GaryF
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Greensboro, Georgia
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Golf, family/grandkids, reading, investing
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Age
60 and over
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Swing Speed
91-100 mph
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10.6
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Multiple times per week
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Casual
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Driver/Off the Tee
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Putting
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I was kind of wondering that about Fields as a backup to Goff. Ben Johnson is so creative offensively it would be interesting to see.
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That’s a good one and most always overlooked. Just do the fix after you hit from the fringe if it’s anywhere close to your line of play (even if not made by your ball), otherwise it’s a penalty, regardless whether you putt or chip. When playing casually some of my friends will putt even if 10-15’ off the green. They’ll fix divots before putting or stomp them down. I don’t usually say anything even though they will post in GHIN. I have commented about that in general on the 19th hole tho.
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Yes, safety first and always. Nice thing with our carts is the gps system keeps an update pD pace of play read out, and will indicate how many minutes ahead or behind we are. There are times my wife and I are playing decently and end up waiting off and on during the round for the group in front of us. I’ll check the PoP readout and see we are 10 min ahead, or even right on schedule, so waiting a couple minutes and relaxing isn’t such a bad thing. Another nice thing with our gos screen is that it displays the hole layout from tee box to green, and any cart along the pathway is displayed on our screen.
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My first frustration relates to slow play and having to do with ready golf. Because of our terrain, the majority play with a riding cart. Both hit drives of generally the same distance but one is on the right side of the fairway, the other on the left. They drive to the nearest ball and wait for him/her to hit then drive to the second ball. Rather, once the first gets their club, the second person can either walk to their ball if they know what club to hit or drive the cart. Second, playing with someone who is always ‘mad’. One guy I’ve played with a number of times is a 20+ index which is fine. Obviously he has quite a few mishits, which angers him (maybe take some lessons?). The anger builds with each mishit. Then it spreads - the group behind us tees off and a drive lands 50-75 yards behind us. No big deal, right. Wrong, more anger, how dare they ‘I’ll take as much time as I want’. Now we’re on the green and group behind drives to the ball behind us. Guy is taking practice swings then they patiently wait fir us to finish. One guy happens to put his hand on his hip - how dare him! We rarely play together anymore. My basic rules are to focus on what is forward, not backward, and if I make a bad shot, I give myself 15 seconds to get over it. It’s just a game. Heres more - taking more than 3 minutes to find a ball. It’s gone, just play on. Fishing to find more balls so you break even slows play. On the range, people talking loudly when they are separated by 4 or 5 stations apart and people not in their group are in between. Greetings are fine but no one really cares about the bad meal you had last night.
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Good luck with the project! I think I would have done it myself and also gut the shower and put in a new pan. During the Covid spring, I finished our upstairs bonus room and bath and staircase that was roughed in when we built the house a couple years earlier. I had never done that before but was well worth it. With all the trouble you had with removing the wallpaper etc, I would have just removed the sheet rock and replaced it. That would also help with running any electrical if that was needed. But, I get it about wanting to play golf, but I can only golf so much and I like doing ‘building’ projects. What I save with diy, I can spend elsewhere. For my bonus room & full bath, my builder wanted $60K and I did it for $27K.
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And hand it to the refs for helping protect Mahomes in the face of the hurries by allowing their RT to line up in the back field. But it’s all a moot point. Chiefs lost that game. They won the SB and credit to them - they’re a great team and they don’t make excuses, win or lose. The lions lost their nxt game, at home to a team they should have beaten, and just moved on to the next. It’s a long season and no team goes unscathed. Much respect to the Chiefs. Let’s not turn this into the toxic likes of 2 4 7 Sports.
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I would think there are teams that will have interest that are rebuilding and not ready for their perceived franchise QB. Maybe that’s not how it works but he brings an element if athleticism that can cover up some shortfalls.
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Roster and salary management falls on the GM along with ownerships pocketbook so if anyone hamstrung the Vikings, it’s the management. So does building the defensive side of the roster. Maybe Kirk would have stayed but Julie got a vote too to return home? Managing work-arounds in-season due to injuries is a key factor and all teams have to deal with it. Every week. So many moving parts so every team can play the ‘what-if’ but it’s irrelevant. Maybe last year would have been the Vikings year if Cousins doesn’t get hurt. Maybe the lions win one more game with a different referee (not Brad Allen) in Dallas and play SF in Detroit. But it’s all speculative and not reality. Many teams, but not all, will spend with the idea of getting to and winning a SB, most will fail.
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Cousins being reported going to the Falcons, 4 years, $180M, $100M guaranteed. He and Julie supposedly house hunting last week.
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I just received my new Callaway Solana V2 spikeless golf shoes. I ordered a week ago, finally, after a lot of indecision. My previous were Sketchers spikeless, which I liked and found very comfortable. Just wanted to try something different and a pair that is waterproof. I was drawn to the Callaway because of their looks and styling (black/red). Was also considering New Balance. I have worn NB tennis shoes for years because of comfort and fit. I don’t live near any golf stores so couldn’t try on the Callaways. My indecision also stemmed from - what does Callaway know about making shoes? And will they fit? Turns out they are very comfortable out of the box and look as good or better than on the website. Playing 9 late today with CPO. https://www.callawaygolf.com/callaway-golf-shoes/spr5632868.html
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We have one that is similar that my wife and I use when it’s CPO. After teeing off, if one is on the far side away from the cart I or she will use the Sunday bag for the second shot all the way to the green. I’ve actually gotten 7-8 clubs in one. As for 14 slot stand bags with a harness, Ping, TM, Callaway and Titliest all have them, but they don’t look all that amenable for arranging short clubs on the ball pocket side, which makes using on a ride cart awkward. That’s my #1 objection. Last week my wife and I played and it was CPO. We reserved RoboCarts but when we got to the course, one was malfunctioning so I said I’d carry. I had 13 clubs in my TM 7 slot with harness but carrying from green to next tee was exhausting even though I’ve been working a lot on conditioning the last few months (I’m not over weight). When I see others carry, they often get a lift from hole to hole when playing with someone with a cart. The harness is just nice for to/from range sessions and when I occasionally remove from the ride cart for shorter carries (I have a lower back condition). Maybe I’ll start looking at some smaller cart bags and forget the harness. Unfortunately when cpo, we both can’t use Sunday bags as one needs to attend to the cart. Maybe I’ll design a remotely piloted cart. All our cart paths are concrete so just need to stripe with a material that can be sensed/tracked and hand held remote controls.
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I currently have a Taylormade 7 divider stand bag which I like but wife says I need a new bag. I promised my son in law my current bag when I get a new one, so that locks in that a new bag is in my future. I’m really torn on what my wants and needs are. First, I ride a cart almost all of the time. I like stand bags because I practice slot and….just like them. 14 dividers seem the way to go. 5 dividers seem ‘off’ and the 7 I have now is pretty good. When we have cpo, I often will carry my bag from mid fairway to the green. Shoulder straps (plural) are a necessity. Fir a stand bag to be useful in a cart, I Need to organize the putter and short clubs on the ball pocket side and driver/woods on the stand side. It needs to have shoulder straps (sun c-130 doesn’t). Still think Callaway fairway 14 and Hoofer 14 might work, or they might not. Can’t figure it out.
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I have a small Sunday bag for (club champion?) some days when it’s cpo that the handle fits in my bags club slot. Can actually get 6-7 clubs in it. Depends on who I’m playing with and the circumstances but very useful.
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How ironic! I got almost all new clubs last summer and have Callaway, Ping, Mizuno and Cleveland clubs. I hit Srixon balls. My wife gave me the go ahead last year to get a new bag. My current bag is a TM stand bag (ihave no TM products). It’s a nice bag and has 7 slots which has worked well for my 14 clubs. Most bags now are 4, 5 or 14 slots. I want a hybrid stand bag but I’ll ride the cart almost all the time. The stand comes in handy when I go to the range (often) or when we are CPO I can carry for part of a hole when I don’t know what club I’ll be using. Most stand bags have the putter slot on the stand side but for the cart, the putter and shorter clubs need to be on the ball pocket side facing away from the cart. I’ve looked mostly at Callaway Fairway 14 or Fairway+ and also Ping Hoofer or Hoofer 14. Guess I should look at the Titliest.