I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving weekend and ate alot of food. I was lucky enough to spend it with my beautiful GF and her family and they are all great cooks so you know I ate my fair share!! Even went to the range a couple of times this weekend, but didnt hit one ball straight at, but chipped it really well which made the practice sessions worth it.
On the Tuesday before the Holiday I got a call from a guy I played a round of golf with at Costa Mesa CC. He said they were having a little scramble and he needed a high handicapped player to join his 4 some. He said he knows I can play better then my *cough* 23 handicap and wanted to win some money. Since he was paying, it was a free roll for me and of course I agreed to play. I had a good front 9 for me and shot a 45 which had us a little ahead in the $$ column. When we started the back 9, something happened and I forgot I was golfing and shot a whopping 59 which lead my partner to end up paying out 23.50 for me....WHOOPS!! I apologized and expected to get punched in the face, but instead my partner was happy and said "next week your playing again and this time play for reals".....HUH??? I said " yea i was just messing with them"!! So long story short, next time I have to atleast hit my handicap or ill never be invited back!!
One last thing, I saw that Wilson golfs twitter (@wilsongolf) posted something about
a gentleman who has a site called http://www.novice2scratch.com/ which follows his journey from new golfer to become a scratch golfer in 1 year. Mind you I started this blog 2 months ago and just started following this guy last week, so for those that say I copied his idea im obv not that smart (read on to see why). Its pretty cool to see that I have great ideas, but im just to lazy or slow or both to get them out there. He got sponsored by Wilson Golf and a few other brands to help him along on his journey...WTF?? I think its awesome what hes done, but it got me thinking, Im a marketing guy why didnt I think of this (maybe thats why im unemployed)?? Either way you guys should definitely check out his site for a good read.
So the moral of this post is.....
Gambling on the golf course is only fun when your A. really good or B. its somebody elses money!! So either go practice or become friends w/ the best golfers at your club who like to drink whiskey!!! I myself will be at the range and putting greens for a few hours before heading to the clubhouse bar to drink with my friends!!
Davee
Monday, November 29, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
New Clubs.....New swing??
This past weekend I headed over to the Roger Dunn store in Santa Ana and was surprised to see that the entire store was 20% off, so instead of picking up a sleeve of golf balls, I walked out with a new set of irons. The set I picked up was a set of Srixon I-701's and I have to say ive never struck the golf ball so solidly, but during my 1st session using the new clubs something happened and my swing ended up looking like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s50K65PNeBU!! I played a round of golf yesterday and i stop scoring after the 13th hole!! It was that BAD!!
So today I decided to go to the range today to see if I could fix my problem and also the apt shut our water off for a few hours today because of a broken water heater and I needed to use the restroom (damn taco bell)!! When I hit my first ball I just kept saying head down, soft grip, hit through the ball, dont fall, ect!! Low and behold I hit the best shot ive hit in a long time and from there it was money. Im hitting it longer and straighter then I ever have before and the swing looked good enough for a gentlemen (obv very intellegent and a golf aficiando) asked my opinion on his swing. Obv I have my own issues and dont know anything about technique, so of course I accepted and told him "keep your head down and drink 2 four lokos every night!!" Hopefully he doesnt hurt himself tonight!! I appreciate whoever traded in brand new Srixon I-701's with brand new golf pride grips which enabled me to get them for a whopping $125!! Gotta love rich Orange County golfers.
Oh btw my beautiful and talented gf bought a set of clubs and now she can be my new golf buddy. My only advice to you is keep your head down and drink Four Loko every night!!
So today I decided to go to the range today to see if I could fix my problem and also the apt shut our water off for a few hours today because of a broken water heater and I needed to use the restroom (damn taco bell)!! When I hit my first ball I just kept saying head down, soft grip, hit through the ball, dont fall, ect!! Low and behold I hit the best shot ive hit in a long time and from there it was money. Im hitting it longer and straighter then I ever have before and the swing looked good enough for a gentlemen (obv very intellegent and a golf aficiando) asked my opinion on his swing. Obv I have my own issues and dont know anything about technique, so of course I accepted and told him "keep your head down and drink 2 four lokos every night!!" Hopefully he doesnt hurt himself tonight!! I appreciate whoever traded in brand new Srixon I-701's with brand new golf pride grips which enabled me to get them for a whopping $125!! Gotta love rich Orange County golfers.
Oh btw my beautiful and talented gf bought a set of clubs and now she can be my new golf buddy. My only advice to you is keep your head down and drink Four Loko every night!!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
For those of you who know me, know that I have lived a very interesting and fun life. I grew up the middle child of 3 to a single mother. Due to a dead beat dad and career opportunity for mom, I ended up growing up in Las Vegas, which has made me the person I am today. Ive had alot of different jobs/opportunities in my life that have given me the chance to travel all over the world and experience things no 1 man should have seen!! Since there are too many to name, heres a few of my favorites...
-ran the biggest rollerblading company in the world USD skates
-sideline reporter for a major action sports television show
-producer at VH1 (all the reality shows you love to hate)
-personal assistant/road manager for a major recording artist (ill leave the name out so this person isnt embarrassed of my golf game)
marketeer for Puma, Stussy, Grenade Gloves, ect
With that being said now to the reason were all here!! I didnt pick up a golf club until Jan 3rd, 2010. My friend Chris Haffey invited me to go to the driving range with him which sounded like a great way to get drunk and learn the "Happy Gilmore" swing. What I didnt know was, this day would change my life. After hitting a bucket of balls, I couldnt wait to hit the next shot. Although I hit 1 out of 10 straight, I had the fever. Working such crazy hours at the record label didnt leave me much time to pursue the game of golf, but that all changed this summer. I left the company in Aug and had nothing to do but look for my next adventure and of course play golf. Since August I have been fortunate enough to play golf as much as I could handle (or I should say as much as my wallet could handle) and build my passion to be a SCRATCH golfer. Ive shot 90 twice and 91 once which was a great feeling, but my next enemy is breaking 90. Stay tuned for another update tomm night as I will be playing a round at Costa Mesa Country Club, Los Lagos Course. Let the chase for 89 start now. Welcome to mylife!!!
-ran the biggest rollerblading company in the world USD skates
-sideline reporter for a major action sports television show
-producer at VH1 (all the reality shows you love to hate)
-personal assistant/road manager for a major recording artist (ill leave the name out so this person isnt embarrassed of my golf game)
marketeer for Puma, Stussy, Grenade Gloves, ect
With that being said now to the reason were all here!! I didnt pick up a golf club until Jan 3rd, 2010. My friend Chris Haffey invited me to go to the driving range with him which sounded like a great way to get drunk and learn the "Happy Gilmore" swing. What I didnt know was, this day would change my life. After hitting a bucket of balls, I couldnt wait to hit the next shot. Although I hit 1 out of 10 straight, I had the fever. Working such crazy hours at the record label didnt leave me much time to pursue the game of golf, but that all changed this summer. I left the company in Aug and had nothing to do but look for my next adventure and of course play golf. Since August I have been fortunate enough to play golf as much as I could handle (or I should say as much as my wallet could handle) and build my passion to be a SCRATCH golfer. Ive shot 90 twice and 91 once which was a great feeling, but my next enemy is breaking 90. Stay tuned for another update tomm night as I will be playing a round at Costa Mesa Country Club, Los Lagos Course. Let the chase for 89 start now. Welcome to mylife!!!
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