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I just wanted to add that you should be careful. That's not heat exhaustion, you had several symptoms of a heat stroke. One of the tricks I picked up from a golf buddy that I use down here in the NC heat is to take a few golf towels and soak them in water the night before. Then I stick them in a freezer and throw them in a plastic bag to take with me to the course. They'll remain cool all day, and I wipe down after each hole with one and leave the other on my head and neck.

I used to sling my controller when I lost at a video game, but after mowing grass for a month until I could save up enough to buy a new one I quit doing that. I can understand berating yourself, maybe even dropping an F-bomb but slinging clubs at the cart? That's just childish, what if his iron catches your driver square?

I had two Motorolas in a row die on me and had an upgrade due on my Alltel (now Verizon) service. I couldn't really switch to anything else because it's the only one that works in the dungeon basement office we have, so I got the Storm 9530. It's supposed to arrive today, so I'm hoping and praying it works with one of the GPS golf app's out there.

My wife and I are big fans, but have never seen them in concert. I scored some 5th row tickets on craigslist for 40 bucks each for a show here in October, which is her birthday. We saw the 3D IMAX concert and it was awesome, so I can't wait to see the real thing.

I'm sure it was exaggeration like everything he says, but that's why he's so damn funny. Someone else could tell that story and it just wouldn't be the same. He was one of my favorite thing in the Tiger Woods games. On another note, I'd never seen that shot before and it was amazing. I probably couldn't hit a 3 wood that far and he hits a friggin' wedge out of the rough?! That's unbelievable. I wonder what the hand signals are for all the clubs?

No offense but you were in the wrong. Couldn't you have just sat still for a few seconds to let him hit his bunker shot?

Holy crap, that was awesome. I was out yesterday and didn't get to see that until now. I was wondering why they had a car sitting near some holes, but I all I ever thought about was how cool it would be if someone dinged it.

I'm not sure which one to take, but here's what I have in my area: Golf Galaxy: $50 / 30 minute session with V-1 Swing Analysis or $150 for 3 sessions. Indoors at their facility so no range to see ball flight. Local Par 3 course: $45 / 30 minute session or $120 for 3 sessions. On the range but no swing software. Range where my father used to work: $45 / 30 minute session, or 125 / 3 sessions, 200 / 5 sessions, 380 / 10 sessions, or a 2 hour on the course playing lesson for 150 which includes green and cart fee. It's on the range and video. I guess this one is a no brainer.

That is just amazing to watch. I can't believe how still everything remains except for his arms and the turning of his upper body. It's like machine precision, yeesh. The one where the camera is in front of him was awesome! I felt like it was going to hit me, heh.

You should have asked her to bend over and pick up your ball for you.

I could have sworn that I saw someone in a televised tournament put the toe of their putter up against the ball to mark it, lifted the ball and cleaned it, and then replaced it back on the toe of the putter. It sounded in the rules like this was allowed but not recommended?

I'm not sure if donating to the Irish Army is going to help his golf game any, not to mention this "money" is all in Golftown Gift Certificates. They usually don't go as far as cash. Here are the pro's and con's: Scotty Putter: - May help or hurt your already good putting game with a nice Yes putter. Wedges: - See putter. Iron's for wife: - Will help her game which: - will make her want to play more - gives you brownie points - she'll encourage you to play more It's really a no-brainer to me because "if momma's happy, every one is happy."

Sweet, some of these are awesome. It reminded me of another one, slightly golf related. We stopped at this weird mini-golf place at the beach, it was indoors in a dark room with everything painted in flourescent paint. The only lights in the room were black lights and you wore polarized 3-D glasses. They had all sorts of freaky psychadelic aliens on the wall that popped out at you. There were two really sweet hole designs that used the 3D though: One hole was a typical straight put down the middle that was guarded by staggered rocks all the way down. The catch was that some of them weren't real, they were just painted on the ground and the 3D made them look real. The next to last hole was really clever. The hole itself was painted on the turf instead of being real. I noticed it because I took my glasses off from a headache but I let my wife putt out without telling her and she freaked out when it rolled right "through" the hole. Haha.

Ah that would be my luck. I'd win just one PGA tournament in my entire life and the trophy would say "Preparation H Cup champion".

Well we've got threads for all sorts of shots, good or bad, so I figured I'd start one with for those unbelievable ones that are just out there. Shot one: I shanked a ball low and left off the tee and it flew directly into a knothole about 10 feet off the ground and disappeared, never to be seen again. Shot two: This one I have no idea how it was even physically possible. I skulled an iron from the fairway and hit it maybe 6 inches off the ground with my usual wicked slice. It went directly for the greenside bunker on the right and I thought for sure it would plug deep near a lip. Nope, it skipped LEFT somehow, hit the rake and bounced on the green about 6 feet from the hole. Noone around to see it of course. Shot three: I played a course at the beach for the first time this past weekend, nothing fancy. It was an odd layout and I sliced my ball off the tee on a par four behind this little cart barn and some trees. I was maybe 10 to 15 feet away from the trees and managed to hit an iron right over them and land on the green. It wasn't until I after I putted out that I learned I was on the wrong green.

I took those screenshots as his backswing, where his hands are taking the club back faster than the head can keep up with. Is that the downswing?!

You can look these up online at the USGA's site. You did the right thing if you didn't place your ball closer to the correct hole's location: If a player's ball lies on a wrong putting green, he must not play the ball as it lies. He must take relief, without penalty, as follows: The player must lift the ball and drop it within one club-length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief. The nearest point of relief must not be in a hazard or on a putting green. When dropping the ball within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, the ball must first strike a part of the course at a spot that avoids interference by the wrong putting green and is not in a hazard and not on a putting green. The ball may be cleaned when lifted under this Rule.

You probably got 3 or 4 strokes from your sponsor too, hehe.

I write: "I stole this ball from a fairway" - A. Hole or "I left this ball in the woods to mark where my beloved dog of 22 years is buried. Thanks for leaving it so I can come back next weekend."

Would your shop have still started to do something that scratched it in the first place and then continue scratching it after the customer asked you to stop or do it differently? Here's an analogy: You bring your Lexus in to my shop to get it worked on and I decided to fix your tires alignment by beating on it with a 50 lb sledgehammer. You ask me to stop and I keep doing it and when you come to pick it up I say it's going to be two weeks to fix the scratches, but you can drive this Yugo instead. Yes it's an exaggeration but the point is it has nothing to do with how much money he spent there, or if he's entitled to anything being a regular customer. It has to do with saying "Stop $(*$%'ing up my club" and they didn't listen.

Even though I can't play them, I like forged blades the best. They just look clean and elegant, although modern looking ones like Taylormade R7's or R9s are nice too. The one I despise the most are the Ping Eye 2's. They look like they were forged out of pewter by a beginner sculpter. It really turned me off the whole Ping line even though my father was a big Ping fan.

I agree with you, it didn't really have any bearing on the discussion. I haven't heard of any pity towards Tom Watson, only people that were let down he didn't win because they were rooting for him. Plus it was hard for me to get past the whole "Leave Brittany Alone!" aspect of the original post.

I tried to go that route and found a lot of good deals. You can get an old, no frills cart from the 70's for like 5 bucks. I ended up getting a pull cart from Target, I think it's made (or has their name on it) by Golf Digest for 29.99. It has a water bottle and attachment, two ball holder, score card and tee holder. Another bonus that I found after opening it was that it had a free subscription to Golf Digest. So it was really only about 15 bucks total. They also come in handy at the range if you don't have a stand bag.

I'm in Cary but the best part of my game is finding balls in the woods. I can't really take credit for that though because I slice so many in the woods, that there's a 95% chance that any ball I find is mine. Check out lastminutegolfer.com, I was able to play 18 holes at Lochmere for 22.00 bucks the other day. I don't ever see RGA on there, but they do have a few of our courses.

I work at Duke University as an "Accounting Specialist" in the Auxiliary Services department, which handles all of the Universities money that's not related to tuition, grants etc. Everything from parking, to concessions from sports events, to the dining units on campus. I'm currently using their employee tuition reimbursement program to get an accounting degree. And no I can't get you basketball tickets.