The Random Thought Thread

Walterjn

mulegolf there is one course near me that has a mirror mounted high on a post at the back of the tee box. If you turn around and look up into the mirror, you can see if anyone is in the little valley over the rise you drive over. Pretty sure they did that as this place is in a semi posh neighborhood, with a lot of older people living on the course.

Spartan

One course near here had a periscope on one hole so you could see the green. Unfortunately, the course closed permantly in December. The land is going to be developed.

KCee

Typhoon The course I played this weekend could use them on many of the holes. Huge elevation changes and lots of trees so you have no idea if the group ahead is still on the green.....it's at least a 5 hour round on the weekend too so you are always waiting.

Lots of fun because the dowhill, downwind holes can allow an average hitter to make birdie and maybe an eagle if you can hit it straight enough. Of course you can also lose a few sleeves of balls if you get off line.

johnnydoom

None of the courses I play in Memphis have a blind green. Some you can't see the green surface, but you can still see if people are present. I used to play a course in St. Louis that had a par 3 with the green behind a mound. They had a custom flag stick that was at least 15 feet high. When removed for players on the green, the flag wasn't visible from the tee and you knew not to hit. When the group putted out, the procedure was to raise the flag up high and wave it a couple of times then put the stick back in the hole. The flag was then visible to the group on the tee, which would wait a minute or two for the group that just finished to move on to the next tee box.

Typhoon

johnnydoom Par 3 18 holer I used to play as a kid had a flag like that on the 14th hole. It was so uphill you couldn’t see the flagstick. Used to love that place… Powderhorn GC, closed a long time ago and they put an over 55 community there. I still drive through ot because the ponds are still there so I can imagine the course. I’ve wanted to park and walk behind the houses up where 14, 15 and 16 were but someone would call the po-po.

johnnydoom

Typhoon It's been so long that I'm not sure what the course was in St. Louis. I think it is the St. Ann course and is a nine hole course. It was a convenient stop for nine holes after work and wasn't a bad course for the price in the 80's.

Typhoon

johnnydoom Great memories from Powderhorn. My Dad doesn’t play really but he’d go there with my for Twilight. I remember him using a balata Titleist that wouldn’t even roll right because of all the cuts in it from him. I put one of those weighted trick balls on the 17th green one time instead of his ball and he made the putt🙄.

My parents would drop me there and I’d play 53 holes… hilly place too. The only time my mother ever went out to play was me, my younger brother who was probably 8 at the time and my father, the 4 of us played. And one of the ponds I still see there… my mother tees off from the red tees in front of the water, the ball hit the rock that was sticking up in the pond and came back as a high fly ball that hit my brother.

azgreg

Eguller

azgreg

That guy should have bought a Dan Dozen of newish balls for a couple of bucks more.🤣 🤣

KCee

azgreg That looks worse than the bucket of balls I have in my backyard by my net. At least I hose mine down once in a while.

sdandrea1

azgreg

"Sneak a few in the Bag when you get a chance" 🤣

https://www.google.com/search?q=tin+cup+sneak+a+few+in+the+bag&rlz=1C1UEAD_enUS1086US1087&oq=tin+cup+sneak+a+few+in+the+bag&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg80gEKMTI2MDhqMGoxNagCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:27b4be30,vid:M5CkmKGQDb0,st:0

propman

I work at a driving range. Over the weekend, caught a guy leaving with a bucket of balls. He stowed it away in his $60,000 pickup truck.

johnnydoom

propman $60,000 pickup truck

$60k is low end on trucks these days. But stealing range balls is even lower.

azgreg

Eguller

azgreg

🤣. Let's see...... 1 hour warm up, 6 hour scramble, 2 hours for drinks, laughs and prizes....Yeah, about right. 🤣

Typhoon

I’m glad range balls are free because they aren’t helping.

Par4QC

Can't wait to see how this comes out. Delivery is showing for tomorrow, which I thought would be next week some time.....

06/06/2024
7:37 P.M. On the Way

The package is at the clearing agency awaiting final release.

06/06/2024

4:15 P.M. Export Scan

Monterrey, Mexico

06/06/2024
9:20 A.M. Pickup Scan

Monterrey, Mexico

06/06/2024
6:21 A.M. Label Created

Shipper created a label, UPS has not received the package yet.
Mexico

Par4QC

Carlos always comes through when you need the 'good shit' fast........

06/07/2024
6:17 A.M. On the Way
Processing at UPS Facility
Milan, IL, United States
06/07/2024
6:11 A.M. Arrived at Facility
Milan, IL, United States
06/07/2024
5:40 A.M. Departed from Facility
Peoria, IL, United States
06/07/2024
4:48 A.M. Arrived at Facility
Peoria, IL, United States
06/07/2024
4:45 A.M. Departed from Facility
Louisville, KY, United States
06/07/2024
2:30 A.M. We have your package
Louisville, KY, United States
06/07/2024
2:15 A.M. Import Scan
Louisville, KY, United States
06/07/2024
12:51 A.M. Arrived at Facility
Louisville, KY, United States
06/06/2024
10:21 P.M. Cleared Import Customs
Your package has cleared customs and is on the way.
06/06/2024
8:16 P.M. Departed from Facility
Monterrey, Mexico
06/06/2024
7:37 P.M. The package is at the clearing agency awaiting final release.
06/06/2024
4:15 P.M. Export Scan
Monterrey, Mexico
06/06/2024
9:20 A.M. Pickup Scan
Monterrey, Mexico
06/06/2024
6:21 A.M. Label Created
Shipper created a label, UPS has not received the package yet.
Mexico

Eguller

Par4QC

😳

Par4QC

Eguller 🤣

Ok. so it's a custom Cally Smoke TD driver then.

Does that sound better, and more in line with what you know of me?

Eguller

Par4QC Does that sound better, and more in line with what you know of me?

🤔. I was just amazed at the speed of the shipping. 👍

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