julie_m

Anyone know how I figure out where to vote? Looked at the Sec of State site...still no luck!

Missing chips and putts qualifies you for Team Red Tee?! Group therapy?! ... Claire behaving?!

What I gathered is that it was shipped out two weeks after he ordered on Aug 16 - which would be Aug 30. He posted on September 22. Not to argue, but to me, that makes it worse (September 22 being more understandable.) Smallville, I completely agree, I was thinking the same thing when your post came up. In my war with Quaker (long story, but I was ripped off by "creative pricing" and sent an email) just like with subseventyguy, customer service pointed fingers and everyone else was blamed...but they sent me FOUR free products. Since I can barely afford food, that was much appreciated. Since we're talking about a BELT and not a set of clubs/whole wardrobe/whatever, I think that would be a fair deal for Dent, too. You better fill us in as soon as you get it!

your creative cursing

I can't get over how the show insists on spelling it "Ex's" on screen. It's "Exes." Plural, not possessive.

I'm assuming you're right handed?

putting greens when

2.93 in Texas! Ike me arse. BTW, I notice gas always gets cheaper before an election, if Republicans are in power.

That's harsh. If you don't like the poll, don't take it, or respond. Pretty easy. I think the responses are interesting. The folly of my generation is that someone, somewhere along the way convinced us we can be anything we want to be. (The opposite is what my dad always said - work hard so you can play hard.) I'm lucky that yes, I found a way to get paid for doing something I love to do anyway. I would - and have - volunteered to do it before. But once it's a job even the fun starts to get killed - you're accountable to someone, the people who pay you hold you to a high standard, you can't take vacation. I suppose you have to think about that if you think about doing something like pro golf.

I just thought my sandtrapper friends would like the quote.

Ron Goldman on OJ's conviction: "I only hope his cell faces out toward a golf course." HAHA, talk about h3ll!

Aw, thank you! I convinced him the slivers of metal in my teeth are old fillings he forgot he put in.

Neat! No, I haven't seen the show much...but how perfect, I'll have a golf entourage! It could even still be a posse (Claire does have the bling bling belt)...Yes, a golf posse. We can wield our clubs in intimidation.

Hey, happy birthday! You missed the dancing bananas in your celebrations.

That is so rockstar! You can be the Jeremy Piven one.

Mine is just a theory, really, based of trying to visualize what you told us. Getting the 90 degree angle in that shot, that's my best guess. But I'm not a teaching pro. (There are some on here I believe, we'll see what they think.) My experience with drills is that you're not necessarily always hitting balls. Just getting the motion in your body memory for when you do drive.

How are you at lag in your swing? This is a drill, it's not how you're going to hit normally, but I'm wondering if you ever really get that 90 degree angle in your swing. Perhaps that's what he's trying to get you to do. This is what I'm talking about : It's Sergio Garcia, so he has a very severe lag (and yes, strong wrists) so it may be an extreme example, but an ideal.

Haha, I just played in Ike. I remember hitting a fine driver shot that landed basically at my feet. (An exaggeration, but it d@mn near felt like it.) On the back few, I would tap seven irons onto the greens from the tees. It was nuts! But no waiting!

Alright, three things. 1. Claire, you rock my argyle socks. 2. Observation: He he 3. When did I get a posse? That is so hip hop! Can I call it an entourage? I've always wanted an entourage.

You did cut off my quote, which is essential to understanding my argument ...I'm aware of your second point, but for the average high handicapper who complains about having to putt several times, it's a solid technique. (The likelihood of making a 10+ foot putt if you've golfed six months is far slimmer than the likelihood you'll be chasing that suc*er around quite a bit.) I know when I'm more confident with my game, prob close to scratch, I'll start trying for those crazier putts. I'm also not talking about leaving it short of the hole. I'm talking about putting the ball right next to it. A tip I heard (I want to say Hank Haney?) is to imagine you're shooting for a spot the size of an ice cream bucket, or even a hula hoop. You know, the diameter of the club. It's a drill you can do, to lay a club down over the hole and try to hit the club. (I'm really not making this stuff up, smart people have said it too, I promise! ) And Mposter - no gimmes! This one man (who is to remain unnamed but that I play with quite a bit if you get my drift) always picks up his balls for gimmes. I always say sweetly, "Aw, you can make that putt!" He (usually) figures it out. Better golfers are often so because they work on a couple parts of their game hard, and completely neglect one.

HAHA! You can try, my dear, although I do believe it's a pseudonym.

This public service announcement has been brought to you by Smallville. Love it...My first year voting (MN) I started in August trying to get registered and get my absentee ballot sent to college (also in MN). Apparently, three months isn't enough for them to get this done. I was on the phone up until that day...then I walked into the nearest voting office and demanded my right to vote...apparently you can't do that (since I didn't own property or have a single bill in that county) and they barred me from voting. My calls and emails to the state were not returned. (And our votes really counted, it was the year of the whole Wellstone debacle. I plan to b*tch about this until the day I pass away.) Start early and insist it get done!

Hi my name is Julie and I 2-putt. I'm the same as him - in other words, plan to two-putt. With the first putt, try to get it close, on the second, get it in. Don't be a hero. I very rarely make it on one putt (confession) - but just as rarely, I do anything more than two-putt. If throwing money at your problems makes you feel better, then by all means, buy the whole set of books and new clubs. I suggest a Jack Nicklaus book at the library, brush up on your triangle and grip. But if you have a club that swings comfortably and keeps the triangle between your shoulders and hands, fear not, that's not the problem. Just watch the PGA. Those guys go through putters faster than they go through blond girlfriends. Now think, if there was any putter that was so great it turned a player from a choke to a Tiger, don't you think everyone would use it? The best tip I ever got was watching Anthony Kim shake his putter a bit like he's shaking someone's hand before each putt (he says it keeps the grip loose) - I now do that with every one of my clubs. But I got that not buying into some gimmick, but rather, just watching and paying attention to the details. Anyway. This is getting long and turning into a rant. Good luck, and I'd use the "edit" button if you ever have anything to add to a post.

Let's see, you posted this 17 hours ago? I'm on Texas time...so that's...5 p.m. yesterday evening. I was still working.

And...happy Friday!