Did anybody catch that comeback by Tigger?

[RumpleForeskin]

Down 3 with five to play against Holmes and decides to go -5 on the nst 4 holes. No biggy.

Oh yeah, watching Holmes play is like watching a badly scratched DVD. Frustrating as hell.

[RumpleForeskin]

Dominating stuff by Eldric. Could be 2000 all over again.

[Felix]

Dominating stuff by Eldric. Could be 2000 all over again.

he's better now than he was then.......three tournaments three wins......

un beevable......

did I tell you I got my first round in last Sunday....a fucking disaster....5 over on the front side.....

it's those Mizuno's....it can't be the indian.....

Damn you all to hell Q....

[BSmack]

5 over on the front side.....

Whacha bitching about?

[Qbert]

Dominating stuff by Eldric. Could be 2000 all over again.

he's better now than he was then.......three tournaments three wins......

un beevable......

did I tell you I got my first round in last Sunday....a fucking disaster....5 over on the front side.....

it's those Mizuno's....it can't be the indian.....

Damn you all to hell Q....

sorry Felix...i'm already MARRIED!

+5 couldn't = "short~game" RUST?

nah.....no way.........

[Felix]

5 over on the front side.....

Whacha bitching about?

the front was my "GOOD" side

sorry Felix...i'm already MARRIED!

+5 couldn't = "short~game" RUST?

considering the fact that I couldn't get up and down all day, I have no alternative but to BLAME THE MIZUNOS

now granted, all of my wedges are Vokeys, but if the Mizunos hadn't failed so miserably, I wouldn't have had to put the Vokeys in that precarious postion....

[Qbert]

a Consummate Salesman Replies: i bowled a 290/760 last week. that = 11 Strikes in a Row; and i've had 2 300's! (not in adelpiero's league YET!!!)

its "almost" golf season here.

do you really LIKE your Golf Club Fitting? (i didn't personally do it).....so, i blame the Mormons!

are your Wedges "Fitted?"--->did I sell U Wedges?.....wedges don't need fitting--->they need PRACTICE. :D

1st round of the year?

oh yeah; what about a "putter fitting?"

seriously, "right eye" over the Ball; arms relaxed--->and grip the Putter accordingly.

length and lie angle on a Putter might be "shorter" and "flatter" than you might THINK.

EASY Greenie....you played a "bonus round!"

[Felix]

do you really LIKE your Golf Club Fitting? (i didn't personally do it).....so, i blame the Mormons!

are your Wedges "Fitted?"--->did I sell U Wedges?[/i].....wedges don't need fitting--->they need PRACTICE. :D

1st round of the year?

oh yeah; what about a "putter fitting?"

seriously, "right eye" over the Ball; arms relaxed--->and grip the Putter accordingly.

length and lie angle on a Putter might be "shorter" and "flatter" than you might THINK.

EASY Greenie....you played a "bonus round!"

my fuckin head is going to explode.....information overload and whatnot.....

one of my favorite golf course "pranks" is to ask somebody right before they're getting ready to tee off......

"do inhale or exhale when you swing".....

gets em almost everytime....

[Dinsdale]

Played my first 9 of the year about a week and a half ago. Been 4-5 months since my early shutdown. Little muddy still, but not bad.

And damn, I stunk. After such a long layoff, I just couldn't figure out how far to take back the club on chips. Nothing some time in the now-dry backyard won't fix, but dang. BIG score... kept it well under double-boge, though. And once the score went bad (1st hole), I was pretty much trying every trick shot I may or may not have in the bag... snap hook around the tree (SPLASH), punch under the branches (CRUNCH), and pretty much tried to work out some kinks rather than score.

But today's looking like a day off. And one of my best golfing buds has a day off, too. Hmmm....

[RumpleForeskin]

My driver is what is killing me right now. I've played twice since the new year and out of the 28 fairways I had a shot at, I've only hit two. I worked really hard on Sunday by hitting 100 range balls with the big dog. I'm a head case right now with this club.

Scores:
88
85

Fucking terrible. Penalty strokes and hitting out of the woods will do that to ya.

[Dinsdale]

Scores:
88
85

Oh, you'd be taking money off me at present with those scores.

The little hacker-9 I played only has 4 holes where driver is appropriate. The first (hole 4), I pulled out the Scorekiller, and thumped it about 30 yards at a 45 degree angle to my left. En route to what I seem to remember was an 8 or 9... on a 300 yard, straight-away par 4.

By the final drive, I smoked a low-fader (slight fade, which my old Taylor Made seems to always do), and went about 280 or so into the fairway, which round these parts in February is a pretty monstrous poke, since it hit a soft spot (the whole fairway is pretty much a "soft spot" in february), and rolled about 1 yard. Probaby would have got 40 yards of roll with the lowball later in the year when the ground firms up.

Hell, I think I parred 5 holes -- and did something like +16's worth of damage on the others. Stuck both the 3's (not that I made either putt, or anything like that). Just a few bad hits (to be fair to myself, playing in mud always raises everybody's score -- "thin to win" on soft ground), and couldn't gauge distances on chips. I'm quite confident a couple more rounds and some backyard chipping will bring my scores and my anger level down quickly.


RACK Spring, especially when it comes early.

[Qbert]

my fuckin head is going to explode.....information overload and whatnot.....

one of my favorite golf course "pranks" is to ask somebody right before they're getting ready to tee off......

"do inhale or exhale when you swing".....

gets em almost everytime....

...ahem...it has been taken FURTHER....do you breathe out of your right or left EYE when you Swing?

Putter Fitting...get IT....'cuz it Works!!!!

http://www.ralphmaltby.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; should've told'ya.

what was it that was said on the ELF Site about Nine Bucks?

[Dinsdale]

But today's looking like a day off. And one of my best golfing buds has a day off, too. Hmmm....

Considerable improvement. Still not good.

Went from the astronomical double-bogey pace of the first time out, and got it down to plain'ol bogey. If I can cut that in half again next time out, I'll be doing alright. I made a decision that I'm going to score well this year, so I should be all good with that.

[fix]

Is this the recent golf outings update thread?

I played 2 rounds down in Florida a few weeks back. Let's just say that after the dismal performance/results which I produced in my first round down there, before the 2nd round, when introductions were exchanged amongst the 3 other golfers I was paired up with, I simply introduced myself as Ken to them.
Needless to say, my golf game needs a lot of work after not swinging a club even once last spring,summer and fall. But excuses aside, it needs work not just so I can once again put some low numbers down on a scorecard as I'm used to.
More importantly though, my game needs work so I can regain some sense of dignity by confirming that the illness which occurred in Florida, is only a temporary case of kendritis I found myself suffering from.
The diagnosis of what I had been stricken with came after multiple attempts to carry a tee shot of some 176 yards over water (no wind, level elevation).
Not only did my trustable 5-iron (which always hits the 180+ yd mark) fail me on the first attempt, with my subsequent tearing into, making solid, sweet spot contact and nailing the 2nd ball off the tee, it too failing to reach the green, falling short into the water, the best club in my bag had betrayed me twice.
But my 4-iron was doing it's best Bobby42 impersonation by producing shots that had
instant viagra advertising commercial written all over them because the trajectory failed to get any rise to it and the results were the shot unable to sustain itself, quickly flopped down, limp and short of the target.
Rock bottom was indeed waiting for me when I turned to my golf bag, saw it and the longest iron left in there laughing back at me. A feeling of horror descended upon me as I came to grasp what was taking place.
I had been reduced to the level where, the need to pull out a 3-iron in order to hit a shot a distance of 180 yards was no longer just something for me to laugh at others about as I'd done in the past. But this was no laughing matter, it was the present, my present and being dealt a golfing indignity, a debilitating case of kendritis with its attached internet joke lurking, just waiting to haunt me.
Not without a fight though as I refused to give in to it so easily. The 2nd round of the fight lasted through a flurry of three 5-irons tries at it, one 4-iron attempt, four water buried ProV1's later before mercfully, a clear cut knockout shot of reality hit me like a swift 3-iron straight to the nuts. The bell was rang stopping the pond from having its murky depths being nailed by multiple balls falling into it one after another as though it were Blondie at a trollstop.
The bleeding of perfectly good golf balls, money being wasted had ended.
My fate was inevitible.
In order to hit a shot 180 yards in distance, an easy tee'd high, 3-iron was no longer just an option to be used when playing into a breeze or headwind now. No, it was now the club that, would also require a full swing by me, a full 3-iron, needed to make a shot of that distance... Connecting with a solid full swing sending it heading for the green with a picture perfect, high arching trajectory to where it found it's mark and promptly stopped dead, stiffed within 4 feet of the pin.
I made the following birdie putt but couldn't care about it whatsoever because when I'd stiffed that tee shot needing a 3-iron to do so, I lost my dignity in the process..
kendritis had won with a 3-iron tee shot to my nuts, proclaiming that the white (front) tees were to be where my crippled golfing soul would be forced to spend the next 3 months of winter's eternity.
I can't wait for the future now, when spring hits, the ranges and courses around here open, the loud sweet sound of irons making solid contact with a Titlest, Pro V-1's.
Where with much rehabilitation, prayer and more than a few 180 yard plus 5-irons, I will be able to safely say, after a winter spent mainly in a white tee hell,
"I have my dignity back!"
"I am completely rid of that dreaded kendritis disease."
"We're playing the far back tees boys, Ken's tees are up front."


Now the golf related detour and stop which I decided had to be made on the way home from Florida almost compensated for the lack of game I had while down there.
The time I spent inside the Holy Grail located at the corner of Washington and Berckmans Road ... and taking a walk part way down Magnolia Lane...THAT was an experience I won't soon forget. I've made it a goal now that one of the things I must do before I die, is return there, finish that walk and see the rest of those hallowed grounds during a Masters.
(Pictures to follow)

As for this summer, a road trip to play Bethpage Black this year has been confirmed as a definite go in early August for myself and long time friend/golfing partner/former pro, golfing nemesis.

[RumpleForeskin]

Outstanding, Otis.

When we took the detour to Augusta back in the summer of '97, we couldn't even walk halfway down Magnolia Lane. I got some good pics of it, but that crusty old man up front wasn't goin' for it. I thought the dude was going to confiscate my film. Maybe they're easin' up a bit now. Good for you. Now, I have a buddy who's father-in-law has taken him to the practice rounds 4 out of the 5 past years. He says he is going to take me one year when his pops-in-law doesn't feel like going which could be this year or next he thinks. I'm lookin' forward to that day my friend.

As for your sudden bout of kendritis, I just turned 30 so I think I'm probably another good 10 years before my distance starts to decline. I hope it all works out for ya.

We need to figure out a golf troll stop one of these days, no?

[Felix]

Is this the recent golf outings update thread?

it is now.......

As for this summer, a road trip to play Bethpage Black this year has been confirmed as a definite go in early August for myself and long time friend/golfing partner/former pro, golfing nemesis.

Bethpage eh......reportedly home of the "are you fucking kidding me" round.....

good luck with that you lucky bastige.....

[BSmack]

Is this the recent golf outings update thread?

it is now.......

As for this summer, a road trip to play Bethpage Black this year has been confirmed as a definite go in early August for myself and long time friend/golfing partner/former pro, golfing nemesis.

Bethpage eh......reportedly home of the "are you fucking kidding me" round.....

good luck with that you lucky bastige.....

Don't day you weren't warned.

[RumpleForeskin]

I played golf with a bunch of bafoons this past weekend. It was a bachelor party and I knew it wasn't going to be serious. I have only played golf with alcohol in my system one other time and I don't remember much except I was filling divots with something other than sand on the back nine.

Anyways, I pounded the beerahs and for some reason the driver was off the charts. I drove 3 par 4s (315, 309, 328) and made two out of the three putts for eagles. The beers definitely relaxed me. I ended up shooting a 75 even with all the tomfoolery going on. I'll just say this of my drunk friends, there were 2 less trees standing on that golf course after we were done playing.

[indyfrisco]

I drove 3 par 4s (315, 309, 328) and made two out of the three putts for eagles.

You seriously going to claim BODE over your Golden Tee accomplishments?

[RumpleForeskin]

You seriously going to claim BODE over your Golden Tee accomplishments?

You calling me a liar?

The wind was favorable on the two longer par 4s and the shorter par 4...I just spanked it. I can hit it long. Two eagles on a scorecard is not something out of the norm for my game. I've done it twice before, but not like this.

Holes 2, 5, and 6 are the par 4s I drove the green on and the yardages are different because I stepped it off from the tee box yardage plates, so give or take a few yards on each of the holes when considering the pin placement.

[BSmack]

I can testify to the power of extreme inebriation. Two of my longest drives happened during just such a tournament 7 years ago. Of course the other 16 tee shots were absolute shit. But to this day the guys who saw me launch that 340 yard bomb on the 9th hole or the 310 yard uphill blast on 13 are still giving me props.

[indyfrisco]

Rumps,

As a long hitter who CAN NOT play a decent round without at least a .07 BAC (helps git rid of the coons), I will give you the benefit of the doubt. I have driven par 4 greens time and again. I just thought the Golden Tee angle of smack sounded good...and it did.

Props to you on a couple eagles on 4's in one round. I have eagled one of our 4's 4 times while driving the green regularly. I know it is possible, especially twice in a round since we have a 9 hole Country Club.

[Felix]

I drove 3 par 4s (315, 309, 328) and made two out of the three putts for eagles.

so you were playing from the whites eh?

(Ken 150 yard 5-iron smack to follow)

btw, I drove the green on a 314 yard par 4 on Wednesday and left the ball about 7 feet from the pin.....

I missed the putt.....

[Dinsdale]

btw, I drove the green on a 314 yard par 4 on Wednesday and left the ball about 7 feet from the pin.....

I missed the putt.....

Last one I remember was a really short par 4, but it has a big right to left dogleg, with some massive trees in between, and OB immediately to te right of the fairway. Walking up cold to the first hole at a course with no range and OB very much in play with a big club looking for a perfect draw isn't always the best plan, since an 8 or 9 gives a great approach, but that day, I did it anyway. Was a little damp, and I just drilled a 5W,cleared te trees, got it to draw, and stuck it within 10 feet. I was so jacked up about it, I stepped up to my 10 foot putt... and got it about halfway there... to some pretty serious laughter from the rest of he group. Wiffed the next one, too.

Nothing like driving a green and three-putting...it makes your day.


BTW -- on that little hacker course, I think my hybrid is going to replace the 8 as my club of choice on that tee. Just about in the wheelhouse, if I can draw it just a bit. And if it goes right at all, it's OB -- nothing like sending the first ball of a round OB... really sets a nice tone for the rest of the round.

[bbqjones]

back to the title of the thread....

eldrick in a five way for sunday

-bbq42

[indyfrisco]

It's eldrigger.

Sin,
Rumps

Played in a golf tourney today we call the Frosty Balls Icebreaker. Plan it for mid-March every year. We play rain, wind, snow, sleet or sun. Today, about 45 degrees and rained off and on throughout the day and about 15 mph winds most of the day.

Perfect golf weather.

Anyhow, there was only 6 people who signed up for the tourney. We usually have about 40. Not sure why we had such a shit turnout. Anyhow, we usually have a 4 man team and we take one best ball gross and pne best ball net based upon handicap. Pretty fun tourney. With the shit weather and the low turnout, we just decided to do a two man scramble. Mostly about the drinks and not the game. I got paired with a 70 year old man. Fucking sweet.

Anyhow, the course is saturated. Cart got stuck twice on this one hole that does not have a cart path. No roll and cold so the ball did not fly worth a shit. We get to the 9th hole. A 130 yard par 3 that is uphill over water. I express my concern about hitting it into the parking lot. I fucking always yank hook it into the parking lot on that hole. Luckily, the only time I hit a car was I landed it in a truck bed that was lined. It just landed there and bounced onto the roof of the clubhouse.

So, I laid the groundwork that I'm going to the parking lot with the ball. We are even par and the leading team is 1 under. I hit it. Coon-duck-hook. It's going left. Way left. Towards the parking lot. The edge of the lot is line with railroad ties. The ties are basically flush with the ground. Somehow, someway, my ball strikes the tie at an angle that launches it back and to the right...yes...back and to the right...about 15 feet from the hole on the green.

We miss the putt, but they were putting for par from 10 feet. They sunk it on the second putt. Fuckshit. We were down 3 strokes with 4 to go and came back. I say we....like I said. I had a 70 year old designated driver...and I am not talking off the tee. He made a couple putts. That was about it. Had I played my own ball, I would have been 2 or 3 over. This time of year, I am pretty excied about the upcoming golf season. Hitting this well now is encouraging.

Best part of the day...on the back 9, 3 holes in a row:

- 210 out into the wind hitting 2 on a par 5. 3 iron 12 feet away
- 165 out crosswind on par 4 hitting 2. 7 iron 4 feet away
- 180 yard par 3 into wind. 5 iron 6 feet away

Worst part of the day...partner and I missed all of those putts. Ended up 2 putting from 12 for a bird. 2 putting from 4 for a par and 2 putting from 6 for a par.

All in all, a great day. We ended up 2 under on a two man scramble on a course that usually has a winning 4 man scramble score of about 9 or 10 under. I carried the fucking team. I'm usually good for some long drives and approach shots. I chip as well as Paul diets. I putt almost equally bad. Going 2 under was a hell of an accomplishment.

Actually, best part of the day was coming home and watching my 3 month old daughter roll over for the first time. I swear my son was like 5 months old before he rolled over for the first time. And the worst part of the day was actually A&M losing to Kansas in the quarters.

Anyone else hit the links the weekend? I'm about to kick on Tiger Woods on the PS2 to finish off the day. Can't wait to get the Wii...

[Rack Fu]

Rumps,

As a long hitter who CAN NOT play a decent round without at least a .07 BAC (helps git rid of the coons)

Paging Pickle Troll...

[Dinsdale]

We play rain, wind, snow, sleet or sun. Today, about 45 degrees and rained off and on throughout the day and about 15 mph winds most of the day.

Perfect golf weather.

If it's 45 or better, only raining off and on, and the wind doesn't break 15, we call that perfect golf weather around here... in December and Junuary. February through November... not so much.

Anyone else hit the links the weekend?

My blowed up back said it was a bad idea. Plus, it rained like hell Friday and Saturday, for the first time in a while (as far as any significant rain, anyway).

Courses ain't dry, but not sloppy, and certainly not as bad as they can be this time of year.


But I did play Monday. Drilled a few,sprayed a few. Routine par or double-bogey... one or the other. But since I haven't been playing much, and the back is sore (but wasn't full-on blowed up early in the week), I wasn't too bent out of shape about the lame score. The shots I hit well, I hit very well. Just need to heal up, play more, and get the whiffs out of my system, and I think I'll be in great shape in a month or two. Actually, until the back started acting up AGAIN, I felt like my focus was at its best, and my swing had become more relaxed and consistant had ever before... so it was only natural that I came down with an injury, because that's how life works.

Funny how on a cold wet day on a soggy course, numbers and expectations change, eh? All of a sudden, any drive over about 250-260 becomes a jaw-dropper. Monday, I absolutely roped the driver a few times, one being just absolutely perfect and smoked. Went about 275 uphill. In summer, I would have been pretty disappointed with that distance. Early sping -- I was happy. It was a par 5, and I was just short of on-in-two with the hybrid from 225. But at least my short chip was far enough away that it took two putts. This time of year, I won't complain about the lackluster score, but I was bummed I didnt card a bird for at least one of the 9... but I didn't give myself many chances, either.

[RumpleForeskin]

Sounds like you're putting it all together, Dins.

Speaking of...

I have hit the weight room vigorously over the past week. The 75 I shot two weekends ago, although from the whites and on a Micky Mouse course, has inspired me to get back in to the ol' college days game shape.

I started last Monday morning by weighing myself. I am 6'5" and weighed in at 214. Sheesh. If I wanted to gain the flexibility back, then I was going to have to get below 2 bills. I've been doing a lot of stretching in the mornings and running on the treadmill in the evenings and have cut out soft drinks, fried foods and have reduced the carbs intake. I weighed myself this morning and I am down to 210 after one week. Pretty good start.

On Saturday I started working on shoulder, legs and wrist specific weight lifting. I will continue the stretching, the cardio, and the weights over the next 6 weeks and will introduce some balancing excercises so I can generate more power from my lower body without getting off balance.

I will start to hit the range next week after the soreness levels creep down to acceptable levels for swinging a golf club.

Right now, I hate everyone in my office, the wife, the dog, and I can barely move in the mornings. Not having any caffeine for 3 straight days now is driving me nuts. I might kill myself by week's end.

[RumpleForeskin]

Btw, that Tiger guy is a sick mofo.

[Goober McTuber]

[Dinsdale]

The 75 I shot two weekends ago, although from the whites and on a Micky Mouse course

Y'know, the way I see it, that while I doubt you're going to puff you chest and brag about hitting from the tees immediately behind the Ken tees at the Liliputia Club, in some sense, a 75 is a 75. Easy track or not, 75 says you didn't hit many shots too far off the mark, and must have been putting pretty damn good.


Heck, going +3 on a chip-and-putt means you weren't hitting them into the bushes or anywhere too radical.

[RumpleForeskin]

Well, I had two iggles and 2 birdies, so I still managed to shoot 9 over on the 14 other holes. That is VERY inconsistent when you tak into consideration the two double-bogeys I had on the back nine. I had a lot of work to do if I want to get serious about the sport again.

[Dinsdale]

I had a lot of work to do if I want to get serious about the sport again.

If I play frequently, thosebig duffs become very infrequent, and I do alright. If I'm in practice, my short game is fairly deece, and I can keep it out of the trees. Getting out on rare accasions,it seems like there's more shots that don't end up even vaguely resembling the shot I was aiming for.


You know the story. Whatever your handicap/average is, be it high or low, if you play a lot, you geberally exceed your average, if you play rarely, you tend to notm reach goals. True for veryone... except Tiger, it seems. Two month layoff? No problem.

[indyfrisco]

We play rain, wind, snow, sleet or sun. Today, about 45 degrees and rained off and on throughout the day and about 15 mph winds most of the day.

Perfect golf weather.

If it's 45 or better, only raining off and on, and the wind doesn't break 15, we call that perfect golf weather around here... in December and Junuary. February through November... not so much.

Maybe I should have put one of these (:meds:) after the "perfect golf weather" comment.

I'm from Texas about 5 minutes from the Gulf Coast beach. We have about 1 maybe 2 weeks a year under 50 degrees much less 45 degrees. Yeah, it rains a lot and is humid, but my description above was by no means an attestment that it was perfect golf weather. It was total shit. And the wind was about 15-20 most of the day.

[Dinsdale]

Yeah, I kinda caught the sarcasm thing.

At present, the weather here sucks for mid-March. Beautiful February, though. Usually, this is righ about when things warm up and dry out pretty dramatically.


But I don' think it even got to 50 today, after being semi-warm for about the last month. It's got to get warmer than is has been and stay that way for a few days before the quicksand/fairway becomes truly pleasant. Should happen in the next couple of weeks.


Sidenote -- day after tomoroow, I'm heading to work in a place were there's over 10 feet of snow on the ground, with more coming. Oh joy. But at least there's no civilization anywhere near here, save for a rinky-dink ski resort. I'm guessing I won' be golfing up there (although there's all kinds of high-end courses near there that come into play once spring springs in the highlands).


BTW -- anyone remember who named the rolleyes the :meds:? It was an SC3 noob named Dinsdale. Glad I've left my mark.

[indyfrisco]

Well, lucky us. It's now 65 degrees, but we're going on about 5" of rain so far today with more all night and all day tomorrow. I seeded and fertilized my yard this weekend, but I'm pretty damn sure all that seed has floated away. What a waste of $100. Guess I'll buy some more when this is all said and done...

[Dinsdale]

we're going on about 5" of rain so far today...

Haven't had 5" in the last month... and it's the Wet Season.

Hell, since they started keeping track, I think you can count on one finger the number of 5" days here.

But the Wet Season has reared it soggy head again lately, and were a few warm dry days from decent golf. I still haven't invested in a pair of Oregon Mudders yet... yes, they do make a shoe just for golfing here in winter.

[Felix]

yes, they do make a shoe just for golfing here in winter.

[Qbert]

RACK the CAT!!!!!!!!

jt---->that was cold....but; necessarry