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It takes no talent to be a nice person. You maybe paired up with someone you have never meet or is new to your Club. They don't know anyone and that person is taking a huge step out of their comfort zone to meet new people by playing golf. By being nice to that person for 1 round of golf can make such a tremendous positive impact in their life. Remember: Life is hard, golf is hard, being nice is easy12 points
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Let me be clear at least for myself: I don't think there's any sort of "conspiracy" per se. I just think that our "view" of the virus is a bit exaggerated as a country. I'm excluding NYC, Philly, Detroit, and two or three other cities from this, but basically: The mortality rate is lower than most continue to believe. The infection rate is much higher than initially believed. These two go hand in hand. The disease affects older people greatly. They could have been under different restrictions than others. Most areas are seeing massively underwhelming use of their hospi6 points
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Tier 1 Take appropriate care of the golf course. Replace divots, fill divot holes with sand mix, repair ball marks (properly), rake bunkers (when rakes come back).5 points
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^This! I hate making trips to the ER just because it so damn expensive, but sometimes you just need to bite the bullet. I had an issue back in January, where this cough got so bad I coughed up some blood. The diagnosis from the ER was that it came from my sinuses being so dried out that it was tainting my sinus drainage. I also learned that your stomach doesn't like blood, and you will throw up if there is a serious enough issue. Lucky for me, it was not serious. It was scary enough to warrant the ER check.4 points
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Tier 1: Start a daily stretching routine. People always talk about fitness but often neglect stretching/flexibility. Not only will positively impact your golf game it also will help you feel better in your day to day life.4 points
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Take a break, get better. Golf will always be there, even if you go back and only play sporadically. Golf is like Hotel California, anyway.3 points
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The world going to 💩 is all the more reason to do things that work for you.3 points
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Here are a few pics.3 points
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Skip the driver and get those lessons. IIRC you haven't been happy with your play over the last year or two. Now is as good of a time to get working on that as any.3 points
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I bought her… this: It's what she wanted! P.S. She thinks flowers (and cards) are a waste of money.3 points
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If you injured your knee at some point, and the golf swing or walking is likely to aggravate that injury, then I suppose that could be (part of?) the problem. Thing is: How would you know until you tried? If that was my concern I'd hit the range, start out real gentle like, half swings without much behind them, and slowly ramp up. If I really loved golf, and I currently do, I wouldn't let "what might be" stop me. As for the courses you play normally being closed: That might be a bigger deal for me, personally. I don't like change. Or at least I don't like change I'm not driving2 points
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As good as I did one month prior to the "accident". I do not notice any loss of motor skills and I believe my mental acuity is the same (somewhere between moron and idiot). I look forward to swinging a club again to see if I lost anything that I had not already misplaced.2 points
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Please thank your wife on behalf of us, too!2 points
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Wow! Glad things worked out well.2 points
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I had a similar story of someone hitting into me. I wanted to play nine holes, so I asked if I could go off the back. The starter said sure, but make sure hole #9 was clear so as not to cut in front of anyone. So, I get to #10. I look over, and this single golfer is walking off #8 onto #9's tee box. So I go ahead and hit. As I am walking down #10, he asks me if he could join me for the back nine. I decline politely. I play the next 8 holes with out him waiting a shot on me. He was usually teeing off as I was leaving the green. I get to #18 fairway and a ball comes flying over my head. I look b2 points
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He's your brother? Punch him in the nuts, tell him to stop cheating, and then schedule your next round together.2 points
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They were just khakis, just like the ones worn by Jake, at State Farm. 😁2 points
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Golf is a fine balance between trying to score well (it's relative) and play well and enjoying a day in the elements and hopefully with good friends, or at least interesting people. Mcanadiens, you can still pure a 7 iron and get the same pleasurable feedback, whether you are scoring or not.2 points
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Sometimes it's good to change things up and just play without the pressure of a score or anything. I sometimes think about playing practice rounds and how those may help me because if I hit an errant shot, who cares, and if I'd really like, I can drop another there and take another shot without concern (provided I don't slow anyone down). Good luck, sir!2 points
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Very cool! Not just the invites, but also that they give you an “excuse” to get out and enjoy the game again!2 points
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You never get back a round you didn't play.2 points
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If you play, it would make for a great blog posting!2 points
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Well, the pro wasn't exactly encouraging. But I guess it depends on what you want to gain from the experience. Compete for the 'ship (or a flight)? - sounds like it's probably not setup to give you a run at that. Meet some new people? - maybe. Build some personal mettle by forcing yourself out of your comfort zone? - yeah, may be a good opportunity for that. Have fun? - honestly it doesn't sound like it sets up to be much fun (if it was me). For me - I'm all for meeting people and pushing myself in competition, even when I know I'm outclassed in the talent or experience categories.2 points
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Tier 1: Clean your clubs. Don't get upset the ball didn't spin as much as you wanted it to when your grooves are full of dirt and grass. Tier 2: Learn how to read your lie. Don't try to hit your fairway wood over a forced carry when the ball is buried in deep rough.2 points
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If the country would act the way it has for the past couple of months I think we’d have the mildest flu season in years. Not shutting businesses, but with some social distancing and masks it would make a substantial difference.2 points
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Thanks @JetFan1983 ! If you guys want a course built. Just put the coupon code TheSandTrap in the form that you use to see if the course can be done. It will bring the cost of the course down to $299 from my normal price of $387.95, if it can be done and you decide to purchase it. Can my course be done? - The Lidar King - Creating your local and favorite courses for TGC 2019 Please fill out the form out and include the full course name and address. There is no obligation and I will contact you to let you know if the course...1 point
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I can't speak to the back-swing, because I'm still working on that, myself. But the hip pivot thing I can. After reading on another forum a couple extensive threads about the biomechanics of a good swing, and related articles: The penny finally dropped. This happened post-season. Then we had a nice day in January where I could throw the mat out back and give it a try. Holy smokes! I hit about three dozen balls out into the woods. Instead of my normal fade or slice, I was now getting a lot of very straight hits. My misses were draws or hooks. I think I had only two I hit thin and a1 point
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I have battled on and off with the overswing piece especially with my long irons, personally even a "90% swing" feel didnt work for me, I needed to feel even less, my thought was a "Finau swing" or basically "waist high" and surprisingly what felt waist high to me actually was a normal looking swing length and resulted in very solid iron shots without any distance loss. I would make sure you get the proper pivot piece fully down too, my overswinging was drastically reduced when my instructor got me to finally start pivoting properly, so it's possible that once you get the pivot piece full1 point
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I, of course, wish you the best. Stay safe. While you're waiting to get your mojo back would you like to send me your clubs? I'd make sure they were cared for properly! 😁1 point
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Good to hear and keep up with your progress.1 point
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Brian, sorry I missed this post. So glad you came through ok. Hope we can get together and tee it up this summer on one of my work visits to the mitten.1 point
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Looks like a good, honest start. I blogged for a few years and it helped me feel accountable to the process. Good luck and keep at it!1 point
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Absolutely. Best thing that ever happened for me was when she said yes 37 years ago.1 point
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When handed a bucket of lemons, you made a pretty decent lemonade. Well done.1 point
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For the right price, he could be.1 point
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There's always amputation...1 point
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I made huge improvements in 6 months by working on 5SK skills While reading LSW. He’s just got to put the work in.1 point
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Indeed. I'll still hit a few ok here and there. Enjoying my time beats the starch out of whatever number I write on my scorecard. I'll take my pleasure where and when I find it.1 point
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Even better!1 point
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Play the appropriate set of tees. Or do your own "blended" set. Most of all, have a blast.1 point
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One of my most enjoyable rounds of golf was also one of my worst scores in the past decade. I hope you enjoy the round and have a good score.1 point
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If you play ready golf, they won't care how you play. I say "Go for it"1 point
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It takes very little talent to manage your time. Show up at the course well before your tee time. Have your ducks in a row before you reach the first tee. Be ready to play your shot before it is your turn. Watch the shots the other players play. Take note of where they land. Update the score card when you've got a few minutes. Take more than one club when faced with a hike. Stuff like that that.1 point
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Happy Anniversaries to @CarlSpackler and @iacas1 point
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Hey, today's my 15th anniversary! Congrats to us both!1 point
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Congrats on the the new home!1 point
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This. And that’s all I’ll say.1 point
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It’s more than that. Talk to doctors. They’re saying they’re being pressured to list things as COVID deaths. Extra $ involved too. The media has generally been shit for this as has the CDC.1 point
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Tell that to someone who lost a loved one because an asshole went too Florida for spring break. Seriously, the lack of empathy you have is scary. Also, back in early April no one new how bad this would be. What if it was bad. Should we take the risk of causing a lot of unwanted deaths just to satisfy your idiotic bravado.1 point
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By Colins69 ·
I had the same issue with my left elbow, physiotherapist treatment worked for me to reduce the pain. Then strengthen the forearms and wrists, I'm stronger and pain free and enjoy hitting a golf ball, I looked online for golf stretch and strengthen exercises and now have a routine that helps me. Good luck... -
By Colins69 ·
I like the KBS out of the two you mentioned, but a lot of variables to consider so I think a trip to a professional fitter is the best suggestion I got... -
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By k4y ·
I guess it's not extremely "unconventional" but I think many parts of the swing goes against some of the more "standard" teachings, or at least what I see on Youtube (forgive me I'm still relatively new to golf). Some of the differences of this upright/2-plane type of swing, according to the Jim Hardy 2-plane swing vs more "standard" golf teachings: Using more of the arms to generate power, rather than the body Having less depth at the top of the backswing Being slightly across-the-line at the top of the backswing Having a more open club face coming down Less body and hip openness at impact Of course not every "upright swinger/2-planer" adopts all of the above, but those are the things that Jim Hardy mentioned in his book and I'm trying to follow it as I don't have any other guide. -
By iacas ·
I don’t think a “2 Plane Swing” qualifies as “unconventional.” Please embed videos here: https://thesandtrap.com/how-to/embed-videos/
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