Peaksy68 4,113 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Other than golf, what are your other obsessions. For me it's coffee, wine and recently barbecue has crept in. Ive been roasting beans in my shed for about 10 years, and the coffee I make on my high end espresso machine is as good as any I can buy in a cafe. I've got a tiny Shiraz vineyard out the back which is finally starting to produce. First batch is ok, but I'm looking to improve this vintage. I got interested in BBQ about the same time I joined MGS, last Easter whilst holidaying in Hawaii. Since then I've cooked up some great pulled pork with homemade rub and homemade North Carolina style BBQ sauce. Trying to build my skills before attempting a brisket. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 4 Quote G400 SFT Aldila Xtorsion Copper Stiff F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to post Share on other sites
SuperDave 541 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I go bowling, mostly during the winter. I do leagues, but try to stay away from competitive ones. I'm decent and could Bowl in them, but people get crazy obsessed about it. So, I stay away. I do the fun ones that are just as much about drinking as bowling. I'll also do pot games from time to time for a little money. Sent from my SM-G920V using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kkaw1988 217 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Hmm other than work and family can't say anything comes close to golf. Working out would probably be next in line on the list. Followed by Cardinal baseball....Cubs suck....but man are they good! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattF 10,558 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Beside wrenching on my truck, it's BBQ, beer and wine. I built a smoker a couple of years ago and have been hooked since. (Tip for the brisket @Peaksy68...go hot and fast. 325° F, wrap in non lined butchers paper after 4 hours and start probing the thickest part of the flat until it probes "like a hot knife through room temperature butter" after another 2 hours. Take it out of the smoker and leave it on the kitchen bench until it reaches 150° F or about 2 hours. Slice the flat against the grain and once you hit the point, turn it 90° and slice that, but only slice as much as you eat.) This spring I'm going to add another cooker to the arsenal in a wood fired rotisserie, again, built by me. I homebrew beer and wine. The beer is all grain after starting out with extract kits. My house beer is Dr Smurto's Golden Ale and a Vanilla Porter. I also do a Summer Ale for the missus. The wine I do from kits, because it's a hell of a lot easier than stomping on grapes. The beer takes about 6 weeks from start to drink, the wine takes about 5 months at a minimum. 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 Tracy 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 post Share on other sites
ole gray 16,728 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Coon hunting and tractor pulls Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 2 Quote Callaway Epic Flash 10.5 Driver Callaway MAVRIK MAX 3 - wood Callaway Big Bertha 2019 4 & 5 hybrid Tommy Armour 845 MAX 6 - GW Irons Cleveland CBX 2 54 Degree SW Cleveland CBX Full-Face Wedge 58 degree Odyssey Triple Track 10 Putter Link to post Share on other sites
Zeasy 383 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Classic cars! 1957 Chevy Belair in Surf Green. Turns 60 years old this year. Ive had it for almost 13. 6 Quote <p><strong>D:</strong> 9* G400 Max w/Xcalibur TSL</p><p> </p><p><strong>F: </strong> 14* XR Pro 16 w/Hzrdous Red</p><p><strong>I:</strong> SLS-01 4-SW w/Paderson SL</p><p><strong>W:</strong> DGR 59 w/Dynamic Gold SL</p><p><strong>P:</strong> Artisan 0318 or Edel TB</p><p> Link to post Share on other sites
Maverickping 187 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I like semantics and fallacies and conceptual text analysis. Served me well before retiring and still use them depending on the occasion. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sixcat 3,645 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 There are other things to obsess over besides golf? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ole gray 16,728 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I like semantics and fallacies and conceptual text analysis. Served me well before retiring and still use them depending on the occasion. Huh? 5 Quote Callaway Epic Flash 10.5 Driver Callaway MAVRIK MAX 3 - wood Callaway Big Bertha 2019 4 & 5 hybrid Tommy Armour 845 MAX 6 - GW Irons Cleveland CBX 2 54 Degree SW Cleveland CBX Full-Face Wedge 58 degree Odyssey Triple Track 10 Putter Link to post Share on other sites
dru_ 275 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Oh, actually this is the other obsession. My first love(s) are my bikes, and to a lesser degree, running. I do triathlons when I can, but I also endurance race bicycles ( road, mountain ). I run a few races each year too. I actually golf as cross training, walking and such, it makes for a great change of pace.Now that said, I am obsessive, so I am 'gear centric'. My oldest friend: The youngest member of the stable: The trusty workhorse that gets the bulk of the miles (about 5-6k per year): The triathlon speedster: Waiting on some folks to join us at the trailhead: 5 Quote Dru - Owner, President & Janitor, Druware Software Designs RH 18.0 Handicap in soggy Georgia WITB * 1W 10.5* @ Hogan GS53 ( HZRDUS Smoke Black X-Stiff ) * 3W Hogan GS52 ( HZRDUS Smoke Black X-Stiff ) * 5W 18* Tailor-made AeroBurner ( Stock Stiff ) * 4I-AW @ Hogan Ft Worth * 56 @ Cleveland RTX * 60 @ Hogan Equalizer * Carbon Ringo 1/4 * Snell MTB-X Link to post Share on other sites
cnosil 17,088 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I like semantics and fallacies and conceptual text analysis. Served me well before retiring and still use them depending on the occasion. So you like to twist people words around. Nice hobby. I personally like sarcasm. 6 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* set to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 588 54-14, 58-12 Putter: TM-180 Backups: 6330 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to post Share on other sites
Maverickping 187 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Not a hobby really, just an interest in it. I used it for work, it was required at the time. Still can be very useful at times. At a school I was at I got asked back to do a lecture on it last Fall and then the students (hand picked by the professor) had the chance to defend their position against me. It was a fun time for all involved and I've been asked back. This stuff can used for good too; not just doing someone over. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullldog 1,385 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Like SuperDave, I use to bowl but haven't in a yr because they extended leagues to 36 weeks. Just too long. Thought I was better bowler than golfer. Ave just over 200, long time back did have a perfect game. Also into cycles. Chopped a couple of em. day after finishing one, it rode out to Cali to meet friends.. 2500 + miles round trip. Only had a couple of things fall off. Lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jlukes 13,677 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 BBQ/smoking. I have a weber genesis, weber charcoal kettle, and a large offset smoker 1 Quote In my BR-D4 Stand Bag G410 LST 9* VA Nemesys 65X G410 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 115 X(-) Vokey SM7 50F - 54S - 59D Phantom X 5.5 (2021) ProV1 Link to post Share on other sites
Maverickping 187 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Cnosil, Recently I got a chance to use it down at the Italian Consulate to help out a friend and we won. This I still like to do if it is to help someone out. But, when I first retired I got offered a position at a top public relations firm to head up their critical strategy (code name for the dirty tricks department) but for me; that is not the way I would enjoy myself. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MDGolfHacker 7,022 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Fishing, specifically fresh water but I'll go out into the Chesapeake just the same. Just started this hobby up 3 years ago. I'm not good at either golf or fishing but the kids like both so it gives me options depending on how the kids are feeling. MDGolfHacker LOL forgot about snow skiing too.. 2 Quote What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: F8 9.5° Project X Even Flow Blue 65g shaft Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: F8 5W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Hybrid: 816H2 19° Irons: MP-20 SEL Project X 5.5 shafts 5-PW MP-20 HMB Project X 5.5 shaft 4 Iron Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: Z*Star RangeFinder: NX7 Pro Social Media: Facebook: md golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Currently Testing: LX5 Watch Link to post Share on other sites
Golfspy_CG2 26,583 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Does Reese Witherspoon count? 5 Quote TSi2 Kuro Kage 50g R Flex TSi2 16.5 FW with GD AD IZ 6 Shaft G410 FW 7 Alta CB R flex G410 Hybrid 26 degree Alta CB R Flex T100S/T200 Combo 5-7 T100S 8-P T200 TT Black Oynx R Flex SM7 54.08 F 58.12 K Heppler Tomcast ProV1X Play number 12 Link to post Share on other sites
MmmmmmBuddy 1,354 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I have a few. My Kid - Like any good parent, I am very involved in my daughters activities. We have never missed a Track Meet/Cross Country Race/Concert/Art Show/ect..., and never will. (I'm sure that she is getting a little sick of us) I play FPS Video Games. I know I'm a little old for Video Games, but I have been gaming since 1981 when I got my Atari 2600 for Christmas. I love to visit National Parks. We try to visit 1-2 new Parks every year.. It is getting tougher to find parks that are close to home that we have not been to. I enjoy Photography. I am terrible, but I love it. Running. If my body would hold up, I would run 50 miles a week.. As it stands now, I can barely manage 15-25 without some significant injury. Getting old sucks. 3 Quote Driver - ZX 7 9.5° Ventus VeloCore Blue S Fairway - Tour Edge Exotics CB2 15° Grafalloy Prolite 35 S Fairway - Tour Edge Exotics CB2 18° Grafalloy Prolite 35 S Hybrid - ZX 18° GD Tour IZ S 2 Iron - ZU65 18° AeroTech SteelFiber 110icw S Irons - ZX7 Aerotech SteelFiber 110icw 4-Pw 1° flat Wedges - RTX Zipcore Raw 50° 54° 58° TTGDTI S400 1° flat Putters - Cameron Phantom 5x/Odyssey Toulon Stroke Lab Austin/Odyssey 2 Ball DFX/ TaylorMade Spider Tour Black/Ping Anser F/Scotty Cameron TeI3 Sole Stamp Newport 2. All with different grips, weights, and lengths. Link to post Share on other sites
SPY VIP GolfSpy MBP 2,280 Posted January 17, 2017 SPY VIP Share Posted January 17, 2017 Photography - I like cats Cooking Eating FPS shooters as well - current obsession Star Wars Battlefront Trolling and riling up people who act like they're better than everyone on the internet (especially those who brag about their great deeds unsolicited and are just overall smarmy) Social media - I'm obsessed Comic books Funko collecting Quote Yo #JustPlayBetter Follow @GolfSpyMBP Link to post Share on other sites
Zeasy 383 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Photography - I like cats Cooking Eating FPS shooters as well - current obsession Star Wars Battlefront Trolling and riling up people who act like they're better than everyone on the internet (especially those who brag about their great deeds unsolicited and are just overall smarmy) Social media - I'm obsessed Comic books Funko collecting You're the master at the one that begins with a T 1 Quote <p><strong>D:</strong> 9* G400 Max w/Xcalibur TSL</p><p> </p><p><strong>F: </strong> 14* XR Pro 16 w/Hzrdous Red</p><p><strong>I:</strong> SLS-01 4-SW w/Paderson SL</p><p><strong>W:</strong> DGR 59 w/Dynamic Gold SL</p><p><strong>P:</strong> Artisan 0318 or Edel TB</p><p> Link to post Share on other sites
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