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OK so...
When I met my wife she had a male Golden - and his naughty eating adventures included...
three pounds of raw chicken cutlets two whole plain pizzas a very large number of small foil wrapped chocolates that had filled an entire Christmas stocking (yes hanging from the fireplace mantel!) picking out of the garbage cans in the kids' rooms (he'd push through the baby gate at the bottom of the stairs) a large ham hock purloined from a neighbor's garage an unknown number of bowls of cat food outside of another neighbor's house ..and who knows what else!? These last two roaming adventures were before I started fixing gaps in the backyard fencing .. took a few tries but was finally able to contain him. And he was a large and thick coated Golden, so I did appreciate his determination!  😄
But the best was dinnertime - it took a while for me to realize what was going on, but one kid would come home from school and give the dog his dinner .. another kid came home later and .. yep .. gave him another dinner .. then either the third kid or my wife would come home and.....
Apparently he had a *very* convincing 'I'm starving lemme show you where my dinner bowl is' act!! 🤣
So the solution for that was hanging a calendar and a sharpie over the dog food storage bin -> feed him = "X" out the current day!!
 

If I was going to spend a stoopid amount of money on a putter, that would be the one I get. I was making 30-footers on the carpet when I tried the 2.1 at Golf Galaxy. Speaking of which, a GG run this afternoon might be in order.

Good morning Spies!
Enjoying my coffee as I watch the snow fall in CNY. I feel like I let @GolfSpy_APH down yesterday. It was a busy morning for and I didn’t post. Had I known we were looking at a record day. 🤪 I had my Monday run workout. A warm up of .5 mile run, 3x1000 (.62) for time then a .5 mile run to cool down. I also had my dermatology appointment. My Dr. recommended a new med for psoriasis that can also help with my psoriatic arthritis. I need to do some research to fully understand the side effects. It’s a biologic that appears to be pricey so I have to see if it’s even covered by insurance.
The dermatologist is near Golf Galaxy so I had to pop in. They had a nice selection of putters. So I tried a few including some from L.A.B. Golf. It was the first time I’ve tried them in the wild. They felt nice. I has particularly taken by the Mezz 1 Max. They didn’t have a DF3 though which I would have liked to have tried. The DF 2.1 was not ungainly as I had expected. I did like the looks and feel of the new Evnroll putters with the new face insert. I also tried some Bettinardi putters. The new 2024 Inovai offering looks really good. They nailed the aesthetics. I think it felt good but the head was wrapped in plastic so judging it fully was limited. I did buy a new glove. I have always gotten along well with TaylorMade gloves.
It was great to see @bens197 was selected to test the Ping S159 wedges. Congrats!
We learned that our foster dog Dottie is fitting in really well in her fur-ever home. That makes us so happier to hear.
Wishing all a wonderful day!

Good Tuesday morning spies! Last day off of work for me from our trip to Las Vegas. Definitely needed that extra sleep this morning to help get back to normalcy. Currently working on some chipping and pitching with the new 54° Sub 70 in my basement and hoping that it warms up outside just enough in the next couple of hours so that I can go play a round to get 2024 started.
Have a great day everybody!

Good Tuesday morning from SE Wyoming to you MGS Troops! A hell of a time crawling out of bed this morning.

Our muni course opens today, but I doubt I’ll play. I’m still loopy and sore from Mesquite and I have a Ping fitting on Friday that I want to be fresh for. Los Poopies fought to get up,

but decided that the coffee ritual was important enough to join me. The hot tub was out of the question because I needed to shock it since I hadn’t added Chlorine since before the Mesquite trip. Tonight though. Have a blessed and happy Tuesday and if you play today happy birdie hunting! Wyo out

Haven't come across too many NC Spies yet. @Tom the Golf Nut and @Willie T live a couple of hours away to the south and east respectively, and we've discussed an eventual golf outing, but nothing firm. I would be surprised if there aren't some Spies in the Raleigh-Durham area but haven't run across them yet.

Good not quite yet real spring here either Morning!!
Yeah Mr Sun is out, but temps dipped to the freezing mark overnight plus it's another day with crazy strong winds....
So no golf outside for me today and have acupuncture later this morning .. very much needed on the old back! .. and then an initial consult for LASIK. 
I'm a little leery about people poking around on the eyes but a few friends have done it and had great outcomes. It would be nice to see more clearly - especially out on the golf course!
(.. e.g. so exactly how deep into the woods did that last shot go..? 😆)
Ok well get out there and have a productive Tuesday all!!
 

Good morning to all on a cold Tuesday morning. Enjoying my morning coffee with the huskies at my feet. I woke to snow on the ground, so obviously winter didn’t get my previous message, so I’m sending it again. But, that Mother Nature is a fickle beast. Knowing my luck it will snow the first week of April just to piss you off. You heard it here first. Have a great day. 

Might  be a good opportunity to meet other members close to your visit?

Good morning on this "wtf mother nature are you smoking?" Tuesday
50's -70-s yesterday,  37⁰ this morning with a high of 61⁰ this afternoon.  Windy too.
@GolfSpy_APH sending positive vibes your way, hope whatever has you needing them rectifies itself quickly!
Congratulations @Jim Shaw on your awesome day!
910 tee time for this morning.  Put in for a single, but probably will be put into another group. Hopefully won't embarrass myself too bad. Range is closed for repairs in preparation for a tournament. so no warmups either... ugh
have a great day spies

Morning Spies!
Welcome to the first day of SPRING! ❄️
No golf today due to snow …. and cold. Ohio weather….
Hope everyone has a wonderful week. Looking forward to the Irish Open this weekend. Hoping to have a good time and not lose too many white orbs along the way. It will be nice to get out and swing on course. First time this year. 
Cheers! ⛳

Welcome to the best thread on the Forum! I'm headed to the Pinehurst area later this year as well. For trips like these, I always try to put performance out of mind and simply enjoy the time with friends and the beauty of the courses! Hope you have a great time

Good morning Spies!
It is a chilly Tuesday morning, but we are supposed to warm into the low 70's this afternoon. I think a practice session will be in order at that time.
Had an enjoyable time yesterday with fellow TPT shaft testers at Jon Sinclair's facility. Now we wait for shafts to arrive ... 
@Dead Solid Bogey Hope all the tests are progressing well and results are positive.
Hope everyone has a great day planned in spite of the weather changes being experienced everywhere!

Morning MGS!
Well after 2 cups of coffee and some work I finally got to the forum post. It is day 2 of the plumbing repairs and they should finish the bulk of the job today and I can put the kitchen back together tomorrow. By the weekend things should be back to normal. Really want to get out on the course this weekend with my boy for 9 holes so I am holding out hope I can make that happen. Worst case maybe a range visit. I really want to hone in some changes I been working on in my swing.
Enjoy the day spies.
@Jessie Ramirez Welcome to the group!

Welcome to one of the coolest threads on MGS!!!

Welcome to the best spot on the forum! It’s the “digital water cooler”. (Ok, so I may be showing my age. 😅)

Welcome Jessie. This is a great spot to start your morning. 👍🏼

We are here until April 30th before we head back north.  Just finished 18 at Founders Club.  Played Litchfield yesterday and Founders the day before.
We have Willbrook Plantation on tap for Thursday. 

Welcome!  Great forum to be involved with!  

🚨FYI🚨
Check out this thread for an opportunity to grab a Forum branded Ghost Anyday Stand Bag!
Big thanks to @GolfSpy_APH for arranging another outstanding opportunity for the members!
Oh, and Good morning/ good afternoon/ good evening 😁

Speaking for myself here, I am thankful you chose MGS over ice!

I have not, but there was at least one in the test that used another (non-Odyssey) grip.
The stock Odyssey grip was a little smaller than what I was using, but it did not take much to adjust to it…felt very comfortable right out of the box.

I hear ya!  Going to focus on putting this week, hopefully the other parts of my game hold together…would have been quite a nice round if the putter cooperated.

Had another great round this morning (for me anyway) putting is just so natural feeling with the DB. I discovered today also which balls I will likely never putt with if I can help it. (any ball that has a rubbery coating feel to it!)  Just couldn't feel the impact enough to judge distance control. 
Will post the round in the "how did you play" topic later.

So, it’s been about 3 months since we got the Ai-ONE putters…what are everyone’s thoughts at this point (any issues, concerns, wear, regrets, still loving it, etc)?
For me, no issues with the club itself, did have a bad day on the greens but not giving up on it.  Plan to get out again this coming weekend if the weather holds off (calling for rain as of now for Saturday).
Still haven’t seen any wear on the finish, the Stroke Lab sticker on the shaft has held up better than I would have thought.  The white on the cover is still clean.