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Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled for "Gentlemen Only…Ladies Forbidden", hence the word G O L F, entered into the English Language.
How I got started:
Well over 50 years ago, my Father took me out to a local Golf Course, where I played (sorta) one Round of Golf. From that point to just a few years ago, was the only game I had ever played.
When I retired, a friend of mine urged me to play, I didn't have any Clubs, or any other of the accoutrements, which are needed.
Being retired has presented me with LARGE difference in discretionary funds, but, I didn't want to become a "complete" couch potato, and deiced if I were to drop by a Pawn Shop, I just might be able to acquire enough equipment, to at least get started, for a price better aligned to my current budget.
Over the course of a few days, I visited a few Pawn Shops, and purchased three Bags of Clubs, no individual bag containing a full set of Clubs, but the sum of all three bags, provided me with a complete set plus extras, for just under $80 total.
I got four #1 Drivers, a #3, 5, 7 & 9 Woods, #1 to #9 Irons, and five Wedges from 43° to 68°, three Bags, one which is very nice, and more than fifty new and used Balls, which were in the Bags, plus several extra clubs (for a total of 42 Clubs, several which have Graphite Shafts), Gloves, 3 Putters, and other minor stuff that's related.
Some of the Brand Names of the Clubs I purchased in the Bags, include Titlest, Ping, Mizuno, Niklaus, Northwestern and Dunlop. Though I don't have a "matched" set, I think I really found some good deals. I even have a "Stiletto" brand 320cc Driver which has 4° Loft. I admit I haven't found too many places to use it, but, I got it "if" I need a flat (low trajectory) Driver like that.
What absolutely astonished me was, that when I did a "cost of new" MSRP of what I did have, that sum added up to over $3500! I'm NOT saying that's what my clubs are worth, but WOW! I never realized that Golf Equipment could be SO expensive!
Since my original purchases, I've visited some Golf stores, and seen sets of Irons
(#3-PW) that cost almost $1000, and Drivers in the range of $600 each!
If I divide just the quantity of clubs into the original cost, finding that it runs just under $2 a club, somehow them not being "matched", seems not to be so important at that price!
So if you're looking for "something" to just try/play around with, take it from me,
visit your local Pawn Shops, some GREAT deals are available!
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled for "Gentlemen Only…Ladies Forbidden", hence the word G O L F, entered into the English Language.
How I got started:
Well over 50 years ago, my Father took me out to a local Golf Course, where I played (sorta) one Round of Golf. From that point to just a few years ago, was the only game I had ever played.
When I retired, a friend of mine urged me to play, I didn't have any Clubs, or any other of the accoutrements, which are needed.
Being retired has presented me with LARGE difference in discretionary funds, but, I didn't want to become a "complete" couch potato, and deiced if I were to drop by a Pawn Shop, I just might be able to acquire enough equipment, to at least get started, for a price better aligned to my current budget.
Over the course of a few days, I visited a few Pawn Shops, and purchased three Bags of Clubs, no individual bag containing a full set of Clubs, but the sum of all three bags, provided me with a complete set plus extras, for just under $80 total.
I got four #1 Drivers, a #3, 5, 7 & 9 Woods, #1 to #9 Irons, and five Wedges from 43° to 68°, three Bags, one which is very nice, and more than fifty new and used Balls, which were in the Bags, plus several extra clubs (for a total of 42 Clubs, several which have Graphite Shafts), Gloves, 3 Putters, and other minor stuff that's related.
Some of the Brand Names of the Clubs I purchased in the Bags, include Titlest, Ping, Mizuno, Niklaus, Northwestern and Dunlop. Though I don't have a "matched" set, I think I really found some good deals. I even have a "Stiletto" brand 320cc Driver which has 4° Loft. I admit I haven't found too many places to use it, but, I got it "if" I need a flat (low trajectory) Driver like that.
What absolutely astonished me was, that when I did a "cost of new" MSRP of what I did have, that sum added up to over $3500! I'm NOT saying that's what my clubs are worth, but WOW! I never realized that Golf Equipment could be SO expensive!
Since my original purchases, I've visited some Golf stores, and seen sets of Irons
(#3-PW) that cost almost $1000, and Drivers in the range of $600 each!
If I divide just the quantity of clubs into the original cost, finding that it runs just under $2 a club, somehow them not being "matched", seems not to be so important at that price!
So if you're looking for "something" to just try/play around with, take it from me,
visit your local Pawn Shops, some GREAT deals are available!
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Golf – Practice – A Necessity.
Whew!, it's nearly 100° outside, and the Humidity is so high, things are dripping, out there! This happens a LOT where I live, and I'm just not up to getting out there, and dealing with it. Playing a Round under these conditions, is just out of the question. Even going out to the Driving Range, is more than I'd want to deal with, most days now.
But in the mornings and late afternoons, brief periods of Practice can be done, if you really want to improve your game, and won't cost you all that much time, or money.
I went to a local Sports Supply Store, and bought a Driving Practice Net, and Tee Pad which looks like a Grassy Carpet with a built in re-useable (rubber) Tee, and set them up on the edge of the Patio. You can use a Practice Net without the Tee Pad out in the yard, BUT, it really takes a toll on the Grass, specially using Irons and Wedges.
I was very skeptical when taking that first shot with my big Driver, wondering if that net was really going to contain the Ball, when I hammered it. It did, and pretty well too.
The Net I got is about 7ft high x 9ft wide, and I found it was ok through about a 30° Loft with Drivers or Irons. The angle of departure of the Ball with Short Irons or Wedges, is just too great for the Net to contain the Ball, and I had to change over to Woofle Balls, to practice with those Clubs. Using the Woofle Balls with a Lofty Wedge, is great fun, when the Grand Kids are over, seeing them catching the High Flies out in the yard.
However, I URGE you,
DON'T make any deals with them, to sell you back the Balls!
The Tee in the synthetic Grass Mat is at one end, with a clear space at the other, where you can turn the Mat around, and set the ball directly on the "synthetic grass", getting a better feel, when using Irons or Wedges (simulating Fairway conditions).
Even a short practice outside, though beneficial to my Swing, still is barely endurable at these temperatures, so just what does one do through the middle of the day. That is other than watching FTA!?
I also bought a couple of those Practice Cups for Putting, they lay pretty flat on the Carpet, and capture the Ball (when you can hit um). I set them up about 15' apart in the Den, which has a low pile Carpet. NOW, in the comfort of Air Conditioning, I can practice my putting, INSIDE where it's cool, and watch the Golf Channel at the same time!
Where there's a will, there's a way!
Comments/Replies welcome!
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Whew!, it's nearly 100° outside, and the Humidity is so high, things are dripping, out there! This happens a LOT where I live, and I'm just not up to getting out there, and dealing with it. Playing a Round under these conditions, is just out of the question. Even going out to the Driving Range, is more than I'd want to deal with, most days now.
But in the mornings and late afternoons, brief periods of Practice can be done, if you really want to improve your game, and won't cost you all that much time, or money.
I went to a local Sports Supply Store, and bought a Driving Practice Net, and Tee Pad which looks like a Grassy Carpet with a built in re-useable (rubber) Tee, and set them up on the edge of the Patio. You can use a Practice Net without the Tee Pad out in the yard, BUT, it really takes a toll on the Grass, specially using Irons and Wedges.
I was very skeptical when taking that first shot with my big Driver, wondering if that net was really going to contain the Ball, when I hammered it. It did, and pretty well too.
The Net I got is about 7ft high x 9ft wide, and I found it was ok through about a 30° Loft with Drivers or Irons. The angle of departure of the Ball with Short Irons or Wedges, is just too great for the Net to contain the Ball, and I had to change over to Woofle Balls, to practice with those Clubs. Using the Woofle Balls with a Lofty Wedge, is great fun, when the Grand Kids are over, seeing them catching the High Flies out in the yard.
However, I URGE you,
DON'T make any deals with them, to sell you back the Balls!
The Tee in the synthetic Grass Mat is at one end, with a clear space at the other, where you can turn the Mat around, and set the ball directly on the "synthetic grass", getting a better feel, when using Irons or Wedges (simulating Fairway conditions).
Even a short practice outside, though beneficial to my Swing, still is barely endurable at these temperatures, so just what does one do through the middle of the day. That is other than watching FTA!?
I also bought a couple of those Practice Cups for Putting, they lay pretty flat on the Carpet, and capture the Ball (when you can hit um). I set them up about 15' apart in the Den, which has a low pile Carpet. NOW, in the comfort of Air Conditioning, I can practice my putting, INSIDE where it's cool, and watch the Golf Channel at the same time!
Where there's a will, there's a way!
Comments/Replies welcome!
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Uoops !
Sorry, it's WIFFLE Balls, not Woofle
Sorry, it's WIFFLE Balls, not Woofle
Many of you may not know it, but I have been very busy over the last two years putting my thoughts and ideas together in a book. I am very proud of the results, and, in order to market the publication, I am asking friends and family to assist. I am about to finish my new book on golf that I believe gives the average golfer invaluable playing tips and insider information that I have gained through my years of experience. Don't wait until they're all gone!
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 - How to Properly Line Up Your Fourth Putt
Chapter 2 - How to Hit a Top Flite from the Rough or Woods When You Hit a Titleist from the Tee
Chapter 3 - Saving Time and Energy By Driving Your Golf Cart Through Bunkers and Parking on the Green (also see Chapter 8)
Chapter 4 - How to Get More Distance From the Shank
Chapter 5 - When to Ignore the Ranger's Warnings
Chapter 6 - Using Your Shadow on the Greens to Maximize Earnings
Chapter 7 - When to Implement Handicap Management
Chapter 8 - Ten Good Excuses for Drinking Beer Before 9:00 a.m.
Chapter 9 - How to Rationalize a Six Hour Round
Chapter 10 - A Mystery: How The Ball That Everyone Else Saw Go in the Water Wound Up in the Short Rough
Chapter 11 - Why Your Spouse Doesn't Care That You Birdied the 5th Hole
Chapter 12 - When to Let a Foursome Play Through Your Twosome
Chapter 13 - How to Relax When "Hitting Five" off the Tee
Chapter 14 - When to Suggest Major Swing Corrections to Your Opponent
Chapter 15 - God and the Meaning of the Birdie-to-Bogey Three Putt
Chapter 16 - When to Re-grip Your Ball Retriever
Chapter 17 - Can You Purchase a Better Golf Game?
Chapter 18 - Rules Interpretation: "Loss of Ball is Penalty Enough"
Chapter 19 - How to Take the "Club Throw Distance" Instead of the "Golf Ball Distance" Off the Tee Box
Chapter 20 - How Many Mulligans Are Too Many?
Chapter 21 - Why Male Golfers Will Pay $5.00 for a Beer from the Cart Girl and Give Her a $2 Tip, But Will Be Outraged at $3.50 at the Club House and Stiff the Bartender
New low power station has been granted by the FCC and the new call leter is K33OB-D on RF ch. 33.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
Will run at 15 KW ERP, this one runs from the Westside same location as KWPL-LD a HC2 owned station.
It's going to be aimed at eastern part of Albuquerque, so it's tightly focused beam pattern.
This new station is owned by Digital Network and what kind of programmings is unkown at this time.
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The 'get after it media' stations
www.getafteritmedia.com
Like Heartland, Retro, rev'n, Action etc
probably the same programming they have been putting on their other owned stations.
The 'get after it media' stations
Get After It Media
www.getafteritmedia.com
probably the same programming they have been putting on their other owned stations.
The 'get after it media' stations
Like Heartland, Retro, rev'n, Action etcGet After It Media
We already have those diginets here.
Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets on like the Rev'n, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station. 
Yeah, there are some diginets like Heartland, Retro, The Family Channel diginetworks that we already have here in this market and we don't need duplicates, but bring the new diginets like Revn, Karate Acton movies, different kind of music videos on the new station.
I watch MovieSphere Gold channel a lot. Many recent movies on that digitnet
Yes that's a good channel MovieSphere, only thing is the missing CC on it. 
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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We have a Breakfast and Dinner thread so...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
Continuing from the Breakfast thread, found Cornbread mix so ...
Yellow Cornbread Mix
2 Hatch Green Chiles -diced
1 Egg
2/3 cup of milk
add to greased pan
Bake for 400f 20-25 minutes(From instructions)
now to put together and try... this to go with pinto beans...
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Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.
Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life.
Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life.
Congrats! I love retirement, no wake ups, no e-mails...Pork shoulder, refried beans, cheddar and chopped green chile burrito with a pint of pale ale.
Its nice being able to have a pint with lunch during the week or whenever. I've been enjoying the retired life.
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Leftovers for lunch, bacon wrapped salmon fillet from Saturday and a KFC thigh from Friday, Tea.
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EchoStar has filed with FCC for license and launch of the EchoStar 25 satellite at the nominal 110W slot.
------"At the nominal 110° W.L. orbital location, EchoStar is licensed to operate over 29 of the available 32 DBS channels (specifically channels 1-27, 29,and 31).3 Currently, EchoStar provides service over these channels from the 110° W.L. cluster utilizing the EchoStar 10, EchoStar 11 (in inclined orbit), and EchoStar 23 satellites; and from the 119° W.L. cluster utilizing the EchoStar 14 and EchoStar 15 satellites. EchoStar anticipates that EchoStar 25 will be ready for launch as early as the first quarter of 2026. EchoStar anticipates that EchoStar 25, a spot-beam satellite, will take over delivery of certain programming services from EchoStar 10 and 14. After launch and in-orbit testing ("IOT"),4EchoStar 25 will proceed directly to 110.0° ± 0.05° W.L. Once EchoStar 25 is placed into operation, EchoStar 10 will initially remain at 110.2° W.L. serving as an in-orbit spare and may ultimately be relocated subject to all appropriate Commission authorizations. EchoStar 14 will remain at the nominal 119° W.L. orbital location and serve as an in-orbit spare once EchoStar 25 begins service." -----
------"At the nominal 110° W.L. orbital location, EchoStar is licensed to operate over 29 of the available 32 DBS channels (specifically channels 1-27, 29,and 31).3 Currently, EchoStar provides service over these channels from the 110° W.L. cluster utilizing the EchoStar 10, EchoStar 11 (in inclined orbit), and EchoStar 23 satellites; and from the 119° W.L. cluster utilizing the EchoStar 14 and EchoStar 15 satellites. EchoStar anticipates that EchoStar 25 will be ready for launch as early as the first quarter of 2026. EchoStar anticipates that EchoStar 25, a spot-beam satellite, will take over delivery of certain programming services from EchoStar 10 and 14. After launch and in-orbit testing ("IOT"),4EchoStar 25 will proceed directly to 110.0° ± 0.05° W.L. Once EchoStar 25 is placed into operation, EchoStar 10 will initially remain at 110.2° W.L. serving as an in-orbit spare and may ultimately be relocated subject to all appropriate Commission authorizations. EchoStar 14 will remain at the nominal 119° W.L. orbital location and serve as an in-orbit spare once EchoStar 25 begins service." -----
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Ham Radio 2.0
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Is ESPN News changing packages? I see on the lineup card that ESPN News is only available in Top 200 and above now. Is this accurate? Did anyone with Top 120 or 120+ lose ESPN News?
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Curious if you still have ESPN News on 142 right now with AT120 or AT120+. As of today, the Dish website no longer lists it on the public website for that package.
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Buy her book!
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