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So we all know that everyone here has a love for golf. Sometimes that love turns to hate, but nonetheless you're addicted.

 

When you aren't playing golf, what do you like to do?

 

For me, it's PC gaming/building. Here in Missouri, we usually experience all the seasons, so when Winter rolls around I have to put up the sticks and bust out the controller/M&KB. That is, until Spring comes, then it's a cycle all over again.

 

This is the PC I built towards the end of last year sometime, a simple black & white setup.

 

 

 

So, what's your other hobby, if any?

Driver:            :cobra-small: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4
Fairway:         :ping-small: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65
Hybrid:           :titleist-small: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S
Hybrid:           :ping-small: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80
Irons:              :taylormade-small: P790 5-PW | DG S300
Wedges:         :titleist-small: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200
Putter:            :L.A.B.: Link.1 | Accra x LAB

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Oh man!! What other Hobbies are there?

 

1. New to Coffee ☕️ hobby

 

2. Cooking, I love cooking. BBQ, Asian, Latin, tacos!

 

3. My wife and I have a small garden we take care of. Mostly herbs, and cold hearty vegetables but it's fun.

 

4. Fly Fishing... although this takes a back seat to golf.

 

Winter Hobbies:

 

1. Snow removal

 

2. Snowman making

 

3. Snowshoeing

 

4. Snow removal...

 

5. Watch it snow... Wait for spring

 

Awesome thread idea T!

 

 

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So we all know that everyone here has a love for golf. Sometimes that love turns to hate, but nonetheless you're addicted.

 

When you aren't playing golf, what do you like to do?

 

For me, it's PC gaming/building. Here in Missouri, we usually experience all the seasons, so when Winter rolls around I have to put up the sticks and bust out the controller/M&KB. That is, until Spring comes, then it's a cycle all over again.

 

This is the PC I built towards the end of last year sometime, a simple black & white setup.

 

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So, what's your other hobby, if any?

Nice build. How much RAM do you have on that rig? Processor? You switched to SSD drives for your primary? I currently have 2 older 10k RPM Raptor drives in a mirrored Raid array for the boot OS and three 4TB WD Blacks in a Raid 5 for the local storage. That's backed up real-time to a home build server running 16GB of RAM and 16TB for a shared afraid 5 array.

 

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Driver: :titleist-small: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex

Fairway Woods: :cobra-small: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft

Fairway Woods: 

Hybrid: :titelist-small: TSR2  18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft

Irons: :titelist-small: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex

Wedge: :cleveland-small: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot

Putter: :nevercompromise-small: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75"

Bag: :1590477705_SunMountain: Three 5

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Fishing is my other passion. I suck at it, but I fish. I usually take my kids out to the local ponds and even they catch more fish then me. I need to get a boat though.

 

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Driver: :titleist-small: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex

Fairway Woods: :cobra-small: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft

Fairway Woods: 

Hybrid: :titelist-small: TSR2  18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft

Irons: :titelist-small: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex

Wedge: :cleveland-small: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot

Putter: :nevercompromise-small: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75"

Bag: :1590477705_SunMountain: Three 5

Ball:  :titelist-small:  PRO V1 / :srixon-small: Z*Star

RangeFinder:918457628_PrecisionPro: In search of new range finder

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Nice build. How much RAM do you have on that rig? Processor? You switched to SSD drives for your primary? I currently have 2 older 10k RPM Raptor drives in a mirrored Raid array for the boot OS and three 4TB WD Blacks in a Raid 5 for the local storage. That's backed up real-time to a home build server running 16GB of RAM and 16TB for a shared afraid 5 array.

 

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Thanks! I forgot to add the specs, I'll just post them below:

 

RAM: 16GB Dominator Platinum | Custom painted white

CPU: i5-4690K

GPU: EVGA GTX 970 | Custom painted white

Storage: 1TB WD Blue | 256GB Samsung Evo

MOBO: MSI Z97s SLI Krait Edition

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2

Case: Enthoo Evolv ATX

 

Sounds like you have quite the setup as well!

Driver:            :cobra-small: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4
Fairway:         :ping-small: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65
Hybrid:           :titleist-small: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S
Hybrid:           :ping-small: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80
Irons:              :taylormade-small: P790 5-PW | DG S300
Wedges:         :titleist-small: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200
Putter:            :L.A.B.: Link.1 | Accra x LAB

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Love Shankster's winter list too funny! Fortunately we don't get much snow here in northwest Ohio.

 

Mine are: boating (sailing), car restoration ( my wife's MGA), landscaping in the summertime and working on the rest of my wife's list

 

 

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Fishing is my other passion. I suck at it, but I fish. I usually take my kids out to the local ponds and even they catch more fish then me. I need to get a boat though.

 

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Man, I love fishing! I hardly ever get the chance to go, but when I do I don't ever pass it up. Even if I don't catch much, it's still enjoyable. My friend is having a bachelor party in a few weeks and we'll be going up to Lake of the Ozarks to hangout on a boat on the river all day and fish and whatever other shenanigans we feel like doing.

Driver:            :cobra-small: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4
Fairway:         :ping-small: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65
Hybrid:           :titleist-small: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S
Hybrid:           :ping-small: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80
Irons:              :taylormade-small: P790 5-PW | DG S300
Wedges:         :titleist-small: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200
Putter:            :L.A.B.: Link.1 | Accra x LAB

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Love Shankster's winter list too funny! Fortunately we don't get much snow here in northwest Ohio.

 

Mine are: boating (sailing), car restoration ( my wife's MGA), landscaping in the summertime and working on the rest of my wife's list

 

 

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We just bought a house that needs some landscaping done to compete with the neighbors, haha. Might be asking you for some tips in the future.

Driver:            :cobra-small: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4
Fairway:         :ping-small: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65
Hybrid:           :titleist-small: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S
Hybrid:           :ping-small: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80
Irons:              :taylormade-small: P790 5-PW | DG S300
Wedges:         :titleist-small: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200
Putter:            :L.A.B.: Link.1 | Accra x LAB

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Oh man!! What other Hobbies are there?

 

1. New to Coffee ☕️ hobby

 

2. Cooking, I love cooking. BBQ, Asian, Latin, tacos!

 

3. My wife and I have a small garden we take care of. Mostly herbs, and cold hearty vegetables but it's fun.

 

4. Fly Fishing... although this takes a back seat to golf.

 

Winter Hobbies:

 

1. Snow removal

 

2. Snowman making

 

3. Snowshoeing

 

4. Snow removal...

 

5. Watch it snow... Wait for spring

 

Awesome thread idea T!

 

 

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So uh, I hear you like the snow

Driver:            :cobra-small: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4
Fairway:         :ping-small: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65
Hybrid:           :titleist-small: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S
Hybrid:           :ping-small: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80
Irons:              :taylormade-small: P790 5-PW | DG S300
Wedges:         :titleist-small: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200
Putter:            :L.A.B.: Link.1 | Accra x LAB

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Traditional woodworking with only hand tools has taken over much of my free time. It's as relaxing as golf as you don't have loud, dangerous machinery, just simple tools.

 

I buy used vintage tools as I like to imagine who used them and what they built with the tool I now have in my hands.

 

This is my favorite tool I've acquired so far. It's a moving fillister plane circa 1857. It's used for cutting rabbet joints. Made of wood, brass and steel. Just really neat to use, works just as good as a powered router.

 

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True gentleman's hobby there pal! Cool stuff!!

 

 

- Alan

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Thanks! I forgot to add the specs, I'll just post them below:

 

RAM: 16GB Dominator Platinum | Custom painted white

CPU: i5-4690K

GPU: EVGA GTX 970 | Custom painted white

Storage: 1TB WD Blue | 256GB Samsung Evo

MOBO: MSI Z97s SLI Krait Edition

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2

Case: Enthoo Evolv ATX

 

Sounds like you have quite the setup as well!

Pretty much only use it for office stuff, lol and some video/multimedia editing. Doesn't make me type any faster though... Ha ha ha.

 

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Driver: :titleist-small: TSR2 11° Project X HZRDUS Black 4G 60g 5.5 Flex

Fairway Woods: :cobra-small: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft

Fairway Woods: 

Hybrid: :titelist-small: TSR2  18° Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 Shaft

Irons: :titelist-small: 2021 T200's 4-GW AMT RED shafts Regular Flex

Wedge: :cleveland-small: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot

Putter: :nevercompromise-small: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75"

Bag: :1590477705_SunMountain: Three 5

Ball:  :titelist-small:  PRO V1 / :srixon-small: Z*Star

RangeFinder:918457628_PrecisionPro: In search of new range finder

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Twitter:        @mdgolfhacker
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Traditional woodworking with only hand tools has taken over much of my free time. It's as relaxing as golf as you don't have loud, dangerous machinery, just simple tools.

 

I buy used vintage tools as I like to imagine who used them and what they built with the tool I now have in my hands.

 

This is my favorite tool I've acquired so far. It's a moving fillister plane circa 1857. It's used for cutting rabbet joints. Made of wood, brass and steel. Just really neat to use, works just as good as a powered router.

 

attachicon.gifIMG_20170524_163748.jpg

 

attachicon.gifIMG_20170524_163804.jpg

 

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I just imagined you being Ron Swanson as I was reading this.

 

In all honestly though, I'm jealous. That's an awesome hobby to have. I've always wanted to be able to do woodwork DIY.

Driver:            :cobra-small: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4
Fairway:         :ping-small: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65
Hybrid:           :titleist-small: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S
Hybrid:           :ping-small: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80
Irons:              :taylormade-small: P790 5-PW | DG S300
Wedges:         :titleist-small: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200
Putter:            :L.A.B.: Link.1 | Accra x LAB

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I used to play all kinds of sports year round when I was younger. Currently due to my shift working golf is the only thing I can really do during the summer (no leagues but I do play in local tourneys).

 

During the winter I play pick up hockey down at the rec plex but I do sub once in a while for some friends of mine on their regular team. And I used to bowl competitively from the time I could walk and I know so many of the bowling community I sub in on a matchplay league whenever I can.

 

Year round I like to tinker with and fix cars, however buying a house kinda put that one the back burner for a while

 

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I took up jogging. It started as a mile a day. Just to unwind. I'm currently doing 5 miles every day. I'm still doing it to unwind, but it's becoming just like golf, more of an obsession .

 

 

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Drinking craft beer and whiskey/bourbon. Playing basketball and softball. Buying golf stuff lol

 

 

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I just imagined you being Ron Swanson as I was reading this. attachicon.gifIMG_9066.JPG

 

In all honestly though, I'm jealous. That's an awesome hobby to have. I've always wanted to be able to do woodwork DIY.

He is really into woodworking. He's even been a guest on This Old House. I wish I had the size shop he has, mine is shared with the washer/dryer.

 

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Stan Thompson “Reactionizer” persimmon woods 1-4

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Spalding Top-Flite E.V.A. Sand Club

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I enjoy fishing and also have gotten into BBQ cooking. Nothing better than smoking a nice brisket.

 

 

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FW: Sub 70 Pro 4 wood

Hybrid: Sub 70 949 Hybrid 19*

Irons:  Sub 70 

659 CB 4 - 6 Black

639 MB 7 - PW

Wedges: Sub 70

JB - 50* 54* & 60*

Putter: Odyssey White Hot #2
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With two teenagers I'm lucky to have time to play golf much less have another hobby. I guess volleyball on my lunch break at work and pickleball once or twice a week would be my others.

 

 

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I'm currently in a rec soccer league, in the winter I play rec wallyball, and then fishing for sure. I'm also a fan of landscaping since I work grounds for a Country Club. Just planted some flowers today and I've been working on my mulch beds when I have time.

 

 

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Hybrid: :titelist-small: 913H 21* R flex

 

Irons: :wilson_staff_small: C300 4-PW R Flex

 

Wedges: :titelist-small: SM5 50*, 54*, 58*

 

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Video games, cards, and reading in the winter. Used to play softball but stopped, and I like to shoot pool, but it seems that's pretty much a dead game.

 

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Video games, cards, and reading in the winter. Used to play softball but stopped, and I like to shoot pool, but it seems that's pretty much a dead game.

 

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I can't find a snooker table to save my life near me

 

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I play in a coed softball league. The wife and I have a garden we like to work on, have some great peppers! Have a 2 year old so extra time is scarce, lol. I used to love working on computers, have a desktop i built myself as well about 6-7 years ago. I guess participating in online forums would be a hobby as well :) Also like doing club repair, when someone at work needs a new shaft or grips they know who to come to.

 

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I like hunting fishing and a few video games. Me and a friend will take our kayaks and spend all day going down the river fishing or take his boat out and do some bow fishing which is a lot of fun too.

 

 

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Irons: Ben Hogan PTx 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46 degrees standard length and lie with KBS Tour-V stiff shafts and GolfPride MCC midsize Black/White grips.

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Putter: Nike Method Converge B1|01 with Superstroke Flatso 2.0 grip.

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I took up jogging. It started as a mile a day. Just to unwind. I'm currently doing 5 miles every day. I'm still doing it to unwind, but it's becoming just like golf, more of an obsession .

 

 

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I took up jogging for awhile too but got out of the habit over a long winter off--but man I need to get back into it. Starting out after a long time off sucks but it starts getting addicting once your body gets used to it again.

 

 

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I like hunting fishing and a few video games. Me and a friend will take our kayaks and spend all day going down the river fishing or take his boat out and do some bow fishing which is a lot of fun too.

 

 

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I've always wanted to get a kayak. We go on long floats in the summer, (hopefully this isn't just a Missouri thing) which consists of TONS of people. We always rent the large rafts they offer, but a kayak seems like a lot more fun.

Driver:            :cobra-small: Aerojet 9* | Hzrdus Black Gen 4
Fairway:         :ping-small: G410 3W 13* | Alta CB 65
Hybrid:           :titleist-small: TS2 18* | Tensei AV Blue 70 S
Hybrid:           :ping-small: iCrossover 20* | Kai'li White 80
Irons:              :taylormade-small: P790 5-PW | DG S300
Wedges:         :titleist-small: Vokey SM9 | 52, 56, 60 | DG S200
Putter:            :L.A.B.: Link.1 | Accra x LAB

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Nice build. How much RAM do you have on that rig? Processor? You switched to SSD drives for your primary? I currently have 2 older 10k RPM Raptor drives in a mirrored Raid array for the boot OS and three 4TB WD Blacks in a Raid 5 for the local storage. That's backed up real-time to a home build server running 16GB of RAM and 16TB for a shared afraid 5 array.

 

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