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[chisag]

... Gotta love Great Britain's announcers. If an alligator jumped out of the water and bit a players leg off they would calmly say "It will be hard to save par with one leg" and the color guy would join in with equal subtlety "I image he might be a little sore tomorrow morning and it could effect his play". 🧐

[miamistomp]

16 hours ago, TiScape said:

It was announced today that iconic SF brewery Anchor Steam is shutting down after 127 years in business… 😢 I encourage all the loungers to get out there and enjoy one before they’re all gone. 

 Sadly for me , only selling in Ca. now until supply runs out

[miamistomp]

7 hours ago, Fellaheen51 said:

 

 

Wearing socks other than white with ones's white tennis shoes (didn't call them gym shoes) was a faux pas.  The anser to length......shorties.  All-Stars, Jack Purcells, Red Ball Jets as a youngster.  Always white.  The droopier the better.  Summer, no socks.  With frayed cut-offs.  

 

 

 

 Chuck's high or low

 Black with orange laces-( Overbrook H. S . colors)

 

Edited July 13, 2023 by miamistomp

[miamistomp]

[miamistomp]

 Not necessarily my years but these folks all went to Overbrook

 

[miamistomp]

Will Smith too but not really a singer

 

 

[Fellaheen51]

7 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

 Chuck's high or low

 Black with orange laces-( Overbrook H. S . colors)

 

 

Might want to try Chuck 70's.  Have a couple lows.  The fit, insole, quality of material, and construct is much better than standard Chucks.  Well worth the extra $25.00.  Think it's time to add a pair of black highs to the retro collection.  

[miamistomp]

 I haven't worn Chucks since high school

  Have been wearing a variation on these ever since

  Even have the golf version

 

[puttnforthe8]

So it has been a long road back and I certainly am still not close.  Not close enough to compete with @chisag yet. 🙂  But Tuesday was a step in the right direction.

 

But, I went up to the mountains to escape the heat this week.  I joined some friends to play Torreon - one of the nicer courses in the state.  We played the Tower course (other is Cabin).

 

While it was 112+ in the basin of Phoenix; the highs were mid 90s even at elevation. But thankfully a nice summer shower passed through and dropped the temps into the high 70s.  That was amazing relief!   However, every good seems to have an equal bad....those showers were accompanied with thunder and lighting.  Twice we had to backtrack to shelter because the lighting was right over us.  On one hole, it appeared as if it was with a few hundred yards as the whole hole was illuminated.  That was scary.

 

We got to the last two holes and I knew exactly where I stood.  I needed one par and one birdie to break 80 for the first time since my knee surgery.  On 17 I pulled my shot into a greenside bunker; made a tough bunker shot and then a 15-17 foot put for par! Whew.

 

Hole 18 is a decision - a conservative play is to the right fairway, aggressive is to carry the ditch.  The pin was tucked far right, so the conservative play would be far easier, but the shot to that pin would have been quite difficult.  "I didn't come here to lay up".  So I took on the carry and made it with a bit of room to spare..but not much.  However, now I had a perfect angle, a decent lie but in a bit of rough, and about 115 left.  I took dead aim and stuck it about 10 feet away.  When I got up there, my ball landed on what looked to be the only straight putt for that pin position....fate?  I also got a bit of a read from a chip coming from behind.  It was pretty straight with a bit of right to left at the end.  Right edge is my play.  Smooth stroke.......BIRDIE for a 79 on a tough course.  

 

[DLeightonReid]

3 hours ago, NJBigFish22 said:

I have been thinking about graphite shafts in my irons.  From competitive skiing to baseball through college, I had partially torn rotator cuffs, which have healed over time, but created arthritic shoulders, never mind my back issues.  I just not sure what weight graphite I should think about trying.  Currently I’m playing Modus 105 regular.  

Hey Fish - I have had torn rotator cuff tendon surgically repaired twice on my left shoulder and once on my right shoulder.  I think I played and coached too much baseball and softball in my younger days.  The doctor warned me that there wasn't enough tendon left to repair my left shoulder for a third time.  I have a shaft fitting scheduled for Aug. 8 to see which graphite shafts I should put in my irons.  I currently play TT Elevate 95 regular flex shafts in my irons.  I am interested in trying the Steelfiber, UST Recoil, and any other recommendations in different weights and flexes.  The cost of the fitting is $50 and I will then purchase and replace the shafts myself.  After being part of an experiment on another golf forum, I found I can hit lighter, more flexible, and less expensive driver shafts with less effort.  My current driver shaft is a $50 UST MP5 in ladies flex and I love it.  If you are interested, I will send you a link to the experiment thread.   

[DLeightonReid]

23 minutes ago, puttnforthe8 said:

So it has been a long road back and I certainly am still not close.  Not close enough to compete with @chisag yet. 🙂  But Tuesday was a step in the right direction.

 

But, I went up to the mountains to escape the heat this week.  I joined some friends to play Torreon - one of the nicer courses in the state.  We played the Tower course (other is Cabin).

 

While it was 112+ in the basin of Phoenix; the highs were mid 90s even at elevation. But thankfully a nice summer shower passed through and dropped the temps into the high 70s.  That was amazing relief!   However, every good seems to have an equal bad....those showers were accompanied with thunder and lighting.  Twice we had to backtrack to shelter because the lighting was right over us.  On one hole, it appeared as if it was with a few hundred yards as the whole hole was illuminated.  That was scary.

 

We got to the last two holes and I knew exactly where I stood.  I needed one par and one birdie to break 80 for the first time since my knee surgery.  On 17 I pulled my shot into a greenside bunker; made a tough bunker shot and then a 15-17 foot put for par! Whew.

 

Hole 18 is a decision - a conservative play is to the right fairway, aggressive is to carry the ditch.  The pin was tucked far right, so the conservative play would be far easier, but the shot to that pin would have been quite difficult.  "I didn't come here to lay up".  So I took on the carry and made it with a bit of room to spare..but not much.  However, now I had a perfect angle, a decent lie but in a bit of rough, and about 115 left.  I took dead aim and stuck it about 10 feet away.  When I got up there, my ball landed on what looked to be the only straight putt for that pin position....fate?  I also got a bit of a read from a chip coming from behind.  It was pretty straight with a bit of right to left at the end.  Right edge is my play.  Smooth stroke.......BIRDIE for a 79 on a tough course.  

 

Well done and congrats on the 79.  

[Fellaheen51]

1 hour ago, miamistomp said:

 I haven't worn Chucks since high school

  Have been wearing a variation on these ever since

  Even have the golf version

 

 

Onitsuka Tigers.  Those are iconic old school sneakers.   

 

These are my "golfing" shoes.  Altra Lone Peak 6 trail runners.  All purpose sneakers.  I'm done with ill fitting, fugly, over priced golf shoes. With my regressing SS, not like I'm concerned with torquing out of my stance.  The outsole lugging is sufficiently aggressive to prevent slippage.  Big plus, they don't look like golf shoes.  

 

 

 

[chisag]

26 minutes ago, puttnforthe8 said:

While it was 112+ in the basin of Phoenix; the highs were mid 90s even at elevation. But thankfully a nice summer shower passed through and dropped the temps into the high 70s.  That was amazing relief!   However, every good seems to have an equal bad....those showers were accompanied with thunder and lighting.  Twice we had to backtrack to shelter because the lighting was right over us.  On one hole, it appeared as if it was with a few hundred yards as the whole hole was illuminated.  That was scary.

 

 

 

... Nice round in tough conditions, especially stopping and starting. But RAIN! How awesome that must have been. Lightening is very scary and certainly no joke and I think safety first is always the plan so very glad to hear you found cover. 😇

[Double Mocha Man]

7 minutes ago, DLeightonReid said:

I have had torn rotator cuff tendon surgically repaired twice on my left shoulder and once on my right shoulder. 

 

I think you can now safely pitch for the Cardinals... and likely be the best starting pitcher on their staff.

 

[bscinstnct]

Movies 🎥! Pre film cocktails for MI-9 yo!

 

 

[Triple Lindy]

5 minutes ago, bscinstnct said:

Movies 🎥! Pre film cocktails for MI-9 yo!

 

 

Be sure to give us your rating. Wife and I are planning to see it soon.

[Double Mocha Man]

3 minutes ago, Triple Lindy said:

Be sure to give us your rating. Wife and I are planning to see it soon.

 

You drained those puppies.  I don't see any bills sticking out of the tip cup...

[NJBigFish22]

36 minutes ago, DLeightonReid said:

Hey Fish - I have had torn rotator cuff tendon surgically repaired twice on my left shoulder and once on my right shoulder.  I think I played and coached too much baseball and softball in my younger days.  The doctor warned me that there wasn't enough tendon left to repair my left shoulder for a third time.  I have a shaft fitting scheduled for Aug. 8 to see which graphite shafts I should put in my irons.  I currently play TT Elevate 95 regular flex shafts in my irons.  I am interested in trying the Steelfiber, UST Recoil, and any other recommendations in different weights and flexes.  The cost of the fitting is $50 and I will then purchase and replace the shafts myself.  After being part of an experiment on another golf forum, I found I can hit lighter, more flexible, and less expensive driver shafts with less effort.  My current driver shaft is a $50 UST MP5 in ladies flex and I love it.  If you are interested, I will send you a link to the experiment thread.   

I’d be interested in reading that experiment thread.  Thanks.  By the way, my V2 finally arrived!

[chisag]

... Chisag representin' at the Scottish Open. 🥰

[NJBigFish22]

5 minutes ago, chisag said:

... Chisag representin' at the Scottish Open. 🥰

So you’ve been lying about everything you typed all this time Mr. Homa! 😂

[aenemated]

I for one didn't know Bobbi Fleckman was the President of SAG AFTRA!

[Double Mocha Man]

@chisag, does the SAG-AFTRA strike affect your shoot next week?

[touch]

3 hours ago, miamistomp said:

 Not necessarily my years but these folks all went to Overbrook

 

 

 

The second song, the one by the Delphonics is a big favorite of mine. Thanks MIA. 

[touch]

1 hour ago, Fellaheen51 said:

 

Onitsuka Tigers.  Those are iconic old school sneakers.   

 

These are my "golfing" shoes.  Altra Lone Peak 6 trail runners.  All purpose sneakers.  I'm done with ill fitting, fugly, over priced golf shoes. With my regressing SS, not like I'm concerned with torquing out of my stance.  The outsole lugging is sufficiently aggressive to prevent slippage.  Big plus, they don't look like golf shoes.  

 

 

 

 

 

They look sort of like Ecco's to me. Why do you prefer shoes that don't look like golf shoes?

Today there are many choices in looks when it comes to footwear for golf. 

I have a dozen pair and many of them look different from one another.

We all are different Fella, and I guess I just appreciate the style end of golf attire more than most men do and find golf shoes to be cool looking. 

 

 

[puttnforthe8]

1 hour ago, NJBigFish22 said:

I’d be interested in reading that experiment thread.  Thanks.  By the way, my V2 finally arrived!

So I have been aging rapidly and poorly on top of the pain in my hands.  So I first went to the Nippon NEO 950s and that helped.

 

On my recent Bandon tourney, we got a free fitting from TM.  So I tried all the graphite shafts and ended up with the Steelfibers.  I only have a few rounds on them at this point, but the feel after the round is noticeable...I am not as sore. Plus I was able to play the full 18 without feeling tired.

 

They are hard to get used to, being so light.  But it is forcing me to work on my swing and tempo.

[touch]

2 hours ago, Double Mocha Man said:

 

You drained those puppies.  I don't see any bills sticking out of the tip cup...

 

 

Perhaps rather than throwing some cash in the can he put some gratuity on a credit card slip? I can tell you where there will be bills sticking out tonight DMM, and that is after BSC drops the wife off at home following the flick and then meets up with his buddies at his favorite place ...Club Jiggly. 😁

[touch]

I had a hankering for Chinese food. 

Dinner. 

Sesame chicken with fried rice and sweet carrots.

Sparkling water was my beverage. 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 10, 2023 by touch

[touch]

On 7/12/2023 at 11:58 AM, Triple Lindy said:

240 or 280? A buddy of mine had a 240z in high school. That was one fun car!

 

I saw the car again today TL and got the answer. Here it is plus a photo of the old school hood emblem. Only a few of us here are old enough to remember Datsun. 😀

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 10, 2023 by touch

[puttnforthe8]

15 minutes ago, touch said:

I had a hankering for Chinese food. 

Dinner. 

Sesame chicken with fried rice and sweet carrots.

Sparkling water was my beverage. 

 

 

 

 

I made pork carnitas for dinner tonite.  Tacos probably with beans, rice and veggies.

[touch]

6 minutes ago, puttnforthe8 said:

 

 

I made pork carnitas for dinner tonite.  Tacos probably with beans, rice and veggies.

 

And you know good food sir so I expect your dinner to be very tasty.