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[VAGolfer86]

AbbVT24, on 21 May 2013 - 02:42 PM, said:

OH... MY... GOODNESS  

Bet that feels wonderful.  I'll have to vicariously live through this post until my order arrives...  

[AbbVT24]

I don't have it yet.  Just got a hold of these pictures this afternoon.

EDIT:  Way to keep it classy with the photo response, Puppet.  I was thinking more along these lines, though.

Edited by AbbVT24, Today, 03:08 PM.

[peanutandjelly]

Puppetmaster, on 21 May 2013 - 02:49 PM, said:

BRB I need to go start another thread to complain about and/or support the anchored putter ban....

Would it still be legal to putt with an actual anchor? it would have a round sole, you would let it swing back and fourth on a rope...just dangle it over the ball, get it moving and lower it down...

[Puppetmaster]

AbbVT24, on 21 May 2013 - 03:05 PM, said:

EDIT:  Way to keep it classy with the photo response, Puppet.  I was thinking more along these lines, though.

That was actually the image that came to mind first... I just wanted it rated well, less far from G.

"Cash or credit?"

PS - You really are my BFAM.

Edited by Puppetmaster, Today, 03:25 PM.

[GooseHook]

AbbVT24, on 21 May 2013 - 03:05 PM, said:

I don't have it yet.  Just got a hold of these pictures this afternoon.

EDIT:  Way to keep it classy with the photo response, Puppet.  I was thinking more along these lines, though.

When Bruce Willis was dead at the end of 6th Sense...

[GooseHook]

Eagle, if single's play has got you down, I know someone who needs a new wingman.

Fun note: lived out the Goose nickname again on Saturday. In the 4th straight wedding, my buddies and I have serenaded the bride to "you've lost that loving feeling.". The lead was yours truly.

[Puppetmaster]

eagle1997, on 21 May 2013 - 10:25 AM, said:

so the tourney at 1757 went well.  i wet my pants and shot 91 in the individual wgat event.  lost more balls than i can count.  i really need my head examined.
truth is, we all struggled.  darren shot 88 (6 handi) the winner michael shot an 87 (7 handi).  course was tough but so gettable... i just didn't have it.  

i might go back to playing in the team events, as i have WAY more fun in those.  not coincidentally, i play better in them as well.

i had this same epiphany earlier this year.  played BM in horrible conditions with my british buddy who came in from out of town.  windy and like 35*.  ended up shooting 80.  low expectations + high levels of hilarity = good scores.  at the end of every tournament day this year, i feel like i have been through a meat grinder, am totally exhausted and mentally spent, and yet i gotta keep it together and put on a happy face for all the players coming in.

i know there are obviously much more important things to worry about in life besides golf, but the truth is, playing like this in tournaments is a serious downer to me.

sidenote: played in the 9 hole BM monday men's league.  incredibly low expectations.  had a great time.  shot 37.  keys to the round: the double shot of gray goose before teeing it up.  

Damn, sorry to hear that. That course can be brutal if the weather conditions and set up dictate. I hope the greens were at least rolling nicely. It's usually very well maintained.

[AbbVT24]

It was going to be finished in all satin originally, but I emailed the rep at the last minute to ask what he thought about doing the face in a polished finish.  He said it would really show the twilight milling off nicely, so I went with his recommendation.  I'm glad I did.  I can't wait to see it in person!

[eagle1997]

GooseHook, on 21 May 2013 - 03:26 PM, said:

Eagle, if single's play has got you down, I know someone who needs a new wingman.

Fun note: lived out the Goose nickname again on Saturday. In the 4th straight wedding, my buddies and I have serenaded the bride to "you've lost that loving feeling.". The lead was yours truly.

i've got at least 1 more round in me before i throw my hands up and storm off in a pigpen-esque cloud of self-loathing.  glen dale on june 8th.  it's a better ball, so i think i can play in both tourney's simultaneously, as i will be playing my own ball the whole way round.  i just can't take a max score (unlike the team event which caps out at par +2).  once i confirm that i can double dip, i could use a partner for sure!

Puppetmaster, on 21 May 2013 - 03:28 PM, said:

Damn, sorry to hear that. That course can be brutal if the weather conditions and set up dictate. I hope the greens were at least rolling nicely. It's usually very well maintained.

1757 was in VERY nice shape.  DCGT-wise, we had 40 players in the two-person team event, and i heard good things from the players.  greens were in excellent condition, and rolled true.  in spite of the rain, everything still played pretty firm and fast.  as you know, length is NOT an issue there... it's all about the approach shot and leaving yourself a makeable putt (uphill preferred).  i had so many mental sharts throughout the round it's a wonder i didn't have to change hats at the end of it.  :P



i'm going to go with the attitude of 'i don't care where it goes' from now on (as best i can).  the white-knuckle approach is obviously not working.  pick a target, pick a shot, pick a club... and just let it go.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

eagle1997, on 21 May 2013 - 02:47 PM, said:

Puppetmaster, on 21 May 2013 - 02:34 PM, said:

eagle1997, on 21 May 2013 - 10:55 AM, said:

sorry, i'm just amusing myself on a slow day.

Hard at work now?

i am now.  

She seems like a fun girl