The Good Morning Thread

[skraeling]

Know how I said I was gonna take a rest before league started next tuesday?  Sigh... already booked 9 holes for saturday.  I mean come on, its going to be 80* and not have rained in a day so I couldnt resist.

Really did want one last round where I actually attempt to score well (from the new tees I have to play) before league starts.  Be a bit of a change playing there the whole year.  Seriously there will be guys around my age or younger playing from tees 50yds closer on some holes

Needless to say I might not be winning much money this year haha.  Ah well at least im honest about it.  Gotta wonder how many will be playing the closer box just for an advantage, 5698yds from the whites vs what ill be playing at 6090yd on the blues.

If anything I suppose this will maybe help me reach a new level having to play there regularly.

[tdc1]

Only about 3 hours in and I already know it’s gonna be a day.

[jbern]

Good morning! Thanks @Josh Parker for sharing your great photos and thanks for all the kind words about the eclipse photos I posted. We had an awesome day yesterday viewing the eclipse in Findlay, Ohio. My wife had to work (new computer system coming next week), so I took my three kids to enjoy the eclipse festivities with other family members. If you have not experienced the totality zone of an eclipse, it's an experience that's very hard to describe (and unfortunately won't be in our area in my lifetime). Everyone was in awe, even my 19 month old rooted her feet in the same place for over 5 minutes as things darkened to black and the experience of the totality took place. She doesn't stay still for 5 seconds let alone 5 minutes and I'm telling you that her feet DID NOT MOVE. She was just turning her head, pointing at things and making incoherent sounds.  Even though she won't remember it, I thought it was a good story to tell because it's just a naturally awe-inspiring experience that even a toddler picks up on as being special.

We waited several hours to start our drive back to Michigan to avoid traffic and we made it home just in time to catch the last 6ish minutes of the NCAA finals. I was rooting for Purdue, so it was a disappointing game for me, but UConn looked to be the far superior team and made good decisions and executed on a good game plan.

Today is supposed to be beautiful in Southern Michigan, so hopefully I can get my work done today so I can golf 9 holes later this afternoon.

Have a good day everyone!

[fixyurdivot]

1 hour ago, russtopherb said:

Thanks man, I appreciate it. I’m in a tough spot, between an on-ramp, the entrance to a park-and-ride lot, and the angle of the sun right now making it difficult for drivers to see my hazards, I’m just hopeful everything works out OK. And just as I’m typing this, another idiot just flew up in the breakdown lane and almost hit the car. Unbelievable.

Jeebus... just get clear of the car!

[EnderinAZ]

5 minutes ago, skraeling said:

Gotta wonder how many will be playing the closer box just for an advantage, 5698yds from the whites vs what ill be playing at 6090yd on the blues.

I am a firm believer in playing to your ability not your ego.....

I hate playing behind a foursome of young guys who CAN hit the ball a ton, but who regularly don't. They tee off from the tips and most of the round their tee shots don't even make it to the fairway.  A couple of weeks ago I played a course out in Gold Canyon with a friend who lives out that way and we got stuck behind 4 such young men.  The second hole is an easy par three and my group was on and off very quickly. I had my partner drive us up to the next tee box where the first guy had slapped sliced his first ball into the houses on the right. There were four really pissed guys on that tee box. The tips on this course are WAAAAAYYYYY back. I climbed out of the cart and asked, "Are you guys having fun?"

"F*** no", one responded. The other three just glared at me.

"Its clear you guys set this up as a day of fun. It is also pretty clear you all have full time lives that do not include much golf." I was being a diplomatic as possible. "Why not move up to the white tee boxes. That last shot would have been not just in bounds but on the edge of the fairway from the white tees. "  Now they were getting pissed at me. I held up my hand, "And you guys will have fun out here. Okay I will shut up and leave"  As I climbed back in my cart the four were talking.

I was astonished when they hopped in their carts and pulled up to the white tees. At the end of the round they were sitting at the 19th hole having a beer. One of them came over and thanked us for suggesting moving up to the white tees. They all scored okay from there and had a really good time golfing. 

Good morning spies. Another day short game practice, and maybe a bike ride as the days count down to my date with the surgeon. 

[berkeleybob]

My appreciation, all.

@Kenny B, acute stuff is scary indeed, especially in the middle of the night. Cautiously optimistic at the moment. We’ll see how it’s going by end of the week.

[russtopherb]

I'm at the office, and my car is at the garage. I had an appointment for an oil change tomorrow anyways so it's there a day early   Looks like it may be the alternator, I'm in the office and I have a loaner if they can't get to it today. Thanks for the well wishes everyone! Much appreciated. 

[SirPrised]

47 minutes ago, jbern said:

I took my three kids to enjoy the eclipse festivities with other family members. If you have not experienced the totality zone of an eclipse, it's an experience that's very hard to describe (and unfortunately won't be in our area in my lifetime). Everyone was in awe, even my 19 month old rooted her feet in the same place for over 5 minutes as things darkened to black and the experience of the totality took place. She doesn't stay still for 5 seconds let alone 5 minutes and I'm telling you that her feet DID NOT MOVE. She was just turning her head, pointing at things and making incoherent sounds.  Even though she won't remember it, I thought it was a good story to tell because it's just a naturally awe-inspiring experience that even a toddler picks up on as being special.

This had me doing research on the next opportunities to see an eclipse. When this one was coming up, we figured it probably wasn't worth traveling to with our four-year-old as she won't remember it (among other excuses), but now I'm really inspired to make a big trip down to Sydney for the one in 2028, she'll be 8 and I think that's the perfect age for that sort of core memory. I remember a lot from that age myself and we didn't do anything nearly that cool. 

[fixyurdivot]

38 minutes ago, EnderinAZ said:

I am a firm believer in playing to your ability not your ego.....

I hate playing behind a foursome of young guys who CAN hit the ball a ton, but who regularly don't. They tee off from the tips and most of the round their tee shots don't even make it to the fairway.  A couple of weeks ago I played a course out in Gold Canyon with a friend who lives out that way and we got stuck behind 4 such young men.  The second hole is an easy par three and my group was on and off very quickly. I had my partner drive us up to the next tee box where the first guy had slapped sliced his first ball into the houses on the right. There were four really pissed guys on that tee box. The tips on this course are WAAAAAYYYYY back. I climbed out of the cart and asked, "Are you guys having fun?"

"F*** no", one responded. The other three just glared at me.

"Its clear you guys set this up as a day of fun. It is also pretty clear you all have full time lives that do not include much golf." I was being a diplomatic as possible. "Why not move up to the white tee boxes. That last shot would have been not just in bounds but on the edge of the fairway from the white tees. "  Now they were getting pissed at me. I held up my hand, "And you guys will have fun out here. Okay I will shut up and leave"  As I climbed back in my cart the four were talking.

I was astonished when they hopped in their carts and pulled up to the white tees. At the end of the round they were sitting at the 19th hole having a beer. One of them came over and thanked us for suggesting moving up to the white tees. They all scored okay from there and had a really good time golfing. 

Good morning spies. Another day short game practice, and maybe a bike ride as the days count down to my date with the surgeon. 

I blame Geico for this trend.

 

[MN_Hacker]

It's like a switch was flipped and the weather got nice here in Minnesota.  Weekend golf will be on the  menu

[jbern]

16 minutes ago, SirPrised said:

This had me doing research on the next opportunities to see an eclipse. When this one was coming up, we figured it probably wasn't worth traveling to with our four-year-old as she won't remember it (among other excuses), but now I'm really inspired to make a big trip down to Sydney for the one in 2028, she'll be 8 and I think that's the perfect age for that sort of core memory. I remember a lot from that age myself and we didn't do anything nearly that cool. 

That's awesome! I agree that 8 would be a very good age. My oldest is 6 and she will remember it for sure, especially since I took a lot of photos of her and the family doing experiments, having the glasses on and hyping up the whole thing. 

We, unfortunately do not have one again in the U.S.A. until 2044. 

My only regret from this eclipse is that I did not hit a golf shot during the totality!  I brought my 58* and a few golf balls to hit around the yard and when the time came I totally forgot.

[William P]

Good Tuesday morning Spies!

After viewing the eclipse and being fortunate enough to have the clouds clear at the perfect time, we had a wild one last night! Building up for another one this afternoon and tonight. Range is closed due to wet conditions and I'm hoping we get a dry day tomorrow so the course can dry out for our 2nd Senior cup round on Thursday. Our course is up 38 1/2 points to 30 1/2 at this stage so we have to be on our toes Thursday... 

@sirchunksalot Good to her your sister is progressing well and maintaining her positive spirit. Wishes for great news on the Dr's visit.

@berkeleybob Wishing your wife a speedy recovery and gets to feeling better quickly.

@Josh Parker Any update on the abysmal course repairs receiving proper care and attention?

@russtopherb Stay safe young man! A lot of idiots out there these days that make one wonder how the hell they ever got a license to drive...

@Dead Solid Bogey The exchange rate tally started in earnest yesterday, and her highness made sure it was known that this was just the beginning...

Everyone have a safe day and if you get the opportunity hit 'em straight!

[MattWillGolf]

2 hours ago, Shrek74 said:

Good morning, Spies!! Happy Second Monday!!

Hopefully everyone survived the apocalypse yesterday afternoon with their eclipse vaccine, eclipse mask, eclipse glasses, and national guard protecting you from those mean sun rays. I almost feel dumber after all the insanity around "protecting" ourselves from the eclipse. 

Anyway, another rainy morning in the 50's today. That'll be the theme of my mornings all week, sadly. But hope is in sight for 71 Sat, 77 Sun, and 79 Mon. Next Wednesday is a demo day here, so fingers crossed we get a good day.

Anyway, everyone have a super fantastic day!!

I’m surprised you failed to mention the Eclipse Pumpkin Spice Latte.

[SirPrised]

46 minutes ago, jbern said:

We, unfortunately do not have one again in the U.S.A. until 2044. 

Yeah, that's part of what pushed me to think about other destinations for travel. There's also one in August 2026 that would be cool, but it's only parts of Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. 

[ejgaudette]

1 hour ago, russtopherb said:

I'm at the office, and my car is at the garage. I had an appointment for an oil change tomorrow anyways so it's there a day early   Looks like it may be the alternator, I'm in the office and I have a loaner if they can't get to it today. Thanks for the well wishes everyone! Much appreciated. 

That happened to me while ago on a commute and was not going to make it home. Thankfully a co-worker pulled some strings at a local garage and got it replaced same day so I could get home. Hope its and easy fix.

[KC Golf]

Good Morning Spies!

Watching Golf Channel in the background. Getting work done. But it’s the week like no other!  

Aberg has the right guy carrying his bag this week.  Could be a dark horse rookie. 

[ILMgolfnut]

Good evening Spies! Neck is not 100% well, but it allowed me to do my pre-FFG workout for the first time in five days. Planning to do a Rypstick workout tonight. And the final side net for my garage sim arrived and is installed. Looks like the Fit For Golf test may actually start soon.

[ILMgolfnut]

6 hours ago, SirPrised said:

she'll be 8 and I think that's the perfect age for that sort of core memory

I didn't do anything really cool at age 8, but I do remember watching the Mexico City Olympics a few days before my 8th birthday, including Bob Beamon's incredible long jump, a memory that is now 55.5 years old. Sydney would be awesome at any time.

[sirchunksalot]

@russtopherb I'm glad you made it off the side of the interstate safely. I was nervous just reading about your adventure in trying to keep your car from getting hit. Hopefully they'll have it fixed soon. 

[CFreddie]

1 hour ago, ILMgolfnut said:

Good evening Spies! Neck is not 100% well, but it allowed me to do my pre-FFG workout for the first time in five days. Planning to do a Rypstick workout tonight. And the final side net for my garage sim arrived and is installed. Looks like the Fit For Golf test may actually start soon.

Great to hear @ILMgolfnut - sounds like the road to recovery is going pretty well!

[ILMgolfnut]

1 hour ago, CFreddie said:

Great to hear @ILMgolfnut - sounds like the road to recovery is going pretty well!

Hope so. Neck stiffened a bit after the Rypstick; just got out of the whirlpool bath for aquamassage, but it's not terrible. Also been sleeping on a heating pad which helps.

It was my first workout with Rypradar, and the speed it was giving me (inside) was a few MPH below what my Garmin has been telling me outside. But I'm also swinging the Rypstick, not my driver. So we have these variables: inside vs. outside, Rypradar vs. Garmin, and Rypstick vs. Mizuno. So what does that mean? I still don't think I'm entirely comfortable taking full swings in the relatively confined space of the garage at this point. Next time I'll eliminate a variable by swinging the driver for the speed measurement. If the driver numbers are closer to what I've been getting outside, but still below, I'm down to a radar difference or I'm still not swinging as hard as I can inside.

[russtopherb]

3 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

@russtopherb I'm glad you made it off the side of the interstate safely. I was nervous just reading about your adventure in trying to keep your car from getting hit. Hopefully they'll have it fixed soon. 

Thanks man. The car is fixed… for now. Problem wasn’t the alternator. It was bone dry - not a single drop of oil in there So that’s something I need to keep an eye on. May need to buy a new car a few years before I was hoping to, depending on what my son gets for financial aid heading into his freshman year at UMass. Bye bye, money.   

[ILMgolfnut]

40 minutes ago, russtopherb said:

It was bone dry - not a single drop of oil in there

I had that happen about 30 years ago. Got my oil changed at what must have been an Iffy Lube and the filter fell off completely on the way home from work at midnight. I found out then what a new/used engine costs, even one that consisted of two French hamsters running in a cage (the car was a Renault that I referred to as the POS).

[rkj427]

3 minutes ago, ILMgolfnut said:

I had that happen about 30 years ago. Got my oil changed at what must have been an Iffy Lube and the filter fell off completely on the way home from work at midnight. I found out then what a new/used engine costs, even one that consisted of two French hamsters running in a cage (the car was a Renault that I referred to as the POS).

Just a FYI - typically an imported vehicle engine or other major powertrain components typically are more expensive than the American vehicles, due to both quantity originally produced and how many actually may be here in the USA.

Although since the pandemic, nothing seems to be close to what the price it was before that event.

[russtopherb]

44 minutes ago, ILMgolfnut said:

I had that happen about 30 years ago. Got my oil changed at what must have been an Iffy Lube and the filter fell off completely on the way home from work at midnight. I found out then what a new/used engine costs, even one that consisted of two French hamsters running in a cage (the car was a Renault that I referred to as the POS).

Yeah apparently this is a known issue. A coworker got rid of his as soon as this started. 
 

https://jalopnik.com/hyundai-owners-file-class-action-over-excessive-engine-1848797045

[sirchunksalot]

Good morning everyone! 

It's a dreary, rainy morning here in TN, but I'm enjoying my coffee before heading in to work. I'm just happy it's hump day and the weekend is just around the corner. 

@russtopherbI'm just glad to hear that losing oil like that you didn't blow your engine. I had an issue similar to that happen over 10 years ago and my engine was toast. I couldn't afford to get out fixed at the time as I was trying to but a house and couldn't risk taking a loan out to get it fixed. Fortunately, I work for an automotive company and they offer leases. 

I'm looking forward to tomorrow with the community call and the start of the Masters. I won't get to watch any of it until Saturday, but at least I can keep up with all the action. 

I hope y'all have a great day!

[Northern Monkey]

Morning all, a nice sunny start to the day here and hoping it stays that way. Will be out for another 18 this afternoon, 6th round in 7 days,  so it certainly seems that the golf season has started. 
Hope you all have a good one

[ejgaudette]

Good morning all!

Yesterday was just an absolutely beautiful day here. Bright sunny skies and in the 60s. Kids ended up being outside for about 7 hours and I was able to join them for the last 4 or so once work was done which was beautiful.

@russtopherb glad things have worked out, and hopefully there are a few pennies left over for some golf too.

Back to grinding through report errors for about 8 hours, rinse and repeat lately. At least there will be more Masters coverage to fill the next three days!

Have a great Wednesday everyone!

[berkeleybob]

Morning all.

Happily went out for exec nine holes this morning. It was a bit of spring briskness outside, and I think I needed this fresh air and exercise. 

@russtopherb Count me as one of those guys who dealt with an engine suddenly losing oil while out driving. Ugh. Hope your engine is salvageable. I also drive a Hyundai, but I think my model is unaffected.

Hope you guys have a good one. 

[CFreddie]

Good morning Spies - daughter came home sick yesterday so I’ll be WFH with her and hoping for a quick recovery!

Sorry to hear about your engine issues @russtopherb!

And I’m VERY jealous of your golf this past week @Northern Monkey(heck, I think we all are)! 

Excited to watch the Par 3 on TV today as we get close to the Masters! Hoping the weather holds out for Thursday- would love to see a more “firey” Augusta for once. 

Enjoy your days!