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04/11/2019 08:30:24 PM · #26

Originally posted by kiwinick:

I'm too thick to think about this, anyway any entry from me would only earn me a DQ.!!!

No it wouldn't! You cant get a DQ for not meeting the challenge topic, just egg on your face :-)

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04/11/2019 08:51:53 PM · #27

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

Does the term foreshortening describe this phenomenon as well?

I notice that the challenge it's replacing at rollover is "Foreboding" -- maybe next week we can have weather or "Forecasting" or golf ...

04/11/2019 09:20:05 PM · #28

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by NikonJeb:
Does the term foreshortening describe this phenomenon as well?

I notice that the challenge it's replacing at rollover is "Foreboding" -- maybe next week we can have weather or "Forecasting" or golf ...

Golf.....Yes!

04/12/2019 08:57:12 AM · #29

Originally posted by GolferDDS:

Golf.....Yes!

"Golf is a good walk spoiled" -Mark Twain.

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04/13/2019 08:50:02 AM · #30

My entry tanked down, It started with over 6 and now at 5.3. :D To me this challenge was interesting and I have seen many example of this outside of DPC, in here it was just to use of correct setup and place where and how to get the shot. I love these kinds of challenge where you really think and go outside and try :D

04/13/2019 04:42:19 PM · #31

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

Originally posted by GolferDDS:
Golf.....Yes!

"Golf is a good walk spoiled" -Mark Twain.

There is no record of Mark Twain ever playing golf and that quote has never been verified as coming from him! I think it was CNN that reported this;)

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04/13/2019 04:48:34 PM · #32

Originally posted by H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956):

If I had my way, any man guilty of golf would be ineligible for any office of trust in the United States.

04/13/2019 06:41:58 PM · #33

Originally posted by GolferDDS:

Golf.....Yes!

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

"Golf is a good walk spoiled" -Mark Twain.

Originally posted by GolferDDS:

There is no record of Mark Twain ever playing golf and that quote has never been verified as coming from him! I think it was CNN that reported this;)

Oh no....I heard it on Fox News so it has to be true.

04/13/2019 07:23:58 PM · #34

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956):
If I had my way, any man guilty of golf would be ineligible for any office of trust in the United States.

That would eliminate: Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George W Bush, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. All presidents who played golf. John Kennedy was the best of the bunch.

04/13/2019 09:14:08 PM · #35

Originally posted by GolferDDS:

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by H.L. Mencken (1880 - 1956):
If I had my way, any man guilty of golf would be ineligible for any office of trust in the United States.

... All presidents who played golf. John Kennedy was the best of the bunch.

No he wasn't. For better or for worse, Trump is the best golfer of our presidents. Which he damned well ought to be, with the time he has spent at it over the decades. He also cheats, of course, but even without he's a strong golfer apparently.

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04/13/2019 09:39:54 PM · #36

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

For better or for worse, Trump is the best golfer of our presidents. Which he damned well ought to be, with the time he has spent at it over the decades. He also cheats, of course, but even without he's a strong golfer apparently.

Now, if we could only figure out how to get him to spend more time playing golf and less time playing President ...

04/13/2019 10:02:56 PM · #37

While we're on the topic, I've never understood why people who don't like golf get so vitriolic about it. It's good, outdoor exercise with friends in a pleasant place, said place providing wildlife habitat and ample plant cover to work chlorophyllic magic. And properly managed golf courses these days are VERY environmentally sensitive. It's a game you can play your whole life (I've been playing it for over 50 years and I started late). Good stuff :-)

04/13/2019 10:21:04 PM · #38

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

And those who play have come to appreciate that golf mimics life!

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04/13/2019 10:51:53 PM · #39

Even when properly managed lawns (modern courses are just gigantic lawns) are environmentally uneconomical, and the game is (usually) so expensive it is seen as "classist" (and by extension racist) ...

Originally posted by Dave Barry:

Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing.

04/13/2019 11:18:32 PM · #40

By far the majority of golfers are working stiffs, blue-collar or lower management types etc. I have almost NEVER encountered a plutocrat or a nabob on a golf course because I play municipal courses, town-owned courses, as do most golfers. As for the lawn aspect of it, most golf courses now collect their own runoff water in holding ponds and recycle it. They're a whole lot better for the environment than freeways and parking lots :-)

04/14/2019 07:37:22 AM · #41

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Many of the golf courses within an hour of me charge as little as 17.00 in the off season. (My favorite time to play) . There are not many entertainment venues where you can be Entertained, get exercise, socialize, relax, enjoy, mentally reboot and just be happy to be alive for less than $10.00 an hour.

04/14/2019 09:22:46 AM · #42

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Depends on where/how you grew up. I started my working career caddying at the country club where my parents belonged. My dad had a 2 handicap and my mom was club champion on and off for years so for me, anything short of the pro tour was the status quo. I have *NO* patience and a nasty hook, and to be honest, the only way I enjoyed it was when I became old enough to drink.

I'd rather drink on my porch or a boat.

F*ck golf!

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04/14/2019 11:07:49 AM · #43

Originally posted by GolferDDS:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
By far the majority of golfers are working stiffs, blue-collar or lower management types etc. I have almost NEVER encountered a plutocrat or a nabob on a golf course because I play municipal courses, town-owned courses, as do most golfers. As for the lawn aspect of it, most golf courses now collect their own runoff water in holding ponds and recycle it. They're a whole lot better for the environment than freeways and parking lots :-)

Many of the golf courses within an hour of me charge as little as 17.00 in the off season. (My favorite time to play) . There are not many entertainment venues where you can be Entertained, get exercise, socialize, relax, enjoy, mentally reboot and just be happy to be alive for less than $10.00 an hour.

There are a lot of people who can't afford to spend even $17 on entertainment ($170 is probably more like it at most courses), much less take off the 4-6 hours to "enjoy" it. I'm not a golf-hater myself; just trying to explain why I think some folks are ...

Oh, and I suspect most municipal courses are subsidized with local taxes, which can (as with sales taxes) disproportionately affect the poor, probably non-golfers. I'd be curious to know how many public courses there are compared to private ones ...

04/14/2019 11:35:51 AM · #44

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Oh, and I suspect most municipal courses are subsidized with local taxes, which can (as with sales taxes) disproportionately affect the poor, probably non-golfers. I'd be curious to know how many public courses there are compared to private ones ...

Here in Harwich, our local town-owned course pays back into town coffers more than $1,000,000.00 a year most years. It's a cash cow. And it's a tourism driver, being ranked in the top-5 of public courses in Massachusetts. Cape Cod, of course, has a tourist-driven economy. As residents we can buy a season pass (unlimited golf) for $750 or so. We can play 9-10 months of the year. It's a bargain :-)

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04/14/2019 11:55:06 AM · #45

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

It's a bargain :-)

Indeed! Also "probably" an outlier ... it would be interesting to have some statistics (income, occupation, etc.) on course users, and golfers in general.

04/14/2019 01:41:07 PM · #46

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Yah, your situation is probably as skewed as mine. Here Private/country club courses outnumber public by about 4-1. And the membership fees are outrageous.

04/14/2019 02:37:27 PM · #47

What an interesting discussion to have at a moment when the world has just witnessed probably one of the greatest athletic comebacks in history with Tiger Woods win of the Masters. How can you put a price on the positive effect of this accomplishment on the development of our youth and the long term effects of this wonderful display of will and motivation as a lesson to all of us!!!

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04/14/2019 03:27:55 PM · #48

Originally posted by GolferDDS:

I expect the "price" of this comeback was several million dollars and the assistance of a variety of professional specialists. An inspirational role model indeed, but for me tempered by the knowledge that motivation alone cannot overcome every difficulty in life. But I'm glad he seems healthy and happy again.

04/14/2019 03:40:26 PM · #49

Originally posted by GolferDDS:

What an interesting discussion to have at a moment when everyone in the world has just witnessed probably its greatest athletic comeback in history with Tiger Woods win of the Masters. How can you put a price on the effect of this accomplishment on the motivation of our youth and the long term effects of this wonderful display of will and motivation as a lesson to all of us!!!

Horsesh*t.

The man's a phenom. There is virtually nothing applicable to a normal person's life about the incredible talent that is Tiger Woods.

A pleasure to watch, and truly I'd mostly rather watch paint dry than watch golf, but him..... yeah....he's fun to watch.