Topic: Golf Talk / Callaway court injunction against Titleist

Does this mean anything for the average club golfer in terms of availability or cost of Titleist (or for that matter Callaway) balls?

P.S. this is my 100th post. Only what, thousands off the rest of you…

Topic: The Lounge / New Zealand, Austria, Monaco, or Switzerland

I thought that, like most Americans. you didn’t even have a passport

Its better to stay silent and look a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

Mark Twain

No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an unchartered land,or opened a new heaven to the human spirit

Helen Keller

Well, I’ve had a passport for virtually my entire life. It is just a good document to have. In the US, it can also used as another form of ID when applying for jobs and whatnot.

“A star that shines twice as bright burns twice as fast.” – In memory of Greg Moore

Racinfarmer will be signing autographs at the mall from 3 to 5.

I’ll put a bullet in your ass ‘cuz its the American way!

same here buddy.

are you still seriously thinking of moving?

Topic: The Lounge / 4th test

there seems to be a bit of sour grapes in this thread – An Australian team that is rebuilding after dominating for so long played an Indian team at its peak (which will have to rebuild soon too) on home soil and were outplayed, end of story.

Topic: The Lounge / New Zealand, Austria, Monaco, or Switzerland

libtards have virtual free reign

apart from gun laws, what specifically are you worried about?

Reverse every natural instinct you have and do just the opposite of what you are inclined to do and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. – BEN HOGAN, POWER GOLF

Taxes, corperate taxes, estate taxes, a private military/police force, more control of my life through laws and regulations, etc.

Pretty much I want to have low reasonable taxes and be left the hell alone to live my life the way I see fit. I doubt I can do it with this fraud of a socialist in office. The American people will get what they deserve with this one, and I hope I’m not there to see it go down.

“A star that shines twice as bright burns twice as fast.” – In memory of Greg Moore

Racinfarmer will be signing autographs at the mall from 3 to 5.

I’ll put a bullet in your ass ‘cuz its the American way!

Wow, so you are genuinely considering residency in another country?

Topic: Golf Classifieds / Never used Bridgestone J33 Trapezoid Muscle Back PW - $100

price drop to $80 if anyone is interested.

Topic: Golf Talk / da da da da sh@^k attack

it’s that ott move we sometimes make despite ourselves and our best intentions, sometimes that 2nd personality just goes, “Well FU$K it, I’m gonna hit the cr@p out of it….” and the shoulders take over and no how much we try to slow down the nerves have now taken control and just goes “OHHHHHH NOOOOOOO FFFFFFFFU$KKKKK here I go again” and the shoulders jerk around and off we go into the same move, it’s sort of like the yips… been there done that…..

Cliff Manley

ahhh “consistency” the holy grail of golf….

spot on. we’ve all been there.

Topic: Golf Classifieds / Never used Bridgestone J33 Trapezoid Muscle Back PW - $100

Hi.

Up for sale is an unused Bridgestone J33 PW. It comes from the Forged Combo set; and as such has a trapezoid muscleback design. I have never used it as I already had a PW i was happy with when I bought this set. It has a True Temper Dynamic Gold R300 Shaft.

Pick-up sales only, I live in Brisbane’s Eastern Suburbs.

Topic: The Lounge / Advertising reaching boundaries

No, I was just mentioning another great advertisement that I have seen lately that was censored because a few do gooders wanted it removed. The post reminded me of it and I think comments were made more about that one other than the Phuket one.

Fair enough :)

Topic: The Lounge / Advertising reaching boundaries

haven’t you all got yourselves worked up over nothing? No one said the Phuket ad should go down, but you all seem to be acting like they have, almost a preemptive strike on your PC enemies.

I’m not trying to cause trouble, I just find it suprising that we go from “hey look at this funny ad” to “ha that’s funny, i bet someone wants it taken down” to “oh those bastards always wanting things taken down!” so quickly.

Topic: Golf Talk / ISG Player Profiles

First name: Jamie
Height: 177cm
Weight: 77kg
Location:Brisbane
Years Playing: 10 on and off (socially), 1 as a member of a club
Righty or Lefty?: r
Home Course: Pacific GC
What’s in the Bag?:
Big Bertha Driver (10), 3 wood
Srixon I-506 2-iron
Bridgestone J33 Combo Irons
Vokey 200 48 and 54; vokey spin milled 60
TM Rossa Daytona I Putter
Handicap: 17.7
Handicap Goal for 2008: 16.4 by Christmas
Strengths: Driver
Weaknesses: Pulled Irons
Your Typical Pre-Round Routine: Arrive 30min before, warm up swings in nets, practise putting
Your Golf Attire (usually): polo shirt, shorts
Club Distances: Driver 230, 7i 150
Your Usual Ballflight: Draw
Have You Played Competitively? Where? When?: Only club comps
Pick The Ball Cleanly, or Divot?: divot
Blades or Cavity Backs?: as said above, combo
Links or Tree Lined?: tree lined is all I really play, would love to play some good links courses
Range Rat or Gain Experience By Playing? playing
What Time of Day Do You Prefer Playing? afternoon
Do You Get First Tee Jitters? not particularly, just a false sense of hope
Your Overused Golf Sayings: none really
Quiet Player or Loud?:quiet
Walk or Golf Cart?: walk
Favourite Golf Quotes: Tiger Woods saying he thought Ian Poulter was no.2
Best score for 9 holes: 40
Best score for 18 holes: 84
Highest / lowest / current handicaps: 23.3/17.6/17.7
Best golfing memory: hole in one on howeston’s second hole as a kid

Topic: The Lounge / Favourite golf clips

I found this pretty cool.

Topic: Sports Talk / Kiwi's v Kangaroo's

love the refs pink shirts – NOT!

Great win by the Roos!

Political Correctness is doctrine fostered by a delusional minority and by the media, which holds forth the proposition it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

Impossible – it’s only an opinion, not a fact!

SNIOP

That’s a win for the breast cancer foundation then – got you talking about the pink shirts.

But yes, you are correct in saying they are not that easy on the eye

Topic: Ask Bruce / Pro's dress codes

Thanks Bruce, that all makes sense.

Topic: Ask Bruce / Pro's dress codes

haha roger that.

Topic: Ask Bruce / Pro's dress codes

This is a fairly silly and unimportant question, but I’ve always wondered why all (male) Pros on tour where long pants. Is this a dress code? or simply they all prefer to.

While I’m at it, why do all caddies carry those huge tour bags? Would I be right in thinking they are not allowed to use a pull cart because of the track marks they leave?

Topic: Golf Talk / Unsatisfying Parents

I agree with rohan1981, communication is entirely the key – frank, honest, open communication. Trying to go tit-for-tat with them in an argument (eg “its been shown golf makes you healthier, its good for social interaction”) won’t get you anywhere. Your best bet is to confront them and say “Mum, Dad, I really like golf. What is the real problem you have with it”. Once you know what the real issue is, you can move forward from there.

Topic: The Lounge / Sad sad day....

It is always sad to lose a beloved family pet. Sincerest Condolences.

Topic: Golf Talk / If you could only subscribe to one golf magazine???

I work in a newsagent with a very large magazine section, so I feel I am somewhat qualified to post here.

Australian Golf Digest is quite good, as is its American counterpart. They both seem to have more opinion pieces.

Some of the British ones (Golf World for example) are also good, though as someone living in Australia it doesn’t really resound (not much fun reading course reviews you’ll almost never play).

Golf Australia is ok, but a little inferior to these IMO, seems to lack the real in-depth stories.

So to answer the question, I’d pick Australian Golf Digest.

Topic: Golf Equipment / What's In Your Bag?

I thought I would fill out whats in my bag, after finally obtaining a decent set of sticks over the last month and a half.

Driver: Big Bertha 460cc 10 deg
3-wood: Big Bertha
2 iron: Srixon I-506 R300 dynamic gold shaft
3-9iron: Bridgestone forged combo R300 dynamic gold shaft
Wedges: Titleist Vokey 48 and 56 200 series; 60 spin milled (8 deg bounce)
Putter: Taylor Made Rossa Daytona I

Topic: Golf Talk / question for Publish

I know this was directed at publish, but I thought I could answer it for you.

Aggregate is a bit different from better ball, in that you add the stableford points of each player in the pair each hole (or if you want to look at it the other way, add the two 18-hole totals). In other words, both have to be on their game!

Topic: Golf Equipment / removing price tags from shaft

cheers guys.

Topic: Golf Equipment / removing price tags from shaft

Hi everyone,
This seems like the sort of qstn that would have been asked here before, but I couldn’t find anything on searching. I was wondering what the best method of removing price tags from shafts of new clubs was. Does it depend on the type of shaft? Is simple turps fine? Any input would be appreciated.

Topic: Golf Talk / Spending $100 on a game of golf MAX!

might sound like spam but $30ish for north lakes after 2.08pm through isg’s tee time is pretty good value for money (cart included)...

Topic: Sports Talk / anthony mundine?????

henno i love your work son

i’ll give you a tip… 99.9% of aussies dont consider mundine aussie so who gives a shit about him other than himself.

What is australian then?

Topic: Golf Talk / Pro's you'd love to see win

I would love to see Craig Parry win the Open this week.

Sorry, that is incorrect English.

I will love it when I see Craig Parry win the Open this week.