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All righty then…. HERE WE GO!!! Got the green flag to give golf ago. Joining the Ancient Agers at our appropriated ( it is good to be the privileged elderly ) tee time. Just looking forward to being out there. Not planning on practicing or working on any particular part of the game. Realizing that I will probably be all over the course, I will embrace an enhanced viewpoint of my game including along the lines of I again want to thank everyone for their support and good wishes. I will attempt to play it forward to others in the future. Today however I plan on being that self entitled jerk and concentrate only on May this Saturday be the start of a wonderful weekend for whatever you choose to do.

Good morning MGSpies from a cloudy but warm WNY which I suppose should not be surprising but considering the winter and spring so far I'm not yet convinced the weather intends to be warm on this first weekend of May. Yesterday included such fun things as getting a ladder, trowel and blocks of wood out to remove a nest being built by the second floor bedroom air conditioner, and meeting niece and nephew for a hike after work to visit an Eternal Flame, hidden gem in a park not far south from Fort EasyPutter never visited until now, where natural gas escaping bedrock shale exposed behind a waterfall has been burning all my life. The flame is to the right of my shoulder in this photo and it is a natural phenomenon. No golf planned today as the family rock and roll band needs rehearsal for Monday night's open mic we are again all here to resume first Mondays of each month. Then cut grass or repair left rear wheel bearings, which should I do this afternoon as both need doing. No golf related on plan until tomorrow with the second PGA HOPE session I am volunteering for, this one at Southern Meadows GC close enough to son's RIT apartment I will be also dropping off his clubs and other things to him. Hope golf is a part of your day! 25

The L.A.B. DF3 putter has arrived and the blue Lab Rat is in the house. And without further ado a live unboxing of the L.A.B. Putter and initial reaction. It’s short and only 90 seconds. Initial impressions. This is a premium, very high quality and very well built putter. Great balance, weight and feel. It sits beautifully and feels very smooth. The TPT shaft is premium and gorgeous. Love the pistol grip. Overall, this putter is stunning and gorgeous. Very impressed with L.A.B. and this putter. The looks of this putter are intoxicating. To get a custom hand built and balanced putter from the west coast in a week is insanely crazy and fast. Well done L.A.B. Can’t wait to get this on the course as well as test it on Quintic.

Good morning all, another soccer Saturday morning on tap. With storms moving in, we will be lucky to get a full game in. Hope everyone has a relaxing weekend have a grand Saturday

Good morning spies and happy Saturday! Gearing up for a 7:30 dew sweeper round currently. Temps are gonna start in mid 50s and the sun is trying to shine through the clouds. Hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning fellows and gals, reminiscing about my win in my match play yesterday but also on what I can improve on and try to get a plan together for that . I had nine pars , six bogeys and 3 birdies for the win . I was thinking about the bogeys and what I did wrong and of course two of the holes were 3 putts, I’ll have to admit I was playing last years club champion and he putts lights out without fail and I might might have been a tad intimidated with having to play him and that’s a little understandable. My caddie/ friend was constantly reminding me to “play my own game and don’t worry about him “. Well that small task is easier said than done !

Good morning all! Headed to an early tee time this morning. Weather looking pretty ideal, with temps approaching 70. New driver shaft and 2-iron in play today, so I'm very excited to see how they perform. No other real plans on the agenda for the rest of the day. Laying low at home and enjoying the weekend. Hope everyone has a great day!

Morning all! Celebrating my sister-in-law’s 60th today, so some family’s coming by for a brunch. I’m currently testing one of my wife’s homemade rolls. I’m trying to convince her that they are too terrible to serve to our guests, but that I’m fine to eat them on my own later.

OK, it's not morning, but it will be in a few hours, so... Good Morning everyone!! Hope your Friday went well and have great plans for the weekend. I haven't been on much the last couple of days; the Forum testing requires more time than most people wanting to do testing realize!! The Autoflex Dream 7 driver shaft arrived and I've installed it in my Callaway Epic Max head. However, my wife and I are headed to Spokane after our 7:15am round of golf in the morning, and I won't get to use it again until Monday. We are attending an induction ceremony for my sister-in-law's golf team into her high school Hall of Fame. My wife wanted to be there even though it will be posthumously for her sister. Sadly, she passed away 5 years ago. @Mrsbell89 Welcome to the Forum and the most informative thread on the lives of critters that reside here.

@Dead Solid Bogey and @EnderinAZ - welcome back from golf jail! Hope your comeback rounds are enjoyable! @Preeway sympathies to your wife on her loss... @Kenny B sympathies to Martha for her sister; hope the trip and the event go well. And #LABRATS - fun stuff with the naming! Enjoy the new magic wands and keep the good info and good times flowing!

Happy Saturday morning everyone…family stuff today = no golf. Hope anyone that does play has a great round!

Good Saturday morning! After a successful pizza making night with the entire family, today is smoking a couple racks of ribs and trying something new on the pit. I'm going to attempt to make the beans on the smoker as well. Golf planned for this afternoon and looking forward to seeing how the driver performs. Hope everyone has a great day!

Morning all. It’s a beautiful sunny, warm start to the day here with blue skies and not a cloud in sight. A perfect day for golf which can mean only one thing - the boss has decided we are going to the shopping mall so she can look for holiday clothes. We could be out enjoying the very rare lovely weather but oh no, we have to spend it inside looking in every shop only for her to probably buy the item she saw in the first shop she went in Oh well such is life. At least I’ve got another 2 days off after today so fingers crossed the weather holds and I can get some golf in Hope you all have a fantastic day and enjoy your weekend

Hey, y'all! Hope your weekend is going to be enjoyable in whatever endeavors you undertake. It's graduation weekend for the local university so lots of craziness going on , including on the golf course. I don't usually play on Saturdays so not a big loss for me. I was up and out early today to Menard's to get supplies to do battle with the chipmunks. Have never had an issue with them until last year and they are back -- my dog managed to chase one out of the downspout the other day. She's gotten a rabbit and squirrel that she played catch-and-release with (they squeaked like one of her toys so it was a game), and the opossum(s) she caught (either the same one twice about a week apart or two different ones) which just played dead so she put it/them down. The chipmunk didn't squeak or play dead but get trying to get away. When I finally got her to drop it, the chipmunk was still breathing so I took it over to a wooded area on the other side of the fence and it wobbled away. For the sake of both the dog and the remaining chipmunks I've got to figure something out. Not excited about having to do it in heavy mist/light rain but . . . Oh, and here's the might huntress.

Good morning everyone. We are hosting the celebration of life for my father in law who passed away on April 1. Been a hectic four week stretch dealing with loss and trying settle other estate matter and helping mother in law make he adjustments as well. Wife put together an amazing PowerPoint slide capturing pictures from his birth through the end. Death is never easy but I believe this will be a really good event with all our family and close friends. I hope everyone has a great weekend and be sure to hug the ones you love.

Good morning everyone on a rainy Saturday morning here in TN. First off, @berkeleybob I think the wife should let you keep the rolls terribleness from others and I find it noble that you would offer to suffer through eating all them to keep anyone one else from having to experience them. @Dead Solid Bogey let's freaking go! I hope you have fun out on the course today and I'm happy to hear you are getting to play. @Northern Monkey I Believe you could probably drop the better half at a store and once she's fully in the shopping zone, could probably sneak out for a round while she's distracted. We all know our better halves tune out the rest of the world while spending money and they take forever to pick out "just the right thing". We're going out to eat and plant shopping for my wife's birthday. I woke up remembering I was supposed to pick up a cake Friday and forgot. I'll make the run to get it before we leave. I hope you all have a great day!

Finally! Free at last!!! Good luck today DSB on your re-introduction back into the wild! GM spies! Just a quickie this morning from the hotel, as the lady boss goes through the 4 different dresses she brought along for our sons graduation in Mobile today. She truly values my opinion, but then completely disregards my input. Hope everyone has a great day!

Ok had been an attempt to replace a duplicate post but changing it with adding a quote doesn't work! I totally agree with @Kenny B about the time requirement for forum testing, and want to emphasize it is no joke. I had my first few posts with energy and time from receiving my driver (link in the signature below) and life has conspired to keep me looking forward to the next opportunity to test it which might be tomorrow more likely Monday, I hope. And yes welcome in @Mrsbell89 as we enjoy our slice of life here in The Good Morning Thread and more is merrier for this awesome group of obsessed golfers as close as any friends I know!

Good morning Spies on this first Saturday of May here in Michigan. Be sure to check out the most recent announced testing opportunity, quite certain many here will be interested. I wish that I could say that I only have been awake for a little while, but still working on breaking the early morning wake-up schedule. For me it will be a full day of previously planned events supporting Leader Dogs, but it also allows numerous opportunities to interact with people and socialize, so they usually are fun things to do. Did manage to spend some time at Carl's Golfland yesterday with SWMBO along. It was a rainy day, I bought a putter grip, actually practiced with a few different putters for a couple hours while SWMBO perused the store for womans clothing, as they had a massive sale for the upcoming Mother's Day here. Fortunately, it wasn't too bad of a hit to the wallet, and she had an enjoyable time, and I got some practice in. Hope that your day is the best it can be, no matter what is in your plans, and that something fun and enjoyable makes up your day.

I want it - I don't care that it is 2k I want it. LAB DF-3PO

Morning All, Well range day yesterday went off without a hitch. No physical injuries, just bruised egos. More work today, but I will be leaving early. The wife's birthday is tomorrow, but we have tickets to an event she wanted to go to. That means we are celebrating her birthday today. It rained pretty hard throughout the night at my house, and on my way to work I could tell where the rain line stopped. Hoping that the rain doesn't come in full force so I can get out on Monday morning. Hope everyone has a great day.

Good Saturday morning spies. Thunderstorms on and off this morning to get things started but I have to go into work for inventory this morning so the weather is fine by me. Looks like it should be a good afternoon so I might try to get out to a course or at least a driving range. Sure seems that my busy days have nice weather and my free days don’t for the most part this spring. I’ll just have to keep rolling putts in the basement until I can get outside. Great testing opportunity with Fujikura announced this morning. That will be a cool test for a few lucky members. Hope that all if you have a great day today!!

Good morning MGS! Enjoying me a cup of coffee on the couch watching the day brighten up thru the windows while thw family and pup lay in bed… I more than enjoy these type of morning to just relax and take a load off thinking about days past and future anybow long day ahead so have to get moving as ill he at the track all day racing and supporting customers! Lets hope we can grab some W’s and go 7 for 7!

Update ! Didn't play all that bad yesterday, going out later this morning for round 2! Not sure If it's a 3 on 4 scramble or a 2 on 3. But it's all good as I'm playing golf again! Hope you all have an amazing weekend!️️️

What day is it? According to FedEx, today is Delivery Day!

Well good week at the gym. 4 sessions this week and golf today. It was monthly medal stroke from the tips. Well had a net 64 my best round ever in stroke. I played to 7 over in the wet. Fingers crossed I can win.

Good afternoon fellow spies!! Was on the road this morning so missed chiming in early. Currently sitting in a gym with my oldest daughter at a volleyball prospect camp. Such a beautiful day outside but it’s a memory for me that I’ll be able to think back on when she decides on what she’s doing for college and life. Middle daughter’s doctor appt went ok yesterday. Still no answers but a different possibility. So still wait and see. Everyone have a great afternoon and rest of the weekend!

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU! my daughters prom is today, they missed out on a huge opportunity to have it looking like Tatooine… bummer. Never tell me the odds.

Well, calling it a day after 9 holes as just about everything that could go wrong did on my way to the worst 9 hole score I’ve posted in a calendar year. Fight to see another day.

A good morning to all on a lovely Saturday morning. No golf today as yard work and clean up the garage beckons. My new L.A.B. Putter has arrived and initial impressions are quite favourable. @Dead Solid Bogey delighted to hear you’ve been given the green light to resume your normal daily duties, I.e. golf Only downside is that my wife commented, pity you didn’t order this in pink. Oh, oh, I might have to put this putter into protective custody. Have a great day everyone.

Admins please use that magic of yours to delete this duplicate post. This thread is long enough without a duplication.

Good Late Morning spies! Was able to complete my sociology paper on Ageism this morning and thus I am free to enjoy my youthful self-sufficiency outside of the collective dependence on others (or whatever I just wrote about and have already cleared my mind of). Nothing major to report except I am expecting to receive the shafts that I ordered either today or Monday. And I can't wait to test those bad boys out with the Qi10 Max! Have a great Saturday spies. Oh and I almost forgot... May the 4th be with you! *Chewbacca noises*

I'm gaining on my goal of scratch by year end. 3/4 solid rounds and I'm down below 2.0 for the first time. I dont even feel like my swing is mint right now. Im just getting around well. Still need to break 70 once but definitely going in the right direction.

Good morning spies! Went to the range yesterday and hit 1 small bucket of balls mostly using the LagShot clubs. Talk about tuning the swing after a long layoff! Three shots with the 7 iron and my little right to left draw is tracking right down the alignment stick target line. The driver and sand wedge did the same thing after only a ball or two. So I dug out real golf clubs and was happily surprised to see and feel the LagShot club swings instantly translated into regular club swings with excellent results. I cannot recommend Lagshot enough if you have had a long layoff or if like me, you have permanently damaged body parts and are too stubborn or stupid to give up the game. They teach you how to move your whole body, not just the arms and hands. And, since you take them to the driving range to hit balls, they provide instant feedback. @Dead Solid Bogey Welcome back to a different kind of frustration. You know, standing there with your 8 iron suspended over your left shoulder, and saying to yourself, "I wonder why the ball is going over there??"

Good Saturday morning MGS troops. I played like complete arse yesterday. It was BAD! the greens were so fast I was afraid to hit an approach shot into them. Three putting???? How about 4 putts! Compared to my home course it was like playing a PGA course. I remember playing a course right after the pros played and these greens were just as fast. I wasn’t ready for that. My drives were fine. Nothing else was good. So I’m taking a break and doing some stuff around the house today. If you all are playing have a great round! I’m gonna shake this embarrassing round off. Worst part, it was all mental. That and how fast the greens were. Like ICE fast! Have a great weekend!!!

Good Morning Golfers!! Starting out nice and clear here, but that's due to change later. Got some good golf time in yesterday, and .. well am actually feeling a little encouraged and positive about my game moving forward! But as we all know those Fickle Golf Gods always have other ideas and really enjoy messing with us Very important things to do today include shopping for some "fancy" beer for a friend who likes the more exotic styles of Belgian Ales, and help my hostess honey set up things for her dinner party this evening. Yep verrry busy day... Hope your Saturday goes great for ya!!

Well, I've never checked my email so much... rolling out of a late sleep in I checked and, 'lo and behold! Two days early perhaps?! The wife and I will be playing pickleball, so I'll aim the cameras at the driveway in slow motion to catch the FedEx driver coming down the driveway. Maybe pipe in some inspiring music.... Anticipation continues to build! @Cfhandyman, that is one gorgeous putter!!

@Dead Solid Bogey most important part is to enjoy yourself and the company of those also involved. Awesome news to hear that you have been cleared to play again!

Good luck today!

That top GIF looks like GF at the simulator on her birthday... Enjoy today's holiday! Confirmed that the two charges from Royal Dornoch went through on my card yesterday. I am officially entered in the Robbie Grant/Duncan Murray Seniors and the MacLeod 7 Club tournaments. There are 120 in the Grant/Murray and up to 48 in the MacLeod 7 (it's not full). My only goal is not to finish DFL. Or get DQd Probably will do a Rypstick workout this evening and FFG tomorrow. Might hit some balls in my garage too.

While we wait for the imminent delivery of the remaining putters to our esteemed testers, I present to you the finalized putter names and colours for each of our testers.

It better be auto birdies at that price. Haha.

Good Saturday morn! (at least for another 1/2 hour here) Just back from a nice beach trip to celebrate the better half's birthday. Got to relax, recharge, get a round in, make the community call and earn some good marriage points. (Can never have too many) On the golf note, I remembered my laziness not to bring my clubs is not worth playing so so with rentals. I think Santa found a side gig for his sleigh during the warm season Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Some days it’s better to just come back tomorrow.

Good Saturday morning Spies! All is well here at the Beach with partly cloudy morning and temps rising into the low 80's this afternoon. Round is scheduled for this afternoon; however, my playing partner is out for the day as he injured his leg yesterday... Hopefully he will be in better condition to give it a go again tomorrow. Today we will visit Willbrook Golf course down around Pawley's Island. It is a perennial favorite and is always in great shape. Have to say it again - So glad to hear of your return to the game @Dead Solid Bogey! Everyone have a great day and enjoy whatever activity you decide to engage in!

Nice to hear DF3 has finally been delivered but you better square it better than that on the green

Good morning spies! Another day of testing the Autoflex Dream 7 driver shaft...as I posted on that thread, it's making me rethink the mechanics of my swing but so far I've seen an increase in speed (club and ball)- hoping it will translate into distance soon! And prepping for first on-course round tomorrow morning if the rain holds off long enough for our 0830 tee off

It’s like asking you about a color of paint out of 59 samples and you pick one and she says “that’s ugly “or “do you really like that ?ewwwwww”!

Great unboxing video @Cfhandyman! Lab Rat looks amazing!!!