Kenny B Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Happy winter solstice to anyone who celebrates that. It means that winter is officially here, but it also means that tomorrow the days will start getting longer. How ironic is that!! Also, tomorrow is a full moon so there will be more light at night too!! A bonus! It's also a rarity... the next time a full moon is within 24 hours of the winter solstice will be in 2029. I won't see it, so I'm going to enjoy this one!! “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...
perseveringgolfer Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I like Dec 21st as it means we are moving towards spring/summer as opposed to getting darker its now getting lighter each day (by seconds lol) but we get daylight up till about 11PM in Summer (dark at 4pm winter) so we can do 36 holes easily. HOWEVER, Jan, Feb March are our worst months for winter weather Driver Awaiting NEW Driver (after 10 yrs) 4 Wood Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead plus 4+ Callaway shaft in 'Firm' flex Hybrid Titleist 910H 19* Diamana ahina 'flower' shaft in 'S' Irons Mizuno MP18SC 4-PW N.S Pro Modus3 Tour 105 in 'S' Wedges Callaway Mack Daddy forged in black 50* and 54* KBS Tour in 'R' Putter 'YES' Tracy 11 C groove 34.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcscott Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Love that the days will start getting longer. I also love it it the start towards spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I find it funny how the longer the days get the colder it will get for two months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Bah Humbug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickleeleep Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Looking forward to our annual bar crawl we do for winter solstice tonight. Some buddies and I started it a few years back. Driver- 2016 M2 12* Tensei Red Stiff Wood(s)- G400 5 Wood 16.9*/ 7 Wood 21.1* Alta CB Stiff Irons- JPX 900 Forged 6-GW NS Pro 950GH Wedges- RTX 3 54* 588 RTX 2.0 58* RTX 4 64* Putter- Spider Tour Black Instagram- @patrickleeleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I like Dec 21st as it means we are moving towards spring/summer as opposed to getting darker its now getting lighter each day (by seconds lol) but we get daylight up till about 11PM in Summer (dark at 4pm winter) so we can do 36 holes easily. HOWEVER, Jan, Feb March are our worst months for winter weather Re: on the daylight increase in case your interested: The wobble (angle in relation to the sun) of the earth on its axis is sinusoidal, so if you can picture a sine wave....Right now we are at the bottom going up and the change in daylight increase vs time is relatively slow.As you get to the '0' crossing of the sine wave, thats the vernal equinox and that is as fast as the change in daylight increase vs time will get. From there the rate of increase slows till you hit the summer solstice.FYI I wouldn't use this as a pick up line at the bar tonight unless you're Norm (from Cheers) Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 1 hour ago, tony@CIC said: Re: on the daylight increase in case your interested: The wobble (angle in relation to the sun) of the earth on its axis is sinusoidal, so if you can picture a sine wave.... Right now we are at the bottom going up and the change in daylight increase vs time is relatively slow. As you get to the '0' crossing of the sine wave, thats the vernal equinox and that is as fast as the change in daylight increase vs time will get. From there the rate of increase slows till you hit the summer solstice. FYI I wouldn't use this as a pick up line at the bar tonight unless you're Norm (from Cheers) Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Sounds more like what Cliff Clavin would say. Either way though, you're right!! “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 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 5 hours ago, perseveringgolfer said: I like Dec 21st as it means we are moving towards spring/summer as opposed to getting darker its now getting lighter each day (by seconds lol) but we get daylight up till about 11PM in Summer (dark at 4pm winter) so we can do 36 holes easily. HOWEVER, Jan, Feb March are our worst months for winter weather I know what you are talking about!! I spent 10 years traveling to Russia. Spent many solstices, winter and summer in St. Petersburg. "White Nights" as they called it is much preferable; never really does get dark. “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...
tony@CIC Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Sounds more like what Cliff Clavin would say. Either way though, you're right!!Oh youre so right it was Cliff not NORM. My bad Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 1 hour ago, tony@CIC said: Oh youre so right it was Cliff not NORM. My bad Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Norm would just ask Cliff what color the sky was in his world and ask Sam for another beer. G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perseveringgolfer Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 12 hours ago, tony@CIC said: Re: on the daylight increase in case your interested: The wobble (angle in relation to the sun) of the earth on its axis is sinusoidal, so if you can picture a sine wave.... Right now we are at the bottom going up and the change in daylight increase vs time is relatively slow. As you get to the '0' crossing of the sine wave, thats the vernal equinox and that is as fast as the change in daylight increase vs time will get. From there the rate of increase slows till you hit the summer solstice. FYI I wouldn't use this as a pick up line at the bar tonight unless you're Norm (from Cheers) Sent from my iPad using MyGolfSpy Thanks Sheldon Cooper It was actually interesting and I'll use it lol Driver Awaiting NEW Driver (after 10 yrs) 4 Wood Callaway Big Bertha Steelhead plus 4+ Callaway shaft in 'Firm' flex Hybrid Titleist 910H 19* Diamana ahina 'flower' shaft in 'S' Irons Mizuno MP18SC 4-PW N.S Pro Modus3 Tour 105 in 'S' Wedges Callaway Mack Daddy forged in black 50* and 54* KBS Tour in 'R' Putter 'YES' Tracy 11 C groove 34.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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