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Shank Aaron

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  1. 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.....
  2. This is so excruciatingly true, it makes me fake laugh to hide real pain.......
  3. From the looks of things in the North Region, most of the state chapters have a pretty full slate of events scheduled. So.....that begs the question- have any of you made your personal playing schedule for the season? How's it look so far? Where are you guys planning to play?
  4. 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.
  5. My plan is to make both days, and if I get in, we should all definitely get together for sure. I might do the smart thing and get a hotel this time. It's only about an hour's drive on the way there, but 2-4 hours on the way back through that NYC traffic.
  6. Yeah, I get that..... If I'm not mistaken, our military discount also applied to their pre-owned site as well.
  7. From a guy with 6 (not a typo, 6) kids and three of those at home under 7 (nope, still not a typo), I can feel that pain more than most.
  8. 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.
  9. 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?
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. This time I played from the Whites/Middle tee's, the tournament I played here back in May was from the yellow/forward tees. I've played here three times, but I've played the Red course too many times to count, mainly for tournaments. Would highly recommend it if you get even the slightest chance. And don't pass up the chance to play the Red course while you're here. It's just as much of a challenge, and equally worth it.
  14. @GolfSpy_APH nope, we'll be A-OK with your math lolololol. I'm not sure how any of this is being scored and haven't had a clue since I got in on this. I've been playing like two different people. A) Help the team and do your part. B) Where's the 1st, what's the record, hold my beer. That said, no matter how this all goes, well played brogey. Jokes aside, I'm thankful to @Tom the Golf Nut, @Golfspy_CG2, and @Golf2Much for inviting me to fill in and be a part of this. It's been a lot of fun and I appreciate you guys keeping me in mind.
  15. Very brisk, and windy most of the round, but thankfully (mercifully?) it was at my back on more holes than not. Still, I cant be anything other than happy with today. Slight improvement over the tournament round I played here in May.
  16. Date 09/28/2023 Course Name Bethpage Black Gross Score 84 Course Handicap 18 Gross Strokes over/under par 13 Net Score to Par -5 Net Score 66 Net Birdies or better 7 Longest Drive 314 VCT Match Play Designate Week 4 Match Play Round Buddy at 5 a.m.- Hey, can you bail out of the office to play the Black this morning? Me- Like what time "this morning"? Buddy- We go off at 9-ish.... Me- Well, you aint gotta slap me in the face with a wet mop. Hell yeah I'm in!
  17. I tried to laugh at this, but only tears came. Hits so close to home.....
  18. Matched my career low at Colts Neck GC yesterday. Sorry for the delayed update. Got very busy before I even got back to the cart return.
  19. Date 09/22/2023 Course Name Colts Neck GC Gross Score 78 Course Handicap 11 Gross Strokes over/under par 6 Net Score to Par -5 Net Score 67 Net Birdies or better 11 Longest Drive 318 VCT Match Play Designate as Week 3 Match Score Said eff work and took a much needed comp day to take advantage of the last day of good weather before every bad thing in the Bible hit the tri-state. Matched my career low!
  20. It's been a great season in terms of company, courses played, and enjoyment with Bethpage Black being the obvious capstone. I didn't get to play half the events I was actually entered in. Apparently, life hasn't got the notice that this takes precedence.
  21. Welcome, bud. You're gonna love it here, they have t-shirts... Jokes aside, skill level is completely irrelevant to the great times with great people I've experienced so far. At first, all I wanted to do was win. Now, it's so much more than petty things like that, unless you're one of those Space Force guys. Then forget this entire comment.
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