The Good Morning Thread

[Preeway]

Good morning everyone. Been a slow week so far which was much needed. Took my wife to dinner last night to celebrate her 2nd sober anniversary. It wasn’t an addiction issue, just something she wanted to do for personal reasons and has been very happy with the decision. For those interested, take a peek at the MGS Wild Horse thread if you might be keen on joining some fellow spies in July 2025. It was a good time with four of us and looking to make it 8+ next year. Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

[ILMgolfnut]

14 minutes ago, EnderinAZ said:

With your medical background you know how to ask the right questions about how long any repair will last. Talk about stem cells as well.

The worst thing I have is the tendinosis, which means that the tendons have been inflamed for long enough that they've sort of remodeled themselves, and not in a good way. Since I initially injured the shoulder like 30 years ago, and it's hurt to reach overhead ever since, that makes perfect sense (no, I didn't go to the doctor when I first injured it). I've done most of the stuff they recommend for tendinosis in the past year (PT, anti-inflammatories, rest, cortisone injections, etc.). I've maintained good range of motion in the shoulder, although it hurts (as a former marathon runner, I know all about playing through pain), which is why I can play golf with it. Surgery is a last-ditch option. I don't think I'm there yet. I think we can continue to kick the can down the road with more injections, and let it rest over the winter. But we'll see what he says; I requested an appointment for next week. If the next injection doesn't help, I may pull the surgical trigger. It hurts to lie on either side, more so on the affected side, but lying on the other side also hurts when gravity pulls that arm down, and I'm not a back sleeper or face-down. As you can imagine, that has completely screwed up my sleep.

Edited 3 hours ago by ILMgolfnut

[GolfSpy AFG]

Good (late) morning everyone.

Sitting here pondering a looming offseason.  I know it's early and there's still some golf to be played, but offseason is right around the corner and as usual I'm pondering my plans and goals. 2024 did not go how I hoped so I'm trying to look back at where I went wrong and chart a path for the future.

Offseason thread imminent...

[EnderinAZ]

Good morning spies! The Wild Bunch game yesterday was different. We are on the community's executive course because the big course is being overseeded for the winter. 18 holes, par 62. Lots of  big sycamore trees guarding the houses on the right sides of the fairways. 

We played 3 man teams in a 6 hole stand alone - scramble format. The 18 holes were broken into 6 hole segments where one player plays alone for a net score, the other two play for a scramble score. Add the two together and that is your total score for the game. The stand alone (net score) player shifts to a different player every six holes. 

Good grief you would have thought I was trying to explain the calculus equation for angular momentum and why the ball sometimes spins out of the cup faster than it goes in. One of my team mates finally got the scoring after 5 holes the other.... Well after 15 holes we simply told him don't bother we wont use his card to turn in for the money part of the game. 

I am running the game tomorrow and we will try a modified Chapman. I am not going to try to explain the alternating shot into the hole section. Getting these guys to hit a ball that is not the one they hit off the tee will be like getting a politician to answer a direct question. You know they hear what you have said there is just a disconnect between what they hear and what they want to say.

[dhosford11]

Still thankful in Florida I can avoid the concept of an offseason. Do a lot of you guys have indoor simulators or what do you work on?

[EnderinAZ]

29 minutes ago, ILMgolfnut said:

but lying on the other side also hurts when gravity pulls that arm down, and I'm not a back sleeper or face-down. As you can imagine, that has completely screwed up my sleep.

Yeah, I had to learn to sleep with my hurt arm resting on that same side. Balance becomes an issue. When my wife moved wrong my arm slid off and I was awake, wide awake. 

[Rickp]

Happy Tuesday & almost morning.  We had an early morning Tee Time this morning.  Birdied 1st hole but played poorly because still a bit sore from yesterday’s outdoor work.  It was warm and humid not ideal but that’s FL.  
Roads are getting busy with a lot of out of state plates so the Birds are arriving.  
Everyone have a great rest of the day.

I’ll probably be a late tomorrow morning have a 7:15 physical therapy appt.   

[tdroma98]

Good Tuesday Afternoon Spies! 

Late post, walked 18 holes this morning, first time in over 10 days.  Felt good to be back on the course. It was warm this morning upper 70's.  Then headed to dentist appt, which I got to use my Medicare Supplement card for the first time! LOL

Have a Great time in Rome @Northern Monkey, such a GREAT City! 

@Erin B excellent news your daughter is doing well! 

Congrats & Happy Anniversary @Preeway! 

Have a Great Day Everyone and Hit'em Straight

[ILMgolfnut]

9 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Roads are getting busy with a lot of out of state plates so the Birds are arriving.  

At my last newspaper job in SE Texas, the boss had come to Texas from Clearwater FL. He said every spring in Clearwater they posted a photographer on a highway overpass in April or so to get a shot of all the Ontario/Quebec plates headed north for the spring.

[Byrnzee]

1 hour ago, dhosford11 said:

Still thankful in Florida I can avoid the concept of an offseason. Do a lot of you guys have indoor simulators or what do you work on?

Last winter I had a membership at a 24/7 simulator. It was a small business and it only had 3 indoor bays at the location near me. I've been talking with a friend of mine about joining 5iron over the winter. The rates were comparable between the two locations, but more bays and perks available at 5iron vs. the smaller spot. Hoping to get some good practice indoors while courses are shut down for the winter. Wish I could have a home setup, but my current space doesn't really allow for it. Luckily my closest 5iron is only about a 10 minute drive.

[dhosford11]

1 minute ago, Byrnzee said:

Last winter I had a membership at a 24/7 simulator. It was a small business and it only had 3 indoor bays at the location near me. I've been talking with a friend of mine about joining 5iron over the winter. The rates were comparable between the two locations, but more bays and perks available at 5iron vs. the smaller spot. Hoping to get some good practice indoors while courses are shut down for the winter. Wish I could have a home setup, but my current space doesn't really allow for it. Luckily my closest 5iron is only about a 10 minute drive.

5iron looks awesome and being that close makes it a no-brainer I think. I have a net with a launch monitor but have to use it outdoors. I also wish I had room indoors to use it. 

[ILMgolfnut]

11 minutes ago, Byrnzee said:

Last winter I had a membership at a 24/7 simulator. It was a small business and it only had 3 indoor bays at the location near me. I've been talking with a friend of mine about joining 5iron over the winter. The rates were comparable between the two locations, but more bays and perks available at 5iron vs. the smaller spot. Hoping to get some good practice indoors while courses are shut down for the winter. Wish I could have a home setup, but my current space doesn't really allow for it. Luckily my closest 5iron is only about a 10 minute drive.

Surprisingly for a place that doesn't have bad winters, we have several indoor golf options near the Casa, including one next door to the rental car office where I do all my renting for work. Only one of them has memberships that I can find ($600 a year for unlimited use). Hopefully I can get my garage sim put back together this winter, if I'm even able to play at all due to the bum shoulder, but good to know there are other options.

[Erin B]

59 minutes ago, tdroma98 said:

Good Tuesday Afternoon Spies! 

Late post, walked 18 holes this morning, first time in over 10 days.  Felt good to be back on the course. It was warm this morning upper 70's.  Then headed to dentist appt, which I got to use my Medicare Supplement card for the first time! LOL

Have a Great time in Rome @Northern Monkey, such a GREAT City! 

@Erin B excellent news your daughter is doing well! 

Congrats & Happy Anniversary @Preeway! 

Have a Great Day Everyone and Hit'em Straight

Thank you!!!