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I'm curious why you say that it's expensive to send spam? Also, not to quibble too much, but I'd say the example you posted is from what I'd consider a scammer - not a spammer. The difference between spam and scam - Afdtechtalk Spam and Scam both connote something negative. That's what most of us get right. But unbeknownst to many, there's a contrast between those two terms. And, sure - there'd be no scam or spams if people didn't fall for them. But what did P.T. Barnum say?

Just thought I'd say thank you to all the Veterans out there. I'll called all the Veterans I know just to let them know I was thinking of them. Thank you, Veterans.

Exactly!

No, that's not quite accurate. I'm assuming that I can improve my club head speed by improving my sequencing. And I don't know it of course, but maybe I can swing even faster than he can. Who knows? In any event. I'm pretty sure that I can improve.

Thanks. I’m sure you’re right. I’m throwing my “speed” away in the wrong place.

I think this video helped answer some of my questions in a way I could relate to: At around 13:40 he talks a bit about sequencing. I think of as timing but sequencing works, too.

Thanks.

I get what you're saying but it seems overly simplified. There must be some technique involved or you could swing superfast and miss it completely or present the hosel to the ball. Also, it seems to me that a better physique is going to help promote a faster swing than a "poor" physique, but then maybe good technique can overcome a poor physique. Do all golf balls fly the same distance given the same swing speed or are the differences too small to matter? Personally, it sometimes "feels" as if I've given everything I had to the swing, struck the ball well, and still not think it's gone as far as it should have gone for the amount of effort I "feel" I put into the swing. Which leads me think (perhaps wrongly) that if my technique were better, I might get more out of the same swing. On the same note, when I watched the fellow yesterday, his swing didn't "appear" any faster than mine but it certainly looked more fluid than mine "feels". It also seemed like he might be getting his peak speed at the ball (or very near to it). Whereas, I may be delivering my peak speed too early or too late and again, that seems like a technique thing more than simply a swing speed thing.

I wasn't sure how to title this post so please change to a better one if you've got one. I played with a fellow today who banged the ball remarkably well. His best drive was substantially better than mine. His iron work also outperformed mine. I was playing well (for me) and certainly wasn't embarrassed but I was amazed at how far this fellow could hit it. He's about my age, a bit shorter than me with a paunch a bit smaller than mine. Certainly not any stronger (that I could see) than I am. So, my question would be, in the following categories, which percentages contribute the most to good distance (including both irons and driving) in your opinion? 1 - Quality of contact 2 - Golf Equipment (iron model, driver model, etc) 3 - Golf ball manufacturer/model 4 - Technique 5 - Physique 6 - Something else? So, for example: 1 - 20% 2 - 10% 3 - 5 % 4 - 30% 5 - 35% 6 - ?

I purchased this one: Heated Vest for Men with Battery Pack, Lightweight Rechargeable Electric Heating vest with 9 Heating Panels It's from an (foreign) amazon vendor called "PIFMYSEDOL". I've worn it twice while playing golf and it seems to work pretty well.

Battery powered, heated vest and a pair of battery powered, heated hand warmers. I'm considering a pair of heated socks, too. I may need to mount a 12 volt car battery on the cart with a pair of jumper cables to keep myself powered for the whole round!

You’ve only got 3 minutes to find your ball so I recommend one of these for your push cart:

I think you've got it. Plus, my doc said, they're coming out of school $400,000 in debt. And, even though this is one of the best places in the world to llive, housing prices here in the Bellingham area are too high for them to buy homes. He did both of my wrists and they are already well on the road to improvement so that's good. They've got another physician starting in January plus some more PA-C types so hopefully it'll get better here.

Oh, sure! Nothing but excuses. Some reason you didn't just call NetJets for a ride, huh? 😁

Thanks, folks. I'll give Urgent Care a try next time. Right now, I'm looking forward to getting this done on Wednesday. It's been a long wait.

Thanks, @Vinsk. That was going to be my next call if the doc's office hadn't called back. I guess my issue with urgent care is that there is really no way to build a long term, two-way, trust relationship with urgent care doctors. I had seen and visited my previous primary care physician for more than 20 years before he retired. If I had pain, for example, I could go see him for relief and he knew me well enough to know that I wasn't simply drug seeking. But it seems like those sorts of physician-patient relationships are no longer available with McMedicine. Is there are physician shortage in your area? Do you find yourself busier than ever and less able to get to know and spend time with a single patient than previously?

A bit of a rant here: I don't know what it's like where you live but here in the Bellingham, Washington area there seems to be a real shortage of physicians. Perhaps that shortage may be coupled with an increase in need for physicians due to Covid and an aging population - I don't know. I do know that I made an appointment for October 25th with "my" physician to get cortisone shots in my wrists. I've been going to him for 6 or 7 years but the last couple have been a problem. I got an email from their office on Tuesday that my appointment would need to be postponed because the doctor had decided to take a vacation during that week. I was somewhat upset that I had to wait 8 weeks (give or take a few days) to get the initial appointment, that I'd been living with the pain in my wrists (and it is affecting my golf!), that they would schedule an appointment during his vacation in the first place, and that I would need to wait an additional week until he returned. I called the office (you wait on hold for anywhere from 15 minutes to 35 minutes waiting for the receptionist to pick up the phone) and explained, as nicely as I could, that I was in pain and that I needed those shots and if he couldn't do it was there anyone else in the office that could give them to me. She said she didn't know but that she would call me back. While I waited for the call I got on the computer and searched for physicians in my area. I called a couple of fairly large (for our area) family care networks and the local hospital care network to see if I could find any other doctors accepting new patients. Turns out that, if I was pregnant, I wouldn't have much of a problem - but I could not find another MD accepting new patients. There are some PA-C medical professionals available but they would not be able to perform the type of procedure I needed, and it would be January before I could see them. And, as an old guy, there is much that I might need that I would not be able to get from such folk. What I was hoping to get was a physician with whom I could build a relationship, who I could call and make an appointment with in a reasonable (a couple of weeks?), and who could provide my medical care for the remaining amount of time I might need it. No luck. The doc's office called me back today and made me a new appointment for the middle of next week (yaaay!) for me to see the doc as, apparently, he's the only one in that office able to inject cortisone into my wrists. My wife and I believe we've entered the age of McMedicine. Unlike the loss of the "party line" telephone, I don't think that's such a good thing. So, I'm curious, do you also have trouble getting a doctor's appointment? Is it just a local thing? Maybe I've been blacklisted?

You've gotten some great belt suggestions (none of them should be white) but I would encourage you to think outside of the box. Suspenders, dude! That's where it's at. Pink or red suspenders are a bonus. Suspenders are virtually guaranteed to make your opposition shoot higher scores (and no - not just 'cause they're laughing at you!). 😉

Don’t they call it “5 Simple Keys”?

The answer, as I'm sure you know now, is "yes". It's just another stroke so if you were laying 2, after hitting backwards, you'd be laying three. And away you go.

Yeah. I'd be teed off if you did that!

I'm with @billchao. If I were the OP I probably would have added "tee". Another somewhat vague term on its own.

I started playing with a new glove, not too long ago, and noticed that I'm wearing a spot on the glove that's higher in the base of my palm than I would expect with my grip. Further testing and experimentation reveals that I am letting the club get loose and move around in my lead hand (left for me) allowing the butt of the club to ride higher in my palm. I've also learned that gripping the club more tightly improves my ball contact and subsequent distance, somewhat. I've been loosening my grip at impact which, I think, lets the club vibrate more when the ball is struck. Gripping it tighter seems to allow me to transfer more energy to the ball instead of using it to wear a hole in the glove. I'm thinking (though I have tried it yet) that it may also explain some of the issues I've been experiencing with chipping. Holding the club too loosely hampers my control of the club while chipping and pitching. Unfortunately, I am also experiencing De Quervain's syndrome, again, in both wrists - the worst pain is in the left wrist. I can't get into the doc's office for another month for cortisone shots in my wrists, so this tends to hamper things a bit. I think, in the meanwhile, I'll grip more firmly but slow down my swing a bit. The pain is mostly post impact so that may help. In any event, this thread has helped. Thanks.

It must be great to have a skill. Any skill. I myself have trouble juggling a single tee, for example.

If I drive it any further they’ll have to ship my ball back to me! 😁