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This is going to be my first time seeing the pros live, and the first time seeing Pebble other than from behind the green on 18 watching people play in. I'll get to be there for a practice round tomorrow and also Friday's round. I can't wait!

This is how I looked at it as well last night once it got out of hand. I'm hoping next year they take care of business outside of Seattle and avoid the CLink all together-- Go NINERS!

Just reposting yesterdays video after finding this slopro app

Thank you for the input. The grip for me is so easy to get lazy with, and lazy is letting it get into my palms. I need to form a good habit in the pre-swing. I had seen this drill before, but it definitely views differently now looking at my pivot next to it. Taking a couple of dry swings with this in mind, it feels tons different, and I can feel how much I let my right shoulder retract back--it's crazy. It's like it's my way of making myself feel like I'm getting a full turn, but then ends up with that hitch at the end. I really like the feel described by Erik at the end, where he talks about feeling that pressure point in the mid-arm. That feel/thought worked with my in the dry swings, and I'll look forward to taking this to the range and drilling the hell out of it. Thanks again!

Prediction: Sherman has a shutdown day as usual but Denver has too many weapons. Denver 28-20. One of Seattle's scores is on D or they are set up short field by turnover. Wild-ass guess, probably wrong, just ready to enjoy. More important question: What's everyone cooking for Super Bowl Party???? I have a 10 pound boston butt going in the Weber smoker tonight for a 12-14 smoke in about 50/50 apple wood/hickory. Dry rub with lots of ancho/guajillo pepper plus lots tons spices (ginger, allspice, cumin...list goes on). Everything pulled tomorrow and a thin, mustard-based vinegar finishing sauce added to the final product.

I've been Playing Golf for: 2 years, then 3 off, and now back into it for a year My current handicap index or average score is: High 90's My typical ball flight is: Push draw, straight, pull hook The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: Pull hook, push Videos: Working today at the range. This was the first time I've done video on my swing, and looking at it is pretty wild--still processing what I see. I've been trying to work 5SK keys 1-3 drills for the past few months. I would appreciate any comments on the swing and where my biggest flaw/area to work on is.Thanks so much!! PS I just realized how I tossed my club down at the end of the first video. I don't even know what that was about, it was so nice out :)

1) Keep drilling keys 1 and 2 to get them at or over 0.75, all the time. Every practice session will prioritize drills for these keys. Especially 2...I think. Working on drills for 1 and 2 for the last 2.5 months of last year got me more improvement than the 9 months before of just "tinkering" whenever I thought something was wrong. 2) Improve pitching from 25-40 yards out. I only have a 58 wedge, so hopefully making an investment in a nice 54 with plenty of bounce will help, as the pitching technique from this site that I've been working on gets tough with the 58 when I stretch out to 40 yards. 3) Improve lag putting. For this, I want to make a point to practice distance entirely separate from reading greens and the stroke itself. I've been doing this for the last two months, and it has helped, but obviously more work to do. MAYBE I can save some money and also take an aimpoint course this year--we'll see. Edit: I should add that this is certainly not with the expectation of getting to single digit anytime soon, but just to improve score-wise from the high 90's consistently right now, to low 90's/high 80's this year. I also will start tracking stats and make realistic goals to shoot for there as well.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I also wish you could get more of this stuff from the media, but at least the internet exists. Here's a new Brown piece about wrinkles in the Broncos O this year compared to their Indy playbook last year. This is particularly great because as good as Seattle's D is, Denver is just such a matchup nightmare when you get to the third and fourth options. Plus, as the piece mentions, teams have tried to employ press coverage against Denver, and they have answers. Certainly, no one does it better than Seattle though. I'm so amped up for this game. It's going to be such a fun Super Bowl. With the Niners in it last year, I was just stressed out for the two weeks leading up. Sucks they didn't make it this year, but the silver lining is that now my only worry is what time to get the pork shoulder on the smoker Saturday night to be ready for gametime.

In preparation for the Super Bowl, here are a few articles from one of the best football analysts around, Chris B. Brown, aka "smartfootball". No lame narratives or attempts at fueling a controversy, just knowledge bombs being dropped. On the Seahawks side: This one breaks down how Pete Carroll's twists on some standard defensive concepts and how they've made Seattle's D so tough. For the Broncos: Manning will obviously be their guy, so here is a piece talking about some of the concepts Manning made his name with in Indy, and has brought over to Denver. Really awesome stuff if you are into the X's and O's. I've learned more about strategy reading Brown's work than I did in 6 years of organized football. Enjoy!

Growing up in the Central Valley, Livermore was always just a place to drive through on the way to San Francisco and home to Livermore Labs. It seems as though there is a lot of good golf (and restaurants and other stuff!) out there, though. And just on que, Roddy $24 offer on golfnow..... My brother-in-law played Coyote Creek back in October, on the Saturday in October where there was a random downpour in what seemed like all of northern California. He still loved it and wants to go back, so hopefully that gets checked off my list year as well.

I love those hillsides! Hole 10 is particularly fun. Par 5, tight fairway, but you're basically shooting into a valley, and even sort of big misses end up funneling back near the fairway. You can really let it rip with your tee shot. Glad you enjoyed Seascape. It's such a peaceful and fun round of golf, especially in the afternoon. My father-in-law loves Tilden. I will have to get out there! I have seen Roddy Ranch on the other NorCal thread. It looks like a beautiful course, and I definitely will be playing it soon--I don't think it's too much of a drive from Santa Cruz. The courses out here have been taking the drought pretty well. It's been great to be able to play in shorts and a polo, but the lack of rain is getting pretty ridiculous.

I didn't get any responses in the last course thread :( , but I am still very interested in hearing about some other great NorCal courses!! As I said before, I play pretty much exclusively in the Santa Cruz area, but I hear about a lot of great courses in San Jose, Livermore, and elsewhere not too far from me. What are some really great courses in your part of NorCal? What are the best value courses you play, say less than $50 or what you consider a steal?? For me, if you're in my neck of the woods I'm sure most of you know how great Bayonet/Blackhorse is. With golfnow, it especially follows as a great value. My homecourse is an Aptos, Seascape Golf , and I do think it's the best value around here. You can get on with a cart for less than $40 pretty much anytime of the year. From the tips, plays 70.1/130 at a hair over 6000 yards. It's well-kept, and weaves through the Rio Del Mar neighborhood of Aptos with a few nice ocean views in the distance. Lots of houses line the course, but are broken up by some nice treelines. It's a fair course with a few tough holes and usually some wind and/or pockets of fog that rolls in and out(especially in the Summer) to deal with. What are your favorites???

Even as a '9ers fan, I can admit that Sherman makes the league fun. People want pro athletes to fit a certain mold and say the appropriate things at the appropriate times in order to be "classy", but it's just sports. Sherman had a strong opinion about Crabs, and wasn't afraid to state it after the game rather than the usual "one game at a time, happy to be hear" cliche answer we usually get. Sherman has also been vocal in a positive way about guys he respects (Larry Fitzgerald, among others), has an incredible story (growing up in Compton, talking trash to his own guys when they'd skip class or do poorly in school, 4.2 GPA and then to Stanford), admits he isn't that physically gifted but instead prepares like no other and is student of the game, and makes his team mates better. Here's an example of the last two points. Did his rant piss me off initially? Of course. My favorite team just lost a heartbreaker. At the end of the day, though, I love what the guy brings to the league.

Sherman is definitely a guy that can get under your skin when he's not on your team, but it really was a great play to end it. SF is going to need to figure out how to throw on these guys if that's the secondary they'll be facing for a few years. Super Bowl will be awesome. I can't wait to see how Denver attacks Seattle's D. As exciting as guys like Wilson and Kap can be, watching Manning when he is on is fantastic. I really haven't watched enough Denver football to get an idea of how their D will match up with Seattle's running game and Wilson's scrambling/improvisation.

Well, that biceps kiss would have meant a game-winning touchdown, so yes, you are correct.

And I will be drinking heavily, sadly chipping balls into my dark backyard tonight........ Go Broncos.

Go Niners!! I grew up in Turlock, Kap's hometown, and was his center when we were in high school. He's worked his butt off since high school and I know he is dialed in and ready to play at the CLink!

Definitely agree with this, even/especially as a high handicapper. When I first started playing, I had no wedges other than a 46 PW. When I went to buy a used club, I knew nothing, and I was recommended a 58 wedge. I have no idea how much harder I made it on myself looking back, but learning good technique from the quickie pitching thread made a great club for me around the green. I can play a high or low trajectory with it, and it's my go to full and 3/4 swings around 100yds and 75-80, respectively. It's still the only wedge in my bag, and I'll look forward to filling in some gaps there, especially for the 30-50 yard range, which is a really awkward distance for me to judge with the 58. If I could go back, though, I definitely would have gotten a 56 to have just one wedge in the bag.

Another vote to go play Bayonet if you have the chance. The course is beautiful and very fun to play. If you're flexible time-wise, you can get on for $50 with a cart on golfnow, which is an absolute steal!

Yea this research is often done with bikes as it's easier to stay consistent within the different treatments/protocols. They'll typically try and cover a range of intensities up through HIIT-type protocols based on some measure of intensity. I agree that this often times depends on what kind of cardio you're doing and what the goals are. I absolutely can't handle fasted exercise--very tough to feel as strong/fast/energetic compared to when I eat a meal beforehand. On the other hand, my little brother does little to no food before workouts. He feels sluggish. Interesting tidbit--Protein can also be a potent insulin stimulator. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20060863 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18249201

Hopefully I didn't come off as a know-it-all in regards to your post--just thought it was worth mentioning that there is lots of stuff to consider with fasted cardio. Here is a fantastic research review regarding the topic. We are definitely in agreement that lots of plans can work once all your goals are considered. One interesting thing to consider is that a really specific reason to do fasted exercise would also be to adapt to fasted performance in your sport. I know I don't eat much during a typical round, and 4 hours with little to no food while doing something athletic is not something most people do. I don't know what most golfers do, but I've seen everything from me eating nothing during a round to what seems like multiple meal courses packed in a cooler. 5400 in a month? How about 10,000 in 10 days?! I can't imagine you'd be able to swing a club for a month after something like this! Today's workout: A1) 45-degree incline bench press clusters (4 sets of 4 clusters) A2) Pull-up cluster (4 sets of 4 clusters) B1) Barbell bulgarian split squat (4 sets of 5) B2) Face pulls (3 sets of 10) C1) Barbell hip thrust off bench (3x6) C2) 1-arm bottoms-up KB waiter's walk (3 sets of 40 yards/side) D1) anti rotation chop with rope (3 x 10/side) D2) DB reverse lunch to 1-leg RDL (2 x 6/side)

While IF is awesome, the best known way to take off fat consistently in the literature is being in a caloric deficit. Lots of great benefits of IF, but the deficit is most important. That being said, I love IF, mostly for the way it compacts my eating plan. I've always been a big single meal eater, so narrowing my food intake window is great for letting me enjoy big meals without ruining a whole day. While there is evidence of a cadio "fat burning zone" where you will burn more fat during exercise, you have to consider long term fat balance when talking about what cardio is best for weight loss. saevel also has a good point in that our metabolism is very complex and the utilization of fat or carbs for energy is governed by many things, so both are always being utilized to some extent. Also, higher intensity cardio may not burn as much during exercise, but long term (post-workout) it can burn the same, if not more than lower intensity workouts. Either way can be very effective when placed in the context of your diet, goals, and preference. The benefits of fasted cardio don't seem to have enough of an effect to globally recommend it. It's something that can probably be left to personal preference. mvmac, the kettlebell workouts for 30 minutes sound brutal to get through, but awesome for weight loss however you slice it--you are braver than me! Before eating holidays, I try to get through a big cardio workout to make up for the damage about to be done to my belly. This Christmas eve (that's our big eating day) morning was a half mile run, 50 pull ups, 100 push ups, 150 BW squats, and 50 KB swings in any order to knock them out. I stick mostly to weight lifting, so I'm still hurting from both the workout and the food.........

Hopefully your pain gets better, I remember dealing with lingering shoulder issues after years of wear and tear from baseball. When you get it figured out, along with your doctor's recommendations, I'd highly recommend starting to do consistent mobility work and "pre-hab". Shoulders are finicky and it's just harder to move as we get older. Keeping good movement patterns is really important. Even if this is just largely overuse, overuse leads to fatigue, which leads to bad movement compensations that can cause pain. Check out Eric Cressey--he is a strength and conditioning expert that deals with lots of baseball players and is an expert in shoulder mobility and movement patterns. He has tons of assessment and mobility tips on his blog if you scroll around. Hope that shoulder gets healthy!

Shot even 100 yesterday at my home course, but that included a 45 back nine of probably the best golf I've played all year. I was thinking about the strategy discussions from this thread and why I was doing what I was doing. 1) I have no good reason why I play the tees that I do. There are three sets of tees, and I always play the middle at 5800yds/128 vs 5500yds/125 at the forward tees. I don't play the tips because I know I have no business doing so, especially on a crowded course. I don't play the most forward tees because I guess I always figured the distance wasn't a problem for me. I drive the ball well, stay in the course, and usually hit my driver as often as I can. I struggle with my swing low point consistency whether I'm hitting wedge or 5 iron. As stated in this thread by several people, I'm sure, despite that, I would still absolutely score better from the forward tees, but I guess whether I shoot 100 or 94 isn't that big of a deal to me. I don't think playing the forward tees would put me shooting low 90's/high 80's consistently. All of this to say I don't have a great reason to not play the most forward, but I also don't feel like I have a great reason to play them either. 2) I also had a chance to think about how to handle trying to make up for a bad tee shot. I had a total mishit on a par 5 off the tee, and was faced with the options discussed in this thread--hit something like a hybrid/long iron to make up the distance, or hit a more comfortable club (7 iron for me), take my medicine, and not try to do too much. For me, it was easy to choose my 3-hybrid. My big misses with this club are low screamers that skip down the course, and my best shot with this club will go 200 yards, and leave me with an easier approach on this particular hole. In these situations, I just ask myself if I could live with the mishit. If anything, I'd be more likely to hit 7-iron over 5-iron, as my big misses there are nasty chunks. So I guess with these types of decisions, unless there is a reason to be competitive with my partner, I don't worry about how tees or make-up shots will affect my score. Every shot I take, no matter where from, is an opportunity to work on ball striking, and that's my priority. I never really thought about these things, so it's been a great mental exercise reading this thread and thinking about it on the course.

I can relate to this. I had spent a lot of this last year working on my chips with the hands forward/leading edge technique, especially for hard pan lies. A few weeks ago, I read through the great threads here about engaging the bounce more, even with these types of lies--very foreign to me. Taking this to my practice sessions, I was amazed because my mind wanted to believe that there was no way I could avoid skulling the ball using this technique, but after a few hours of practice the ball contact became very repeatable and a very different shot (higher and much softer) than I was used to playing. It got really fun to play with variations based on how much bounce and where the ball was in my stance. I took this to the course last weekend for the first time, and even on the hard lies, I still found a lot of success with it. It was exciting to be able to not have the ball run out so much--definitely was not used to this as a high handicapper. Pretty much all of my issues were distance related, which will just take time getting used to backswing length and ball position. As for what Ernest said about more forgiving, I can think of two shots from my round that perfectly illustrated this. Both were inside 20 yards and were hard pan lies. On the shot where I engaged the bounce, I could feel that I struck the ground much too early. The club still got through, popped the ball up--though not as high as normal and with less spin--and got me on the green a little further than I had hoped for but I still a chance to putt. A few holes later, I tried to play that distance as a low runner, so I went shaft forward/leading edge, and again, hit the ground early. This time, the club stuck right into the ground, and I was lucky to even get a piece of the ball, and had to play another off of that lie again for my next shot. Small sample size, but those two shots will go a long ways for giving me confidence to use more bounce, even for the shots that are the subject here.