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    The Good Morning Thread

    in The 19th Hole

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    8 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said:

    Top of the pot spies ☕.  Our trip to the Grand Canyon was fun.  It truly is an amazing place to see.  I couldn't help but think about the first to people to have walked up to the rims and what went through their minds 😮.  My wife took a gazillion pictures (thank God for digital 😄), and she'll be busy for weeks working through those to add to her portfolio.  I spent as much time looking through my binoculars and was able to see groups of rafters on the Colorado River plying the rapids.  They looked timid enough from my vantage point (a mile above) but were likely standing waves.

    Here's some pictures from my cell phone.  If you've never been here, consider adding to your bucket list.  Have a great Friday and weekend everyone.

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    Nice!!  Thankfully, you didn't take a selfie and fall off the edge!  I don't understand people doing that.

    The Good Morning Thread

    in The 19th Hole

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    Good Morning everyone!!  Hope you are gearing up for nice weekend.

    A partly cloudy 70º day today with only a breeze; wish I could play.  The weekend will be cooler and winds will be 20-30mph with higher gusts.  Thrilling!  The only plus is that it might keep some people away.

    Off to my cardiac rehab shortly, then errands to run.  I always have my clubs with me... maybe I'll stop at the course for a bit of practice in-between appointments.

    Pacific Northwest: AK, WA, ID, MT, OR, WY

    in Introduce Yourself/ WIYB (What's In Your Bag)

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    3 hours ago, Zee said:

    Actually I’ve been a member for a while, I just hardly ever post. Started playing about 8 years back and had a few setbacks, but I play whenever possible. I play more now, that I work at Bandon Dunes Golf resort. I’m a PT shuttle driver on property. If you’ve been there and rode on the shuttles, I was possibly one of your drivers. I still don’t have a handicap. I live in North Bend, OR, on the coast, just 30 minutes north of Bandon.
    I love playing golf, just wish I better. Still trying to break 100. It will happen. My golf clubs are a mix of different brands, some I bought some were gifts, 95 percent were used when I got them. I love just getting out and playing with friends or by myself, or even with people I just met.


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    I've been to Bandon but it’s been a number of years ago.  Loved the courses, but I don’t think I could live in the area; great place to visit though!  I loved going to the Oregon Coast when I lived in Corvallis, but even Corvallis had too much rain for me.  

    Do you get special rates when playing the Bandon courses?  THAT would be a plus!!

    The Good Morning Thread

    in The 19th Hole

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    6 minutes ago, chisag said:

    ... Have any of you run across Stinknet plants on your courses or in your area? It is an invasive plant/weed from Africa called Oncosiphon pilulifer and it has become a huge problem here. I took a trip to a course 1/2 hr away and traveled through barren desert for a good part of the trip. It is almost completely yellow as this invasive plant has crowded out much of the native plants. I saw a feature on these and they were having a meeting to come up with a plan to combat the invasion and basically said the Stinknet had already exploded beyond their ability to combat it. They were going back to the drawing board to figure out what could be done about it. 

    ... This is a picture from just off the 5th tee but it is all over the course. 

     

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    I haven’t seem it here; but it looks like something that would fit in with our surrounding vegetation.  Our natural terrain outside town is similar to yours.  Maybe it just hasn’t gotten here yet.  

    JumboMax Grips Users Group

    in Golf Balls/Shafts/Grips

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    On 4/24/2024 at 8:40 AM, Glennyboy said:

    If you liked the weight and size of this grip you should try their new zen lite grips. Its pretty much their tour velvet variant that offers all of the characteristics of the jmx ultralite in a rubber grip form. I have it on two of my driver shafts. Durability is far superior as well. 

     

    6 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

    Really looking at reduced taper grips but this one may be worth a test. Thx!

    I would be interested in giving the Zen Lite a try, but the collar at the bottom of the grip looks similar to the Winn grips which is very difficult to install with air.  I’ve done it, and won’t do it again.  Not going back to tape and solvent.

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    The Good Morning Thread

    in The 19th Hole

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    5 minutes ago, RomanG said:

    Good morning everyone! 

     

    My question of the day is this: What is the best way to teach your child the game of golf? And what is a good age to begin this? My son is 6, soon to be 7 and it is certainly challenging! 

    I don’t have kids so bear that in mind.  Start with putting and let them have fun with it.   Quit when focus is lost.  Slowly work in some drills when they are ready; don’t push for it.  You’ll know if they are ready for more.  You can change up visits to the course with chipping as they become more coordinated.  Let them want to come to the course.

    We have a 9-hole exec course with a pro that loves to teach kids.  Each summer he puts on several clinics;  10am-noon on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  Typically, he gets 20-30 kids signed up, and I believe the three days cost $35 but that was 10 years ago.  He greets each kid, looks them in the eye, asks their name (first and last), and shakes their hand.  He gives them the rules; what’s allowed and what isn’t.  He breaks the kids up into 3 groups by age; one group is on the driving range, one group is on the chipping green and one group is on the putting green. The pro stays on the range to focus on the full swing; volunteers help out on the chipping and putting greens.  I volunteered for many years.  Each group spends about 30 minutes at each station, then they rotate to the next station.  He has clubs available if the kids don’t have any; most do though.

    I’ve seen kids as young as 4-5 and as old as 12.  Personally, I think the 4-5 year olds are a little too young but it depends on the kid; some are more focused than others… attention span is very short.  The Thursday session is on the course in groups of 4-5 and 3 holes are “played”.  All tee off; we pick up the balls; go to a spot in front of a green and hit chip shots and putt out in order.  Golf etiquette is stressed.  Afterwards, we all go to the clubhouse for hot dogs and a drink.

     

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    The Good Morning Thread

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    27 minutes ago, David Leighton Reid said:

    Good morning, golfers.  The weatherman said no rain until 2:00, but I am sitting here watching it rain instead of teeing off.  Not all bad, because we need the rain and being retired, I can play tomorrow.  Hope everyone has a great day.  
     

     

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    I'm beginning to see where @Dead Solid Bogey gets his names for SWMBO.  🤣

     

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    The Good Morning Thread

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    Happy April 25 everyone... the Perfect Date!!  🤣

    Today is a little cooler than yesterday's 72º; clouds rolling in.  Might need a light jacket. 

    Thinking of a bathroom remodel, so headed out today to look at options.  Otherwise, just usual stretches and workout routine and short game work.

    Hope you have a great Thursday and gear up for a fantastic weekend!!

    What are the essentials in the golf swing?

    in General Q&A

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    10 hours ago, Seth.Tunstall said:

    What are the essentials in a golf swing? What are the movements, positions and mentality during the golf swing that are needed to be successfully and repeatable?

    First of all, the essentials are proper setup with your appropriate grip (being 6’5” means you should get your clubs checked for proper fit), good takeaway (one that doesn’t involve pulling the club to the inside) and backswing with proper pressure shifts, a good transition from backswing to downswing (again with proper pressure shifts), and body rotation.  @RickyBobby_PR knows his stuff and has helped many here on the forums on their swing improvement journeys.  I am also a follower of Monte Scheinblum and highly recommend his videos at rebelliongolf.com.  You can follow him  on Instagram; he posts excepts from many of his videos and has several years worth of posts to review.  

    10 hours ago, Seth.Tunstall said:

    here is some context for me so you know what I am dealing with. I sold my driver because I only could hit mega-slices and it would cost me 9+ strokes just by losing balls in the right tree line or hitting out of the forest. My irons I am a chronic topper of the ball. it is rare I chunk my irons. and they also miss to the right but not as bad as the driver.

    My 2 cents… FWIW,

    I started playing golf similar to you, but I was 44 when I started (now 76).  My slice was horrible (unless I hit a dead pull left).  I wasted 3 years playing that way before I took a lesson.  Slices are caused by an open club face relative to the swing path, and are typically the result of an over-the-top move during the downswing. That was my problem.  Unfortunately, when we get to the top of our improper backswing, we have too much weight on the trail leg and our first impulse is to swing out to the ball with our upper body.  I did.  The only way to hit the ball from that position is to come out of our golf posture and early extend, otherwise we wouldn't make contact with the ball.  Most amateurs need to have the feeling that the arms drop straight down early in the downswing before we start rotating.  This helps get the club to the ball more from the inside.  It helps to feel like you are keeping your back facing the target as long as you can before starting body rotation.  All of this happens with the proper pressure shifts already mentioned.

    While you are a chronic topper of the ball, chunking can also result from the same issues; just a matter of where your body is when you make contact.  Your pressure shift to your lead leg probably comes too late; you should be transferring pressure to your lead leg when your lead arm is parallel and before you get to the top of your backswing.  Video posts both from face-on and down-the-line will provide better analysis, but your symptoms are common to 95% of beginning golfers.

    As far as any drills, I would start with Monte’s setup and begin sloooow iron swings; backswing to lead arm parallel and then swing to trail arm parallel; club should be at right angle to the arms… the L to L drill.  Shift to your lead leg before starting the downswing.  Resist the urge to make fast swings.  Patience!

    Best of luck in your golfing journey; many of us have done the same thing, so you are not alone!!  

    Price of a golf round

    in Deals & Contests

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    We have one private 18-hole course and six 18-hole public courses + three 9-hole courses.  Quality ranges from very poor to pretty nice.  Prices aren’t too bad compared to other places I’ve been lately… Palm Springs and Phoenix; about $40-50 to walk and $60-75 to ride.  Since my wife and I both play a lot, we have an annual couple's membership that includes cart and range that costs $3200.  

    Prices have gone up since COVID, but that’s mostly due to increased cost of operations and higher demand… new golfers that started playing.  It’s only going to get worse, because in the last 25 years our community has grown from about 150K to about 400K people, and my course was the last “new” course built in the area but that was 26 years ago.  AND it was not a “new” course; it replaced an existing 18-hole course and a 9-hole par 3 course.  The last additional 18-hole course built was 30 years ago.  

    It is extremely difficult to get tee times, and I expect prices to go even higher next year.  Our most expensive and high-end public course has gone to shotgun starts at 8am and 1pm Fri-Sun.  We need another course!!!!

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    The Good Morning Thread

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    @CSiders12  Sorry to hear about your loss.  Prayers are with you and your family.

    Good Morning everyone!!  Should be another sunny mid-70’s day… and no that’s not my golf score!  🥴  Play yesterday was atrocious; worst of the year for me; I even quit keeping score and started hitting multiple shots trying to figure out what was wrong.  Still sore; probably tired.  Resting for a few days getting ready for weekend play.

    Hadn’t seen this on the course before...

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    There are 4-5 places on the course where he will have to walk his bike up hills from green to tee and just getting back to the cart path.

    Hope everyone is having a wonderful Wednesday!

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    The Good Morning Thread

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    Good Morning everyone!!  Hope everyone is having a terrific Tuesday!  A brisk 45º but sunny day here; we tee off in 90 minutes.  Temp should get up to mid-70’s, but not until we are long off the 18th green.  My BIL arrived yesterday from Seattle and will stay for a few days.  Last night I re-gripped my clubs; took all of 10 minutes using air.  Hopefully, that will lead to lower scores… can’t be the Indian!!  😂

     

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    The Good Morning Thread

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    1 hour ago, fixyurdivot said:

    Top of the pot spies ☕.  We're up early to head off to see the Grand Canyon for the first time. Need to drop River off at the dog sitter, pack the car, and all that stuff (wife seems to pack the house no matter where we go or for how long) 🤪.  Still haven't decided if I'm going to go onto the "glass bottom" lookout... definitely know my wife is not.  

    Have a great Tuesday whatever is in your schedule.

    Martha and I stopped for the night there on one of our trips to Phoenix many years ago.  She says “It’s a big hole in the ground.”  Enjoy the view!!

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    The Good Morning Thread

    in The 19th Hole

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    Late to the party today!  Hope your Monday is progressing better than Mondays usually do.  I had a busy weekend with golf a big part of it.  Saturday, I tweaked my already sore right knee and barely made it through the round.  Shot 83 with 3 doubles, but did have 2 birdies.  Here’s the first one on the par 3 4th hole (my ball is the closest one; the other was a playing partner’s chip shot)...

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    The other birdie was on the par 3 #15 and it was about a foot away.  Unfortunately, those were my typical putts made; pretty sure I only had 20 feet of putts made for 18 holes.  🥴  But I could hardly walk after the round.

    I wouldn’t have played yesterday if it wasn’t our anniversary; we always play on our anniversary and birthdays.  I taped my knee and wore a knee brace, and it wasn’t too bad.  Planning to schedule knee replacement in the fall.  I shot 80; still had 3 doubles, but only one birdie... a 20-foot putt on the par 4 #14.  At the clubhouse waiting to tee off, two groups of new visitors...

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    Today was my cardiac rehab day, then mowed the lawn.  My BIL came over from Seattle for another visit so we will be playing golf again tomorrow… another knee tape-job!!  


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