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  2. Somebody's gonna say somethin', so I'll just get it out of the way for you. You're not taking her to Columbus for her 50th?
  3. That chart is saying that: For every 100 foreign born workers in Jan 2007, there are now about 140 foreign born workers. For every 100 native born workers in Jan 2007, there are now about 110 native born workers. It says nothing about the absolute numbers of foreign or native born workers. It is a measure of the growth in the number of each class of workers since 2007. It shows that the growth in foreign born workers from 2007 until now has been higher than the growth in native born workers.
  4. After 25 years of never swinging a club, I picked up my clubs from the literal last century this March and started playing again. Yeah, I'm complete shit. I took a few lessons with the pro at the local course to get my swing rebuilt, and have spent a lot of time with coach YouTube over the past six months. I like that it's a sport my wife and I can play together as we age (currently mid/late 40's). I've worked out a ton of stuff to get to my current state which I could call "absolutely bad," but that's a step up from "doesn't make consistent contact with the ball." My wife and I play now an about 3x-4x month and I might go with my bud about another 1-2x more. Fun when it's working and so so frustrating when it's not. I'm around 100 on average (like I said: SHIT). Issues the pro and I worked out: Driver - when I started back I could hit my small irons decently but the driver was like voodoo. I would top the shit out of it, worm burners all over, and when I made good contact I would open the face terribly and sent it off to the right. I had to learn a lot more about setup and address for the driver being different. What cemented it for me was when the pro told me something like: "Golf isn't one game. It's 5 games: driver, long irons, short irons, chipping, and putting. And the swings for each of those are a bit different." Now I can make good and fairly consistent contact with my driver, in May I gave up my 30 year old Dunlop driver from high school and got a 2 or 3 generation old TaylorMade SIM2 at the golf store for $250. It feels great and makes that beautiful sound when you hit it sweet. I'm still not getting the distance I want out of it; I'm averaging around 200 and my club head speed on the monitor is only about 90-95. If I try to push it faster my form gets out of whack and I mis-strike it, so that is a work-in-progress. I've been watching a lot of videos of the pros and the long drivers specifically with regard to weight shift but I still don't feel like I'm recruiting the power of my lower body enough. For reference, I'm not weak and do lift 😅, I squat and deadlift north of 400 lbs which is decent for my age I guess, I just don't feel like I 'm putting that strength to use on the swing! Tips welcome. Irons - I have really worked on delaying my release and getting my hands in front of the ball so I can hit the low point of the swing in front of the ball. Wow that is hard (for me). I still regularly chunk the shit out of it and hit fat/behind it. I drill this a lot but feel like hitting at the range those pads lie to you and hide fat hits. Chipping/Wedges - I've done a lot of work here but I feel like I blade a good portion of my chips. Recent video I watched and incorporated described the ideal feeling as "putting with a wedge," which is a good mental model for me to keep in mind. I tend to chop at it and abbreviate the swing in an attempt to muscle or lift it out but I need to trust the club face more. Putting - I'm actually not a terrible putter and can read breaks ok. What I don't have experience on is understanding green speeds. I played with a buddy the other day on a new course and I guess they had just punched and sanded recently and my 20 ft putt went about 5 feet lol. I think just need more reps. And a L.A.B. putter, obviously. My friend, who is a big golfer and is retired/gets to golf a lot, saw my 30 year old irons and said "here borrow my 2nd set of 7 year old TMs." But I'd like to get my own set that is at least modern and give those back. I think I'm probably going to get some Takomo irons to supplement my SIM2 driver. I just want something consistent and eliminate that variable. Where have y'all struggled? Aside from lessons, where have you found successes?
  5. Fuck it - leave that shit for the octopi and cockroaches to eventually figure out how to use.
  6. Zeus

    Florida Gators

  7. Take a look at the Orient divers. https://www.orientwatchusa.com/collections/sport/ra-aa0009l19a Solid watches.
  8. I hope she plays tot to go.
  9. Well let’s call them burger sauces or pork sauces then so morons don’t think they belong on steak.
  10. Doing what?
  11. I’ve started doing this and I think it might be the equivalent of an old man hiking his pants up to his nipples
  12. Baxter fumble kinda cost us the NC appearance 2 years ago. Not that it's his fault we still should've fucking won. Blue lost a fucking fumble that game too.
  13. A guy that would literally be the best receiver in the NFL right now beat a true freshman corner that should’ve still been in his spring semester of high school? Shocking.
  14. Well, bad and badly cooked steaks still exist. I personally like a little bit with a pork chop or tenderloin. And I am of the understanding that it goes well on a certain whataburger that is thick and hearty.
  15. Zach Short is rested and ready
  16. Bought my first big boy watch this morning. Should have bought it in Japan last month to save on tax but very happy with it.
  17. Been a LeClerc fan since he joined the grid. He just seems like a pretty likeable guy and his racecraft has imrpoved trmendously.
  18. Rain shower now Lake LBJ
  19. Motown drawing away fire that otherwise would have been aimed at Derka. Dogs and cats living together. Gozer must be near.
  20. The last week of August my girlfriend turns 50. We were wanting to do an Isla trip or something like that, but want a few more friends to go so I wanted to get some recommendations for a good place to go for 3 or 4 days. We will be driving from the Woodlands area. This will most likely be us two for this trip, so looking at resort type hotels, nice restaurants, etc. Or some totally off the wall boutique hotel that is a must. TIA
  21. they still make shitty movies today
  22. +1 for Dept Q. Outstanding.
  23. tbone_

    Getting old sucks

    I’ll do it for a couple of beers
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