The Good Morning Thread

[Jim Shaw]

2 hours ago, Preeway said:

Just for @Erin B, had to show off the catered breakfast we do on our last day. Biscuits and gravy, potatoes , sausage and bacon, yogurt and granola cups, fresh fruit and an omelette station. Nobody going hungry today. 

Eggs Benny for the win at our place this morning 

[PrismFlopper]

6 hours ago, Rob Person said:

Morning spies! Hope those who are off this weekend can enjoy it!  Told my LT to place me on the do not call list! (Yeah, right?!)

Getting ready to head out for GC duties, supposed to be 110⁰ index again, but no surprise,  it is summer after all!

For those in the path of the storms and it's outlying effects out of the gulf, be prepared and stay safe!

 

The do not call list always turns to the call first list i swear every time. Had the schedule refuse my OT for Sunday and I know for sure he’s calling me on Sunday morning and I’m going to laugh in his face as I refuse to come in.

[PrismFlopper]

Hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th. I got out for 17 holes in the morning(don’t ask) had a party the night of the 3rd so waking up for an 830am tee time almost didn’t happen but shot pretty well, posted in the how’d you play thread. Back to work today and then just sitting around on baby watch. Was hoping for a 4 of July baby but he’s sitting comfy so we are just waiting. Excited to start this review on the Vortex Blade Slope rangefinder! 

[Cfhandyman]

3 hours ago, Jim Shaw said:

1/2 day golf camp, that sounds fantastic... congrats on the continued success with the LAB.. makes a huge difference when you are confident with your putter or putting... enjoy...

Jim, the L.A.B. has given me huge confidence especially from ten feet and in.  The golf camp is fun.  3-4 golfers for 4 hours with the focus on your goals and what you want to work on complete with videotape and analysis  I really like it in that my coach will spend 5-10 minutes with you, make some suggestions and give you some drills to work on and then rotates to the next participant.  It gives you a chance to practice the suggested changes for about 20 min or so and then he will come back and make another set of tweaks and the process repeats.  I find it very helpful.

[Jim Shaw]

22 minutes ago, Cfhandyman said:

Jim, the L.A.B. has given me huge confidence especially from ten feet and in.  The golf camp is fun.  3-4 golfers for 4 hours with the focus on your goals and what you want to work on complete with videotape and analysis  I really like it in that my coach will spend 5-10 minutes with you, make some suggestions and give you some drills to work on and then rotates to the next participant.  It gives you a chance to practice the suggested changes for about 20 min or so and then he will come back and make another set of tweaks and the process repeats.  I find it very helpful.

Is it an advantage to see what the other students are working on, and possibly the solution. I suggested to my coach that his group may learn from each other

[Cfhandyman]

For those who are interested, we have made an additional improvement to the Tester of the week for the L.A.B. DF3.  We are now highlighting some of the unofficial testers for their outstanding contributions.  This weeks, Tester of the week is none other than @Rearviewmirror.  He provides a very unique perspective and overview in that he has used and played with the L.A.B. Link.1, L.A.B. Mezz and now the L.A.B. DF3 and his experiences with each.  A special and sincere thanks to @Rearviewmirror for providing the content and pictures.  Enjoy.  

 

[JFish350]

5 hours ago, jbern said:

Good morning! I've got work today and then it'll be a lot of family time on the lake the rest of the weekend. I sent out texts to a few golf buddies and none of them were able to fit a round in this weekend, so I'm going to have to wait until next week to get out.

I've got a few rounds in with my new Sub70 286 54* and JB FG 58* wedges and I'm especially enjoying the JB FG 58*! It seems extremely versatile!

Have a good day everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've been looking at the Sub 70 wedges, but just can't decide what I want. Hopefully when I get back to to the Chicago area I able to swing a club. I go into "the 70" for fittings.   

[Josh Parker]

5 hours ago, Jim Shaw said:

I hope your inlaws are safe, some powerful hurricane brewing I have heard... 

Thanks!  We are keeping an eye on it for sure and ready to move.  

[Erin B]

5 hours ago, Preeway said:

Just for @Erin B, had to show off the catered breakfast we do on our last day. Biscuits and gravy, potatoes , sausage and bacon, yogurt and granola cups, fresh fruit and an omelette station. Nobody going hungry today. 

[sirchunksalot]

For those of you interested in the Vortex rangefinders review, my unboxing video is up. 

 

My initial impressions are nothing but positive. 

[Wheelieb]

Well, two things of note. I didn’t shoot 100, which is great since it’s been a while since I was able to play. A 98 though isn’t something to write home to mom about. The second is, whenever I have hit my driver it definitely sounded…off. Since it is the Callaway Paradym AI Smoke, even typing that is long, I figured it was just how it sounded. Anyway, I took it out on one of the holes that begs a driver to be used on, and I noticed some fur on the toe side of the club head. Strange, so I inspected more. There’s a crack o that side that I have no idea how it got there or when it got there. Called Callaway and since it’s under warranty they are replacing it. Looks like I’ll be a Callaway fan for a long while. 

[Jim Shaw]

11 hours ago, Preeway said:

My current tan lines from my shirts and shorts are pretty extreme. Spending 8 hours a day outside while caddying definitely keeps the torso and upper legs whiter than I'd like. Hoping one last day of pool time will help decrease my whiteness factor, lol.

who are you caddying for?

[Preeway]

10 minutes ago, Jim Shaw said:

who are you caddying for?

I caddy predominantly at a Dormie Network club outside of Omaha called Arbor Links. I also pick up a few loops at a new private club called Lost Rail. Love the work. Keeps me active and my ability to read greens continues to improve daily even when I’m not playing. 

[ILMgolfnut]

Good morning Spies from rainy Scotland! Flights uneventful, actually got some sleep on the plane, and clubs undamaged. Took me a while to get the WiFi situation straightened out, thus no post until now.

I got out for a late nine after dinner but left my rain jacket back at the cottage and of course it started raining. No hat either so by the sixth hole I couldn't see where my ball was going. This course is, shall we say, bouncy. If you keep it in the short grass it runs for a while. Pix below.

Tournament today at Dornoch but my tee time is 12:50. It'll be raining there too. But I'll have a hat, rain suit and rain gloves.

 

[Alf. S]

1 hour ago, ILMgolfnut said:

Good morning Spies from rainy Scotland! Flights uneventful, actually got some sleep on the plane, and clubs undamaged. Took me a while to get the WiFi situation straightened out, thus no post until now.

I got out for a late nine after dinner but left my rain jacket back at the cottage and of course it started raining. No hat either so by the sixth hole I couldn't see where my ball was going. This course is, shall we say, bouncy. If you keep it in the short grass it runs for a while. Pix below.

Tournament today at Dornoch but my tee time is 12:50. It'll be raining there too. But I'll have a hat, rain suit and rain gloves.

 

 

Hope you have a great time, you might get lucky with the weather, looks like the rain is stopping around 3pm. 

[Fongle]

2 hours ago, ILMgolfnut said:

Good morning Spies from rainy Scotland! Flights uneventful, actually got some sleep on the plane, and clubs undamaged. Took me a while to get the WiFi situation straightened out, thus no post until now.

I got out for a late nine after dinner but left my rain jacket back at the cottage and of course it started raining. No hat either so by the sixth hole I couldn't see where my ball was going. This course is, shall we say, bouncy. If you keep it in the short grass it runs for a while. Pix below.

Tournament today at Dornoch but my tee time is 12:50. It'll be raining there too. But I'll have a hat, rain suit and rain gloves.

 

An uneventful flight you can sleep on is a miracle in and of itself. Good luck with the tournament! 

[ILMgolfnut]

20 minutes ago, Fongle said:

An uneventful flight you can sleep on is a miracle in and of itself. 

Wasn't quite that easy. A very fussy toddler in the row in front of me screamed for the first 30 minutes or so as I muttered various expletives under my breath. Once he went to sleep, so did I. Then when he woke up, he started screaming again. Fortunately I was already awake by then. He was still screaming when they served dinner so I ate, but I slept through breakfast.

[Northern Monkey]

3 hours ago, ILMgolfnut said:

Good morning Spies from rainy Scotland! Flights uneventful, actually got some sleep on the plane, and clubs undamaged. Took me a while to get the WiFi situation straightened out, thus no post until now.

I got out for a late nine after dinner but left my rain jacket back at the cottage and of course it started raining. No hat either so by the sixth hole I couldn't see where my ball was going. This course is, shall we say, bouncy. If you keep it in the short grass it runs for a while. Pix below.

Tournament today at Dornoch but my tee time is 12:50. It'll be raining there too. But I'll have a hat, rain suit and rain gloves.

 

Good luck for the tournament. Hope the weather improves and you have a good day

[Northern Monkey]

Good morning spies on a very wet start to the day. If the weather stays like this there’ll be no golf for me. 
England are playing this evening in the Euros so I’ll be watching that and need to take the cat to the vet this afternoon for her annual check up. Not a great deal planned other than that today. 
Hope you all have a great day and enjoy your weekend

[ILMgolfnut]

Now that I look closer at one of the pictures I posted above, you could see it was raining at the other end of the course. I completely missed that at the time. I could have gotten the rain jacket at that point.

Time to leave for Dornoch, which is building a new clubhouse so the traffic and parking are a little different.

[TJ Hall]

Good morning all!

Up early (not by choice, couldn’t sleep) ahead of our tee time this morning.  Uneventful drive yesterday, but we did go through about 20 minutes of torrential downpour.

Walked around some shops nearby last night after getting settled in.

[Josh Parker]

Good morning!

Coffee made and sitting around reading thru MGS.  Hope everyone has a great day!

[kejoal11]

Good morning!  Up early as the dogs would not let me sleep in.  Took them for a walk and now sitting down with a fresh cup of coffee browsing MGS forums.  Have a great day and if you're playing hit them straight and long. 

[Preeway]

Good morning everyone. Early rise to get packed and head for home. If I didn’t already have 6 days of sun and pool time I’d actually be mad to leave with such perfect weather today. 

@ILMgolfnut, glad your travels were mostly uneventful and good luck with your tournament. Hope the weather isn’t too “Scotland” during your rounds. 

Hope everyone has a great start to their weekend!

[Triple_Putt]

Good morning all! Some rain coming through right now but it is supposed to be a decent day. Got the coffee going and the eggs in the pan. Have a fantastic day everyone!

[Cfhandyman]

A good morning to all.  Enjoying my espresso catching up on the news and various forums.  A little pickleball later this morning then BBQ this afternoon. 

Had a good laugh when I saw this.  Have a great day. 

[TheOther1]

Morning all!  It's been a while since I've been on MGS, we've been renovating our house and lived in the basement during the work.

This is the second reno I've lived through. 2/10, would not recommend.  Just move, it's so much easier!  

We have just gotten moved back in, so this weekend I'll be shopping for rugs to cover the LVP we just had put in to replace our carpet.  I don't get it either, SWMBO has some strange views.

Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

[Rob Person]

Good morning spies from the starter box! People complaining about pace of play that have not even teed off yet.  Ugh

Great adventure awaits you @ILMgolfnut hit em well!

[fixyurdivot]

Top of the pot spies .  No golf today but yesterday's round will see me through until Monday .  Temps here in AZ are cranking up and summer is in full stride.  Yesterday's high was 115F and next weeks forecast is low teens .  Early tee times and getting off the course by 1100 is the new schedule.  We've got a couple of short trips to higher elevation locations in the state planned - partly to visit them but also to get a break from the oven.  Summer living in the greater Phoenix/Tucson area is much like being snowed in during winter in many places around the country.  But, depending on what your hobby/interests are, I do think AZ has a slight advantage... so long as the AC keeps working .

Have a great start to your weekend everyone! 

[sirchunksalot]

Good morning everyone! 

I've been catching up on the forum and drinking coffee so far this morning. The animals are settled in and sleeping like they pulled an all nighter. 

Yesterday was a good day, the wife and I went out looking for ideas to build a kitchen island and I came home to UPS having delivered the Vortex Anarch for member testing. 

Going to head out to the course later to see if I can possibly squeeze in 9, the course usually dies down during the heat of the evening. If I can't play, I'll hit up the range and compare the V4 and Anarch by measuring the markers. 

I hope y'all have a wonderful Saturday!