Jon A thon

I took a new role at work and have been extremely busy. Haven't gotten to hit a ball in nearly a month. Got out to the course today and played 18. I could tell on the range before it was going to be a fun one. I maybe had 5 solid strikes all day. I'm not great (13-14 hcp), but have been progressing and just needed to clean up some short game things to flirt with breaking 80. But I topped the ball off the tee like 4 or 5 times today. That never happens. Fat shots galore. Several so far on the toe I didn't even hit grooves. Putted like a champ because I've been playing on my putting mat when on conference calls :lol:. I knew I'd be bad today and never planned to take score. But it felt like day one picking up a club. Such an awkward feeling.

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I’ve had women slip me notes, message me, flirt openly in front of their boyfriends/husbands and even married women test boundaries they probably never imagined crossing.

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But then you spoke....

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just don’t wear — nor understand — “dress watches.”

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If I'm wearing a suit, I'm not going to wear running shoes...I'm going to wear oxfords. Same as I wouldn't prefer to wear a dive watch with that suit...I'm going to want a dressier watch.

I have plans for like 3 watches to set me up. I currently have a Ball Trainmaster Cleveland Express I've had for years that covers me from casual to business casual and can throw a nicer strap on it to wear with a suit for now. A dive watch like a Seamaster/Sub that I've come close to buying several times and the find some other thing to blow my money on. And eventually want a nicer dedicated watch, like an IWC Portofino, to wear with suits and such.

I tried the p790's and t150's when I got fitted last summer. I can't exactly remember why, but the 790's didn't do it for me. And going in, it was a club I was interested in. I didn't even consider the t150 because I didn't consider myself someone who should be anywhere near a "player" iron, and I view the 150's as on that border.

Like I said, i can't recall if it was the swing weight combinations, or what, but I hit the t150's better and just liked them overall. I find my distance control and feel to be pretty good for my skill level. I have no regrets. I will say I also have distance issues with flighted shots, but as a ~13 handicap, I'm just starting to try to include that in my game on rare occasions, and I chalk that up to my skill level.

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Retrax MX Pro

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I got this a few weeks back. Really like the look and ease of use. It does take up a bit of space in the typical shortbed. Also, it does leak a decent amount. I don't need it to be 100% water tight, but have accidentally left some golf shoes close to the side in a rain storm on a slanted driveway that directs all the waterflow to the back of the truck and they got damp. Just need to remember to leave things more in the middle if I need protection from water. For security, looks, easy access, it's top notch so far.

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The American dream; splitting rotisserie chickens to have affordable at home family meals

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I mean honestly, that probably was the American Dream for quite some time.

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we don't believe there's any merit to these claims

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60 yds is a very repeatable 3/4 swing with my 58*. 90 yds is my full swing 58* or an easy/smooth 54*....I usually go 54* for that. I definitely get yippy with those clubs sometimes and it's frustrating, but when they are on, it's my most accurate clubs.

Spring Country Club (not sure why they put country club on there) in Spring, TX. It's 9 holes. I played some rough places as a youngster, so wasn't expecting much. Just started playing again and wanted somewhere that was cheap to just try out a round. First hole was a par 3. I hit the green on my first shot on a course in 15+ years and was ecstatic. Got up there and the grass was longer than a typical fairway. Green was soft mud and the ball was plugged. The greens were not puttable. This was every green. One was so bad, they just put a flag in the "fairway" next to it. Additionally, a few holes they were trenching around the greens to I assume put in sprinklers.

I gave them the benefit of the doubt because it was new management and they were definitely dumping a lot of money into it, but mostly on the driving range and some pickleball courts. Went back with my son a couple months later and it was his first time on a course. I no longer gave benefit of the doubt when everything was in the same exact condition. Trenches were in the same spot and hadn't been touched. Greens were in the same condition, etc.. It's not like the course had any character either.

They focused on their range and pickle ball courts. It's nice with launch monitors, food trucks, drink service, patio's set out for hanging out. But there's not enough room for it. They've got nets, but it's so narrow and short, you will absolutely have range balls all over the holes around it. Not to mention having your head on a swivel while playing (luckily, I went first thing in the morning with no one there).

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Feel. Feel. Feel. It’s the entire game on or around the greens.

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I rarely can find time since January. But I had a lot of time off around Christmas and spent hours just on the putting and chipping greens at my course. It was wild how much better those rounds were.

I was diagnosed in middle school. So not the same situation compared to figuring it out as an adult. I was in gifted classes, then suddenly started making bad grades and conduct issues probably around the time puberty hit. Got on Ritalin for a while. Don't exactly recall when and why, but stopped taking it by high school. Still had issues being organized with school and stuff and certainly didn't meet my potential when it came to grades, but I got through school in Honors Classes, etc..

Then got my Mechanical Engineering degree. Sophomore year I found Adderall. I don't know how anyone can take that daily. But it did wonders for me when it came time to study and I would have had a lot more difficulty without it. Haven't touched it since and have no desire to try to get back to using it. It was okay in spurts, but a long week like finals week left me feeling like crap.

I've had a fairly successful career so far. I definitely have problems doing "busy" work. However, when I'm challenged with something new, I can dive fully into it. I do get bored in roles easily though and catch myself often getting off task when it happens. But luckily I have performed well enough in roles that right around the time that happens, I get a new challenge through promotion or role change.

I would say as an adult I don't have across the board issues paying attention...if what I'm doing is of any interest to me at the time. It even affects my personal life. I get into hobbies deep. I started running to get in shape again after having kids...3 years later I completed an Ironman....lost the drive on that then moved onto woodworking, then building precision rifles/ammo, now golf. I never thought of that as relating to ADD/ADHD. But have read up on it and apparently that's not too far out of line. I can be hyper-focused on those things. I just have to work hard to make sure those things are beneficial to my work and personal life as it can cause issues for sure. I'm sure my wife would have no issues complaining :lol: