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Mr. 82

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  1. https://pluto.tv/live-tv/pga-tour They show non-stop condensed highlights from past tournaments. Condensed as in, they remove all of the BS commentary and just show golf shots and putts, etc. Yeah, I know it's all old tournaments, but if you are looking to watch PGA Tour highlights for free, check it out. They have a Roku app as well if you want to stream on the big TV. FYI, Pluto has a TON of channels, pretty much anything you would want to watch, and it's all free. just FYI.
  2. I can relate to all of the Hallmark Channel jokes, but just a side note FYI for you dudes out there, check the cast in any one of those movies, and if Lacey Chabert is in the movie, you might want to tune in. Just mute the sound and wait for her to appear on screen. I don't think my wife has figured it out yet, but if you do a google image search on Lacey, you'll understand what I am talking about. Absolute smokeshow!
  3. You are spot on! What was it that they pimped that everyone thought it was the end all be all in driver technology? Jailbreak? What was it, not even 6 months till they added something else, and then 6 months until the next thing, and then the next, and now Mavrik is using AI to deliver better technology to a club and give you better performance than ever before? You gotta admire the folks at Callaway - they'll try anything if they think they can sell it. Heck, even the guys in the 2nd video mentioned that the Odyssey putter was only a couple of months old before they released the triple track Odyssey putter. And then they wondered if people would be able to contact Callaway and get a discount on the triple track, because essentially it was the same technology but with the new feature. LOL, yeah, good luck. But there is a part of me that has got me thinking, "hmmmm...maybe there is something to this." Mostly after watching these two videos. But honestly, it's like me putting here at home on my indoor putting mat. I can make like 20 in a row dead center of the cup from 8 feet. But put me on the real course, even on the putting green, and I struggle to make 2 of 5 from the same 8 feet (and yeah, I've got the video evidence to prove that BTW).
  4. Rick Shiels seems to like it. So does James Robinson
  5. How do you put "anything" "on your bag"? Do you have some sort of special adhesive? Do you have some adhesive for whatever it is that allows you to stick golf balls "on your pocket"? And what's a tittle? Is that some hot red headed chick with large boobs? Sorry man, but if you're gonna rant, at least do it grammatically correct.
  6. In 2017, the latest published statistics for deaths in the United States, 55,672 people died from the Flu. We are currently just over 26,000 deaths from COVID-19 in the United States. Do you see where I am going with this? Also, and I am not fact checking it, but I think your commentary on how this virus spreads is inaccurate, and overtly dramatic. My point being that there is more unnecessary fear driving this whole thing then actual facts and reality. There are many parts of this country where there isn't a single case of COVID-19. And some cases I have seen and read about list nursing homes where the majority of people there contracted the disease. Well, what's to say that they wouldn't have contracted the "regular" flu in the same fashion and died from it? Let's just relax a little bit and not go ballistic based on what I consider to be fear mongering by the people that run the national media that for the most part, derive their worldview based on what is happening in New York City, and a couple of other large cities. New York was FUBAR before COVID-19, and will be FUBAR long after COVID-19. Nothing will ever change that.
  7. Congrats! I am VERY interested in seeing how the Hogan driver compares to the other OEMs. I will be keeping an eye on this thread for sure.
  8. I would encourage that guy to post his "record round" because I'll be happy to take his money when we are actually playing by the rules again.
  9. I'm with you there. It was a happy accident when my wife bought me my Garmin GPS watch for Christmas a few years ago. The phone notifications I just turned on to see how it worked, and now I love it. And as you said, it beats having to look at your phone every time it dings. And this may or may not be a legal thing to do, but when I am driving I always have my phone in my pocket, so as not to be distracted by it, but my watch let's me know what's going on, as that is all I look at for a second. Then again, I don't get all that many notifications in general. I can work my way around a smartphone with the best of them, but I just don't let a phone run my life. It's there all the time, but most of the time I have better things to do.
  10. I sent it to our head pro, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Most of the staff at the club are not very computer savvy.
  11. Reminds me of two brothers, both in their 20s, who I got paired up at a golf course in NC, where they had met for a family vacation, and this round of golf was a part of their vacation. I literally had to tell them when it was their turn to hit their shot, because they were so engrossed in their phones as to actually not have a clue what they were doing on the golf course. I mean, isn't the point of going on vacation to get away from the stresses and strains of the day to day? Sadly, unlike your high school golfers you played with, these guys sucked at the game. And I suppose if I played as badly as they did I'd be on my phone too, trying to forget how bad I sucked at golf.
  12. http://woeckener.blogspot.com/2020/04/kinderlou-forest-guided-tour.html I decided to take pics from every shot on every hole of my home course, Kinderlou Forest. I also provide detailed notes on how to play each shot into greens. I love my home course, and I honestly did this, because I couldn't find anything like this on the internet. I know a lot of courses have video guided tours, and hole by hole fly bys, but Kinderlou didn't really have anything. So here is mine.
  13. I'm gonna lose the battle on what I am about to say, because virtually everyone I play with does it now, but for me, and call me old school if you want (I think Augusta National has a great policy on this btw), but please, put your cellphone away for the duration of the round, unless you are keeping score on it, or using it for GPS yardage. Yes, even my best buddies have their phones attached to them, and will play videos, text loved ones, and take phone calls. I tolerate it, but for me personally I find it rude to be talking to someone on the phone, or texting them, while you are supposed to be engaged in an activity with me on the golf course that SHOULD require your focus and concentration. Again, I get it, I'm the outlier here, and I'm not trying to shame anyone, or call anyone out, but for me this game requires my focus and concentration during the time I am on the golf course. If you are constantly feeding your phone with distractions and "when will you be home?" texts from your wife or significant other, then you are missing the point of playing golf, at least in my mind. Disclaimer: I (typically) keep my cellphone in my pocket on silent. My Garmin GPS watch has phone notifications that I see throughout the round. But unless my wife tells me someone is dying I've trained her to know that I will not respond to her while I am on the golf course. I play golf to get away from the noise and distraction of constant updates of whatever from a portable computer known as an iPhone. Perhaps if we all put our phones away we could actually enjoy our round of golf, and the company that is with us, more. Again, don't rip into me. If you are glued to your cellphone on the course, just keep up with the pace of play and I'll never say a word to you. But I post this because I can hope, right?
  14. I had been playing the PING G series irons for the past few years, but recently swapped them out for a used set of Callaway Forged Razr X irons. I can't speak to whether mine were a power spec option, as I honestly don't even know what that is. I can say that the entire time I played my G irons I was never really satisfied with them, but kept them because of the cost associated with me purchasing them. It was totally an accident that I swapped to the Callaway Razr irons, as a buddy of mine let me hit the 7 iron, and I was very enamored with them instantly. The G irons just really never seemed to work for me, mostly from a feel perspective. I consider myself a total feel player, and on misshits the G irons were just horribly off. I will say that PING bent over backwards for me with the G irons, having my shafts swapped out from stiff flex to regular flex, but ultimately for me it doesn't solve the feel issue of these irons for me. And honestly, I'm about a 5 handicap, and the G irons are game improvement irons. I really need something I can shape better, and that has a better feel. I've found that in the Callaway Razrs. I'd post pics of the size difference between the G and the Razr, but I'll simply say that the Razrs are half the size and width. But man, when you connect on them, it's such a sweet feeling. I don't know if any of this helps you, and I hope I haven't jacked your thread. Hopefully something I wrote is worth something to you.
  15. never seen that one before, but it looks nice.
  16. It's been over a week since I've even looked at MGS, and it's been that long since I've even looked at a golf club, let alone picked one up. Allow me to tell the story of why. Buckle up folks, because this is going to be a long post. A week ago Friday I met at the golf course for a noon tee time, on a perfect 84 degree sunny day. I opted to give walking a go with my normal group of mates, because well, if I am to be totally honest, I really prefer not paying the $22 cart fee. All 10 of us met on the first tee, and then the teams and betting trash talked commenced until everyone sorted it all out. Our club pro was among us, and he's never met a bet he didn't like to double, so we let him sort it all out. We went off in three groups, my group being the last as a foursome. I love playing with these guys, because there is always some good golf to be played, and unless you are making birdies, you might as well just stay home. My first nine was regrettable at the very least, as I stumbled out in 44 strokes. It was a miserable effort. But rather than wallow in my own self pity, as a golfer you pick up your bag, and determine to start fresh on the back nine and right the ship. The back nine was my redemption, as I birdied the 11th and 12th holes, before bogeying the next four. I really digress though, as I stuck a 9 iron on the 16th hole to reward myself with an easy par. All that to say that the weather and walking made it a bit on the hot side, and while the temps are still a very comfortable mid-80s, it's been awhile since we've dealt with heat, so our bodies haven't really had time to adjust to it. And because of the changes in our social and cultural norms, they have removed all water coolers from the golf course, meaning the little bottle of water I carry with me would be all the hydration I was afforded during this round of golf. I was a bit exhausted towards the end of the back nine, and so I surrendered to fatigue after the 15th hole and hopped into a cart with a buddy and played the last 3 holes riding with him. Another mate had a cooler with some water in it, and he offered up some water to me and the others in our group, and he even made the comment that, "I never realized that having water with me would be the most popular option," as he was referring to the beer remaining in his cooler after the water was gone. I guess I did not recognize how fatigued I was, because the bottle of water he gave me was gone in about 10 seconds, as I completely consumed it. We finished our round and all met by the scoreboard at the clubhouse to settle up our bets and figure out who owed who what. While they tallied the scores I went to my buddy who had the beers and asked if I could have one, as I had no option for anything else, as they clubhouse is closed for food and the restaurant, so you are literally left with whatever you brought with you. He happily obliged, and I commenced at consuming his last two beers in about 2 minutes flat. I honestly can't remember being all that dehydrated, but man, I was so thirsty. As the bets were settled the club pro asked if anyone was interested in playing another 9. I was in good spirits, despite my fatigue, and did not want to let this beautiful day go to waste, so I piped up that I was interested. Several others also chimed in, and we now had a foursome for another nine, and another bet. It was me and the club pro, against our club champion and his good friend, who I had played the previous 18 holes with. I honestly had no idea what I was getting into, but I was interested to see what the club pro would do against our club champion, who (as an example) turns the 347 yard first hole into a pitch and putt. So on the first hole we all hit our drives, and the club champion, true to form, lands a nifty drive about 10 yards in front of the green. The rest of us mortals hit our approach shots, and I notice my partner, the club pro, missed his approach left, into the green side bunker. I had about 112 in, and landed my gap wedge about 10 feet from the hole, but just off the collar, where I would have to putt through a touch of rough. Sorry, I know this is far more detailed than it needs to be, but we're all sequestered in our homes now, so I am subjecting you to what could be my first novel. Let me fast forward through the first few holes of this match. Club Champ makes a tap in birdie on one. Club Champ eagles the par 5, 2nd hole with a 350 yard drive and an 8 iron to about 20 feet, where he drops the putt. His partner drops an even more impressive birdie putt. This is a $2 per hole and $2 per birdie bet, so after two hole we are now $12 down (eagles are doubled I think). I look at my partner, the club pro, who has just gone double bogey, bogey, and simply say, "OK, enough of this." I rip my drive down the 3rd fairway, and stick a 9 iron to about 8 feet, and drain the putt to get us back to 8 down. We then go to the 4th hole where my partner, the club pro drains about a 50 footer for birdie, to get us back to 4 down. They take #5 with a par. It is at this time that I am standing on #5 green, where out of nowhere I feel this intense chest pain. I actually bend over the pain in hard enough, but do it in a way so that no one in the group would notice. I honestly did not want any excuses to take away from the intense drama unfolding in this match. I mean, I've played in some fantastic matches before, but this one was getting really good. The pain kind of subsides a bit by the time we get to 6 tee, but it's still reminding me it's there. We all play on, and our two scratch golfers both birdie the 6th hole to halve that. We head the driveable par four, 7th hole, and my partner chips in for eagle to take the hole. I had a birdie putt of about 7 feet that would have put us ahead in the match, but my effort misses right as it breaks off of the hole. Club Champ birdies the hole, but with the eagle, it's all for naught. We halve the last two holes, and halve the match. But it was definitely a memorable 27 holes of golf that day. I head towards home, which is about 75 minutes away. The chest pain has sort of subsided to where I am not really thinking about it much. I was running late, and just told my wife that I would grab Chick Fil A on the way home for dinner. I get home, eat my Chick Fil A sandwich and sit down on the couch around 7:30 pm. By 8:00 pm I am extremely uncomfortable and there is actually no position, sitting or standing, where the pain isn't beyond manageable. I was considering a shower, but at this point I could not stand up straight, and I am physically struggling just to maintain. The wife is very concerned and mentions hospital to which I wave her off. I'm thinking it's a minor thing and that it will soon pass. The best I could accomplish was filling the bathtub with soap and water and cleaning off some of the debris and dirt from the golf course. We are fast approaching 9:00 pm where it's not obvious to even me that this chest pain is only growing worse. I surrender to the pain, and tell my wife to take me to the hospital. We drive the 15 minutes to the hospital and walk through the ER and it was just in time for them to put me in a wheelchair. I've never seen so many medical people move so fast, as I think I about passed out. Within 5 minutes they had me in a room, hooked up to an IV, and were asking me all sorts of questions. Doctors assume it's heart related by default, so they had me swallow some aspirin. But I don't know what they did, but by 10:00 pm the pain was almost gone, and I feel close to normal again. They do decide to admit me overnight to run more tests, and to try and figure out what caused the pain. I'll save you the rest of this already long story in saying that my initial thoughts of dehydration from too much golf might have been a contributing factor to my hospital stay, but ultimately after several days of blood work and tests, they determined that I had gall stones, and a blocked bile duct, which was not allowing me to pass solid foods, which caused most of the pain. I only confirmed this on Sunday night, when they allowed me to eat solid foods (after ruling out a heart related issue) and as soon as I ate a sandwich, the pain returned in full. In short, I went about 48 hours without food, from Friday nights Chick Fil A, till Sunday's sandwich, and then again from Sunday night through Tuesday evening, after they had finally done surgery to remove my gall bladder. So if anyone wants to know a quick and easy way to lose 5 pounds, just go to the hospital and go on their forced fast diet while admitted. I was finally discharged for home on Tuesday evening, and I didn't feel strong enough to actually have real food until last night, where we actually got take out from one of our favorite local restaurants. Man, that food has never tasted so good before. I'm still quite weak, and because of the surgery, my stomach muscles are a mess, so it might be a week or two before I pick up a golf club again. What a brutal week I've had.
  17. This is kind of how I roll. I have my Garmin Approach S20 on my wrist for yardages for most shots, and I'll occasionally pull out my @PrecisionProGolf laser when I want a precise number to a pin I am unsure of. And because I play the same course all the time I rarely guess as yardages or slopes into greens.
  18. There isn't a website big enough to handle all of that inventory.
  19. Still open here in South Georgia/North Florida. In fact, I've played every day this week, except for Wednesday. Heading out in a few for another round today at noon. Factor in the weather has been in the low 80's for the highs with no rain, and golf is absolutely the best option going right now during the craziness.
  20. My buddy just sold me his Callaway Forged RAZR X irons with the Nippon shafts in them for $200, slightly used. I mean, they look brand new to me, with very little wear and tear. And when you compare what I paid him for those irons to me spending $150 per iron (6 of them) for my PING G Series irons new from PING, I think you can do the math pretty quickly in your head at what I think of that deal; especially since I hit these Callaway's 10x better than my PINGs. And man, they just look freaking sweet!
  21. Let's see. $5 once, or $10 per month. Um, I'm not the smartest at math, but I think no matter how you do the numbers there, the $5 once deal wins.
  22. Just go to Belk and pay about $25 or less for their Pro Tour line of shirts and shorts. I'd be naked without the clothes I bought at Belk. And as others have said, there ain't nothing wrong with the Ben Hogan line that you can find at Wal Mart. I bought a couple pair of golf pants and polo shirts there for about $75 I think. I mean, if you can tell the difference between that stuff and the $75 shirt in the pro shop, then good for you, but for what you paid for one shirt with a logo on it, I got 2 shirts and 2 pair of shorts (or pants) for the same price. And the quality is just as good, because I'm still wearing the stuff I bought at Belk and Wal Mart that I bought years ago.
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