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dammm sorry to hear about all those hassles.... Well on the flip Sir Chunks wins - in a very big way! - this week's Monday Blues Award!!!

I'm just now getting on the forum, I've had an adventurous evening and not in a good way. I left work and started to get in the interstate when my car decided to get a case of the rumbles, it felt like I was driving in the rumble strip on the side of the road. I saw the check engine light and an EPC warning along with "auto stop/start not working". Fortunately, there's another exit two miles down and a Walmart there. I called the wife to come pick me up and roadside assistance to get the car. We drove to the dealership after getting the car towed and I should have taken the left at Albuquerque. Instead, I hit Bonny Oaks drive which was not Shallowford road. My wife says not to worry, we can take Hickory Valley and cut across. Unfortunately, making a left there was brutal. The intersection had a red light, but coming from my direction it didn't have a turn light. I waited three turns off the light before I just kind of blew the thing. I had been waiting for around 10 minutes and the wife suggested the suicidal maneuver. I got to the dealership where I was hoping to get a loaner car while mine was being repaired, but they don't loan cars to employees. That was a waste of time. We had to stop and pick up dinner and now I've eaten and cleaned up for tomorrow. I'm going to be driving the wife's car tomorrow since I didn't want to deal with the leasing company simply because I've heard that there's 12 people in line for a loaner ahead of me. Hopefully they'll get the car back on the road quick.

Morning all! Had an early session at the indoor range today. The place was completely empty, so I suppose everyone’s playing outside today. On one hand, I feel like the wimp that couldn’t golf in 35°F weather. On the other hand, It’s cozy and warm in there. @sirchunksalot Ugh, what a terrible Monday. Hope you get your car fixed. Have a good one!

Good morning everyone. A wet and cold start here but not really bothered as it’s duty day 4 out of a block of 7 so unlikely I’d have got any golf in even if the weather was good. @sirchunksalot hope you get the car sorted quickly and it’s something minor Have a great day everyone and hope your weather is better than here

Good morning everyone! It's a beautiful, cool morning and I'm just hanging out in my wife's car before work. Hopefully I'll find something out about mine today and I hope they find something as the warning went off before I got it towed. I don't want to be driving something that might mess up on me. I hope you all have a great day!

Good morning! Up too early but after the extra nap yesterday, I'm not surprised. Haha. Feeling good today and have a final walk this afternoon for my closing this week. Hope everyone has a great day!

Late to the party today! Hope your Monday is progressing better than Mondays usually do. I had a busy weekend with golf a big part of it. Saturday, I tweaked my already sore right knee and barely made it through the round. Shot 83 with 3 doubles, but did have 2 birdies. Here’s the first one on the par 3 4th hole (my ball is the closest one; the other was a playing partner’s chip shot)... The other birdie was on the par 3 #15 and it was about a foot away. Unfortunately, those were my typical putts made; pretty sure I only had 20 feet of putts made for 18 holes. But I could hardly walk after the round. I wouldn’t have played yesterday if it wasn’t our anniversary; we always play on our anniversary and birthdays. I taped my knee and wore a knee brace, and it wasn’t too bad. Planning to schedule knee replacement in the fall. I shot 80; still had 3 doubles, but only one birdie... a 20-foot putt on the par 4 #14. At the clubhouse waiting to tee off, two groups of new visitors... Today was my cardiac rehab day, then mowed the lawn. My BIL came over from Seattle for another visit so we will be playing golf again tomorrow… another knee tape-job!!

Oh no! Hopefully it's nothing major and you can get it back quick! And I don't know why. But this meme always comes to mind when I hear about wives driving...

Got to aruba, 85 beats the hell out of 30 like it was in pittsburgh. Have fun everyone.

Good morning MGSpies from a dark downtown parking spot by the office building for the next opportunity to be all I can be, at least that's what I did for 30 years, and will Télépopmisik's Breathe on Pandora and coffee hot in the mug just getting my mind around the announcement of the Callaway Smoke Driver testers and getting to test the Max D model Played 9 holes yesterday on the now open for the season Cazenovia GC in South Buffalo with regular Justin @just52887 in beautiful cool sunshine needing only 80 minutes to finish. Hope golf is a part of your day 36

That’s a rough afternoon. Hopefully you are able to get your car repaired quickly.

Think I'm all good. Took a couple short naps in between some work and feeling much better.

Coming very soon the NoPuttsGiven Crew will be hosting Sam Hahn for a special edition of ASKMYGOLFSPY all centered around L.A.B. Golf. The cool part? You have the chance to take part and have your questions answered! If you have a question about L.A.B. Golf or their putters and anything else L.A.B. centric let us know in the comments below! Then stay tuned to the next episode of NPG and see if your question gets answered! Let's hear those questions!

Good morning Spies! @sirchunksalot so sorry about the car. Hope it’s fixed fast. I’m off in search of coffee and food! Lesson tonight with my daughter. Can’t wait. Willing work to be smooth and productive and quick. Wishing you a super day.

Certainly not morning but had to congratulate @Cfhandyman on the Maple Leafs win tonight, they schooled the Bruins, beat them in every category, looks like a good series shaping up

Heck. I believe I doubled posted a Joe Cool post…. Annnd I have no idea how I managed to do it. At least for me, I would appreciate the world putting AI on hold until they have sorted out and solved normal everyday stupidity.. I definitely could use the help.

Ok last set of Maltbys this year. I promise!

Here are some photos I took, with all clubs in the bag as well. The bigger head cover, did give me a little challenge, but it was all just about where the headcover is pointed.

Thought I would do something kinda corny and cheesy but incoropate some of the Ghost Bag "Top Gun" Themed Stuff. Hope you enjoy and possibly get a good laugh out of this! Operation Bag Take over is green!

Had my first tracked round of the year today, and Arccos was an unmitigated total dumpster fire. Started the round, for some reason, without engaging the phone's microphone, so it was not automatically picking up any shots. And then the manual putting entry was another level of garbage. Whether attempting to drag the hole location and the first putt location to their proper spots, or using the distance entry, I'm amazed that neither the hole location nor the first putt location will stay in their proper places, but constantly jump around. I had issue with this last summer (using a Samsung), but it was an order of magnitude worse using my Pixel today. I might actually break out an old iPhone 6 (that doesn't even have a SIM card) to see if that will work.

Good Tuesday Morning Spies! Holy Cow a chilly Central Florida Morning to start, 54 degrees! Going to Walk 9 holes this frigid morning Espresso brewing! Have a Great Day Everyone! Hit’em straight ️

Good morning Coffee! I mean golfers! To work and then 9 holes to get out the kinks before 18 at Black Bear (Franklin, NJ) on Sunday! Have a great one, and if you don't...fake it!

@Jim Shaw we have a series and it’s going to be back and forth all the way.

Played yesterday early afternoon at a local course that typically allows me to play many clubs less than a driver off the tee on many of the holes, due to layout of the holes and course. Was sunny, very windy and about 50 degrees, so perfect golf weather in April in the Midwest. Ended up behind a foursome that must have written the book on both slow play and lack of common courtesy. Best thing is they only played 9 holes, so we played the front in 2 1/2 hours, and the back in under 1 1/2 hour. Had an 80, 40 each side, par is 73 (36/37), and did not attempt to hit many greens in regulation on the front 9, as the slow play ahead of us allowed me to hit multiple wedge shots into each green, and it was good to practice anyways. View of hole 3, short par 3 dead into the wind. View looking to the north end of the course showing how many others braved the colder elements to play. Typical par 4 layout, green here is left of the trees lining the fairway, best option something about 180 - 200 yards off the tee, then left with a short iron or wedge into the green. The epitome of slow play. He played the white tees, and here he was playing his 3rd shot on this hole. Didn't matter to them that they were holding up the whole course behind them. Another short par 4 on the back, green slightly left behind the trees on the left, again 180 - 200 yards off the tee, and a short club into the green. A tributary of the Clinton River runs through this course. This course is very low laying, and the water level is up slightly with the rain we have had this spring. If/when we get heavy rains during the summer months, this area generally is flooded, and the course not playable. Still a cool picture with the Weeping Willow trees and the blue skies.

We're from New castle, nice to find a yinzer on here. Go steelers.

@Big moose Hey man, I work in South Point and live near Nemacolin Woodlands Resort Nice to come across someone close by in Pa.

Definitely very similar. I was at MGS HQ today and Connor uses a Vessel bag so I took an opportunity to check it out. There are subtle differences in the leg mechanics and some finish details. the storage of the Vessel seems to be a little less even with the larger side pocket though I am not sure which Vessel model he has. I'll try to remember to ask him tomorrow.

Soso today, 44/44:88 no penalties no birdies.

Got out for 9 yesterday; temps dropped a bit and wind picked up a bit in the afternoon but hey it was still a good day to be out on a golf course! Played ok-ish, i.e. g-o-l-f ... Good: Wedges - chips and pitches onto greens were all ok - avg first putt distance over past 3 x 9 hole rounds about 22 ft. Really good (at the risk of jinxing myself ): Putting - just felt comfortable with it .. 15 putts! .. prior two rounds were 16 and 17 - no 3-putts this round and just one in the last 27 holes (.. no jinx no jinx no jinx ...) Short Game - one nice up & down from a tricky lie pin-high / left off the green, about 30 yds from the flag Not so good: Tee shots - maybe I'm starting to get a little too aggressive and am trying too hard .. had a few go off to the right and so had to punch out... - Par 3s still continue to confound me; cannot stop screwing these up... Really not so good: Second shots - this is where I'm making the most mistakes and not sure why. Irons and hybrids on the range are starting to get much more solid, and it's occasionally transferring onto the course .. but only occasionally... - Maybe time for another lesson! And, well, bad: Once again sent a ball into each of the two ridiculously small water hazards on this 9 hole stretch .. one for a double on the short Par 3 (re-tee'ed, didn't drop by the hazard) and one for a triple (ouch) on the last hole... Overall +13/48 Work. In. Progress.

To sum up today’s play, these made my round really easy. I feel incredibly comfortable on the course gauging distances and short shots offer a lot of versatility between wedge choices. Below is one more, the first one I recorded this morning and it was an approach I historically would dread…forward pin to a back to front slope green. I hit the 59 without any fear and had an 8 footer left for my 3.

Good morning spies! Couple of great groups for testing announced today, that was a cool start for the day. Both tests should be fun to follow. My Stars were unable to get the W against the Golden Knights in game 1 last night. Not how I was envisioning this series starting out but they should be able to bounce back. Temps will be in the 60s today which will be perfect because I really need to mow the yard this afternoon. Grass is getting to be a bit on the long side. Have a great day everyone!

Good morning all! Another lovely day on tap. Personally I am attending a virtual conference so things should be a bit lighter on the work front. Also got out for some yard work and time in the sun yesterday. Also first day pulling out the bouncy house for the kids which was fun as our youngest can really get moving on it this year and had a blast. @sirchunksalot Good luck with the car troubles, they are always the worst @Cfhandyman and @Jim Shaw Not sure about the goalie rotation for the Bs but it sure will be a fun series. Have a great Tuesday everyone!

Ugh. Been there. Maybe golf will find a way into your weeks end! Good morning spies! Duty day today, then GC duties tomorrow. Thursday is my first charity tournament to play on for the season. Then on duty all weekend. Hope everyone has a better Tuesday than most of us had for Monday!

Another great day out with @GolfSpy SAM. Played Soule Park for the first time and had a pretty off the wall card. 45/41 86 w/ two birdies, 5 doubles, 5 Pars, 11/14 Fairways hit, and 32 Putts. Highlights include driving the green on a shortened hole 2, leaving the eagle putt 1 foot short and getting to two putt for birdie, a 35 foot putt for par, and an uphill 175 yard 5 iron over a bunker to 3' for birdie. I found a whole bunch of places not to be at Soule Park -- all five of those doubles are three putts from greenside locations where there was zero chance of staying within 30 feet of the pin. The greens at Soule are incredible, lots of undulation, very fast, and just flat out interesting. You can get incredibly creative with your short game. Angles are incredibly important on approach and I think the next time I'm there the knowledge I gained from playing out of the no bueno zones is going to be incredibly helpful.

For Forum members awaiting pictures and comments about Ghost Golf’s Anyday Ronin bag, fear not, it is now en route to the Great North (Montreal) and expected this week! Stay tuned folks!

I was just talking about the lining; not the entire ball pocket, with the "ghost" lettering. Started taking a closer look and it also seems that the padded area above the side pockets is different. Yours is the same material as the bag and mine is a cloth material. @GolfSpy_KFT and @Preeway, you both have the Ghost Oreo bags; what material is the rain hood (does it match the bag or is it a heavy cloth) and what is the material above the side pockets (again match bag or cloth) ?

Leon, just looking at the launch angle by itself, those numbers are excellent. Off to a great start and it’s good to see the clubs validated themselves.

I know it has been about 5 days since last posted on here. I was not expecting to lose all service up in the Highlands though... I did not get to practice at all up there, but I did get to play a round at a place called Sky Valley Country Club and Resort! If you want a fun track in the mountains, this is got to be one of them. It was located 20 minutes outside of Highlands, NC (Bobby Jones was the founder of the Highlands Country Club, but that like every other club up within 20 mins was Private. So this was the closest I found to being open to public.) It was amazing! I will post a video explaining Sky Valley because it was weird to start out from the start, and easier to explain. I shot at an 89, with a rough hungover front 9 which probably hurt me. Here are some pictures though.

Thanks! Haha. I don't have Monday Blues. Everyday could be a workday or a non workday. I like all my days and most of the time don't have a clue what day it is. Ha

Glad you’re feeling better, like I said just a case of the Monday blues

Happy Birthday!! Way to celebrate!!!

First set of photos and unboxing is up and live at:

I played Saturday, too. A little warmer but much windier. I was very happy with an 83 given the course and the weather. Sunday with @DiscipleofPenick, I felt like I could never get totally lose and "finish" my swings. Not too disappointed in the 88, especially considering some of the drives I had.

As requested…make the bag better looking in my opinion.

Look what showed up today!

Good morning Spies on this 4th out of 5 Tuesdays in the month of April. @sirchunksalot hope they get your car issue resolved quickly Jason. When the lights pop up and off, usually an electrical gremlin of some sorts is the cause. Normal work day for me today, as Tuesdays are what I call "data pull day" to prepare for later in the week meetings. Weather outlook here for mid week is getting colder, with the possibility of record low temperatures for Wednesday. Make your day the best it can be, and hopefully something enjoyable is in your plans.

Dreams do come true and thankful for the opportunity

The good news is when it does ship it will come quick! Mine was in LA one night and Zurich the next morning.

After yesterday's despair, I bounced back today in a big way. My swing felt like it was back into some level of normalcy. It took me a bit to get going, but I did have 10 pars and a birdie. Hopefully a sign of more to come. I did a bit of yoga earlier today which I think really helped loosen me up a bit in my shoulders and hips. I might have to mix that in more regularly.

You mean like this one… mine came with the house when I bought it 4 years ago! Looking really good! Tell your wife… Nice job! You can have an attaboy for all the screwing.