MD/DC/VA Golfers - Twelve Monkeys Mental Divergence

[Ocgolfrick]

3 hours ago, gsrjc said:

He’s like a ninja so he shows up and then disappears. 
 

When I see someone refer to one of our Asian members as a Ninja:

 

But then see it was another Asian that did it:

[Puppetmaster]

So yeah, got an 8 am tee time at Brambleton this morning, had a one hour frost delay, but being the second group off and behind 3 of the fastest senior citizens known to mankind, my threesome finished in 3:40. We did not see them once on the back nine, and the group following was about 3 holes behind us. It was like we had the course to ourselves. Loved it. The company turned out great too. Was paired up with two guys who clearly were golf buddies, and they were a nice balance of chatting/joking around yet with great pace of play. But not old man fast, clearly.  

 

Mixed round, parred the 9th and shot +10 on the front; 35 deg weather, hands of ice, too many layers, not enough coffee... do you need more excuses? Shot +1 on the back with 1 bird 1 double, so I think that's a win. It is always satisfying's to get out for a dry, sunny round in late November. Fairways there are in good shape, some tees are being reworked and are that pale yellow grass, rough off fairways and greens were decently lush, and the greens seemed smooth but slow.  

[SullGolf]

5 hours ago, davechen said:

 

You can blame the Twelve Monkeys thing on @eagle1997.  I thought the thread title ought to be something a little less disturbing.  FYI, this is the twelfth iteration of MD/DC/VA golf threads, although I don't think previous ones went nearly as long as this time.  Maybe its time to go to 13?

 

On the old forum software it used to get to a point where the thread completely bogged down after a certain number of posts.  It required starting a new thread and abandoning the old one.  The newer software fixed that, so we're stuck with Twelve Monkeys forever.

[misplacedtexan83]

3 hours ago, Puppetmaster said:

 

Didn't Tex have a giltter beard for some event? Or was that DCM? 

I did have a glitter beard for the 7s but there is a meme of DC with a glitter beard too.

[thechief16]

3 hours ago, Puppetmaster said:

 

Didn't Tex have a giltter beard for some event? Or was that DCM? 

Yes.  At least one playing of the 7s.  I was with him that day.

[HackinNut]

16 hours ago, Puppetmaster said:

Twas a nice morning for golf. 
 

 

 

That looks familiar .... Brambleton??   I play there every now & then.  I'm in Leesburg 

[ALTSean]

Happy Thanksgiving threadizens!  Hopefully some of you are getting an early round in today with the warm temps!

[aiyyer]

On 11/24/2020 at 3:34 PM, Ocgolfrick said:

When I see someone refer to one of our Asian members as a Ninja:

 

But then see it was another Asian that did it:

Ninja shot..

 

p

[J13]

haha nice shot from water.

 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[ALTSean]

1 hour ago, aiyyer said:

Ninja shot..

 

p

 

How many strokes was @bandondunes54 giving you that he had to hit out of the water?  

[Terphack]

Alright you Traeger guys,  how did the turkey's turn out?

[dcmidnight]

23 minutes ago, Terphack said:

Alright you Traeger guys,  how did the turkey's turn out?

 

Ridiculously good. Flavor was just an A+, skin was super crispy but the inside was still so juicy. After doing it this way for the first time, I cant imagine putting it in the oven again. I've never cooked a turkey in the oven anywhere near this.

 

Put a light coating of butter/rub on the outside to start. At around 155* internal I started basting it with a maple syrup/butter mix. We smoked it at 300*, I saw some guys that go to 350* but 300* worked just fine. For an 18 ln bird it took right around 3.5 hours.

 

 

Edited November 27, 2020 by dcmidnight

[ScottHutch2]

Hi all, new member here. Just moved to Howard county about 45 mins outside DC. Any recommendations on solid club techs in the general area? looking to get a few builds this winter. Cheers!

[mizuno player]

8 minutes ago, ScottHutch2 said:

Hi all, new member here. Just moved to Howard county about 45 mins outside DC. Any recommendations on solid club techs in the general area? looking to get a few builds this winter. Cheers!

I've used the golf Galaxy in Columbia/Jessup . I was very happy with the work and price. 

[gsrjc]

20 minutes ago, ScottHutch2 said:

Hi all, new member here. Just moved to Howard county about 45 mins outside DC. Any recommendations on solid club techs in the general area? looking to get a few builds this winter. Cheers!

Welcome to HoCo. I live there also and so do some other folks that post here. I generally go to Nick at Club champion in Rockville but I know others have recommended Nighthawk golf in Gambrills. There is a Second Swing in Columbia but I’ve never asked them to do anything. Good place to try out random stuff though. 

[ScottHutch2]

3 minutes ago, gsrjc said:

Welcome to HoCo. I live there also and so do some other folks that post here. I generally go to Nick at Club champion in Rockville but I know others have recommended Nighthawk golf in Gambrills. There is a Second Swing in Columbia but I’ve never asked them to do anything. Good place to try out random stuff though. 

Thanks a lot! 2nd swing was one of the places that came up on the quick google search I did, but i trust personal recommendations more. I appreciate your response, thanks a lot. P.S. HoCo seems pretty awesome so far.

[ScottHutch2]

18 minutes ago, mizuno player said:

I've used the golf Galaxy in Columbia/Jessup . I was very happy with the work and price. 

Thanks a lot, I am not too far from there so I will definitely check them out. Will prob stop by there over the weekend. 

[misplacedtexan83]

Could always attempt to build them yourself. Started to do that during covid 

[ScottHutch2]

22 minutes ago, misplacedtexan83 said:

Could always attempt to build them yourself. Started to do that during covid 

I have really given this some thought, I just don't think I am comfortable enough with that yet. I may experiment with installing grips and smaller changes, but when it comes to things like hotmelt, shaft trimming, etc. I think I will leave to the pros for now. 

[gsrjc]

1 hour ago, ScottHutch2 said:

Thanks a lot! 2nd swing was one of the places that came up on the quick google search I did, but i trust personal recommendations more. I appreciate your response, thanks a lot. P.S. HoCo seems pretty awesome so far.

Welcome. HoCo is great. We have golf club that most of us belong to known as the HIVE. Feel free to check us out in 2021. You can be a guest for 2 events I believe and then there is a vote by the membership.  HIVE leadership can chime in if I am incorrect. 
 

https://sites.google.com/view/thehivegolfclub

[golfday]

If you feel like coming into DC try out Matt G at the golf doctor. He’s done good work for me in the past.

 

To second previous comments, I’ve also heard very positive reviews on Nick at Club Champion.

[dcmidnight]

This is the first time I've heard of these Golf Pride grips that were designed to be changed without any tools at all? One, not sure how well it works in reality - these kinds of things seem to always be marketed as easier than they actually are. It also seems to only be for this one particular grip model but my guess would be that if it works, they would migrate it to all of their grips.

 

https://www.thehackersparadise.com/golf-pride-concept-helix-grips/

 

Edited December 1, 2020 by dcmidnight

[gregh729]

Interesting idea. I wonder how it would work with oversized or built up grips for us larger than normal guys

 

I didn't know THP was still online. I thought it had died off a while ago

[Johnny T]

That's a cool concept.  My first thought was "those have to be $15+ per."  Turns out they are $10.  Not too bad.  Might as well order a couple to see how they are.

 

 

Greg - No luck for you big handed guys according to the FAQs...

 

https://store.golfpride.com/store/grips/prod3360001/concept-helix

[zdtallan]

11 hours ago, ScottHutch2 said:

Thanks a lot! 2nd swing was one of the places that came up on the quick google search I did, but i trust personal recommendations more. I appreciate your response, thanks a lot. P.S. HoCo seems pretty awesome so far.

I've used both 2nd Swing and the GG in Columbia with great success for trimming shafts, pulling/switching adapters, and anything else that typically has to do with graphite that I don't have the ability to do myself.  I wouldn't hesitate to use either business again. 

[ScottHutch2]

9 hours ago, gsrjc said:

Welcome. HoCo is great. We have golf club that most of us belong to known as the HIVE. Feel free to check us out in 2021. You can be a guest for 2 events I believe and then there is a vote by the membership.  HIVE leadership can chime in if I am incorrect. 
 

https://sites.google.com/view/thehivegolfclub

I would definitely be interested in something like this. Would be a great way to meet folks and play the courses locally without going by myself all the time. Thanks a lot, I will definitely get in touch with you on that front.

[J13]

1 hour ago, dcmidnight said:

This is the first time I've heard of these Golf Pride grips that were designed to be changed without any tools at all? One, not sure how well it works in reality - these kinds of things seem to always be marketed as easier than they actually are. It also seems to only be for this one particular grip model but my guess would be that if it works, they would migrate it to all of their grips.

 

https://www.thehackersparadise.com/golf-pride-concept-helix-grips/

 

 

 

They are horrible and are a nightmare to put on.  Golf Pride is great but these are a giant flop.

[SullGolf]

I built two clubs 6-7 years ago. They are still holding up but are a bit sloppy looking.  Shaft isn’t quite aligned right and there’s a bit of extra epoxy.  My biggest mistake was removing a graphite shaft myself.  Destroyed the shaft and left some pieces in the hosel.  Was a huge PITA to drill and grind out the extra graphite and then clean the hosel properly.  I’m honestly surprised I never had any issues with the clubs over the years, which probably speaks to it being a relatively foolproof process (or my low swing speed).

 

I learned my lesson and will pay the pros for that.  It’s one of those things that isn’t hard, but takes practice to do it well.

 

GolfWorks offers shaft services like trimming and prepping the tips to take epoxy properly.  Then all you have to do is assemble.

[J13]

10 minutes ago, SullGolf said:

I built two clubs 6-7 years ago. They are still holding up but are a bit sloppy looking.  Shaft isn’t quite aligned right and there’s a bit of extra epoxy.  My biggest mistake was removing a graphite shaft myself.  Destroyed the shaft and left some pieces in the hosel.  Was a huge PITA to drill and grind out the extra graphite and then clean the hosel properly.  I’m honestly surprised I never had any issues with the clubs over the years, which probably speaks to it being a relatively foolproof process (or my low swing speed).

 

I learned my lesson and will pay the pros for that.  It’s one of those things that isn’t hard, but takes practice to do it well.

 

GolfWorks offers shaft services like trimming and prepping the tips to take epoxy properly.  Then all you have to do is assemble.

 

 

If any of the guys in here need help with builds lmk.  Im in Maryland and have a complete shop including tour van hotmelt services.  I work with a ton of guys locally and on wrx, especially for hotmelt jobs. 

[dcmidnight]

29 minutes ago, J13 said:

 

 

If any of the guys in here need help with builds lmk.  Im in Maryland and have a complete shop including tour van hotmelt services.  I work with a ton of guys locally and on wrx, especially for hotmelt jobs. 

 

Oh reallllllyyyy....

 

(raises hand)

 

I'd been thinking about getting my Sim MAX hotmelted to deaden the sound even more. Found a site that sells lighter backweights so I dont change the total weight too much because I honestly like the feel of it right now.