The Good Morning Thread

[William P]

Good Thursday morning Spies!

Enjoying another cup of coffee and a couple of the CEO's sausage biscuits as usual this morning before heading out to the course for the weekly senior battle... Will miss the community call this afternoon as I will be assisting (her term) the CEO in setting up her booth for this weekend's craft show/fair. While she calls it "assist" a better term for it would be "forced labor." Will just have to watch the recorded call after Jamie, @GolfSpy_APH, posts it.

Beautiful pictures @Northern Monkey!

@slash25rc, Good to hear that the situation is improving although slowly.

Safe travels today @Erin B and enjoy your time in Austin and golf with @Josh Parker!

Everyone have a great day!

Edited 5 hours ago by William P

[braincramp]

Morning everyone. So today will be another day of watching the "crew" from Feldco fix the shoddy work the first crew did a couple of years ago. They sent a "crew" out Tuesday morning of 3 people of which only one did the work. His helpers held down the siding and picked up trash that was blowing all over from the 20 mph winds. Since only one of them spoke a little English I was glad I had a translation app on my phone. Supposed to come back with a full crew today to finish the bigger part of the job of removing all the siding from the garage side of the house and re-nailing it since the first crew missed the studs on about 1/3 of the wall. 

[Wheelieb]

3 hours ago, Northern Monkey said:

Good morning all. Back home now so today will be spent doing chores around the house. 
Pup is doing well with his rehab and will be back with us in 2 weeks so really looking forward to seeing him again. We are making use of the fact he is away so are going to Prague for the weekend. @MattWillGolf hope Coopers vet visit goes well. 
These are a few of our Rome pics in

Did you make it into the coliseum?

[rkj427]

Good morning Spies on this sunny but cool Community Call Thursday morning here.

@slash25rc glad to read that things have improved slightly there for you and your family, and hoping that the rest of that area gets all the help and support needed to have some assemblance of normalcy restored.

Safe travels  @Erin B, have fun with @Josh Parker in Austin. Safe travels to @Byrnzee and looking forward to seeing the Prague pictures from @Northern Monkey.

I will more than likely miss the call today, golfing about 12:00PM and more than likely will be just finishing when the call is on.

Hope all here have the best day they possibly can, and that something enjoyable is in your plans. 

[cksurfdude]

Happy Thursday!! Partly cloud and cool here .. really heading into Fall weather. Almost .. still shorts and a polo for me while I can!

Watched "The Big Lebowski" last night - what a classic and what a great cast of characters. Seems like most of you know most of the lines, so we don't need to go there!

Maybe a little golf action later; some practice time and maybe get a few holes in if the course isn't too crowded.

Cannot join the Forum C.C. later, wife's older son and his significantother coming over for happy hour and dinner. Will have to catch up on a replay another time. 

Have a most excellent Pre-Friday!!!

Edited 3 hours ago by cksurfdude

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Good morning all and happy Thursday! It was a WILD night of baseball last night, as my Brewers needed a win to avoid a Wild Card series sweep and boy did they make it exciting. Jackson Chourio, the 20 year old phenom rookie outfielder, hit not one but TWO home runs. He is the youngest player to ever have a multi-home run game in Brewers history. He hit a leadoff shot in the 1st inning, and then tied the game in the 8th with his second, which eventually led to Garrett Mitchell's two run tie breaking bomb in the same inning. Mitchell is my oldest son's favorite player, so that made it even better. I was looking at tickets for tonight's game, but he has come down with a nasty cold. I'm hoping I can maybe take him to a game in the NLDS if the crew can win again tonight.

Got some more on course practice in with the new GT3 driver and hit a personal best BOMB of a drive on hole one. It was pushing into the evening and I knew I wouldn't get many driver holes played, so I played from the blues. This was my result on the first tee box 

The black shadow line is the exact line my ball took. When I hit it, I was expecting to be somewhere down by those trees on the left. With any other driver I've used on that hole, I've never cleared that tree line from those tees. I was thrilled to see it in the middle of the fairway. Even with distance adjusted for wind, it was still a 300 yard drive on Arccos! You can follow along with my testing at the link below. I've just added an update to my testing post!

Hope everyone has a great day today!

[David Leighton Reid]

Good morning, golfers!

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by David Leighton Reid

[Wheelieb]

Morning All,

We made modifications to the shed we set up for the chicken coop, and it is now more stable than before. Got to do laundry tonight and start packing for Peru Friday/Saturday. I can't pack super long before a trip because then I always forget something that I have to buy when I get where I am going. It'll be nice to get away for a while. Hope everyone has a good day.

[fixyurdivot]

Top of the pot spies .  No golf today, just a walk with River, a gym session, and out to shop for a new office chair for my wife.  Of course, I negotiated that she take me to lunch afterwards . 

Have a great day and score low if your out playing.

 

[Shrek74]

Good morning, Spies!! Happy Almost Friday.

It's Friday for me, as I'm taking tomorrow off and hopefully playing some golf. I made it to my sister's last night, but I ended up driving all the way through without stopping (5.25 hrs). So I didn't eat anything from about 2pm on. I think my body wasn't happy about that this morning, as I'm not feeling 100% yet. We'll see how the day goes if my body adjusts back to normal.

Excited to play tomorrow, as it's been a few weeks thanks to various weather issues the past month or so. But it's supposed to be clear, sunny, and a high of 80. So we should be good for a nice day out with a 10am tee time.

Well, back to work. Everyone have a fantastic Almost Friday!!

[Northern Monkey]

55 minutes ago, Wheelieb said:

Did you make it into the coliseum?

We don’t on this trip but have been in on a previous trip

[Cfhandyman]

A wonderful good morning to all. So, my question, is the 19th hole indeed a hazard or a necessity?  Have a great day. 

[jbern]

Good morning! Yesterday was an awesome day of golf for me! I played an 18 Wolf match against my playing partners and basically had it won by hole 10. They didn’t have their A games, so pars were winning just about every hole. 
Then in the evening, my kids really wanted to go golfing, so the whole family went to the nearest driving range! Lots of laughter and fun, which is all that matters to them! I thought about leaving after my first hit because I striped it: 

 

Today, I’ve got a boatload of work items to finish up before the weekend. I will most likely not make the C.C. I did thoroughly enjoy the replay of last one with Mike from PXG!

Have a good day everyone! 

[cksurfdude]

3 minutes ago, jbern said:

I thought about leaving after my first hit because I striped it

Nice shot! I made a similar joke to my buddy the other day after the first tee shot - on #1, on a new to me course, hit it very solidly with a slight fade finish to end up around the overhanging branches and into the middle of the dogleg right - and said to him, "ok I'm good let's check out the 19th!"

[Preeway]

Good morning everyone. Just another Thursday in these parts. PT appointment tomorrow then looking to squeak in 18 afterwards. Enjoy the CC to those who can make it. Girls have a volleyball game this afternoon so I’ll have to find a time to catch the replay. Hope everyone has a great Thursday!

[Chux13]

Gouda morning, Spies! Back in the office from a fun few days at the ol' corp-o-rat offices for some meetings. We had a pretty sweet team event at Pop Stroke Scottsdale! First time checking it out and it did not disappoint. That was a ton of fun and highly reccomend for those who can get to one. Take the fam! Super kid friendly as they have two sets of 18 to play. Tiger Red is the challenging 18 while the Tiger Black is not so tough but still a challenge. Be good and swing well folks!!

[Lefty11]

Good morning, Spies! I’m a bit late to the party again, but I hope you all have a fantastic Thursday. If you’re playing today, I hope you’re firing darts at flags! Stay safe out there!

@Erin Band @Josh ParkerI wish I could join you on the course.  Have fun out there!

@William Phow is the new club working out for you?

@Northern Monkeyenjoy the food over there.   I hope you’re enjoying your trip.  

[Josh Parker]

Just now, Lefty11 said:

Good morning, Spies! I’m a bit late to the party again, but I hope you all have a fantastic Thursday. If you’re playing today, I hope you’re firing darts at flags! Stay safe out there!

@Erin Band @Josh ParkerI wish I could join you on the course.  Have fun out there!

@William Phow is the new club working out for you?

@Northern Monkeyenjoy the food over there.   I hope you’re enjoying your trip.  

Should be a fun couple of days. I have @Erin B playing my home track and then we are playing a great track called star ranch. 

[Chux13]

9 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Should be a fun couple of days. I have @Erin B playing my home track and then we are playing a great track called star ranch. 

I need to move back to Texas. I miss the motherland 

[Josh Parker]

Just now, Chux13 said:

I need to move back to Texas. I miss the motherland 

The year round golf is great!

[Chux13]

1 minute ago, Josh Parker said:

The year round golf is great!

Same here in Arizona, but then you have to add in all the "snow birds" that show up. Prices get ridiculous and people become nasty out here . I'm going to start looking out there, damn the torpedoes!!!

[Puente37]

 

Good morning, spies! Another beautiful day ahead. No golf for me today, though—I'll be spending it with my two daughters. Reflecting on yesterday's round, I can't help but think about the penalties I handed out to myself, along with those frustrating 3-putts from long and short distances. 

Still, I feel like I’m on the verge of playing better than I ever have. On the plus side, my drives are improving, and I’m hitting more fairways. My second shots after a good drive aren’t getting shanked, and my approach strategy is becoming clearer as I get more familiar with the yardages for each club. I’ve also been working on relaxing my shoulders to putt with purpose, and I’m getting better at moving on from one hole to the next, focusing on the present instead of worrying about messing up after a great shot. 

Feels like I’m getting closer to that breakthrough!

[fixyurdivot]

32 minutes ago, Chux13 said:

Same here in Arizona, but then you have to add in all the "snow birds" that show up. Prices get ridiculous and people become nasty out here . I'm going to start looking out there, damn the torpedoes!!!

We have no nasty people here at Grand (formerly known as Sun City Grand)... but we definitely have snowbirds. 

[IndyBonzo]

Good morning Spies!

Have a great time @Erin B and @Josh Parker!  We expect pics and stories.

@slash25rc have been following along, and glad to hear things are improving for you.  Stay safe and best of luck to you and your family.

@Northern Monkey you go to all the coolest places!  Nice photos.  Want any pics from Indiana?  It's gorgeous in places, to be sure, but not quite the same as what you have been seeing!

Work will keep me away from the community call but I will be there in spirit.  Will try to watch the replay.

Maybe range time on the way home for me . . .

I wish you all outstanding days!

[EnderinAZ]

Good morning spies! Well the Wild Bunch game ran okay. Only had a couple of issues trying to explain the game. We were way short of players, only 10, but that meant less time wasted on explanations. One of the players is really starting to have cognitive issues and his partner (we played 2 man teams) was livid at the end of the round. He felt he should not have to babysit during his round, and I have to agree. He ended up in last place and I do not believe he will play with his partner again. 

No golf for me today, I am not fond of the short course, every driving range for 20 miles in any direction is closed for overseeding. I hate this time of year.  It is like the month between the 15th of May and the 15th of June in Alaska. Waters are free of ice, the bears are not out yet, and the trout are stupid hungry. But, you can't fish for them because it is spawning season... 

[RichL85]

Good Thursday morning to everyone. Typical Thursday morning of meeting after meeting after meeting. The majority of which could realistically be dealt with through a handful of Teams messages, but let's spend an hour listening to people talk instead. Still pushing low 100s here, which is a bit different than the mid 70s we were experiencing just a few hours south last week. Probably no golf today between meetings and the kids have their scheduled dentist checkup in the afternoon. Tomorrow I should be able to get some LM time scheduled to start doing some more comparisons with the GT3's. Probably going to mostly dive into the fairways since we didn't have as much time for them during the fitting, but first reactions from yesterday were pretty amazing, especially from the 5 wood. 

Work is starting to pick up the travel needs again, with a couple week long trips planned for October or November, and December already, so that will be something that my wife and I have to figure out with regards to handling child care. We are still adjusting to the fact that we don't have my FIL around to take care of the kids while we are at work, and me being out of town for a week is going to require some serious advance planning on our part. If only the kids were a little older, they could probably manage by themselves until my wife got home, but they are still a little young for us to trust them with that.

There's also word of a potential trip to Australia next year around May. Would be my first time to Australia, so that would be something new for me, but again, added stress around the house for my wife. I don't mind the occasional travel for my job, but there are definitely times I feel guilty about how much it places on my wife. It's starting to hit a little harder now when I think she doesn't have family with her to help out too. Maybe something for me to think about for the future.

[RickM71]

Beautiful fall weather here in the Midwest but I haven't found time to get onto the course the past few weeks. Trying to figure out a break this weekend to play a round. I have been able to hit at the range with the kids weekly, which is a really good alternative. 

[ILMgolfnut]

7 minutes ago, RichL85 said:

I don't mind the occasional travel for my job, but there are definitely times I feel guilty about how much it places on my wife.

Would it be possible for her to take the Aussie trip with you?

[RichL85]

12 minutes ago, ILMgolfnut said:

Would it be possible for her to take the Aussie trip with you?

Potentially, it would mean taking our kids out of school for two weeks though. From what I hear, the locations where I would be visiting for work are not exactly the most exciting spots, so that may be an issue during the week.