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Um... So this just happened [emoji102]

My brother found a deal on a tee time at Pilgrim's Run (North of Grand Rapids, MI), which neither of us had played before. We went with the men's forward tees because it was our first time, and boy was it a treat. Unfortunately my phone had no service, so my typical course GPS app didn't work. There were quite a few blind shots that would have been nice to have some more confidence on aiming and distances, but it was a beautiful day on a beautiful course. As long as it doesn't get too cold, I'm not sure if a fall day of Michigan golf can be topped.

Nice day, overcast, breezy, 80, the ball was flying. Another 77 for me. Pleased with that Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Temp cooled off today, but 45º at tee time, sunny and no wind was really quite nice. It warmed up to 58º by the time we finished. My wife and I were paired with a young single with a ride-along wife. He took up golf 3 months ago; has good eye-hand coordination but his recent baseball playing days were telling. Hard swinger. Poor contact. Must have lost a dozen PV1x balls. He thought that since he was a good athlete, he should be able to pick up the game fairly easily. Sounded a lot like me 30 years ago!! I birdied #2 with a 10-footer, and made the turn at +2 (39). I had a sand save par on the par 3 #12 with my ball up near the lip of the bunker, then another 10-foot birdie on the Par 5 #13. I had a few bogeys coming in, but finished with a +4 (39) on the back nine for a round of 78. The guy we played with struggled off the tee, and maybe my wife and I were part of the problem. My wife drove the ball well all day and also shot 39 on the back nine. On hole #16 I hit a "just OK" tee shot with my driver to the middle of the fairway. He said, "You haven't missed a fairway all day." I said thank you; boring golf I know!! But I had to remind him that I pulled my tee shot on #1 to the left rough... my only missed fairway of the day actually. Fairways hit: 12/13. I also had one of my better days hitting greens. GIR: 10/18. However, other than the two birdie putts, my putting was off today. One of these days I'll get everything working at the same time!!

Finishing up washing car & cart this morning and FedEx truck comes around the corner and got a bit excited but stopped across the street to deliver some unnecessary items. [emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Maybe next year he will want to be a golfer..

One of my favorite quotes from The Rock, “Your best? Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and f*ck the prom queen.” Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Trick or treating as the Ghost of Buffalo Sabres’ past along with Princess Anna of Arendelle.

Third good round in a row on Saturday... played the Dye Course at Barefoot which, although difficult, is my favorite of our 4 courses Cold start to the day, but I played really well on the front, shooting a 40. one 3 putt bogey because I ran my birdie putt too far by trying to help my team with a birdie/net eagle when we already had a par in the bank. Cooled off a bit with a 44 on the back but I'll take an 84 any day on this course when the wind is gusting the way it was. My team won the front, and I got CTP. We finished -8 in a 3 man use one low net score game. Our A player really struggled but our C player shot an 88 (from the greens) to make up for him. We lost the back and got nipped in the total to a team that went out -1, -9 in for -10. They were unconscious on the back, lol. Fun day with a nice group of guys...

don’t forget Nick Cage’s response: “Carla was the prom queen”

Happy Halloween from the Kenny B and Martha house...

I’m unfamiliar with anything on that printout. Impressive [emoji106] The 346 is a decent Par 4 for us[emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Sad to see that Sean Connery passed away last night. One of my favorite actors from James Bond, to Indiana Jones... Age 90 It is obvious what his golf brand of choice was.

I can make it a triology. Fairway Found: 210 yards from the tee...now where’s the TSi2 FW

I have had it for a few days now and love it. Easily my favorite iphone already. Couldn't bring myself to do the Sam**** either, just not a fan. I hope the unveil the camera features very soon with my upcoming movie: "Fairways: A TSi Story" set to hit theaters sometime in the next few weeks.

Of course! But let's be clear I'm totally jealous of you golfers with a "distance problem"

A man owned a small ranch near Great Falls, Montana. The Montana Labor Department got a tip that he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an investigator out to interview him. "I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," demanded the investigator. "Well," replied the rancher, "there's my ranch hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $1200 a week plus free room and board." "The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $1000 per week plus free room and board." "Then there's the half-wit. He works about 18 hours every day, with no days off, and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $10 per week and pays his own room and board." "But, I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night, and he also sleeps with my wife occasionally." "That's the guy I want to talk to... the half-wit," says the investigator. "You're talking to him," replied the rancher.

So I previously posted that it never happened to me. So this morning I pull into the golf club parking lot and there is a foresome loading up. I get out of my car, put my shoes on, grab my clubs and head over toward the pro shop. One guy take off in his cart flies over to the first tee and tees it up. The rest of the group are still in the parking lot. I hit two warm up balls on the range. (Which is right next to the first tee). I look over and the guy is still standing there protecting his spot. I just laughed, got in my cart and teed off on three. I finished up on 18 then played 1 and 2. Finished up and their group was just coming off of 9 heading toward the 10th tee. Keep in mind that the course is empty. Five cars in the parking lot at 9:30 am. Was it really that important to want to get out ahead of a single?

I’ve yet to figure out the direction thing- i always have my grid in the parking lot or 1st green. :) Other than that I absolutely love mine very easy to use and accurate. I’ve discovered that I drive the ball farthest, when I launch it between 15-17 and with practice I’ve gotten a real good sense of how to do that. I played with my regular guys yesterday and they were stunned by how high I was hitting and and how far it was going both into and down wind. In fact I was longer than a guy whom I’m neck and neck with on every drive and he several in the same zip code as my younger buddy who’s generally 30 yards longer than me. Launch windows matter Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Excellent news, Stu. I've had a couple things happen at work recently that had me briefly thinking about retirement. It's not yet realistic, but for a moment, thinking about playing golf four or more days a week sure sounded good. It's still a pipe dream, though, so I'll have to live vicariously thru your retirement golf.

Yep I had went back to them when John Smalls came down a couple of weeks ago and played golf with me. Got a heck of a deal on my 2021 Course Membership yesterday so I reupped. Year long $20 for 18 and a cart and $10 for 9 and a cart. Since DST has started I will play during the week in the afternoons. It is darn near impossible to get on in the mornings due to the several leagues that play there. Right now I am still not able to walk the Stu 5 in the early mornings. I think I have Therapy and the Docs out of the way. No excuse at the money rate not to get out for 9 every afternoon as long as the weather holds out. Fall here is my favorite time to get out in the late afternoon rounds.

Yes, an absolutely fantastic movie. I’m a big Clancy fan, and I think that’s probably the best adaptation of one of the novels to date. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

man that couldn’t be anymore on brand.

That's anyone younger than us.

"The failure of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was especially frustrating for Connery, who sensed during shooting that the production was "going off the rails" announced that the director, Stephen Norrington should be "locked up for insanity", and spent considerable effort in trying to salvage the film through the editing process, ultimately deciding to retire from acting rather than go through such stress ever again." "Connery claimed that the production of the film and the film's final quality caused his decision to permanently retire from filmmaking, saying in an interview with The Times, “It was a nightmare. The experience had a great influence on me, it made me think about showbiz. I get fed up dealing with idiots.”" Sent from my Pixel 2 using MyGolfSpy mobile app

I don’t think he ever did anything I didn’t like. He was the 1st and best Bond. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Unfortunately that was the film that led him to retire from acting. Sent from my Pixel 2 using MyGolfSpy mobile app

Another good one was A League if Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Nice! Anna is way cooler... who cares if Elsa has ice powers

I should win the scariest costume award. I dress up as Jim Harbaugh again...

Holy Launch Monitor Batman! While the distance on those are impressive in of itself, the consistency of the ballspeed is what got my attention.

Hunt For Red October is probably .5 of a notch above Bond. But that’s only because I watched so many times on the ship.

Shot a dastardly mid 90's today. Probably a function of too many lost balls in the leaves, cart path only and cold windy weather. On the other hand I was very pleased with my short game - 75 yards in. That short game, including my putting saved me. Can't wait to get to Florida for some decent temps. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy

Well, I had a 40/43:83 today at Pebble Creek. I made a 15’ putt for birdie on the par 3 #15. I also had 5 Doubles today, one on the front with s penalty and four on the back nine. If I had not screwed up on the back I would had a very good day. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Have you tried using an alignment stick/club? Try taking your stance/set-up, with your club face to the target line you think is correct. Then without moving your feet, position the alignment stick off the shoe tips and see if it matches. Another trick/tip is to find a spot on the ground ~2 to 5 ft between you and the target, while standing facing the target, and align your feet and clubface to that (once again, verify with the alignment stick). Lots of players utilize the "point in between" method to reduce the optical illusion many have issues with trying to align from the set-up stance.

I understand the argument you are making. And others have stated it before. However MGS uses real people for club test with non perfect non reoeateable swings because thats what happens on the course, real people non perfect swings. This is the process vetted through multiple companies as mentioned. Robot testing, again referring to the R&D experts in the industry should be used in ball testing. So last year MGS went to great expense and time and travelled to a company that does not sell balls and spent almost two weeks testing balls on the robot with the process vetted agsin by the experts. The result was the most comprehensive and detailed and completely unbiased ball study ever done. As a result of that study, Callaway flew it’s 3 top executives across the country to discuss this with Adam and Tony. After which, you know doubt have heard about the 50 Million Dollar investment Callaway made in its manufacturing snd QA processes. No company does that because of an study meant for entertainment.

..farged (technical medical term) my lower back so no playing and no swinging but did do some putting practice on the ExPutt.. ..random 5 to 10 footers, flat practice green, green speed 10 and only missed 6 out of 60 putts .. one at 3 feet, 1 at 1 1/2 feet, rest within inches .. so pretty happy with that as it's an improvement from where I'd started the ExPutt testing.

So being on the far opposite coast, if these shipped out on Thursday, by the sounds if it—i might get mine on Wednesday. And since I am working next Saturday, I might take Thursday off take it on course to compare some to my round last week with the TS1.

He stopped right in front of my house, searched for a couple seconds in the truck (seemed like an hour) and jumped out drivers door to the house across from us. I just stood in the driveway staring.......[emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Shanks! Looks like I'm a little late to this party, and it looks like you got a great set from a great member here! I'm going through the same thing with my daughter Kaylen (8). So as much as I thought I knew about equipment.. and golf, I was schooled pretty humbly by my daughter's instructor yesterday. At the beginning of the year I bought her a set probably better suited for a 14 year old. My theory was to by clubs quite a bit longer so she could A. Choke way down, have the butt of the club come right up to her belly button and help with torso rotation. And B. Something that she could grow into so I'm not buying new clubs every year. What I found out was that the clubs made by U.S. Kids and some others are made to scale for different sizes and heights of kids. They're not just shortened versions of clubs but shafts, grips, and heads are all made to the weights that a little one can handle with no issue. The clubs that I originally bought her were just way thicker and heavier and really just too much for her. The coach mentioned that over time, the kids will build unnecessary compensations with much heavier clubs, can get fatigued quicker AND can create possible short and long term injuries. [emoji50] So after her first lesson yesterday, I immediately came home and am also looking for a better suited set. the more I practice, the luckier I seem to get..

Late to the party here, chiming in anyway. I've gone back and forth a couple times in recent years, but I've gone back to spikeless, and back to True Linkswear shoes. I'm not exactly a small guy, 5'11" to 6' tall, currently 225 lbs. The True Linkswears don't have all the cushioning you might find in some, but I find them more comfortable. I've got a pair of Skechers Go Golf spikeless, didn't find them all that great. I originally switched to Trues around 2012, at 30 lbs heavier, I'd worried about them not being comfortable enough with the lack of cushioning seen in other shoes. Turned out to be needless worry, they've been awesome since day one. As for slipping, I've slipped in softspikes as well. My take, if I'm slipping in my swing, I'm overswinging. I know a lot about overswinging, LOL. For softspike shoes, I have a couple pairs of New Balance. They're quite good, and comfortable, I'd recommend them. I only switched away from them because I chose to again move away from spikes.

RIP. You guys forget one of the other great characters he played. Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez in Highlander.

So good, but yet still so bad. After tee , and before the green was so good. Lost too many shots from the tee and on the green though!

Just got an iPhone 12 for some pics. I live just north of Oklahoma City. My wife surprised me with a trip to Payne’s valley for my birthday this month! I think it might be worth the 5hrs in the car. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

Yes, at our age it's easier to remember things that happened long ago than things that happened yesterday.

[emoji23] a lot younger. Of course then the tough part starts: mudding , taping, more mudding and sanding with dust that gets into every body part. Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy

I don't think my launch monitor goes that high.

awesome movie. can’t forget The Rock

My daughter laughs at me when I get mad at a question.... and every time I remind her that I have the only set of keys to the house.