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Golf is first and foremost my favorite hobby but I also do some other stuff. My buddy and I bought metal detectors this year and we have been made fun of plenty for it. It is kind of a nerdy hobby but I really enjoy it. Been going for a few months and finally found a silver coin last week. It's a 1919 Mercury dime in fantastic condition. Thought I'd show u guys. I also like to hunt and turkey season started today but I'm not going until tomorrow morning. Too much on the plate today with Tiger in contention, chores, tae kwon do for the little guy and such. And I guess if drinking beer is a hobby, u could consider me a fanatic. What do u guys and gals do for fun other than golf?

 

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Driver: Titleist 915 D2 9.5 with Diamana Whiteboard S flex

3 wood: Titleist 915F 15*, Whiteboard S Flex

Titleist 915H 18* and 24* with Whiteboard SFlex

Irons: Mizuno JPX EZ Forged 4-PW with S300's

Wedges: Mizuno MP T4 50*, 56* with DG Spinner

Putter:MannKrafted Long Slope or Odyssey #7 Versa Metal milled or Betti Tour Stock;

Ball: Bridgestone B330 or Titleist NXT

Bag: Titleist 'Murica colored carry bag or

MyGolfSpy Tour Bag

 

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I still like to play the occasional video game and have a weekly Thursday guild wars 2 group with some friends I've known since high school. We actually get together on weekends too and drink beer, but this is a great break during the week.

 

My second favorite hobby after golf though is photography

 

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(picture ironically taken with a cell phone cam)

 

This is my pet, a Pentax K-X camera that's a few generations old now, but still works really well. I just picked up the 50mm f1.8 Prime lens and next to it is the stock 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. I took a few classes in high school and watch various YouTube videos that teach things like how to use aperture and zooms for different depths of field. It's pretty amazing how many different ways there are to take a picture of the same thing and produce drastically different results.

 

I'm by no means a great photographer, but I've been getting better at using natural light conditions to my advantage as well as framing the picture. Also, since the resolution is so absurdly high on DLSR cameras, I've been using GIMP (free photoshop) for cropping and enhancing images, with no small help from tips from MBP.

 

Next up on my shopping list is a wide angle lens I can take while hiking!

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@Kygolfer, whats the value of the coin?

 

My hobby when not playing golf is to dream about playing golf....

 

Actually, I'm a big volleyball player too. I get to play indoors during the cold months. I just like to win. At everything.

There is no spoon.

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Basketball, tennis, paintball

 

Video games, singing and drinking :lol:

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Good thread Matt - mine would be baseball - love the game, love to watch it and talk about it and read about it.

 

After that its college hoops and fantasy football followed by reading - I do tons of reading.

 

Do we see the sports theme though?

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SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft

Ping G410 7, 9 wood  Alta 65 R flex

Srixon ZX5 MK II  5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex

India 52,56 (60 pending)  UST recoil 75's R flex  

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I shoot and hunt with traditional archery.

Make all my own bows too.

 

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In my bag, April 2023
:titelist-small: TS3 Driver & 4 Wood Hzrdous Smoke Shaft (Stiff Flex)
:titelist-small: TS2 Hybrids  Mitsubishi Tensei Shaft (Stiff Flex)
:mizuno-small:  MP-59 5-PW; KBS Tour (Regular Flex)
:titelist-small: SM8 Wedges

EVNROLL ER2  Putter
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Mine would be basketball although i dont play as much as i used to because all my friends have moved from Columbus. My other hobby would be tattoos.

 

Started with this one in 08

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Completed it this past October

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Driver:   :callaway-small: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5

FW:   :cobra-small: F6 baffler set at 16º

Hybrid:  NONE
Irons:   :taylormade-small:  3i 2014 TP CB  4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400

Wedges:   :nike-small: 52º :nike-small: 56º  :edel-golf-1: 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped

Putter:   :ping-small: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot

 

 

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@Kygolfer, whats the value of the coin?

 

My hobby when not playing golf is to dream about playing golf....

 

Actually, I'm a big volleyball player too. I get to play indoors during the cold months. I just like to win. At everything.

It's only worth $5-6 but its priceless to me. No telling how long it was in the ground.

Driver: Titleist 915 D2 9.5 with Diamana Whiteboard S flex

3 wood: Titleist 915F 15*, Whiteboard S Flex

Titleist 915H 18* and 24* with Whiteboard SFlex

Irons: Mizuno JPX EZ Forged 4-PW with S300's

Wedges: Mizuno MP T4 50*, 56* with DG Spinner

Putter:MannKrafted Long Slope or Odyssey #7 Versa Metal milled or Betti Tour Stock;

Ball: Bridgestone B330 or Titleist NXT

Bag: Titleist 'Murica colored carry bag or

MyGolfSpy Tour Bag

 

RH, Western KY

 

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Good thread Matt - mine would be baseball - love the game, love to watch it and talk about it and read about it.

 

After that its college hoops and fantasy football followed by reading - I do tons of reading.

 

Do we see the sports theme though?

Rev, I'm a huge Yankees fan with Donnie Baseball growing up 45 min from me. Been a Yankees fan since I was 7, started collecting cards and watching the Yanks nightly on the MSG network. I am also in FF league with some guys from work. This year will be #9, I won it 3 years ago.

Driver: Titleist 915 D2 9.5 with Diamana Whiteboard S flex

3 wood: Titleist 915F 15*, Whiteboard S Flex

Titleist 915H 18* and 24* with Whiteboard SFlex

Irons: Mizuno JPX EZ Forged 4-PW with S300's

Wedges: Mizuno MP T4 50*, 56* with DG Spinner

Putter:MannKrafted Long Slope or Odyssey #7 Versa Metal milled or Betti Tour Stock;

Ball: Bridgestone B330 or Titleist NXT

Bag: Titleist 'Murica colored carry bag or

MyGolfSpy Tour Bag

 

RH, Western KY

 

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Hmmm, other than golf (where I hit a ball with a stick) I target shoot (NRA Certified Firearms Instructor).

 

Since I work for the government, hitting and shooting things seem to be appropriate hobbies :P

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Driver - :callaway-small: GBB 

Hybrids  :cleveland-small: Halo XL Halo 18* & :cobra-small: T-Rail 20*

Irons  :cobra-small: T-Rail 2.0

Wedges :ping-small: 60* TS / SCOR 48* 53* 58*

Putter     :scotty-small:

Ball :callaway-logo-1:

Bag Datrek DG Lite  

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My other pastime:

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Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.

In my Ogio Ozone XX Cart Stand Bag:

Ping G400 10.5 Deg Driver, stock Stiff shaft
TM Rocketballz 19 Deg 5 Wood, stock Matrix Osik Stiff shaft
TM Rocketballz Stage 2 21 Deg Tour 4 Hybrid, Rocketfuel 80h Stiff shaft 

Callaway Apex CF 16 Irons, 4-P, Stiff Shafts
 
Scor 48 and 55 degree wedges.  
Renegar 60 Deg Steel Shaft Lob Wedge

TM Ghost Spider Si 38" Counterbalanced Putter

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Hmmm, other than golf (where I hit a ball with a stick) I target shoot (NRA Certified Firearms Instructor).

 

Since I work for the government, hitting and shooting things seem to be appropriate hobbies :P

My brother is a firearms instructor as well as concealed carry instructor. He is also the sniper for our cities ERT team. I'm sure u 2 could talk all day long.

Driver: Titleist 915 D2 9.5 with Diamana Whiteboard S flex

3 wood: Titleist 915F 15*, Whiteboard S Flex

Titleist 915H 18* and 24* with Whiteboard SFlex

Irons: Mizuno JPX EZ Forged 4-PW with S300's

Wedges: Mizuno MP T4 50*, 56* with DG Spinner

Putter:MannKrafted Long Slope or Odyssey #7 Versa Metal milled or Betti Tour Stock;

Ball: Bridgestone B330 or Titleist NXT

Bag: Titleist 'Murica colored carry bag or

MyGolfSpy Tour Bag

 

RH, Western KY

 

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BK, that is awesome.

 

I used to be a big hunter, but gave it all up

 

Thanks man....building your own bows is rewarding.

 

I used to be a "big" hunter. Now I just hunt. Same woods for almost a decade so I pretty much know where they are and what they "should be" doing. Don't really care if I get one or not but usually stick 1-2 a year for the meat.

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:titelist-small: TS3 Driver & 4 Wood Hzrdous Smoke Shaft (Stiff Flex)
:titelist-small: TS2 Hybrids  Mitsubishi Tensei Shaft (Stiff Flex)
:mizuno-small:  MP-59 5-PW; KBS Tour (Regular Flex)
:titelist-small: SM8 Wedges

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My brother is a firearms instructor as well as concealed carry instructor. He is also the sniper for our cities ERT team. I'm sure u 2 could talk all day long.

I'm sure we could !

What's In the Bag

Driver - :callaway-small: GBB 

Hybrids  :cleveland-small: Halo XL Halo 18* & :cobra-small: T-Rail 20*

Irons  :cobra-small: T-Rail 2.0

Wedges :ping-small: 60* TS / SCOR 48* 53* 58*

Putter     :scotty-small:

Ball :callaway-logo-1:

Bag Datrek DG Lite  

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BK... that bow is beautiful...

 

As for other hobbies, I guess you could say I enjoy tinkering with my truck, but I haven't really done anything lately... My son is encouraging me to get a Jeep (and I agree) so hopefully off-roading will be a hobby soon..

 

Hows that for peer pressure from a 7 year old...

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3 Wood -  :callaway-small: XR16
Hybrids -  :srixon-small:  ZH45
Irons -  :mizuno-small:  JPX 850 Pro

Wedges -  :callaway-small: Mac Daddy 2
Putter -   :taylormade-small: Spider Tour Red
Bag - Ogio Grom Stand

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Dude, that's cool as hell, seriously! Did it hurt? How long did you have to sit at one setting and what would ya guesstimate the total time that it took was?

 

Great lookin tat!

 

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It took about 7 sitting. It didn't hurt me much. I actually fell asleep during the buckeye one lol. I'm hopefully starting my left arm here soon once I get time to head to the shop and talk to my guy.

Driver:   :callaway-small: Epic 10.5 set to 9.5 w/ Tour AD-DI 44.5

FW:   :cobra-small: F6 baffler set at 16º

Hybrid:  NONE
Irons:   :taylormade-small:  3i 2014 TP CB  4-PW 2011 TP MC w/ TT S400

Wedges:   :nike-small: 52º :nike-small: 56º  :edel-golf-1: 60 º w/ KBS C-Taper XS Soft-stepped

Putter:   :ping-small: Sigma G Tyne 34 inches Gold dot

 

 

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I'd say building and refinishing clubs is my hobby. And not golf related I love playing with my son and going to shoot pistols. Getting ready to send my newest baby off for a trigger job and new sights.

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Driver: TaylorMade M2 (2017) w/ Project X T1100 HZRDUS Handcrafted 65x 
Strong 3 wood: Taylormade M1 15* w/ ProjectX T1100 HZRDUS handcrafted 75x
3 Hybrid: Adams PRO 18* w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"
4 Hybrid: Adams PRO 20* (bent to 21*) w/ KBS Tour Hybrid S flex tipped 1/2"
4-AW: TaylorMade P770 w/ Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400

SW: 56* Scratch Tour Dept(CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold Spinner
LW: 60* Scratch Tour Department (CC grooves) w/ Dynamic Gold Spinner
XW: 64* Cally XForged Vintage w/ DG X100 8 iron tiger stepped
Putter: Nike Method Prototype 006 at 34"

Have a ton of back-ups in all categories, but there are always 14 clubs in the bag that differ depending on the course and set-up. Bomb and gouge. Yes, I'm a club gigolo.

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I'd say building and refinishing clubs is my hobby. And not golf related I love playing with my son and going to shoot pistols. Getting ready to send my newest baby off for a trigger job and new sights.

My wife surpised me with a Glock 23 for an early birthday present last week. Best gift she ever got me!

Driver: Titleist 915 D2 9.5 with Diamana Whiteboard S flex

3 wood: Titleist 915F 15*, Whiteboard S Flex

Titleist 915H 18* and 24* with Whiteboard SFlex

Irons: Mizuno JPX EZ Forged 4-PW with S300's

Wedges: Mizuno MP T4 50*, 56* with DG Spinner

Putter:MannKrafted Long Slope or Odyssey #7 Versa Metal milled or Betti Tour Stock;

Ball: Bridgestone B330 or Titleist NXT

Bag: Titleist 'Murica colored carry bag or

MyGolfSpy Tour Bag

 

RH, Western KY

 

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I shoot and hunt with traditional archery.

Make all my own bows too.

 

cedar_5041.jpg

cedar_5040.jpg

cedar_5047.jpg

Man, I know NOTHING about archery, but THAT is beautiful!

Ping I20 8.5* - Aldila NV 65g S
Adams XTD Super Hybrid 15* - Stock Fubuki S
Adams DHY 21* - Stock Matrix Ozik White Tie S
Mizuno MP58 4-8 Irons - Fujikura MCI 100 S
SCOR 42,46,50,54,58* - SCOR/KBS Genius S
STX Robert Ingman Envision TR 35", Iomic grip

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Mine would be basketball although i dont play as much as i used to because all my friends have moved from Columbus. My other hobby would be tattoos.

 

Started with this one in 08

2012-10-24 13.27.14.jpg

 

Completed it this past October

2012-10-24 20.00.22.jpg

That does look great Mr. Theoo, I'm sure it wasn't cheap for that much work!!

Driver: Titleist 915 D2 9.5 with Diamana Whiteboard S flex

3 wood: Titleist 915F 15*, Whiteboard S Flex

Titleist 915H 18* and 24* with Whiteboard SFlex

Irons: Mizuno JPX EZ Forged 4-PW with S300's

Wedges: Mizuno MP T4 50*, 56* with DG Spinner

Putter:MannKrafted Long Slope or Odyssey #7 Versa Metal milled or Betti Tour Stock;

Ball: Bridgestone B330 or Titleist NXT

Bag: Titleist 'Murica colored carry bag or

MyGolfSpy Tour Bag

 

RH, Western KY

 

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Man, I know NOTHING about archery, but THAT is beautiful!

Yes it is, takes a brain firing on more synapses than I have to craft something like that!

Driver: Titleist 915 D2 9.5 with Diamana Whiteboard S flex

3 wood: Titleist 915F 15*, Whiteboard S Flex

Titleist 915H 18* and 24* with Whiteboard SFlex

Irons: Mizuno JPX EZ Forged 4-PW with S300's

Wedges: Mizuno MP T4 50*, 56* with DG Spinner

Putter:MannKrafted Long Slope or Odyssey #7 Versa Metal milled or Betti Tour Stock;

Ball: Bridgestone B330 or Titleist NXT

Bag: Titleist 'Murica colored carry bag or

MyGolfSpy Tour Bag

 

RH, Western KY

 

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My other interests are:

 

Fishing - Get out 2 or 3 time a month on the boat

 

Shooting - I shoot IPSC handgun competition

 

Riding - I get out for ride on the Harley now and then

 

Photography - shoot weddings / landscapes

 

Watch MotoGP / F1 / V8 Supercars / Footy / Cricket

 

AJ

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Driver: Ping G25

FW: TM RBZ

Irons: Miura 57 Series w/KBS C-Taper

Wedges: Vokey SM4 52-08,56-12,60-04

Putter: Watch This Space

Ball: SRixon Z Star

Other: Tourstriker 7i

 

"Go Hard or Go Home"

 

"Do or Do Not. There is NO "TRY"

 

"Be normal, and the crowd will accept you. Be deranged, and they will make you their leader"

 

"I don't fail. I succeed at finding what doesn't work"

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For me it's fishing, when I get a chance to go to the in-laws cabin and motor racing.

 

I used to race back in Australia at a track called Oran Park (which is now being developed for housing) I also watch the V8 Supercars when it's on Speed Channel here.

 

I also grow veggies during the spring and summer, which I enjoy.

In the bag:
Driver: :titelist-small: TSR2 Project X HZRDUS Black 5.5
Fairway: :callaway-small: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5

Irons: :mizuno-small: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4
Wedges: :mizuno-small: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4
Putter :Sub70: Sycamore 005 Wide Blade
Bag: 
:Ogio: Alpha Convoy 514
Balls: :callaway-small: Chrome Soft X

Cart: :CaddyTek: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8


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Man, I know NOTHING about archery, but THAT is beautiful!

Yes it is, takes a brain firing on more synapses than I have to craft something like that!

Thanks!!!!!

 

 

 

That is a Beautiful Bow!!

 

Gorgeous!

 

Do you do any carving, or is it all finishing?

Thanks Richard! I shape the riser (handle section) with 12" and 48" belt sanders then an angle die grinder for finer details. Then just start sanding smooth with an orbital. It's spray finished with a 2 part catalyst. I really don't do any carving....not very good at it :(

MENTOR, L4 COACH & TRAINER  FIRST TEE GREATER HOUSTON
HDCP: 8.3  (GHIN: 3143312)
In my bag, April 2023
:titelist-small: TS3 Driver & 4 Wood Hzrdous Smoke Shaft (Stiff Flex)
:titelist-small: TS2 Hybrids  Mitsubishi Tensei Shaft (Stiff Flex)
:mizuno-small:  MP-59 5-PW; KBS Tour (Regular Flex)
:titelist-small: SM8 Wedges

EVNROLL ER2  Putter
SRIXON Z-STAR DIAMOND BALL
Sun Mountain Cart Bag
:Clicgear: 4.0 Push Cart (I'm walking 9 outta 10 rounds!!)

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