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Langhorne (Bucks County), PA
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Besides golf — MUSIC (as a player and listener) .... I play bass guitar and sing in three bands and do some recording sessions.
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Age
60 and over
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Swing Speed
91-100 mph
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14.5
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Multiple times per week
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Competitive
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Driver/Off the Tee
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Short Game
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Is Golf's Dress Code Outdated?
funkyjudge replied to GolfSpy_APH's topic in Breaking News and Debate
As Sam posted, I put the hood up plenty when it is cold and windy, sometimes even over top of a ski-style hat ("took" in Canadian slang, I believe). -
Who's your Golf Swing Model?
funkyjudge replied to GolfSpy SAM's topic in Lessons, Drills, Mental Game, and Fitness Tips
For many years, as I was trying to restrict my overly-long and out-of-control swing, it was Tom Lehman -- at least, as a target for me. Lately, it is more Steve Stricker. -
Is Golf's Dress Code Outdated?
funkyjudge replied to GolfSpy_APH's topic in Breaking News and Debate
And yet, many of the courses that I play on my winter golf tour permit neither.. I posted a remark earlier that I have a very nice (and quite expensive) wool blend sweater that just happens to have a hood on it. I was told to remove it if I wanted to play at one tour event this year, but they were fine with the muted camo patterned compression thermal mock turtleneck that I was wearing underneath it. It was only about 32* to 35* that day and I was mighty cold without my favorite (hooded) sweater. -
Is Golf's Dress Code Outdated?
funkyjudge replied to GolfSpy_APH's topic in Breaking News and Debate
Reminds me of the scene in Animal House -- ten seconds later Blutarski smashes the guitar to bits. -
Same at the eastern end of your state (Commonwealth). It was 76* F. on Thursday, and between 66* and 73* on Friday, Saturday and yesterday (Sunday, 3/17), but today's high is forecast to be in the high 40s to low 50s with mild to moderate wind, then tomorrow low to mid-40s with stronger winds (of course, I have a tee time reserved for 18 holes tomorrow), and then forecast to stay in the 40s through Friday. I also have a tournament on our winter golf tour this Thursday .... and there's no way that I am missing this one as it is at the course where I won my biggest cash prize in the last 7 years, plus it's where our Tour Championship will be played in four weeks.
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Is Golf's Dress Code Outdated?
funkyjudge replied to GolfSpy_APH's topic in Breaking News and Debate
I donate hundreds of dollars, lots of free golf equipment (clubs, bags, etc) and my time to youth golf programs — mostly First Tee programs and youth golf programs in poor neighborhoods — every year for the very reasons that you presented. -
Is Golf's Dress Code Outdated?
funkyjudge replied to GolfSpy_APH's topic in Breaking News and Debate
I think that we all agree that country clubs and private courses have every right to set and enforce whatever dress codes they wish to establish. It is the public courses that most of us are discussing here. Side note: I have been playing on the Caliendo Winter Golf Tour for almost 7 years, and one of the major reasons why I joined the tour was because I get to play some of the most exclusive private golf courses in NJ and PA. Most of these are private clubs that I would otherwise never have access to. Some of these clubs have very rigid and restrictive dress codes, and other rules (no hats indoors or on the patio, no changing into golf shoes in your car or anywhere outside of the locker rooms, etc). However, I have seen a few of these “exclusive” private clubs relax or modify their dress codes over the past 2-3 years while others have not done so. When the registration link is posted for upcoming tournaments, there is always a reminder when we are about to play at one of the courses with more restrictive dress codes (no hoodies, no golf slacks with jeans-style pockets, etc). I have a beautiful (and expensive) solid black wool blend sweater that happens to have a hood on it, and it is very warm for winter golf when temperatures get extremely cold. I never thought of it as a “hoodie”, but last year I was asked to remove it if I wanted to play in one of our tour events at a particularly “stuffy” private club. I thought that this was a bit extreme, as the sweater was designed for outdoor athletic activities. It was OK that I was wearing a mock turtleneck thermal shirt with a sort of “dark camouflage” pattern, but I couldn’t wear the snap-front hooded sweater over it ….. and I was mighty cold playing that tournament without the sweater. -
Is Golf's Dress Code Outdated?
funkyjudge replied to GolfSpy_APH's topic in Breaking News and Debate
I say that there is nothing at all wrong with decent jeans on the golf course. The jeans just shouldn't be ripped/torn or covered in horse dung, but otherwise what exactly is wrong with jeans for golf? -
TaylorMade Qi10 Drivers - 2024 Forum Member Review
funkyjudge replied to GolfSpy_APH's topic in Forum Testing Reviews
Yes, the Qi10 MAX is a massive (and "squished"-looking) head, and the face sat 2.5* to 3* closed in the "standard" position on the one that I hit on Friday. -
Too bad NFL teams rarely (if ever) use the "Wildcat" formation, as Fields would probably do well in the Wildcat.
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TaylorMade Qi10 Drivers - 2024 Forum Member Review
funkyjudge replied to GolfSpy_APH's topic in Forum Testing Reviews
I found the Qi10 MAX (10.5* loft) to launch the ball very high and to promote too much of a righ-to-left ball flight, which is my nemesis off of the tee. I can counter this a bit by turning down the loft and flattening the lie angle, but since the standard Qi10 driver has no draw bias built-in, and the standard lie is already slightly flatter on the regular Qi10 than on the Qi10 MAX, the regular model is the better choice for me. Not just with TaylorMade drivers, virtually ALL “MAX” driver models have closed face angles and/or more upright lie angles, and this is a problematic combination for me. In my research and testing experience, I have found that the Callaway Paradym X and Paradym AI Smoke MAX drivers feature a more square face angle and a standard lie angle that is not quite as upright as others. This is why the last few generations of Callaway drivers are a better fit for my swing. It is also why most of the LS or Triple Diamond models work better for me, even though this is counter-intuitive, considering that I am old (75 next week), and my clubhead speed continues to drop every year (I have lost a few more MPH with the driver again this year, to where my average is now down to 92-95 MPH, where it was 94-97 MPH last year). -
Very likely a nonconforming model.
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Is Golf's Dress Code Outdated?
funkyjudge replied to GolfSpy_APH's topic in Breaking News and Debate
It is because YOU are establishing what is acceptable attire and what a person should be spending their money on. Private clubs have the right to set standards and establish rules regarding attire, etc. and I have no problem with that because people have the right to join (or, more accurately to apply for membership), and if the person is accepted as a member it is with the understanding that that person will abide by the rules as set forth. If a person refuses to abide by those established rules, then he or she (or it or they or whatever their chosen pronoun may be) must accept the consequences. I am basically talking about "public" golf courses. Although many of these public courses have dress codes, I see them being greatly relaxed or modified to reflect the changes in societal norms. Although I am quite conservative in many ways (after all, I am a USMC veteran from the Vietnam War era and my late father died a Colonel in the Air National Guard, after nearly 40 years of service); however, when it comes to dress codes, I am quite libertarian. If the person is not hurting anyone else (and let's not talk about perceived "hurt" or "microaggressions"), then that person should be able to wear what they feel comfortable in when in public, as long as what they are wearing is legal. -
Is Golf's Dress Code Outdated?
funkyjudge replied to GolfSpy_APH's topic in Breaking News and Debate
I also tend to be both blunt and opinionated, and unapologetic about both. It’s been me for many decades and at age 75 it’s not about to change. i had already read your second post (as you say, “for context”), and I still find your opinion to be pathetically elitist and exclusionary.