How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?
I went back to school in my late 30's (Civil Engineering at Oregon State University) and came up one credit short in my final term this past spring. I took a 1 credit Golf 1 class kind of as a joke and was almost immediately completely obsessed. So I've officially been playing about 6 months. I don't know my handicap yet, planning on going down that road next season, arccos says 39.6 (yikes). I usually play 9-hole courses, but my 2 18 hole rounds have been just under 100.
What do you love about golf?
I love how making the smallest change can have such a dramatic effect on my game/swing. I have a background in very technical skateboarding and focusing on the minutia of how a small change in hand/wrist position or weight distribution can have a big impact on an outcome without the ending up laying on the concrete is a nice change.
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?
I don't know any other Spies. I found it through the podcast and the fact that I love analyzing gear more than I should at my skill level. I enjoy reading reviews, especially from the community/everyman perspective and look forward to being able to contribute myself once my game is a little more solid.
Where are you from? What is your home course?
I've bounced around in my life spending most of my adult life in Los Angeles, but I've ended up where I began in Medford, Oregon. I don't know that I have a home course per se, still deciding on that as we just moved back here a month ago. My wife just got a job that may get us a discount at Quail Point though, so there or Centennial may be where I end up most.
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?
My assumptions are going to be the temperatures. The heat in the summer and the cold in the winter. I know there are regions much worse than here, but if forced to guess it's that. Or the drought maybe?
What do you do for a living?
I just graduated as a Civil Engineer but have gone the Construction Management route to begin with. still trying to find my passion in the field.
How’d you pick your user name?
I don't like using my real name online and my kiddo picked this for my user name on a game site recently and I thought it was funny.
Edit: I just realized I never mentioned WIMB. I'm transitioning away from hand me downs and was gifted Ping G425 irons and driver a month ago, however I was gifted by a non golfer so my irons are stiff shaft and I think I'll be switching to Takomo 101s for a year or two until I feel getting fitted will be worth it. I'm still using a no-name 5-wood and 3-hybrid bridging the gap between irons and driver and just picked up a set of Lazrus wedges for funsies (the backspin I can get is mind boggling). Looking to pick up a new 5 and 7-wood to replace my existing wood/hybrid in the next month or so.
How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? I went back to school in my late 30's (Civil Engineering at Oregon State University) and came up one credit short in my final term this past spring. I took a 1 credit Golf 1 class kind of as a joke and was almost immediately completely obsessed. So I've officially been playing about 6 months. I don't know my handicap yet, planning on going down that road next season, arccos says 39.6 (yikes). I usually play 9-hole courses, but my 2 18 hole rounds have been just under 100. What do you love about golf? I love how making the smallest change can have such a dramatic effect on my game/swing. I have a background in very technical skateboarding and focusing on the minutia of how a small change in hand/wrist position or weight distribution can have a big impact on an outcome without the ending up laying on the concrete is a nice change. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? I don't know any other Spies. I found it through the podcast and the fact that I love analyzing gear more than I should at my skill level. I enjoy reading reviews, especially from the community/everyman perspective and look forward to being able to contribute myself once my game is a little more solid. Where are you from? What is your home course? I've bounced around in my life spending most of my adult life in Los Angeles, but I've ended up where I began in Medford, Oregon. I don't know that I have a home course per se, still deciding on that as we just moved back here a month ago. My wife just got a job that may get us a discount at Quail Point though, so there or Centennial may be where I end up most. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? My assumptions are going to be the temperatures. The heat in the summer and the cold in the winter. I know there are regions much worse than here, but if forced to guess it's that. Or the drought maybe? What do you do for a living? I just graduated as a Civil Engineer but have gone the Construction Management route to begin with. still trying to find my passion in the field. How’d you pick your user name? I don't like using my real name online and my kiddo picked this for my user name on a game site recently and I thought it was funny. Edit: I just realized I never mentioned WIMB. I'm transitioning away from hand me downs and was gifted Ping G425 irons and driver a month ago, however I was gifted by a non golfer so my irons are stiff shaft and I think I'll be switching to Takomo 101s for a year or two until I feel getting fitted will be worth it. I'm still using a no-name 5-wood and 3-hybrid bridging the gap between irons and driver and just picked up a set of Lazrus wedges for funsies (the backspin I can get is mind boggling). Looking to pick up a new 5 and 7-wood to replace my existing wood/hybrid in the next month or so.
