The Good Morning Thread

[Byrnzee]

Good morning Spies!

Had a great time at a concert last night with the wife. Hard to beat live music in my opinion; one of life's greatest pleasures other than a well-struck golf shot. Chill morning for now, just catching up on the Forum and drinking some coffee. Need to get my iron specs remeasured today, so just relaxing for now until they open.

Notre Dame playing earlier today, so should be able to watch a good chunk of that. Oktoberfest party at a friend's house this afternoon. Otherwise just looking forward to a relaxing day with some football and a few drinks! Figured today is as good a day as any to include some of my favorite photos from my Pinehurst trip this past weekend - enjoy!

Hope everyone has a great Saturday and if you're lucky enough to be golfing, hit 'em straight!

[Cfhandyman]

A fine good morning to everyone. Enjoying my morning coffee catching up on all the threads. Hosting a wine and cheese art show featuring my wife’s watercolours today for family and friends. Should be a lot of fun now that I’ve gotten the basement renovated and put back together and switch into chef mode today. 
@Owengeorge13 congratulations on hitting the 1K mark

@ILMgolfnut and @The TXBexar happy birthday to both of you. Enjoy your day.  
 

[Rickp]

Happy Saturday &Good Morning!  Been out shopping with SWMBO early.  Heading out to a Craft Fair/Halloween event @ town square 10am-9pm.  We like to go early so we can get decent cart parking.  Gets crowded real fast. 
Everyone have a great day!

[Shrek74]

Good morning, Spies!! Happy Saturday!

Another beautiful morning. Sun is shinning, sky is blue, and I woke up. I'm getting ready for a golf lesson this morning. Haven't had one since late spring, so it's time. Especially as we start into the off season very soon.

I just signed up for a new program from a TPI expert. It's a 12 week program around weight lifting, flexibility, and nutrition. I'll do my best to keep some type of diary or something with the progress as well as good and bad along the way. I may make it a blog on the forum, or just a member review at the end. We'll see how it goes. I'll be adding in my swing work in the garage to the process with my Me and My Golf membership stuff. Hmm, a blog may be a better option to keep up with the process. Well see.

Anyway, everyone have a super awesome day!!

[MattWillGolf]

Good morning Spies,

Uppa with a cuppa on a windy fall morning in Central NY. Leaf raking season is in full effect. The seasons this year have been like flipping a switch, not one has been a gradual change. Not much on tap for today. My wife and I had a great dinner out last night at our favorite Thai restaurant. I get something different every time and yet to have anything less than excellent.

From yesterday’s walk with Cooper.

 

Some outdoor chores today. Closing the faucets and covering the A/C unit.

Happy birthday to @ILMgolfnut and @The TXBexar hope you have a great day.

Wishing all a wonderful day!

[Jim Shaw]

5 hours ago, BIG STU said:

Yep @cnosil is a pretty smart dude. He and I think a lot alike. And yes he gets me thinking on a broader scale sometimes

“smart” well let’s not get carried away… lol…

[EasyPutter]

Good morning MGSpies from a returned to quiet house on the last Saturday of October, coffee going down nicely catching up of on forum(,) friends   (interesting how throwing in a comma changes the meaning, so read it both ways!)

Yesterday was Avenue Flags maintenance at the WNY National Cemetery, found my friend's headstone again I discovered a week ago quite by accident, someone who I knew at a pivotal moment of my life, and then headed to a meetup with more Veterans for drinks and food with lots of conversations.  Funny how people get me telling accounts of my military experiences and then give new perspectives about myself, this time people from work so learned a lot of new things about benefits eligibility  until the band at the place began entertaining for the late evening crowd and my ear plugs went in for hypersensitive hearing and the event was concluded successfully as the band helped shoehorn us out and on our way 

House jobs today for me so hope golf is a part of your day! 

Edited 18 hours ago by EasyPutter
Photo added

[EnderinAZ]

Good morning spies! Today is golf cart maintenance day. I need to remove, straighten, and strengthen my homemade bag carriage on my Evolution golf cart. Part of this will be a cross bar coming from the cart roof supports to stop the bags from bouncing on rough terrain. Too much overhanging mass and the bounce just amplifies that strain. 

It will be fun!

Hope everyone has a great day!

[Preeway]

Good morning spies. Felt good to sleep in until almost 7am today. Don’t get many of those opportunities lately. Not much on the agenda for today besides watching college football. Hope everyone has a great day ahead!

[ILMgolfnut]

3 hours ago, William P said:

Happy birthday @ILMgolfnut and @The TXBexar!

Thank you! It's always fun on my birthday watching the greetings roll in on my Facebook page; usually approaches 200. It was at 20+ last time I looked. Now I have this as well!

Good morning Spies! GF went over to a friend's house yesterday to make me a birthday cake; I'm not allowed to see it until tonight. In fact I'm banished to the bedroom right now while she decorates it or something. She's taking me out for birthday dinner to a steak and seafood place, and allegedly the birthday gift she ordered me will arrive today, if USPS is telling the truth.

However, I woke up with stomach cramps quite early and they haven't subsided. Hope they do so this afternoon or birthday dinner is not going to be much fun. No appetite for breakfast.

Went out to the range yesterday while she was making the cake for a Newton test session. My swing was all over the place so not sure I got any useful data, other than launch angle seems to be a little better with the 3-dot. So far distance is essentially unchanged from my old gamer. I tried swinging smoother (if I'm even capable of a smooth swing), which Newton says you can do, and distance and speed fell off accordingly. I am able to hit draws a little more easily with the Newton, I think, which should help.

As for which birthday this is...

 

[ILMgolfnut]

1 hour ago, Byrnzee said:

Good morning Spies!

Had a great time at a concert last night with the wife. Hard to beat live music in my opinion; one of life's greatest pleasures other than a well-struck golf shot. Chill morning for now, just catching up on the Forum and drinking some coffee. Need to get my iron specs remeasured today, so just relaxing for now until they open.

Notre Dame playing earlier today, so should be able to watch a good chunk of that. Oktoberfest party at a friend's house this afternoon. Otherwise just looking forward to a relaxing day with some football and a few drinks! Figured today is as good a day as any to include some of my favorite photos from my Pinehurst trip this past weekend - enjoy!

Hope everyone has a great Saturday and if you're lucky enough to be golfing, hit 'em straight!

Boy the Cradle looks awfully familiar! I have not gotten out to Southern Pines yet; need to do so. Awesome trip, Connor!

[cksurfdude]

4 hours ago, EasyPutter said:

forum(,) friends

Commas can save lives...

1. Let's eat Grandma.
2. Let's eat, Grandma!

[rkj427]

@ILMgolfnut here's hoping that you feel better, and that your gift arrived, and your dinner plans go off without a hitch. 

Just got back home from delivering the vehicle I was working on for the past 2 1/2 days and wanted to show at least an exterior picture here.

Did a complete detail, interior, under the hood, then paint correction, polish, and ceramic coating on the exterior surfaces.

Should keep it looking this way for a long time and makes cleaning them much easier as well.

Need to hit the shower, taking SWMBO out for a dinner with her sister and B-I-L, and I want to get some rest before playing tomorrow morning.

 

[RichL85]

Not exactly morning anymore, but I'm still just as tired as I was when I woke up, so I'm going to count it. My daughter had a local competition with her Lego robotics club that took up a large chunk of our day so far. Was cool to watch, but trying to keep the younger kid from saying, "I'm so bored!" while he was there for 6+ hours was a bit of a challenge. 

Got word that our landlord decided he wanted to do a home inspection next month so my wife is freaking out over it now. Not that there is a real need for it, but she is being a little paranoid because her father's dog tore up some carpet in one of the bedrooms and she's worried it's going to cause a huge problem. We've been here for over 5 years now, so hopefully it's not a big deal, but I know it's got her worried in the meantime. 

[buckpillar]

14 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

Good morning everyone! 

Our pug decided to act as our alarm clock this morning barking at imaginary dangers walking both me and the wife up. I'm up an hour earlier than I wanted sitting in an animal pile drinking coffee and thinking about my upcoming round this morning. It's going to be a fun one. 

It's going to be a cool one starting out and get hotter as the day goes on. It's been a crazy month with higher temps than usual for October. I go outside at lunch to get Internet reception and sit on benches that are in direct sunlight and sweat in 50 degree heat. 

I hope you all have a good start to the weekend and if you're playing today, have fun and hit them well!

Hope you played well today, got to love the cool mornings and evening sunsets on the course

[buckpillar]

10 hours ago, Preeway said:

Good morning spies. Felt good to sleep in until almost 7am today. Don’t get many of those opportunities lately. Not much on the agenda for today besides watching college football. Hope everyone has a great day ahead!

Who do you follow in the college ranks?

[buckpillar]

11 hours ago, Shrek74 said:

Good morning, Spies!! Happy Saturday!

Another beautiful morning. Sun is shinning, sky is blue, and I woke up. I'm getting ready for a golf lesson this morning. Haven't had one since late spring, so it's time. Especially as we start into the off season very soon.

I just signed up for a new program from a TPI expert. It's a 12 week program around weight lifting, flexibility, and nutrition. I'll do my best to keep some type of diary or something with the progress as well as good and bad along the way. I may make it a blog on the forum, or just a member review at the end. We'll see how it goes. I'll be adding in my swing work in the garage to the process with my Me and My Golf membership stuff. Hmm, a blog may be a better option to keep up with the process. Well see.

Anyway, everyone have a super awesome day!!

You will become known as the MGS Arnold Schwarzenegger 

[Preeway]

27 minutes ago, buckpillar said:

Who do you follow in the college ranks?

Oregon. Go Ducks!

[sirchunksalot]

38 minutes ago, buckpillar said:

Hope you played well today, got to love the cool mornings and evening sunsets on the course

I had a rough start, took a 13 on the first hole and struggled to a 57 on the front but righted the ship on the back and shot 49 for a 106. I'm pretty proud of that, plus I had a great time hanging out with a friend and his buddy from high school. 

Speaking of his friend, I had to take a photo of his bag because he was gaming clubs I've read a bit about on the forum but had never seen in the wild. 

He's new to the game and loves these. 

[buckpillar]

6 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

I had a rough start, took a 13 on the first hole and struggled to a 57 on the front but righted the ship on the back and shot 49 for a 106. I'm pretty proud of that, plus I had a great time hanging out with a friend and his buddy from high school. 

Speaking of his friend, I had to take a photo of his bag because he was gaming clubs I've read a bit about on the forum but had never seen in the wild. 

He's new to the game and loves these. 

Those are older Golfworks irons, my father in law played them and really liked them.

[buckpillar]

Just now, buckpillar said:

Those are older Golfworks irons, my father in law played them and really liked them.

I think if you pick up you would score a ten on the hole. I got to look for that ruling in the rules book.

[BIG STU]

17 hours ago, ILMgolfnut said:

Thank you! It's always fun on my birthday watching the greetings roll in on my Facebook page; usually approaches 200. It was at 20+ last time I looked. Now I have this as well!

Good morning Spies! GF went over to a friend's house yesterday to make me a birthday cake; I'm not allowed to see it until tonight. In fact I'm banished to the bedroom right now while she decorates it or something. She's taking me out for birthday dinner to a steak and seafood place, and allegedly the birthday gift she ordered me will arrive today, if USPS is telling the truth.

However, I woke up with stomach cramps quite early and they haven't subsided. Hope they do so this afternoon or birthday dinner is not going to be much fun. No appetite for breakfast.

Went out to the range yesterday while she was making the cake for a Newton test session. My swing was all over the place so not sure I got any useful data, other than launch angle seems to be a little better with the 3-dot. So far distance is essentially unchanged from my old gamer. I tried swinging smoother (if I'm even capable of a smooth swing), which Newton says you can do, and distance and speed fell off accordingly. I am able to hit draws a little more easily with the Newton, I think, which should help.

As for which birthday this is...

 

Well Happy Birthday some 20 hours late. Hate to hear your stomach is hurting though

[BIG STU]

13 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

Commas can save lives...

1. Let's eat Grandma.
2. Let's eat, Grandma!

Ohhhh! I see it can make a difference. Never thought about it in that way

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, Preeway said:

Oregon. Go Ducks!

I do not keep up with any football (college or pro) but right now I do have a soft spot for the Ducks. After all they did beat OSU. We have too many transplants arrogant OSU fans around here. One of my buds in the league is one (he is a good guy though). I went around quacking like a Duck that week.

To show you how detached I am from other stick and ball sports. Someone at the course asked me who I was pulling for in the World Series? I told him World Series? I did not even know they were playing it much less who is in it? LOL he looked at me as in "what rock did you crawl out from?"

I have no problem if others have a team or keep up with it I just do not. Being born and bred in the South I do not even keep up with NASCAR anymore. Now golf I watch ALL tours when I have the time. I do not make special time to even watch that if I have something else to do. The only Tournament I do make special time to watch is The Masters. Again being a proud Southerner that event is near, dear and sacred to me.

[BIG STU]

Up early this AM catching up. The Par3 wore me out yesterday. I played decent just do not have any feel in my swing. I did learn something though. I have been playing it the last year with Hickory clubs and wound Maxfli Elite golf balls. I had noticed some funky flights yesterday. At one of our rest stops under a gazebo I accidently dropped one of the balls on the concrete. It barely bounced. I carry 3 of them and have been rotating them out. Found out all 3 were dead. I have to defend them though. 40 years old and I had been rotating them out the last year. It was no big deal even though I only carry 3 balls in the bag plus 3 for my wife. I had already found a new ProV and a new TP-5. The course is lighted and they promote a party atmosphere anyhow at night. I think a lot of people get to drinking and forget where their ball went. I have never played a round there on Saturday morning where I did not find at least one ball. 3 weeks ago in one round I found 6 Callaway Truvis balls all brand new. Gotta love drunk tourists!

Today we have the usual Sunday crowd and I am going to play my regular stuff to try to get my feel back. I wanted to do vintage, but I feel I need to play my regular stuff to see WTH? I am doing. 

Yeah I am up super early but for some reason the Par3 wore me out and I went to bed at 7PM. I have been on a CPAT machine for 15 years now and I sleep solid. So I am on here and looking at the ZoZo waiting on the big boy to appear.