Double Mocha Man

I still read it. And I still posted about it. Maybe Mr. Dethier has retracted what he said.

Erik, you might be wrong here Blasphemy! This, below, from Golf.com, written by Dylan Dethier. Though I probably should have said, "...might be relaxed." "On the recreational side, golfers won’t have to worry about losing distance in the near future. Along with keeping the current ball testing standards in place, the USGA and R&A will look at the possibility of easing or eliminating the initial velocity test altogether, something USGA CEO Mike Whan confirmed was being discussed during his press conference at last year’s U.S. Open. “We’ve actually talked about removing some of the other tests that have been in place for a long time,” Whan said. “One is called initial velocity of a golf ball, and the other is the limitation on how big a sweet spot can be. We’re potentially analyzing removing those two tests, and the benefit of that is we think if we removed that, there’s a potential — not a guarantee — it’ll free up innovation space for the manufacturers to create a ball that would actually be better for low club speeds, be better for beginners … but actually give the manufacturers a little bit of freedom.” With an easing or elimination of the initial velocity test — the test is defined “as the speed of the ball as it travels 2π feet after impact with the striker” — could potentially increase the distance gap between a potential MLR ball and recreational offering. In other words, weekend golfers could actually see more distance in the long term."

Because they have to. Can you imagine Titleist not having their ball on the Tour? And they'll want to build balls for the other millions of us that now will go farther (under the rules).

So, from what I read, the ball restrictions for everyone except touring pros and elite golfers, will be relaxed. Also, sweet spot on clubs will be allowed to be bigger. Looks like we'll all be able to outdrive Rory...

Seemingly a kind thing to do, but you're cheating the rest of the field.

So many of the guys I play with know their distance, more or less, with each club in their bag. But their distance includes rollout from the fairway, hitting short of the green. There is no "rollout" on #17.

The broad side of a barn. And my playing partners told me I couldn't hit it...

I'm thinking most beginners make an arm and hand swing, which would explain why the teaching pro is trying to get you to make a (proper) full turn. Or, at least, the turn you're able to make at your age or because of physical limitations.

Nobody messes with Hal Sutton. He would've gone over...

I sent a memo to Tiger once, but I don't think he read it. I've always thought of Tiger as "fashion forward". Though I think his "people" dressed him... the Nike folks. Not sure if that is still the case.

You come up with some good ones! I will abstain from betting... that is a lose-lose situation. I know I'm not supposed to go between the "horns of the bull". So I will bet that the Mariners will be World Series Champions in 5 years...

Now. Now. Let's not be insulting to men.

No. I would ask the opinion of all the women on this site, but I don't think there are many.

Maybe Tiger should have handed JT an extremely short condom. Huh? I was wondering what other women thought of the stunt. In particular, women close to Tiger, in this case. I'll support Tiger here, sorta. When he did the tampon trick he thought it was just between him and Mr. Thomas. But when you're a celebrity your life is under a microscope. I think Tiger's had enough years to learn this.

Your daughter's opinion is her opinion. I have no issue with that. What Tiger did is fundamentally sexist, misogynistic and frat house behavior. It's another blemish on his off- course life. Speaking of daughters, I wonder what Sam thought of it?