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  1. Good luck with the house, @Shankster and congrats on moving to Hawaii. 

    @Preeway and @CFreddie hope you had some quality birthdays.

    Morning all!

    Missed the community call last night. Hope it was fun. We had movie night last night—Atomic Blonde. A pretty good action film, if you’re into watching a 10-minute, single take fight scene. 

    Earlier, I spied on birds feeding. One did not look happy.

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    Have a good one.

  2. 4 hours ago, StrokerAce said:

    decided on the Bettinardi BB56 - found a good deal on 2ndswing
    I remember when this putter was in the store and trying it and really liking it at the time. Always been a fan of Bettinardi putters and think they're in that same elite class as Scotty.

    Reasons I like it:
    loft is 2 degrees and I was fit into that exact loft (I will need to get the lie adjusted when I get it)
    toe hang is 1/8 - not quite face balanced - and coming from playing blades for the last several years the transition should be smoother
    does not fall open or closed at address; I've seen this happen before with putters and it's very frustrating.
    the COG is raised above the center of the ball and that along with the 2 degrees of loft should help put a smoother roll on the ball
    as you can see - it's pretty easy to aim and there's a high MOI and forgiveness

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    Nice! You’ll have to let us know how it does this season.

  3. 12 hours ago, StrokerAce said:

    so I bought a set of shafts on ebay from what-looked-like a reputable seller...
    I bought them on Wednesday and they were showing as "shipped" but USPS said that the label had just been printed.

    Check out this conversation:

    ME:
    Hi
    The listing shows my item has been shipped but when I look at the usps tracking it says that only the label has been printed
    Can you please let me know when you plan to ship?
    Thanks

    HIM:
    Hello,
    The label has been printed and staff is sending them out on Monday morning. You will receive more updates then.

    ME:
    Wow
    Does it usually take you a week to ship?

    HIM:
    Yes sir - not a big business prioritizing ebay shipments. Just trying to sell people some high quality products for a discounted rate,

    ME:
    Yeah, but I have sold many things on ebay and always ship within 24 hours
    This is highly disappointing

    HIM:
    Maybe that is you. I am running multiple businesses and taking care of tour players. My assistants take care of shipping.
    You'll be getting your product soon - if I had never responded yesterday, you wouldn't feel the way you feel. Sorry for trying to get back to you..

    HAHAHAHAHAHA ROTFLMAO !!! 🤣

    Taking care of tour players??? 

    At this point I just gave up and am hoping that this person is actual real and the shafts are in fact going to be mailed.

     

    You know the old saying: The customer is always at fault for inquiring about shipping times. 

  4. @StrokerAce what putter were you using before your putter quest?

     

    1 hour ago, ILMgolfnut said:

    Meanwhile, the same friend who helped GF put together my sim last week came over to build a backyard palace (it's like 8 by 12 feet) for our cats, since we have been notified by the local constabulary that they can no longer roam the neighborhood; $600 fine awaits the next occurrence. But GF is not going to leave them locked inside, thus the palace.

    I’m lost—the local governing body can tell you that you’re not allowed to let your cat roam outdoors? How is that possible?

  5. 19 minutes ago, berkeleybob said:

    I’ve been debating about whether to get a year’s subscription to TheGrint at ~$75 or to get Shotscope Connex at $130. It’s hard not to pass up something that offers no subscription fee.

    I haven’t read the entire thread, but I asked them about a handicap feature, and they wrote back alluding to new features coming soon.

    My bad. I asked about whether it was possible to add previous rounds to help build a handicap, and they said that isn’t possible, but that they are working on the ability to add a round while away from the course.

  6. I’ve been debating about whether to get a year’s subscription to TheGrint at ~$75 or to get Shotscope Connex at $130. It’s hard not to pass up something that offers no subscription fee.

    I haven’t read the entire thread, but I asked them about a handicap feature, and they wrote back alluding to new features coming soon.

  7. Just catching up on this thread. The OPs just got a few reaction notifications from me. Sorry, but I love a good home DIY buildout.

    @IndyBonzo is it me, or is your garage ceiling pretty high?

    @ILMgolfnut Do you have a net on right side as well? Were it me, I’d open the washing machine lid so that I’d at least get points for landing my shanks. 😉

    Great job, you two! Don’t forget to set up a place to sit down and have a cold drink nearby.

  8. Today was my first time out this year. I played at the my usual 9-hole course twice, and I ended up plus +12 of the “front” nine and +10 on the back. My putting was nothing special, especially as I was using my new putter on overseeded greens. (I’m not an expert on green maintenance terms.)

    However, I holed out twice chipping with an 8-iron. And in dramatic fashion, I scrambled the last hole by hitting a lob with a ball nested in an overgrown bit of rough overhanging the bunker and landing and rolling within 3 feet of the hole.

    I mean, that’s what I wanted to happen. I’m just amazed that it happened. 😆

    On my next round I’ll have to play the Full Swing soundtrack in my earbuds.

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