a ling is pointed.

> >

> >

> >

>

> TIL that Fabb's Ding a Ling is so big he has trouble getting his hips around it to the impact position.

 

Conservation of angular momentum.

 

 

[gregh729]

> @Ocgolfrick said:

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> TIL that Fabb's Ding a Ling is so big he has trouble getting his hips around it to the impact position.

 

It really depends on what type of undies you have one. Tighty whities/boxer briefs/banana hammock tends to keep Big Jim and the twins quiet. If you rock boxers or heaven forbid, to commando, use can use the centrifugal force of the dingus flopping to speed the hips to gain some distance. Disclaimer - I do not recommend going commando walking the golf course. Especially in 90 degree temps are if you are carrying extra lbs.

[TheCityGame]

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[FAbb]

> @2moreTerps said:

> 45 days fortunately. i do want to look up when that was. i've played 3 club c rounds and 1 casual round with it. i wasn't exactly trying to figure it out the first three rounds. i was 100% playing golf. i'm not very far into the adjustment time period. and i'm not totally convinced that a driver that goes significantly further isn't to my benefit anyway? for me hitting it further off the tee may be a more realistic path to improvement than hitting it straighter?

 

I'm not convinced you can't have a driver you hit further, and also consistently. You went in there and got a recommendation to find a head of approximately X degrees of loft, with an x-flex shaft approximately X grams in weight. You half-a$$ hit a few different things, and then walked out with something you never really hit. Take an hour, and hit more different things, until you find what you like the most.

 

If I've been hitting something for 4 rounds, and I'm not sure about it by then, there's 0.0 chance I'm keeping that club around.

[aiyyer]

My birthday today and reading about ding a lings sitting at Worthington.

Same routine every year.9

Morning round at Musket - free on your birthday!

Lunch at Worthington.

Afternoon round at Whiskey Creek.

Musket is one of my favorite courses - scenic and relaxed but penal if you are not in the fairway. Fairways and course are not up to their usual standards though but still good. Only course where i feel i have to hit all my long clubs off the tee. Course seems to be aging along with the mainly Uber senior guys that were there / guess you have to be retired to play during the week.

[ceejay81]

> @aiyyer said:

> My birthday today and reading about ding a lings sitting at Worthington.

> Morning round at Musket - free on your birthday!

 

Happy Birthday! And that is some good cheat code knowledge for Musket. I hope there's still some global warmering in November when my bday comes around.

 

[ceejay81]

I finished my trip report from Scotland in the UK travel section. Bunch of posts - not my best work. But plenty of golf pics posted.

 

[https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/1784369/july-2019-scotland-wedding-golf-trip-report](https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/1784369/july-2019-scotland-wedding-golf-trip-report "https://forums.golfwrx.com/discussion/1784369/july-2019-scotland-wedding-golf-trip-report")

[aiyyer]

Bailed on Whiskey to watch the US Amateur

Rooting for City’s Indian brother - Akshay Bhatia...

 

[endlesswinterco]

Calling those that have played in NJ....and Kent as he has played every course known to mankind!

Scotland Run, Neshanic Valley, architects or BallyOwen