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New job, new apartment, new wedding, and new golf stores.

B-Con

By B-Con
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B-Con Great Member

B-Con

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This is my first viewing of any forum I visit in a while. I've been doing a lot lately:

* Graduated in mid June
* Got a job offer in late July
* Moved from the Sacramento area to the Dallas area the Saturday before last
* Started work last Monday
* Been busy unpacking, getting power set up, Internet access, etc
* Planned my wedding for late September, and am helping my finance put together the plans for it

So the past two weeks have been very busy, but all the stress is not without immediate payoff. One plus side is that golf supplies are near-by. Where I used to live the closest major golf outlet was a Golf Galaxy about an 1hr 10min drive away. But I now I have two PGA Superstores and two Dicks Sporting Goods within a 30 minute drive (the closest PGAS and Dicks are both about 10 minutes away).

At first I was afraid that the PGA Superstores would be overpriced, but the prices seem reasonable, on par with what I saw at Golf Galaxy.

If only the quality of my game warranted the purchase of newer/better equipment. I did, however, get an inexpensive pullcart, and I plan to get a new bag to replace my current 3-pocket bag. I'll probably try to get the bag during the upcoming tax-free weekend.

"Golf is an entire game built around making something that is naturally easy - putting a ball into a hole - as difficult as possible." - Scott Adams

Mid-priced ball reviews: Top Flight Gamer v2 | Bridgestone e5 ('10) | Titleist NXT Tour ('10) | Taylormade Burner TP LDP | Taylormade TP Black | Taylormade Burner Tour | Srixon Q-Star ('12)


wannabescratch Member

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The closest Golf Galaxy is 2 hours away from me. I'd take anything around here.

In my bag:
Driver: Sumo SQ 9.5* (SQ DyMo 9.5*...coming soon)
3W: Deep Red 15* (SQ DyMo 15*...coming soon)
Irons 3-P: AP2
Wedges : 52*, 56*, 60* SV TourFlat Stick: White Hot XG #1/ g5i Craz-e (...leaving soon)Ball: Z-URC


Ben Great Member

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This is my first viewing of any forum I visit in a while. I've been doing a lot lately:

Oh to be young and have the world by the horns and then, this, getting married. I'm sure you love your fiance very very much. Don't you want to be free for a little while longer?

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clearwaterms Great Member

clearwaterms

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Oh to be young and have the world by the horns and then, this, getting married. I'm sure you love your fiance very very much. Don't you want to be free for a little while longer?

after getting married a year ago, I realized this man has the right idea.

Being single is all about doing exactly what you want to do ALL the time. Being married is always about comprimise, except it seems like I am the only one who has to comprimise.

In my bag:

some golf clubs

a few golf balls

a bag of tee's some already broken the rest soon to be

a snickers wrapper (if you have seen me play, you would know you are not going anywhere for a while)

and an empty bottle of water


alf174 Great Member

alf174

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Sometimes it seems staying out of relationships is tougher than staying in.

Was married, kids are 20 yo and up, now its about saving for retirement, traveling, and playing as much golf as I can before its dirt nap time.

"You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred." Woody Allen
My regular pasture.


B-Con Great Member

B-Con

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Definitely sure I want to be married. There's even a chance she will golf some with me.

I still haven't had time to check out the local golf course where I will likely play the bulk of my golf. I really want/need to do that.

"Golf is an entire game built around making something that is naturally easy - putting a ball into a hole - as difficult as possible." - Scott Adams

Mid-priced ball reviews: Top Flight Gamer v2 | Bridgestone e5 ('10) | Titleist NXT Tour ('10) | Taylormade Burner TP LDP | Taylormade TP Black | Taylormade Burner Tour | Srixon Q-Star ('12)


Dub Great Member

Dub

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Enjoy it all.


Things will really calm down after the wedding....those things will drive you, your fiance, her parents, your parents, everyone bonkers.

Afterwards things will slow down and you'll really be able to get some great golfing in.

I understand what you mean about golf stores. I once lived in an area that had very, very limited golf supplies. We basically filled our bags from the course pro shops...this can get pricey, though.

Now, I'm fortunate to have two excellent golf stores and many sporting goods and a great course pro shop. It sure makes it easier.
909D Comp 9.5* (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-6)
Burner Superfast 3 & 5 woods (house MATRIX OZIK XCON-4.8)
G15 Hybrid 23* (AWT shaft)
G5 5 iron-PW-46*, UW-50*, SW-54 & LW-58 (AWT shaft)
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Ben Great Member

Ben

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New job, new apartment, new wedding, and new golf stores all g oes togather in life all have their own importance at different levels

I can appreciate that point of view.

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Callaway XHot Pro 15* 3Wood w/Project X 6.5
Callaway XTour 18* 2h w/S300
Callaway XHot Pro 4/5 irons w/S300
Callaway XForged III 5-PW irons w/S300
Callaway Forged 52*/58* Wedges
Odyssey 7 Versa 90
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Oh to be young and have the world by the horns and then, this, getting married. I'm sure you love your fiance very very much. Don't you want to be free for a little while longer?

Agreed... Hold off until your 30's

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B-Con Great Member

B-Con

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Thanks for the congrats so far, guys.

New job, new apartment, new wedding, and new golf stores all g oes togather in life all have their own importance at different levels

Agreed.

Agreed... Hold off until your 30's

As a math major, I feel obligated to point out that you have an interesting handicap index.

"Golf is an entire game built around making something that is naturally easy - putting a ball into a hole - as difficult as possible." - Scott Adams

Mid-priced ball reviews: Top Flight Gamer v2 | Bridgestone e5 ('10) | Titleist NXT Tour ('10) | Taylormade Burner TP LDP | Taylormade TP Black | Taylormade Burner Tour | Srixon Q-Star ('12)


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