The Sand Trap: for Players, Hackers and Duffers

[tirolski]

Played in 9 hole league again tonight and I sucked.
First ball into the cattails on a short par 4.
Partner skipped his over the pond.
He had just won his club championship Sunday and used the excuse he was drained from festivities post play.
3 putted the next long par 3 hole I was gettin a stroke on and lost that one too.
We were playing against friends with the nephew pounding the ball and was putting for birdies on 7 holes almost driving em all except the 3 par 5’s. Sometimes just with a 3 wood.
Played better again after the glasses came off so they might not see the light of day on golf courses in a bit.
Got beat 6 - 4 or something close to that.
Could’ve, would’ve, should’ve.

 

[Tjf1967]

Played in 9 hole league again tonight and I sucked.
First ball into the cattails on a short par 4.
Partner skipped his over the pond.
He had just won his club championship Sunday and used the excuse he was drained from festivities post play.
3 putted the next long par 3 hole I was gettin a stroke on and lost that one too.
We were playing against friends with the nephew pounding the ball and was putting for birdies on 7 holes almost driving em all except the 3 par 5’s. Sometimes just with a 3 wood.
Played better again after the glasses came off so they might not see the light of day on golf courses in a bit.
Got beat 6 - 4 or something close to that.
Could’ve, would’ve, should’ve.

Where you playing down there? I hang out in Tully abd always looking for a game. I'm not that good but I keep an accurate handicap. I don't mind contributing to the local economy

 

[tirolski]

9 hole league is at Happy Hills in Camillus where my brother and some friends play.
Mainly play at Tuscarora with a good bunch of retirees. M&F.
Vesper Hills is nice near ya but have yet to play it this year. There’s a lot of good courses around.
Hardest part is finding good weather.
It isn’t hard to grow fescue in CNY, mowing it enough is more of a problem.

 

[sig]

played well yesterday. been tinkering with my grip for a few weeks and it is starting to show results. greens were slow. to much moisture in them. had 4 triples, two were just brain cramps but the other two were preventable. i should of backed off ball and realigned. the old step away. i need to employee that when things don't feel right. i can get in a grove and then my pea brain gets in the way.

 

[Warp daddy]

Yep overthinking. (analysis/paralysis) is Not your friend in THIS and frankly many sports.I try to laff shit off on the course.

The course Giveth but The course also Taketh Away ?

 

[tirolski]

44-41. Cold beer was helpful on the back as it got steamy once again.
The old guys won again too.
A 94 year old 1st, another 94 and a 93 boys tied for 2nd with a couple other folks.
Was 2 quata points out of a 55 pay day.
Practice green was like like lighting. Left everything short on the frontside till started hitting em harder on the back.
Beer acts like a cortex remover in golf.

 

[Warp daddy]

You're tougher than me Tski , i do not play in this oppressive dew point shit . I had a heart attack 12yrs ago at 66 on the 9th hole in oppressive dew points . Thought i pulled a muscle when i teed off , but got progressively weaker as i walked up to the green .Got in the car halfway home on a back road and had to pull over and fortunately 911 GPS'ed my location and got me to the ER where theye stabilized me for a ride to Syracuse

I was in shape , in the gym 3 days a week , biked , walked daily for 4 miles ........DIDN'T matter , my docs were AMAZED figured i was th elast guy who would be needing bypass surgery


So i was lucky , a 135 mile ambulance ride to St Joes and then triple bypass ...........since then i wait for decent weather also had a family friend die in his early 50's after a round of 18 in horrible humidity . There is a tourney now in his honor

I Love golf but,

Take care , hydrate like hell, take a break , dont press it man please !!

 

[tirolski]

You're tougher than me Tski , i do not play in this oppressive dew point shit . I had a heart attack 12yrs ago at 66 on the 9th hole in oppressive dew points . Thought i pulled a muscle when i teed off , but got progressively weaker as i walked up to the green .Got in the car halfway home on a back road and had to pull over and fortunately 911 GPS'ed my location and got me to the ER where theye stabilized me for a ride to Syracuse

I was in shape , in the gym 3 days a week , biked , walked daily for 4 miles ........DIDN'T matter , my docs were AMAZED figured i was th elast guy who would be needing bypass surgery


So i was lucky , a 135 mile ambulance ride to St Joes and then triple bypass ...........since then i wait for decent weather also had a family friend die in his early 50's after a round of 18 in horrible humidity . There is a tourney now in his honor

I Love golf but,

Take care , hydrate like hell, take a break , dont press it man please !!

Thanks for the concern, Warp.
Teed off around 10 so it wasn’t really hot till the end. Some clouds around too.
Glad yer back in hacktion.
Neighbors uncle died on a tee box at TPC in Arizona decades ago.
The Cuse has some great heart surgeons, sister was a nurse at St. Joe’s for 40 years and did cardiac care for a bit.
I’m pretty sure playing golf has helped keep some of the friends I play with alive.
My sweat glands got a good work out in Oxford years ago running in the heat down there. Used to do 10K's.
Drank a lot of water yesterday and downed some potato chips afterwards. Better tasting than salt pills.

 

[gorgonzola]

Beer acts like a cortex remover

truth

 

[Warp daddy]

Thanks for the concern, Warp.
Teed off around 10 so it wasn’t really hot till the end. Some clouds around too.
Glad yer back in hacktion.
Neighbors uncle died on a tee box at TPC in Arizona decades ago.
The Cuse has some great heart surgeons, sister was a nurse at St. Joe’s for 40 years and did cardiac care for a bit.
I’m pretty sure playing golf has helped keep some of the friends I play with alive.
My sweat glands got a good work out in Oxford years ago running in the heat down there. Used to do 10K's.
Drank a lot of water yesterday and downed some potato chips afterwards. Better tasting than salt pills.

Playing early is wise ,i always tee off by 9:30 to beat the heat .

You are right about cardiac care in SYR , Dr Randall Green " Randy " did me he was the absolute best rated Cardiac surgeon in CNY at the time rated 5 th in NYS . I see state ratings by specialty as a hospital board member so i was very lucky to get Randy . He is now at UPSTATE but still in his group practice with other fine docs