Peaksy68

33 degrees here, that’s Celsius , so about 91F, a rare hot day this summer. Very pleasant having a beer in the pool. All that aside, really feeling for those of you suffering through crazy and unusual weather for where you are. Stay safe and hopefully warm.

Horned helmet?

Practice at home in the shed this weekend as we’ve gone into a 5 day lockdown. Frustrating golf wise as I’m starting to feel a bit better about my game. Played 9 holes of matchplay on Thursday and was getting more confident in my swing before lockdown was announced Friday. Putted extremely well, my reading of putts was back to its best. Spent some time using my homemade downunder board, and a good putting session with the Puttout system. One bonus of being locked down for the weekend, my shed is much tidier now.

I think I've already commented on it not raining but pouring for you Kevin. Look after yourself, hope things start settling down for you. Those wedges look pretty good. I'm waiting on some new Cleveland Zipcores to arrive. Different V-Sole to the Scors that I loved but have worn out.

Should that be the loser of this thread? This is all I can contribute here, as I don't qualify

Managed to play 3 holes this afternoon about 30 minutes after getting some stitches removed from my shoulder. Didn’t take out anything longer than 6 iron so I wouldn’t be tempted to push things too much. Parred the 330 yard 10th, doubled the 375 yard 11th and managed to par the 550 yard par 5 12th. Pretty pleased with how I swung it after a break from even touching my clubs. Looking forward to enjoying the next couple of weeks before getting a bit more skin removed later in the month.

I know you live in Florida, but this it never rains but it pours is getting a bit much. Hoping everything goes well with Penny's operation (I'm sure it will) Stay safe and well

2 Albatross is amazing. I’m going to forecast your first HIO. Long par 3, water front and left of green, pin cut on the left. You’ll aim for centre of green, pull it, think it might be wet, get a kick back to the right and into the hole. After that you’ll have one a year for 3 years. So remember this whenever you play a long par 3 with water left

It does amaze me how many how really good golfers I know haven’t had a hole in one, and conversely how many very mediocre golfers I know who have had several. Pretty sure your eagle count would top the vast majority of us here on MGS. Can’t help but think you may be slightly more jealous of @yungkory’s shoe count than his hole in one. Hope you get your hole in one soon and celebrate by buying a few pairs of shoes

Nice work We have a tradition amongst my golf mates here (from all around the country) that whenever someone sees a Facebook post about a hole in one, a couple of guys who are yet to achieve this feat get tagged by multiple people, usually with a disparaging comment or two. Do you think uncle @chisag would like us to do the same here?

Pulled the trigger yesterday

Grilled up a Tomahawk Steak for the first time. Slightly overdone but extremely tasty nonetheless. Served it wth grilled corn and leeks. Went a treat with a 2014 Barossa Mataro

Just bought 3 Cleveland Zipcore wedges. Tour satin finish, 50/54/58 all in mid bounce. Custom shafts, Project X LZ 5.5 to match my irons. Hopefully they don’t try to add an up charge for the shafts. managed to sell a few benched clubs, still a few more to sell so I probably won’t get in too much trouble for buying them.

I still game my MLA Tour Mallet that I reviewed in 2016. If you can get one for $60, don’t just run as @STUDque suggested, it would be worth running someone over to get that deal.

Yes, big piece was precautionary as it’s hard to assess visually due to the birthmark it was on. Unfortunately I now qualify for the Melanoma Clinic as I’ve had 3 removed so far (thankfully all had no spread) I grew up in the wrong climate and era for my skin type, hoping my kids won’t have to deal with the same issues as they get older.

Some more time off golf after getting yet more chunks of skin removed. A small piece off the front of my left shoulder, and a large chunk off my left lower back. Hopefully nothing to worry about, shoulder on is on the better end of the nasty spectrum and the larger one was precautionary as it was tricky to assess. Surgeon took a smaller piece than he originally planned, only 3 inches long rather than 4. He really knows how to sew, and the stitches are dissolving which makes it a bit easier. Frustrating timing as I felt like my game was beginning to improve.

Cleveland Zipcore wedges. Looks like I can get them with custom shafts to match my irons. Very tempted.

Had my now usual 12 over, although I struck the ball better than I have been. Conditions were tough, 20mph wind. I really struggled wth downwind shots. 3 very soft 3 putts hurt my score. Handicap is on the march. My game has been suffering from neglect, I can’t complain about my poor play because I’m not putting any work in.

Spent a night in Emergency Department, barely able to walk due to pain (won’t go into details as to where) Pain relief helped, CT scan and Ultrasound within 7 hours of presentation both came back all clear. Antibiotics seem to be working and feeling much better. Timing could have been better as I’m getting another couple of skin lesions removed next week and am consequently missing a bit of golf. Hope to be up to playing Saturday after missing out today.

Just caught up on all this @Golfspy_CG2glad to hear you’re home and on the improve. Going to give my usual spiel on anything medical, listen to your doctors and do what they say. Great point from @jlukes, not just about oxygen but everything else your docs are advising. Hopeful that your convalescence won’t impact too much on how many clubs can rotate through your bag this year. Thinking positively, at least this has happened during your off season. Take your time and hoping you don’t get any long term lung or other problems.

I thought it was me

Bermagui, about 1km out from the river mouth. Woke up to the notifications that we have all came back negative. Life now can go back to COVID normal.

Holiday got cut short as my state border was going to close due to a COVID outbreak. Found out at 4.30pm we had to be back in our state by midnight New Years Eve, or face 2 weeks in hotel quarantine at our cost, border fully closing at midnight January 1. Made the border at 7.11pm, got to the checkpoint (6 miles further) at 11.59. The normally 10 hour trip took 16 hours (including stopping briefly for a COVID test) Why am I happy? In the 3 days there, I managed to play 9 holes with one brother, and go fishing with the other. Staying at home until negative result comes back. Things could be a lot worse.

Finished the year 1 short. Par 4 15th, 450 yards. My final round missed the green pin high right, downhill chip was looking great, thought it would be dead centre but broke sharply in the last 3 feet to just slide by. Looking forward to the challenge in 2021, although the wa I’m playing I’d probably settle for pars.

Just like I didn't tear up reading your story, someone needs to clean out the a/c ducts, the dust is making my eyes water.