Bulldog

Costco currently has the CaddyTek Golf Laser Rangefinder, CaddyView V3 +Slope for $119.99 online (it's $159.99 on Amazon). Out of about 2800 total ratings, it has over 2200 five star ratings, and if you don't like it you can return it. I have no affiliation with Costco - except I'm making regular payments to the local warehouse. Maybe I'll own it some day...

Here's another cheap training aid. Like most recreational golfers, I struggle with low point, and consistent contact, in my swing. I bought a bag of 100 plastic ball markers on Amazon for around $8. I hit off of a mat, into a net, in my backyard. I put a ball marker on the mat just like I am marking a ball, positioned it slightly ahead of my regular ball position, and flat on the surface. I swing and try to send the ball marker down the "fairway." The markers don't go far, and the bright colors make them easy to find. The golf ball looks huge after hitting 10 or so ball markers.

A man is on vacation and gets a call from his younger brother. He asks how things are going at home. The younger brother replies, “Well, it’s been raining quite a bit here, they had the grand opening of the new fire station, and your cat died.” “What!”, the older brother exclaims. “What’s wrong with you! You don’t just casually blurt out that someone’s cat died. You need to break it to them gently. You say something like, ‘The cat went up on the roof. It fell off and was hurt. I took it to the vet and he tried everything to save it, but couldn’t, so the cat was put to sleep peacefully.’” The younger brother says, “Sorry, you’re right, that is a better way to break that kind of news.” The older brother says, “Is anything else going on at home? The younger brother says, “Mom went up on the roof yesterday.”

I was eating at a restaurant and the waitress screamed “does anyone know CPR?” I yelled, “I know the entire alphabet” and we all laughed and laughed. Well, except for that one guy."

A man is interviewing for a new job: “What is this big gap on your resume?” a recruiter asked. “I went to Yale for 4 years,” he says. The recruiter is impressed and offers him the position. The man is excited and responds: “That’s awesome, I am so happy about this because I badly needed this Yob.”

I built several Snake Eyes hybrids from Golfsmith for my buddies back in the previous century when hybrids weren’t really a thing. Some of them are still playing them. I was surprised to see that there is a Snake Eyes golf brand today.

A guy I played with had a set of them. I thought they were very cool.

It’s still in my bag. The greens were punched and sanded last week, so I used I tried using it on the greens whenever I had a long distance putt. Distance control was a mess with all of the sand, but it was fun to try. I plan on continuing to experiment with it.

I forgot to mention that he also suggested getting a pair of clear glasses (non-sunglasses) with the same prescription for driving at night.

Check out Bulldog's review for the Arias TB-30 Chipper.

There have been a few questions about spin on the arias Chipper. so I made a quick set of videos. The first video is with the Arias Chipper and the second is with a Takomo Pitching wedge. Both are 44° loft. Note the longer swing with the Takomo which resulted in a higher launch. The ball is the Srixon Q-Star Divide. IMG_0668.mov Arias Chipper Takomo Pitching Wedge IMG_0669.mov

People who complain their way around the course - "What's wrong with me? I haven't made a single putt over 25 feet today." "These pin positions today are the worst ever!" "Why does the fairway always have to slope towards the water?"

I our golf group of about twelve regulars, we have one player who is left handed and plays right handed, one who is right handed and plays left handed, the rest are right handed and play right handed. Phil Mickelson is possibly the most notable example of a righty who swings lefty. Jordan Spieth is probably ambidextrous and swings right handed. How about you?

For me it's too soon to tell also. The weather lately here in northern California has really limited my ability to get out on the course (It just started raining again a few minutes ago, and they are forecasting over 100 inches of snow over the next few days in the Sierra Nevada mountains which are not far away). Additionally, the number of chips I make in a round is low, so it will take a while before I can get a good sense of the fit of this club in my game.

Human statues - When players get into their setup to drive, hit, chip, or putt, and then stand over the ball frozen like a statue. Come on! It's a ball and a stick, you're not launching the space shuttle.