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Date: 18 Sep 2006 14:55:25
From: Mike Dalecki
Subject: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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OK, so the Pflum-style lists dominate. OK, then. OK.
Here are some strange sightings and observations from RSG-Ohio:
1. Rob (Rock) Pyle has a fabulous new pre-shot routine. He lies down
in the fairway, eyes closed, and listens to his playing partners hit
shots. He noted that it's easy to hear the "swish/thwick" of a ball
being struck, but reports that one cannot hear the club being drawn back.
We're hoping this doesn't contribute to slow play.
2. Rock, during his rather extensive tour of the course, found a pink
crystal ball which became his go-to ball for several holes. It must
have suited him , because on one hole, into the wind, he pounded a
300-yard drive with it. Unfortunately, the ball left his care on the
par 17th hole, the one with the water hazard.
3. Jon Green is the best barefoot golfer I've ever played with. Well,
the only one, I guess, but considering he played with rented clubs and
no shoes or socks, he played darned well.
4. On Saturday at Players Club, my foursome (composed of me, Bill-O,
Phil, and Hudson McVay) probably set a record as the first ever to have
each player hit a provisional. Sadly, only my original ball was never
found.
When every player has to hit two off the tee, it doesn't speed up play
any. :)
5. In MatchPlayMadness, on the second hole, I yanked my drive left; it
hit the road and bounced toward a creek. I went over to investigate,
knowing full well that an inability to find my ball would result in my
losing the hole, unless Thor lost his as well (fat chance, he was
bunting the ball up to the green).
Anyway, I didn't find my ball, but I did find 3 Top Flights, a Titleist
So-Lo, and a ProV1. Also someone's 9 iron. All in the water.
6. It was a weekend of reversals. Friday, I had no swing of note, but
could hardly miss anything on the greens. Saturday morning I had
neither swing nor putting. Sunday I got my swing back, but couldn't
seem to buy a putt.
7. Stinky links is a nice course; fair, and attractive from a visual
perspective. Fast greens, though, which required some adjustment after
the earlier punched greens. I'd play it again!
8. Most fun on the weekend? All the smack talk at MPM. Especially
because I shut them all up!
9. Jon Green, my "world" partner during MPM, had a match against Deuce
Dean, while I was locked in mortal combat with Thor.
On #8 green, with me 1 down to Thor, Jon was stymied behind my ball,
about 10 feet away from the cup. In putting, he struck my ball (by
accident, I'm sure), pushing it a foot or so closer to the hole. I
needed to sink that 8-footer, while I needed Thor to miss his. I did my
usual dance around it, and down it went. Thor's just grazed the edge,
so the match was tied!
10. Then came the pivotal 9th hole, a short par 3 over water. Thor and
I are all-square.
There were about 20 people standing around the green, and as I settled
over my shot, barb after barb came floating across the water. The Ohio
team was really letting me have it.
I backed away twice, laughing. No "Quiet Please" here.
Finally I hit the ball, and immediately discovered a strategic mistake.
I'd read the hole at 131 yards, downwind, which is for me a PW. If I
hit my normal shot, I'd end up short of the pin, below the hole, which
was perfect.
Problem: I'd misread the distance; it was closer to 115 to 131, and I
blew that PW over the green, left and into the back bunker. Maybe it
was the beer, I don't know. What's worse, now I'm hitting a sand shot
to a downhill close pin, from a slightly downhill lie, back toward the
water!
And Thor is on the green with his first shot!
As I walked to the bunker, the smack talk increased, if that's even
possible.
Neal Bell walked over, looked at the lie, looked at the green, looked in
my eyes (bloodshot, probably), and just to put a little more pressure on
me, told me he'd buy me dinner if I could get up and down from there.
Neal was on the OHIO team. :)
I took a few practice swings outside of the bunker (don't know why--no
rule against doing it in the bunker in MPM), and settled in to the
bunker. I got my footing, found my posture, and to their credit,
everyone became quiet.
That's good, because I wouldn't have wanted anyone to miss me hitting
that bunker shot to 15 inches.
Thor conceded the putt, Neal conceded the dinner, I conceded Thor's
second putt, and we ended up all-square for the match.
I had a blast--I'm looking forward to next year already. Thanks for a
great weekend, Thor.
Mike
PS: Saturday night's dinner was ribs. They sure were good. Especially
the bill! :)
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RSG-Wisconsin 2006: June 23-25 Info: http://dalecki.net/rsgwis2006/
RSG-Wisconsin 2005 Pics: http://dalecki.net/rsgwis2005/pics/
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Date: 20 Sep 2006 09:24:29
From: Miss Anne Thrope
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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It's sad that you shmucks were probably the most interesting people in
Ohio at the time.
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Date: 20 Sep 2006 06:15:07
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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Tex wrote:
> Next time you show up at an RSG event, I'll make sure your have your
> blue blankee and a pair of diapers.
And don't forget my sippee cup. Diet Coke, please.
Just kidding, of course, since the next time I show up at a RSG event
you won't be there. In fact, I doubt anyone will be. I'll be a
onesome. And I'll win the fucker!
I'll even win the friggin long drive.
The next RSG event I play in with other RSGers will be the one I host
in Hawaii (after I win the lottery). It will have to be Invitation-only
since we'll have to limit the size of the field and everything will be
paid or by me. So keep running that cocksucker, big boy.
And the rest of you fuckers better start being nice to me as well,
cause I'm feelin lucky.
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Date: 20 Sep 2006 09:28:15
From: John van der Pflum
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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On 20 Sep 2006 06:15:07 -0700, "annika1980" <annika1980@aol.com >
wrote:
>
>Tex wrote:
>> Next time you show up at an RSG event, I'll make sure your have your
>> blue blankee and a pair of diapers.
>
>And don't forget my sippee cup. Diet Coke, please.
>
>Just kidding, of course, since the next time I show up at a RSG event
>you won't be there. In fact, I doubt anyone will be. I'll be a
>onesome. And I'll win the fucker!
>I'll even win the friggin long drive.
>
>The next RSG event I play in with other RSGers will be the one I host
>in Hawaii (after I win the lottery). It will have to be Invitation-only
>since we'll have to limit the size of the field and everything will be
>paid or by me. So keep running that cocksucker, big boy.
>
>And the rest of you fuckers better start being nice to me as well,
>cause I'm feelin lucky.
Have you checked out the Annika/Chockra standings lately? I fully
expect to be on the invitation list.
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jvdp
Myke Plough-in-skee is not mentioned in this thread.
http://www.rsgcincinnati.com/files/OH_2006_make_a_putt.avi
http://www.rsgcincinnati.com
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 07:15:48
From: Tex
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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annika1980 wrote:
> zumafan wrote:
> > annika1980 wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Did anybody yell "CHILD MOLESTER!" at ya?
> > > That's always fun.
> >
> > Do you think they really meant it, or to rephrase slightly, do YOU
> > really mean it when you post about young children, or title posts "I
> > did Jon Benet"? Ye reaps what ye sows.
>
> If he had called me that here, it wouldn't have bothered me.
> Do you see the difference? It's not like I went around Ohio saying, "I
> did Jon Benet!"
> The point is, there is a disconnect between online posting and actual
> human face-to-face interaction which most people recognize. One isn't
> always what they post, and that's probably a good thing for most of us.
Waa,waa,waa...Hey-zeus H Key-riced is your skin thin. You'd think that
you were some saint and someone stole your halo. Grow some balls and
let it go. It was a year ago, and nobody said anything about it until
your whiney ass mentioned it. Fuck, you'd think that you would have
some hair on your nuts by now.
Next time you show up at an RSG event, I'll make sure your have your
blue blankee and a pair of diapers.
Tex
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 06:50:39
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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zumafan wrote:
> annika1980 wrote:
>
> >
> > Did anybody yell "CHILD MOLESTER!" at ya?
> > That's always fun.
>
> Do you think they really meant it, or to rephrase slightly, do YOU
> really mean it when you post about young children, or title posts "I
> did Jon Benet"? Ye reaps what ye sows.
If he had called me that here, it wouldn't have bothered me.
Do you see the difference? It's not like I went around Ohio saying, "I
did Jon Benet!"
The point is, there is a disconnect between online posting and actual
human face-to-face interaction which most people recognize. One isn't
always what they post, and that's probably a good thing for most of us.
Except for Bellomy, of course. He really is a dweeb.
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 16:27:07
From: Chris Bellomy
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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annika1980 <annika1980@aol.com > wrote:
: The point is, there is a disconnect between online posting and actual
: human face-to-face interaction which most people recognize. One isn't
: always what they post, and that's probably a good thing for most of us.
:
: Except for Bellomy, of course. He really is a dweeb.
You are *SO* bitter.
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Chris Bellomy
C-List Charter Member
http://clist.org/
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 06:43:54
From: Tex
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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annika1980 wrote:
> Mike Dalecki wrote:
> > >
> > > Did anybody yell "CHILD MOLESTER!" at ya?
> > > That's always fun.
> > >
> >
> > No....mostly stuff like "you're no 7 index" and "hurry up, we ain't got
> > all day" and "X&&&!!!!XXX**" (that last from the Ohio crowd).
>
> The fact that you were 1-down to Thor after 7 will only add fuel to the
> fire concerning questions about your index. What is he, a 20?
Thor is not a 20...I think he's 7ish...
Tex
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 06:30:28
From: zumafan
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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annika1980 wrote:
>
> Did anybody yell "CHILD MOLESTER!" at ya?
> That's always fun.
Do you think they really meant it, or to rephrase slightly, do YOU
really mean it when you post about young children, or title posts "I
did Jon Benet"? Ye reaps what ye sows.
btw, there was a football team w/ around 10 cheerleaders at Roosters
Thursday night, looked to be about 8th or 9th grade. One was a "sturdy
lass".
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 06:07:15
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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Mike Dalecki wrote:
> >
> > Did anybody yell "CHILD MOLESTER!" at ya?
> > That's always fun.
> >
>
> No....mostly stuff like "you're no 7 index" and "hurry up, we ain't got
> all day" and "X&&&!!!!XXX**" (that last from the Ohio crowd).
The fact that you were 1-down to Thor after 7 will only add fuel to the
fire concerning questions about your index. What is he, a 20?
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 17:29:55
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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Mike Dalecki wrote:
> 10. Then came the pivotal 9th hole, a short par 3 over water. Thor and
> I are all-square.
>
> There were about 20 people standing around the green, and as I settled
> over my shot, barb after barb came floating across the water. The Ohio
> team was really letting me have it.
>
Did anybody yell "CHILD MOLESTER!" at ya?
That's always fun.
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 19:34:09
From: Mike Dalecki
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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annika1980 wrote:
> Mike Dalecki wrote:
>
>>10. Then came the pivotal 9th hole, a short par 3 over water. Thor and
>>I are all-square.
>>
>>There were about 20 people standing around the green, and as I settled
>>over my shot, barb after barb came floating across the water. The Ohio
>>team was really letting me have it.
>>
>
>
> Did anybody yell "CHILD MOLESTER!" at ya?
> That's always fun.
>
No....mostly stuff like "you're no 7 index" and "hurry up, we ain't got
all day" and "X&&&!!!!XXX**" (that last from the Ohio crowd).
It isn't the noise that's bothersome--it's the laughing. Mine. :)
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Mike Dalecki GCA Accredited Clubmaker http://clubdoctor.com
RSG-Wisconsin 2006: June 23-25 Info: http://dalecki.net/rsgwis2006/
RSG-Wisconsin 2006 Pics: http://dalecki.net/rsgwis2006/pics/
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 13:32:30
From: RockPile
Subject: Re: A weekend of Strange Sightings... (RSG-O)
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Responding here will reduce my post by a few lines, so here goes:
> 1. Rob (Rock) Pyle has a fabulous new pre-shot routine. He lies down
> in the fairway, eyes closed, and listens to his playing partners hit
> shots. He noted that it's easy to hear the "swish/thwick" of a ball
> being struck, but reports that one cannot hear the club being drawn back.
>
> We're hoping this doesn't contribute to slow play.
To bring this around full circle, I was practicing one of the exercises
in one of Mike's favorite golf books (Zen Golf), where he wants you to
focus on one sense at a time. With a few minutes to kill, I took a
brief siesta and focused on only the sounds around me. I knew that
John hitting the ball would alert me that I was next to hit, so I
waited for the swing. It was a really neat sound. I didn't expect to
hear the swing as much as I did, but the contact sounded good, and it
was a very zen moment until John started begging his ball not to go
right next to the high front wall of the greenside bunker.
Luckily, I also got video of him hitting a fantastic shot out of the
bunker and on to the green.
A fine round with fine gentlemen.
>
> 2. Rock, during his rather extensive tour of the course, found a pink
> crystal ball which became his go-to ball for several holes. It must
> have suited him , because on one hole, into the wind, he pounded a
> 300-yard drive with it. Unfortunately, the ball left his care on the
> par 17th hole, the one with the water hazard.
Ah yes, the pink Volvik Crystal. After determining on #7 that I was
now playing a practice round and stopped writing down my score, my game
started turning around a bit and I figured out why I had been hitting
the low ugly dead pulls with the driver. I hit a few good drives and
then on #14 I hit a decent drive that sliced/faded to the right rough
and then a really pounded hybrid to about 50 yards on a par 5. Being
in such great shape, of course I thinned my wedge into the cabbage
behind the green. After not finding my ball, I threw one down and as I
was hitting it, stepped on the pink ball. I figured it was fate that I
end my round with the pink ball and proceeded to par the next two
holes, including the really big drive on #16.
The ball then decided I had had enough and trickled down the 12 foot
dropoff on #17, where I could see her, but not retrieve her.
It was a fantastic weekend and a great group of folks!
RockPile
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