Dang, nice to see what ya'll have done with the place! Same bones, but quite a remodel since I last saw THP.
I guess it has been well over 5 years since I was a regular. Between job changes, city moves, injuries, and ... just life, I haven't picked up a club for ages. Until this past weekend...
On one hand, I get it, I know people in Vegas who park at the MGM and take a cheap cab over to McCarron.
On the other hand ... oh hell no!! I'm already going to gamble, so now I have to pay to park so you can then take my money?! I get it, gambling revenues are supposedly lower, but free...
Not sure how many of you were watching the live cast, but this is insane.
The whole thing is fascinating, but to put it in perspective, check out the section after 40:30, just blows my mind.
I was introduced to this headband yesterday at a cycling clinic : http://store.haloheadband.com/
First words out of my mouth were "where has this been all my life?!" You can see the yellow nub on the inside of the band, that pushes against your forehead and redirects sweat into the band and...
Hi All,
A little off topic from our normal golf fair, but I have done something a little crazy: I signed up to do the San Francisco to Los Angeles AIDS/Lifecycle ride in June 2015.
Five-hundred and forty-five miles on a bike with hundreds of people over seven days. :bulgy-eyes: I'm kinda...
This LAT Article about a retiree who played a round a day for a year:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-erskine-20140813-column.html
Some interesting stats from his 18 holes a day, four to five hours a day, completing his golf marathon on July 31:
—Total miles walked: 186.
—Number of...
All my golfing life, I have been taught/told that the handicap system is designed so that lesser skilled golfers could compete with better golfers by tilting the playing field. However, this little tidbit in the Jimmy Fallon-covered Golf Digest suggests the opposite is true: As a high...
http://espn.go.com/golf/theopen14/story/_/id/11248878/for-nike-rory-mcilroy-open-championship-win-not-clubs-golf
Interesting article about the business of golf and how Nike doesn't play the same club game that others play.
#7 Clubs
#4 in Ball Share
#2 in Apparel
#1 in Shoes
And we all know...
http://tinyurl.com/pfykcub
Full Disclosure: extra entries for that link. Also Plantronic Rig Headsets. Can enter every day.
System Specifications:
2 Single 2GB NVIDIA GTX 770
Intel Core i7 4770k
Corsair RM1000 Bulk Packaging
Corsair Green PSU Cable Set
MEM-8G1600VENG(2X4GB)
Windows 7...
Ok, this is wicked cool. I have no idea what I'd do with it, but, I'd think of something!
http://woobox.com/oio2y8/82hgew
Quick edit: Full disclosure: link gets me two more entries. I didn't even think about it until sparksjr's post.
If you like Marvin, Mos Def and great mashup projects, listen/download this RIGHT NOW. This mashup is so so good.
http://soulmatesproject.bandcamp.com/album/yasiin-gaye-the-departure-side-one
Here's a taste of Marvin's "Inner City Blues" and Mos Def's "Traveling Man"
This weekend I was out for a near crack-of-dawn for a round during which, one of my playing partners had a container of home-brew with two shots of espresso to start the morning and then stopped in for another fill-up
Now, I'm guessing he was pretty close to 16 ounces (it was one of those...