Putter and Cover

I finally got my putter in on Tuesday!

I quickly put it together and allowing it to bond, I began putting.

I have to say that it putts quite well. I've been using a Wilson Harmonized for a few years now (I know all its nuances) and the Contender has a few tricks up its sleeve just yet. Feel wise, I think the solid aluminum is better than the insert common in so many other putters. I have a tendency to leave the ball short, so the insert has never really been an issue (except for a duller feeling).

The putter sets up nicely. I thought it would have a more pronounced forward press, but after some practice, that was just me. I find that I can easily get it within a foot on almost any distance, but holing it from distance can be accomplished with the utmost concentration and fluid stroke. In fact, it's so easy to hit the sweet spot on the club that I find myself almost wanting to "stab" at the ball. Not good, just needs a bit of work.

As I mentioned, I decided to make a cover for the putter. Since nothing exists outside of the original DOC headcover, I used that as a starting point. I used neoprene as the material. Initially, I wanted it to have a magnetic closure, but after experimenting with that, it wasn't really coming out very clean. I went to one of my original plans, a very simple zipper along a third of the perimeter. It took about six to eight hours for me to finish the cover, but considering I haven't sewed in about fifteen years and I did this all myself, I'm happy with the results: A complete putter system put together entirely by myself.

Since it didn't make the trip with me to Lackland, I'll probably use it later this month, either at La Vernia or Kenedy (we'll just wait and see). I'm looking at dropping my putts to around 28-30 per round, but again, we'll have to see.

Cheers for now,

David

London Bombing

Say your thoughts and prayers for those that were hurt or murdered during the recent terrorist bombings.

David

Golf at Lackland

Hey folks!

While I was mad that my order STILL hasn't come in yet, I did get to play golf on Saturday July 2. I was invited by Mike, my wife's friend's husband, to join him at one of the military bases in San Antonio, Lackland AFB. Having never played there before (or in the last 8 weeks), I was more than eager to join him.

Tough thing about the whole day, I was busy in the morning, so we ended up leaving for the course around 2:30 or so. We got warmed up and I was feeling loose and hitting everything pretty well.

First tee box: Kill drop. You can see in the picture of me the drop that you get from the tee box.

I hit the ball with my 2.5 wood and got an overly excited draw that ran under some trees (yeah it was a hook; so what?). When I got down to the area where my ball should have been, there were a couple of guys who had just hit. I asked if they saw my ball. "No we haven't" and quickly drove off. Weiners took my ball!

I was lucky enough to find another ball (story on that later). I ended up playing that ball through the hole and got a bogey.

For the day, I really enjoyed the course. Was a bit challenging, more so on certain holes, but the elevation changes was something I wasn't accustomed to seeing. In fact, the killer hole was 9, which approaches this same hill above on a parallel just to the left. I made the mistake of actually climbing up to hit my shot, then finishing climbing up. This just really didn't help as the temperature was in the 90's or low 100's.

Cool Math Trick

Okay, I did crib this one from a member at freegolfinfo.com, but c'mon...It's a really cool trick.

Here is a math trick so unbelievable that it will stump you.

1. Grab a calculator (you won't be able to do this one in your head).
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code).
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number.
7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide the number by 2.

Do you recognize the answer?

Work and the Weekend

Okay. It's Friday and I'm not mad, but perhaps just a bit peeved. See, I ordered the clubs on Monday, but they haven't gotten here yet...That's okay, as we are still within the window of delivery. I guess I'm just impatient. It's 8:15 am and I'm also working today. Oh, you didn't know right?

Well, school was supposed to be out, but due to circumstance beyond my control, a few students needed some additional time. It was determined that we could open up today for about seven hours to allow the students to finish. I was asked, and considering I get paid by the hour (it's pretty nice), I went ahead and said, "Sure!"

Do you have any plans? For me, I plan on barbeque brisket, grilled corn-on-the-cob, and a bunch of other vittles (that's the scientific term) this weekend. I don't know if I'm playing any golf yet, but we'll just wait and see.

Okay, here's the picture of the week; but first, the story behind it.

I've got a good friend, Pope, who along with his girlfriend, just had a baby boy named Cade. Congrats dude! Still waiting on the pics though....He's always been one to send along really good pictures and jokes to me (my brother does too, so don't be hating, Nelson!). He sent me this picture, which in all honesty, is pretty true and funny in the subtle kind of way. Let me know what you think.