Lefty2380

Harvey Penick is amazing...i read it when i was 12 and again this year and it just gets more and more amazing each time...pick it up at all costs, its truely one of the best golf books ever...

what branch of the military? i have a friend that just went to the Naval Academy (going to be a marine)...welcome to the forum

I don't have one specific favorite, but i have a few great ones to mention for you... # 7 at Cohasse Country Club--A very short 320 yard par 4 with a downhill tee shot...the front of the green is guarded by a very difficult bunker, making the go for the green extremely hazardous...missing left runs the risk of two large bunkers and missing right is out of bounds...the green is a Donald ross signature postage stamp size, and behind the green is OB. its a great risk-reward hole. gotta love ol' donnie Ross. The entire shattuck Course is amazing. its soo difficult but so worth playing over and over. its target golf all the way, with little room for error, which is what i love.if you have a mentally strong game, you will prevail 100% of the time...great golf

Erik, i really cant stand how childlike you are...your what? a twentysomething little geek who hides behind a computer screen all day looking to call people like me names like ignorant boobs? i think you have a lot of issues man. anyways, i didnt say it was a mac-pc debate, i was stating that i dont like the mac computer...the operating system is garbage to me...windows is easy to manage and its got more to it in my opinion... which is exactly that, my opinion...i have used macs before and i dont like them...so get off my nuts alright? haha people need to just chill out...this is some f**kin forum you got going here erik, full of uptight people who dont like a little off digression "THIS THREAD IS CALLED MAC USERS! YOU USE WINDOWS! AHHH IM BEING RETARDED! GO AWAY GO AWAY!" CHILL OUT PEOPLE...i dont care if nobody sides with me on this, its my opinion that macs blow, it doesnt mean you have to jump on me for it...get a LIFE

i dont agree...my thinkpad was ready to go and the huge processor made everything so fast...plus my thinkpad is so reliable and so easy to use...windows is so easy to run, there are no problems with it, and it keeps my computer up to date with the latest things...its all i need...have fun replacing your mac in 2 years...

we were playing a tournament and it was me (at a 1 handicap) and my friend (a 4) against two other great golfers. there was a monsterous 487 yard uphill par 4 that we were playing...both me and my partner put ours on the green and one pof the guys put it close. the other guy however, hit his OB... we went up to look for it and we had all seen it go OB, even his partner had said it...it frickin flew over the stake...so we went up to look just to satisfy the beriddled golfer and what does HE find? a golf ball...except it was different than the one he said he was playing...hmm so after a bit of an argument we let him hit, we were up 5 holes after 5 anyways so why complain...so he hit his shot and it went flying over the green..ok right? who really cares? oh no... "That wasn't my ball, i have mine right here!" yup, he said it...so after 5 minutes of explination and rules book pointing, we finally caught a rules official and he went and explained it to him, thank God...my millions of rules books paid off in the long run, and we swept the match 8 and 7... I love to win. but cheating is a low i will never commit to. I cant have a true handicap if i cheat, and its only going to hurt me to cheat...mind games are ok depending on the situation...the people i play with on a regular basis do it with me all the time, and they say I'm the only one with a tough enough mind game to keep it outta my head...thank God...the shit they throw at me is enough to make you cry laughing..."Hey mike, is that a 7 iron? my wife is 6 months pregnant and even her fetus could hit an 8...just so you know..." It gets worse, but those phrases cant be seen in public places...

i dont know why it didnt stay up here, but i posted it before and so I'll do it again... I have an IBM thinkpad 7-60 and its all modded out so its going to do well with me through college...Can't wait as for Macs, i cant stand them...too boring, too inconvienent...we hed the desktops in school and the notebooks were used at my work for a while...just hated the damn things..i dont like apple in general..way too overpriced for the product they bring...nike anyone? IBM is the way to go...nothing better in my opinion, and ive tried the bulk of them out before i bought this one and tuned it up like a sportscar...this thing just cant be beat! so Boo apple HORRAY IBM!

i probably wouldnt be too hard to cast one, at my course we have a regular putting green and a smaller one with the 2 inch cup...they get the same treatment so it's a great way to practice the accuracy part of the putt on course-like conditions...

I had one when i was 13 years old (youngest member to do so at my course) it was a 190 yard 3 wood (i was 13, keep in mind) and it was elevated enough so that my dad and I didnt see it go in, but the couple on the tee next to the green started cheering and clapping and i said to my dad "must be close!" i wouldn't have guessed it ever...best feeling ive had, and im 17 now os hopefully more are to come...

haha Im 18 and i dont get to choose either... I'm just not a fan of NJ when i drive through it because everyone there is aweful to you both on the road and off...just not a fan i guess...

Thanks a lot Don (if I may) for the advice...its 10 right now so i dont think I'll get an answer but i sure will try soon, it's definetely worth a look right? thanks again for your help!

I post this thread so as to see what people would like to change about the rules...It would be my hopes that people respond with ideas, however outragous they be, as to how things would change if you could change any aspect(s) of the game...from pointless rules to local rules to random game points, what would be different if you were the big guy? I'm going to throw out a few of my own, to get this started... 1) (this is just me being picky) did you know the maximum length of your Tee cannot exceed 4 inches?? Yes, i would probably never want anything more than that (i use a 3 1/4" most of the time) but i dont see how you can limit it...oh well, its just me being weird...i wouldn't have a limit on stuff like that... 2) I would like to extend the par for courses, meaning having longer pars, no limit to the size. maybe this could happen when we play on the moon and it takes our ball about 2 hours to land.

i dont think it was off topic so much as it was further discussion... The whole technology deal is a very sensitive topic right now (i think I'm going to start a new threead about it in a minute). With new meterials and clubs like hybrids and alike being developed year after year, its hard to say that technology takes away from the game when scores arn't getting any lower... For instance, the R7 may allow you to adjust the weight, but for the average golfer, it doesn't alliow for improper swing mechanics...sometimes the adjustment in weight can amplify the undesired swing and push that 280 yard drive further into the woods... that being said, i think further technological advances in golf would greatly benifit the game...anything to bring more people in is a great achivement, and making it easier to begin is even better... As an equipment obsessed golfsmith myself (here is where i bring it back to topic) I am always looking for a new way to shape my shots. i have multiple hybrids (check out the ones they have on www.paradoxgolf.com ) with the movable weights and I like to hit them at the range. if i can blast a 240 yard 21* hybrid and shape the shot I want, what's the reason I can't use it? because it makes it easier? I still have to put the right swing with the right line with the right amount of spin with the right distance on the ball...call it what you want but DON'T call it easy...

for a while i played with just a PW (48) and a 60* lob wedge...its how i became really good at hitting the desired shots with either...now im putting a 4th (have been playing with 3) in my bag so I can sharpen the short game and drop the final strokes i want to...i can hit the same shots with a 4 iron as i can with a 3, so i figure the 3 isn't needed

gotta bump this just because im so interested...anyone? please?

agreed, bands form the so-cal region have heavily influenced the west cost modern scene, and it was bands from underground seattle that did it before them...the surge of punk rock emo crap is in Jersey right now, which is where it belongs...the armpit of the nation...anyways all the bands you listed are ones i love, so i guess ive got 2 twins...this is getting to be good!

i would call that diverse...wow haha i like a lot of those bads as well, but the rap in there is your demise (im ny opinion of course, its not ACTUALLY going to get you shot 9 times like 50 cent...). The Beastie Boys are amazing, they're the only "rap" group I listen to, and even now they are moving away from it...but overall, I give that list a B...quality mixed with rap is a different, sort of weird combination...do you think Jimmy Page would enjoy some Tupac from time to time? doubt it hahaha

i think i found my twin! cobain...hero of mine...but i have begun to listen to some heavier stuff...Rage Against the Machine is pretty heavy but the words flow so well...i just love it...i play a lot of guitar when not golfing so i guess its inherent that i like the guitar gods...

Jon, as an avid Phil fan and a fellow lefty, I hope your name refers to his amazing ablility to control the flop shot sather than the fact that he can flop a lead in a matter of a few holes...please?

So when i play alone i usually play with my MP3 player blasting my eardrums to near deaf levels. I do this for a few reasons... 1-its relaxing 2-it helps me to keep my head out of the bad shot mindset 3-it helps in that when i play with others or in general, i learn to ignore interference that might mess up your normal player So here is a list of bands i like...you can list yours if you want too, i guess thats what i intended this thread to be...but it doesnt have to be music you listen to on the golf course, it can be music in general... Nirvana, Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Stone Temple Piloyts, Rage Against the Macine, Pearl Jam, Audioslace, 311, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, and Bush...only the best for me

for you Chas, Im Mike C. and its nice to meet you Erik i dont care if you agree or disagree with what i said, its just that it bugs me and so i thought I'd bring it up. so agreeing to disagree is nothing seeing as i am not looking to agree with anything...its my opinion, and in large part a fact, that quotes are used far to often...but I'm tired of people telling me im wrong by saying that paraphrasing is a better alternative and whatnot, point is, this is a golf forum not a debate forum about forums...right? anyone else have a pet peeve before my head falls off?

hey, captain bold, i got the point, but MY point is that its not necessary in most cases. if the post you are quoting is right above your post, NOT NECESSARY. if the quote is helpeful to your point, its necessary...but to quote something every time you post is just plain stupid. it is not necessary to quote every sentence in a post, especially if none of what you quote pertains to what you are talking about. Contexually useful, yes...but always necessary, no. See, thats my point. i just summed up what i wanted from your post without making matters difficult. when you quote something, you still have to explain why you are quoting it and why it is relative to what you are saying (to quote correctly that is) and so you can save a lot of time, effort, and headaches by just paraphrasing what you need. I never said quoting wasnt helpful, and i never meant for this to be an argument. to quote your original post here "Speak with immunity"...aparently a hypocritical statement...but either way this wasn't meant to be an erik bash and to me you are still a cool guy (your podcasts do a great job keeping me company while i pick the range, and being part of the podcast would be sweet) overall, my point is this...quote when necessary, but dont quote the entire post if only one sentence pertains to what you are saying...and quote in moderation, because too many quotes is far too repetetetetetetetetetetive

running with the gamesmanship idea...there is a book called "How to Win at Golf Without actually Trying" and its loaded with all sorts of ways to win mentally over your opponent with such lines as you mentioned as well as other things...it clearly doesnt reccomend cheating because thats...well...thats cheating...but its got a lot of good tips on how to keep your mental game sharp and you're needle in your opponent's balloon sharper... ...if that last sentence made sense, I'll take the credit, otherwise i heard it from my little sister... I am very competative when the time comes, but i usually like ot relax and play some good golf. ive got a friend who plays me for small things in the proshop (bags of tees, a sleeve of cheap balls, small accessories, a bucket of range balls, etc.) and for that stuff i dont usually play too seriously. I have enough respect for the game to be competative yet under control...a lot of people i know are competative to the point where if they miss a put on the second hole of an 18 hole match they will go nutso...it just doesnt make sense to me...

if you dont need people to read it why post it in the first place? paraphrase or something...why quote them if its not completely necessary? i also hate sarcastic or "tough guy" remarks made by complete losers who hide behind a screen name...but that one is probably just me...

ok im really REALLY getting sick of quotes. Erik, my man, you do it FAR too often...do you ever post without quoting? quotes are good for research papers and stuff like that, but honestly, quoting the witire post is hardly necessary when its a few inches up...and its not just you, dont take this personally, but people are quoting entire posts just to say "I agree"...its RIGHT FREAKING THERE, WE DONT NEED TO READ IT TWICE