Colorado WRX 2017

[brianhorne8]

I'd be in if the timing was right!

 

Brian, just pointing out it's been 17 hours since you said you couldn't golf...

 

Ha! I should clarify later in the summer.

 

Yes, I have a problem. But I also have a super cool wife who lets me play, still. So yeah, I'm feeling lucky these days.

[pseudoswede]

Getting a group together to play the 36-hole special At the Old Course and Marianna would be a blast, Been trying to get a group together to do that for a little over a year, but can never get enough people at the same time.

 

Just played the Old Course a week ago. Enjoy walking that course.

 

I might've been inclined to join you except that I'm playing Red Hawk Ridge the next day. My wife and kids are leaving for Sweden early on 6/24, so I'm looking to get an early (8am) tee time somewhere. I'm thinking Riverdale Dunes since that is no longer in my golf league rotation. If anyone is interested, please let me know.

[masamitsu]

Apparently 29 is the age when golf related injuries start happening.

 

Just wait 'til you hit 40. Ow. This is the first year that I have pain in my hips after I golf. That can't be good.

 

Probably from hitting 3-iron 260 :golfer:

[masamitsu]

Mariana Butte is absolutely worth the drive. If you factor in price, it is one of the best courses on the front range in my opinion.

 

They do a 36-hole special out there where you play the old course and marianna butte for less than $100 with cart. I really want to do that one day.

 

 

Getting a group together to play the 36-hole special At the Old Course and Marianna would be a blast, Been trying to get a group together to do that for a little over a year, but can never get enough people at the same time.

 

Just played the Old Course a week ago. Enjoy walking that course.

 

I'd be down for that. Although this would require CINCHOUSE (Command-in-chief) approval.

[seven dewey]

Getting a group together to play the 36-hole special At the Old Course and Marianna would be a blast, Been trying to get a group together to do that for a little over a year, but can never get enough people at the same time.

 

Just played the Old Course a week ago. Enjoy walking that course.

 

I might've been inclined to join you except that I'm playing Red Hawk Ridge the next day. My wife and kids are leaving for Sweden early on 6/24, so I'm looking to get an early (8am) tee time somewhere. I'm thinking Riverdale Dunes since that is no longer in my golf league rotation. If anyone is interested, please let me know.

 

I would love to play early that day.....until you mentioned Riverdale :D

[forecast6236]

Joining up @ Meridian tomorrow.

 

#feelsgoodman

[jacobEDGE]

Last night were the playoffs for the spring TopGolf league...my teammate and I won it for a 3rd season in a row.

[TheKrushh]

Joining up @ Meridian tomorrow.

 

#feelsgoodman

 

Congrats man, that's awesome. I've heard there's a good group out there so you'll definitely have fun!

[forecast6236]

Joining up @ Meridian tomorrow.

 

#feelsgoodman

 

Congrats man, that's awesome. I've heard there's a good group out there so you'll definitely have fun!

Thx... first time joining somewhere private. Really looking forward to a good pace of play and I'm sure a good group. It would be nice to have a regular group for once!

[Gmcourtney]

Any South-siders interested in playing Saturday morning early at Saddle Rock? I just booked 6:30am for me... as of 10pm this evening there are two more spots open. I'll be walking and playing the short hitter tees... if that sounds like anyone's cup of tea, it'd be fun to meet up!

[pseudoswede]

In totally unrelated news, my 9-year-old and I went to the taping of American Ninja Warrior at Civic Center Park last night. That was a lot of fun.

[pseudoswede]

Last night were the playoffs for the spring TopGolf league...my teammate and I won it for a 3rd season in a row.

 

Congrats! How much does it cost? I know there is a fee to join, but do you also have to pay every week for bay time? And what do you win?

 

Might be a fun thing for us south-side WRXers to do.

[seven dewey]

Last night were the playoffs for the spring TopGolf league...my teammate and I won it for a 3rd season in a row.

 

Congrats! How much does it cost? I know there is a fee to join, but do you also have to pay every week for bay time? And what do you win?

 

Might be a fun thing for us south-side WRXers to do.

 

I went to Top Golf for drinks yesterday....unfortunately they don't believe in happy hour. But we wanted a good patio since it was nice out.

[masamitsu]

Any South-siders interested in playing Saturday morning early at Saddle Rock? I just booked 6:30am for me... as of 10pm this evening there are two more spots open. I'll be walking and playing the short hitter tees... if that sounds like anyone's cup of tea, it'd be fun to meet up!

 

If I weren't already playing I'd be interested.

 

In totally unrelated news, my 9-year-old and I went to the taping of American Ninja Warrior at Civic Center Park last night. That was a lot of fun.

 

Sounds fun. However, nothing compares to the OG Ninja Warrior.

[thaar]

Finally got out again for 9 today at South suburban. I've been super busy lately so I ha ent even been able to practice. Interesting day. Drove the ball really well, hitting 5/7 fairways and the ones I missed weren't far off. I almost drove the first green coming up only a yard short, which I birdied. My iron game was pretty good, only having 1 bad shot, hitting 6/9 greens (fairway bunker with no good angle to the green, pulled a bit left on a par 3, and chunked an approach). Chipping was meh on the 2/3 (one was awesome to save par). Putting was dreadful with 22 putts and a 4-putt for a +8 (44) overall :(. Had a birdie, 3 pars, 3 bogeys, and 2 triples.

 

I loathe the greens at South suburban which probably played a factor. They're really intimidating to me, so my distance control was terrible out of fear of going past the hole since I had many downhill or big breaking putts.

 

I'm pretty damn happy with the other parts of my game though. I swung the club quite well. I really feel like Montes clinic helped a lot, even though the adjustments I made were minor.

 

If I can play like this on Saturday and clean up my putting a bit, it should be a great day and hopefully win some net skins. Excited to see what my game does this season.

 

 

[Gmcourtney]

Any South-siders interested in playing Saturday morning early at Saddle Rock? I just booked 6:30am for me... as of 10pm this evening there are two more spots open. I'll be walking and playing the short hitter tees... if that sounds like anyone's cup of tea, it'd be fun to meet up!

 

If I weren't already playing I'd be interested.

Another weekend!

 

I was looking at the weather, and things don't look to promising for Saturday... hopefully getting out early, I'll be able to finish before storms roll in.

 

 

Tim...

If I ever hit 5 fairways and 6 greens on a single side, I might cry tears of joy.

[thaar]

Any South-siders interested in playing Saturday morning early at Saddle Rock? I just booked 6:30am for me... as of 10pm this evening there are two more spots open. I'll be walking and playing the short hitter tees... if that sounds like anyone's cup of tea, it'd be fun to meet up!

 

If I weren't already playing I'd be interested.

Another weekend!

 

I was looking at the weather, and things don't look to promising for Saturday... hopefully getting out early, I'll be able to finish before storms roll in.

 

 

Tim...

If I ever hit 5 fairways and 6 greens on a single side, I might cry tears of joy.

 

Haha mixed with tears of anger from putting. Thanks :)

[masamitsu]

Any South-siders interested in playing Saturday morning early at Saddle Rock? I just booked 6:30am for me... as of 10pm this evening there are two more spots open. I'll be walking and playing the short hitter tees... if that sounds like anyone's cup of tea, it'd be fun to meet up!

 

If I weren't already playing I'd be interested.

Another weekend!

 

I was looking at the weather, and things don't look to promising for Saturday... hopefully getting out early, I'll be able to finish before storms roll in.

 

 

Tim...

If I ever hit 5 fairways and 6 greens on a single side, I might cry tears of joy.

 

Haha mixed with tears of anger from putting. Thanks :)

 

Those greens at South Suburban a tough especially if you get in the wrong spot. You can't always go by the number of putts. Did you feel like you were rolling it well, starting on-line etc. I have days where I'll have a ton of putts but it's because I either 1) hit to the wrong spot on the green 2) completely misread the putt 3) Speed control was just a bit off. Any of those can quickly add to the number of putts. On the greens, I try to first find the line I want to hit the putt on (I normally play die speed), align my ball to that. Once I address the ball all I have to worry about is speed. Since I've been using this method I'm averaging 30 putts/round. I will note that I have spent quite a bit of time working on my stroke and lag putting.

 

When are we going to get out?

[masamitsu]

Mariana Butte is absolutely worth the drive. If you factor in price, it is one of the best courses on the front range in my opinion.

 

They do a 36-hole special out there where you play the old course and marianna butte for less than $100 with cart. I really want to do that one day.

 

 

Getting a group together to play the 36-hole special At the Old Course and Marianna would be a blast, Been trying to get a group together to do that for a little over a year, but can never get enough people at the same time.

 

Just played the Old Course a week ago. Enjoy walking that course.

 

I can do the weekend of 10-11 June if we want to get this going.

[masamitsu]

Here is an example of my putting improvement since the beginning of May. I know it's only 4 rounds but..

 

 

 

Need to improve the 6-15 range but overall happy with the improvement.

[thaar]

 

Those greens at South Suburban a tough especially if you get in the wrong spot. You can't always go by the number of putts. Did you feel like you were rolling it well, starting on-line etc. I have days where I'll have a ton of putts but it's because I either 1) hit to the wrong spot on the green 2) completely misread the putt 3) Speed control was just a bit off. Any of those can quickly add to the number of putts. On the greens, I try to first find the line I want to hit the putt on (I normally play die speed), align my ball to that. Once I address the ball all I have to worry about is speed. Since I've been using this method I'm averaging 30 putts/round. I will note that I have spent quite a bit of time working on my stroke and lag putting.

 

When are we going to get out?

 

I definitely struggled with picking the right line, which ended up with some terrible next putts. I tried to focus on distance control primarily but I was too tentative on some putts which screwed me too. I haven't putted all that bad lately so I'm hoping it's an anomaly.

 

As for playing, I have to take a good look at my schedule. It's pretty packed with kids swim team and men's club in the next 6wks, then vacation. Maybe we can squeeze 9 in after work though...

 

How is the new baby?

[masamitsu]

Those greens at South Suburban a tough especially if you get in the wrong spot. You can't always go by the number of putts. Did you feel like you were rolling it well, starting on-line etc. I have days where I'll have a ton of putts but it's because I either 1) hit to the wrong spot on the green 2) completely misread the putt 3) Speed control was just a bit off. Any of those can quickly add to the number of putts. On the greens, I try to first find the line I want to hit the putt on (I normally play die speed), align my ball to that. Once I address the ball all I have to worry about is speed. Since I've been using this method I'm averaging 30 putts/round. I will note that I have spent quite a bit of time working on my stroke and lag putting.

 

When are we going to get out?

 

I definitely struggled with picking the right line, which ended up with some terrible next putts. I tried to focus on distance control primarily but I was too tentative on some putts which screwed me too. I haven't putted all that bad lately so I'm hoping it's an anomaly.

 

As for playing, I have to take a good look at my schedule. It's pretty packed with kids swim team and men's club in the next 6wks, then vacation. Maybe we can squeeze 9 in after work though...

 

How is the new baby?

 

I may be able to make that work. I'm not too far from GVR.

 

Brandon is doing good. Still on oxygen but that's normal for a baby born 5 weeks early. We're (mostly my wife) still trying to get him on a good night sleep schedule so she can get some sleep. Some days are good, some not so. But he's sleeps a ton during the day. He might be a night owl like my wife.

[thaar]

Here is an example of my putting improvement since the beginning of May. I know it's only 4 rounds but..

 

 

 

Need to improve the 6-15 range but overall happy with the improvement.

 

That's impressive. What app are you using to track your stats? If I could average even 32 putts per round, my handicap would be close to yours! To be more realistic lol, I'd like to get my average putts per round to 35-36. I just looked at my scorecard again from yesterday, and I had 4 3-putts and 1 4-putt...for 9 freaking holes lol.

 

And we don't have to play GVR. In fact, that's a bit of a hike for me since I live close to South Suburban. I only joined the men's club there because I have a couple friends there, and I'm pretty familiar with the course since I worked on a project out at DIA for a number of years.

[masamitsu]

Using Get Real Golf Stats. So far I like it, it's helped me (being a stat junkie) narrow in where I'm losing strokes on a consistent basis and let's me know where I need to improve. It's probably a bit more expensive than I'd like and haven't decided if I'm going to renew. At this point I probably will because I think it's helped.

[Joelness]

I have a time today at Raccoon Creek for a practice round and need a 4th if anyone is interested. Tee time is 2:49.

[masamitsu]

I would but already playing at 1:00. A friend of a friend is celebrating 40. 40... Man, that was so long ago...

[brianhorne8]

I have a time today at Raccoon Creek for a practice round and need a 4th if anyone is interested. Tee time is 2:49.

 

Still have a spot? How much?

[brianhorne8]

I would but already playing at 1:00. A friend of a friend is celebrating 40. 40... Man, that was so long ago...

 

Not sure how I missed the baby's birth! Congrats, and I hope he's chugging along and getting big and strong. Get some sleep (says the guy who doesn't heed his own advice.) Lou sleeps all day. Last night was the first night she slept in her bassinet for more than 10 mins. Suffice to say, it was a good night.

 

My wife was 9 weeks early back in 1987. It's amazing how far we've come with infant care. Glad to hear the little dude is doing well.

[Joelness]

I have a time today at Raccoon Creek for a practice round and need a 4th if anyone is interested. Tee time is 2:49.

 

Still have a spot? How much?

Yep, I still have it. It's a muni so it'll be pretty cheap. I don't know their price.

[pseudoswede]

Raccoon Creek is actually a bit pricey. $56 for walking.

 

It's a good walking course. I would play it more often if it was in the low $40 range.