Hello to everyone from the Hampton Roads.

Hi to everyone.

Long time reader that finally decided to join the forum and contribute a bit. Recently I found myself with a thought on a post or two and I've finally decided to give in to the madness of another online forum (though the only golf forum I am on). I also enjoy sports cars (forums 1 & 2), competitive shooting (forum 3), and fine writing instruments (forum 4). Watches may be next, but I need to leave some time for actual activities besides reading things online. :-)

Been golfing since I was 17, but always a casual player. My buddy Mark taught me the basics and I never have taken a formal lesson. When playing just for fun the cost always made more sense being applied to just a few more rounds. That may change this year.

Right now I am returning to the game after taking a few years off. My wife decided that she wanted to learn how to play and once you've got a playing partner getting out to the course seems so much more fun. As a player I have never broken 100, though I have played many 9 hole rounds in the 40's which may have been sub-100 scores had I played another 9. The time away from the game didn't help anything, but I plan to crack into double digit scores by the end of this summer.

Moved to Virginia (Newport News) from Seattle about a year ago and I am just figuring this place out. If golf doesn't kill me, the heat and humidity here very well might.

I'm pretty much an open book, so if you have any questions, please just ask.

- Stormin -

Hey everyone. I'm new and responding to the request to post my maiden post in the welcome forum, but I'm not sure I went to the correct spot, other than posting under this reply slot.

I accidentally found "the sand trap" forum while googleing some info about a golf question I had. I can see that this forum is going to be educational and entertaining.

Thank you

ps.

I'll be lucky to post this. I'm still searching for the Send tab