Hackabilly

This thread is bad for my checking account
 
 
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My wife and I played nine after she quit work tonight.  I got to the course about 90 minutes early; pitched a few balls, then worked on the putting green.  The 13-year old girl that recently won an AJGA event was also on the putting green.  She was helping the instructor with 6-8 year old boys and girls by playing putting games with them.  They were all doing quite well and having a lot of fun doing it.
 
My wife and I hit the course around 5:15.  It's getting dark earlier, and the clouds didn't help.  For these rounds we don't keep score, and we may hit multiple balls on any given situation.  However, I always play my first ball, and on that ball I shot even par on the front nine (par 37) which is the harder of the two nines.  I had two birdies and two bogeys, the rest pars.  Tap-in birdie on the par 3 #4 hole, and a 40 foot putt on the 200 yard par 3 #8 hole.  I have not shot even on any nine holes this year; I did it once last year on the front and several times on the back nine.   Now, I need to do it this weekend when we keep score.  

We really enjoy it. It's all about having fun. The balls are like hitting rocks but very easy to see. We played all par 3's. We knew from years past that the balls fly about one club less, but who really cares. We played in an 8 some and really had a blast. It was fun to see how well some hit the ball when you can't see hazards.
 
 
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Not golfing today. Played last night.
 
 
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Sure, why not?
 
Growing up in the 90's, I was a big pro wrestling fan, and I still follow it loosely. I joined a forum on a website that celebrated the worst of wrestling called Wrestle crap in the early 00's. One of my favorite stupid gimmicks was a guy called Mantaur, a big dude who wore a real Buffalo head to the ring and pranced around like a Minotaur. Combine the first half of my last name with -taur and boom, magic.
 
Most of my other handles on social media are name flips, like others mentioned but for forums this just makes me smile.

I'm think about pulling the trigger on a scotty. Newport select 3 to be exact.
 
 
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Terrible on the course today, great in the bar an way under par at the buffet!
 
Innisbrook rocks! [emoji41]
 
 
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Awesome, we have a standing rule with the regulars at my course.  If you find someone's ball and give it back they owe you a beverage of your choosing.  I'm on the wrong side of that one far too often.

Perks of only marking your ball with a little dot 😀 
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Finally found me a set of Mizuno's with Steelfibers.
 
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Apparently not being able to sleep and browsing eBay on my phone is a bad idea. Could not pass up a brand new Hogan stand bag for $75.
 
 
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The R9, R11, R11s are all good models from a few years back. You could look at Cally x2hot drivers from a few years ago as well. Should be able to pick up any of those pretty inexpensive right now.

See ^^^^^*above
 
I have an experiment I'm about to work on with a graphite shafted iron. I'm going to have 1 inch added to length and play it for a while.
 
 
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Graphite shafted irons. The time has come for this ole boy to go easy on the wrists.
 
 
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If you aren't familiar with the Callaway or TaylorMade preowned sites, I recommend checking them out. Since you're wanting used, that'd be a good go-to. They usually have some pretty awesome sales.

Just had my fitter build me a strong lofted 3 iron.  712u head that is bent two strong with a Fuji Pro 95x.  Thinking of going no hybrid moving forward since I can actually hit long irons pretty well.

Thinking about a new driver and 3 wood and a fifty degree wedge. Not sure what I want brand and model on any of them. I have the Tour Edge TGS 56*wedge and absolutely love it, so might just find it in a 50. I have to go used and usually a few years old because of budget for the driver and 3wood. I hit a Taylor made R9 SuperTri recently that I crushed off the tee so might try to find one of those in good shape. For a club that's supposed to be high spin and launch I hit it long with medium trajectory with plenty of roll. As for the 3wood I have no idea what I want. I've hit several different brands and haven't fallen in love with anything yet.

Got my clubs back from being reshafted yesterday and managed to squeeze in nine holes on the nearest Muni. Can't comment on the clubs because of the pending review, but course conditions were rough. 20-25 mph crosswinds on almost every hole and pin positions tucked behind bunkers on almost every hole. Thought I shot ok given the conditions and my 20+ handicap. Even managed to get on in 2 on the 18 th hole. Chipping was just ok, with most of my shots going longer than I expected. But putting was solid minus one 3 putt. Had a blow up 8 on the 16th which really hurt, and ended with a 50. Overall not excited about the score but felt I did ok given the circumstances. Still working on finding a consistent swing, and feel I'm getting closer.

Don't expect any "gimmies" from that group [emoji16] 
 
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Seriously those gals give ya the stink eye   if you don't putt out.  

Got my clubs back from being reshafted yesterday and managed to squeeze in nine holes on the nearest Muni. Can't comment on the clubs because of the pending review, but course conditions were rough. 20-25 mph crosswinds on almost every hole and pin positions tucked behind bunkers on almost every hole. Thought I shot ok given the conditions and my 20+ handicap. Even managed to get on in 2 on the 18 th hole. Chipping was just ok, with most of my shots going longer than I expected. But putting was solid minus one 3 putt. Had a blow up 8 on the 16th which really hurt, and ended with a 50. Overall not excited about the score but felt I did ok given the circumstances. Still working on finding a consistent swing, and feel I'm getting closer.

Got my clubs back from being reshafted yesterday and managed to squeeze in nine holes on the nearest Muni. Can't comment on the clubs because of the pending review, but course conditions were rough. 20-25 mph crosswinds on almost every hole and pin positions tucked behind bunkers on almost every hole. Thought I shot ok given the conditions and my 20+ handicap. Even managed to get on in 2 on the 18 th hole. Chipping was just ok, with most of my shots going longer than I expected. But putting was solid minus one 3 putt. Had a blow up 8 on the 16th which really hurt, and ended with a 50. Overall not excited about the score but felt I did ok given the circumstances. Still working on finding a consistent swing, and feel I'm getting closer.

... Thanks cnosil. I have also been dreaming about a day like this for 34 years. ; )  

... Just had the best round of my entire golfing life today. I hit every fairway and virtually every green but one, with 3 shots on the fringe. One on the fringe landed about 3" from the pin jumped forward and spun back about 10' and off the green to the fringe. The one green I missed was a 242 yd par 3 to a back pin and a gentle breeze in my face so I hit a choked down driver and just pushed it a little afraid to swing 100% and fly the green so I missed the green by a good 15 yards right and the pin was back left. But I hit a good 60* to a few inches for a tap in. So other than the par 3 I had birdie putts on every single hole with 6 I would call makable and I made 3 of them, lipping out the others. And here is the kicker, my son borrowed my putter and didn't put it back in my bag in the trunk of my car so I had to borrow one from the pro shop. I have always used a 33" heel shafted blade putter and this was a beat up Tour Edge space ship looking 35" thing, but truthfully I only felt like one short breaking putt that I missed might have been holed with mine. 
 
... So I finished with a 69 carding 3 birdies and 15 pars, and although I have scored lower I have always had some bad shots with a few miss hits sprinkled in. I just can't describe the feeling of hitting every single shot dead solid and my driver was just straight and long all day. Kinda crazy but I was a little nervous on 18 after another bombed drive and I had 152 to a front pin and was trying to block out the thought I might miss hit this one a little and ruin a perfect ball striking day. But hit a solid 8 iron to 6 feet under the hole and made the birdie. Just a very magical day that I may never repeat but of course there is always hope. 

Being retired is very similar to being a dog [emoji6]
 
 
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