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[scomac2002]

Prior to purchasing the Jetspeed hybrid that I won at auction for $19 (NOS Ladies) I had a few Adams 5 hybrids on my watchlist.  All of a sudden I'm getting email offers from the vendors offering me 10%-20% off their BIN pricing options.  Almost has me considering picking up one of those  as they are both shafted appropriately and then reselling the NOS Jetspeed, hopefully for a profit.  Cheaper than changing a shaft if that proved to be a necessity.  Maybe I should lay down until the feeling goes away...😏 

[scomac2002]

7 hours ago, tolmij said:

DW just sent this to me via email, no idea why, help from Grillers would be good.

 

Talk about trying to find a needle in a haystack!  No wonder I have no idea how a woman's mind works or why she's reacting the way she is or even what she wants.  I'm lost in the labyrinth and there's a Minotaur waiting for me when things go wrong which it seems they inevitably will... 😬

[Sean2]

5 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

 

Talk about trying to find a needle in a haystack!  No wonder I have no idea how a woman's mind works or why she's reacting the way she is or even what she wants.  I'm lost in the labyrinth and there's a Minotaur waiting for me when things go wrong which it seems they inevitably will... 😬

Never mind a woman's mind, I have no idea how my mind works, lol. 

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

 

It's a good thing you added in a big money match STU.  With all this talk of who married whom I was beginning to wonder ...

😏

Yep I figured I would be just like Richard Nixon in this case as in making it PERFECTLY clear--- Yep I have been around here long enough to know how polluted the minds can get around here

[tolmij]

7 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

Prior to purchasing the Jetspeed hybrid that I won at auction for $19 (NOS Ladies) I had a few Adams 5 hybrids on my watchlist.  All of a sudden I'm getting email offers from the vendors offering me 10%-20% off their BIN pricing options.  Almost has me considering picking up one of those  as they are both shafted appropriately and then reselling the NOS Jetspeed, hopefully for a profit.  Cheaper than changing a shaft if that proved to be a necessity.  Maybe I should lay down until the feeling goes away...😏 

Its all about give me the money, DW finds the same problem, purchase something snd suddenly you are being enticed to purchase more of a similar item. Google always has is in its clutches.

[Sean2]

2 hours ago, BIG STU said:

Yep I figured I would be just like Richard Nixon in this case as in making it PERFECTLY clear--- Yep I have been around here long enough to know how polluted the minds can get around here

All that ozone sniffing...

[billh17]

beautiful day on the course. No crowds.  First hole at 1pm..54*.  just a super nice day. No wind.

Shot a very fun 88..lol. No fantastic shots, but no really horrible ones either. Now..as for the putting?? I think i will

just say it was a beautiful  afternoon of sunshine ! 

[scomac2002]

Good to hear that a few Grillers are still getting out on the links and posting some very nice scores to boot.  Who ever said that winter golf had detriments to quality of play?🤷‍♂️

[tolmij]

1 hour ago, scomac2002 said:

Good to hear that a few Grillers are still getting out on the links and posting some very nice scores to boot.  Who ever said that winter golf had detriments to quality of play?🤷‍♂️

lets be honest, the weather has never been detrimental to the quality of play, but the whether,  that is the brain clocking in, usually determines the score.🤨

[Sean2]

8 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

Good to hear that a few Grillers are still getting out on the links and posting some very nice scores to boot.  Who ever said that winter golf had detriments to quality of play?🤷‍♂️

I am planning on playing today. It will be a while though...a very hard frost. 

 

A friend of mine (Megan Khang) is playing in the US Women's Open. For a while she was on top of the leaderboard, but a double on 18 took care of that. 😑 She is currently tied for 12th. 

 

Her's is a compelling story: https://www.golfchannel.com/news/secret-war-forbidden-love-and-treacherous-journey-lpga-khangs

[tolmij]

23 minutes ago, Sean2 said:

I am planning on playing today. It will be a while though...a very hard frost. 

 

A friend of mine (Megan Khang) is playing in the US Women's Open. For a while she was on top of the leaderboard, but a double on 18 took care of that. 😑 She is currently tied for 12th. 

 

Her's is a compelling story: https://www.golfchannel.com/news/secret-war-forbidden-love-and-treacherous-journey-lpga-khangs

Excellent article, such a good news story.

[Divot License]

10 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

Good to hear that a few Grillers are still getting out on the links and posting some very nice scores to boot.  Who ever said that winter golf had detriments to quality of play?🤷‍♂️

The wife got out to play yesterday, course is very wet which is expected after a week of rain in south east England however she was very happy to shoot a 1 over handicap 89, which included 5 pars.

 

I've heard from other members that the greens have a disease issue currently with black rot setting in, which obviously the greens crew are taking measures to combat but this means the greens are less than ideal even for this time of year. 

[Conrad1953]

1 hour ago, Sean2 said:

I am planning on playing today. It will be a while though...a very hard frost. 

 

A friend of mine (Megan Khang) is playing in the US Women's Open. For a while she was on top of the leaderboard, but a double on 18 took care of that. 😑 She is currently tied for 12th. 

 

Her's is a compelling story: https://www.golfchannel.com/news/secret-war-forbidden-love-and-treacherous-journey-lpga-khangs

 

Very interesting story Sean. Thanks for sharing. I was watching yesterday. 

[scomac2002]

I got an email on Tuesday that a couple of courses I used to frequent are open for play from Wednesday to Saturday, walking only.  It's tempting I must say as the temps have been nudging up to 50°F yesterday and today.  Doesn't really fit in my plans as I curled yesterday and today.

 

Conditions should be pretty good.  I have even threatened to cut my grass one last time as it's quite thick, lush and green still.  Once the Christmas decorations come down I may actually do it!

[scomac2002]

2 minutes ago, Conrad1953 said:

 

Very interesting story Sean. Thanks for sharing. I was watching yesterday. 

 Indeed.  As I was reading the article I immediately thought about Gran Torino and the struggles depicted that the Hmong family endured.

[Sean2]

4 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

 Indeed.  As I was reading the article I immediately thought about Gran Torino and the struggles depicted that the Hmong family endured.

Which makes her story all the more compelling. When she was an amateur, Meg probably played 75% fewer big tournaments then her peers as they didn't have the money to go to many of them (AJGA, Invitationals, etc.). When they did go, Lee drove. I remember one year, they drove to Indiana for a tournament, from there to DC, and from there to SC, then back home (Massachusetts). They would also try to find the cheapest hotel, which many times was a good hour and a half from the course. If Meg had an early tee time, she had to get up at like 3:30 am. 

 

She was the only amateur in modern times to play in 7 consecutive USGA Jr Girls tournaments. She qualified for her first US Women's Open at age 14, and she breezed through Q-School. 

 

There were a lot of naysayers, but Lee just ignored them and went about his business. He wasn't one of those strict task masters either. Meg had plenty of time to hang out with friends and what not. When she was 8, Paula Creamer was at our practice facility and watched Meg hit balls...she said to Meg: "See you in 10 years kid", and it happened, lol. 

[tolmij]

4 hours ago, Sean2 said:

Which makes her story all the more compelling. When she was an amateur, Meg probably played 75% fewer big tournaments then her peers as they didn't have the money to go to many of them (AJGA, Invitationals, etc.). When they did go, Lee drove. I remember one year, they drove to Indiana for a tournament, from there to DC, and from there to SC, then back home (Massachusetts). They would also try to find the cheapest hotel, which many times was a good hour and a half from the course. If Meg had an early tee time, she had to get up at like 3:30 am. 

 

She was the only amateur in modern times to play in 7 consecutive USGA Jr Girls tournaments. She qualified for her first US Women's Open at age 14, and she breezed through Q-School. 

 

There were a lot of naysayers, but Lee just ignored them and went about his business. He wasn't one of those strict task masters either. Meg had plenty of time to hang out with friends and what not. When she was 8, Paula Creamer was at our practice facility and watched Meg hit balls...she said to Meg: "See you in 10 years kid", and it happened, lol. 

Seen this many times, many think if you are not using recognised professionals, no matter what the sport or occupation, you cannot succeed. I can also see them calling her and her father upstarts. Its really good to see them making them eat their words. They sound like a friendly well adjusted family pursuing their dream and deserve all they have worked so hard for.

[billh17]

nice round !

Edited December 12, 2020 by billh17
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[SixtySomePing]

On 12/10/2020 at 8:01 PM, billh17 said:

beautiful day on the course. No crowds.  First hole at 1pm..54*.  just a super nice day. No wind.

Shot a very fun 88..lol. No fantastic shots, but no really horrible ones either. Now..as for the putting?? I think i will

just say it was a beautiful  afternoon of sunshine ! 

It was beautiful in our part of Ohio too bill, it got up to 65*, hard to believe it's December...

[Sean2]

12 hours ago, tolmij said:

Seen this many times, many think if you are not using recognised professionals, no matter what the sport or occupation, you cannot succeed. I can also see them calling her and her father upstarts. Its really good to see them making them eat their words. They sound like a friendly well adjusted family pursuing their dream and deserve all they have worked so hard for.

You hit the nail on the head, Tol. 

[tolmij]

We love our bird life around the house, and have been feeding them for a while. Sometime ago we purchased a stick to the window bird feeder and whilst we have never seen them use it the food has been going down and replaced.

 

Last night one of the cats was interested in the bird feeder, when the light was switched on this is what was there.

[scomac2002]

We have a squirrel proof bird feeder, but that doesn't stop chipmunks from draping across the perches and getting their fill!

[Divot License]

Just having breakfast and coffee before the wife and I head out to play.

 

Were visiting a course today she hasn't played since she started playing almost 4 years ago. Wil be interesting to see the difference in scores between back then and now. 

[tolmij]

1 hour ago, Jedaigeki said:

Just having breakfast and coffee before the wife and I head out to play.

 

Were visiting a course today she hasn't played since she started playing almost 4 years ago. Wil be interesting to see the difference in scores between back then and now. 

Wow, good variety of courses played, Hatchford brook near the Birmingham exhibition centre used to be the course I usually played, good until the planes landed then it was a little noisy.

[scomac2002]

That's an impressive list of course that you have played @Jedaigeki!  You've covered quite a bit of territory in just 4 years.  How many games a year do you play?

[Divot License]

10 hours ago, tolmij said:

Wow, good variety of courses played, Hatchford brook near the Birmingham exhibition centre used to be the course I usually played, good until the planes landed then it was a little noisy.

 

6 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

That's an impressive list of course that you have played @Jedaigeki!  You've covered quite a bit of territory in just 4 years.  How many games a year do you play?

thanks guys, play about 120-150 rounds a year. The majority are at our home course but we both make an effort to play other courses as much as possible both with each other and within our golfing circles.

[scomac2002]

That's a serious amount of golf!  My body wouldn't hold up for any more than half that.

[tolmij]

Today was suppose to be a working in the garden day, unfortunately the weather has taken an early turn for rain. Storms all along the east coast, king-tides, tidal surges and high winds have contributed to massive beach erosion and floods.

 

We are lucky where we live as a range of hills diverts the worst of it and we are high enough that the floods don't reach us. Did some art, ate plenty and am now sitting up in bed with a glass of wine, white wine as red brings on my gout.

Edited December 14, 2020 by tolmij

[Divot License]

15 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

That's a serious amount of golf!  My body wouldn't hold up for any more than half that.

Thankfully I'm still pretty "young" so my body can manage it however most of the guys I play with are older than me and still play close to the same number of rounds. 

 

It also helps to get out and play when everyone in the house plays golf also.  

[scomac2002]

I have no doubt that if yearround golf was viable where I live, I would be doing it.  Truth be told, it probably is to a degree in that there are courses that open up throughout the winter for brief periods, but I've never been fond of cold weather golf as in single digits and the accompanying mud that comes on those days when the sun is out and the wind is at bay.