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[Bballref]

Hello from Niagara Falls. Retired from work but not golf. I may be old but I'll still walk the course until unable. Do most of my golfing in the Kawarthas, just haven't settled on a course for membership yet. Hopefully I can pick up a few things to help my over-thought game. Most of my trouble is in that space between my ears, but as long as I can hit the odd good shot I'll keep at it. 

[boogielicious]

17 minutes ago, Bballref said:

Hello from Niagara Falls. Retired from work but not golf. I may be old but I'll still walk the course until unable. Do most of my golfing in the Kawarthas, just haven't settled on a course for membership yet. Hopefully I can pick up a few things to help my over-thought game. Most of my trouble is in that space between my ears, but as long as I can hit the odd good shot I'll keep at it. 

Welcome to The Sand Trap!

[David in FL]

If only my brain had an on/off switch...  

welcome!

Edited April 3, 2017 by David in FL

[dennyjones]

Welcome from Michigan

[Gator Hazard]

Welcome to TST. Plenty of ears to bend here for those shanks and skulled shots. I put three in the water on RHS of a par three this weekend. Amazed my club didn't find its way in there too. Thank god I have an unlimited supply of gently used balls from living on a course or this game would really be expensive. 

[Bballref]

11 hours ago, Gator Hazard said:

Welcome to TST. Plenty of ears to bend here for those shanks and skulled shots. I put three in the water on RHS of a par three this weekend. Amazed my club didn't find its way in there too. Thank god I have an unlimited supply of gently used balls from living on a course or this game would really be expensive. 

Thanks. Never launched a club although I have flipped them in the air from time to time. Can't forget that the club isn't the problem.

A buddy of mine had a house along a course. His lawn was usually sprinkled with errant golf balls and if he didn't run over them with the lawn mower, then he'd pick them up. When his kids got older he built them a little lean-to shack on his property close to the golf course boundary. His kids would sell lemonade and those collected golf balls at a discount. All a golfer had to do was walk a short path to find the kids business. Well anyways, the next thing you know the club sends a city bylaw officer around who visits the kids asking for their business licence. Appears the course owner felt the kids were infringing on his golf ball and refreshment sales. My buddy told the officer and owner to mind their own business and threatened legal action if the course didn't put up netting to prevent errant shots from endangering his kids as they played in their backyard. Both the city and golf course backed off and the kids continued. I've played more than one course that's had a similar scenario to this one. Here's to all the young entrepreneurs and their parents.

[Gator Hazard]

8 hours ago, Bballref said:

Thanks. Never launched a club although I have flipped them in the air from time to time. Can't forget that the club isn't the problem.

A buddy of mine had a house along a course. His lawn was usually sprinkled with errant golf balls and if he didn't run over them with the lawn mower, then he'd pick them up. When his kids got older he built them a little lean-to shack on his property close to the golf course boundary. His kids would sell lemonade and those collected golf balls at a discount. All a golfer had to do was walk a short path to find the kids business. Well anyways, the next thing you know the club sends a city bylaw officer around who visits the kids asking for their business licence. Appears the course owner felt the kids were infringing on his golf ball and refreshment sales. My buddy told the officer and owner to mind their own business and threatened legal action if the course didn't put up netting to prevent errant shots from endangering his kids as they played in their backyard. Both the city and golf course backed off and the kids continued. I've played more than one course that's had a similar scenario to this one. Here's to all the young entrepreneurs and their parents.

I have never thrown a club, have wanted too. I did thump the ground with one once but that's about it. I have seen plenty of chuckers though on courses. Sometimes sitting out back on a weekend afternoon with a cigar and a cold one provides more entertainment than tv. Especially if a small tournament going on. I've seen everything from golf club javelin tryouts to guys doing their best Pele impressions from under trees or deep rough. I saw an almost fight with this one guy egging on another player loooking for his ball that came close to getting physical. Just good times in general.

Like that story about your friends kids!

Edited April 4, 2017 by Gator Hazard