The Good Evening Thread

[Dead Solid Bogey]

Good evening fellow spies… Less than 48 hours away from getting the verdict from the Medico doubleheader on my health status and possibly being released from NO golf purgatory……  
  Going with Murphy’s Law here. I am guessing since “ Those People “ want to send me off to earn my daily bread on Monday; that the Medico’s turn me loose to start playing golf again. IF so, there very well will be a hell of a lot of golf played this coming weekend. 
   Back to “ Those People “ and this morning’s Zoom call. Had some youngster from HS&E give us a pep talk about the coming summer and possible heat index’s around plus/minus 115-120°. We were told that the heat was deadly if not prepared for it. She ( always seems to be a SHE that is voicing statements about my health and possible death ) then stated that as a 71 year old man that I needed to do my diligence when it came to heat… I first informed her that I was 72, not 71 and that I was born in hell and currently living with the Devil’s sister. The Zoom call ended soon, very soon after that.  
  Good night my fellow spies.  
 

[Michael.Sandoval33]

Good evening everybody!

Current view at Port Hueneme Pier

Doing a little fishing before we head back into traffic to Long Beach!

[Josh Parker]

Just now, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

Good evening everybody!

Current view at Port Hueneme Pier

Doing a little fishing before we head back into traffic to Long Beach!

Catching anything?

[Michael.Sandoval33]

21 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Catching anything?

Just a couple little local bay fish. I'm not really the fisherman, we just like to come out from time to time and relax.

Edited May 2 by Michael.Sandoval33

[Josh Parker]

4 minutes ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

Just a couple little local bay fish. I'm not really the fisherman, we just like to come out from time to time and relax.

That's what it's all about!  I can run the boat and just go out to enjoy the coast and nature. Don't get me wrong, love to fish and catch, but it's just peaceful. 

[Erin B]

Good evening MGS troops!!! Got out to play today. 

It was a scramble day. Have a great night!!!

[Michael.Sandoval33]

16 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

That's what it's all about!  I can run the boat and just go out to enjoy the coast and nature. Don't get me wrong, love to fish and catch, but it's just peaceful. 

Most definitely, I've always lived near the ocean so it was always what we did to get away for a little while and enjoy the calm. Can't beat it.

[buckpillar]

On 4/29/2024 at 10:56 PM, Rob Person said:

OUCH!!!

[Rob Person]

3 hours ago, buckpillar said:

FINALLY ITS INSTALLED!!!

Just wanted to share my newly installed backyard putting green, also the first putts on the green just so happened to be with the mindset balls. 

So far I'm happy with the green, I still need to roll it to get out the bumps and make it smooth. Lucille(Odyssey AI#1 CH) felt very good with the mindset balls today, better than the last time I played.

The mindsets will be in play tomorrow for a quick 18 with an old friend that just returned to town.

Check out the video and pictures, I will be landscaping in the near future.

 

Ok, that's pretty cool!  Great job!

[Rob Person]

20 minutes ago, buckpillar said:

OUCH!!!

Yeah, it's healing,  but man i miss the ability to use it beyond tapping on a phone !

[buckpillar]

1 hour ago, Erin B said:

Good evening MGS troops!!! Got out to play today. 

It was a scramble day. Have a great night!!!

Nice round

[buckpillar]

16 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

Ok, that's pretty cool!  Great job!

Thank you Sir

[Erin B]

3 minutes ago, buckpillar said:

Nice round

Thank you! I was scrambling which is good and bad. Was short on shots that I shouldn’t have been short on. Putting could have been better, left some birds out there, but I’m working with a different putter so it’s to be expected.

[buckpillar]

7 minutes ago, Erin B said:

Thank you! I was scrambling which is good and bad. Was short on shots that I shouldn’t have been short on. Putting could have been better, left some birds out there, but I’m working with a different putter so it’s to be expected.

Going to play tomorrow, using the Bridgestone mindset balls , see if they will do better than last time. Using the new Takomo irons also

[Erin B]

10 hours ago, buckpillar said:

Going to play tomorrow, using the Bridgestone mindset balls , see if they will do better than last time. Using the new Takomo irons also

I’m eager to hear about your Takomo’s. Do you have the 201s? I’m liking my new levels but am always curious about different manufacturers. I think my mindset balls were ok, I like the concept, but not the ball itself. My review is in my signature if you’re interested in reading it.

[buckpillar]

19 minutes ago, Erin B said:

I’m eager to hear about your Takomo’s. Do you have the 201s? I’m liking my new levels but am always curious about different manufacturers. I think my mindset balls were ok, I like the concept, but not the ball itself. My review is in my signature if you’re interested in reading it.

I went with the 101's getting older need to get the distance back, so far really impressed with them, I ll check out the review, I think I'm right where you are currently about the ball, my thought is that I don't need anything looking back at me being a distraction. We will see how it goes, going to let my friend try them today also when we play.

[Erin B]

4 hours ago, buckpillar said:

I went with the 101's getting older need to get the distance back, so far really impressed with them, I ll check out the review, I think I'm right where you are currently about the ball, my thought is that I don't need anything looking back at me being a distraction. We will see how it goes, going to let my friend try them today also when we play.

Awesome! Yeah, I let my friend try them too. He likes them and they’re more his style. He hits straighter with them than with his gamer ball.

[buckpillar]

4 hours ago, Erin B said:

Awesome! Yeah, I let my friend try them too. He likes them and they’re more his style. He hits straighter with them than with his gamer ball.

Played pretty well today,  Takomo irons felt awesome hit some bullets close, madea couple birds burnt several edges.  Then of course 2 blow up holes.. no 3 putts

[Erin B]

Good evening spies! All I did was work and wash los poopies. No golf. Anyone wanna guess why? 

Damnit!!! I had a new tipped shaft to try out. Anyway that’s about it. Hope you have a great evening! 

[Josh Parker]

20 minutes ago, Erin B said:

Good evening spies! All I did was work and wash los poopies. No golf. Anyone wanna guess why? 

Damnit!!! I had a new tipped shaft to try out. Anyway that’s about it. Hope you have a great evening! 

That time of year for the wind. It was cranking here too. 

[Rob Person]

Good evening spies. I would like to say I accomplished everything I set out to do, but had a few hiccups along the way. With the lawn mowed I proceeded to tackle the gutters,  and had a life eclipsing moment as a 50mph gust caught my backside and pushed me off the roof.  In true Clark Griswold fashion, I grabbed the gutter. My feet were just s a little over 10 feet from the ground,  As i was seriously contemplating the adventures of my youth of jumping from rooftops, the 20 year old gutter made up my mind for me as it gave way.... slowly.  Enough that I was able to let go at about 4 feet high. 

The next 4 hours was alot of cussing, 3 lowes trips, and the dreaded call to the lady boss. I was expecting an "are you ok?" But instead was quickly reminded that we have 50 guests arriving Sunday,  and the next 2 days we will be out of town for the head ceremonies. 

And yes, I am OK.  

 

[Erin B]

2 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

Good evening spies. I would like to say I accomplished everything I set out to do, but had a few hiccups along the way. With the lawn mowed I proceeded to tackle the gutters,  and had a life eclipsing moment as a 50mph gust caught my backside and pushed me off the roof.  In true Clark Griswold fashion, I grabbed the gutter. My feet were just s a little over 10 feet from the ground,  As i was seriously contemplating the adventures of my youth of jumping from rooftops, the 20 year old gutter made up my mind for me as it gave way.... slowly.  Enough that I was able to let go at about 4 feet high. 

The next 4 hours was alot of cussing, 3 lowes trips, and the dreaded call to the lady boss. I was expecting an "are you ok?" But instead was quickly reminded that we have 50 guests arriving Sunday,  and the next 2 days we will be out of town for the head ceremonies. 

And yes, I am OK.  

 

I am not NOT taking on the gutters in the wind here. I have a two story house and no way am I many with that in our wind. I’m happy you’re ok though! 

[Michael.Sandoval33]

Glad to hear you're okay @Rob Person I too remember my roof jumping activities and thinking back on it, I would've done it all over again!

Well, today was a great birthday out on the course, which is all that I wanted. Ended up shooting +25, again! I can't break this number for the life of me. It was my first time playing at Hesperia Golf & Country Club where they had previously cancelled my res. for some still unknown reason.

(9) 3-PUTTS!!! 44 putts total so it has gotten worse. The next purchase is a putting mat without a doubt. 

Still, any day golfing is a great one!

[Rob Person]

4 minutes ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

Glad to hear you're okay @Rob Person I too remember my roof jumping activities and thinking back on it, I would've done it all over again!

Well, today was a great birthday out on the course, which is all that I wanted. Ended up shooting +25, again! I can't break this number for the life of me. It was my first time playing at Hesperia Golf & Country Club where they had previously cancelled my res. for some still unknown reason.

(9) 3-PUTTS!!! 44 putts total so it has gotten worse. The next purchase is a putting mat without a doubt. 

Still, any day golfing is a great one!

Trust me when I say it will happen! It took alot of time, patience,  and practice! (And a ton of reading here, and some personal advice too!)

Become consistent with one part of your game at a time. Doesn't matter which part.  

I also moved up a tee to gain confidence,  then moved back once I hit a point I was consistent.  I still struggle with any iron above the 8i

Glad you had a great birthday. 

[Michael.Sandoval33]

12 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

Trust me when I say it will happen! It took alot of time, patience,  and practice! (And a ton of reading here, and some personal advice too!)

Become consistent with one part of your game at a time. Doesn't matter which part.  

I also moved up a tee to gain confidence,  then moved back once I hit a point I was consistent.  I still struggle with any iron above the 8i

Glad you had a great birthday. 

Definitely, I take all the advice and tips and put them to use but with anything it will take practice. I actually thought this would happen where I would reach a certain point because I was getting better pretty fast, and then hit a small plateau where I needed to start working on other parts of the game to improve. Putting is the one that is definitely standing out, but its also about my approach. Still love the feeling of hitting those one or two really great shots each round and I feel like that is a lifelong chase 

[Northern Monkey]

@Rob Person glad you’re ok and always good to know where you fit on the list of priorities with the boss so you don’t get your expectations too high

@Michael.Sandoval33 pleased you enjoyed your birthday. I’d echo Rob’s advice and say concentrate on one thing at a time and you’ll get there. I’d also say forget about beating +25, the more you concentrate on that the tenser you’ll become and your game will suffer. Try and just play without adding extra pressure on yourself. 
As we all know there is no easy fix and this game can be so frustrating at times but that’s part of the fun. 
My advice would be to concentrate on your putting. This is where we can gain the most strokes as it’s the club we use the most. Once you can get some consistency with the putter you will see your scores tumble. 
Stick with it and you’ll get there

[Josh Parker]

9 hours ago, Rob Person said:

Good evening spies. I would like to say I accomplished everything I set out to do, but had a few hiccups along the way. With the lawn mowed I proceeded to tackle the gutters,  and had a life eclipsing moment as a 50mph gust caught my backside and pushed me off the roof.  In true Clark Griswold fashion, I grabbed the gutter. My feet were just s a little over 10 feet from the ground,  As i was seriously contemplating the adventures of my youth of jumping from rooftops, the 20 year old gutter made up my mind for me as it gave way.... slowly.  Enough that I was able to let go at about 4 feet high. 

The next 4 hours was alot of cussing, 3 lowes trips, and the dreaded call to the lady boss. I was expecting an "are you ok?" But instead was quickly reminded that we have 50 guests arriving Sunday,  and the next 2 days we will be out of town for the head ceremonies. 

And yes, I am OK.  

 

Haha. I can see the slow mo replay!  

My wife would have laughed, but then again she grew up that way and has no problem pointing out the duds. Ha. 

Glad you survived and got the gutter repaired. 

[cnosil]

9 hours ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

 

(9) 3-PUTTS!!! 44 putts total so it has gotten worse. The next purchase is a putting mat without a doubt. 

 

Step back and let’s figure out what is happening.  What is the reason for the 3 putts?.

from 0-3 feet you should be making 95+%, as you short moving away from the hole misses should be within about 10% of the total distance.  As you start getting into the 35+’ range you’ll get some 3 putts creeping in.  

are you missing the short putts, do you have poor distance control?  

 

[Michael.Sandoval33]

1 hour ago, cnosil said:

Step back and let’s figure out what is happening.  What is the reason for the 3 putts?.

from 0-3 feet you should be making 95+%, as you short moving away from the hole misses should be within about 10% of the total distance.  As you start getting into the 35+’ range you’ll get some 3 putts creeping in.  

are you missing the short putts, do you have poor distance control?  

 

It has most certainly been poor distance control on my behalf. From around 15-20' I have been leaving the putts short early on in the round, the ball stopping somewhere near the halfway point and not setting myself up for a good second go. And then I begin to over-correct and start pushing the ball far past the cup without really finding a good middle ground by time I walk off of the 18th. 

Overall I had maybe 4 putts yesterday that were in the proximity I was looking for from the longer distance. And a few that I was able to two putt considering the beginning distance from the pin.

[cnosil]

18 minutes ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

It has most certainly been poor distance control on my behalf. From around 15-20' I have been leaving the putts short early on in the round, the ball stopping somewhere near the halfway point and not setting myself up for a good second go. And then I begin to over-correct and start pushing the ball far past the cup without really finding a good middle ground by time I walk off of the 18th. 

Overall I had maybe 4 putts yesterday that were in the proximity I was looking for from the longer distance. And a few that I was able to two putt considering the beginning distance from the pin.

my thoughts:

Okay so speed control.  Unfortunately that is a hard thing to buy an aid to try and fix.   It really comes down to having a consistent rhythm that carries over for all putts.   A metronome is probably the one thing that can help.   

you should do all kind of ladder drills and such to practice but we also need to work on the skill of having good touch and how you need to move the putter.  

Uses a phrase like one potato two; one potato is said for the backswing and two is the forward swing.  You can say it slow or fast but it is consistently the same tempo for all length putts.    Next the mind is a powerful thing.  You can probably toss a ball different distances, putting is the same.   I’d suggest finding a putt and making an overly large swing for that distance and the. Look at the hole and let swing length adjust based on the need to get the ball to the hole.  Then use that swing for your putt.  Move the putter back with one potato and let it fall through with two.  You shouldn’t need to add any effort to the putt, just let it happen.