beisenhauer

6: Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Alabama, Florida, Indiana

Never follow a bad shot with a stupid one. Worse often comes as a result of stupid.

Pace of play isn't (or at least shouldn't be) about how long it takes to finish a round. That is an effect of pace of play. Pace of play is about being ready to hit when it's your turn, knowing your relief options so you can proceed without delay, hitting a provisional ball if your first may be lost so as to prevent having to return to the tee, perhaps not taking the full five minutes to which the rules otherwise entitle you to search for a lost ball, yielding to faster groups if your skill level demands a little more time to play the course, etc.

1) I can't believe it took a page-and-a-half for someone to bring up Caddyshack. "The man's a menace!" 2) While I don't take music with me out on the course, and I always put my phone into "silent" mode, if someone in my group or another wants to listen to music while they play, it doesn't bother me. When I have been with someone playing music, I've even enjoyed it, provided a) it's not overly loud, b) it's decent music, and c) the tempo has to be down. No speed metal, please. Wreaks havoc with my transition.

I think there is a perception that resort courses, in order to attract guests, often have more style than substance. Or sometimes not even much style, just an architect's name.

@cart7: Huh. I grew up a couple miles from Yorktown and never heard that before. I shall go to bed less ignorant than when I woke up.

Ninjas are outside agencies (see definition). According to rule 27-1(c), exception 2, "if it is known or virtually certain that the original ball... has been moved by an outside agency... he may proceed under the applicable rule." In this case, that would be rule 18-1, which calls for the ball to be replaced without penalty. As the ball would no doubt be unfit for play, the player could replace the ball under rule 5-3. On a related note, would a zombie be considered an outside agency or a loose impediment?

I've been using GigaGolf clubs for years with few problems. When I had a problem, they fixed it. No complaints whatsoever.

Same penalty as playing from a Wrong Place (Rule 20-7). Seems fair to me.

I feel pretty safe is saying that he's not doing this because he needs the money. Perhaps he's simply accomplished all that he believes he can (or wants to) as an amateur.

Four birdies in nine holes. Bogeyed the other five. Added one more on the back.

Age 35. On-again, off-again lifter since college. I've never been a really strong guy, particularly in the legs, so lifting (particularly squats and deadlifts) has really helped my swing by building a more stable lower body. Also, I've had some of my best rounds when my legs were a little fatigued. I usually attribute this to either a) a quieter lower body or b) lowered expectations. If anybody wants a Fitocracy invite, PM me. The Golf group needs people. Edit: Forgot to answer the original question: about 3 times a week.

Find your ball. Find your game. Bridgestone.