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Mornin everyone! I stepped away for a couple of days and can't believe many pages I had to go through to catch up on this thread. Getting ready to head out for an 18hole net team scramble this morning. Weather is supposed to be low 80's, blue skies and light winds.

I missed the morning chat. Getting on here late because it was 53* and sunny. So guess where I was. Nothing like a tap in bird on hole number 1. Sorry you Northern guys. I had to do it.

What a great day for golf!! Well, except for the 4.5 hour round because it was the Men's Club Opening 2-person scramble tournament in front of us. The sun was out and after a 1.5 hour frost delay, it warmed up to 63º by the time we finished. For once I played a round and didn't feel chilled. Made 3 bogeys on the front nine to make the turn at 40. Had one bogey and one birdie on the back nine to shoot an EVEN par 35 and a total of 75. Shot my age again! I felt pretty good about today's score because the pins were tucked in some tough spots for the tournament. It was my best ball striking round, maybe ever!! Hit 12 GIR but only 9 fairways, which is low for me. However, the fairways missed were only just off and lies were decent. My only problem was that while I was on the greens in regulation, I had very long putts; except for the lone birdie...just not really makable.

60 degree Jet Black SM9 T Grind finally in hand! Made a relatively bad attempt at trying to hold it up next to the M Grind to show the differences in bounce; apologies for the poor photography skills, but I was on a practice green... Gamed it right away and never really had a shot that called for me to lay it open much. From the rough I'll definitely be going with my 54 (bent to 55) S Grind more often, but I think I'm really going to like the versatility of the T Grind. And It will likely come out of the bag altogether and get swapped out for my M Grind if the conditions necessitate it.

Good morning all; it’s day something of some duration of time. Days seem to run together as they are all pretty much the same. get up, go to home office, work some, check forum, go do most wanted testing, go to bed….back to beginning. will be a tweaks to the schedule today since golf will be on at 10ish so the TV will be on in the background. Tomorrow will actually be different since I have to go to the office to teach a class…still tweaking the slide deck today.

Coming to you soon! I missed the good colors it came up so fast but still beautful

Good morning from a still dark WNY @Lacassem your photo is a nice preview to what is coming very soon as the terminator sweeps across our time zone. This middle of the week has a dentist appointment and Caz Park GC is open today for the one day hole in the weather and will fit nicely between appt and dinnertime. With the real prospect of outdoor golf on 3/22/2023 in Western NY, the hot mug of coffee and its on-deck thermos threesome is a great start to a day with golf in it

Morning all, workout done, dogs fed and the sunrise is coming up, gonna be a good color. Coffee is hot and the temperature will be T-shirt worthy. Gonna be a good day

Starting to find my game or maybe just getting used to the new course. Still coming up a little short but I’m working on it. Chipping was very good leaving me with very reasonable putts. I was able to make two birdies, two bogies, and the rest were pars. It was nice to shoot even par. First solid round of the year. Got to shoot the breeze with the golf pro after my round and showed him pictures of the progress on the golf green. He offered up top dressing whenever I need it and also said they just got a new cup setting tool and said I can have one of the old ones. Boy this keeps getting better. He said he was also a licensed chemical sprayer and would come over and spray whatever product my green needs. Such nice people in my new area.

morning everyone To follow up on yesterday's gm my daughter did very well at the heptathlon. She broke her college schools record for the most points earned at a meet by 138 points which is a good amount. She is a sophomore, so she has another two years to go. I think she will only get better. There were a ton of colleges there and she was coming in 4th place in a lot of events. I'm so impressed with her abilities and holding a straight A average. I submitted my Cobalt Q6 review this morning. So, I'm in golf mode again. My course is closed for open play today due to some qualifying rounds for a college event. But the weather is kind of crappy anyway. Tomorrow bright sunshine and in the 50's.

The big goof says good morning! Have a great Friday fellow spy's!

Decided to take my 3 year old to the golf course for the first time today and he loved it. I didn't play well especially off the tee, but for my second round of the year I'll take it. He got so upset that we had to leave so looks like I have a great new reason to get to back get out there more often!

Morning everyone, up early this morning to get some grading done for the class I am teaching. Always feel great when I wake up and get the ball rolling like that for the day. Looking forward to the warm weather today. We tapped out maple tree and the sap is flowing like crazy with the weather. Got probably a gallon alone from yesterday, had to empty it yesterday afternoon and then again this morning. Won't amount to much but it is always fun to make a little of your own.

Morn all. Summertime change (DST) is next weekend, but already the sun's rising quite early—6am. Summer's coming!

GM, up early for coffee & breakfast. Working on tuning irrigation system this morning cleaning out grass/weeds and adjusting sprinkler heads. Neighbor down street in having entire yard resodded and I grabbed a little bit to fill in a couple bad spots in my yard.

OK then. Rain in the forecast. Went anyway. I mean, in the Phoenix area, 320 days of great golf weather a year so playing in the rain is bupkis if you want. Playing since 1981. I have had 3 albatross on par 5, to many eagles on par 4 and 5 to count made insurance money on 2 holes in one. My last goal in golf. Shoot my age. Yup, it happened today. I drink about once a quarter but I am sitting here drinking Drambuie out of my Viking mug. Oooo-rah. Sweet 70. 17 pars and a birdie. And before you say it, there were a couple of lucky shots but about time it swung my way. The rest was pretty golden. I've been swinging everyday out on my mat on the back porch and the swing is pretty damn good. CHEERS!

Cleaned up all the sticks in the yard, blew the leaves off the patio, and did the dishes. Time to go reward myself with some new golf shoes before playing today

Exec 9 wit the Boyz, a blast as usual. Focus mostly was PXG 0311XF driver and a new Tour Edge 5 hybrid. I only had 2 par 4’s to try the PXG driver and it was all good, about same distance as old driver but had a nice feel and baby fade. The Tour Edge 5h was a surprise, felt really nice, straight and a bit more height than the Cally Steelhead 5h. The Cally has been a great hybrid but it’s starting to look a bit ragged. Not playing until Monday and limited with some Doc appointments next week.

Off to the races this morning. Literally, my daughter has a track meet at Charlotte UNC..

Happy Hump Day Spies!

GM Y'all!!! HAPPY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! The weather is still kinda dreary(drizzly/foggy-at least the winds not blowing) and we're heading to the tee times on the weekend!!!!! The greens should be REALLY receptive. Hope those that are getting out and enjoying better weather have amazing rounds

Morning all, last day of the weekend for me. Going to change the oil in the commuter car, get the motorcycle uncovered and put the battery back in, and get the snowblower put away for the year. But first some coffee and eggs to start the day. Hope it’s a great day for everyone

Good morning everyone! We've made it to the halfway point of most of our work weeks. There's a light sprinkle going on right now with forecasted rain for the rest of the day. My coffee is nice and warm as I'm sitting here working on my morning motivation. I hope all of you have a wonderful day.

Happy Tuesday, GM thread, my order of priorities today is 1)coffee 2)catch up on stock market madness 3)grooming At some point I'll venture out to buy some essentials that are low. Having a 3:50pm tee time I have time to find a spot to fuel up with a solid meal, something I rarely do before golfing. I may leave early to explore the area around the course, as I've rarely driven 1 hour NW from my house.

Morning, I had a nice phone call with my bank this morning to stop some fraudulent charges on my debit card, so now that's canceled and I'm waiting on a new card to show up in the mail, so I have that going for me... Today will be a rough enough one as is. C'mon universe, help a brother out.

Good Morning (Ok... it's late morning but I'm still drinking my coffee so it counts)! Actually in the office today, which is probably good for actually getting stuff done today. A lot going on outside of work with exciting forum stuff coming up and baseball starting soon for the kids. I can just feel the Spring time coming!

Good Morning from the big apple! Central Park is as close I get everyday to seeing a golf course this time of year. Bethpage is out there somewhere...

Still getting out to the garage 2-3 times per week to hit balls, but had been struggling recently. The weather is so close to changing for the better, which means I'm getting the itch to be outside on the range rather than indoors. I find my temperament starts to get worse this time of year in regards to my practice and I get frustrated all too easily. That being said, yesterday was one of the best sessions I've had in probably over a month. Lots of good swings, lot less draw than I had been seeing for the past few weeks. Still working heavily on setup, but also focusing on the backswing turn and ensuring I don't get the club trapped behind me. Finished the session with some off-the-deck shots with my fairway and was happy with the flight and club/ball speeds. Topped out around 111 MPH club and 162 MPH ball, so that's promising. Stack work has been paying dividends. Supposed to be 40-50 degrees almost all week so the snow should be gone. Might be able to start putting outdoors next week, depending on when the practice facility decides to open. If we can stay dry the range might open in two weeks and my course won't be too far behind. About a month out hopefully.

It was sunny, cool, and windy today so I decided it would be a good day to go to the range. Actually, my wife suggested it since she's not feeling good and is spending most of her time in the bedroom. I'm not going to say it was my best day, but it surely wasn't my worst. I'll just say it was fun getting out hitting some balls. My wedges were horrendous. Shank, shank, shank, shank, top. That last one was setting me up for the theme of the day which was thin. It seemed like most of my shots were coming low off the face. I only hit a small bucket, so I was limited to the number of shots I hit per club. My set GW was probably one of my better clubs today, I was slightly off the heel but hitting nice shots near my target. I love this club. The 8 iron was a little inconsistent, but I was still hitting it decent. The 6 iron was trying to cut the ball in half. I hit some low screamers with it, but the contact was pretty consistent. I hit a couple of good shots with my 5 wood, but topped one so bad it wasn't funny. I think I should start spraying the bottom of the club to check contact there. Driver was pretty good. I hit one high toe and you can barely see the impression next to the "Flash Face" writing and the others were a little more near the heel. I was happy with the consistency. I need to continue to work on a pre shot routine and not freeze so much over the ball. I've gotten better than I was where I was locked in terrible thoughts for way too long standing over the ball. After I left the putting green I found a couple of balls sitting close to the mat in a puddle of water and hit some chips with them just sitting the club down and going. Those were the most pure wedges I hit all day and a proof statement not to be a basket case over the ball. I did roll some putts, where I started out pulling everything. I made a slight adjustment in set up and focused on rolling the ball over an intermediate target and got that straightened out.

Tom the Golf Nut here for another DIY adventure. I decided to document my attempt to put in a real grass golf green. I’m doing this as a challenge for myself. Can I really get a grass golf green to take and be able to chip and putt as close to real course conditions as possible. Part of the challenge is to do things as inexpensive as possible. Just because that was how I was brought up and it really gets me thinking on how I can accomplish something to show others that you don’t need to spend thousands of dollars to accomplish what you want with a little research and hard work. I hope you enjoy the journey. First was to scope out the different sides of the property to find just the right spot. Away from normal yard traffic and hopefully a place that the dog doesn’t get into and dig a hole. I also want to be hitting away from the house just in case a visitor gets a little carried away. By choosing this location I can chip to the green from three different angles. This will also let the yard heal some if I don’t use a mat. I tested the soil for drainage to see how much aeration I would need to do and to see if I had to add inches of sand. I had to move a fence post for an unrelated project and dig a new hole. So, the soil to sand content was fantastic. Luckily, I live in the sand belt of NC so drainage wasn’t a problem. I think this will be the spot. It has a decent amount of sunlight as well. I did a border using pinecones and kept on moving them around until I got the result I was looking for. The next thing I did was layout the shape and inspect from different angles in the yard to confirm my decision. You can see by the amount of 8’ fence sections that this is actually a decent size. Then I took out the zero turn mower and brought the existing grass area down to 1”. Now I can see the low spots. I also de-thatched the area raking it by hand in several directions. Next step was all research. 1) What type of fertilizer? 2) What manual reel mower to purchase? 3) What type of seed or turf? 4) Where to get top dressing sand and leveling sand. 5) Will the grass I use conflict with the rest of the property’s grass? I decided on a Bio Advanced 5 in1 fertilizer which kills existing weeds, prevents new weeds, kills crabgrass, and prevents new crabgrass and also greens up the grass. Normally $62.00 for 10,000 sq/ft on sale for $32.00. I want to fertilize other areas as well. The green will be 1000 sq feet. For the mower I decided on an FDW reel mower for several reasons. It was available shipped from Walmart. It had a full roller in the back. It had the lowest standard mowing height of everything I looked at. Its low setting is .48 inches where most others started at 1” to 1-1/2”. And finally, there is room to add extra holes to lower the cutting deck even further. It also had a grass catcher. $69.97 The harder part was the grass itself. After discussions with golf course superintendents, golf pros and hours of internet research I was steered away from Creeping Bent grass varieties. I’m going with Bermuda. Now it got worse. Most Bermuda strains for putting surfaces are sod only. At between 50 and 65 cents per square foot and adding in shipping I was getting upward of $750.00 plus laying all the sod. But I continued on in my search and came across a variety called Yukon Bermuda. This is intended for home putting greens and comes in seed form. It can be mowed down to 1/8-inch, traffic tolerant and had all the benefits of somewhat lower maintenance. Yukon Bermuda grass seed. 2 lbs for $39.99 will cover 1000 sq feet. This will also grow and choke out any other grasses. I didn't have to get down to dirt this way. I also found out that the rest of the property has centipede grass which does not like a lot of nitrogen. But Bermuda does. So, I have to be careful and only fertilize with the Bio Advanced on the green area. So much for wanting to fertilize other areas with this compound. But I’ll have plenty for the next few seasons. You only need 2 pounds per 1000 sq feet twice a year. The leveling sand and top-dressing material were becoming an issue as well. No local deliveries and buying sandbags at over $5.68 per 50 lb bag was not going to cut it. For 1000 square feet I was looking at around 40 bags give or take. Plus, I want to fix other areas in the yard as well. I decided to ask my Country Club where they get theirs and the said they brought it up from South Carolina. Then he asked why and I told him about my project. He said they had three dump truck deliveries of sand and leveling fill that they never used and has been sitting there for two years. Someone donated it. It wasn’t what they normally use so it was just sitting there. Chip (great name for a golf pro by the way.) told me to help yourself to all you want. Thank you, Scotch Meadows Country Club. Sand, Free. Now off to Lowes to pick up empty sand bags. $17.00 for 25 bags. I took the reel mower and brought the green area down to ½” and I’m ready to fertilize and then add leveling sand. Filling up the sand bags and getting them home was not much fun but I had some help. I got about 14 bags in the trunk before the tire started disappearing in the wheel well of the car. We will see how far 14 bags gets me. I can always get more. Since it is really not that uneven, I might be able to get away with it. Spreading the sand and leveling was a chore as well, but I devised a DIY leveling rake out of a length of wire closet shelf and an old pole sander I had in the garage. This plus some large push brooms and a 6 foot level got the job done. Tools existing or built from stuff in the shed. $ 0 14 bags didn’t cut it. Back out to get more. I’ll probably do another 14 but looks like I will only need 5 or 6. Better safe than sorry. I added in the fertilizer after the first load of leveling sand. That should help it get down into the soil. Then the next load of sand was spread on top. I left some undulations because my last two synthetic greens at previous houses were mostly flat. Frankly it got boring. This will add more challenge. Well I was wrong again I actually used 13 of the 14 sand bags. Amazing, I picked an area that was pretty flat, decent sun and I still put down 1,400 pounds of sand. I used the home-made leveling tool for most of it then used a stiff broom to work it in and brush off any pebbles. Then a little water to get things down into the area well. Everything I’m reading said I need to wait until the soil temperature is around 65 degrees before seeding. The green is ready for seed. Now it’s just a matter of time before I can seed. Once seeded I will lightly rake it in. For me this is the worst part of the project. I am impatient I want to get it done now. Heck I’m expecting the grass to grow, and the seed wasn’t delivered yet. LOL. So, while we are waiting let's add up the expenses so far. Fertilizer, $32.00 Sandbags, $17.00 Leveling sand, $0 Tools, existing or homemade, $0 Yukon Bermuda seed, $39.99 Manual reel mower $69.97 Labor $0 Total to date $158.96 Compared to the cost of the synthetic ones I installed myself at other houses I lived in which ran over $2,000 in material, this was a no brainer. I shouldn’t jump to conclusions because we don’t know how this will turn out. Other than this obviously costing less to try, I know that the green will not compact like sand filled synthetic did. They got so hard that a ball would bounce off it like a rubber ball on a pool table. What’s the worst thing that could happen? I just have a different color lawn in that section. But it will be pretty! While I’m waiting, I am now going to find a way to build my own hole cutting device. You have to change the hole locations right! That was another disadvantage of synthetic greens. Once the hole is in its done. I'll let you know what I come up with. I also will modify the reel mower to get it down to 1/4 inch and possibly 1/8". I will add in the seeding once the soil temperature reaches 65 degrees but then it's up to Mother Nature to get this green growing.

Well, the good news is, no blizzards in the forecast this week! The only golfing for me since November has been in my mancave with a launch monitor... That said, I took up bowling last year and found some more golfing partners to play with when our courses finally open (sometime next month, I HOPE!).

Good Morning everyone! Woke up to 43º... a little cloudy this morning but sun is supposed to come out around noon and warm up to 60º. I see 67º in the forecast!! Today is a fasting day until dinner tonight, so just coffee. My wife is playing this morning with girlfriends; I will head out to practice when the sun is out. I need to work on my short chips.

Good morning all. Nice mild 30 degree morning here in Wisconsin leading to a high of...wait for it...MID 50s!! I saw a facebook post that a golf course in the Madison area, about an hour from where I live, was opening today. Home course won't be opening for I would say at least another three weeks with some large swaths of snow still covering areas that don't see much sun, but we are getting there. Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny day as well. The spring program at my son's school was really enjoyable. He goes to a K-8 catholic elementary school, so while the singing isn't always exceptional, the music teacher does a great job with the kids and you can tell they really have fun with it. I am a self admitted sap ever since my boys were born, and there was a song that tugged on my heart strings a little bit yesterday. I may have shamelessly shed a tear. The song was called If This Is The Last Time by LANY. Had never heard of it until yesterday, but something about a gym full of kids singing this song directed at all the parents got me. Linked in the post here if you're an emotional music listener like me Have a great day everyone!

Thanks, she had an evaluation yesterday and Doc said that everything was progressing OK.

On a buddies trip to Myrtle Beach. My first round of golf since November. The driver was a slice-o-palooza. I made the switch to my 3 wood and started finding fairways. We play the West Course at Myrtle Beach National. The greens were fast and the flags were on some nasty slopes. If you were above the hole, putting was treacherous. Oh and it was 42 degrees at tee time. (My inner dialogue was, “I left Syracuse for this? )

Good Morning and Happy Spring everyone! Here's to hoping all of us in cooler climates will be breaking out the clubs with regularity soon!

Good morning everyone! It's the start of the work week and I'm sitting in the car drinking coffee getting motivated to walk in on a chilly 28 degree morning. I hope all you have a great start to the week.

Good morning and happy Monday to all! Excited for what should be a good week. Have 3 rounds of golf booked, some new releases coming out for clubs which is also exciting and what should be another fun community call! Enjoy your morning!

11 FW, 10 GIR, 36 putts 42/42:84 Chilly and windy to start but overall I felt like I hit the ball pretty well; better than the score reflects. Distance is way down; I guess due to the cold temps...high today was 45 and before we started my fingers were pretty cold. Short game wasn't great and when I hit the green I seemed to be in a really bad spot which resulted in 5 3-putts.

Snagged this off a forum member here and got it set up in the basement and rolled a few dozen putts. Still needs to flatten out some but definitely is a bit faster than my normal greens I play

Another cold good morning from Wisconsin! Temps should start to rise Monday, coincidentally the first day of spring, and with it the range and course opening!

April 16th is not only St. Patrick's Day Eve, but it's the anniversary of the day I thought I'd never play golf again. I was living in Key West and rode my scooter to golf that morning. I had a good day and my team won some money. I called my wife who was working and asked if she wanted to go to lunch on me given I'd won. She said no, we could go have dinner together. I remember leaving the golf course and that's the last think I remember for the next day and a half! The next thing I remember is waking up in the hospital 36 hours later in what's called a "Miami J" collar and couldn't move. It turns out I was a victim of a hit and run accident on North Roosevelt Blvd near the entrance of Key West. Later, the police said it was a lady driving a blue Honda or Toyota SUV who cut in front of me forcing me to fly over the scooter handle bars and bounce down the road. My first thought was that my wife drives a blue Honda SUV! Then I realized if it was her, she would have finished the job! I ended up breaking my neck. My C5 is now donor bone, two plates and six screws. The Miami J collar was to support and prevent me from moving my neck. The surgeon who worked on me said that he was confident that within a year, I'd be 90-95% of where I was prior to the accident. I wasn't totally convinced given I couldn't move or feel my legs or arms. Other than worrying about the burden I'd be for my wife, in the back of my head I thought that given my situation, I may never play golf again! I spent 5 days in the hospital and another two weeks in Miami's Jackson Memorial inpatient rehab center for spine injuries. My days consisted of eight hours of physical therapy (to learn to walk again and regain balance) and occupational therapy (to regain the use of my hands). While in Jackson, I was basically confined to a wheel chair and had to be fed as I hadn't regained enough of my hand functions. Slowly, I regained some strength and the ability to walk. I remember the day my therapist said we're sending you home because I was doing too well which upset a majority of the patients in rehab who would never walk again and were learning to use their motorized wheelchair. It took another six months of physical therapy three times a week before I was given the approval to play golf again. I shot 106. It was the highest score that I had in 20 years, but it was the best 106 I ever shot! Five rounds later I shot an 84 and continued to improve my stamina and I resumed shooting my normal scores. The funny part is that after my accident, my game did a 180 degrees. Before the accident, I carried a driver just so I had some place to hang my towel. I hit my long irons great and struggled with my putting. After my game settled down, I was able to drive the ball straight and hit a high percentage of fairways, I also couldn't hit an iron any higher than a five or six and all of a sudden my putting improved. I guess not being able to bend my neck had some advantage to my game! Today, my average annual golf score is exactly the same as before the accident even though I've aged another 13 years! It's the same average score, I just get to that score in a different way. Some people say I was unlucky. I think otherwise. I was lucky to have the great care of the paramedics who treated me on the scene. I was lucky that the surgeon on duty at Jackson Memorial was the head of neurosurgery. I was lucky that the Miami Project created a world class therapy program. Finally, I was lucky to have a wife who supported me through the tough times. The only remaining side effect is that my finger tips and toes are still a little numb, I can't tough my ear to my shoulder (which I'm not sure I could do before the accident) and I sometimes have trouble swallowing. A small price to pay given it should have been worse!

She is a jumper but also does the hepthalon. They classify her as a multi. She does the long jump, triple jump, high jump and 100meter hurdles every meet. This week it is the hepthalon. Today is long jump, javelin, and the 800 meter run.

Awesome! What does she run? After a 3-year hiatus I am back coaching high school this spring. Starts Monday can't wait.

Morning all! Really mild morning, actually walked the dog in a T-shirt. No real sunrises besides Sunday this week, hopefully an early day at work. Wouldn’t mind trying to hit PGASS later this afternoon…..

GM, 42* no golf today. Group was canceled and have to take SWMBO for daily radiation later.

Morning Folks Woke up a little tired and sore from yesterdays round. But I am happy to be +12. have a great day everyone.

Morn all. Late start. Took a walk by the neighbors. Big news, though, just booked a small getaway for Easter week. Best of all, I just checked out the nearby golf course, and it looks beautiful—both the 9-hole and the 18-hole! Oh, we’re just gonna have to make some reservations for that one.

I won a bit of golf stuff yesterday. A trip to Ballyhack Golf club for a couple of days of golf plus a SkyTrak and a lesson package with GolfTec.

Morning all, quick eggs and coffee and off to work. At least it’s Friday!