The Good Morning Thread

[CFreddie]

1 minute ago, Cfhandyman said:

Back from my fitting at TXG (Tour Experience Golf – Club Champion Canada) with the man himself, Ian Fraser.  All I can say is what an awesome and thoroughly fun experience.  He really knows his stuff.  Incredibly knowledgeable.  I learned so much.  Best fitting experience I've had so far.  It didn't just meet expectations, it far exceeded them.

A few observations, in Canada, Tour Experience Golf (TXG), is now rebranded as Club Champion Canada. While the name on the door has changed, everything else from the staff, Foresight launch monitors, Quintic putting monitor, shaft matrix, build shop all remain the same.  Ian Fraser is the GM of the Canadian operations.  Mike Martysiewicz is the Director of Club building and fitting.  Ian and the quality and excellence of his staff remain consistently superb. I know exactly what to expect and what I’m getting when I come to them.  A very very happy customer.

 

Gonna need to see the selfie with you and Ian @Cfhandyman!  Such a cool experience!!!

[Shapotomous]

We had some exciting weather this afternoon....the putting green will need some attention from the leaf blower.

 

 

[William P]

7 hours ago, GolfSpy_KFT said:

Good morning fellow spies and happy post Masters Monday. What a performance Scottie put on yesterday to run away with the championship. Truly in the midst of witnessing greatness in the game of golf. He has been on an absolute tear and if it continues I could realistically see him challenging for a handful more victories this year. Absolutely incredible.

Had another article post to the main site today with some different strength exercises to add to your routine to boost your performance on the golf course! Would appreciate if you gave it a read and comment!

https://mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/golf-performance-training-strongerfasterlonger/

Have a great day!

Nice read Jason! This is an area of my game that needs some serious attention, and these exercises appear to be an easy transition into a good routine.

[Kenny B]

6 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

I just went to the doctor now I'm in medical trying to get my return to work settled. My BP was still elevated at the doctor and my wife had to advocate for some meds to help with it. It's crazy they don't seem to take this seriously. I realize every time I've been to the doctor it's been good, but c'mon. 

Hopefully it'll all get settled before to long. 

Hope you get it worked out Jason.

My BP is high every time I go to Cadiac Rehab therapy.  They don’t let anyone participate if BP is 170 or higher.  I take my BP at home before I go to therapy… normal-ish.  Get there, sit waiting for 20 minutes and it’s 170+.  So I have to sit for 10 minutes; they retake my BP and it’s 151.  During the cardio exercise, it goes up to 162; after the cardio and cool-down stretching, it’s 120.  Funny… it never gets above 145 until my next Rehab visit, and we go through the same routine all over again.  Doc put me on another heart med… amlodipine.  I’m already on COREG.

[sirchunksalot]

3 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Hope you get it worked out Jason.

My BP is high every time I go to Cadiac Rehab therapy.  They don’t let anyone participate if BP is 170 or higher.  I take my BP at home before I go to therapy… normal-ish.  Get there, sit waiting for 20 minutes and it’s 170+.  So I have to sit for 10 minutes; they retake my BP and it’s 151.  During the cardio exercise, it goes up to 162; after the cardio and cool-down stretching, it’s 120.  Funny… it never gets above 145 until my next Rehab visit, and we go through the same routine all over again.  Doc put me on another heart med… amlodipine.  I’m already on COREG.

Kenny, I tend to suffer from white coat syndrome whenever I get my pressure taken, I was sitting in the waiting room at the clinic for at least 20 minutes and I'm the room for another 10 and it still came back as high. It's currently sitting at 131/85 as I'm sitting here with the dogs on my lap. 

I'm glad to hear it doesn't go up much for you when you're exercising, I was told it would raise it quite a bit and I'm really wanting to get out and start walking or something to get some exercise. I mean, we have a pretty big golf trip coming up and it's bad enough y'all are going to see my limping around after getting off my feet for a while. I want to be in decent enough shape to not be breathing to heavily walking up hills. 

[Kenny B]

3 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

Kenny, I tend to suffer from white coat syndrome whenever I get my pressure taken, I was sitting in the waiting room at the clinic for at least 20 minutes and I'm the room for another 10 and it still came back as high. It's currently sitting at 131/85 as I'm sitting here with the dogs on my lap. 

I'm glad to hear it doesn't go up much for you when you're exercising, I was told it would raise it quite a bit and I'm really wanting to get out and start walking or something to get some exercise. I mean, we have a pretty big golf trip coming up and it's bad enough y'all are going to see my limping around after getting off my feet for a while. I want to be in decent enough shape to not be breathing to heavily walking up hills. 

I think that white coat syndrome is what I have.  I’ve never really had much of a problem before my heart attack; my primary care visits were always around 130/80.  It was high while I was in the hospital, and it never really came down to pre-hospital levels.  My heart doc is still trying to find a suitable cocktail.  My BP is 120/75 in the morning when I get up and when I go to bed.  Mid-morning it goes up to a high of 140/90.  

Getting out and walking after meals is the best time for BP and blood sugar.  I hear you about getting in shape; well, better shape… round is a shape, but not the one I prefer.  Lost a bunch of weight a couple of years ago, but I have plateaued and can’t seem to get the rest off me!  Don’t wait!!  It gets harder the longer you put it off and older you get.  I need to change up a few things before our trip to Kingsmill.  Not sure if I’ll survive hot and humid; I like hot and dry!!

[Dpalos]

This is my first time posting in the Good Morning Thread!  Hi everyone I have Mondays off, so my mornings are always an early round somewhere in the Los Angeles area.  This was a view of the 18th green of the Wilson course at Griffith Park Golf Club.  7:00am and a brisk 46*.  Happy Monday, and I hope you all have a great week ahead! ✌

 

Edited April 16 by Dpalos

[ILMgolfnut]

1 minute ago, Dpalos said:

This is my first time posting in the Good Morning Thread!  Hi everyone I have Mondays off, so my mornings are always an early round somewhere in the Los Angeles area.  This was a view of the 18th green of the Wilson course at Griffith Park Golf Club.  7:00am and a brisk 46*.  Happy Monday, and I hope you all have a great week ahead! ✌

 

Welcome to the asylum, uh, the GMT!

[CFreddie]

3 minutes ago, Dpalos said:

This is my first time posting in the Good Morning Thread!  Hi everyone I have Mondays off, so my mornings are always an early round somewhere in the Los Angeles area.  This was a view of the 18th green of the Wilson course at Griffith Park Golf Club.  7:00am and a brisk 46*.  Happy Monday, and I hope you all have a great week ahead! ✌

 

Welcome!  And beautiful shot!

[William P]

16 minutes ago, Dpalos said:

This is my first time posting in the Good Morning Thread!  Hi everyone I have Mondays off, so my mornings are always an early round somewhere in the Los Angeles area.  This was a view of the 18th green of the Wilson course at Griffith Park Golf Club.  7:00am and a brisk 46*.  Happy Monday, and I hope you all have a great week ahead! ✌

 

Welcome to the thread! Nice pics!

[cksurfdude]

1 hour ago, sirchunksalot said:

...sitting in the waiting room at the clinic for at least 20 minutes and I'm the room for another 10 and it still came back as high. It's currently sitting at 131/85 as I'm sitting here with the dogs on my lap. 

Hey fur therapy is a real thing!! 

According to an analysis by the NIH of other studies...

• "The BP lowering effect is especially evident during direct contact with the pet."

And this from Harvard Medical School...

• "Several studies show that blood pressure goes down when a person pets a dog."

.. gotta love science!!

 

[Dead Solid Bogey]

1 hour ago, Dpalos said:

This is my first time posting in the Good Morning Thread!  Hi everyone I have Mondays off, so my mornings are always an early round somewhere in the Los Angeles area.  This was a view of the 18th green of the Wilson course at Griffith Park Golf Club.  7:00am and a brisk 46*.  Happy Monday, and I hope you all have a great week ahead! ✌

 

Welcome…. FREE audio/visual Golf Therapy Sessions (a.k.a The Community Call ) offered every Thursday afternoon.. 

[Northern Monkey]

@Dpalos welcome

Morning all, another duty day today but hoping to get out for a round later today if the weather allows. 
Hope you all have a great day

[sirchunksalot]

Good morning everyone! 

It's a beautiful Tuesday morning and I'm sitting in the parking lot of work hoping I can pass the check to get to return to work. My BP was good this morning and I hope it stays that way. 

I hope y'all have a great day!

[Northern Monkey]

@sirchunksalot hope it all goes well and the BP stabilises now

[sirchunksalot]

4 minutes ago, Northern Monkey said:

@sirchunksalot hope it all goes well and the BP stabilises now

Thank you! It was pretty good this morning and I'm hoping the white coat syndrome doesn't get the best of me once I walk in. 

[IndyBonzo]

Good morning Spies!

@sirchunksalot hope all goes well for you today!

It's a day that ends in Y, so if I'm working, I'd rather be golfing.  And I'm working.  

I wish you all super Tuesdays!

[EasyPutter]

Good morning MGSpies from the downtown parking spot by the office building with Rameses B's Footprints (one of the best 2:43 songs IMHO) on Pandora and coffee in the mug enjoying the first light of day, thinking about Jason's @sirchunksalot low pressure and lower stress to remain calm with his day.  Played Caz park again yesterday and this time they had been working at changing the parkland back to golf course cutting fairways on the far side of the creek but still just a good short rough length, good exercise with golf and a starting point for 2024 and getting ready for Kingsmill. 

Hope to do it again today.  Hope golf is a part of your day too 

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[rkj427]

Good morning Spies on a Tuesday which shows promise of sunshine and mid 60's temperatures here.

Best wishes all goes well Jason, @sirchunksalot and you get everything under control.

Practiced a bit last evening on the practice green at a course close to the house and hoping to do it again later this evening too.

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

[Daddyawn]

Yesterday was leg day at the gym followed by 2 softball games, we'll see how it effects my game after work (and yes, I'm walking it.) Have a great day, back to back great weather days!

[Josh Parker]

Good morning!

Coffee is brewing and the week is looking busy.  Continuing to work on the swing changes into the net and range this week.  

@sirchunksalot good luck on the BP.

9 hours ago, Dpalos said:

This is my first time posting in the Good Morning Thread!  Hi everyone I have Mondays off, so my mornings are always an early round somewhere in the Los Angeles area.  This was a view of the 18th green of the Wilson course at Griffith Park Golf Club.  7:00am and a brisk 46*.  Happy Monday, and I hope you all have a great week ahead! ✌

 

Welcome and awesome photos!

 

Have a great day everyone. 

[Rob Person]

9 hours ago, Dpalos said:

This is my first time posting in the Good Morning Thread!  Hi everyone I have Mondays off, so my mornings are always an early round somewhere in the Los Angeles area.  This was a view of the 18th green of the Wilson course at Griffith Park Golf Club.  7:00am and a brisk 46*.  Happy Monday, and I hope you all have a great week ahead! ✌

 

Welcome to the #1 thread on MGS! Good luck keeping up with following in here!!!  

1 hour ago, sirchunksalot said:

Thank you! It was pretty good this morning and I'm hoping the white coat syndrome doesn't get the best of me once I walk in. 

Good luck @sirchunksalot, best thoughts for you today!

1 hour ago, IndyBonzo said:

Good morning Spies!

@sirchunksalot hope all goes well for you today!

It's a day that ends in Y, so if I'm working, I'd rather be golfing.  And I'm working.  

I wish you all super Tuesdays!

Did you know golf ends in Y too?  

Golfy- Y aren't I golfing right now?

Golfy - Y cant i work around golf

Golfy- Y is Golf  and Golf is Y

[ejgaudette]

Good morning all!

Beautiful day on tap again, got my first run in just shorts and t-shirt yesterday which means we really are into spring now. Looking forward to another great day today and more time outside.

@sirchunksalot good luck with the BP.  I have struggled with this my self, and since they got concerned now I get nervous at the doctors too. Hope things stay normal for you.

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

 

[ParFore74x]

Good Tuesday morning spies! Storms are brewing and we should have them on and off all day long. Currently watching the lightning storm to the north from my kitchen table and listening to the thunder rolling. Good day to be inside working.

Positive vibes your way @sirchunksalot to have a nice chill time from this day forward. Hope that everything stays under control for you.

Have a great day spies. 

[Rob Person]

Morning spies!  Jeesh, a guy steps away for 10 hours and has 122 new posts notifications to catch up on!

Dropping off the kitty fosters for transport towards their new forever homes this morning, then driving an hour each way to get a friend's dog back from his ex, then it's golf time!  18 or 27, depending on time restrictions. 

Catch up with everyone tonight! Have a great day!

[Cfhandyman]

Good morning to all on a lovely Tuesday morning. Up early with the dogs and thoroughly enjoying my morning espresso(s). I’m absolutely thrilled, overjoyed, honoured and very grateful to MGS for having been selected as one of the testers for the L.A.B. DF3 Putter and what a great group of testers I have to work with.  We are all looking forward to this, not to mention the comments and suggestions from people on what they would like to see. Have a great day.

@sirchunksalot hoping you get the BP sorted out and you get the all clear. 
 

 

 

[Preeway]

Good morning everyone. Thunderstorms overnight and no more golf on the calendar for a little more than a week as work and kids sports fills it up for a spell. Will still find a way to hit the range for some practice time which my short game and putting will greatly appreciate. Using Shot Scope has been great for the data but it really throwing off my flow when putting and my green reading has taken a little bit of a hit. Starting to get the hang of it a little better but it still is a little more work than I like. Officially begin counting down the days to summer. Only 29 students days to go. With an A/B alternating day schedule, that means 14 or 15 days with each group of kids. We got this! Hope everyone has a great day ahead.

[BLD7]

Good Tuesday morning Spies! Today I have just about enough time to squeeze in a short range session before work needs to happen. I seem to have a dead pull going on with the irons so I gotta figure that out. I think it's ball position related but, need to confirm that. Then the weather here in Michigan gets a little (lot) wet the next couple days. Get to the course while you can right! Haha. May you all have a great day!

[Wheelieb]

Morning All,

 

it’s back to work today for me. But it is only a 3 day work week, hoping to get out and golf Friday as long as it’s nice out. Yesterday I went out and played 9. The course I played on is only a 9 hole course anyway, and really there’s no rough, the bunkers are like concrete, and the greens are a mixture of sand and some grass. You see the way it should break, and it never breaks. I wasn’t worried about putting yesterday as I knew the putting surface isn’t the best, I was more concentrating on well struck shots. That I did accomplish. What I also learned was I have become more understanding that course management is best and I don’t need to hit those hero shots. Also the lesson from the program I was in gave me confidence, and also not trying to smash the ball like Bryson in front of people. That helps not feeling like your back is thrown out of whack. Anyhow, hope everyone has a great day. 

[CSiders12]

Good morning spies! I am exhausted today. Yesterday, I walked a total of almost 18,000 steps and just under 9 miles. Was able to play some twilight golf as well which was amazing. Something about playing golf on a nice, warm evening feels different. Can't wait for that feeling in the summer.

Slow day of work today with nothing planned afterward. Sounds like a great day of rest if you ask me.

I hope you all have a terrific Tuesday!