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Fri ~1000m rower warmup low-bar back squat 5 reps x 3 sets Overhead Press 5x3 deadlift 5 note: lifts do not include warmup sets Sat 32 minutes rowing intervals

~1000m rower warmup low-bar back squat 5 reps x 3 sets bench press 5x3 deadlift 5 note: lifts do not include warmup sets We had about 3 feet of snow over the holidays. Shoveling the driveway made me very glad I've been doing deadlifts.

Regarding gimmees, unless it's match play, how can a putt be conceded? I also don't see a problem with fixing ball marks with a putter head. Heck, I saw Gary Player demonstrate how to do it on Playing Lessons With The Pros.

With my handicap, I have no business playing from the blues, but gave it a try for 9 today. Fairways became narrower, a few tee shots were blind, and one par 3 required hitting over mature pines to hit the green (I didn't). Back to whites for me...

Another vote for rowing in general and Concept2 in particular. Lots of muscle mass engaged, using a wide range of motion, with low impact. I find high-intensity intervals much less boring than low-intensity steady-state. My current routine is a 4-minute warm-up, a number of two-minute intervals consisting of 40 seconds high intensity/ 1:20 low intensity, then a cool-down. Obvious tweaks can be made in number of intervals, length of interval, HI/LI ratios, etc. 1.8+ million meters and counting...

I played a different course for the first time today, Slightly longer than my usual course, and higher rating/slope. Shot 91, which is phenomenal for me. Shot 43 for 9 holes last week; maybe there's hope for me yet.

While the article linked below isn't golf-specific, I think it makes some good points. https://startingstrength.com/training/strength_is_not_specific

My irons, FW's, and hybrids are ~9 years old. I bought a "new" driver last year; previous years model. The wedges get replaced more frequently. Replacing the grips periodically restores much of that "new club" feel; so does lightly buffing them with 150 sandpaper.

94. 41 on the front, which is smokin' for me. Cooled off a little on the back, but what really killed me was playing 16 and 17 at 8(!) over par. A pretty good score over all, but oh, what could've been...

I did a quick look at https://valueguide.pga.com and didn't find anything. I doubt they have much resale or trade value, but may well be a decent starter set.

Shot 44 yesterday, a big improvement for me. 8 bogies and pars, plus a triple, thanks to pulling a drive and losing the ball.

The first name I recognized on the leaderboard was Creamer, T23. Cheyenne Woods just made the cut; Wie, Pressel, and Davies didn't.

I saw a little of the first round last night. One of the announcers kept referring to Laura Davies as Laura Davis. I really don't follow the LPGA that closely, but even I know better. I thought one of the other commenters would correct him, but no. The south Koreans were doing well. One of the SoKo's had so many sponsor logos, she almost looked like she should be in NASCAR.

Good article; thanks for posting. I've read a lot of stuff on that site, but that was a new one. I also like the distinctions they make between exercise (the verb), training, practice, and performance.

I've organized several 4-club tournaments. Scoring was Modified Stableford, plus a few non-USGA approved rules. I recall one tournament where I was 1 over par on the first 3 par-5's, and my longest club was a 4-hybrid. I've had a number of players come up to me saying their scores weren't that much different from what they'd usually shoot.

David Feherty's novel A Nasty bit Of Rough is a fun read.

Does your gym have rowers? I have a Concept2 in my basement that I like a lot; more muscle mass is engaged over a wider range of movement, low-impact, and you can dial up the intensity and/or duration as much as you want.

I guess I'm a closet snob. I have a mixed bag of high-end brands, but have replaced the OEM driver and FW head covers with generic head covers. I prefer zipped covers over the sock-style ones. The irons wear neoprene covers as well since they're forged, and I want to minimize dings.

Interesting that your HI's are so close, and mine are considerably different. I wonder how typical this is.

I'll just add that a rangefinder can also tell you if the group ahead of you is out of range.

Thanks!

With 20+ rounds recorded on Game Golf, I'm seeing a ~3 stoke discrepancy between my GG and USGA indexes. I would expect the USGA one to be lower since I apply ESC when posting, but that's not the case. I've emailed GG asking if/how ESC is applied, but no response. My only other theory is that GG counts 2 9-hole scores as 2 rounds, whereas USGA combines them into 1 18-hole round, which may skew the stats. Puzzling.

Hello all- Been playing off and on for ~30 years, but my handicap has never been below 25. I'm getting smarter with practice and it seems to be working; I'd usually shoot in the 90's on a good day, and now I seem to be shooting in the 90's on a bad day. Onward! My most memorable golf moment to date was a hole-in-one on League night. I'd signed up for "insurance", and no one had claimed it for several years, so I came out ahead even after paying the bar bill that night.

I use a Sun Mountain Speed Cart bag when using my SM push cart, and a SM MCB bag when using a power cart.

Palm Springs Desert Classics, and matching steel "woods", plus a Slotline Bullseye putter. The irons were sold to a coworker who used them till they started coming apart.