Hey there...

[EightBlue]

Guess I will try this sandtrap golf blog. I've done a blog before but it was almost entirely poker and sports gambling focused. So this one will probably not include anything about when to break a 10-7 after the 2nd draw 3-handed or pointing out line movement against the order flow.

As I start this, the ultimate reader of my own blog will be me. As I start to think about golf and my goals, I know that I need to record my thoughts much better. When I played alot of poker, I never really improved until i started journaling my results and key hands. My biggest learning usually occurreed when i reflected on past hands and situation. For me, I think the same would apply to golf. (more to come on this later).

A little about me. I'm 32 and live in suburban Minneapolis and it is really, really cold right now. Have a wife and daughter (Bailey, 16 months) who are pretty cool about letting me playing a bunch of golf. Been chipping a lot in the rec room and Bailey loves chasing the ball.

About my golf game. As one of my friends at work tells me, I'm the worst 5 handicap in the universe. I am just as likely to shoot 74 as I am 94. Some days I will hit all of my drive 265 right down the middle with a nice draw. Others, I will hitting a nasty over the top slice 2 fairways over. The biggest reason is probably that I play more than I practice. Most of my rounds are usually at night by myself when courses are empty. More than anything else, its a bit cathartic, where i can release stress from a very stressful job. Part of it is that I can't stand the 5 hour rounds that are becoming way too common.

So anyway that's me. If you ever choose to read this, please leave a comment. If not, well if a blog fell in the forest and noone read it did it ever really happen.

[RIduffer]

eightblue, I look forward to reading your blog. You have a nice writing style, and sound pretty salt of the earth.

I used to play a ton of online, home game, and casino poker. Mostly hold'em, some omaha. I still enjoy the occasional home game, but would rather walk 18 holes now rather than spend all day at the casino.

Like you, I love playing golf in the evening, when the course is empty. Those are pretty peaceful times.

Again thanks, and I'll be reading.

[jamo]

What's the stressful job, if you don't mind me asking?

[EightBlue]

What's the stressful job, if you don't mind me asking?

I work in Sales for a large consumer goods manufacturer selling to a very large retailer.

[nike_golf]

Minneosta guy here as well. And yes, it has been extremely cold. Could you imagine the Vikings playing in an outdoor stadium in this?

Like you, I have been doing a fair share of chipping inside. Although I don't have a dog chasing the balls around.

My local town got a new golf simulator in last fall. I tried it out for the first time a couple of weeks ago.

Note to self - New or not, golf simulators will always be just a way to get inside and hit balls.

I was up to about a 5 HCP last summer. (Though I'll always call it a comfortable 8.)