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Here was my attempt to hit a REALLY long 4i, but the surface of the lake was already wet and slushy. The ball just died on impact.

Cool shot!

Pardon the pun. . .

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Florida bound on Saturday, woo hoo!  Getting away form the crappy weather.  Going to be playing lots of golf. 

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I haven't shanked a ball in months.

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I can’t unsee that.

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Here was my attempt to hit a REALLY long 4i, but the surface of the lake was already wet and slushy. The ball just died on impact.

Well done!!!

-Matt-

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CarlSpackler Incredible Member

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Cool shot!

Pardon the pun. . .

HA!

Originally Posted by 14ledo81

Well done!!!

Thanks. As much as I would have loved to see it skip across the ice for a few hundred yards, I was much happier that the glacial covering was failing.

- Shane

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treebound Dedicated Member

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Just saw a news note today that the West Bend Lakes course opened today by West Bend, WI. Still showed a bit of snow covering, and will probably be soggy for a bit, but it is open for play.

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I may be hallucinating from not having lunch today, but I think I saw grass today in Connecticut. Y'all remember grass, right? The green stuff that grows out the ground.  Been so long, I didn't even know how to act...so numb from all the cold and snow.

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I may be hallucinating from not having lunch today, but I think I saw grass today in Connecticut. Y'all remember grass, right? The green stuff that grows out the ground.  Been so long, I didn't even know how to act...so numb from all the cold and snow.


That's great, I hope for great weather for golf in your region. . .

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jsgolfer Super Member

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Our course just sent out an email stating that the course will open the Back 9 next Tuesday (3/17) and the entire 18 by the weekend (3/21).

Woo Hoo!!

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Snow is melting fast in Philly and the hope was that that the course would be playable by Saturday. But the course is soft already and we are supposedly getting a lot of rain Saturday, which probably precludes any golf on Sunday. South Jersey, here I come.

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Our course just sent out an email stating that the course will open the Back 9 next Tuesday (3/17) and the entire 18 by the weekend (3/21).

Woo Hoo!!

Our courses can't send e-mail yet because the servers are frozen under 2 feet of snow still. :cry:

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Lihu Incredible Member

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Our course just sent out an email stating that the course will open the Back 9 next Tuesday (3/17) and the entire 18 by the weekend (3/21).

Woo Hoo!!

Our courses can't send e-mail yet because the servers are frozen under 2 feet of snow still.

That sounds kind of like a harsh environment for the poor servers. They should have little heaters to keep them warm throughout the winter. . .

I should call the SPCTCE (Society of prevention of cruelty to computing equipment. . .)

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Here was my attempt to hit a REALLY long 4i, but the surface of the lake was already wet and slushy. The ball just died on impact.

Shoulda hit a ProV....

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Here was my attempt to hit a REALLY long 4i, but the surface of the lake was already wet and slushy. The ball just died on impact.

I went to the driving range today and thats pretty much what it looked like out there.

Bill

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I have an iron set that was missing the 6iron, found one on Global Golf, just arrived today, a nice way to brighten a nice day in Wisconsin. Not sure if I'll play this set or if I'll trade them in ( which I couldn't do with the missing club ). I'm going to hit a driving range in the next few days and sort out my likes, dislikes, and options. A good way to break out of the winter mode and mindset.

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Here was my attempt to hit a REALLY long 4i, but the surface of the lake was already wet and slushy. The ball just died on impact.

I went to the driving range today and thats pretty much what it looked like out there.

Same here when I went on Sunday.  The sky was milky and it was hard to see the ball after hitting hit.

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CarlSpackler Incredible Member

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Shoulda hit a ProV....


Now way! I'm not sacrificing a good ball. :bugout:

I suppose I could have walked out and retrieved it though. ;-)

- Shane

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Now way! I'm not sacrificing a good ball.

I suppose I could have walked out and retrieved it though.

lol i was just joking about how some think the ProV is the ball of the gods.

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lol i was just joking about how some think the ProV is the ball of the gods.


But it is. ;-):beer:

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From the Green Committee:

Last week’s snow fall made it seem like the golf course would not open until April. But with the rapid melting this week aided by ample sunlight and warmer temperatures, our hopes have been elevated. The concern we have for the golf course at this point is the frost layer underneath the turf. This layer is preventing the water from the melting snow to drain into the soil and creates an unusually soft surface. Also, with the grass roots frozen in this frost layer, any traffic on the surface would shear off the normally 6” long roots down to 1”.

We are aware that the golf course may look ready to accept play but the conditions warrant that it remain closed through the weekend. The golf course will be monitored every day to identify the earliest day the course can open for play.

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