The Good Morning Thread

[sirchunksalot]

Good morning everyone!

I'm just pulling into work on this beautiful Tuesday trying to get motivated for the day. I played yesterday and got home a bit late so I'm a little tired. 

It was a fun round and I was playing good until the last hole. It's crazy how one bad decision can ruin a hole.

I hope you all have a good day!

[berkeleybob]

Morning all. 

I was having a terrible round at the sim range when a guy came up and parked his bag behind me. Turned out I was in the wrong bay. Talk about a mulligan!

Have a good one!

 

[GolfSpy_APH]

Good morning all! 

Busy day here with a lot going on. Lots going on with the forum as well, just a fun week and looking forward to this weeks community call more than most could imagine!

[Woodrow72]

Good morning from The Villages Florida, starting out warm today , rain in the forecast but shall try to sneak in a practice session before it does . Gym time shortly , then chiropractor visit to see if he can fix this shoulder neck issue , fingers crossed . May every one have the best of days in whatever comes your way . Be grateful , kind and blessed .

[Josh Parker]

Good morning all!

Busy day on the horizon with the consulting gig this morning and then meeting a new client to look at some homes this afternoon.  

Congrats on the addition @GolfSpy MPR

[ejgaudette]

Good morning all!

Yesterday was a lovely day and kids had a lot of fun. Back to normal this morning with school work and work work to keep us busy. Could be another rainy day which has our road nice and muddy, but we were already light on snow so hopefully it does not last too long.

Have a great day everyone!

[EasyPutter]

Good morning MGSpies from a dark but unseasonably warm downtown Buffalo parking spot by the office building with Emancipator's Lionheart on Pandora and coffee to begin with workday in the office on the best footing with a feeling like I'm forgetting what's going on later, thinking how since I always have my golf equipment in the vehicle might swing by somewhere to practice the swing technique learned and practiced at last Fridays HOPE session that fixed my tendency to curve the shots right. 

Thankful for the Forum and everyone who participates with contributions and especially the mods who preserve the nature of this rare and life giving community.  I'm constantly amazed by everything that happens. Congratulations to @GolfSpy MPR on a beautiful addition to MGS Family

Hope golf is a part of your day

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[rkj427]

Good morning Spies on a cloudy, but rain expected shortly Tuesday Michigan morning.

Hoping to get through the last3 major inspections today, and then the rest of the week will be spent making presentations showing root cause and why it occurred so all who read o see them can understand quickly and easily.

Rain expected for 3 of the next 5 days after today as well, so hopefully it washes away the remnants of winter salt and lets spring start to take hold.

Hope that your day is the best it can be, and that something fun and enjoyable is in your plans. 

[ParFore74x]

Good morning spies and a happy Tuesday to you all. Staring the day at 33° on our way to a high of 57° which should make for a pleasant afternoon.

My right shoulder has been bugging me pretty bad for a few weeks and I finally caved and went to the doctor yesterday. It doesn’t hurt to swing a club but it definitely hurts when I’m reaching over my head to get something.  I have full movement, just some pain when above my head. Anyways, doc is scheduling some physical therapy to get things worked out. Hopefully that and some stretching at home does the trick.

Time to head to work, have a great day spies! 

 

[Rob Person]

Good morning on this, why the heck am I up this early,  Tuesday.  GC duties at 1100, it's pouring outside,  so no range session outside.   

Congratulations @GolfSpy MPR she is absolutely beautiful!!

[Girldad18]

Good morning fellow spies from NWA! Some storms are rolling in early today but hopefully get out of here quick so I can practice later. 
 

Joke for you: why do ducks have feathers???

To cover their butt quacks!!

Have a great day everyone!

[Fongle]

Morning all!

Woke up to not the best of news, the offer me and my wife had made on a house was declined, so the search continues. Hopefully the weather is better this weekend, because it was pretty miserable looking at houses in torrential rain last weekend.

And congrats @GolfSpy MPR!

[Erin B]

Good Morning MGS Troops! Yes this is me this morning. Not firing on all cylinders yet, hard to get out of bed because I know what’s coming. 

Los poopies side eyed me this morning and wouldn’t let me capture them on camera so I found a gif or two.

Lucy looks like this one. Who knew? Little brats did go outside with me to enjoy a cup-o-joe so that’s a win. Hope your morning is filled with promise and maybe a round of golf! Happy Birdie Hunting!

[Wheelieb]

Morning All,

 

I awoke to se that the testers were announced for the Haywood and TP5 tests. Congrats to those testers again. I got all my stuff ready to go and left for work. I did grab all my stuff and that is a plus. The most shocking part about coming in early is I see the off going watch stander opening the building and being able to get in after they start their mornings rounds without them noticing. Today was different. The off going watch was already hear and everything was unlocked and ready to rock for the day. This lead to them asking a question I didn't have an answer for. "Why are you the first person in and one of the last to leave for the day?" This is a young member, maybe has been in the navy about 3-4 years, asking me a question that is normally asked by higher ranking people. So we chatted a bit about it and I explained I hate coming in right on time. I can get more things completed when there are fewer people here plus traffic. Traffic is the biggest reason I leave later when I could probably leave about 2 in the afternoon,  but then I would be stuck waiting in traffic. Knowing that most of the time the off going watch stander leaves to get breakfast after they get relieved, I relieved them early to let them go get food. I waited until the oncoming watch stander came in and naturally they were confused. So we had a similar talk. It's nice that most of the young kids are noticing work habits. Being told by them that it rubs off on them to work that much harder to get into my position made me feel proud. Sorry for the slight humble brag. Hope everyone has a great day.

[Daddyawn]

Good morning, rainy work day so at least I'm not staring out the window wishing on was on the course. Have a great one!

[MattWillGolf]

Good morning Spies,

Enjoying my cuppa this morning. CNY is looking lovely. The temperature hit 70 yesterday. Shorts and t-shirt weather came early. It will dropped into the 50s again today. We couldn’t get the foster dog yesterday the person who coordinates fostering wasn’t available so will pick her up today. Yesterday’s run workout was a killer. Today is an easy run and I have a massage this afternoon.

I had my PXG long game fitting yesterday and posted about my experience in the “What equipment are you thinking about?” thread.
 

Wishing all a wonderful day!

[Erin B]

3 minutes ago, Wheelieb said:

Morning All,

 

I awoke to se that the testers were announced for the Haywood and TP5 tests. Congrats to those testers again. I got all my stuff ready to go and left for work. I did grab all my stuff and that is a plus. The most shocking part about coming in early is I see the off going watch stander opening the building and being able to get in after they start their mornings rounds without them noticing. Today was different. The off going watch was already hear and everything was unlocked and ready to rock for the day. This lead to them asking a question I didn't have an answer for. "Why are you the first person in and one of the last to leave for the day?" This is a young member, maybe has been in the navy about 3-4 years, asking me a question that is normally asked by higher ranking people. So we chatted a bit about it and I explained I hate coming in right on time. I can get more things completed when there are fewer people here plus traffic. Traffic is the biggest reason I leave later when I could probably leave about 2 in the afternoon,  but then I would be stuck waiting in traffic. Knowing that most of the time the off going watch stander leaves to get breakfast after they get relieved, I relieved them early to let them go get food. I waited until the oncoming watch stander came in and naturally they were confused. So we had a similar talk. It's nice that most of the young kids are noticing work habits. Being told by them that it rubs off on them to work that much harder to get into my position made me feel proud. Sorry for the slight humble brag. Hope everyone has a great day.

Setting the example! I miss mentoring the troops. I miss serving every day. I loved being in the Air Force!

Back in the day at Vandenberg! 

it was bitter sweet retiring. Thanks for your service! Happy Birdie Hunting!

[MattWillGolf]

21 hours ago, GolfSpy MPR said:

Good morning everyone!

For those new here (and there seem to be a lot of you), I used to be one of the main moderators here on the Forum. Last fall, I took a position as the editor and social media guy for Hack It Out, the golf podcast of Mark Crossfield, Lou Stagner, and Greg Chalmers. So my presence here has tapered off a bit; hoping to post a little more frequently in the months ahead.

One great bit of news I figured I share here; a little over a week ago, my wife and I welcomed our sixth child. This is Claire, and she and the whole family are doing well.

Congratulations to you and your family on the arrival of your daughter!

[MattWillGolf]

19 hours ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

Yes!!!!!!! Great news, and congrats to the whole family (but especially the one who's done the most work in delivering a new baby: you, the father. Hold please - I'm being told I may have made a factual mistake in what I just reported.  Stay tuned to the end of the broadcast for a proper apology)!

Great seeing you around - you've been missed! 

(tell your wife I'm sincerely sorry for suggesting you may have done any actual work in bringing sweet Claire into the world She can call my wife and they can roll their eyes together)

I “felt”the eye roll here in NY.

[Preeway]

Good morning everyone and happy Tester Announcement Tuesday! So many good tests going on, and coming up, it’s hard to stay apprised of it all. I’ve definitely done a lot more reading than posting lately. Weather is starting to turn again for the better and great weather is on the horizon. Looks like a lot of spring golf is in my future in the next two weeks. Hope everyone has a great day ahead. 

[David Leighton Reid]

Good Tuesday morning, golfers!  Today I am substituting in a 4th grade class.

 

 

[tdroma98]

Good Tuesday Morning Spies!

Nice Central Florida morning, 65 degrees cloudy, but fog lifting and sun breaking through. Walking 18 this morning. 
A picture of hole #5 at Ventura CC 

already a walking group ahead of us. 
Have a great day everyone! Stay warm & Hit’em straight ️️

[cksurfdude]

Good Morning!!

It's a wet morning here so I guess a good day to double check I've got all my tax stuff together and get it over to the accountant, pay a few bills, do a little online shopping (gifts and house necessities) .. that kinda non-golf related stuff...

Then later a little indoor golf- related practice .. basement putting, wedges into the garage net, maybe swing the Orange Whips and work on a drill from my last lesson.

Maybe do a meditation session, too, as Col. AFG suggests (https://mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/mental-fitness-in-golf/).

And it's Tuesday so it's acupuncture day for me. I'm telling ya, it helps.

@GolfSpy MPR - CONGRATS!! on the beautiful little Light that came into to your family!! And on the cool new job!

Hope you all have a good day today, whatever the weather or circumstances!!

[EnderinAZ]

Good morning spies! Well I blew the first round of the club championship yesterday. 15th hole hit the ball a bit to the left, clipped the fronds at the top of a very tall palm tree. The ball flew about 30 feet further and went into the fronds of the next palm tree in line....and didn't come out. I played the provisional which I just hooked out of bounds. Took a 10 on that hole and pretty much flushed my tournament down the toilet. I played quite well before and after that with only 1 double. But 5 over on a par 5 is just bad...

Posted my first impressions of the Maxfli Tour X balls today. 

And, after a successful test of the A&M 9000 this weekend testing begins in earnest later today. Most likely wont get through more than the initial putter tests due to memory constraints in the pair of IPads I will use for video purposes. 72 videos at a minimum as part of today's test. Should be interesting for a while. But if the claim on the box "Center of Gravity Balanced" is true it could get boring pretty quick. 

[CSiders12]

Good morning! Another nice day today here in Iowa. It's supposed to be high 50s with some sun. Next week is spring break for my school and is supposed to be in the mid 60s all week. All I'm planning on doing is playing golf and more golf. Can't wait!

I hope yall have a terrific Tuesday!

[Shrek74]

Good morning and happy Second Monday, Spies!

It's another beautiful day here in Central TN. Lovely 55* degrees at the moment, going for a high of 61. Sadly, rain coming this afternoon. Great for watering the lawn, courses, and filling up the lakes. Not so much for running errands or anything to be done outside.

Work started on the laundry room yesterday, taking down the various trim off half of the walls so far. Turns out it's all cheap pressed board crap, which is sad for a house of this value. What's worse is that the area of the wall below the high trim is all pressed board as well and not drywall. We're going to leave it and fill the pathetic gap the installers left when they built the house, but it's just sad to see this low quality if work in a house like this. You can see the before (left) and after (right) of the trim in the below picture. We still have no clue why someone would spend the money to have something like this done in the laundry room. Plus there's beadboard and crown molding in the garage too. 

The cabinets and shelf unit will all come out and we're going to put in all new wall/base/utility cabinets on the right and left walls, plus a small bench on the wall to the right in the picture. So we have a bit of work ahead of us still, but dad and I will get it done in a timely manner.

Everyone have a wonderful Second Monday!

[Kenny B]

9 hours ago, Erin B said:

I used to live in Basin City! Graduated from Connell. Joined the Air Force in Spokane. I only lived there for a year and a half but my brother lives in Othello and mom in Moses Lake. Small world!

Welcome neighbor!!  If you are in the area visiting, give me a shout.  Used to play Moses Pointe GC years ago and the 9-hole course in Othello.  My wife’s best friend's family owned Paradise Farms and their house was on the golf course.  Her dad put on a BBQ and golf tournament on July 4th every year and never won it until we played on his team!!

Maybe we can play somewhere or meet for a drink or food.  The Brunswick Bar and Grill in Othello used to be pretty good with prime rib on Fr-Sat.

[Kenny B]

4 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

It was a fun round and I was playing good until the last hole. It's crazy how one bad decision can ruin a hole.

 

Happens to all of us… a lot!!

[J7Hawkins]

Morning all! The course is back open today but I actually have a crazy busy day today with meetings all the way though until late this evening (8:00pm ish) so it looks like there will be no golf for me today aside from maybe hitting some balls on the range between meetings if there is time. My goal for the year was 150 rounds of golf played and as of this morning I’m at 27 which puts me basically on pace for 150. And that is with January being basically a lost month (or 3 weeks) due to freezing temperatures and snow/sleet!

[David Staller]

It is a sad day.  I may be putting my club membership on hold due to chronic back issues. Sunday before last I played my worst round in 10 years. Could not stay in a shot.