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By ChetlovesMer ·
Bummer. I supported their kick-starter back in the day. Not a huge amount, but it's always fun to see a company you support make it. I've only supported less than a half dozen kick-starters. Of all of them, Dr. Squatch and Grip-6 belts seems to be doing the best. NO, I do not have a white Grip-6 belt! .... I do have 4 other colors though. 👍😜👍 -
By ChetlovesMer ·
It's funny you mention this. There's a course near me that I play the most. It is a pretty popular course. It has its flaws, but its a good layout; You can play it from several tees and really get a good range of total distances; It's priced appropriately. It's a better than average muni. Anyhow, pre-Covid it was usually in great shape. Then during the first bit of Covid, I once literally played it on a day when I was their ONLY customer. Shortly after that, golf became on of the very few activities that you could still do during the pandemic. I would say from June of 2020 until the end of that season, you really had to plan ahead to get on the tee sheet. The course was packed everyday. From that the course suffered a lot. So many new golfers who had no idea they are supposed to repair their ball-marks. They also didn't know they needed to fill their divots, ugh. (They also removed the rakes so the bunkers suffered a lot as well.) In 2021 similar situation, bunkers became crap (still no rakes for what ever reason.) Tons of ball-marks on the greens. In 2022 it felt like the course said: "We gotta do something." And they started removing quite a few bunkers. The rakes returned. They also started placing pins where I thought they used to be illegal. Doesn't the hole location need to be like 6 paces away from the edge of the green? I wouldn't say they were in spots where it made it impossible to get close, but yeah, often inside 6 or 7 feet from the edge of the green. Hit to the center of the green and you're okay. Attack the pin and risk being short-sided big time. I don't know if placing pins on the edge of the green actually helps, but I've definitely seen it. BTW - The course is now under new ownership and really seems to be making its way back to the quality it had back 5 or 10 years ago. On a side note. Golfers in general need to get better at repairing ball marks. Seems to be a bit of dying art. -
By ChetlovesMer ·
Lots of people are gifted in lots of different ways. I have no idea how long it should take anyone to achieve any particular milestones in golf. I struggle to pat my head a rub my belly at the same time. But, if you think you can do it, go for it. I think the easiest answer is to talk to one of the pros you play with. They can lay out a path for you. In terms of whether or not your rate of improvement is common. That I can't answer. I will say again, there are people who are gifted in lots of different areas. I knew a guy in college who started competing in bodybuilding after only 6 months of training and started winning events after only a year. I've known people who seem to be naturally good at golf. Seems like they are breaking 80 from day 1. You may be one of those people. So, again, I say go for it. My one word of caution, as with any sport, talent helps, hard work helps, dedication helps, but the true elite are likely dumping in a very high ratio of all three. Enjoy your journey and lets us know how things go.
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