The Good Morning Thread

[Swood1994]

Good morning forum folks!

Played one of my best 9-holes at league last night with a +1 37 with 2 birdies! My game felt really good, and my OG Paradym must be trying to prove something to stay in the bag because it was on fire!

Haircut got cancelled/rescheduled this morning so was able to start work a little earlier. I have to leave around 4 to go and hopefully buy the new family vehicle we have been looking at. I basically told the sales rep on the phone i'm not messing around and I plan on leaving with a car but it's up to them to make that happen. I absolutely hate car shopping and want to make this as quick and painless as possible. Due to this I'm not sure I can make the community call but will try and pop in if I can.

So great to see the Opus wedge test this morning. The bangers just keep on coming, great work forum staff!

Outside of all of that just another standard workday. I hope everyone has a great day and quick end to the work week!

[Rob Person]

6 minutes ago, David Leighton Reid said:

Good morning, golfers!  Last night in our Wednesday League I four putted a green....yes, count them, 1, 2, 3, and 4 putts.  This tragic event took place on our Par 3 #14 hole which was playing 187 yards.  My initial putt was around 30 feet uphill and I left it 5 feet past the hole.  My second putt burned the left edge and I had 3 feet coming back.  My 3rd putt horseshoed out and stopped next to the hole.  This horrendous display of putting will haunt me for awhile.  

Thank you to everyone for the Birthday and Anniversary greetings.  I am blessed to be acquainted with so many good people on this forum.

 

 

 

Been there before!  One of my 3 putts yesterday played ring around the rosie.... twice!!! First was with pin stick in, 2nd was with it out!

[EnderinAZ]

Good morning spies! Ran the game yesterday and played really well. According to ShotScope my best drive was a 290 yard monster...maybe I bounced off a sprinkler head for the assist!? Unfortunately my team mates did not play so well and my 3 over 76 went unrewarded again. 

We have a new guy who joined up with the Wild Bunch two weeks ago, and I now have 5 people who flat refuse to play with him again. Glacial is the way he moves about the course. One of the guys who played with him yesterday - oh that team showed up at the club house a full 45 minutes after the second to the last team arrived - took a video of his practice swings and I timed them. The routine is set up, waggle, waggle, waggle, stop, p       a         u        s        e    swing then pose. That process takes 18 to 20 seconds and he does it 3 to 4 times every shot. Putting is worse. 

Anyway it has fallen to me to be the one who says speed up or find another group to play with. 

Yeah.... Fun....NOT

[Erin B]

I’m working from home today and this little turd won’t leave me alone @cksurfdude

Edited August 8 by Erin B

[RichL85]

Morning to the community. This morning is starting off by slamming a couple cups of coffee to try to wake up after a pretty late night. I always feel off when my schedule is messed with. Last night was one of those nights with my brother in law cooking for everyone. Was delicious, and I enjoyed the night off from cooking, but I'm definitely not used to eating dinner at 11pm.

Things are about as good as they can be given the current situations. The kids are excited and dreading going back to school next week, so working them back to their usual sleep routine is going to be priority number one starting this weekend. 

I've got a long day of work ahead of me between lab tests, meetings, and my class lecture, but I'd rather be busy than bored, so I've got that going for me at least. Almost to the weekend, which will bring about an eerie sense of quiet I'm sure as our current house will go from 9 people to 4 on Saturday. It's been good to see family for the first time in 5 years, but having that many people around is exhausting for me. 

[BIG STU]

3 hours ago, tdroma98 said:

Good Thursday Morning Spies! 

Nice Central Florida morning, 79 degrees and breezy for a 6:50am tee time. Cloud cover keeping it dusky out.  Standing on 1st tee drinking espresso, lol. 
Community Call Day! Have a Great Day Everyone and Hit’em Straight. ️

Here’s a picture looking down 1st fairway from tee box: 

Well on a positive note you can tell it is a golf course. I have not been over to my course but I imagine my first hole looks like The Great Pee Dee river which is a local river with the rain we have had the last 4 days

[BIG STU]

1 hour ago, BubbaJ golfs said:

It has been way to hot for me to go golfing for the past two weeks 

Oh how well I know it--- Before this recent tropical depression it was that way here. But our Member Men's League we tee off at 7:30 so usually we are done before the heat and humidity really hit

[Kenny B]

1 hour ago, David Leighton Reid said:

Good morning, golfers!  Last night in our Wednesday League I four putted a green....yes, count them, 1, 2, 3, and 4 putts.  This tragic event took place on our Par 3 #14 hole which was playing 187 yards.  My initial putt was around 30 feet uphill and I left it 5 feet past the hole.  My second putt burned the left edge and I had 3 feet coming back.  My 3rd putt horseshoed out and stopped next to the hole.  This horrendous display of putting will haunt me for awhile.  

Thank you to everyone for the Birthday and Anniversary greetings.  I am blessed to be acquainted with so many good people on this forum.

 

 

 

Sad… but it’s not as bad as Nellie taking a 7 on a par 3 in the Olympics today!!

[ILMgolfnut]

Good morning Spies from the rain-soaked Casa! NWS says we've gotten more than 8 inches of rain since Tuesday afternoon. I believe it. Last night we got 1.41 inches in a single hour; talk about raining cats and dogs, I think there were some tigers and Great Danes coming down. Another inch or two expected tonight. Fortunately the soil around here is largely sand which drains well; if we had clay or something we would have massive flooding. No nearby creeks to overflow either, although there are two catch ponds nearby for storm drainage; I bet they are getting close to the top.

[Rick Bouchard]

Big storm moved in early in the am today. Forecast is for torrential downpours till tomorrow. Golf outing cancelled this morning, but the email notification went into spam folder. I got on the road early and called my buddy to see where he was, maybe grab a bite to eat, and he says "didn't you see the email!" Oh well, we need the rain here for sure.

[Kenny B]

Good Morning everyone!!  Hope you are having a terrific Thursday and dreaming of the weekend!!  Watching the Golf Olympics and can’t believe Nellie took a Quad on a par 3… from 2 off the lead to 6 back.  Work to do now this weekend!!

Went to the course yesterday for practice.  A guy was watching me pitch balls onto the pitching green; I was practicing Dan Grieve’s Release 2 technique and stuffed 6 balls close to one of the pins.  Later he came up and said he liked my swing.    Sometimes it can be a dumpster fire!  He said he struggles with his game… tall, slender guy, and he said that everyone thinks he should hit the ball a long way.  He only hits it 260-280 yards… hahahahaha!!   And here I am hoping to get to 210 yards!  However, he can’t break 80.  At least I have that going for me.

I saw the testing opportunity for the Callaway Opus wedges.  I’d be interested if they had full-face grooves.  It seems like most of the people signing up didn’t read the fact that the testing is for TWO wedges; people are listing the 3 clubs they want.    Sad!

[tdroma98]

2 hours ago, BIG STU said:

How are those Squarz shoes as far as toe room? The reason I ask I have funny feet as in wide and big toes. Back in the day I could not wear what was called Dingo boots with the squared toes not enough room

@BIG STU I wear Sqairz shoes and really like them.  Very good space in the toe area.  I also wear a PowerStep shoe insert for Plantar Fasciitis and show still has plenty of room. I wear a size 12 find the Sqairz very comfortable. Most of my golf is played walking.  

[ILMgolfnut]

25 minutes ago, tdroma98 said:

@BIG STU I wear Sqairz shoes and really like them.  Very good space in the toe area.  I also wear a PowerStep shoe insert for Plantar Fasciitis and show still has plenty of room. I wear a size 12 find the Sqairz very comfortable. Most of my golf is played walking.  

Hmm. I used to wear Altra running shoes which have a similar design to Sqairz (big toe box) and really liked them. My latest shoe purchase was FootJoy Hyperflex Carbon, which are okay, but not sure they're worth what I paid for them. Maybe my next shoe purchase will be Sqairz. Or maybe I just stick with my cheap Codechaos.

[jbern]

2 hours ago, GolfSpy_SHARK said:

I’m not a big fisherman unless it’s off a boat in the ocean, I snag way to many lines in lakes but my son is an enthusiast so I end up spooling/cutting line and towing on different lures. So I guess I can say i am fishing also!

I know the feeling there! I took the kids out for an hour earlier this summer, and I think I got one single cast in (that probably got interrupted ). Otherwise, it was untangling lines, putting worms on hooks, swapping lures (because they aren't working dad!). 

They had a great time, though, and that's what counts!

[jbern]

2 minutes ago, ILMgolfnut said:

I used to wear Altra running shoes which have a similar design to Sqairz (big toe box) and really liked them.

I wear Altra and Xero shoes for running, hiking and day-to-day use. I have TRUE linkswear zero drop golf shoes. Since I'm used to the zero drop (barefoot) style shoe, the TRUE linkswear have been the most comfortable golf shoes I've ever had. They were pretty affordable too. I think my wife got them during a sale for around $50. 

[Cameron999]

An oddly productive morning for me. Breakfast, bloodwork, wash car, went to club and hit some balls with my bride. Now waiting for my 1pm tee time for men’s league. It’s a good day hope the same for you all. 
 

picture from Ridge at Manitou and some company we had. 

[BIG STU]

36 minutes ago, tdroma98 said:

@BIG STU I wear Sqairz shoes and really like them.  Very good space in the toe area.  I also wear a PowerStep shoe insert for Plantar Fasciitis and show still has plenty of room. I wear a size 12 find the Sqairz very comfortable. Most of my golf is played walking.  

Thank you I also wear arch support braces. I got on a deal and have been wearing Skoni brand shoes the last 3 years. They are great shoes but will not hold up for a big guy like me. I will not fault them though because I feel they were never designed to hold up to a 350 pound guy even riding. I have 5 pairs and the company warrantied one set no questions asked. The others have held up pretty well considering how much golf I play. But it is time for me to change I feel and so I am searching

[ILMgolfnut]

5 minutes ago, jbern said:

I wear Altra and Xero shoes for running, hiking and day-to-day use. I have TRUE linkswear zero drop golf shoes. Since I'm used to the zero drop (barefoot) style shoe, the TRUE linkswear have been the most comfortable golf shoes I've ever had. They were pretty affordable too. I think my wife got them during a sale for around $50. 

I was not familiar with TRUE. They do look a whole lot like Altra. But your wife got a great deal; cheapest on their website is $109 and it goes way up from there.

[BIG STU]

1 hour ago, Kenny B said:

Sad… but it’s not as bad as Nellie taking a 7 on a par 3 in the Olympics today!!

Yeah but she looked good doing it in those tight shorts

[David Leighton Reid]

1 hour ago, Kenny B said:

Sad… but it’s not as bad as Nellie taking a 7 on a par 3 in the Olympics today!!

Very true, Kenny B!  Even the pro's have the occasional bad hole.  

[Jim Shaw]

1 hour ago, RichL85 said:

Morning to the community. This morning is starting off by slamming a couple cups of coffee to try to wake up after a pretty late night. I always feel off when my schedule is messed with. Last night was one of those nights with my brother in law cooking for everyone. Was delicious, and I enjoyed the night off from cooking, but I'm definitely not used to eating dinner at 11pm.

Things are about as good as they can be given the current situations. The kids are excited and dreading going back to school next week, so working them back to their usual sleep routine is going to be priority number one starting this weekend. 

I've got a long day of work ahead of me between lab tests, meetings, and my class lecture, but I'd rather be busy than bored, so I've got that going for me at least. Almost to the weekend, which will bring about an eerie sense of quiet I'm sure as our current house will go from 9 people to 4 on Saturday. It's been good to see family for the first time in 5 years, but having that many people around is exhausting for me. 

my grandkids don't go back until the 1st week in september, maybe yours start their summer holidays a bit earlier

 

[BIG STU]

57 minutes ago, Rick Bouchard said:

Big storm moved in early in the am today. Forecast is for torrential downpours till tomorrow. Golf outing cancelled this morning, but the email notification went into spam folder. I got on the road early and called my buddy to see where he was, maybe grab a bite to eat, and he says "didn't you see the email!" Oh well, we need the rain here for sure.

I think you guys in Virginia and NC got it worse than we did in my area of the SC coast. Where I am at in the Murrells Inlet/Garden City area something to do with high pressure split the storm and it went around us and formed back up around the North Myrtle Beach area. I know in the Pee Dee region area of SC NW of me they got more rain than we did. From what I am reading I think the Wyndam event in Greensboro NC is cancelled today. My bud in Charlotte called last night and said they were expecting a lot for them today and tonight

[BIG STU]

1 hour ago, Kenny B said:

Good Morning everyone!!  Hope you are having a terrific Thursday and dreaming of the weekend!!  Watching the Golf Olympics and can’t believe Nellie took a Quad on a par 3… from 2 off the lead to 6 back.  Work to do now this weekend!!

Went to the course yesterday for practice.  A guy was watching me pitch balls onto the pitching green; I was practicing Dan Grieve’s Release 2 technique and stuffed 6 balls close to one of the pins.  Later he came up and said he liked my swing.    Sometimes it can be a dumpster fire!  He said he struggles with his game… tall, slender guy, and he said that everyone thinks he should hit the ball a long way.  He only hits it 260-280 yards… hahahahaha!!   And here I am hoping to get to 210 yards!  However, he can’t break 80.  At least I have that going for me.

I saw the testing opportunity for the Callaway Opus wedges.  I’d be interested if they had full-face grooves.  It seems like most of the people signing up didn’t read the fact that the testing is for TWO wedges; people are listing the 3 clubs they want.    Sad!

LOL I am in that 210 camp right along with you. I am leaning on my short game more than ever these days.

LOL on the wedges people generally do not pay attention to anything or comprehend what they read. On those wedges I am pretty well set on what I have now in my bag and what I have in the stash. I would rather someone that needs them to apply and test them

[BIG STU]

41 minutes ago, jbern said:

I know the feeling there! I took the kids out for an hour earlier this summer, and I think I got one single cast in (that probably got interrupted ). Otherwise, it was untangling lines, putting worms on hooks, swapping lures (because they aren't working dad!). 

They had a great time, though, and that's what counts!

I am not much of a fisherman. We did charter a deep sea boat like 15 years back with some folks we know. I had a ball drinking beer and baiting hooks and helping land and pull fish off the hook. I do not remember but I think I never wet a hook that day for myself which was ok because best I can remember I had fun

[BIG STU]

2 hours ago, Erin B said:

I’m working from home today and this little turd won’t leave me alone @cksurfdude

Beautiful--- Funny no matter the breed all of them can give you "that look"

[ILMgolfnut]

43 minutes ago, Cameron999 said:

An oddly productive morning for me. Breakfast, bloodwork, wash car, went to club and hit some balls with my bride. Now waiting for my 1pm tee time for men’s league. It’s a good day hope the same for you all. 
 

picture from Ridge at Manitou and some company we had. 

I think we now have an answer to the old question, does a bear  on the fairway?

[Erin B]

52 minutes ago, jbern said:

I wear Altra and Xero shoes for running, hiking and day-to-day use. I have TRUE linkswear zero drop golf shoes. Since I'm used to the zero drop (barefoot) style shoe, the TRUE linkswear have been the most comfortable golf shoes I've ever had. They were pretty affordable too. I think my wife got them during a sale for around $50. 

I wore Altras all last season! They were great for my game but completely wore them out.

[BIG STU]

36 minutes ago, Jim Shaw said:

my grandkids don't go back until the 1st week in september, maybe yours start their summer holidays a bit earlier

 

In the counties NW of us they started last week. My county was supposed to start this week but due to the weather they have not went yet.

Growing up in Charlotte NC we started the Tuesday after Labor Day. Eastern NC where my grandparents were from they started 2 weeks later than we did because of the Tobacco harvest season. But most of the time in my area we had snow days which they rarely had. We usually let out the same time usually the first Monday in June.  At the time state law dictated we have at least 180 days of school. One year which was unusual we had like 3 weeks of snow and ice and we only went like 175 days that year but the state did an amendment, and we got out as normal

[Erin B]

3 hours ago, Erin B said:

I’m working from home today and this little turd won’t leave me alone @cksurfdude

An update: Brun-nasty the ween formerly known as Bruno has moved. Still won’t let me work.

Edited August 8 by Erin B

[MattWillGolf]

A bit of follow up to my earlier post. Met my new doctor at my physical this morning. Turns out he is a golf nut. Has over 30 putters. Five of which are Lab Golf putters. He even reshafted his Link.1 himself which is his current favorite.