The Good Morning Thread

[J7Hawkins]

3 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:

 

The architecture/skyscrapers in NYC are amazing. I've been so many times and am still in awe. Have a great time and flight home.

Same here! I go there for work a few times a year and each time it is such a great experience. However, I am going to be there for 8 days in July and that is a looooong time away from the course in July! haha

[GolfSpy BOS]

Morning Spies!

been a few days since I’ve been posting here. Busy days I guess!

volunteer day at work today so we’re visiting a local camp for kids with special needs and doing a bunch of jobs to get them prepped for opening up.  Certainly beats sitting at the computer all day and it’s on of my favorite workdays of the year. 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

5 minutes ago, StrokerAce said:

 

Beautiful lilac Pete! Absolutely love walking the dog by these; I can smell the sweet aroma forever. My wife would love to have one that is full grown. 

We have this beauty at the new house. The old house was still only 4 years old an no where near this size. The smell is amazing. Need to do a good shaping this summer on it again the previous owners did not. Hoping to have a nice canopy on it next year.

[OdinSnipes414]

1 hour ago, Jnoble89 said:

Lol you don't get away with no mow May living on the golf course with the HOA watching 

 I didn't know you lived on the course well dang I need to come visit I guess. ill mow the grass lol

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

19 hours ago, JFish350 said:

Well it was a good morning, then I went to work, now covered in fiberglass shards. Doing my best to not touch my clothes, my forearms are covered and the shards are working their way through my shirt. Carhart pants are doing ok, but I have a lot of movement to do before I get home to change. Could be an interesting day. 
 

Hoping I can make it to the range but we shall see. I might be googling how to remove fiberglass from your body. 
 

mall in all it is better tk be above ground than 6’ deep. 
 

+12 my Freinds +12

Eh used to work at a hospital and going through chilled water piping and other things cutting open old insulation was the worst. Inevitably would work its way through the clothes no matter how much you tried to cover up. I fell your pain.

[Fred Mitchell]

1 hour ago, Jnoble89 said:

Lol you don't get away with no mow May living on the golf course with the HOA watching 

No HOA but we like a fresh cut yard , fortunately its small lol. We do have a pretty nice variety of flowers instead of shrubs planted around the house for a bee buffet

[ejgaudette]

Good morning everyone, very cold Thursday morning about 29 at the house, but should rebound quickly. Looks like it might actually be Edel iron arrival day, always skeptical but they were just about 45 minutes south so hopefully it made it on the truck. Should find out at about 1 if they are here or not. If so I might need to sneak out as I have a break from 1:30 to 3:30 which sounds like perfect range time. Hope everyone has a great day.

[tdroma98]

Good Morning Spies! Wow, reading the morning temps around the country - high 20's to 40's.  Not rubbing it in, but 75 this morning at 7am, clear skies.  Range time this morning, worked up a sweat.  Putting & Chipping with OnCore Vero X1, impressed with its performance. 

Have a Great Day Spies!! Looking forward to the Start of PGA Championship! 

[Invader Zim 315]

Good Morning Motley Crue, and a happy Major Thursday!

 

All majors get my juices flowing, but I'll be honest Oak Hill in particular makes me smile.  As a native of Upstate/WNY, seeing the area get attention and recognition is so awesome.  I loved growing up there.

 

Never played Oak Hill, but this tournament makes me excited!  Have a great morning everyone and enjoy the tournament

[Invader Zim 315]

1 hour ago, Hobert said:

Good morning! My last full day in NYC this week. Beautiful cool morning with no golf in site (just the Grace building with it's cool curved base). Fly home tomorrow morning with plans to practice and play this weekend!

I hope it's been a solid trip and you made it to NYCGC on 12th yesterday

[Merlin1313]

GM Y'all!!!! It's another fun filled thrilling day in paradise(or something like it). Not getting out today- might hit the range today again though- last night was a good range session and I made some progress figuring out what I was doing wrong on Saturday. Been a little hectic around here lately. Hope y'all have an awesome day hit 'em straight and NO 3-putts. It is indeed a good day to have a good day

Rory and JT in the final pairing on Sunday(you read it here first)

Edited May 18, 2023 by Merlin1313

[richk9holes]

1 hour ago, Hobert said:

Good morning! My last full day in NYC this week. Beautiful cool morning with no golf in site (just the Grace building with it's cool curved base). Fly home tomorrow morning with plans to practice and play this weekend!

This picture looks like the building on the right is stabbing the tall building in the abdomen with a knife. Very NY.

[fixyurdivot]

Top of the pot spies .  I've probably just jinxed myself posting this but I'm pretty excited. My new instructor has really keyed in on something that not only has significantly reduced my OTT tendency but that he felt was contributing to my back issue.  He has seen others who had muscle strain/pain start compensating their swing mechanics in order to keep playing and reduce discomfort. 

I've been doing the drills at the range and my back has been getting better and better as the days roll along.  Then, I went to the PXG fitting this past week and that fitter also suggested another swing path thought that really flipped the switch.  In a nutshell, keeping the butt-end of the club aiming slightly out to the right and focusing on turning my hands over.  Distances jumped appreciably and... hold onto your seats... I'm hitting draws down to my 7i .  Yes, you heard that right, Fix is hitting draws!  Everything feels so much different and the strong grip position is no longer feeling so weird. I'm creating squared, straight divot patches on the range - which has now become a little contest/goal for myself.

Still lots of work to do to ingrain this swing change and move the results into the long irons, fw's and driver but I know its there because I've seen the significant improvement in distance and ball flight when I connect. But the best part is that it seems to be taking pressure off whatever I messed up some months ago .

I played 18 yesterday and shot a 39/44... inexplicably taking a double on the par 5 #18 by washing my 3rd shot from 146 yards on a perfect angle and lie .

 

[aguybadatgolf]

Morning all! 
 

It’s going to be my first time playing what is arguably one of the best and nicest public courses in Denver this weekend (Common Grounds). I’m by no means a good golfer but as long as I break 100 I’ll count it as a success. It’s the first course I’m playing that has a lot of large fairway bunkers right where I typically hit driver. Any course management advice to help in this situation? If I’m hitting it well I should be able to carry most of them. Issue with laying up is that the par 5s are long enough that if I lay up I’ll still have 300+ yards to go and my 3w is 50/50 either piped down the middle or topped 100 yards  

 

thanks!

Edited May 18, 2023 by aguybadatgolf

[richk9holes]

Morning, MGS. I've got my most frequently booked hot deal tee time, 2:08pm at Colonial Terrace. Me, Dad and one of the "kids" he used to babysit who is now in her 20s. Plus I imagine a single, since this course is busy late mid-day when the sun is out.

My plan is to play 18 today. From the whites at 2:08, then the blues high chance I'm solo for the 2nd 9 holes.

Only thing that could wreck the plan is pace. Dad stays in play so should be good for around 2 hours for 9. The other in our group is a good athlete I know hits the ball forward, but the 4th person and groups in front are wildcards. I've played here with people who are literally on a course for the first time. If the 1st 9 takes until 5pm I could imagine I'll just head home and make dinner.

[BKervin]

Good morning Spies

Had my lesson yesterday. Boy was I messed up!  Too much on my balls, not a nice 6-12 swing, not rotating through!  No wonder the driver wasn't working.  Now I've got lots of homework to put it'll back together! Part of my problem is the "women's anatomy " getting in the way - lol.  Not quiet sure how to get around the girls.  We are going over at this point.  Said it's over, around, or under! 

So lots of practice in my future! Headed out this afternoon with my hubby for 18.  Hoping his ticker doesn't give him issues and we get to finish the round.

Have a wonderful day

[Tom the Golf Nut]

1 hour ago, BKervin said:

Good morning Spies

Had my lesson yesterday. Boy was I messed up!  Too much on my balls, not a nice 6-12 swing, not rotating through!  No wonder the driver wasn't working.  Now I've got lots of homework to put it'll back together! Part of my problem is the "women's anatomy " getting in the way - lol.  Not quiet sure how to get around the girls.  We are going over at this point.  Said it's over, around, or under! 

So lots of practice in my future! Headed out this afternoon with my hubby for 18.  Hoping his ticker doesn't give him issues and we get to finish the round.

Have a wonderful day

 

 Trying to be as tactful as I can. My wife has the same issue. I had her watch Christina Kim swing and then we found this which helped her. 

 

[BIG STU]

1 hour ago, BKervin said:

Good morning Spies

Had my lesson yesterday. Boy was I messed up!  Too much on my balls, not a nice 6-12 swing, not rotating through!  No wonder the driver wasn't working.  Now I've got lots of homework to put it'll back together! Part of my problem is the "women's anatomy " getting in the way - lol.  Not quiet sure how to get around the girls.  We are going over at this point.  Said it's over, around, or under! 

So lots of practice in my future! Headed out this afternoon with my hubby for 18.  Hoping his ticker doesn't give him issues and we get to finish the round.

Have a wonderful day

I can understand because my wife has the same problem with the "women's anatomy" plus she is extremely petite at only 4' 11". I have her scheduled next month with an instructor friend of mine who is well known around here and in the past played the LPGA

[cksurfdude]

G'Day ladies and gents!!

Was actually up at Sir Chunks and Big Stu time 'cuz of poochie .. my old guy is gonna be 11 soon; I know it doesn't sound old for a dog (like that 31 y.o. in Portugal!) but for his breed he's past the median... So yeah I indulge him a little (..ok ok a *lot* ).

Wife is home today prepping for a long weekend away, so yes of course I had a few extra honeydew tasks this morning .. so just catching up on a few of my favorites threads...

We may, still undecided, hit the little dimpled spheroids around this afternoon.

Got some bad news about one her friends' younger BIL .. this is the guy we'd adopted the Black Lab from .. so fingers crossed he comes out of this one ok again

Hope everyone is having a fun and/or productive .. and *healthy* .. day today!!

[BKervin]

1 hour ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

 

 Trying to be as tactful as I can. My wife has the same issue. I had her watch Christina Kim swing and then we found this which helped her. 

 

Thanks Tom the Golf Nut

[BKervin]

3 hours ago, BKervin said:

Good morning Spies

Had my lesson yesterday. Boy was I messed up!  Too much on my balls, not a nice 6-12 swing, not rotating through!  No wonder the driver wasn't working.  Now I've got lots of homework to put it'll back together! Part of my problem is the "women's anatomy " getting in the way - lol.  Not quiet sure how to get around the girls.  We are going over at this point.  Said it's over, around, or under! 

So lots of practice in my future! Headed out this afternoon with my hubby for 18.  Hoping his ticker doesn't give him issues and we get to finish the round.

Have a wonderful day

Update on how I faired with this in actual motion.  Swing got better around hole 7. Was looking pretty good on 9 but hubby's ticker needed a rest. So, we quit after 9, he didn't finish 9.  We're home he's napping.  Can't get in to see his cardiologist until June 23rd - ugh!

[Hobert]

4 hours ago, richk9holes said:

This picture looks like the building on the right is stabbing the tall building in the abdomen with a knife. Very NY.

My daughter said the exact same thing in a text thread!!!!

[JFish350]

5 hours ago, Lacassem said:

Eh used to work at a hospital and going through chilled water piping and other things cutting open old insulation was the worst. Inevitably would work its way through the clothes no matter how much you tried to cover up. I fell your pain.

Correct it doesn’t matter what a person does, it will get through your clothes. Of it sticks in your skin hood luck getting it out. Epsom salt bath maybe but who has time to sit in a bath

[BIG STU]

6 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

G'Day ladies and gents!!

Was actually up at Sir Chunks and Big Stu time 'cuz of poochie .. my old guy is gonna be 11 soon; I know it doesn't sound old for a dog (like that 31 y.o. in Portugal!) but for his breed he's past the median... So yeah I indulge him a little (..ok ok a *lot* ).

Wife is home today prepping for a long weekend away, so yes of course I had a few extra honeydew tasks this morning .. so just catching up on a few of my favorites threads...

We may, still undecided, hit the little dimpled spheroids around this afternoon.

Got some bad news about one her friends' younger BIL .. this is the guy we'd adopted the Black Lab from .. so fingers crossed he comes out of this one ok again

Hope everyone is having a fun and/or productive .. and *healthy* .. day today!!

Hope the dog gets ok... LOL "Stu Time" that is actually a real thing. When I drove a truck at the recycling company they hired me and let me run my own program. Usually they gave me the list of what needed to be ran. I was ready and left the yard promptly at 4 AM every morning. That was and still is known as "Stu Time". Always told the new drivers if you wannna run with me be there and hit the gate going out WFO at 4 AM

[Placasse61]

11 hours ago, StrokerAce said:

 

Beautiful lilac Pete! Absolutely love walking the dog by these; I can smell the sweet aroma forever. My wife would love to have one that is full grown. 

Thanks StrokerAce. It has been there for 20 years, and it never ceases to amaze me how prolific it is. 

[sirchunksalot]

Good morning everybody and happy Friday! We're having another nice morning here with temperatures in the low 60's. I'm taking it easy drinking my coffee and getting prepared for the day. I'm trying to catch up with the activity on the forum from yesterday, but there's a lot to try and keep up with. That's a good problem to have.

I'm feeling good after getting to hit the Cobra's yesterday and will carve out some time to do it again either today or Sunday. I've got to work tomorrow, we're changing the lines over to 51 jph and have had some hiccups so we have to make up for lost production. 

The good thing is that next week is our last week before shutdown and some well deserved time on the course. I hope y'all have a wonderful Friday and you get your weekend off to a great start.

[BIG STU]

Well up as usual on "Stu Time". First cup of coffee down and fixing to get the second. Watching the rebroadcast of the PGA Championship. I never get tired of watching golf on a Ross course. No golf yesterday due to rain and wind. None this AM either for the same reasons. I had not scheduled the Friday money game because we are supposed to have a 9& Dine this afternoon. More than likely it will be cancelled early because of course conditions. But we needed the rain it has been dry. Fixing to fire up some country ham, redeye gravy and grits. I did get a "newused" putter yesterday. A friend of mine on WRX had bought this Wilson Michigan flow neck used and decided he did not need a toe hang putter. He sold it to me for what he had in it plus shipping. Came out to be $55 total. Sits and feels good for me. Looks and sits just like a flow neck Scotty Flatback. Believe it or not weight is on no lead tape needed. Hoping it clears some this PM and I can roll it some. 

[Placasse61]

Good Morning,

Early start for boys work weekend making decks for the camper at Lakeside Pines on Long Lake Bridgeton ME. Brother-in-law Tim is meeting at the house for 6 and hope to be on the highway by 6:30 (road coffee in hand) for a 3 hr trip depending on traffic. Happy Friday all!!!!

On a different note, Last night I witnessed a red necked hummingbird fly by me, then stopped in newly seeded loam that was being watered with a sprinkler. I stopped and watched for 2 minutes , hands full with no phone, as he used the water and wet soil as a bath!!! Wish I had it on video so cool!

Have a great day and weekend.

[Rickp]

GM & Happy Friday!  Coffee & strawberries and have a 7:00 am Tee Time with the Bacon Boyz.  Not thrilled with this Exec only 1 par 4 and usually mediocre greens but maybe it’ll surprise me.

[CFreddie]

Good morning and Happy Friday! Hope everyone is closing off a great work week and has some golf planned over the next few days!

Hoping to get in a quick loop or two at a local pitch and putt while I wait out my Cobra clubs! 

Also, I REALLY need Rahm to step it up today…