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Date: 02 Oct 2006 03:19:35
From: Bobby Knight
Subject: Sorta OT, but golf related
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This blew my mind.
Let me give a little background first. This is about a member of our
club, call him Jeff. In his early forties, he was once a plus
handicap golfer but in his twenties fried his brain with drugs. Now he
has a myriad of problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes,
obesity and emotional instability, and is on prescriptions for all of
those things. Thankfully, he has a very substantial income from a
large trust fund left by his dad. Nice guy, but sometimes is totally
out of it. He can shoot 75 or 105, depending on his drug levels.
Yesterday we were in the nineteenth hole and I was told by a buddy
that Jeff said that he has a real difficult time remembering names of
members, but that if he had ever played golf with them he knew what
clubs they played. They challenged him on that, and he went through
four guy's clubs…knowing all of them. I haven't played golf in the
same group with him for a couple of months, and didn't believe it, but
he was sitting at the next table, so I called out to him and said "Hey
Jeff, what clubs are in my bag?" Without hesitation he said "Taylor
MadeRAC irons, Taylor Made R5 driver, 18 and 21 degree Snake Eye
rescue clubs and a Cleveland sand wedge". Stunned I asked what my
putter is…thinking that since it's a really old one he'd miss. "Ping
69" was the answer…and correct.
Then six others went through the same dialogue, and he didn't miss
once.
Golf club savant!!
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___,
\o
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Date: 02 Oct 2006 07:17:39
From: Tex
Subject: Re: Sorta OT, but golf related
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Bobby Knight wrote:
> This blew my mind.
>
> Let me give a little background first. This is about a member of our
> club, call him Jeff. In his early forties, he was once a plus
> handicap golfer but in his twenties fried his brain with drugs. Now he
> has a myriad of problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes,
> obesity and emotional instability, and is on prescriptions for all of
> those things. Thankfully, he has a very substantial income from a
> large trust fund left by his dad. Nice guy, but sometimes is totally
> out of it. He can shoot 75 or 105, depending on his drug levels.
>
> Yesterday we were in the nineteenth hole and I was told by a buddy
> that Jeff said that he has a real difficult time remembering names of
> members, but that if he had ever played golf with them he knew what
> clubs they played. They challenged him on that, and he went through
> four guy's clubs...knowing all of them. I haven't played golf in the
> same group with him for a couple of months, and didn't believe it, but
> he was sitting at the next table, so I called out to him and said "Hey
> Jeff, what clubs are in my bag?" Without hesitation he said "Taylor
> MadeRAC irons, Taylor Made R5 driver, 18 and 21 degree Snake Eye
> rescue clubs and a Cleveland sand wedge". Stunned I asked what my
> putter is...thinking that since it's a really old one he'd miss. "Ping
> 69" was the answer...and correct.
>
> Then six others went through the same dialogue, and he didn't miss
> once.
>
> Golf club savant!!
Obviously not all of his brain his fried :)
Tex
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Date: 02 Oct 2006 09:30:10
From: Bobby Knight
Subject: Re: Sorta OT, but golf related
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On 2 2006 07:17:39 -0700, "Tex" <marktexkoenig@gmail.com > wrote:
>
>Bobby Knight wrote:
>> This blew my mind.
<clip >
>> Then six others went through the same dialogue, and he didn't miss
>> once.
>>
>> Golf club savant!!
>
>Obviously not all of his brain his fried :)
>
>Tex
I had to re-think about the sand wedge since I had changed since we
had played together. He was right.
___,
\o
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Date: 02 Oct 2006 08:53:16
From: John van der Pflum
Subject: Re: Sorta OT, but golf related
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On 2 2006 03:19:35 GMT, Bobby Knight <bknight@conramp.net > wrote:
>This blew my mind.
>
>Let me give a little background first. This is about a member of our
>club, call him Jeff. In his early forties, he was once a plus
>handicap golfer but in his twenties fried his brain with drugs. Now he
>has a myriad of problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes,
>obesity and emotional instability, and is on prescriptions for all of
>those things. Thankfully, he has a very substantial income from a
>large trust fund left by his dad. Nice guy, but sometimes is totally
>out of it. He can shoot 75 or 105, depending on his drug levels.
>
>Yesterday we were in the nineteenth hole and I was told by a buddy
>that Jeff said that he has a real difficult time remembering names of
>members, but that if he had ever played golf with them he knew what
>clubs they played. They challenged him on that, and he went through
>four guy's clubs…knowing all of them. I haven't played golf in the
>same group with him for a couple of months, and didn't believe it, but
>he was sitting at the next table, so I called out to him and said "Hey
>Jeff, what clubs are in my bag?" Without hesitation he said "Taylor
>MadeRAC irons, Taylor Made R5 driver, 18 and 21 degree Snake Eye
>rescue clubs and a Cleveland sand wedge". Stunned I asked what my
>putter is…thinking that since it's a really old one he'd miss. "Ping
>69" was the answer…and correct.
>
>Then six others went through the same dialogue, and he didn't miss
>once.
>
>Golf club savant!!
> --
> ___,
> \o
>
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Date: 02 Oct 2006 09:37:07
From: Bobby Knight
Subject: Re: Sorta OT, but golf related
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On Mon, 02 2006 08:53:16 -0400, John van der Pflum
<jpflumjr@ughookugh.com > wrote:
>On 2 2006 03:19:35 GMT, Bobby Knight <bknight@conramp.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>Golf club savant!!
>>bk
>
>Freaky.
>
>Dustin Hoffman is on line 2.
He's not that challenged, and knows his problems and limitations.
Another poster was right about him being lucky for the trust fund
though...and he readily admits it.
___,
\o
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Date: 02 Oct 2006 12:33:20
From: John Reddy
Subject: Re: Sorta OT, but golf related
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In article <er96i2p0pn8102nrlcggothclmg9td615k@4ax.com >,
Bobby Knight <bknight@conramp.net > wrote:
> This blew my mind.
>
> Let me give a little background first. This is about a member of our
> club, call him Jeff. In his early forties, he was once a plus
> handicap golfer but in his twenties fried his brain with drugs. Now he
> has a myriad of problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes,
> obesity and emotional instability, and is on prescriptions for all of
> those things. Thankfully, he has a very substantial income from a
> large trust fund left by his dad. Nice guy, but sometimes is totally
> out of it. He can shoot 75 or 105, depending on his drug levels.
>
> Yesterday we were in the nineteenth hole and I was told by a buddy
> that Jeff said that he has a real difficult time remembering names of
> members, but that if he had ever played golf with them he knew what
> clubs they played. They challenged him on that, and he went through
> four guy's clubs…knowing all of them. I haven't played golf in the
> same group with him for a couple of months, and didn't believe it, but
> he was sitting at the next table, so I called out to him and said "Hey
> Jeff, what clubs are in my bag?" Without hesitation he said "Taylor
> MadeRAC irons, Taylor Made R5 driver, 18 and 21 degree Snake Eye
> rescue clubs and a Cleveland sand wedge". Stunned I asked what my
> putter is…thinking that since it's a really old one he'd miss. "Ping
> 69" was the answer…and correct.
>
> Then six others went through the same dialogue, and he didn't miss
> once.
>
> Golf club savant!!
> --
> ___,
> \o
>
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Date: 02 Oct 2006 21:05:32
From: Matt 'Ocho' Aamold
Subject: Re: Sorta OT, but golf related
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"Bobby Knight" <bknight@conramp.net > wrote in message
news:er96i2p0pn8102nrlcggothclmg9td615k@4ax.com...
> Golf club savant!!
Or Autistic. There was a show (discovery channel?) about a guy that was a
human calculator but had very good social skills and by all rights was just
like you and me. durring the show he met other people with the same or even
better abilities; the catch was they were all Autistic. They also performed
some tests and examinations that showed the guy was also Autisitc but that
he had the ability to socialize and do normal day-to-day things.
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Date: 03 Oct 2006 04:29:39
From: Chris Bellomy
Subject: Re: Sorta OT, but golf related
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Matt 'Ocho' Aamold <maamold@gmail.com > wrote:
: "Bobby Knight" <bknight@conramp.net > wrote in message
: news:er96i2p0pn8102nrlcggothclmg9td615k@4ax.com...
: > Golf club savant!!
:
: Or Autistic. There was a show (discovery channel?) about a guy that was a
: human calculator but had very good social skills and by all rights was just
: like you and me. durring the show he met other people with the same or even
: better abilities; the catch was they were all Autistic. They also performed
: some tests and examinations that showed the guy was also Autisitc but that
: he had the ability to socialize and do normal day-to-day things.
Yeah, this definitely sounds like autism spectrum stuff.
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Chris Bellomy
C-List Charter Member
http://clist.org/
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Date: 03 Oct 2006 22:28:58
From: Peter Strauss
Subject: Re: Sorta OT, but golf related
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On Tue, 03 2006 04:29:39 GMT, Chris Bellomy
<puevf@tbbqfubj.arg.invalid > wrote:
> Matt 'Ocho' Aamold <maamold@gmail.com> wrote:
> : "Bobby Knight" <bknight@conramp.net> wrote in message
> : news:er96i2p0pn8102nrlcggothclmg9td615k@4ax.com...
> :> Golf club savant!!
> :
> : Or Autistic. There was a show (discovery channel?) about a guy that was a
> : human calculator but had very good social skills and by all rights was just
> : like you and me. durring the show he met other people with the same or even
> : better abilities; the catch was they were all Autistic. They also performed
> : some tests and examinations that showed the guy was also Autisitc but that
> : he had the ability to socialize and do normal day-to-day things.
>
> Yeah, this definitely sounds like autism spectrum stuff.
Moe Norman on Line #3.
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Date: 03 Oct 2006 22:44:23
From: Chris Bellomy
Subject: Re: Sorta OT, but golf related
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Peter Strauss <pfs126@earthlink.net > wrote:
: On Tue, 03 2006 04:29:39 GMT, Chris Bellomy
: <puevf@tbbqfubj.arg.invalid > wrote:
:
: > Matt 'Ocho' Aamold <maamold@gmail.com> wrote:
: > : "Bobby Knight" <bknight@conramp.net> wrote in message
: > : news:er96i2p0pn8102nrlcggothclmg9td615k@4ax.com...
: > :> Golf club savant!!
: > :
: > : Or Autistic. There was a show (discovery channel?) about a guy that was a
: > : human calculator but had very good social skills and by all rights was just
: > : like you and me. durring the show he met other people with the same or even
: > : better abilities; the catch was they were all Autistic. They also performed
: > : some tests and examinations that showed the guy was also Autisitc but that
: > : he had the ability to socialize and do normal day-to-day things.
: >
: > Yeah, this definitely sounds like autism spectrum stuff.
:
: Moe Norman on Line #3.
Yep. Hell, I think Ben Hogan was an Asperger's Syndrome poster boy.
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Chris Bellomy
C-List Charter Member
http://clist.org/
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