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[Shankster]

15 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Monte Scheinblum.  1992 World Long Drive Champion. Played on Korn Ferry Tour back in the day.  Played in US Senior Open 2 years ago.  Long time instructor.

https://rebelliongolf.com

Only Instagram I follow:

https://www.instagram.com/montescheinblum/

I’m cured!!!

 

 

[Rickp]

10 minutes ago, Shankster said:

I’m cured!!!

 

 

Yes you are Grasshopper

[MDGolfHacker]

4 hours ago, bens197 said:

Sometimes you just need to vent. 
 

My wife is headed to the hospital this afternoon for a fairly routine but life-altering surgery. 
 

She’s been living with excruciating pain for approximately the last two years post-delivery of our daughter. 
 

We don’t have a crystal ball but it’s likely that any traditional means of having more kids is a door that will soon close. Not fun news to hear and not something your wife wants to realize. 
 

So for the next several hours it’ll be a cafeteria, waiting room and probably a deep dive into the depths of some TXG videos as a healthy distraction while she undergoes her procedure. 
 

Not here to solicit prayers or good thoughts. Just a note to say, give your spouse a hug and a kiss and tell them you love them  

 

Thoughts and prayers for you and your family during this time. Hopefully it works out for the better for you...

 

MDGolfHacker

[Kenny B]

7 hours ago, Shankster said:

I’m cured!!!

 

 

For now... but you just pi$$ed off the golf gods!  

[Shankster]

51 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

For now... but you just pi$$ed off the golf gods!  

Yeah.  You must have had a drone out here watching me look like a first timer.  

[bens197]

16 hours ago, ejgaudette said:

Hope all goes well and that those give hours don't feel like 5 years maybe just 5 months. I know when my wife is even a little late I worry so I can't imagine. 

Thanks EJ!

15 hours ago, MDGolfHacker said:

Thoughts and prayers for you and your family during this time. Hopefully it works out for the better for you...

 

MDGolfHacker

Thank you

 

[Getoffmylawn]

Update on Grant (my son) at Nike Golf Camp:  first day he won a lanyard for winning a closest-to-the-hole chipping contest, but yesterday was the real win...he raced out to my truck when I got home to tell me he got his first birdie!  My wife picked him up so I don't know the yardage, but the coaches told her it was a par 4, he hit a solid drive, put his second on the green, and drained it!

These camps aren't cheap but so far I'd have to say it's worth it...he's definitely coming home energized to play more golf.  

[Lacassem]

12 minutes ago, Getoffmylawn said:

Update on Grant (my son) at Nike Golf Camp:  first day he won a lanyard for winning a closest-to-the-hole chipping contest, but yesterday was the real win...he raced out to my truck when I got home to tell me he got his first birdie!  My wife picked him up so I don't know the yardage, but the coaches told her it was a par 4, he hit a solid drive, put his second on the green, and drained it!

These camps aren't cheap but so far I'd have to say it's worth it...he's definitely coming home energized to play more golf.  

Nice! The camps are great, all about the instructors, they make it for the kiddos 

[Rickp]

25 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

Nice! The camps are great, all about the instructors, they make it for the kiddos 

I helped out at a Golf Camp for Kids at the Public Course I played at B4 moving here.  It was a blast, Kids were great and guys/girls golfers were VERY patient.

if I stayed there I would have done it every summer.

[Lacassem]

11 minutes ago, EasyPutter said:

I stumbled across this and realized I have not paid a great deal of attention to golf terminology. 

Specifically, do you say you are "going to play golf" or do you say you are "going golfing" when you talk about doing what we love most?

This started with a comment made about the word "golfing" on a position statement instead of "golf" which prompted me to research, entered search word "golfing" to see what was 'out there' and the first thing I found was this source and as it is a school site (and having spent most of my adult life as an educator) I found it to carried some weight, perhaps good to provoke an good conversation.

https://collegeofgolf.keiseruniversity.edu/difference-play-golf-golfing-infographic/

 

13 minutes ago, EasyPutter said:

I stumbled across this and realized I have not paid a great deal of attention to golf terminology. 

Specifically, do you say you are "going to play golf" or do you say you are "going golfing" when you talk about doing what we love most?

This started with a comment made about the word "golfing" on a position statement instead of "golf" which prompted me to research, entered search word "golfing" to see what was 'out there' and the first thing I found was this source and as it is a school site (and having spent most of my adult life as an educator) I found it to carried some weight, perhaps good to provoke an good conversation.

https://collegeofgolf.keiseruniversity.edu/difference-play-golf-golfing-infographic/

I usually say “going to get a round of golf in” so yes I’m a real golfer

[Shapotomous]

8 hours ago, Lacassem said:

 

I usually say “going to get a round of golf in” so yes I’m a real golfer

 I usually say "Let's go shoot some golf's" .  

[Shankster]

9 hours ago, EasyPutter said:

I stumbled across this and realized I have not paid a great deal of attention to golf terminology. 

Specifically, do you say you are "going to play golf" or do you say you are "going golfing" when you talk about doing what we love most?

This started with a comment made about the word "golfing" on a position statement instead of "golf" which prompted me to research, entered search word "golfing" to see what was 'out there' and the first thing I found was this source and as it is a school site (and having spent most of my adult life as an educator) I found it to carried some weight, perhaps good to provoke a conversation.

https://collegeofgolf.keiseruniversity.edu/difference-play-golf-golfing-infographic/

Hitting the Links… but that makes me a poser, because the course I play is a parkland… Hitting the Park?

[russtopherb]

1 hour ago, Shapotomous said:

 I usually say "Let's go shoot some golf's" .  

I usually say "Sorry I'm in a 4+ hour meeting so I won't be available for calls...."

 

[russtopherb]

So a lot of you know I'm heavily involved with our town's school music association and our marching band. Both of my kids have been in the band as well as our indoor percussion group, my daughter graduated a few years ago and my son is a sophomore this year. He's a drummer, as am I. I marched in high school with plans to move to drum corps but a few things got in the way of that (a broken hand, school, work, gigs as a rock drummer, etc).

I love drumming and I've known since I was a kid that both of my father's parents were in drum corps when they were younger. My Meme was a drummer and gave me her old sticks when I was a kid (sadly they were stolen at school) and my Pepe played bugle and marched in corps up through his late 30s/early 40s.

Well.... today my mother texts me as she was going through boxes of things she got from my grandmother before she passed away a few years ago; she found a few pics of my grandfather in his early 20's in a band or corps uniform and holding a bass drum. He never ONCE said anything to anyone about playing drums or marching. He was always a quiet guy (and a great golfer!) who was so supportive of me when I was younger and playing. 

All day I've just been in awe of these pics and knowing that my musical roots, as well as my kids', grow even further deeper than I thought.

[MaxEntropy]

On 8/3/2021 at 3:31 PM, Shankster said:

I’m cured!!!

 

 

At least until the next time you're not.... 

[Shankster]

I just had a thought… how many golf swings has the announcers on the PGA tour ruined?

“Here we have So and So and he is holding the lag through the shot…”   

Am tries that and shankerooski off into the junk… 

Subliminal messages to keep PGA Instructors in business…. (I’m kidding here of course).

[Shankster]

[Getoffmylawn]

Did all the comments on the Titleist iron testing thread get blown away or something?  I even have a notice @Shankster posted a comment, but I can’t see it…says the last comment was July 29th with no arrow to scroll forward.  Is this just me?

[cnosil]

11 minutes ago, Getoffmylawn said:

Did all the comments on the Titleist iron testing thread get blown away or something?  I even have a notice @Shankster posted a comment, but I can’t see it…says the last comment was July 29th with no arrow to scroll forward.  Is this just me?

 

I think the fix for the other tests where there was a page number issue when they closed the pre selection comments and opened a new section broke this thread.  

[Getoffmylawn]

Just now, cnosil said:

I think the fix for the other tests where there was a page number issue when they closed the pre selection comments and opened a new section broke this thread.  

Figured it’s something like that.  (So, it’s not just my view…same for you/everyone else?)