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Have not been, either, and no current plans to (there's one about 45 or so mins away from me). But yeah I think we can all agree that it's not "real golf" but more of a .. how should I say? .. "friends and family appropriate golf-like entertainment experience" ...

Love it .. old buddy of mine used to say, 'hey we're paying for the *whole* course!' Gonna follow along - I am 100% into the strategy & focus components, but ... for me personally and this is just me ... having the marking / reminder / mantra if you will printed on the ball loses a bit of its utility on the second (or third) shot to the green as odds are most of the time it won't be facing you and .. again, for me .. it seems those are the exact shots where I most need to slow down and focus (eg near green and greenside)... So curious to see how others rate their experiences!

@RoyN good info! If I were looking for a new driver (tho am not this season) this one is def up there on the list.

Did you at least sample some tasty refreshing adult beverages? Plz don't tell me those were disappointing, too.....

It's not necessarily strictly by, haha, degrees of separation. The best thing is to test out different wedges and which loft gets you the distance .. with your let's call it comfortable swing .. works and feels best? Then select a grind option based on your swing type and your -most common- playing conditions. If you are able to go to a qualified club fitter that could be really helpful for you.

If it persists please go see a pulmonologist!!! I got hit with something bad last Fall .. a few visits to the Urgent Care didn't resolve it... Finally went to the "real" doctor, as my in-house Dr. Mom calls it, and he put me on antibiotics and an inhaler and then it started clearing up! Still using an inhaler as a preventative against a recurrence.... @Fongle my sympathies .. I lost my favorite Uncle way too early, also (heart). Spend what time with him you can... Several years later lost my favorite Auntie after she was forced to spend time with the Big C. On the flip side.... @Erin B great pics! ..love Los Poopies all lined up! @rkj427 thx for the encouragement! K will consider it... @ZoonORama it happens that I do have a Jeep and I do like Mex and Tex Mex .. whatta day!! @TylorJudd if you can make the $$$ work for the private club, I say go for it! Also consider the unlimited practice and whatever other amenities they offer.

As a higher handicapper my focus is more the Haney Three... No penalties off the tee No 2-Chips No 3-Putts And despite a LOT of practice on short game .. #s 2 and 3 .. i know I still have a lot more work to do on these when actually playing...

Nice!!! Tough work but yeah someone has to do it... So how many guest passes do you get?

Ahh good morning!! My lovely and loving wife said she'd take the trash out, so I'm back in bed relaxing! What a nice start to an otherwise grey wet yucky day In forum and equipment news I have to admit I'm very intrigued by the LAB DF3 review opportunity - it's literally the one thing I'd like to test - but otoh don't really want to get sidetracked from working on improving my overall golf game... So I'll do some more basement putting and garage swinging today .. then the Community Call this afternoon, followed by the last of my indoor clinic sessions this evening. Hope everyone has a great Friday Eve today!!

ooohh boy.... That sucks. Big time. ooohh boy.... That really sucks!! Really Big time!! oh jeez now you're just killing me man. Killing me!! haha but very sorry to see all that bad news .. stay on the forum and golf vicariously through us...

Good point .. also like late afternoons knowing that there's Happy Hour on the other side

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Good (?) Wet Wednesday Morn all!! .. hey well at least it's not snow here like further North! So I guess it's another indoor putting, some dry swings, some chipping & pitching practice kinda day. Maybe clear one or two things off the To-Do List. See what I did there guys? ".. one or two things.." You industrious types who knock out everything on the list thinking you're gonna get it done and outta the way and you can relax?? ... HAH!! See .. if some new thing doesn't show up on its own well then you know The Boss is gonna magically find new things! Hope you have a great, and hopefully stress free, mid-week day!!

That there is pretty good stuff! Great to see you're back in action! Listen to your body, as they say, and back off if it starts to tell you to. Plenty of time for more golf without sidelining yourself again ....

First foray into BOA .. at that price how could I not give them a try? Oh available at golfetail dotcom

Great insight! I'd mentioned mental game in my post earlier .. a lot of that is based around "Expectations Management", and in the book "The Four Foundations of Golf" by Jon Sherman his whole first section is devoted to that topic. I'd agree with the above - we cannot _expect_ to play our best golf each and every time we're out there. Love that. @Tom the Golf Nut .. I like Country music!! .. and there's an old singer who said at one of his concerts something like "Are you too cool to get up dance? On your tombstone it's gonna say 'he didn't have any fun but he was cool' .. well nobody cares what you look like, they're all too busy being cool!"

@Berg Ryman thx for posting this. Hope it did start to help. I empathize with you as, believe it or not, I can be a bit introverted especially in larger group settings. I recognize this, and recognize the need .. especially as I get older .. to push myself to get out and engage with people more. Added benefit: you truly never know who you're talking to - e.g. what interesting experiences they've had or that thing that they know a lot about that you may not. Also like you I can be, like most guys, competitive - but *way too* competitive with myself ... I want to be good at this game; I want the other guys to see how good I am; I want to contribute to my winning team's score; etc etc etc... So, first, at the risk of sounding trite... You are NOT your golf score. This may sound harsh but if the only reason you play the game is to achieve a certain score, well then imho this may not be the right game for you... Suggest some self reflection on what are the things that get you out onto the golf course; what are the things that you enjoy about it and bring you back. Perhaps this may be one channel of exploration with the counselor you'll meet with? Second, if you don't think that every person at an MGS Outing .. regardless of skill / hcp level .. is not going to be supportive and encouraging to you, then I'll argue you are wrong brother. At that first outing I was clearly one of the haha 'not better' golfers there .. yet during the weekend, and especially after the Sunday round, several of the for real better players took it upon themselves to approach me and offer advice and help and tips!!! If those aren't golf buddies then heck there ain't no actual golf buddy nowhere. Accept that everyone in this game .. not just you, everyone .. is in some stage of their own personal unique never-ending development/improvement process. Game For Life and all that. The Kingsmill Outing should provide plenty of time for even more of these interactions - and fair warning to the people attending - I plan to pester a few of you for swing advice, short game coaching, putting help, etc. A little background... (1) I spent close to 30 years working in the investment industry (aka Wall Street firms) which are all completely, 100% results oriented. Do something right - succeed; do something wrong - fail. (2) I grew up skiing during the Winters and small sailboat racing during the Summers. Got very good at both. Later on I took up windsurfing and surfing. Got reasonably competent at both. Then when I took up golf, of course I wanted to get "good" at it, I was like.. 'this seems easy .. ball is not moving .. just have to put the clubhead on it and hit it over there' .. right?? WRONG-O!!! ..boy oh boy did I get frustrated with myself... So as I was working on the swing technique, I was also reading and hearing things about "The Mental Game". Hmmm what is that all about, I was wondering..? Started looking into, read articles, listened to webinars, etc and even attended an in-person 2-day clinic. Tried to but didn't understand a lot of it - the word "process" was used very often - and to me that was the *polar opposite* of pretty much all of my work and play experiences up to that point in my life... Well several years later I dare say I think I may be starting to hopefully a little bit kinda get it. My focus on the course now includes... 1. coming away from a round feeling like I've accomplished some kind of improvement in at least one aspect of my game; 2. being a bit more deliberate (careful? maybe) with each shot; 3. concentrating on the -action- of the swing and -not- the hoped-for outcome of it -- i.e. process-driven and not results-oriented. Improve the process and the results will come, not the other way around. One other thing to throw in - at that mental game clinic I mentioned one person talked about "Muse" and how it helped them (this guy was a near-scratch player and the best in the group). It's a headband with sensors that pairs with an app (can be used without a subscription) and provides biofeedback meditation. Have been using it more regularly since this Winter and definitely feel it is helping me learn to relax my too often too overactive mind. Highly recommended. OK, I've really droned on here! But Berg-Dude if you feel you want a sounding board I would be very happy to do that anytime ... just PM me whenever...

@Preeway my sympathies to your wife and you .. so sorry to hear of FIL's suffering .. fwiw i've donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, they seem to be doing good research. @EnderinAZ hope this next, so called, "procedure" goes well and recovery is quick. And btw are you going for some sort of repeat customer reward / frequent flyer miles .. haha that's crazy and fingers crossed this is the last time in for a *while*..!! haha that is one crazy test track - and some crazy kinda dudes running their carts thru it!

So while not crushing any new records for weight or distance .. have been reasonably diligent about keeping up with regular exercise in different forms... .. and it's helping! Yeah still have the old aches and pains after golfing but much improved after the last few seasons Anyone just reading along in this thread who has not yet posted and adopted a regular fitness program - plz do jump in and get started!!

Hmm sorry to see that! Do you have a pic? Curious to see what's happening... For reference i have two Quad XLs that have gotten a lotta use over a bunch of years with absolutely no problems. In fact I converted my wife's to powered with the eWheels kit and it's been working great.

Lotta good info, great review!! FYI, re pictures: after you've done the Add Files step ... position the input cursor within the text at a new line position where you want the pic to appear, eg in between the 3rd and 4th paragraphs .. then scroll back down to the pic thumbnails and click on the pic you want (or click on Insert)

Great idea for some kind of indicator .. but it would have to be automatic, eg some sort of remote sensor tech or cam + display screen, whatever .. which means expensive... On my course just on the Front 9 there are two blind shots! One off the tee goes downhill, and one on the approach going uphill. Could actually enhance both safety and pace of play.

Yes definitely recommend a push cart .. and an electric one if you can send the extra $$ .. if you're out often enough it becomes way way worth it imo!!

Wow really nice and CONGRATS!!! you crazy testers you!! Just way to say to @rkj427 that maybe you should not do destructive testing on the unit .. maybe a little discrete parts analysis but remember you're testing it as a complete unit And @Erin B let's see how it .. literally .. stands up in those winds! @StrokerAce what do you have for us? Maybe run it around the old dirt race track with Burt Reynolds? haha I kid I kid - enjoy this one guys!!

Good Morning good people on this "tired Tuesday" as Sir Chunks so aptly put it! Grey and dreary and not quite rainy yet but still wet out .. yuck... Just taking it easy before heading out to acupuncture. May try to hit a few golf balls indoors after at a local sim - could use some wedge distance control practice! @GolfSpy_APH hope the old pooch gets fixed up and heals up nicely. Another one here with a soft spot for older dogs and agree that all the $$ we indulge on them and their care are way worth it!! @buckpillar nice to see you're back in action and doing ok @Dead Solid Bogey you may have heard the old Country tune... "I wanna take you out, you know I love you honey ..... But there's too much month at the end of the money!" Haha well everyone hope you can find at least one small way to enjoy your day today!!!