Braivo
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Michigan opened up vaccination to all ages earlier than expected. I snagged an appointment for April 6. One week to go.
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That's part of the problem, it's not open to everyone yet. It opens to everyone 16+ on April 5, but I think they need to move that up based on the low demand. There have been several stories, locally, that African-Americans are very distrustful of the vaccine and vaccination rates are quite low.
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How does everyone feel about the round robin versus single elimination format? Does the round robin take away some of the excitement? I have mixed feelings. I like seeing so much golf on W-F, but the excitement of single elim is tough to beat.
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Detroit set up a big vaccination clinic at Ford Field (NFL stadium). So far they are getting nowhere near the daily 6,000 person capacity. I sensed there was a lot of demand for shots as appointments are hard to find, but maybe that's not the case? Anyway, I found this interesting. No shows at Ford Field Thursday leaves COVID-19 vaccines available for walk-ins On Thursday, there were numbers of no shows, meaning there was an excess of vaccine doses.
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Things aren't looking good in Michigan right now. Michigan's COVID-19 case rate is 2nd worst in US, schools go virtual, hospitals fill up Michigan now has the second highest COVID-19 case rate per capita in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.
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I've had an old Garmin watch for about 8 years now. It does nothing but display the yardage to the center of the green. I love the simplicity and ease of use. I glance down and it tells me the yardage. No buttons to push, nothing fancy. Well, it's about dead now, so I am looking to replace it with something similar. I was looking at the Garmin Approach S10 Lightweight Watch. It's $100 and seems to be the "newer" version of my old simple watch. Anyone have any experience?
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I'm a big fan of match play. They should do more of these. The Olympics should be match play too (OT). Plus, live golf on Wednesday! Let's go!
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I mostly avoid playing golf on weekends between 9am and 1pm. I have found during this time that most foursomes are not out there to get a round of golf in, they are there to drink beer and escape their home lives. There is zero urgency to their pace, and most don't seem to be brushed up on etiquette. If I can't get an early morning tee time on the weekend (before 8am), I will usually wait until the course thins out around 2pm.
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Great video share @The Flush I highly recommend watching it all the way through. All three vaccines are 100% effective against hospitalization and death. Get one. Any one.
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Here in the north, March is the time of year when the golf bug hits. The anticipation is high and I usually find myself wanting to upgrade some equipment for the new season. However, it's also the most expensive time, it seems. Very few sales or discounts. I am sure retailers want to capitalize on the spring fever. But that begs the question, what is the best time of year to buy golf equipment? Late season (fall)? Dead of winter?
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It reduces the chance of death to ZERO. All of the vaccines do. The JNJ leaves a little more chance for you to still get sick (mild in most cases), but it works. And it only requires one dose, which might help with compliance. No reason to shy away from the JNJ. How Effective Is the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine? Here’s What You Should Know We asked UCSF infectious disease expert Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, to unpack some of the big questions around vaccine science, such as how the Johnson & Johnson vaccine differs, how well it works against the new...
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Michigan Covid surge raises fears it’s an early sign of things to come across US | Michigan | The Guardian State recorded nearly 17,000 new cases last week as numbers underscore the need for a speedier vaccine rollout, experts say I am hearing there's a lot of skepticism about the vaccine in the city of Detroit. What this article says echoes @iacas stance that we can't Leon Lett this. Seems the most important metric right now is shots in arms.
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Should Divots Be Considered Ground Under Repair?
Braivo replied to Foursum Golf's topic in Rules of Golf
I'm not going to read 60 pages of replies, but my stance is simple - there is no way to clearly determine what constitutes a "divot" so there is no way this can become a rule. -
Got it set up to record on the 29th. Thanks for the heads up. This should be good. Surprised they aren't hyping it more.
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My Dad had heart surgery last year. He nearly died, then had a wonderful recovery and decided to pick up the game of golf again after 25 years of not playing. It has helped him regain strength and gets him outside. So my goal this year is simple, play as much golf with my Dad as possible and be thankful for every minute of it. (But I will be trying to break 80 too!)
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You willfully ignore the other side of the equation - the costs of restrictions. None of this is a free ride. Every closure or shut down or restriction has a COST associated with it that must be considered in relation to the benefits. Any yes, I am optimistic. I will consistently err on the side of less restrictions or government interventions. Always. I believe people should choose their own risk tolerance. @DaveP043 and @iacas I don't disagree with your sentiment about being "cautious" a bit longer, but I think that should be up to each person or family to decide how cautious they want to be. If you're an unvaccinated grandmother and your grandson when to Miami for spring break, maybe not see him for a bit, right? Your teen son wants to play basketball but you live with your elderly grandmother? Maybe sit out. Choices. You might not believe this, but I have zero interest in being in a big crowd of people until I get the vax. I am being cautious myself. I have seen a few friends in their 40s have a rough bout with the illness with lingering effects. I don't want it. And yes, I am fired up. Right now in Michigan, an obese diabetic with big risk factors can belly up to a bar at Applebee's, throw down his mask, and order a rack of ribs and a beer without any questions asked. But my fit and healthy 15-year-old son has to shove a cotton swab up his nose three times a week to be able to participate in sports with about a 50% chance of cancelation.
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The only graph that matters in my opinion - hospitalizations. The only reason we closed things down was to avoid overwhelming the hospital system. We flattened the curve into submission and are nowhere near threatening capacity. With the vulnerable population largely vaccinated, we are unlikely to get anywhere close again. Forcing closures should be a last resort to avoid overwhelming our medial system. That is not the case, so no such measures should be in place.
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"OMG all those Super Bowl celebrations will spread COVID!" https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2021/03/03/tampas-super-bowl-was-not-a-coronavirus-super-spreader-officials-say/ Now it's "Look at all those people having fun, STOP THEM!" Spring breakers are a low risk group, they'll be fine. Also, open the schools! Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) CDC provides credible COVID-19 health information to the U.S.
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This resonates with me, a lot. I have three kids and each has dealt with this differently. My 13yo daughter struggled mightily in the absence of her peer group. She moped around the house for most of this past winter. We did everything out of the house we could find, but kids that age want their friends more than anything. Now my son, who has ADHD and needs healthy physical outlets, keeps having his activities canceled due to asymptomatic positive cases. His wrestling season got shut down last week, then his school, and now his Jiu Jitsu gym closed. He keeps taking blows. It's hard to justify when it's a virus that has little impact on kids his age. Let the kids be kids, let them do their thing, and like you said, we can mitigate the virus in other ways and in other places, but leave the kids alone. They are now starting to test ALL teen athletes in Michigan on a weekly basis. They are going to find constant asymptomatic cases, the same way they did when they started testing wrestlers. These sports seasons will go nowhere now, sadly. Another year of needless cancelations and disappointments.
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What metrics do we need to meet?
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Nobody can tell me exactly what metrics we need to hit to fully reopen! Is it zero cases? 50 per million? Hospitalizations below 5%? What is it??? All anybody says is “follow the science” or “listen to the CDC” but look where that’s got us.
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Yes.
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Right, but 95% on top of a virus that was mild for 95%+ of people. The numbers start to get really small really fast. In other words, case numbers might still stay elevated, but severity (number of people hospitalized, etc) will reach a number we can live with. And this is assuming we can eradicate this thing completely, when perhaps it'll become more like the seasonal flu, something we just have to live with, where we get a new vaccine each year to protect against variation. Edit: The vaccine trials show they basically prevent death 100% of the time. At which point this becomes an illness like any other. We can live with it if it's not deadly.
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I ask this sincerely: why can't we return to full normal once everyone has had an opportunity to get a vaccine? The only vulnerable people at that point would be those who refused. That's their risk, correct? Why do we have to delay "normal" for them? You and I get a vaccine, we are protected, we can't infect anyone, we can't get sick, why not normal?
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I think we are pretty close on agreement on all of this. Here's my concern: there's a pretty big gap between "all eligible adults are vaccinated" and "all eligible adults have an opportunity to get vaccinated." In that gap lies how this summer plays out. Biden says all adults should have a vaccine opportunity by May 1. So let's give til July 4 for two full doses and immunity. Now let's say we are 20-30% short of herd immunity because people refuse the vaccine (polling shows around that many will refuse). Do we wait for them to get on board before returning to "normal"?
