Covid Practice Plans (Green Building -- please tell me I'm not nuts!)

[ChipStrokes]

@DShepley what’s the ceiling height in the golffice?  are you hitting wedges and short irons into that net or can you go through the bag?

[DShepley]

16 minutes ago, ChipStrokes said:

@DShepley what’s the ceiling height in the golffice?  are you hitting wedges and short irons into that net or can you go through the bag?

The ceiling height is 8'10".  I am only 5'7" and have a fairly flat plane, so I can hit through my bag in here.  There is 8' between the hitting mat and net and I can hit a PW but haven't tried anything less than that.  I mostly just hit mid / long irons, but I can also swing woods.  Once I decide on a launch monitor, I will have to put some sort of baffle on the ceiling to protect from wedges.  

[dcrocketman]

Dshepley

As fellow OCDer I fully appreciate the time and effort you have put in to the green etc!

great job!

I’m just waiting for spring . Not expecting any snow mold 🤞

[DShepley]

38 minutes ago, dcrocketman said:

Dshepley

As fellow OCDer I fully appreciate the time and effort you have put in to the green etc!

great job!

I’m just waiting for spring . Not expecting any snow mold 🤞

I'm hoping for a fast melt. We got a melt last week and the ditch in front of my green had an ice dam form.  My green froze under a layer of ice and has been this way for a couple days. My greens keeping friend suggested spreading some black oil sunflower seeds on it once the weather gets mild to speed up the thaw.

[dcrocketman]

Today

no snow mold! Things look great so fat

[DShepley]

2 hours ago, dcrocketman said:

Today

no snow mold! Things look great so fat

Great to see!  I'm hoping mine comes out unscathed.  We didn't get much thaw today but it is supposed to be 16C on Sunday so fingers crossed! 

[DShepley]

Last night I managed to snag a deal on Facebook Marketplace for a brand new mini fridge which may be the most important 'Golffice' upgrade yet.  I also stopped at the variety store in the small town where I picked it up and was met with a not so hot selection of beer so I decided on the greasy old Labatt 50...I mean, who doesn't like an ale?!  Oh,.....and for your viewing pleasure, here is a video of me putting some terrible swings on an 8 iron, (I really would like to see the shaft more vertical in the backswing and it annoys me to no end that as hard as I try, I can never seem to prevent that trail knee from locking out).

 

 

[DShepley]

Opening day! The green seems to have done well. No real signs of winter stress. Looking forward to season three! Oh....and Slainte for all you St Patrick's Day people!

[dcrocketman]

Looks like it wintered great 

[DShepley]

6 hours ago, dcrocketman said:

Looks like it wintered great 

Yes, all good by the look of it. I spent yesterday morning with my super intendent friend getting my reels ground and bedknives set up. Excited to get going!

[DShepley]

Another upgrade in the 'Golffice'. This couch is a welcome addition to golf telecasts. Now, to settle on a launch monitor and get it ordered this week. I'm leaning towards Mevo+ with the pro package upgrade.

[justasgood]

9 hours ago, DShepley said:

Another upgrade in the 'Golffice'. This couch is a welcome addition to golf telecasts. Now, to settle on a launch monitor and get it ordered this week. I'm leaning towards Mevo+ with the pro package upgrade.

Adopt me......please. I am a hard worker and love drinking many different beers.....

[thejazzmarauder]

This thread should be marked 'NSFW'

[betarhoalphadelta]

16 hours ago, DShepley said:

Another upgrade in the 'Golffice'. This couch is a welcome addition to golf telecasts. Now, to settle on a launch monitor and get it ordered this week. I'm leaning towards Mevo+ with the pro package upgrade.

 

Think you need to start brewing beer and turn that fridge into a kegerator 😉

 

[DLiver]

Am I the only one who searched to photos trying to find a fine cold beer in the picture?

[DShepley]

40 minutes ago, DLiver said:

Am I the only one who searched to photos trying to find a fine cold beer in the picture?

I only needed one hand to take the picture.....the fridge game was strong though.

[kb7]

11 hours ago, DShepley said:

I only needed one hand to take the picture.....the fridge game was strong though.

 

 

Get this guy a xxxxxx puppers

[DShepley]

21 minutes ago, kb7 said:

 

 

Get this guy a xxxxxx puppers

"I'd Have a beer...you'd have a beer Darry?"  (if you know, you know!)

[DShepley]

Big news!!  I ordered a Mevo+ with Pro Package last night.  Cory Gauvreau at Par2Pro had one of their product specialists phone me and we spoke for about an hour about set up requirements, what the system does well, what it can struggle with, etc., to determine if it would work for my needs.  I'm pretty excited about it and need to think about some modifications to my stance mat and will need to build a putting track.  I'm also interested to see how I can incorporate the Mevo+ into the occasional practice session out on my green.  Now....to find a suitable iOS device without breaking the bank.

[DShepley]

22 hours ago, betarhoalphadelta said:

 

Think you need to start brewing beer and turn that fridge into a kegerator 😉

 

This would be much cheaper!  I did manage to make about 25 gallons of hard apple cider from the trees on my yard in the fall.  It was our first attempt and we need to do some tweaking, but it turned out to be drinkable but super dry and really boozy!  They require some moderate caution.

[betarhoalphadelta]

53 minutes ago, DShepley said:

This would be much cheaper!  I did manage to make about 25 gallons of hard apple cider from the trees on my yard in the fall.  It was our first attempt and we need to do some tweaking, but it turned out to be drinkable but super dry and really boozy!  They require some moderate caution.

Yeah, there's a recipe in homebrew circles for what is called Apfelwein, a German hard apple cider. It's basically 5 gal of apple juice, 2# sugar, and a packet of wine yeast. SUPER simple to do. 

 

It comes out bone-dry and pretty boozy (~8% ABV IIRC). The sugar in the juice, and the additional sugar added, is all 100% fermentable, so there is nothing in the recipe to leave ANY sweetness in the finished product. Some people back-sweeten it with non-fermentable sweeteners to add back that sweetness that many people expect from a hard cider. Others use additives that will kill the yeast and halt fermentation when it gets to a certain gravity to keep sweetness. I just make it as-is--I prefer it dry. 

 

Speaking of which--I have everything in my garage for another batch. Maybe I should make one up 😉

 

[DShepley]

5 minutes ago, betarhoalphadelta said:

Yeah, there's a recipe in homebrew circles for what is called Apfelwein, a German hard apple cider. It's basically 5 gal of apple juice, 2# sugar, and a packet of wine yeast. SUPER simple to do. 

 

It comes out bone-dry and pretty boozy (~8% ABV IIRC). The sugar in the juice, and the additional sugar added, is all 100% fermentable, so there is nothing in the recipe to leave ANY sweetness in the finished product. Some people back-sweeten it with non-fermentable sweeteners to add back that sweetness that many people expect from a hard cider. Others use additives that will kill the yeast and halt fermentation when it gets to a certain gravity to keep sweetness. I just make it as-is--I prefer it dry. 

 

Speaking of which--I have everything in my garage for another batch. Maybe I should make one up 😉

 

I like it dry as well. I added a bit of sugar when bottling to hopefully carbonate it. Ours is about 8% ABV. I bought a 50 gallon wine press in the summer and we got busy grinding and pressing apples in the fall. We pasteurized the juice and used Nottingham Ale yeast and another ale yeast where the name escapes me at the moment. We just bottled a second batch and I have a carboy racked off and aging now. It needs some more tannins, I read that people add black tea to improve that. Next year maybe.

Edited March 22, 2022 by DShepley

[Ty_Webb]

4 hours ago, DShepley said:

Big news!!  I ordered a Mevo+ with Pro Package last night.  Cory Gauvreau at Par2Pro had one of their product specialists phone me and we spoke for about an hour about set up requirements, what the system does well, what it can struggle with, etc., to determine if it would work for my needs.  I'm pretty excited about it and need to think about some modifications to my stance mat and will need to build a putting track.  I'm also interested to see how I can incorporate the Mevo+ into the occasional practice session out on my green.  Now....to find a suitable iOS device without breaking the bank.

Nice! You can get a refurbished ipad from Amazon (at least down here south of the border) for relatively cheap (think about US$250).

[DShepley]

1 minute ago, Ty_Webb said:

Nice! You can get a refurbished ipad from Amazon (at least down here south of the border) for relatively cheap (think about US$250).

In other news! My buddy just called this morning to let me know that he has a Tuesday ticket for me at The Masters. Maybe I'll see if I can pick one up while I'm down there.

[Ty_Webb]

3 minutes ago, DShepley said:

In other news! My buddy just called this morning to let me know that he has a Tuesday ticket for me at The Masters. Maybe I'll see if I can pick one up while I'm down there.

Feel like I'm repeating myself here, but:

 

Nice!

[thejazzmarauder]

2 hours ago, DShepley said:

In other news! My buddy just called this morning to let me know that he has a Tuesday ticket for me at The Masters. Maybe I'll see if I can pick one up while I'm down there.

We're all living vicariously through Shep

[DShepley]

2 minutes ago, thejazzmarauder said:

We're all living vicariously through Shep

I guess everything is coming up Milhouse at the moment!

 

[Curmudg3on]

9 hours ago, DShepley said:

Big news!!  I ordered a Mevo+ with Pro Package last night.  Cory Gauvreau at Par2Pro had one of their product specialists phone me and we spoke for about an hour about set up requirements, what the system does well, what it can struggle with, etc., to determine if it would work for my needs.  I'm pretty excited about it and need to think about some modifications to my stance mat and will need to build a putting track.  I'm also interested to see how I can incorporate the Mevo+ into the occasional practice session out on my green.  Now....to find a suitable iOS device without breaking the bank.

 

Check out the new Titleist balls made specifically for simulators.   

Titleist RCT

[DShepley]

6 minutes ago, DennyJones said:

 

Check out the new Titleist balls made specifically for simulators.   

Titleist RCT

Thanks. I'll check it out. I meant to ask the specialist if those work with Mevo+.

[DLiver]

This thread has always delivered. But recently has set new highs! (Spoken as beer guy from New England.)