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    From Alan@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 2 23:05:18 2023
    Well... ...it was only 10 holes.

    A buddy called me and asked if I'd like to play golf some time after
    noon today, and while I'm not normally one for golf at 5°C, golf with my
    good friend, Pete, his son, and another friend both Peter and I play
    hockey with..

    ...how could I say know.


    I rolled up to UBC golf course with 10 minutes to spare before our 2:10
    tee time, and my first drive wasn't terribly encouraging, but it's only
    a short par 5, so I managed to at least come away with bogey.

    Then I got on a bogey train for the next 3 holes, but I finally made a
    few pars in a row (3), and ended with a bogey and a couple of double
    bogies. 6 over par for 10 holes when I've not hit a ball in more than 2
    months; I'm pretty satisfied.

    I was encouraged by some thoughts about my swing which I learned about
    from watching a bunch of good young guys on the GoodGood and related
    YouTube channels. I was long driver in the group pretty much every hole,
    and I think if the condtions had been summer, I would find that I've
    picked upAnd I was amazed by how well I chipped.

    What a great way to start the year. I played decently, and enjoyed the
    last holiday day before we all go back to work with good friends.

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  • From Irving S@21:1/5 to Alan on Tue Jan 3 06:44:32 2023
    On Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 2:05:21 AM UTC-5, Alan wrote:
    Well... ...it was only 10 holes.

    A buddy called me and asked if I'd like to play golf some time after
    noon today, and while I'm not normally one for golf at 5°C, golf with my good friend, Pete, his son, and another friend both Peter and I play
    hockey with..

    ...how could I say know.


    I rolled up to UBC golf course with 10 minutes to spare before our 2:10
    tee time, and my first drive wasn't terribly encouraging, but it's only
    a short par 5, so I managed to at least come away with bogey.

    Then I got on a bogey train for the next 3 holes, but I finally made a
    few pars in a row (3), and ended with a bogey and a couple of double
    bogies. 6 over par for 10 holes when I've not hit a ball in more than 2 months; I'm pretty satisfied.

    I was encouraged by some thoughts about my swing which I learned about
    from watching a bunch of good young guys on the GoodGood and related
    YouTube channels. I was long driver in the group pretty much every hole,
    and I think if the condtions had been summer, I would find that I've
    picked upAnd I was amazed by how well I chipped.

    What a great way to start the year. I played decently, and enjoyed the
    last holiday day before we all go back to work with good friends.


    Wow, a golf related post. Thanks for sharing, great way here to kick off the new year!

    Two things really stuck out here. First, it was cold, and secondly, you played with little previous practice, and seemed overall you did quite well. I cannot play in the cold at all, and if I don't swing a club every few days, my game degrades quickly.
    Little natural skill, my game requires a lot of practice and repetition. You play a lot of sports, probably have a lot of natural athleticism, I do not.

    Alan, you might have seen my previous post a few days back, I have had some health issues I have had to deal with. I tell you this not looking for sympathy or attention, it is just therapeutic to talk about it, even if it is with relative strangers.
    When you are not working and can do little for yourself, you have nothing but a lot of time on your hands, talk helps pass the time. I look forward to returning to the game hopefully by the spring, Right now, I doubt I could break 200, I am so weak
    and deconditioned, and mentally not in the best shape. Anyway, enough about me and my woes.

    Glad to see the golf post, and maybe this will be the year you really get back in the game again. Please accept from the bottom of my heart, my wishes that you have a healthy and happy 2023. Have a great day!

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  • From Moderate@21:1/5 to Alan on Wed Jan 4 02:00:18 2023
    Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> Wrote in message:
    Well... ...it was only 10 holes.A buddy called me and asked if I'd like to play golf some time after noon today, and while I'm not normally one for golf at 5°C, golf with my good friend, Pete, his son, and another friend both Peter and I play hockey
    with.....how could I say know.I rolled up to UBC golf course with 10 minutes to spare before our 2:10 tee time, and my first drive wasn't terribly encouraging, but it's only a short par 5, so I managed to at least come away with bogey.Then I got on a
    bogey train for the next 3 holes, but I finally made a few pars in a row (3), and ended with a bogey and a couple of double bogies. 6 over par for 10 holes when I've not hit a ball in more than 2 months; I'm pretty satisfied.I was encouraged by some
    thoughts about my swing which I learned about from watching a bunch of good young guys on the GoodGood and related YouTube channels. I was long driver in the group pretty much every hole, and I think if the condtions had been summer, I would find that I'
    ve picked upAnd I was amazed by how well I chipped.What a great way to start the year. I played decently, and enjoyed the last holiday day before we all go back to work with good friends.

    How could he say know.
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  • From Tommy@21:1/5 to Irving S on Sat Jan 7 17:56:11 2023
    On Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 6:44:33 AM UTC-8, Irving S wrote:
    On Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 2:05:21 AM UTC-5, Alan wrote:
    Well... ...it was only 10 holes.

    A buddy called me and asked if I'd like to play golf some time after
    noon today, and while I'm not normally one for golf at 5°C, golf with my good friend, Pete, his son, and another friend both Peter and I play hockey with..

    ...how could I say know.


    I rolled up to UBC golf course with 10 minutes to spare before our 2:10 tee time, and my first drive wasn't terribly encouraging, but it's only
    a short par 5, so I managed to at least come away with bogey.

    Then I got on a bogey train for the next 3 holes, but I finally made a
    few pars in a row (3), and ended with a bogey and a couple of double bogies. 6 over par for 10 holes when I've not hit a ball in more than 2 months; I'm pretty satisfied.

    I was encouraged by some thoughts about my swing which I learned about from watching a bunch of good young guys on the GoodGood and related YouTube channels. I was long driver in the group pretty much every hole, and I think if the condtions had been summer, I would find that I've picked upAnd I was amazed by how well I chipped.

    What a great way to start the year. I played decently, and enjoyed the last holiday day before we all go back to work with good friends.
    Wow, a golf related post. Thanks for sharing, great way here to kick off the new year!

    Two things really stuck out here. First, it was cold, and secondly, you played with little previous practice, and seemed overall you did quite well. I cannot play in the cold at all, and if I don't swing a club every few days, my game degrades quickly.
    Little natural skill, my game requires a lot of practice and repetition. You play a lot of sports, probably have a lot of natural athleticism, I do not.

    Alan, you might have seen my previous post a few days back, I have had some health issues I have had to deal with. I tell you this not looking for sympathy or attention, it is just therapeutic to talk about it, even if it is with relative strangers.
    When you are not working and can do little for yourself, you have nothing but a lot of time on your hands, talk helps pass the time. I look forward to returning to the game hopefully by the spring, Right now, I doubt I could break 200, I am so weak and
    deconditioned, and mentally not in the best shape. Anyway, enough about me and my woes.

    Glad to see the golf post, and maybe this will be the year you really get back in the game again. Please accept from the bottom of my heart, my wishes that you have a healthy and happy 2023. Have a great day!

    What you need is a GOOD massage! Golfing in the cold (I'd love to have 5C!) brings the worst out of your game.

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  • From One Putt@21:1/5 to Alan on Fri Jan 13 11:58:13 2023
    On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 23:05:18 -0800, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

    Well... ...it was only 10 holes.

    A buddy called me and asked if I'd like to play golf some time after
    noon today, and while I'm not normally one for golf at 5°C, golf with my
    good friend, Pete, his son, and another friend both Peter and I play
    hockey with..

    ...how could I say know.

    Did you mean "no"?

    I rolled up to UBC golf course with 10 minutes to spare before our 2:10
    tee time, and my first drive wasn't terribly encouraging, but it's only
    a short par 5, so I managed to at least come away with bogey.

    Then I got on a bogey train for the next 3 holes, but I finally made a
    few pars in a row (3), and ended with a bogey and a couple of double
    bogies. 6 over par for 10 holes when I've not hit a ball in more than 2 >months; I'm pretty satisfied.

    Let's look at the Alan Baker method of score keeping and math;

    #1 bogey +1
    #2 bogey +2
    #3 bogey +3
    #4 bogey +4
    #5 par +4
    #6 par +4
    #7 par +4
    #8 bogey + 5
    #9 double bogey +7
    #10 double bogey +9

    That's 9 over par not 6. You can't even post an honest golf score and
    I have no doubt you would lie about your scores to get a vanity
    handicap.

    Tell us why we are to believe anything you post when you just showed
    you have no credibility.

    It's amusing you posted information that contradicts your own score of
    6 over for 10 holes. See why you look like a fool?

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to One Putt on Fri Jan 13 10:14:50 2023
    On 2023-01-13 09:58, One Putt wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 23:05:18 -0800, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

    Well... ...it was only 10 holes.

    A buddy called me and asked if I'd like to play golf some time after
    noon today, and while I'm not normally one for golf at 5°C, golf with my
    good friend, Pete, his son, and another friend both Peter and I play
    hockey with..

    ...how could I say know.

    Did you mean "no"?

    I rolled up to UBC golf course with 10 minutes to spare before our 2:10
    tee time, and my first drive wasn't terribly encouraging, but it's only
    a short par 5, so I managed to at least come away with bogey.

    Then I got on a bogey train for the next 3 holes, but I finally made a
    few pars in a row (3), and ended with a bogey and a couple of double
    bogies. 6 over par for 10 holes when I've not hit a ball in more than 2
    months; I'm pretty satisfied.

    Let's look at the Alan Baker method of score keeping and math;

    #1 bogey +1
    #2 bogey +2
    #3 bogey +3
    #4 bogey +4
    #5 par +4
    #6 par +4
    #7 par +4
    #8 bogey + 5
    #9 double bogey +7
    #10 double bogey +9

    That's 9 over par not 6. You can't even post an honest golf score and
    I have no doubt you would lie about your scores to get a vanity
    handicap.

    Tell us why we are to believe anything you post when you just showed
    you have no credibility.

    It's amusing you posted information that contradicts your own score of
    6 over for 10 holes. See why you look like a fool?


    I got my arithmetic wrong, Irving.

    I apologize.

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  • From Tommy@21:1/5 to Alan on Fri Jan 13 21:42:48 2023
    On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 10:14:52 AM UTC-8, Alan wrote:
    On 2023-01-13 09:58, One Putt wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 23:05:18 -0800, Alan <nuh...@nope.com> wrote:

    Well... ...it was only 10 holes.

    A buddy called me and asked if I'd like to play golf some time after
    noon today, and while I'm not normally one for golf at 5°C, golf with my >> good friend, Pete, his son, and another friend both Peter and I play
    hockey with..

    ...how could I say know.

    Did you mean "no"?

    I rolled up to UBC golf course with 10 minutes to spare before our 2:10 >> tee time, and my first drive wasn't terribly encouraging, but it's only >> a short par 5, so I managed to at least come away with bogey.

    Then I got on a bogey train for the next 3 holes, but I finally made a
    few pars in a row (3), and ended with a bogey and a couple of double
    bogies. 6 over par for 10 holes when I've not hit a ball in more than 2 >> months; I'm pretty satisfied.

    Let's look at the Alan Baker method of score keeping and math;

    #1 bogey +1
    #2 bogey +2
    #3 bogey +3
    #4 bogey +4
    #5 par +4
    #6 par +4
    #7 par +4
    #8 bogey + 5
    #9 double bogey +7
    #10 double bogey +9

    That's 9 over par not 6. You can't even post an honest golf score and
    I have no doubt you would lie about your scores to get a vanity
    handicap.

    Tell us why we are to believe anything you post when you just showed
    you have no credibility.

    It's amusing you posted information that contradicts your own score of
    6 over for 10 holes. See why you look like a fool?

    I got my arithmetic wrong, Irving.

    I apologize.

    No, you got CAUGHT! At least we know that math isn't your strong suit, Fool!!

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Tommy on Fri Jan 13 23:06:19 2023
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    On 2023-01-13 21:42, Tommy wrote:
    On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 10:14:52 AM UTC-8, Alan wrote:
    On 2023-01-13 09:58, One Putt wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 23:05:18 -0800, Alan <nuh...@nope.com> wrote:

    Well... ...it was only 10 holes.

    A buddy called me and asked if I'd like to play golf some time after
    noon today, and while I'm not normally one for golf at 5°C, golf with my >>>> good friend, Pete, his son, and another friend both Peter and I play
    hockey with..

    ...how could I say know.

    Did you mean "no"?

    I rolled up to UBC golf course with 10 minutes to spare before our 2:10 >>>> tee time, and my first drive wasn't terribly encouraging, but it's only >>>> a short par 5, so I managed to at least come away with bogey.

    Then I got on a bogey train for the next 3 holes, but I finally made a >>>> few pars in a row (3), and ended with a bogey and a couple of double
    bogies. 6 over par for 10 holes when I've not hit a ball in more than 2 >>>> months; I'm pretty satisfied.

    Let's look at the Alan Baker method of score keeping and math;

    #1 bogey +1
    #2 bogey +2
    #3 bogey +3
    #4 bogey +4
    #5 par +4
    #6 par +4
    #7 par +4
    #8 bogey + 5
    #9 double bogey +7
    #10 double bogey +9

    That's 9 over par not 6. You can't even post an honest golf score and
    I have no doubt you would lie about your scores to get a vanity
    handicap.

    Tell us why we are to believe anything you post when you just showed
    you have no credibility.

    It's amusing you posted information that contradicts your own score of
    6 over for 10 holes. See why you look like a fool?

    I got my arithmetic wrong, Irving.

    I apologize.

    No, you got CAUGHT! At least we know that math isn't your strong suit, Fool!!

    LOL

    I made a mistake and immediately owned up to it.

    You're not used to that kind of behaviour for obvious reasons.

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  • From Moderate@21:1/5 to Alan on Sat Jan 14 17:03:57 2023
    Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> Wrote in message:
    tOn 2023-01-13 21:42, Tommy wrote:> On Friday, January 13, 2023 at 10:14:52 AM UTC-8, Alan wrote:>> On 2023-01-13 09:58, One Putt wrote:>>> On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 23:05:18 -0800, Alan <nuh...@nope.com> wrote:>>>>>>> Well... ...it was only 10 holes.>>>>>>>
    A buddy called me and asked if I'd like to play golf some time after>>>> noon today, and while I'm not normally one for golf at 5°C, golf with my>>>> good friend, Pete, his son, and another friend both Peter and I play>>>> hockey with..>>>>>>>> ...how
    could I say know.>>>>>> Did you mean "no"?>>>>>>> I rolled up to UBC golf course with 10 minutes to spare before our 2:10>>>> tee time, and my first drive wasn't terribly encouraging, but it's only>>>> a short par 5, so I managed to at least come away
    with bogey.>>>>>>>> Then I got on a bogey train for the next 3 holes, but I finally made a>>>> few pars in a row (3), and ended with a bogey and a couple of double>>>> bogies. 6 over par for 10 holes when I've not hit a ball in more than 2>>>> months; I'
    m pretty satisfied.>>>>>> Let's look at the Alan Baker method of score keeping and math;>>>>>> #1 bogey +1>>> #2 bogey +2>>> #3 bogey +3>>> #4 bogey +4>>> #5 par +4>>> #6 par +4>>> #7 par +4>>> #8 bogey + 5>>> #9 double bogey +7>>> #10 double bogey +9>>>>
    That's 9 over par not 6. You can't even post an honest golf score and>>> I have no doubt you would lie about your scores to get a vanity>>> handicap.>>>>>> Tell us why we are to believe anything you post when you just showed>>> you have no credibility.
    It's amusing you posted information that contradicts your own score of>>> 6 over for 10 holes. See why you look like a fool?>>>>> I got my arithmetic wrong, Irving.>>>> I apologize.> > No, you got CAUGHT! At least we know that math isn't your
    strong suit, Fool!!LOLI made a mistake and immediately owned up to it.You're not used to that kind of behaviour for obvious reasons.

    Liar
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  • From One Putt@21:1/5 to Alan on Tue Jan 17 12:50:23 2023
    On Fri, 13 Jan 2023 10:14:50 -0800, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

    On 2023-01-13 09:58, One Putt wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 23:05:18 -0800, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:

    Well... ...it was only 10 holes.

    A buddy called me and asked if I'd like to play golf some time after
    noon today, and while I'm not normally one for golf at 5°C, golf with my >>> good friend, Pete, his son, and another friend both Peter and I play
    hockey with..

    ...how could I say know.

    Did you mean "no"?

    I rolled up to UBC golf course with 10 minutes to spare before our 2:10
    tee time, and my first drive wasn't terribly encouraging, but it's only
    a short par 5, so I managed to at least come away with bogey.

    Then I got on a bogey train for the next 3 holes, but I finally made a
    few pars in a row (3), and ended with a bogey and a couple of double
    bogies. 6 over par for 10 holes when I've not hit a ball in more than 2
    months; I'm pretty satisfied.

    Let's look at the Alan Baker method of score keeping and math;

    #1 bogey +1
    #2 bogey +2
    #3 bogey +3
    #4 bogey +4
    #5 par +4
    #6 par +4
    #7 par +4
    #8 bogey + 5
    #9 double bogey +7
    #10 double bogey +9

    That's 9 over par not 6. You can't even post an honest golf score and
    I have no doubt you would lie about your scores to get a vanity
    handicap.

    Tell us why we are to believe anything you post when you just showed
    you have no credibility.

    It's amusing you posted information that contradicts your own score of
    6 over for 10 holes. See why you look like a fool?


    I got my arithmetic wrong, Irving.

    I apologize.

    How can you get arithmetic wrong for 10 holes....by that much?

    Somehow it didn't register to you typing about 5 bogeys and 2 double
    bogeys couldn't have added up to +6.

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