The Good Morning Thread

[billpierce]

3 minutes ago, cnosil said:

I’ll know when I start getting more active and see if I start having chest/upper abdominal pains and shortness of breath again.   

Prayers for sure - health is EVERYTHING!  Keep us updated and here for any support.

[Triple_Putt]

Morning all, hope everyone had a nice Easter if you celebrate.  Worked late last night so just getting up and moving.  Cloudy today and rain the rest of the week.  Hope its a great day for everyone!

[ejgaudette]

Good morning all!

Had a busy weekend seeing family for Easter and for my son's birthday which was great. He had a nice time seeing everyone and he enjoyed his cake and brownie concoction frosted with homemade maple cream (let me tell you that was some hard work stirring that up). Another day here with some work and maybe taking my son out on his new roller blades from his birthday.

Have a great Monday everyone!

[StrokerAce]

golf pros - they're not like us - not at all...

 

[William P]

Good Monday morning Spies!

And not just any Monday but APRIL FOOLS Monday!! What better way to start a week.

Hope everyone had a pleasant weekend and best wishes for a good start to the week.

@cnosil best wishes as you ease back into the game. Take it slow and enjoy the return to action.

@Javs and @CFreddie congratulations on your MGS VCT Cup win!

@GolfSpy_BEN congrats and best wishes on your new job.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Edited April 1 by William P

[J7Hawkins]

Morning everyone! Whew was that a busy weekend! I’m almost glad to be back to the normal schedule today with work and going to the gym. No golf today since the course is closed on Monday but I’m feeling good after a lesson on Friday. Need to do some tinkering with my chipping this week but otherwise I like the trajectory I’m on!

[arodrig29]

2 hours ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

Good morning all, 

I start a new job today and the temps will be in the high 60’s. Mondays don’t have to suck. 
 

have a grand monday 

Congrats, I pray it goes great!

[snoopy79]

Morning MGS brotherhood,

A soggy morn here in SW Ohio and with the forecast later this week dipping into the low 40's for the high with a chance of..ahem..snow on Thursday, I am praying this is a cruel April Fools weather joke. I could handle the lower temps for a spell, but not the snow.

Well back to the grind today and knocking out whatever needs knocking. On a golfing related note, I had a superb ball striking session this past Friday, and I made my Masters picks in the app. My wildcard pick is Wyndham Clark. It will be his first Masters appearance hence the wildcard, but Scotty looks poised to pick up another major. We shall see.

Have a great day MGS!

[EnderinAZ]

Good morning spies! Well instead of getting ready for the round today I will be on the phone calling doctors. Woke up Saturday morning with a bulging ab on the lower right side and all indications are I have an inguinal hernia.  So by this afternoon I will know when I will get repaired. 

This will be the 4th time in under 18 months I will go under the knife. I am getting tired of falling apart! This means my golf game, which was beginning to soar, is put on hold yet again. Crap...

[tdc1]

Good Monday morning, y'all!  A little cool and cloudy here today but still going out for a 9-hole round later.  As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, today marks the official start to the posting season in Michigan.  I'm interested to see (1) how the new GHIN/USGA system will translate my 9-hole score to an 18-hole score, and (2) how my 2024 stats will end up.

Here is my 2023 GHIN rewind:

 

My goals get a little more modest each year.  For 2024, I’m aiming to end the year at (or below!) my lowest handicap from last year.  Really going to concentrate on course management — limit the “hero” shots, take more club, and aim for the middle of the green.

Wish me luck!

[GolfSpy SAM]

Morning all! My kids are DYING to pull any kind of "prank" on me and my wife, and thank god they're only 4 and 8, so I can see most of it coming Not a huge fand of pranks - though the main article on MGS HQ this morning was BRILLIANT.  https://mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/masters-gives-talor-gooch-special-invitation/

Also, I made a little video of my kids and my brother and nephew at a place we love by us called Vasquez Rocks (truly incredible rock formations that look super other-worldly).  I'm trying to up my filming/editing game, and will be attempting to produce some more content like this (not as "sappy" as this, though  - so don't worry, all you hardened men who never cry and say "grrr football" whenever anything sentimental happens ). 

Give it a look if you have a few minutes (it's about 2:30, so won't take long)

 

[StrokerAce]

15 minutes ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

Morning all! My kids are DYING to pull any kind of "prank" on me and my wife, and thank god they're only 4 and 8, so I can see most of it coming Not a huge fand of pranks - though the main article on MGS HQ this morning was BRILLIANT.  https://mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/masters-gives-talor-gooch-special-invitation/

Also, I made a little video of my kids and my brother and nephew at a place we love by us called Vasquez Rocks (truly incredible rock formations that look super other-worldly).  I'm trying to up my filming/editing game, and will be attempting to produce some more content like this (not as "sappy" as this, though  - so don't worry, all you hardened men who never cry and say "grrr football" whenever anything sentimental happens ). 

Give it a look if you have a few minutes (it's about 2:30, so won't take long)

 

cool video! drone and gimbal? do you use your phone or a DSLR?

that talor gooch prank is brilliant but I'm with you - not a fan of April 1st...

[fixyurdivot]

Top of the pot spies!   Another wet day for us in The Valley of the Sun... another daily rainfall record eclipsed yesterday and, after the deluge we got around 0300 this morning, likely another record will be made.  My Monday group has opted to take the day off so I'll likely just do some chipping and putting practice later today when the weather clears out.

Have a great start to the week and share any "I got punked" April Fool's joke you fell for in tomorrow's post .

[ILMgolfnut]

39 minutes ago, tdc1 said:

I'm interested to see (1) how the new GHIN/USGA system will translate my 9-hole score to an 18-hole score, and (2) how my 2024 stats will end up.

My understanding of the new system is that 9-hole scores count immediately (or playing 10-17 holes); you don't have to wait for them to be combined with another 9. For example, I played The Cradle at Pinehurst, which is a 9-hole track, and the score counted as soon as I posted it. 

Here's the USGA explanation of the 9-hole changes: Handicapping 9-hole scores

Edited April 1 by ILMgolfnut

[Cfhandyman]

36 minutes ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

I made a little video of my kids and my brother and  I'm trying to up my filming/editing game, …. Give it a look if you have a few minutes (it's about 2:30, so won't take long)

 

Matt, @GolfSpy SAM fabulous video and well done. Do share the details of how you did it.  

[Byrnzee]

Good morning spies!

Back to work after a relaxing weekend. The real April Fools joke is this weather we're having! Looking like 40s and rain all week... YUCK.

Some good golf on TV yesterday. Really thought Scottie was going to make it 3 wins in a row. Meanwhile Nelly Korda actually did! It's really a shame that the LPGA doesn't get more airtime. Nelly was on the verge of LPGA history and Golf Channel is showing the Champions Tour instead 

@GolfSpy_BEN best of luck with the new gig! Always exciting starting a new chapter.

Hope everyone has a great start of their week and month!

[ILMgolfnut]

48 minutes ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

Morning all! My kids are DYING to pull any kind of "prank" on me and my wife, and thank god they're only 4 and 8, so I can see most of it coming Not a huge fand of pranks - though the main article on MGS HQ this morning was BRILLIANT.  https://mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/masters-gives-talor-gooch-special-invitation/

Also, I made a little video of my kids and my brother and nephew at a place we love by us called Vasquez Rocks (truly incredible rock formations that look super other-worldly).  I'm trying to up my filming/editing game, and will be attempting to produce some more content like this (not as "sappy" as this, though  - so don't worry, all you hardened men who never cry and say "grrr football" whenever anything sentimental happens ). 

Give it a look if you have a few minutes (it's about 2:30, so won't take long)

 

Impressive! Nice work! My GF is planning to start producing/editing her own YT videos for a fitness channel. I can only hope she'll do as well as this.

Meanwhile, the MGS Xwitter feed alerted me to the Gooch spoof. Nicely done there too!

Edited April 1 by ILMgolfnut

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Good morning all and happy Monday! Full day of work ahead of me today with the new month, but the good news is that our course is opening for full time play this Friday! Hoping to be able to get out of work a bit early that day to play 9, and then wanting to try and get 18 in on Saturday if possible. Sunday afternoon we have player/parent meetings for little league and my wife has an appointment that day, so looking mostly out of the question. Either way, GOLF SEASON IS BACK BABY!

[Michael.Sandoval33]

Good morning spies!

Haven't been very active the past few days, me and my Fiancé ended up taking an impromptu trip this past Friday to her families farm here near San Bernardino and will be here for the week. Have just been engulfed in the quiet peace that comes along with the animal noises . I did bring my clubs and will be going to a couple of the local courses while I am here this week and I am excited to see what they have to offer! 

Besides that, I hope you all have a great Monday and an amazing week!

[GolfSpy SAM]

1 hour ago, StrokerAce said:

cool video! drone and gimbal? do you use your phone or a DSLR?

47 minutes ago, Cfhandyman said:

Matt, @GolfSpy SAM fabulous video and well done. Do share the details of how you did it.  

 

Thanks! The whole thing was shot using the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 that I got right at the end of last year (Merry Christmas to me).  The more I use it and get comfortable with it, the more incredible I find it to be.  It's an all-in-one camera system, using a 1" sensor (significantly larger than a typical cell phone) and a fixed 20mm lens.  I bought the "Creator Combo" which came bundled with a wide-angle (magnetic snap-on - unbelievably cool) lens as well, but I find that 20mm is plenty wide for 99% of everything I need.  The things I love about the set-up are many, but the 2" rotating screen is seriously amazing - it was BRIGHT outside when I shot this, and I was able to see it in essentially every scenario (and the one time I couldn't, i just raised my other hand over the screen to be able to help see and it was totally fine).  It connects wirelessly and quickly to my iPhone, which means I can control it via that if I wanted to put it on a tripod and do a demo or something.  It's a crazy cool piece of tech.

The other reason I think it's particularly incredible is that you're able to capture footage (as I did in this one) in 10-bit D-Log M, which if you don't know, is effectively a very flat color profile that allows you to tweak all of your color/saturation/contrast settings later in your editing software.  So the original footage of this was all a little washed out (on purpose), and I dropped a LUT on top (that I downloaded from DJI's website, free of charge, mind you) and BAM all the colors totally popped.  It's shockingly easy to do - and as someone who'd used LUTs VERY sporadically up to this point, that's saying something.

I bought a few extras to make it work better for my needs, including an extendable selfie-stick that has a tripod base, as well as a set of ND filters that I use whenever I'm outside to be able to control my shutter speed - this is all very nerdy talk for saying you can make this thing whatever you want it to be without having to spend thousands of dollars on DLSRs and gimbals.  In my (admittedly amateur) opinion, this thing does 99% of what a $3,000 set-up would do at a fraction of the price and size.

Big fan, if you couldn't already tell

[jbern]

Good morning! Made it back to MI safely from MO late last night to end our little family vacation. It was VERY difficult to wake up to an alarm this morning for everyone in the house so we got a nice, late start to the morning. 

Today is going to be a long day to catch up on work things and trying to get things sorted around the house.

Have a good day everyone!

[tdroma98]

3 hours ago, MattWillGolf said:

My wife’s recovery is progressing well but she definitely misses not being able to swim.

@MattWillGolf good to hear your wife's recovery is progressing! Thoughts & Prayers to you both for a speedy recovery! 

[Dead Solid Bogey]

Monday on April 1st… Quite the Double Whammy. 
  Congrats to @GolfSpy_BEN on the new gig. @cnosil may your full swing be easy, sweet, and pure. 
  Work wise have only about four more days in April to have to be at the beck and call of “ Those People “… Should be back to my indentured husband gig to you-know-who; by no later than Wednesday or Thursday of this week. 
    As we all venture forth into the new week in a new month may we all embrace a positive outlook an attitude. In that regard I will just leave this visual aid for all to ponder….

 

[William P]

3 hours ago, MattWillGolf said:

Good morning Spies,

Up with a cuppa. It’s a cool and cloudy morning in CNY. I have a run workout on tap today. Still waiting for the home course opening email. Easter dinner went well. The ham was amazing. A good time was had. My wife baked a Sherry wine cake. It was a staple for me growing up. It was my Nonni’s recipe. She would send it to me in a care package when I was in the Army. My wife baked one and shipped it to our son when he was in Okinawa. 
My wife’s recovery is progressing well but she definitely misses not being able to swim. But pools are the worst place for healing wounds. She will take her Tri-bike in for its start of season tune up. My new driver is supposed to deliver on a Thursday according to FedEx.

Congratulations to @GolfSpy_BEN on your new job. Hope you have a great first day. (Is that the adult version of first day of school? )

Wishing all a wonderful day!

So glad to hear your wife is progressing well. She will get her pool time in, just not as soon as she would like...

[EnderinAZ]

Well with being sidelined for the foreseeable future I posted up my Maxfli Tour X ball review. 

Hope you find it entertaining at least.

 

[ILMgolfnut]

Finished work early (neither one of the patients showed up). Drove over to NC State and the parking lot at the golf course was full. Noticed that one of the vehicles was labeled UNC Women's Golf, and the NCS women have a home tournament scheduled next Monday, so presuming the Tar Heel women were getting in a practice round for that. So instead of battling the crowd and perhaps not finding a spot at the range, I went back to the hotel and did a Rypstick workout on a grassy spot near the parking lot. That 15-minute workout worked up a nice sweat on a 77-degree afternoon. And scheduled a round tomorrow afternoon at The Cradle at Pinehurst. I'm not 100% sure I'll be free then, but if I don't schedule it now I don't play tomorrow, so it's kind of a $50 gamble.

Confirmed that the UNC women are playing in the NCSU tournament, which is match play, next week (their schedule this season has also included St. Andrews, Hawaii, and three tournaments in Florida; can I get a spot on the team?).

Edited April 1 by ILMgolfnut

[David Leighton Reid]

Happy Monday, golfers!  I hope everyone had an enjoyable Easter weekend.  I was the first one off this morning at 7:30 and had a very enjoyable round.  

 

 

[ZoonORama]

7 hours ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

Good morning all, 

I start a new job today and the temps will be in the high 60’s. Mondays don’t have to suck. 
 

have a grand monday 

Good luck on the new job sir! I too will be starting a new position today (same company just more stuff to do).

Have a wonderful week!

[Dead Solid Bogey]

2 hours ago, EnderinAZ said:

Well with being sidelined for the foreseeable future I posted up my Maxfli Tour X ball review. 

Hope you find it entertaining at least.

 

Here is to hoping your time on the golf IR is a short one. 

[EnderinAZ]

12 minutes ago, Dead Solid Bogey said:

Here is to hoping your time on the golf IR is a short one. 

Thanks, I appreciate that.