The Good Morning Thread

[tdroma98]

1 minute ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

My old course in TN used a machine that put slits in instead of punched holes and that was wonderful.

@Tom the Golf Nut would the slit-type cuts be more like a verticut or deeper? 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

15 minutes ago, tdroma98 said:

@Tom the Golf Nut would the slit-type cuts be more like a verticut or deeper? 

Like a verticut but deeper. The verticut only goes  1/8” deep. 

Edited May 8 by Tom the Golf Nut
Added info.

[Dead Solid Bogey]

1 hour ago, Girldad18 said:

Good Morning Spies!

The day is shaping up to be…well, Wednesday I guess. 
 

Daughter’s car has a dead battery. Luckily I showed her how to jump it with one of those handy jump starters the size of a portable phone charger. I’ll have to head to her school at lunch and swap cars so I can get the battery tested. 
 

On the work front, our dang plotter is messing up and not working and can’t seem to get it fixed. It’s a driver issue I’m sure so we will see what we can do there. 
 

Other than that, hopefully that’s the worst of it. Supposed to get storms this afternoon but then clear out through the weekend which will be nice for Mother’s Day. 
 

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Good for you and your daughter… Basic life skills seem to be a dying or dead necessity to the younger generation. Possibly they just get what they need when they need it on YT or Google. That said; it is more than a little unnerving to have young ones show up at a work location that barely know how to put gasoline in a vehicle ( okay, maybe a slight exaggeration )…. Still again, good job by both of you. 

[ILMgolfnut]

6 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

Welcome aboard @Billy The Kid Rogers and @shady 101, Any friend of Matt's is slightly suspect to me.

Ditto! On both counts!

Occasionally my job gets very interesting, very fast. Email popped into my inbox with a new MRI report about 45 minutes ago. The drug we're testing is known to cause swelling and/or bleeding on the brain in some cases, so we look for that. In this one case, she got both. I had to notify my bosses, notify the patient (she says she feels fine) and develop a plan of action from there. Since she's not having any problems yet, we'll just monitor and get more MRIs. She already had an appointment next week and I'll check her out then.

Doubt I'll do anything golfwise today, but I'm planning to get in a Fit For Golf workout tonight.

Edited May 8 by ILMgolfnut

[J7Hawkins]

Morning everyone! Taking the little guy to the doctor for a check up today then I’m actually going to have enough time to play a round this afternoon! It’s been 2 weeks since my last round of any kind and 3 weeks since a full 18. Ready to get a score posted in the VCT!

[Dead Solid Bogey]

Good morning my fellow spies.  
  Had a little issue with the hands and wrists in driving to the work site then putting in about 6 hours off an on before calling it a day. It has been a minute since last working in 100° heat. So that took a slight toll on the old body. Suppose to be between 100 - 105° the next couple of days. Maybe it will warm up the old joints a bit.  
   All that said; I had a much, much easier and tame day than @Rob Person… Mad respect for what you and others in your career do for your respective community’s. 
    @shady 101 and @Billy The Kid Rogers welcome… The golf stories on here will put to shame any fishing stories ever told. So, instead of taking almost everything with a grain of salt, you might need a block of salt.  
    May y’all  make this confused day of the week, yours in whatever you do. 

[ILMgolfnut]

1 hour ago, Jim Shaw said:

Agronomy and science works (imagine that) and because our "greens" are not as "green" as other courses does not mean they are dying or in bad shape, I will try and get a picture of them for all of you.

I'm far from an agronomist, but from what I've read, when they get a Tour course (or Augusta National) to the lush green everybody drools over on TV, it's literally on the brink of dying, and they have to back off right after the tournament or risk losing the whole thing. At ANGC, they shut down for the summer shortly afterward. A little brown is not a bad thing.

[EnderinAZ]

Good morning spies! I just finished all of the technical stuff in the swing weight thread and my mind is awash with finding the right feel for my clubs. This could be an expensive experiment that I should probably avoid. 

Second round after purgatory today and I should play better. Range work yesterday showed me what I need to do today for consistency and consistency is the key to winning money out of the other old guys in the Wild Bunch. Such a misnomer for a bunch of old guys who for the most part can't stay up past 10 at night.  

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Good morning all from an absolutely gorgeous day here in Wisconsin! Getting on the course for 9 at 11:20 today, as I will be home for an extended lunch with our youngest son as our normal childcare is not available. He's going to come along and keep me company as well as swing and putt a bit. Should be a fun time!

Will be giving the DARKSPEED X its first run today as well! It arrived in the mail yesterday and to say it is a stunning club is an understatement. I have also started an unofficial review thread, which I would love to have you follow along with! 

I have an ample amount of photos in the thread, but will drop one for you here to further help motivation to check out the thread! 

Hope everyone has a fantastic day and if golf is on today's agenda, hit 'em straight and go low!

[ILMgolfnut]

Just saw something that May 8-10 are National Golf Days! So Happy NGD everyone!

Also noted today is World Donkey Day. We all know someone like that, don't we?

Edited May 8 by ILMgolfnut

[Erin B]

Good morning spies! Not looking good for this afternoon or tomorrow for any golf. Wind is just too high and temps are bad. 

Have a great day!

[William P]

Good Wednesday morning Spies!

Well back on the home front today just in time for 100% humidity with temps in the upper 80's... Heat index will be around 100* so won't be any yard work happening today as I had planned. More rain with possible storms tonight and into the morning. Hoping it doesn't cancel the weekly outing. 

Well, I guess today will be getting everything sorted back out and in place from the Beach trip. I am sure SWMBO will keep me busy with the boring, mundane, and totally humdrum tasks to be completed signaling an end to a great trip. 

Sorry to hear of your FIL's situation@RichL85 thoughts and prayers with you and your family.

Well, the mistress of mayhem has signaled it is time for the beatings to commence so I will bid you good morning.

Have a great day everyone.

[Jim Shaw]

1 hour ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

 

My old course in TN used a machine that put slits in instead of punched holes and that was wonderful. You could play on it within minutes. 
Current club in NC is still in the 80’s. They alternate between the big plugs and the small ones. This time big next time small and so on. They tried the dry jet method last year and it wasn’t good.  It’s the closest course so I deal with it. 

Those "slits" are called verticutting and are valuable to cut the tips off the grass I would think on bent grass better than poa but they do verticut here on poa grass as well.

[Steve F]

12 hours ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

Everyone, say hi to my buddies @Billy The Kid Rogers and @shady 101 - two real-life friends who've just joined recently. 

Be gentle, but not TOO gentle, or they'll be suspicious of this place

I played a birthday round with these guys and @Syks7, and figured I'd go ahead and force them into this place

Welcome, Boys!

Welcome to the jungle @Billy The Kid Rogers and @shady 101! This place is a plethora of fun, knowledge and information.... Have a blast and great to have you! 

[Jim Shaw]

35 minutes ago, ILMgolfnut said:

I'm far from an agronomist, but from what I've read, when they get a Tour course (or Augusta National) to the lush green everybody drools over on TV, it's literally on the brink of dying, and they have to back off right after the tournament or risk losing the whole thing. At ANGC, they shut down for the summer shortly afterward. A little brown is not a bad thing.

yes, I have heard the US Open does that as well, my superintendent would like to shift the rhetoric from calling them "greens" to calling them "putting surfaces" or as I like to call them "putting complexes" it will take a long time but we have to start somewhere lol

[Billy The Kid Rogers]

14 minutes ago, Steve F said:

Welcome to the jungle @Billy The Kid Rogers and @shady 101! This place is a plethora of fun, knowledge and information.... Have a blast and great to have you! 

 

1 hour ago, Dead Solid Bogey said:

Good morning my fellow spies.  
  Had a little issue with the hands and wrists in driving to the work site then putting in about 6 hours off an on before calling it a day. It has been a minute since last working in 100° heat. So that took a slight toll on the old body. Suppose to be between 100 - 105° the next couple of days. Maybe it will warm up the old joints a bit.  
   All that said; I had a much, much easier and tame day than @Rob Person… Mad respect for what you and others in your career do for your respective community’s. 
    @shady 101 and @Billy The Kid Rogers welcome… The golf stories on here will put to shame any fishing stories ever told. So, instead of taking almost everything with a grain of salt, you might need a block of salt.  
    May y’all  make this confused day of the week, yours in whatever you do. 

@Dead Solid Bogey thank you for the warm welcomes! I am equipped with my salt rock! Picked that puppy up during a shoot out at the salt flats east of Twenty Nine Palms earlier this year. What up @shady 101! When and where we playing next? @GolfSpy SAM has hooked up the club building for my new Maltby TS1 IM’s irons. It’s time to break them in! My only question is, who’s coming with me?!? 

[shady 101]

Good morning everyone and thank you for the warm welcomes. Looking forward to.the madness

Here's a peice of the stupid shenanigans I get into bored at home.. just rebranded my  odyssey putter

Do u think this will help performance

Edited May 8 by shady 101

[shady 101]

42 minutes ago, Billy The Kid Rogers said:

 

@Dead Solid Bogey thank you for the warm welcomes! I am equipped with my salt rock! Picked that puppy up during a shoot out at the salt flats east of Twenty Nine Palms earlier this year. What up @shady 101! When and where we playing next? @GolfSpy SAM has hooked up the club building for my new Maltby TS1 IM’s irons. It’s time to break them in! My only question is, who’s coming with me?!? 

Anytime my man.. playing today and tomorrow.. should.be open for Sunday

[berkeleybob]

Hey all! 

Forum newcomer @injectedcutty just broke 70!

He posted this on the How Did You Play thread:

13 minutes ago, injectedcutty said:

Was able to get out this morning and play my "home course" from my high school golf days. My 2 best ever rounds were at this course, until today. Obviously it helps I've been playing here for 30 years and know all the breaks, good spots, etc. However, we've had alot of rain in Louisville and it was soggy, and a cart path only day.

Anyways, I had all cylinders firing, was switching between a left dash ProV1x and Tour B RX, and officially fired of a -3 68, my lowest ever round, and first ever time in the 60's!!!!!!!! I'm 40, been playing since I was a kid and could never break 70. When I say the shot scope has helped I'm not joking. Being able to track my data the last year has been a real game changer! That being said, I'm sure next time I play I'll probably shoot a 90 or some s*** lol! That's it for now, y'all have a great day. I'm gonna bask in my glory haha!

 

Edited May 8 by berkeleybob

[StrokerAce]

hey spies - been away from here the last few days trying to get back to a good, positive mental state. I'm as far from a poor me person as you can get so I don't want to come across that way. I'm a grab your bootstraps, take on the day and git r done guy and am ready to join my spouse in her latest health challenge. 

signed up for the first tournament of the year at my club today - ABCD tourney that is best ball with a twist. (sidenote: why is there always a twist?) either way should be a good opportunity to meet some people and hopefully find a regular group. I joined the club for the social aspect and not just to play golf. 

spent the last couple days trying various sets of irons with graphite shafts and my elbow pain is much better. I'm close - found a Z765 in good shape with recoil f4. I really like the steelfiber i95 too.

really cool to see all the activity on here - testers announced, new testing opps, etc. 

anyhow - hope all is well and looking forward to meeting some of you face to face at the end of the month!! cheers... 

oh yeah - our youngest had his junior prom last weekend and all went well... not sure why I was making that face; I don't even look like that. lol

Edited May 8 by StrokerAce

[ILMgolfnut]

Division I women's golf regionals taking place this week at six sites; top five teams at each site advance to the national tournament. Nobody streaming them, unfortunately, but you can follow scores at Golfstat.

All six regionals conclude today, and they're all finished or nearly so.

at Auburn: Auburn, Oregon, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tulsa advance,

at Michigan State: USC, Oklahoma State, Michigan State, Northwestern and Pepperdine advance.

at Wake Forest: Ole Miss, Texas, Wake, Mississippi State and Oregon State advance.

at Texas A&M: LSU, SMU, Clemson, Vanderbilt and Texas A&M advance.

at Las Vegas (almost complete): Arkansas, Purdue, Baylor, Florida State and UCLA are in position to advance; Arizona could get into the top five with a late charge.

at Washington (still in progress): Stanford, Duke, Virginia, Arizona State and San Jose State are in position to advance. Kansas would have to make up seven shots on the back nine.

UPDATE: Arizona is now tied with Florida State in Vegas and UCLA is odd team out, but only one shot back. If there's a tie for that fifth spot, it will be broken. I believe the first tiebreaker is lowest score of the rounds that were thrown out (each team counts four of its five scores every day).

 

Edited May 8 by ILMgolfnut

[Bubba1985]

Had my little partner with me today and was at a course I've never played before so didn't keep score on paper (think I shot a 42/9 hole and my lovely daughter was around a 208).. We had a ball though!

[ILMgolfnut]

1 hour ago, ILMgolfnut said:

UPDATE: Arizona is now tied with Florida State in Vegas and UCLA is odd team out, but only one shot back. If there's a tie for that fifth spot, it will be broken. I believe the first tiebreaker is lowest score of the rounds that were thrown out (each team counts four of its five scores every day).

Arizona dropped back out of the top 5, three shots behind FSU which has finished. All five schools that will advance at Washington have already finished, nobody else within range.

Edited May 8 by ILMgolfnut

[Kenny B]

Good Morning everyone!  Well, it was morning a few hours ago; and a nice morning it was without the winds.  Welcome to the forum @Billy The Kid Rogers and @shady 101!!  Glad to have you aboard!

I decided to head to the course; it was busy.  Asked if I could get out for 9 holes walking, pro said at 11:37.  So I practiced for an hour, then went to the tee at 11:15 (they don’t call people to the tee anymore).  A foursome was about to tee off.  As they were teeing off, two guys rolled up in a cart and I asked if they were the 11:27 time… Nope!  11:34… and they had a foursome.  I called the clubhouse and the pro said the people at 11:27 canceled so I gave that spot to you.  Wish he had told me that 90 minutes earlier!!!  I’m not waiting on every shot of the group in front with another foursome behind me… on a busy day.  So I left; at least I got some practice in.  It seems the days of showing up at our muni and getting out as a single in the next two hours are gone!  I was always able to squeeze in with a threesome.  Now I guess I have to make a tee time for every day and cancel on days I decide not to play.

Oh yeah… while unloading clubs from my car, a golf ball goes bouncing through the parking lot between me and the teaching pro as we were talking.  Third ball (that I’ve seen) in the parking lot so far this year, and it’s the 12th ball that has come within 10 yards of me this year.  Last year I was hit in the head while practicing on the putting green.  I’m seriously thinking that I won’t be renewing my membership next year.

[sirchunksalot]

Good morning everyone! 

I hope you all are safe this community call Thursday with all the storms that have rolled through the last several hours. 

I just made it to work and am drinking my coffee before heading in for another day. 

I hope you all have a wonderful day and I'm looking forward to seeing those of you who make the call. 

[Dead Solid Bogey]

Good Thursday morning my fellow spies. Up a tad early…. but the same old horrid heat on tap for the day. To add to the heat misery, I will be staying at the work site a few more days, probably until Monday. 
  I have had time to think about my response to… you-know-who’s, cute  little “ Mother Nature “ comment from the other day, when golf got rained out. It is dangerously life threatening, but has the potential to be  magnificently epic. Common sense and survival instinct would dictate that I pass and respond in a different way. Fortunately or unfortunately for me, as the case maybe, common sense is not one of my strong points. Besides, we are here only once so I am going with…

For those in attendance at the audio/visual  golf therapy session ( a.k.a. The Community Call ) this afternoon, enjoy and please if you would be so kind as to post reports of the session. 

Edited May 9 by Dead Solid Bogey

[Byrnzee]

Good early morning spies!

Up long before the sun today to catch a flight to North Carolina for my buddy’s bachelor party. Should be a fun weekend to reunite with some old friends. Tempted to stay late on Sunday and buy a ticket to the Wells Fargo!

Hit up the sim last night and was hitting the ball much better. Bummer that I’m not golfing this weekend, but I’ll survive. Will have to live vicariously through my fellow spies who are lucky enough to be on the course this weekend. 

Glad to be off work for a couple days as well after a busy start to the week. Out of office is on and it’s time for a stress-free long weekend!

Safe to say I’ll probably miss the community call this afternoon once again. Hope everyone has a great Thursday!

[Wheelieb]

Morning All,

Today is my colonoscopy, that means no golf today. That also means no coffee for the second day in a row. It also means no food until this afternoon. The back is a tad sore today after testing on a trackman yesterday. In all it’s not as bad as it could have been, I listen to my body now when it says it hurts. I’ll stop what I’m doing now when that happens. Anyway, hope everyone has a great day. 

[Josh Parker]

Good morning and happy Thursday!

A little work this morning and a few chores to finish up around the house.  Hoping to jump on the community call this afternoon and get some practice time in at the range.

Hope everyone has a great day!

[ejgaudette]

Good morning all!

Was another busy day yesterday as expected but making progress and moving in the right direction which always feels good to be doing. Weather was drier than expected which is great and now looking like just cloudy the next few days.

Always great to see what everyone is up to so thanks for sharing all!

Have a great Thursday everyone!