jlofgren22

I grabbed a dozen Vice Tour balls recently, too, but haven't hit them yet. Need to use up a few old Nike Mojo balls I still have from my days playing in 2011 lol! Excited to give the Vice Tour balls a try as I've heard good things about the Vice line in general.

Hey there, MGS!
First timer here, just joined the forum as I dive deeper into the game. Have owned clubs for the past 13 years and played sparingly for some of that time, then just stopped playing all together about 7 years ago. Decided to get back into it now as a way to have some "me" time away from two young toddlers and my lovely wife, and have played weekly since the start of this season and am loving it! Even upgraded my bag a little from my original clubs, which certainly adds to the fun.

Excited to learn more about everything and see what this forum has to offer. Appreciate any tips on best threads to follow here or any tips in general.
Cheers!
-JL

Hey there, MGS!
First timer here, just joined the forum as I dive deeper into the game. Have owned clubs for the past 13 years and played sparingly for some of that time, then just stopped playing all together about 7 years ago. Decided to get back into it now as a way to have some "me" time away from two young toddlers and my lovely wife, and have played weekly since the start of this season and am loving it! Even upgraded my bag a little from my original clubs, which certainly adds to the fun.

Excited to learn more about everything and see what this forum has to offer. Appreciate any tips on best threads to follow here or any tips in general.
Cheers!
-JL

I grabbed a dozen Vice Tour balls recently, too, but haven't hit them yet. Need to use up a few old Nike Mojo balls I still have from my days playing in 2011 lol! Excited to give the Vice Tour balls a try as I've heard good things about the Vice line in general.

Welcome to the asylum, uh, the GMT! You'll find the inmates are generally friendly, or at least well sedated. And it's a great place to hang out with fellow obsessives, and find out about clubs, and balls, and bags, and rangefinders, and all sorts of other things you didn't even know existed!

Hi there! Brand new to the forum after poking around a little the last few weeks. Excited to learn more about this space! Here's a go at the intro questions...
How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?  I started playing about 13 years ago fresh out of college. I wanted to pick up a new hobby and got a cheap starter box set from my local sporting goods store and got out maybe once a month or so during the short MN summers. I played about 3-5 rounds a year for the next handful of years, never practicing or really looking into improving my game in any way, and then just kinda' stopped once I got married and eventually had two kids. I didn't lift a club for about 7 or 8 years. I just got back into playing again as a way to have some "me" time away from toddlers and have gotten bit by the bug and jumped fully in this year, playing weekly since the beginning of the season. Right now, my handicap is 25 and I hoping to lower that a bit by the end of the season.
What do you love about golf?  It starts with my love of getting out in the fresh air with a fun group of buddies and spending a few hours of stress-free time together. I also enjoy being challenged by the course and learning ways to better my game. Sure, I'd love to hit more consistent shots, but with where I'm at right now with my game, hitting those great shots (admittedly not too frequently) and then chasing after that rush is a powerful drug. 
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?  I want to learn more about the game, read reviews of the different products out there, and connect with like-minded people who enjoy the sport.  I do not know any other spies.
Where are you from? What is your home course?  Born and raised in Minnesota, currently living in the southwestern suburbs of the Twin Cities. As I'm just getting back into the sport, I don't really have a "home course", but within a 15-minute radius, I have around 10 courses that vary from elite-level that would challenge scratch golfers to some courses that are perfectly suited for beginners and high-HCPers. Hazeltine National (home of the 2016 & 2029 Ryder Cup) is a stone's throw from my house.
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Best would be the amount of courses that are near me. I can play a different course every week and not have to drive very far to get to them. The worst thing is the fact that the MN golf season is so short. If we're lucky, we can start playing outdoors in May and then by late September, we're wrapping up. Sure, there are some ranges and sims that stay open year round, but that's just not quite the same.
What do you do for a living?  I work in brand marketing for a local CPG company
How’d you pick your user name?  It's my name and my high school hockey number. Yes, of course I played hockey growing up... I'm from MN.

Hi there! Brand new to the forum after poking around a little the last few weeks. Excited to learn more about this space! Here's a go at the intro questions...
How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?  I started playing about 13 years ago fresh out of college. I wanted to pick up a new hobby and got a cheap starter box set from my local sporting goods store and got out maybe once a month or so during the short MN summers. I played about 3-5 rounds a year for the next handful of years, never practicing or really looking into improving my game in any way, and then just kinda' stopped once I got married and eventually had two kids. I didn't lift a club for about 7 or 8 years. I just got back into playing again as a way to have some "me" time away from toddlers and have gotten bit by the bug and jumped fully in this year, playing weekly since the beginning of the season. Right now, my handicap is 25 and I hoping to lower that a bit by the end of the season.
What do you love about golf?  It starts with my love of getting out in the fresh air with a fun group of buddies and spending a few hours of stress-free time together. I also enjoy being challenged by the course and learning ways to better my game. Sure, I'd love to hit more consistent shots, but with where I'm at right now with my game, hitting those great shots (admittedly not too frequently) and then chasing after that rush is a powerful drug. 
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?  I want to learn more about the game, read reviews of the different products out there, and connect with like-minded people who enjoy the sport.  I do not know any other spies.
Where are you from? What is your home course?  Born and raised in Minnesota, currently living in the southwestern suburbs of the Twin Cities. As I'm just getting back into the sport, I don't really have a "home course", but within a 15-minute radius, I have around 10 courses that vary from elite-level that would challenge scratch golfers to some courses that are perfectly suited for beginners and high-HCPers. Hazeltine National (home of the 2016 & 2029 Ryder Cup) is a stone's throw from my house.
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Best would be the amount of courses that are near me. I can play a different course every week and not have to drive very far to get to them. The worst thing is the fact that the MN golf season is so short. If we're lucky, we can start playing outdoors in May and then by late September, we're wrapping up. Sure, there are some ranges and sims that stay open year round, but that's just not quite the same.
What do you do for a living?  I work in brand marketing for a local CPG company
How’d you pick your user name?  It's my name and my high school hockey number. Yes, of course I played hockey growing up... I'm from MN.