BIG STU Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 9 hours ago, Grand Stranded said: I don't know Stu. I think the courses down here are going to be hurting this winter without the Canadians coming down. I don't have to tell you how many we usually get... With the virus getting bad down here, I'm assuming we'll be getting about the same amount of snowbirds from the U.S. but who knows? It's been a really bad year for local businesses... A lot of it depends on what the business plan of the course is. Good example is the Founders Group. They had leaned more towards the Motel Packages in recent years and shunned the locals. Now they are hurting because no Snowbirds and they have pissed most of the locals off. The PGM Group is doing good because mostly they lean towards locals. My new home course Indigo Creek is doing well because they cater to us locals and memberships are up. We have had a pretty good membership drive this year. The weekly scramble is doing pretty decent with around 60 players or so every week. Usually this time of the year we have a lot more but the Canadians are not here. I have not played the scramble in 2 weeks now because I was swinging too hard and hurting myself. I do know the Motels and rentals are having it rough this year. They stated on TV the occupancy rates were down some 60% this year. Restaurants are touch and go some are doing ok others are not. Everyone I know in that business has a common problem trying to find good help or any help period. No one wants to work any more. Rickp, GolfSpy_SHARK, Kenny B and 5 others 8 Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 This isn’t even the right place for this, but I have noticed an uptick in golf here. I actually don’t like it, the course is jammed up all day long with people. Sure if you get there on a Wednesday morning you are good. And I will never say that about a kid wanting to play, but when you are in an area that is pretty sparse for golf courses... there isn’t room for any growth and still be able to enjoy a sub 8 hour round. I made one post on golfwrx I think, maybe 2-3 but the atmosphere there is wretched, and smells like a bunch of jerks most of the time. But I do still read the WITB pages, I like seeing what the pros are doing, since it is my favorite sport and all. JohnSmalls, silver & black, Shapotomous and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 18 minutes ago, Shankster said: I made one post on golfwrx I think, maybe 2-3 but the atmosphere there is wretched, and smells like a bunch of jerks most of the time. But I do still read the WITB pages, I like seeing what the pros are doing, since it is my favorite sport and all. “smells like jerks” is how i’m entering rooms from now on Shankster, silver & black, GolfSpy_SHARK and 4 others 2 5 SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 9 minutes ago, Chip Strokes said: “smells like jerks” is how i’m entering rooms from now on Don’t forget to send my royalty $ when you coin that phrase. GolfSpy_SHARK, Rickp, Shapotomous and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRJyzr Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, Chip Strokes said: this thread seems to be winding down, and my opinion was probably already stated on page 2, but i'll give my input anyway.. i've only been a member here for a short while, and i've only been playing golf for a few months. with that being said, i've never been hesitant to post a question or comment on this site for fear of being flamed or ridiculed. i don't know everything about golf, and when i'm out of my depth i value the conversations here as an opportunity to learn. i do know a ton about mechanics, how the body works, fitness, nutrition, and general athletic ability, and i've found that when i speak from a point of experience or knowledge here, people take the time to listen to me. as a new player and new member i could easily be ignored or brushed off - but that's not the case. big hi-five to MGS for the warm and fuzzy feelings!! i did recently join WRX for the sole purpose of farming their classified section. despite being new to the game, i swing the club really fast and hard. i've found that once the guys on WRX who "carry the ball 350" realize they actually don't...they end up selling a lot of equipment that fits me pretty damn well for substantial discounts. in reading through some of their content though...it's an ongoing episode of the real housewives, just set on a golf forum. insults and attacks fly with reckless abandon and innocent questions are mocked and trampled on. i read a thread the other day where someone was looking for the brand name for a particular type of alignment sticks and the first response was "JUST BUY A DRIVEWAY MARKER YOU IDIOT" real nice bunch of guys. very welcoming lolol There's a not insignificant troll population at WRX, and they are getting more active. Sad. If you were to post at WRX, asking for advice, it would be reasonable to expect a flurry of comments that range across disbelief, snarky comments, and outright accusations of lying. Happens every time someone with clubhead speed chimes in. Going on right now, or it did, in the last few days, in the "anyone not use a fairway wood thread." The expectation is what's reasonable. The responses themselves, not so much. It's not really just a WRX thing, I've seen it on just about every golf forum I've been on over the years. For some reason, guys just don't want to believe it, usually because they don't see it too often. And they like to tie "distance" with "scoring ability," though they're not actually directly related. It's interesting. Beyond that, there's a number of folks who seem to lack imagination, or the ability to extrapolate, and like to jump on anything that's even the slightest bit outside their range of experience. A lot of this is really just the Human Condition, at least in part. Makes me wonder sometimes how we've survived as a species. LOL Edited December 2, 2020 by NRJyzr Golfspy_CG2, Kenny B, tony@CIC and 6 others 9 Driver: TM Original One 11.5* set to 11*, Aldila NV75 X, 43.5" -or- SpeedZone, HZRDUS Black 75 6.5, 43.5" 3w: Cobra King LTD, RIP Beta 90, 42" -or- Stage 2 Tour, NV105 X, 42.5" 2h or 3h: TaylorMade Stage 2 Tour, Aldila NV105 S -or- RIP Alpha 105 S Irons: 3-PW Mizuno MP37, Recoil Proto 125 F4 (reshaft in progress, slowly); 1i & 3-PW Golden Ram TW276, NV105 S; 2-PW Golden Ram TW282, RIP Tour 115 R GW: Dynacraft Dual Milled CNC 52*, Steelfiber 125 S; Scratch 8620 DS 53*, Steelfiber 125 S SW: Ram TG-898 56*, DGX ss2x; Ram Tom Watson 55*, DGX ss2x; Wilson Staff PMP 58*, DGS; PM Grind 19 58*, stock shaft Putter: Snake Eyes Viper Tour Sv1, 34"; Ping Scottsdale TR Craz-E, 35"; Cleveland Huntington Beach 1, 35" Ball: Wilson Staff Duo Professional, Bridgestone Tour B-RXS, Callaway Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 22 hours ago, Chip Strokes said: in reading through some of their content though...it's an ongoing episode of the real housewives, just set on a golf forum. insults and attacks fly with reckless abandon and innocent questions are mocked and trampled on. i read a thread the other day where someone was looking for the brand name for a particular type of alignment sticks and the first response was "JUST BUY A DRIVEWAY MARKER YOU IDIOT" real nice bunch of guys. very welcoming lolol I laughed out loud at that analogy! GolfSpy_SHARK, silver & black, tony@CIC and 3 others 5 1 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...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 On 12/1/2020 at 8:16 AM, RickyBobby_PR said: What makes you think golf isn’t booming? people have been buying all the new equipment. TM sold thru their initial stock of p770 irons and iirc the p7mc in less than a week and by the end of the second week were already into delivery dates of November and December. i haven’t seen numbers in the titleist driver and woods release but based on limited info available via forums they are having success with the launch. Rounds played for the year are up. I read somewhere that September alone has a 25% increase in rounds played. Just a heads up for those of that wonder who or what post RickyBobby is replying to here. There was a post from a not so well disguised spammer saying the reason golf is dying is....and went on to espouse his expertise and very nicely included an embedded link to a improvement plan that he was either selling or endorsing. It's now in the recycle file if anyone is interested But I know sometimes I read a reply and can't find the original post that it's in reference to, so I thought I'd mention it. silver & black, sirchunksalot, BIG STU and 5 others 8 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...
BIG STU Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Shankster said: This isn’t even the right place for this, but I have noticed an uptick in golf here. I actually don’t like it, the course is jammed up all day long with people. Sure if you get there on a Wednesday morning you are good. And I will never say that about a kid wanting to play, but when you are in an area that is pretty sparse for golf courses... there isn’t room for any growth and still be able to enjoy a sub 8 hour round. I made one post on golfwrx I think, maybe 2-3 but the atmosphere there is wretched, and smells like a bunch of jerks most of the time. But I do still read the WITB pages, I like seeing what the pros are doing, since it is my favorite sport and all. That is why when you see me on there I am either in the Classic Golf and Golfers Forum or the Clubhouse Grille section of the 19th hole. I do look at the Pros WITB and members WITB but as a general rule do not comment in those 2 sections NRJyzr, JohnSmalls, Rickp and 1 other 4 Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 12 minutes ago, Golfspy_CG2 said: Just a heads up for those of that wonder who or what post RickyBobby is replying to here. There was a post from a not so well disguised spammer saying the reason golf is dying is....and went on to espouse his expertise and very nicely included an embedded link to a improvement plan that he was either selling or endorsing. It's now in the recycle file if anyone is interested But I know sometimes I read a reply and can't find the original post that it's in reference to, so I thought I'd mention it. Yep you mods jumped on that like a Bassett Hound on a biscuit. Good Job Shapotomous, Rickp, sirchunksalot and 4 others 4 3 Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Golfspy_CG2 Posted December 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 1 minute ago, BIG STU said: Yep you mods jumped on that like a Bassett Hound on a biscuit. Good Job You're description reminds me of a funny story. When I was in my 20's I ate dinner A LOT at my girlfriends parents house. Well I practically lived there, so it was more than dinner. Anyway, her brother got married and the reception was in the backyard of another relatives house. We were leaving and my GF Mother and the mother of the groom was carrying the left over cake out on a platter. It slipped out of her hand and was headed for the driveway. Somehow, I acted quickly enough to drop to my knees and catch it upright before it met it's fate. Her father was just looking at me and said, I don't think a cat could have jumped a mouse quicker than that, nicely done! I mean what did they expect...it was Cake BIG STU, Chip Strokes, aerospace_ray and 8 others 5 6 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...
JohnSmalls Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, BIG STU said: Yep you mods jumped on that like a Bassett Hound on a biscuit. Good Job Just when we needed an @ole gray reference. Well played big fella! Rickp, sirchunksalot, GolfSpy_SHARK and 3 others 6 Gameday Vessel Sunday 2.0/ Ogio Silencer Dynapwr Carbon | Hzrdus Smoke Black Mavrik 3w | Evenflow Riptide FG Tour F5 Hybrid(20,23) | MCA Fubuki Staff Model CB 5-PW | DG 120 Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58) | DG 120 Studio Stock 15 -ProV1x (left dash) Romans 10:9 Classic Bag Jones Collegiate Clemson Stand Bag Eye 2 Laminate 1973 Staff Dynapower 4-PW Anser DUO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 5 minutes ago, JohnSmalls said: Just when we needed an @ole gray reference. Well played big fella! You know he has a habit of wearing off on a person. Golfspy_CG2, Rickp, JohnSmalls and 4 others 7 Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Yep you mods jumped on that like a Bassett Hound on a biscuit. Good JobDidn’t see that coming.Had an short email conversation w OG a while ago and he’s doing OK.Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy JohnSmalls, BIG STU, sirchunksalot and 5 others 8 Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I am just about done over there period. Heavy handed moderating at it again. One of the Mods I guess did not have anything else to do went into the Club House Grille Section and done some Covid related deletes. Also issued a warning about covid related posts. I know for a fact nothing inflammatory was said. Censorship on there and on Facebook silver & black, Rickp, Kenny B and 4 others 5 2 Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRJyzr Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, BIG STU said: I am just about done over there period. Heavy handed moderating at it again. One of the Mods I guess did not have anything else to do went into the Club House Grille Section and done some Covid related deletes. Also issued a warning about covid related posts. I know for a fact nothing inflammatory was said. Censorship on there and on Facebook From my perspective, I can't hold that against them. Some topics almost certainly generate topic degeneration, like politics, and unfortunately COVID. Even if the discussions are currently civil, they will inevitably draw the sorts of posts and people who turn it into a dumpster fire. It's unavoidable, sadly. It's killed a lot of forums and Usenet groups. BIG STU, chisag, russtopherb and 1 other 4 Driver: TM Original One 11.5* set to 11*, Aldila NV75 X, 43.5" -or- SpeedZone, HZRDUS Black 75 6.5, 43.5" 3w: Cobra King LTD, RIP Beta 90, 42" -or- Stage 2 Tour, NV105 X, 42.5" 2h or 3h: TaylorMade Stage 2 Tour, Aldila NV105 S -or- RIP Alpha 105 S Irons: 3-PW Mizuno MP37, Recoil Proto 125 F4 (reshaft in progress, slowly); 1i & 3-PW Golden Ram TW276, NV105 S; 2-PW Golden Ram TW282, RIP Tour 115 R GW: Dynacraft Dual Milled CNC 52*, Steelfiber 125 S; Scratch 8620 DS 53*, Steelfiber 125 S SW: Ram TG-898 56*, DGX ss2x; Ram Tom Watson 55*, DGX ss2x; Wilson Staff PMP 58*, DGS; PM Grind 19 58*, stock shaft Putter: Snake Eyes Viper Tour Sv1, 34"; Ping Scottsdale TR Craz-E, 35"; Cleveland Huntington Beach 1, 35" Ball: Wilson Staff Duo Professional, Bridgestone Tour B-RXS, Callaway Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 10 minutes ago, NRJyzr said: From my perspective, I can't hold that against them. Some topics almost certainly generate topic degeneration, like politics, and unfortunately COVID. Even if the discussions are currently civil, they will inevitably draw the sorts of posts and people who turn it into a dumpster fire. It's unavoidable, sadly. It's killed a lot of forums and Usenet groups. I agree. I am on a few other forums (not golf related) that offer a "room" just for those types of discussions. For the most part, it works well. Nothing creeps into the main topic forums. You have to have thick skin and be prepared to have your opinions challenged, but it's not a bad thing to learn about differing opinions on the world, and what's going on in it. .... and that is just my opinion. chisag, Rickp and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I've never spent anytime on that site but do find lots of links to their threads when searching for information. Some are pretty good but there does seem to be a difference in tone than MGS (more heavy handed opinions). Still WAY better than the forum that shall remain nameless but from which I left when I stumbled on MGS. That place is a joke; unless you agree with the website owner's opinions and his seemingly endless input on every single damn thread . Golf Dawg, Golfspy_CG2, GolfSpy_SHARK and 2 others 4 1 G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Evnroll ER5v Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Currently Under Product Test) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 34 minutes ago, NRJyzr said: From my perspective, I can't hold that against them. Some topics almost certainly generate topic degeneration, like politics, and unfortunately COVID. Even if the discussions are currently civil, they will inevitably draw the sorts of posts and people who turn it into a dumpster fire. It's unavoidable, sadly. It's killed a lot of forums and Usenet groups. if you wanna see a topic degenerate and spin off into the ether...go find the thread about Justin Thomas saying Tiger’s son trash talks him on the course. absolutely wild. Rickp, GolfSpy_SHARK, fixyurdivot and 1 other 3 1 SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 44 minutes ago, silver & black said: I agree. I am on a few other forums (not golf related) that offer a "room" just for those types of discussions. For the most part, it works well. Nothing creeps into the main topic forums. You have to have thick skin and be prepared to have your opinions challenged, but it's not a bad thing to learn about differing opinions on the world, and what's going on in it. .... and that is just my opinion. ... Just mind boggling to me and why social media has lost it's way. If you look at Covid as a medical issue, the facts are crystal clear. If you want to engage in Covid as a political issue, it is complete chaos. silver & black, NRJyzr, cnosil and 4 others 7 Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnosil Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, NRJyzr said: It's unavoidable, sadly. It's killed a lot of forums and Usenet groups. Haven't thought about usenet in a long time. Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 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: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, NRJyzr said: From my perspective, I can't hold that against them. Some topics almost certainly generate topic degeneration, like politics, and unfortunately COVID. Even if the discussions are currently civil, they will inevitably draw the sorts of posts and people who turn it into a dumpster fire. It's unavoidable, sadly. It's killed a lot of forums and Usenet groups. ... You and I watched another forum implode after allowing politics to filter into the forum. The problem with politics is those on the far edges that are so ignorant, have no idea they are waaaaaay on one side or the other and will rant, abuse and denigrate anyone that is not in lock step with their opinion. Sadly quite a few there were in lock step and it destroyed what was once a similar forum to MGS. As Silver and Black said, it is always good to hear others opinions especially those different than your own if presented respectfully, something almost impossible in todays divided country stoked by social media and for profit media outlets. Golfspy_CG2, Siamese Moose, cnosil and 3 others 6 Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRJyzr Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 25 minutes ago, chisag said: ... You and I watched another forum implode after allowing politics to filter into the forum. The problem with politics is those on the far edges that are so ignorant, have no idea they are waaaaaay on one side or the other and will rant, abuse and denigrate anyone that is not in lock step with their opinion. Sadly quite a few there were in lock step and it destroyed what was once a similar forum to MGS. As Silver and Black said, it is always good to hear others opinions especially those different than your own if presented respectfully, something almost impossible in todays divided country stoked by social media and for profit media outlets. That was one of the examples in mind as I was typing my post. Sadly, it's not the only one. There are too many examples. Driver: TM Original One 11.5* set to 11*, Aldila NV75 X, 43.5" -or- SpeedZone, HZRDUS Black 75 6.5, 43.5" 3w: Cobra King LTD, RIP Beta 90, 42" -or- Stage 2 Tour, NV105 X, 42.5" 2h or 3h: TaylorMade Stage 2 Tour, Aldila NV105 S -or- RIP Alpha 105 S Irons: 3-PW Mizuno MP37, Recoil Proto 125 F4 (reshaft in progress, slowly); 1i & 3-PW Golden Ram TW276, NV105 S; 2-PW Golden Ram TW282, RIP Tour 115 R GW: Dynacraft Dual Milled CNC 52*, Steelfiber 125 S; Scratch 8620 DS 53*, Steelfiber 125 S SW: Ram TG-898 56*, DGX ss2x; Ram Tom Watson 55*, DGX ss2x; Wilson Staff PMP 58*, DGS; PM Grind 19 58*, stock shaft Putter: Snake Eyes Viper Tour Sv1, 34"; Ping Scottsdale TR Craz-E, 35"; Cleveland Huntington Beach 1, 35" Ball: Wilson Staff Duo Professional, Bridgestone Tour B-RXS, Callaway Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRJyzr Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 39 minutes ago, cnosil said: Haven't thought about usenet in a long time. Before I started playing golf, I was a bowler. It was the mid 90s when I discovered alt.sport.bowling. Learned a lot there. So when I started playing golf, I looked for similar options, started sifting thru rec.sport.golf. I didn't stick around long, too much BS and e-peen waving. I may have just betrayed my former gaming habit. LOL cnosil 1 Driver: TM Original One 11.5* set to 11*, Aldila NV75 X, 43.5" -or- SpeedZone, HZRDUS Black 75 6.5, 43.5" 3w: Cobra King LTD, RIP Beta 90, 42" -or- Stage 2 Tour, NV105 X, 42.5" 2h or 3h: TaylorMade Stage 2 Tour, Aldila NV105 S -or- RIP Alpha 105 S Irons: 3-PW Mizuno MP37, Recoil Proto 125 F4 (reshaft in progress, slowly); 1i & 3-PW Golden Ram TW276, NV105 S; 2-PW Golden Ram TW282, RIP Tour 115 R GW: Dynacraft Dual Milled CNC 52*, Steelfiber 125 S; Scratch 8620 DS 53*, Steelfiber 125 S SW: Ram TG-898 56*, DGX ss2x; Ram Tom Watson 55*, DGX ss2x; Wilson Staff PMP 58*, DGS; PM Grind 19 58*, stock shaft Putter: Snake Eyes Viper Tour Sv1, 34"; Ping Scottsdale TR Craz-E, 35"; Cleveland Huntington Beach 1, 35" Ball: Wilson Staff Duo Professional, Bridgestone Tour B-RXS, Callaway Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Forums are privately owned and can, for the most part, do what they want. If a forum chooses to delete specific content, it's their right to do so, just as it's also their right to allow certain topics to continue. We don't have to like or agree with it, because frankly, posters have no say. All we can do is move on to other forums and be done with it, as many of us have with other golf-related forums on the web after seeing the actions the owners and mods took. Re: Usenet - man, was that place an absolute dumpster fire. I was heavily involved in Usenet in the late 90's/early 2000's and boy oh boy talk about insanity. Even in some groups with relatively tame topics (bands, drumming, etc) things would spiral out of control quickly. chisag, Golfspy_CG2, Chip Strokes and 4 others 6 1 In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisag Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 16 minutes ago, NRJyzr said: That was one of the examples in mind as I was typing my post. Sadly, it's not the only one. There are too many examples. ... It was my first forum of any kind. As someone with an open mind that also enjoys irony and satire, I though the forum was moderated too tightly and didn't allow individual expression. What I later learned was there are trolls, both intentional and unintentional that will bring everyone down around them. Once the original owner/moderator bowed out and let a more lax atmosphere become the standard, I realized the inmates were running the asylum. It is sad that people being kind to each other, regardless of opinions, is something that has to be kept tightly controlled because there are too many out there that did not see kindness and understanding as the norm. ... WRX is a perfect example. There was a thread about comfortable walking golf shoes ands I posted a picture of my Foot Joy Athletic shoes that were very comfortable. The amount of posters attacking those shoes and making fun of them was overwhelming. Once one jumped in with rude comments, the floodgates opened and the trolls tried to out do one another with nasty comments. Completely lost was shoe comfort, the OP's original question. JohnSmalls, Rickp, BIG STU and 4 others 7 Driver: Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R Fairway: Qi10 5 wood ... Kai'li Blue 60R Hybrids: 430 Hybrid 22*... Diamana LTD 65r DHy #4 ... Steelfiber 780Hy Irons: '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r Wedges: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r Putter: Sport-60 33" Ball: Maxfli/ Maxfli Tour/TP5x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 2 hours ago, silver & black said: I agree. I am on a few other forums (not golf related) that offer a "room" just for those types of discussions. For the most part, it works well. Nothing creeps into the main topic forums. You have to have thick skin and be prepared to have your opinions challenged, but it's not a bad thing to learn about differing opinions on the world, and what's going on in it. .... and that is just my opinion. Totally agree good to have open discussion. I believe the COVID thread at the beginning on here was shut down correct? That was a great thread for people from all over the world to discuss something effecting all of us, totally new and never seen (by any of us anyway) something that effected the entire world at once. Pretty sure that spiraled as we went on though. 1 hour ago, chisag said: ... Just mind boggling to me and why social media has lost it's way. If you look at Covid as a medical issue, the facts are crystal clear. If you want to engage in Covid as a political issue, it is complete chaos. Thats the tough part is that so many topics just get into the weeds of politics, especially COVID which it has been created (here anyway, shame on me I honestly do not pay much attention to the outside world when it comes to COVID at this point in time) into a political battle instead of a humane discussion. typical us vs them mentality. Also not sure if anyone has seen "social dilemma" on facebook but they have a wild graph in there about since social media became a very dominant thing in our lives the political left and right views have created a massive divide. It was something similar to this website below: Just wild stuff https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charts-americas-political-divide-1994-2017/ Rickp 1 Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRJyzr Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) 49 minutes ago, chisag said: ... It was my first forum of any kind. As someone with an open mind that also enjoys irony and satire, I though the forum was moderated too tightly and didn't allow individual expression. What I later learned was there are trolls, both intentional and unintentional that will bring everyone down around them. I didn't realize that. Or maybe I forgot knowing that, LOL. That forum spawned out of the chaos/cesspool that was the Golfonline Equipment Forum, aka the EF. It was largely unmoderated, and devolved to the point that many/most bolted. That's what prompted the moderation philosophy of the forum of which we speak. The EF, as well as the Usenet groups I'd mentioned, were such that I hesitated for a couple months before actually registering for an ID on Delphi Forums. 49 minutes ago, chisag said: Once the original owner/moderator bowed out and let a more lax atmosphere become the standard, I realized the inmates were running the asylum. It is sad that people being kind to each other, regardless of opinions, is something that has to be kept tightly controlled because there are too many out there that did not see kindness and understanding as the norm.unintentional that will bring everyone down around them. It didn't help that one of the bigger offenders was largely left in charge. 49 minutes ago, chisag said: ... WRX is a perfect example. There was a thread about comfortable walking golf shoes ands I posted a picture of my Foot Joy Athletic shoes that were very comfortable. The amount of posters attacking those shoes and making fun of them was overwhelming. Once one jumped in with rude comments, the floodgates opened and the trolls tried to out do one another with nasty comments. Completely lost was shoe comfort, the OP's original question. I sometimes think too many people watch snarky TV shows, and spend their time emulating it (the overall tone) in an effort to gain the internet version of their 15 minutes of fame. smh Edited December 5, 2020 by NRJyzr Driver: TM Original One 11.5* set to 11*, Aldila NV75 X, 43.5" -or- SpeedZone, HZRDUS Black 75 6.5, 43.5" 3w: Cobra King LTD, RIP Beta 90, 42" -or- Stage 2 Tour, NV105 X, 42.5" 2h or 3h: TaylorMade Stage 2 Tour, Aldila NV105 S -or- RIP Alpha 105 S Irons: 3-PW Mizuno MP37, Recoil Proto 125 F4 (reshaft in progress, slowly); 1i & 3-PW Golden Ram TW276, NV105 S; 2-PW Golden Ram TW282, RIP Tour 115 R GW: Dynacraft Dual Milled CNC 52*, Steelfiber 125 S; Scratch 8620 DS 53*, Steelfiber 125 S SW: Ram TG-898 56*, DGX ss2x; Ram Tom Watson 55*, DGX ss2x; Wilson Staff PMP 58*, DGS; PM Grind 19 58*, stock shaft Putter: Snake Eyes Viper Tour Sv1, 34"; Ping Scottsdale TR Craz-E, 35"; Cleveland Huntington Beach 1, 35" Ball: Wilson Staff Duo Professional, Bridgestone Tour B-RXS, Callaway Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRJyzr Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Lacassem said: Also not sure if anyone has seen "social dilemma" on facebook but they have a wild graph in there about since social media became a very dominant thing in our lives the political left and right views have created a massive divide. It was something similar to this website below: Just wild stuff https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charts-americas-political-divide-1994-2017/ My take is that current social media trends are merely a demonstration of the divide that exists. I think we can look back to the 90s for the actual genesis of that divide. Modern social media just provides a more noticeable outlet for it IMHO of course Edited December 5, 2020 by NRJyzr GolfSpy_SHARK, silver & black and Rickp 3 Driver: TM Original One 11.5* set to 11*, Aldila NV75 X, 43.5" -or- SpeedZone, HZRDUS Black 75 6.5, 43.5" 3w: Cobra King LTD, RIP Beta 90, 42" -or- Stage 2 Tour, NV105 X, 42.5" 2h or 3h: TaylorMade Stage 2 Tour, Aldila NV105 S -or- RIP Alpha 105 S Irons: 3-PW Mizuno MP37, Recoil Proto 125 F4 (reshaft in progress, slowly); 1i & 3-PW Golden Ram TW276, NV105 S; 2-PW Golden Ram TW282, RIP Tour 115 R GW: Dynacraft Dual Milled CNC 52*, Steelfiber 125 S; Scratch 8620 DS 53*, Steelfiber 125 S SW: Ram TG-898 56*, DGX ss2x; Ram Tom Watson 55*, DGX ss2x; Wilson Staff PMP 58*, DGS; PM Grind 19 58*, stock shaft Putter: Snake Eyes Viper Tour Sv1, 34"; Ping Scottsdale TR Craz-E, 35"; Cleveland Huntington Beach 1, 35" Ball: Wilson Staff Duo Professional, Bridgestone Tour B-RXS, Callaway Chrome Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, russtopherb said: Forums are privately owned and can, for the most part, do what they want. If a forum chooses to delete specific content, it's their right to do so, just as it's also their right to allow certain topics to continue. We don't have to like or agree with it, because frankly, posters have no say. All we can do is move on to other forums and be done with it, as many of us have with other golf-related forums on the web after seeing the actions the owners and mods took. Re: Usenet - man, was that place an absolute dumpster fire. I was heavily involved in Usenet in the late 90's/early 2000's and boy oh boy talk about insanity. Even in some groups with relatively tame topics (bands, drumming, etc) things would spiral out of control quickly. I remember the conversation you and I had before you joined here. I’m so happy you jumped in! russtopherb 1 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...
russtopherb Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Golfspy_CG2 said: I remember the conversation you and I had before you joined here. I’m so happy you jumped in! Same here, buddy. Golfspy_CG2 1 In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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