EasyPutter 1,394 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 minute ago, ejgaudette said: Learned all about these in my meteorology undergrad, they are one of those fun things that can happen. Too bad the sun was a bit low with the trees. I am personally a fan of lenticular clouds on mountain tops. Saw those while I was at Fort Bliss TX (El Paso) in the early spring years ago, happened to be there when the desert bloomed. The freaky thing was the dust devils that spun up and meandered across the area and watched one guy unaware he was about to be consumed by one suddenly burst into a blizzard of paper when the folder he was carrying was blown out of his hands LOL 4 1 Quote Verified Hack, 23 handicap Golfing for exercise and peace of mind. |> Big Dogs: O'Donnell Triumph hybrids 10-15-19-27 graphite, Ginty Trouble Club steel |> Blades: First StrikeTM DeliveranceTM 3-4-5-6-7-8-9-P Spitfire Graphite XL Shafts |> Flatstick: Pinemeadow Z-ON M1 . C130 Supercharged 3.5+ Q6 Slope SwingU Looper MGS Logo Ball mark |> IGBRC [International Golf Ball Rescue Committee] "playing the best found balls" -Founder- PGA HOPE Member "The World's Greatest Golf Club Without The Course" Member 2020 Official Tester - PuttUp mat 2021 Official Tester - Inesis Waterproof Grip Golf Shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B 28,979 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 13 hours ago, Rickp said: Next week looks pretty good! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Oooh! Chilly! Better wear a down vest this weekend!! 1 3 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B 28,979 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 16 minutes ago, EasyPutter said: Saw those while I was at Fort Bliss TX (El Paso) in the early spring years ago, happened to be there when the desert bloomed. The freaky thing was the dust devils that spun up and meandered across the area and watched one guy unaware he was about to be consumed by one suddenly burst into a blizzard of paper when the folder he was carrying was blown out of his hands LOL We get dust devils here all the time. Some are little and I've been hit by them; other are big and go hundreds of feet in the air. I wouldn't want to be hit by one of those!! Dust Devils is the name of our minor league baseball team. 4 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyPutter 1,394 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 minutes ago, Kenny B said: We get dust devils here all the time. Some are little and I've been hit by them; other are big and go hundreds of feet in the air. I wouldn't want to be hit by one of those!! Dust Devils is the name of our minor league baseball team. Was caught by one early on thinking it was nothing like they are around here, silly things here really. There everything was left coated in sand and dust and by everything I mean inside your underwear even and to the scalp, ears, mouth and nose. Totally gross. 4 1 Quote Verified Hack, 23 handicap Golfing for exercise and peace of mind. |> Big Dogs: O'Donnell Triumph hybrids 10-15-19-27 graphite, Ginty Trouble Club steel |> Blades: First StrikeTM DeliveranceTM 3-4-5-6-7-8-9-P Spitfire Graphite XL Shafts |> Flatstick: Pinemeadow Z-ON M1 . C130 Supercharged 3.5+ Q6 Slope SwingU Looper MGS Logo Ball mark |> IGBRC [International Golf Ball Rescue Committee] "playing the best found balls" -Founder- PGA HOPE Member "The World's Greatest Golf Club Without The Course" Member 2020 Official Tester - PuttUp mat 2021 Official Tester - Inesis Waterproof Grip Golf Shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette 3,185 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 25 minutes ago, EasyPutter said: Saw those while I was at Fort Bliss TX (El Paso) in the early spring years ago, happened to be there when the desert bloomed. The freaky thing was the dust devils that spun up and meandered across the area and watched one guy unaware he was about to be consumed by one suddenly burst into a blizzard of paper when the folder he was carrying was blown out of his hands LOL We don't get many of those around here. Though we do get the fun changes in weather from time to time. 4 Quote Epic Max LS 9° HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 (2021 Official Review) | '07 Burner 15° Reax 50 Stiff 816 H1 18° Fujikura Speeder HB 8.8 Stiff | 816 H1 21° Mitsubishi Diamana S+ Blue 70 Stiff I500 5 - UW Red Dot Dynamic Gold S300 | Equalizer 52° / 56° KBS Tour V 110 Stiff SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 | Hoofer Bag | Left Dash Pro V1x| Right Handed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azstu324 3,847 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 9 minutes ago, Kenny B said: We get dust devils here all the time. Some are little and I've been hit by them; other are big and go hundreds of feet in the air. I wouldn't want to be hit by one of those!! Dust Devils is the name of our minor league baseball team. We get them pretty bad here in AZ too. A new-ish thing that's popped up over maybe the last 10 yrs is "haboobs".. or maybe it's haboobies? Silly word but they're real. And serious. Looks like this.. 5 Quote SIM Max 7°/ Fujikura MotoreX F1 6X F6 3 Wood 14* / Mitsubishi Diamana Kai'li x5ct XS Epic Flash Hybrid 18* / Mitsubishi Tensei Silver 70g TS-1 3 - P / TT DG 105 (S+) TSW Wedges - 50/6 + 56/12 HB Soft Premier #4 / Golf Pride Pro Only Red Star TP5x (MGS Test Member for the EAS Putter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasyPutter 1,394 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 minutes ago, azstu324 said: We get them pretty bad here in AZ too. A new-ish thing that's popped up over maybe the last 10 yrs is "haboobs".. or maybe it's haboobies? Silly word but they're real. And serious. Looks like this.. AKA Dust Storm and saw one of those roll over us when I was in Iraq, no fun at all. Hot and obscures like a blizzard. Breathing through a mask is essential. 4 Quote Verified Hack, 23 handicap Golfing for exercise and peace of mind. |> Big Dogs: O'Donnell Triumph hybrids 10-15-19-27 graphite, Ginty Trouble Club steel |> Blades: First StrikeTM DeliveranceTM 3-4-5-6-7-8-9-P Spitfire Graphite XL Shafts |> Flatstick: Pinemeadow Z-ON M1 . C130 Supercharged 3.5+ Q6 Slope SwingU Looper MGS Logo Ball mark |> IGBRC [International Golf Ball Rescue Committee] "playing the best found balls" -Founder- PGA HOPE Member "The World's Greatest Golf Club Without The Course" Member 2020 Official Tester - PuttUp mat 2021 Official Tester - Inesis Waterproof Grip Golf Shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B 28,979 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 25 minutes ago, azstu324 said: We get them pretty bad here in AZ too. A new-ish thing that's popped up over maybe the last 10 yrs is "haboobs".. or maybe it's haboobies? Silly word but they're real. And serious. Looks like this.. Those haboobs are pretty spectacular! In 2012 we saw a similar one in Palm Springs while on the golf course. It was during the American Express tournament, then the Humana Challenge. It shut down that tournament for the day. We played on, and a giant tumbleweed rolled up my wife's back as she was teeing off on #16. 3 1 1 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azstu324 3,847 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 19 minutes ago, EasyPutter said: AKA Dust Storm and saw one of those roll over us when I was in Iraq, no fun at all. Hot and obscures like a blizzard. Breathing through a mask is essential. Yeah when they first started here a while back, the only reference anybody had was that they looked like the middle Eastern desert dust storms that we've seen in movies, photos, etc. Pretty wild sight for sure! What's even more strange is that they re-appeared regularly for only a few years at about 1 every few days for abou 2 months straight.. and now we might get 1 per season. The earth is a strange rock man. 3 Quote SIM Max 7°/ Fujikura MotoreX F1 6X F6 3 Wood 14* / Mitsubishi Diamana Kai'li x5ct XS Epic Flash Hybrid 18* / Mitsubishi Tensei Silver 70g TS-1 3 - P / TT DG 105 (S+) TSW Wedges - 50/6 + 56/12 HB Soft Premier #4 / Golf Pride Pro Only Red Star TP5x (MGS Test Member for the EAS Putter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getoffmylawn 4,343 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, B.Boston said: 3-6 sounds delightful. One scrape halfway through then another at the end. I noticed something odd last time I was shoveling because I’m a lefty. I strongly prefer shoveling lefty, but golf righty. So none of that scoop and throw is helping my off-season strength training. This cracks me up, largely because I've switched grips/positions when shoveling the driveway this year, each time thinking about dominant and non-dominant swings and avoid strength imbalances. It's the details man! 5 1 Quote Driver: TR20 460, Ventus Blue 6 S, 65g Stiff FW: CBX 119 3w, 15, Project X Evenflow Blue 65g Stiff Hybrids: Apex Pro 3H, Mitsubishi MMT 80g Stiff SIM DHY 4H, Diamana Limited Hybrid 75g Stiff Iron: JPX 919 Forged 5-GW, Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff Wedges: SM8 54 S Grind, 60 M Grind Putter: ER7B Ball: Pro V1X Tested the Honma TR20 460 driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Boston 13,888 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 11 minutes ago, Getoffmylawn said: This cracks me up, largely because I've switched grips/positions when shoveling the driveway this year, each time thinking about dominant and non-dominant swings and avoid strength imbalances. It's the details man! I mean... if you're not thinking about golf when your outside shoveling snow I'm not sure how you even get through the winter. hahaha 4 4 Quote #COBRACONNECT CHALLENGE 4 ALUMNUS Epic Max LS 10.5 - Motore X F3 6x | Speedzone 5-wood - Ventus Blue 8s | TSi3 20* Hybrid - KBS Proto 85s KING Forged Tec 5-GW - Nippon Modus 120x | KING MIM Black 52.12C, 56.10V, 60.04W - Nippon Modus 125 Wedge ER2B | Pro V1x | NX9 Slope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom the Golf Nut 5,362 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Still raining here but it is up to 43 degrees right now. Course has been closed for about a week due to wet conditions. 5 Quote Driver, G400 11* SR Flex 3 Wood, SLDR HL 17* R Flex 5 Wood, SLDR 19* R Flex 7 Wood, F6 22.5* R Flex Irons, 699 Pro's S Flex (5 - AW) JB Wedge 56* Wedge, CBX 60* Putter, Marksman Fang 35" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF 12,549 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 2 hours ago, B.Boston said: more like We don't wanna know!! 1 2 Quote In the bag: Driver: TSi2 Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 6.0 Fairway: 939X 15° Project X Even Flow Blue 6.0 Hybrid: 939X 3 Hybrid Project X Even Flow Riptide 6.0 Irons: D7 Forged 4-GW Project X Catalyst 80 6.0 Wedge: Smartsole S Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Alpha Convoy 514 Balls: MTB-X or Black Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the Queen, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlukes 15,638 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 6 hours ago, jlukes said: We were in the 4-6 inch band for this latest storm and we woke up to 4 inches already on the ground with the storm just starting. Looks like we are going to get more than the initial forecast Aaaaaaaand we got a foot 1 3 Quote G410 LST 9* VA Nemesys 65X G425 LST 14.5* Tour AD DI 7X 818 H2 20* Tour AD DI 85X MP20 HMB 4 - Tour AD 95X JPX 919 Tour 5-PW OBAN CT 115X(-) Vokey SM7 50F - 54S - 60D ER1v #CustomER ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous 3,486 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 We ended up with less than 2" of tiny ice pellets....the kind you used to get in a snow cone. I didn't have to work on my swing shoveling - I just had to push the shovel like a plow & the ice pellets flew off the shovel face. My legs were getting tired so I tried to get SWMBO to sit on the tailgate of the truck holding the shovel at ground level while I backed up around the driveway but I couldn't get any cooperation to make my rube goldberg plow come to life. 4 Quote Modern Bag: Ping G410+ 9*, Accra TourZ X265 M5; Snake Eyes 15*, 18* & 23* Hybrids; Mizuno JPX 900 Forged 5 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Cleveland Tour Action 49*, 53*, 57*; PX LZ 6.5 ; Ping Heppler Fetch; Ball - Snell MTB-X; Bag - Sun Mountain H2NO Classic Bag: Driver - Wilson Staff Persimmon; 3w - Hogan Speed Slot; 5w - Wilson Staff Tour Block; 3 - pw - Staff Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf. S 918 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Snow gone in Scotland hopefully for the Winter. Big thaw this week means course open for 18 holes for the 1st time in 3 weeks but lots of stormy weather coming in from the Atlantic, hopefully avoiding the course leaving in open for the 1st competitive golf at the weekend. Played the 18 today, dry but gusting up to 25mph, my driving was abysmal to start with and started double, bogey, double, par, double. 7 over after 5 then fished 8 over for the remaining 13. Really rusty but happy with the finish. 5 Quote WIMB Driver Callaway Epic 10.5' Fujikura Stiff 3W Callaway Epic 15' Fujikura Stiff 3-AW Srixon Z565 Nippon Stiff 52', 56' Cleveland RTX 585 Wedges Putter Taylormade Rosa Daytona Bags 2017 Callaway Org14 Cart bag or 2018 Srixon Z start Carry bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp 25,775 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Oooh! Chilly! Better wear a down vest this weekend!! Sorry to be a d$$$ but went to the pool this afternoon.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 1 3 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; Titleist TSi2, Kuro Kage 50 gr R2 5 Wood; Cally Steelhead 5 Hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous Vista Pro R2 Irons; Ping G710 6-GW, Recoil 460 R2 Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B 28,979 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 28 minutes ago, Rickp said: Sorry to be a d$$$ but went to the pool this afternoon. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I hope you didn't wear shorts with a button-down dress shirt and brown dress shoes with white socks to lounge by the pool like my colleague from NY wore when we were in Orlando one summer. 1 5 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU 8,363 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 14 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: Still raining here but it is up to 43 degrees right now. Course has been closed for about a week due to wet conditions. About the same here--- I think the guys in the Upstate of SC John Smalls area may have gotten ice last night 3 Quote Driver ---- TM M-6 Evenflow 65 G R flex---- 3 wood TM V-Steel Aldila 65G R Flex--- 7 Wood TM V-Steel Ust Pro Force 65 R flex--- Irons 4 thru PW 1980 Macgregor VIP Hogan Apex #2 shafts-- SW Cleveland 588 56* S-400 Sensicore---- LW Cleveland 588 60* S-400 Sensicore--- Putter Rusty 1997 Scotty Cameron Santa Fe fluted Bulls Eye shaft- Bag My Old School Titleist Mini Staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous 3,486 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 28 this morning and the overnight drizzly mist is still coming down coating everything in ice. The deck and walkway are solid ice, the truck is iced over, I can slide over the top of the 1" of crunchy ice crystals from yesterday. A couple cars went creeping slowly down the road. I'm thankful we still have power since I'd rather not deal with setting up the generator. I hope everyone is dealing with the wintry weather OK. 2 3 Quote Modern Bag: Ping G410+ 9*, Accra TourZ X265 M5; Snake Eyes 15*, 18* & 23* Hybrids; Mizuno JPX 900 Forged 5 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Cleveland Tour Action 49*, 53*, 57*; PX LZ 6.5 ; Ping Heppler Fetch; Ball - Snell MTB-X; Bag - Sun Mountain H2NO Classic Bag: Driver - Wilson Staff Persimmon; 3w - Hogan Speed Slot; 5w - Wilson Staff Tour Block; 3 - pw - Staff Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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