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  1. 3 hours ago, Shankster said:

    Well, since the house is on the market…

    I will be transferring to Hawaii this summer, and I am promoting to Chief Warrant Officer in 2 weeks.  Looking forward to a new chapter in my career and be able to play golf 366 days a year (on leap years) soon.  
     

    Could use some good vibes from you all on the house sale, we were expecting to be here for 6 years, but 2 is what we got…

    Congratulations on the promotion and new assignment Alan.  With Michigan having won** the national title, your cup runneth-over.  Good luck.

  2. On 3/7/2024 at 3:13 PM, skeough20 said:

    So basically, they are ranking the whole of the golfing world and they are the Overall World ranking points? They are not doing what their name implies. They do not rank The whole world, do they? IF you honestly believe that DJ is # 247 in The world and there are 246 better golfers in The world, fine. I find it hard to believe that anyone who knows golf would say DJ is the 247th best golfer in The world which is what the World ranking is supposed to do. The system is broken IF their mandate is to rank The best golfers in The World because they definitely aren't doing that. The rules of golf are updated every 4 years but the World ranking points can't work out to to include some of the best golfer sin The world. Tiger's 20 man invitational tournament gets full world ranking points. There is no criteria fro that tournament other than Tiger invites you. SO they can do it if they wish. They don't wish to do it. That's my issue. Explain to me how a 20 man invitational tournament get points, no other criteria other than Tiger invites you. He does try to get The best field but again no  criteria but LIV doesn't? Sorry makes no sense to me. 

    I think that is exactly what Matt Fitzpatrick was referring to in his comments about why the OWGR system is not a system that reflects reality.  In no universe not involving massive use of narcotics is DJ #247 🤣.

  3. On 3/18/2024 at 6:58 AM, Shapotomous said:

    I want one of these automomous mowers for the yard....cut and fertilize in one step.

    Speaking of advancing tech....

    I would have thought synthetic tees or greens would be in use by now.  The cost to maintain a single green is so high i thought there would be incentive to come up with something that plays like the real stuff by now.

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    I am hearing of a new hybrid grass that is being tested here in the Phoenix area, and that survives and looks great all year round.  If the traditional "overseeding" process could be avoided, that would reduce costs and reduce course downtime.  It purportedly requires less water!

  4. 43 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

    I wish we had them at our course. The staff lacks some leadership and it shows on the course. We have tee boxes that don't get cut and some of the rough is deeper than the US Open. When they finally do cut it, they leave rows of clippings ready for baling. 

    One of the courses in MT often had bale rows if you happened to be playing at the wrong time.  The ROI on the robotic mowing operation looks pretty steep at present time and that is largely due to the upfront cost. Unless that changes, I wouldn't expect to see many courses we play switching over - except perhaps limited applications and part of evaluation.

    Our 4 courses here lease all of the mowing and related ancillary equipment...to the tune of ~$900k/yr.  That seems like a lot until one compares to the how many $200k+ robotic mowers would be needed to maintain the courses.

  5. Anyone seeing these on courses?  How far are we from this technology supplementing or replacing conventional course mowing?  

    Here's a interesting article from the USGA on the subject.  None too happy about their ball rollback decision but good to see them studying advancements such as this.  Here is a course just outside Scottsdale that has implemented some robotic mowers.  But, according to this article, a course in the UK is the first in the world to become "fully managed" by robotic mowers.

    Thoughts?

  6. 18 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

     

    The putt heard around the golfing world today...

    Just catching the highlights... yea, that lip out was a real kick in the willy.  Xander's driver ghosted him on Sunday and while I would have liked him to win, I was pulling for Harman down the stretch as I've always liked him and his gritty game.  Also, because both Clark and Scheffler have just won and wanting to spread the wealth so to speak.  

     

  7. 12 hours ago, Rob Person said:

    Really not trying to start a debate on who should or shouldn't be golfing, and I'm not one to stir the pot,  but I personally have to whole heartedly disagree with this statement.  Some of the most talented athletes in the world honed their skills without having to emulate a brand or style. Specific types of Clothing is not a requirement to play golf. 

    I don't think you would do this, but can you actually say you would tell a young or new golfer who is actually really good that they shouldn't play this sport because they didn't meet your standards of attire?

    I've shopped tons of thrift stores and goodwill to help ME with clothing choices.  But that was a CHOICE to do so.

     

    I'm pretty certain the Finau's required Tony wear a collared shirt while hitting balls into (and through) the mattress in the garage. 😆  I doubt anyone on the forum is wanting attire requirements be an impediment to someone being able to afford/play the game.  

    My closet and drawers are full of polos and dress shorts purchased at steep discount prices... principally because I'm cheap and think they are WAY overpriced to begin with.  If someone puts in a little effort, I have a hard time believing cost of golf attire would keep them from being able to play. 

  8. 43 minutes ago, Preeway said:

    After testing the DarkSpeed side by side with my Aerojet, I’m strongly in the camp of how much improvement or gain is necessary before I’d be swayed to buy. For me it would have to be at least a 10yd distance gain to make me tempted. 

    Yes, but there is the chance to get $200.

    Spoiler

    they'll know a sudden shift in CHS amongst other things one might try 😉

     

  9. Who's done it, who's going to do it, who's tempted?  PXG now doubling the "Black Op's Driver Challenge".  Bob Parson is most definitely putting his money where his mouth is.  This is quite an offer/marketing blitz.  Presuming there is no Tom Foolery going on in the background, as in LM settings, and no mandatory purchase if the data shows improvement, this is a no lose proposition.  

    I have tested a couple of previous generation PXG drivers and they were equal to and slightly better than my G410P.  I'm in the "tempted" group and might schedule a fitting test at the Glendale store.

  10. On 3/14/2024 at 1:18 PM, Cade Rousseau said:

    At this point in time, you would think with the technology we have they would be able to determine from a camera angle where the ball landed. 

    I've thought the same on these type situations because we've seen cases where live footage has been used to penalize the player after the score is posted.  But, I think @revkevmakes a great point that cases like these cannot even be helped by the camera - sue to limited angles.  I also think that unless there is a gross amount of dispute amongst the playing group, that it is not worth "nit-picking".  

  11. 2 hours ago, Cade Rousseau said:

    I think jeans are completely fine in the right setting (local muni). I just wouldn’t prefer to wear them personally. I wouldn’t by any means freak out if I saw someone wearing them. At the end of the day, all that matters is that you’re swinging your swing and wearing your clothes in comfort! 

    I've worn jeans on courses in Montana because showing up in a pair of skinny man dress pants draws strange looks from the cows 🤪.

  12. 13 hours ago, HeathS16 said:

    I think the biggest problem is alcohol tbh, I know that take might get me a lot of hate lol 😂 

    Maybe more like excessive amounts of alcohol...which usually results in bad decorum and even worse play...and some really don't need to double down on the last part 😆.  I mean it's clear that for some booze and cigars are as important as the golf itself.  So long as they don't adversely affect others out on the course (poor behavior, pace of play, burn marks on greens, etc.), to each their own.

    Getting back to dress codes, I will say that when the LIV/PGAT marriage vows are complete, I suspect they will include the option to wear dress shorts.

  13. It's great seeing the testers from both the milled and non-milled putters providing updates after the final reviews 👍.  While my Seven T CH has had two benchings, they have been very brief and each time it has found its way back into my bag.  What is pretty cool is that the small performance gains I saw in my H2H tests look to be showing in my average scoring and index.

    I stopped at DaGolfLab the other day to see if they had a couple spare club boxes I could have (making a travel box for fly rod cases for a Canada fishing trip) and the owner happened to be holding an Odyssey AI Milled putter.  We got to talking about these and the face technology.  He's been in the golf equipment business for a few decades and said "the AI milled face technology in these putters and other club faces is one of the best, no baloney improvements he's seen".  No arugment from me.

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