Rick Bouchard

League night tonight! I hope to play as well as last week. I had 9 pars, including a sandy and 2 barkys (hit trees on 10, hit 2 trees on 12).  Got to improve on GIR's, hit only 4.

League night tonight! I hope to play as well as last week. I had 9 pars, including a sandy and 2 barkys (hit trees on 10, hit 2 trees on 12).  Got to improve on GIR's, hit only 4.

League night tonight! I hope to play as well as last week. I had 9 pars, including a sandy and 2 barkys (hit trees on 10, hit 2 trees on 12).  Got to improve on GIR's, hit only 4.

League night tonight! I hope to play as well as last week. I had 9 pars, including a sandy and 2 barkys (hit trees on 10, hit 2 trees on 12).  Got to improve on GIR's, hit only 4.

League night tonight! I hope to play as well as last week. I had 9 pars, including a sandy and 2 barkys (hit trees on 10, hit 2 trees on 12).  Got to improve on GIR's, hit only 4.

League night tonight! I hope to play as well as last week. I had 9 pars, including a sandy and 2 barkys (hit trees on 10, hit 2 trees on 12).  Got to improve on GIR's, hit only 4.

League night tonight! I hope to play as well as last week. I had 9 pars, including a sandy and 2 barkys (hit trees on 10, hit 2 trees on 12).  Got to improve on GIR's, hit only 4.

League night tonight! I hope to play as well as last week. I had 9 pars, including a sandy and 2 barkys (hit trees on 10, hit 2 trees on 12).  Got to improve on GIR's, hit only 4.

My thoughts exactly. I had no idea what was coming (other than I figured it would be black or white because those are the only colors offered on their website), but the custom MANTRA paint job and the white color look awesome! The bluetooth speaker is also a nice touch! I'm LOVING that the bag has no zippers and uses magnets for the pockets! Great job by the folks at MNML

League night tonight! I hope to play as well as last week. I had 9 pars, including a sandy and 2 barkys (hit trees on 10, hit 2 trees on 12).  Got to improve on GIR's, hit only 4.

League night tonight! I hope to play as well as last week. I had 9 pars, including a sandy and 2 barkys (hit trees on 10, hit 2 trees on 12).  Got to improve on GIR's, hit only 4.

The white bag with the white push cart *chef's kiss* 🤌

Morning All,
Today would have been a great day to get out and get 9 in after work. Two key words there? “Would have”. Why? Well yesterday I just felt off and tired but energetic. Had a sore throat and a runny nose and got some meds from our medical team, they believed it was sinuses acting up. I got home and I felt super tired at 4 pm which is not normal. Decided to just do a Covid test at home and it didn’t even take the full time to show I had it. So I’m home resting. This is the second time I’ve had it, this time it’s nowhere near like the first time. Only difference is I have a sore throat and a lot more nasal drip. First time I had a slight cough, a fever of 101 and whole body aches. Well, hope everyone has a better day than me. Hopefully I don’t have a fever later cause if so, no work tomorrow as well. 

All I can think of seeing that.
 

That's a new one for me! Rock on!

Good morning! I ended up making a lot of progress at work yesterday, so I treated myself to a little practice session and worked on chipping with the 45*, 50* and 54* wedges. I hit about 40 balls with each club and tried to work out how high I hit each club on a chip and how much they roll out. It was a lot of fun and I should do stuff like that more, but it's just so fun to smash balls at the range! 😆
I was also able to get some photos of my new golf bag, the MNML MR1, that I won in an instagram giveaway put on my Mantra golf clothing. Both the golf bag and the polos are very premium!

Have a good day everyone!

congratulations on a great outing... way to go...

Good morning Spies! Sitting here while technician is fixing my dishwasher for the second time in two weeks. Not only that but my fridge is fouled up too. Hoping this visit will resolve both. And that the landlord doesn't bill me for the repairs.
I mentioned last week that the driver shaft fitter put me on the BGT Brava shaft. Found out more about BGT. It's the latest venture of Barney Adams, of Adams Tight Lies fame. BGT started out making putter shafts and is now dipping its toes into shafts for woods and wedges. Still haven't decided to pull the trigger on a $500 shaft but the option is there.

A good morning to all on this fine Tuesday morning. A little range time planned today, to continue to work on swing changes. It’s an ongoing process.  Have a great day.

Good morning spies! It is a GORGEOUS morning here in eastern Iowa and I have the pleasure of spending it on a golf course. Some few on the ground, but a lovely view. 

I hope you all are able to spend the morning like mine! Have a terrific Tuesday!

Good Tuesday morning, golfers!  My Little Dumpling has home projects for me to focus on today.  Golf tomorrow!
 
 

Morning Spies!
First time in a long time I am able to post in the morning. Calls starting in 15 minutes and lasting until 3pm today. So… I did play in the league last night. Somehow, me and my partner are in 1st place for the second half of the season. Last night he couldn’t play and I didn’t find a sub so it was just up to me. I held the wolves at bay and actually played well for the first time in a while. The opposing team, one of which is a scratch golfer actually threw clubs twice during the 9 hole round. That’s when I knew I had them on the ropes. I am not really very competitive so I think what made one of them even more upset was me trying to encourage him and even giving him breaks when his ball was in a bad spot (letting him get a decent lie). Hopefully, we are still in the top spot but won’t know until all the points are in from the other teams.
I play for fun but the competitive nature of last night did nudge my play style up a few notches. And…. I still had fun.
Today is National Vanilla Ice Cream Day! I think I’ll have mine with root beer.
Have a great week everyone!
Cheers! ⛳

Good morning MGS'ers on what started out as a downpour Tuesday morning but is giving way to clear skies the rest of the day. Original forecast was rain in the afternoon but that now does not look the case, which doesn't hurt my feelings as I have league play tonight.
The Drive, Chip and Putt challenge went well for my oldest son Myles yesterday! He ended up finishing in 8th place out of 20 participants in the 7-9 age group, and with his birthday in April he was one of the youngest participants. He scored the 4th most points in the putting category, and I'm just super proud of him. He mentioned being nervous Sunday night, and I could tell he was feeling some nerves as he fiddled with his tee height for his first drive about five times. However, he promptly tagged an 89 yard bullet right down the middle of the grid for his first swing of the day and had 2/3 drives stay in the grid for scoring purposes. Chipping was a bit of a challenge, and I think next year we will take a different approach to practicing for that area. He still managed to get two balls into the scoring target, and one outside which is still a point. For putting, they had a tricky left to right side breaking putt set up for the 6 footer. He drilled it like it was a tap in for 25 points, then hit the 15' and 30' putt to within 10 feet, both good for 5 points. All in all he tallied 47 total points and was just 16 points off third place. I have a feeling the next couple years he could challenge for a top three finish and advance to the regional qualifier. We finished it off with a hot dog, brat and kiddie cocktail in the clubhouse.

Hope everyone has a fantastic day!

Good Morning. 
Thinking of taking my son for a few hours to the LPGA event today.  Seeing a few women hitting bombs on the range and seeing what equipment they are gaming will be fun.  My son who is 12 will want to get a milkshake and an autograph or two. 
Have a great day. 

Good Morning everyone!!  Headed to the course this morning for an 8am tee time with wife and two BIL’s.  Not sure if I will make big swings today; maybe pitches, chips and putts; back still sore.  The good news is that it’s cooled off; temps during play will be from 68-84º… perfect!!
Big group last night here for dinner; smoked two racks of baby back ribs and wife did potato salad and spinach salad with slivered almonds, bacon chunks, mandarin oranges, and hot bacon dressing… winner!!  Sorry no pics; it was gone quickly!
Enjoy your Tuesday and don’t work too hard!