I had an enjoyable weekend. On Friday Jere made the drive up to Rogers City with me. It took a little longer than normal because of all the traffic, but it wasn’t as bad as we expected. After relaxing a bit at Mom and Dad’s, it was out to the bars for a night with the boys. There weren’t many people out, but we had a good time. I finally made it home around 3 a.m.
Tag: golf
Back To Normal
After a week out in Philly and a 3 day golf trip, life will be back to normal for me. I had a great time on both trips and was sad to see them end. Tomorrow it’s back to work and the daily grind.
I won a few side bets on the golf trip (two long drive bets with Dad were the highlight) and placed in a couple of the events, but didn’t shoot as well as I would have liked. I’ve found out that I can hit the ball a lot further than I had thought, even with my slice. If I can eliminate the slice I’ll have driving distance like the pros. The trip consisted of a lot of laughs, good company, and a little bit of golf. As we say during the Hackers/Whackers McDuff Open, “We are not here for a long time, just a good time!”
After 108 holes of golf in 3 days, I’m whooped. Being out in the sun for 10 hours a day really does a number on you. My face looked like a tomato yesterday, but seems to have cooled off a bit today.
I'm Off…
In about an hour I’ll be taking off for Flint, flying to Chicago, and then arriving in Philadelphia sometime after 6 (their time). Lindsay and I always have fun, so it should be a blast. I have no clue what we are doing though, I left all of the planning up to Lindsay (teachers have all that damn free time in the summer). The training class should be really good too. I know bits and pieces of SQL, but I expect to learn a lot. We fly back into Flint late Friday night and then on Saturday night I’m going up to Harbor Springs for 3 full days of golfing 36 holes a day. 12 days away from the office couldn’t come at a better time! I’ll try to post pictures and updates throughout the week.
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The Slice
Nobody likes a slice. Everyone thinks they know the fix. Maintaining the bend in your left knee may be the cure for many of us.
John Daly Deserves The Ryder Cup
Simply put, the guy is fun to watch. The normal hacker can really relate to the guy, because he’s down to earth. He doesn’t care what people think of him and nothing scares him either. He’s one of the few golfers that you’ll see smoking a cigarette (or several) on TV during a round. He doesn’t lift weights or workout to improve his game, but he’s still one of the longest and most accurate drivers on tour.
Daly is playing the best golf of his life over the last few months. Every time I turn around, he’s on TV. Not only can he drive the ball further than most everyone else, but he is also one of the greatest long putters in the game. Don’t forget his short game either, which has improved over the years. His all-around game ranks among the best.
To get an automatic selection to the USA Ryder Cup team, an American golfer must be ranked in the top 10 in the Ryder Cup Team USA Standings. Currently Daly is 20th and this is the last weekend to qualify. Team captain Hal Sutton does get to invite 2 additional players to round out a team of 12. If Daly doesn’t move up into the top 10, I hope he’s the first guy Sutton thinks about.
Not only is Daly one of the best golfers on the PGA Tour this year, but he’s also the most intimidating. How could someone not be intimidated by a smoking fat guy, wearing logos every where, hitting the ball over 300 yards right down the middle of the fairway? I know I would!
I have tickets (which should arrive today) for the Wednesday and Thursday practice days, so I’d love to be able to see John Daly in person. Maybe even sneak in a few photos.
Twice in the past Daly has won one of the majors and was not invited to the Ryder Cup. This should be his year. Other players have played well and also deserve a spot, but no one else brings as much to the table.
Sutton…invite John!
A Swing In Progress
I stopped by the driving range today to work on my golf swing. I recently found out that my backswing was getting too steep, which in turn has been causing me to slice the ball. I hit over 100 balls and was striking it pretty good. There were a few shanks here and there, but that is to be expected when you are trying to change something that’s become habit. It’ll take a few more trips to the range, but I already felt a big difference. In less than a week and half I’ll be up at Boyne Highlands for 3 days, playing 36 holes a day…time is running out.
Naughty Fest 2004
Each year, Rogers City hosts the Nautical Festival. We look forward to it the whole summer, but when Monday morning rolls around, boy are we glad that it’s over. It’s a blast of a weekend, but it sure kicks your ass!
Basically we
- Drink during the day.
- Take a little time to eat dinner.
- Change into clothes for the night out.
- Head over to whoever’s house has a keg for the night.
- Drink until 10:00 p.m.
- Walk to the beer tent.
- Drink, dance, and mingle.
- Walk to Greka’s at 1:30 a.m.
- Drink and push your way through the crowd.
- Walk home or to an after party.
- Get home at 3:30 or 4.
- Wake up and REPEAT.
The Weeks Ahead
Over the past few days, I’ve been quiet on the site again. I’ve been busy studying for my test, which paid off. August is going to be a busy month for me, so I just wanted to warn everyone that I won’t have as much time for quality posting.
Tomorrow I’m heading up to Rogers City for the Nautical Festival. We like to call it the “Naughty Fest!” It’s pretty much non-stop drinking for 4 days. Pre-partying with a keg at someone’s house, walking to the beer tent, bullshitting all night, and dancing occassionally. After the tent closes, everyone walks to the bar for more drinking and bullshitting. It’s one of the funnest weekends of the year for me. Then on Monday I have a dentist appointment before I come back to Saginaw.
No big plans for the week after I come back, but on the 15th I’m heading to Philadelphia for a SQL training class. My friend Lindsay is going along for the trip, so it should be fun. We’ll get back to Michigan late on the 20th. Then on Sunday (22nd), I’m driving up north for a 3 day golfing trip. This might be my 2nd funnest couple of days of the year. (I like the word funnest!)
There are 20 guys that go and we play 36 holes a day at Boyne Highlands. They are great courses that are always in great shape. Each round of 18, we are paired up with different guys and there is always some type of competition with cash prizes. Every par 3 has a closest to the pin contest too. The highlight of the trip is the Hackers vs. Whackers match play. We play 10 guys to each team, and play 5 matches for a trophy and bragging rights. It’s just an all around great time.
I’m looking forward to the rest of the month.
King Par Tent Sale
King Par‘s annual tent sale ends tomorrow (Sunday), so we stopped by today. It was like being a kid in the candy store! You can’t even imagine how much golf equipment and clothing they had on sale. It was unreal. Boxes and boxes of gloves, irons, woods. Shelves packed full of shoes. Rows of tables stacked with golf balls.
I bought a new pair of Adidas golf shoes ($40) and a new driver. I’ve been interested in a new driver since a week ago with I hit someone else’s club during league. Sure enough, King Par had a whole box full of them. I bought a Wilson Deep Red II Maxx with 9.5 degrees of loft and a stiff shaft. Maybe it will be the cure to my driving woes. Or at least I hope it will! For $99, I couldn’t pass up the deal. Wilson’s site suggests $449.99 for the club and when I was doing some research I had found it for $150 on Ebay. It’s not very often you can find something cheaper than on Ebay, unless it’s used. Somehow I even managed to get the head cover for free when they had them marked as $5.
If it turns out that I don’t like the club, I can turn around and sell it for an easy profit. Dad and I golfed 18 today in some perfect weather. I shot a 42-49 and he shot 42-44. Out of 18 holes I hit one good drive with my 3-wood and the rest were shit, so those scores aren’t bad at all. I think we’re playing again tomorrow, but there will be none of this getting beat by the old man again! Actually…I was down by 3 strokes with 4 holes to play on the front 9 and parred the last 4 holes to even things up. On the back 9, I just couldn’t hit a tee shot. Tomorrow is another day.
Update: Dad and I shot 18 again at the same course, but started on the back 9 today. I shot 41-44 and Dad shot 47-45, so I made up for yesterday (as I said I would). I hit the new driver pretty good a few times, but my swing with the woods needs some work. We both started out with an 8 on the first hole of the day (#10), but then I played the next 8 holes in 1 over with 3 birdies. In fact, I birdied 3 of the par 4s on the day. It was a fun weekend, but I’m tired from walking 36 holes of golf and being out in the sun for 8 hours.
Nick Momrik 