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Family, work golf. Pretty much all I have time for....
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40-49
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111+ mph
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Competitive
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Short Game
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All you guys in the NE Region- This is gonna be one helluva event. 2-day Ryder cup style event pitting us against First Responders? Sign me up....TWICE! While the VGA still has open spots available and our squad has enough to compete if we ended at 16 players, the First Responder team is having a hard time filling their squad. I just spoke with the NY VGA director and he made it clear that this event is open to ALL first responders, not just NYPD/FDNY personnel. All that said- If you guys know of a First Responder willing to play, get this flyer over to them. Cant speak to them in the universal language of a$$ whipping if they don't show up.....
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What makes a Golf Course a "Good" one?
Shank Aaron replied to Dooby's topic in Golf Courses & Travel
This is probably one of the very few "subjective" topics I've ever had the pleasure to read responses from. OP- Well done! For me the answer comes from two questions I ask myself after a round, especially if it's a course I've never played, or don't play often. Did I walk away from that course knowing I'd score lower with another crack at it? Are there a few holes I want back? Low hanging fruit example for me is Bethpage Black. I left the course from a VGA Tournament and rode home in complete silence running it all back through my mind knowing that if I just played the 2nd/5th/8th/16th/18th holes just a little differently, I could've carded a very impressive score that day. I feel the same way about Twisted Dune, Black Oak CC, Plainfield CC (all in NJ), and Shinnecock (NY). Now don't get me wrong, scenery, history, and quality of company are very important parts, but at the end of the day it all boils down to those two above questions for me. It's just the way I think about the game, I suppose. Things like that stick with me until I get back to the course and prove myself right, or wrong and I'm generally OK with either result if I'm able to put those two things to rest. Of course, there's also the smallest chance that I just get hit in the head a lot and I'm overthinking it, too, but I doubt it. -
Am I THAT predictable, or do I just have a label now? To your point, yeah. I left the Titleist line off of the list by mistake. I'm definitely interested in the T-150, or maybe a 150/200 combo. Of the list, the only clubs I've actually hit are the T200's, and as hard as I tried, I just couldn't find anything bad worth saying about them.
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Normally, the exclusive private courses will only host events on Mondays, well.....at least around my area. Reasons vary, but most common is because that's the day the course is "closed for play", and/or that's the day of the week with the least amount of traffic. It's tough for most to make a Monday event, but for the right course, you'll see a full field more often than not. Plus, who the f**k wants to go to work on Mondays?
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I'm planning to play a little further out of my home area this season since I'm going to strictly play in VGA events and drop the other Tours I've been juggling for the last 3 seasons. I primarily play in New Jersey and a few in New York (you don't miss Bethpage with my proximity), but I would like to play a couple in other states in the North Regions this year. Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania are definitely on the wish list, but I also had an idea of playing in each one's State Championship depending on the dates. I could potentially pull that off if my schedule holds.
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Right now, the only clubs safe in the bag are the Betti, and the Para Super Hybrid pending 2024's new releases. The Para TD driver will be tough to kick as I've had the best statistical season with it, but you guys know me, no driver combo is ever safe in my bag. I am leaning more towards a new set of irons as I've played the Apex 21's since release and it's just time for a change. Right now, it's a serious inner battle between the ZX5 Mk II, Apex Pro, and the Mizuno JPX line. I'm most likely going to test all three head to head when I update my bag fitting this winter, but that's a more probable change than anything else besides the new Vokey SMX release.
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MYGOLFSPY FORUM MEMBER MATCH PLAY EVENT
Shank Aaron replied to GolfSpy TCB's topic in MGS Virtual Golf Tournaments
Just have to thank @Golf2Much and @Tom the Golf Nut for keeping me in mind as a sub, it was a great experience, and I hope to play again full time next go round. @GolfSpy_APH well played, brogey! Next time we'll have to play a 19th because ties are for creepy cousins no one likes.