The Good Morning Thread

[Samuel09152]

Goodmorning All! I hope  you have a great day! 

[EnderinAZ]

Good morning spies! Temps are creeping up here in Mesa. Should be close to 90 today and could reach 100 by next Monday when my brothers from Minnesota arrive for a visit. There will be early bedtimes as we will need to be on the road in the wee hours of the mornings so they can see the beauty of the Sonora desert while avoiding the heat of the Sonora desert. 

See the surgeon this morning. He will ask when I want it done and I will answer with 'this afternoon'. But it will be up to the schedulers in the back office. 

13 minutes ago, GolfSpy_KFT said:

Still trying to work my way through my case of the shanks. Spent a good amount of time on the driving range yesterday and felt like I maybe made a little bit of progress, but the miss is still consistently well in the heel.

Don't discount the emotional, habitual connection to that swing. Every time you feel that little electric jolt of disgust (usually an injection of cortisol -fight or flight brain chemical) as you see the ball leap off the club in the wrong direction you are telling your habit central (Basal Ganglia part of the brain) that the shank swing is what you want to keep and use. That's why the shanks are so hard to get rid of! Put all of your non-shank swing in the forefront of your mind. Not just the contact part. Then every time you hit a non-shank shot give yourself a big mental high five. The big mental high five releases a little dopamine into your system. The dopamine takes that swing that you have been fully focusing on and copies it from your conscious mind (prefrontal cortex) into your habit central. It is hard work. It is exhausting work, but it will make the shanks go away and stay away. 

[Michael.Sandoval33]

Good morning spies!

Up and ready to tackle the day. A little annoyed this morning, one reason is completely my fault and the other, well, not so much. The shaft I ordered to fit in the Qi10 Max is going to take over two weeks before it is even shipped! This is entirely my own annoyance because as a madman with a bank account, I ordered without reading the print on the website that clearly stated this would happen on special orders (I am shortening the shaft through them) so, good job Michael

Second, started my sociology class last night and one gentleman in particular is quite annoying throughout the entire online session. Having to chime in with a comment over voice chat and constantly writing "lol" to everything the teacher says in the text chat which gives off a constant "BUNG!" every time, for 4 1/2 hours straight. I can only imagine how he would be in a non-virtual class environment, constantly with his hand up asking the teacher why the sky is blue and such.

Well, after that rant I am in need of some coffee and breakfast. I hope everybody has a great Tuesday!

[StrokerAce]

choice morning to y'all ! cornflower blue sky and illuminating yellow sunshine to greet us here today. 

I was able to make it out to the course yesterday and it was a challenge.... but, I stopped at the range after my round and discovered what I was doing wrong.

hopefully Friday is decent as I'm planning on playing. 

kid is doing well in Greece but one of the students has already been sent home for alcohol and someone threw a rock at their bus and shattered the window. Supposed to head to Turkey in a couple days.

great to see so many active and upcoming tests. amazing work by the team this year.

[Chubbs1991]

Spent some time this morning honing my putting skills on the PuttOut mat. Pace is giving me a run for my money today, but every putt counts as practice, right? Keep grinding, fellow golfers! Consistency is just around the corner.

[Kenny B]

Good Morning everyone!!  Hope y'all are off to a terrific Tuesday!  I can’t seem to get caught up reading the new posts in this thread; I read a few and more get posted… I need to read faster I guess.

Got a few chores around the house after my morning exercises; two sprinkler valves need work, one is leaking and one has a bad solenoid.  Then I’m headed to the course for some Release 2 short game work. Wife is playing this morning with some of her lady friends.

[Wib081]

Good morning MGS! 
 

Currently build a spreadsheet to track fiber optic light levels for a build we have going, and let me tell you it’s less than thrilling. I made it to the range yesterday and it went meh. I was tired when I got there and me and the swing never seemed to sync up. However the practice green was a different story altogether. I spent about an hour on it and managed to have a great session with chips pitches and flops! The TP5 is really performing quite well there and that was an are I wanted to test thoroughly. Have a great day everyone!

[MattWillGolf]

My morning took a different turn indeed. The high of testing the L.A.B. Golf DF3 putter has been somewhat dampened by the dentist visit. I have a fractured tooth and am in need of a dental implant.  Let's just say it's more expensive than a full bag fitting at Club Champion with a complete new bag build including shaft upgrades. That being said, I'm off to play 9. 

[skraeling]

2 hours ago, Triple_Putt said:

We are having the central air system in the house replaced (its from the mid 80's) and they came and took all the old refrigerant out yesterday.  To save a few bucks I volunteered to remove the old air handler out of the attic and get rid of the outside unit as well... Hoping to have that done so they can start installing the new next week.  Have a great day everyone!

Just had mine done a month ago.  Best improvement Ive done to my house in years.  Well worth the unfortunate expense.

Edited April 16 by skraeling

[MattWillGolf]

1 hour ago, GolfSpy_KFT said:

Good morning fellow MGS'ers and happy Tuesday! 

Still trying to work my way through my case of the shanks. Spent a good amount of time on the driving range yesterday and felt like I maybe made a little bit of progress, but the miss is still consistently well in the heel. I guess the one thing that I can say is that when I do get it ironed out, hopefully I'll be able to strike the middle with the same consistency .

Super excited about both testing announcements today as we have two really good groups for LAB and Ghost! @CFreddie, good luck picking your favorite combo  we all know you've only got a good 15+ on your computer right now 

Have you been sneaking into L.A.B. testers message thread?

[ILMgolfnut]

5 hours ago, MattWillGolf said:

I have a fractured tooth and am in need of a dental implant.

I had one last year; they just cut it out, but it's in a spot where I can get by without an implant. He wants to do an implant eventually. I told him I'll be having a snowball fight with Satan before that happens. He would have to do a bone graft first to make the implant possible.

Edited April 16 by ILMgolfnut

[GolfSpy_KFT]

32 minutes ago, MattWillGolf said:

Have you been sneaking into L.A.B. testers message thread?

I have not….but I have inside sources

[William P]

Running late this morning as her highness, the queen of financial distribution, has me out and about. 

A little time to drop a line and wish everyone a great day before she drags me out the door again... 

I'll have to catch up on the thread this afternoon...

Everyone be safe and enjoy your day!

[ronnieg]

Good morning spies! 

In case you've missed my previous posts, I'm still trying to break par from the tips. I've done it from fronts to whites. My Putting has really held me back as I usually hit between 60%-70% FIR and GIR, usually with great proximity. I'll have 3-4 three putts a round and countless missed 4-10 footers. My issues is usually speed control on longer putts and pulling shorter putts left. Almost to the point of yips. I know I'm actually pretty good at reading the greens, I just rarely hit my line with proper speed.  I decided before investing in an arm lock or another route, that'd I'd just try some weight adjustments with lead tape. So I got a roll and put a lot on the toe to help with the pulls, and more on the lower shaft and base just to add weight so I feel better with distance control. First round today and it was a world of difference. I usually have between 33-38 putts and only had 27 today. Lots of 5 footers for scrambling pars and 3 10-20 footers for birdie which I almost never make. I felt like I was hitting my line almost every stroke. I didn't strike the ball well by my standards at all and got around at +1. I'm hoping this will continue and not be a quick boost as putting changes can be, and finally get me over the hump of breaking par. 

I'm now a lead tape stand lol. Anyone else have experience with this magic voodoo?

[tdroma98]

Good Day Spies!  

Late Tuesday post, worked opening shift at golf course this morning - 6am, cart barn duties.  That was fun! Covering for vacation, plus have to pay for the new irons coming in .  Beautiful Central Florida morning & afternoon, sadly No golf today, but planning on walking 18 holes at 7am tomorrow.  But have this nagging feeling I have something to do Wednesday morning other than golf.  

Congrats to all the Lab Putter testers!! Really looking forward to that testing. Something about the LAB putters just convinced yet.  

Have a Great Day Everyone! Hit'em straight! 

[sirchunksalot]

To everyone wondering about the y'all topic, I feel like I am well qualified (a first for me on the forum) as an unedumicated redneck from SE TN to confirm... It is plural. Y'all will probably hear it a lot at Kingsmill along with other words like yonder (over there for my northern friends). We also don't enunciate very well, especially things like huntin, fishin, and muddin. I refuse to pronounce the g on the end of these. 

@GolfSpy_KFT, I'm sorry to hear about your problems with the shanks. That's a terrible disease to pick up but thankfully it's early in the year and you have plenty of time to get them figured out and I have faith you will. 

 

 

 

[Jazzdrummer420]

Good morning all! 

Happy to meet and greet all you fine golfers. Love the content from the site and forums. Thank you for a great program! 

 

[William P]

Just now, Jazzdrummer420 said:

Good morning all! 

Happy to meet and greet all you fine golfers. Love the content from the site and forums. Thank you for a great program! 

 

Welcome to the Forum and the GM thread!

[tdroma98]

42 minutes ago, Jazzdrummer420 said:

Good morning all! 

Happy to meet and greet all you fine golfers. Love the content from the site and forums. Thank you for a great program! 

 

Welcome @Jazzdrummer420!!

You'll or (Y'all for @sirchunksalot ) will find a Great group at MGS!  

[Jazzdrummer420]

1 hour ago, William P said:

Welcome to the Forum and the GM thread!

Thank you so much! Looking forward to participating. 

[Jazzdrummer420]

2 hours ago, William P said:

Welcome to the Forum and the GM thread!

Thank you! 

[Jazzdrummer420]

1 hour ago, tdroma98 said:

Welcome @Jazzdrummer420!!

You'll or (Y'all for @sirchunksalot ) will find a Great group at MGS!  

Thank you! Looking forward to it! 

[GolfSpy_APH]

1am here so technically morning but I am calling it a night! 

Great day here and should be a fun one tomorrow!

[Dead Solid Bogey]

3 hours ago, Jazzdrummer420 said:

Good morning all! 

Happy to meet and greet all you fine golfers. Love the content from the site and forums. Thank you for a great program! 

 

Y’all are more than welcome to our friendly little forum. 

[sirchunksalot]

Good morning everyone!

I think it's hump day, being out of work on Monday has kind of thrown my internal calendar off a bit. It's a beautiful morning here that's going to give way to some rain later on this evening. My wife was going to go get her car detailed today and I remembered the forecast right before bed. 

I made it through work yesterday without any incidents related to my health and I'm hoping that'll continue throughout the rest of the week. 

It's been an exciting week on the forum with the announcements of the L.A.B. and Ghost Golf tests and all the interactions happening on here. It's awesome to see the growth of the forum while maintaining the spirit that's been here all the time I've been a member. 

I hope y'all have a great day!

[Triple_Putt]

Good morning spies! Just getting home from work, going to try and get a few hours sleep before heading out to the course.  Hope it’s a fantastic day for everyone!

[Northern Monkey]

Morning all, a chilly but fine start here. Another duty day but if it stays fine I should be able to get a round in later today. 
@sirchunksalot glad work is going ok and the BP seems to be settling. 
Hope you all have a great day

[Josh Parker]

Good morning!

Coffee made and ready for a busy day full of driving.  Should be home early enough to get some range time in to continue working on the swing change. 

Hope everyone has a great day!

[rkj427]

Good morning Spies on a cool and cloudy Michigan Wednesday.

Rain moving in later, and may stick around for a few days, and the temperatures are back to more normal highs of mid to upper 50's.

Practiced a bit on the practice green at the course close to my house yesterday evening, so hoping that keeps working for me out on the course.

Normal workday for me, although the number of workdays left for me is dwindling fast. 

Finally was asked yesterday if I may be able to show another "how do you do that" knowing they will be on their own after the 30th.

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

[ParFore74x]

Good morning and happy Wednesday everybody! Temps should be in the high 50s with rain this morning and then low 60s and overcast this afternoon. Clubs will go to work with me in anticipation of getting a round in after work today. Just need to get past that work part…

Have a fabulous day everyone! ️