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Going to a Friendsgiving tomorrow and I am bringing a no-bake cheesecake. I make the crust too big, but I think it turned out good. The filling is really good.

I would say use the body more sooner, and arms less. You probably might need to feel like the hands get depth sooner. In reality they would need to go straight back before the body pivots which gains depth for the hands. This is a good video on the early part of the downswing (A1 to A2)

I watched a re-release of The Fifth Element. I am going to give this movie a tap in Eagle. It's a wells shot movie. The actors are great. The story is interesting, and the setting is fascinating. For it being just over 2 hours, the pacing is phenomenal. I really enjoyed watching this sci-fi classic.

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If it is soggy out, you need to have pretty good control of your low point. You can get away with taking larger divots, if you hit the golf ball first. That is going to be a struggle for higher handicap golfers due their lack of low point control. When it comes to game planning. 1) No roll out with the driver. So, you may worry less with the ball rolling into areas (hazards), but you can probably expect to lose a good % of your distance. If you get 5% roll out with dry conditions that is significant loss. 2) Greens can be tricky. Sometimes it can amplify the ball spinning back, and other times the ball just sticks and stops. You probably see little to no roll out. It is going to be all carry. If you plan for the ball to land short and roll 20-FT, it probably will not. 3) I hate when it is soggy when it comes to pitching. You just need to pick it. When I use the bounce, I can get away with hitting it slightly fat because the club glides. When it gets really soggy, that doesn't happen. It is just an adjustment in low point. Courses play longer. Low point control is key. You got to just adjust your shot zone or club selection.

It was years ago, and it might be just a me thing, I always thought the golf swing requires you to do the opposite of what you think you should do. I will chalk this up to that 😉 Yea, 100% agree. I think people who use GRF incorrectly are conflating the concept of normal forces and external forces. Normal force being a way to balance the equation of basically weight of pressure into the earth, since we do not move the earth when we move. Versus something like, hurricane force winds which can blow us over. I do not think GRF should be used as some sort of external force acting upon the golf swing. Is there a correlation between GRF and swing speed, sure. Using increases rotation, which increases club head speed. GRF should just be a metric.

Yep, they sound like just marketing jargon to me. I think feel matters a lot. Some might like the softer insert; others might hate it, and it could affect their distance control. Maybe putters with higher MOI could have better distance control on off-center strikes, similar to other clubs. Maybe they are slightly less accurate from a dispersion because off-center hits are off-center hits. Usually, higher MOI clubs it is hard to tell when you really hit one centered. I rather have the feedback if I mishit my putt on the initials on my putter than the sweet spot. 🤣 #1 can you aim it #2 does the weighting and feel allow you to have good distance control I agree that bad putters tend to search for quick solutions, and a putter change is the fastest. I know a guy who has had the same putter (old bullseye one) forever. He never found a new putter that outperformed it. He is a pretty good putter to begin with.

I really like the video of the Chasing Scratch guys going to TPI. The TPI guy had him try to push himself using a swivel chair. You had to push and rotate the chair. I think it’s a decent representation of how the lead leg works. Any athletic movement usually requires moving in the opposite direction in which you want to move first. Yea, it’s tough when you have so many movements going in the golf swing. Lateral, vertical, rotation.

Yikes, that is not good for that golfer. You are just asking for back issues doing rotation + side tilt + front tilt. Golfers naturally have degenerative disc issues if you practice and play long enough. Most people do in general, so it doesn't help. A desk job can cause issues. Still, doing all that extra side bend + torquing the back at such a high speed can't be good in the long term. The evidence is out there right? Professional golfers with excessive side bend are going away from it because of back issues. I have no idea who thought of the idea that this was healthy. It is absurd. I will still say, this year has been the best for my back in a long time. More arms, less body for shallowing allowed me to play the most pain free. There was years were the next day for me after practice or playing is a crap shoot if my back would lock up or I would have some sort of nerve pain (sciatic).

How often do you hit it? Would you benefit from having a different club? Like an extra Wedge or maybe a 5 wood?

Ball strike is king. You hit with a glancing blow (hook or slice), your smash factor just decreases a ton. Having a face to path angle of like 20 degrees versus something like 3 degrees is huge. Yea, getting in shape is a good idea all around. Power is moving something heavy really fast. So, increasing how much you can lift, then improving on how fast you can move it will improve your power. In general, I think the two biggest tests for distance is like a chest press and standing vertical high jump. Some people are gifted with fast hands, but having good lower body can amplify what you have. Using the ground the correct way really ramps up the rotation speed, and then that can get the clubhead moving faster. Still, the hands do get down from the top of the backswing really fast. If you start gaining strength and power gains. Knowing how to use the ground properly is important. You can have all the leg strength, but if you are not activating it correctly it is a waste. That is where good mechanics come into play.

Any thoughts? Not sure I agree with this. I think Fields is doing good. The team is 4-2. I am not sure Russel is any better. Last year by QBR, they were basically the same player. Two years ago, Russel was just BAD. If you want to take prep time away from the guy who got you to 4-2, just to give a guy who has been injured a shot, I think it is a waste of time. Hey, I do not watch them every weekend, but maybe some Pittsburgh fans can chime in.

Looks like NCAA might be looking into issuing an in-season interpretation of the rule and possible official change of the rule for next year. NCAA Considering Rule Change After Oregon Intentionally Put 12th Defender On Field Against Ohio State The NCAA is reportedly considering in-season action to change how it officiates a defense putting an extra defender on the field after Oregon... Oregon's only chance to do this might have been this one time.

I call this diabolically genius, or just stupid if the refs called it right. In the 2nd to last play of the OSU v Oregon game. Oregon, purposely put 12-men on the field because of the following. 1) It is called a 5-yard penalty 99.999999999999% of the time. I am not sure it has been called anything else in the history of college football. 2) It is a live ball foul, so the clock starts on the ref. He did this to waste time. He knew 5-yards meant nothing towards a field goal, and it would waste something like 5-6 seconds by the time the previous play is over, and OSU snaps the ball next. We all know proving intent is nearly impossible. There is a rule under unsportsmanlike conduct, "No substitute(s) may enter the field of play or end zones for purposes other than replacing a player(s) or to fill a player vacancy(ies). This includes demonstrations after any play" Now, he will always tell the ref it as an illegal substitution. If done on purpose, is not an illegal substitution, but unsportsmanlike conduct. A kick in the teeth for OSU fans is, Ryan Day could have called time out and gotten the time out back. "When the deep officials count 12 Team B players, both teams are in formation, no Team B player is attempting to leave the field and the snap is imminent, (a) the crew will offer Team A their time out back and penalize Team B for a substitution foul." What Day should have done is just called a time out and took the free yardage. To give him credit, in a game where you are up by one, the other team is driving, you pull this stunt. You are banking on the opposing coach either not to know, or at least not remember in the moment that you can call a time out with 12 men on the field and retain your time out.

Half similar. Woody intentionally seeked out the player. Kirby did seem not to even recognize him as a player, but still uncalled for.

At first Kirby didn't know he did that. Then its I didn't realize it was an opposing player. Still, a HC of the #1 premiere college football team in the nation, lost his cool so much he pushed an opposing player trying to get to his defensive coordinator. I think he should be fined and get some sort of suspension. Accident or not, you do not shove the opposing athletes, even if you do not realize it. He is a 48-year-old adult, who has been coaching for (position, coordinator, HC) since 1999. He should know better. How do you not see a white jersey and helmet. Him not even realizing what he did is just shameful for a HC. Its, absurd that the ref didn't even throw a flag. Hey, Georgia can get away with it because that is how things are run in the south. As long as they win NC, a HC can push an opposing player. Outside of this, his players routinely get's busted for racing cars. One incident caused the death of a player and a staff member. Hey, winning is everything (sarcasm).

I saw this on X and was like, man Ricky's pelvis does not look like what Elite Golf & X-Factor is looking for golfers to do. His pelvis looks pretty stable. It doesn't drop, and he his steady stays pretty steady (vertically). Looks pretty good to me.

Thanks, its starting to feel a bit better. I still can't flex through the full range of motion.

I somehow bruised the bone of my right index finger or maybe jacked up one of the joints doing yard work yesterday. I have no clue how, I didn't feel any sudden jolt of pain. My finger just got stuff and starting hurting more and more during the evening. It still a bit swollen. Hopefully this is something short term.

I wear minimalist zero drop shoes daily. Really helped my ankle strength and balance. I hardly ever sprain my ankles anymore (been years). Truelinks are my go to golf shoe. I like their Knits as a daily shoe.

This is what I thought. This came off as someone making up phrases or words to sound impressive than actually speaking correctly about how the body works. Any search for Spiral Lines just seems to come from alternative medicine and not actual good science websites. Like, if I search spiral lines at Cleveland clinic, I get stuff about bone fractures. When he started going on spiral lines, I was checking out of the video. I do not think any sort of motion can 100% get rid of the chance of back injury. We are bending over slightly and torquing the body at a high rate of speed. Over and over again. It is common for golfers to have degenerative discs. Then you are just asking for the moment where a nerve to get pinched and there goes the back. I take it as an acceptable risk to play this sport. This past year has been the best year in terms of back issues for me (zero). I attribute a lot of that with doing more with my arms (shallowing), than using my body. Opening the lower freezer door of my fridge. Leaning over to tie a show. Sneezing. And a few other ways. God getting old sucks 😛

I get the feeling he has come up with a lot of catch phrases to make himself sound competent. He could be right on some things, but it comes out as fake to me. It bothered me when he pulled up the graphic of the human body, showing what looked like a muscle that cross the body (hip to opposite shoulder). There are no muscles that actually do that. There is this stretch and pull, but it isn't like a single muscle that is connected like that.

Played 12 sets of volleyball, so about 4 games if you play the typical 3 sets per game.

I found this interesting.

I mean, if you weight the pros and cons, I can see it. I am not a fan of memberships in general, because I like to play different golf courses, and I would feel inclined to validate the cost of the membership by playing at one course. When are we all going back up to Sand Valley 😛 Kind-of joking 😉