Posts by niblick

Played at Bandon Dunes in the middle of a storm. Rain was falling sideways, a 40 yard pitch would move 10 feet off line, putting was near impossible as the wind would knock you off balance... yeah, tough day.

Last year I bought a bag of 50 metal divot tools on eBay for $10. I keep several of them in my bag, so when a I see a playing partner about to walk away without fixing a ball mark, I ask them if they have a repair tool. If they say no, I...

Never. Doesn't mean I never need to hit a second ball, but the score is what it is.

It's an awesome shot, but it's not one I've practiced enough to try in a round. Most courses up here in the northwest are fairly short by design because conditions are mud-on-your-ball soft for 9 months out of the year. So you don't end...

replaced my worn-out old wedges and picked up new fairway woods.

Originally Posted by fistfullofbeer Product Engineer for a Software company based out of Bellevue, WA. Welcome to the forum. I work in Bellevue as well. :) Some spring we're having huh?

if it's winter rules at the course (and up here it generally is until may) i'll play it down unless it's plugged or has mud on it. then i mark, lift, clean, place. i never touch it with my club. drives me crazy when i see guys...

absolutely i would play. i get beat all the time - the particular plumbing carried by the person doing the beating is of no consequence to me.

Let's take Lorena as the example, since she's the longest in the women's game. Let's say she hit her average drive in the fairway on all of the par 4 holes at Augusta, and take a look at what she'd have left. I'm leaving out par 5s as...

Originally Posted by iacas You misread what he wrote. You took the "five i hit" as "the five-iron i hit". He's just saying he hit five balls with his driver, not his five iron. I made the same...