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  1. Still have never broken par after all these years through 18 holes.  Best 9 holes was -5 on the back 9 at Lakewood.  Shot 45 on the front.  Only other time I did something like that was at Las Colinas CC where I shot 50-35.

    Not sure I can pinpoint a best round ever, but in recent memory the TX-OU two day invitational last fall has to rank pretty highly.  

    Texanbychoice losing his shoes and travel bag after about 3 pitchers of Frozen Deep Eddy's was a highlight of the event, for sure.

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  2. The abandonment of the Shaggy ship reminds me of a story from back in law school.  A couple of buddies of mine from there were in the FL Keys fishing at one of their houses down there and after a night of heavy drinking they launched their jeep into the Florida Bay.  As they swam back to the shoreline the guy driving looked back to see that the headlights were still on, so he swam back, dove down (it was about 15 feet under water), and turned off the lights.  /csb

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  3. 4 hours ago, Longhornanth said:

    Got my index down from 11.1 to 7.8 in 4 months and its still going lower.  Playing a lot.  Life is good.  Beating DDD Dad at home.  he beats me at his home.  pretty even matches these days.

    You're doing it wrong.  I got my index up from 3.3 in October to 7.3 this revision (pre-lesson) so I don't have to give you 4 a side anymore.

     

  4. 2 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

    Yeah, I've had the Dr. Crane Vice Versa Cab at French Laundry and it was fantastic.  Visited a small, newer winery called Fontanella while we were out there. They were able to get some Georges III grapes from him and that Cab is great as well.  Holy shit, does everyone in Napa suck that dude's cock, though.

    In the past I found a wine from a basically unknown winery in Calistoga (I'm thinking this was back in 2005 or earlier) that had bought George III grapes and sold under their label.  I want to say the price point at the time was well under $50 a bottle (maybe $30?).  Was fantastic stuff and relatively cheap.

    Have never seen that wine available again.  I imagine their contract expired and the winery likely went out of business.  Will dig around my old inventory to see if I can find the name of it.

  5. 12 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

    What are the wine douches thoughts on the Beckstoffer wines out of Napa?  I've had a few of them and while I think they are very good wines, the price (usually in the $150 range retail) is a bit offputting.  I'm not sure they are twice as good as Caymus Cab, for example.  And what makes his grapes so special?

    Andy Beckstoffer owns some of the most highly regarded, oldest vineyards in Napa on some of the best property in the region.  He charges a high premium for grapes from there, and a number of the top (most sought-after) wineries feature single vineyard designate wines from them.  Off the top of my head, the Beckstoffer-Tokalon and Beckstoffer Georges III are among the most famous, which he bought from Beaulieu Vineyards.  The Tokalon vineyard is shared with Robert Mondavi, who owns the other half of it.

    I've had many Cabernet Sauvignon (primarily) wines from both of these as well as the Dr. Crane vineyard.  They all have been, pretty much without exception, fantastic wines.  Are they worth the tariff?  Probably not, but it all depends on your price point comfort level, I suppose.

  6. Weird couple of rounds for me the last few weeks.  Took my first real lesson in probably 5 years or more from local pro who has worked with a number of PGA pros over the years (Zach Johnson, Vaughn Miller, KJ Choi to name a few).  After finding out I probably have bent my Scotty Cameron Napa several degrees upright over the years (leaning on it) we concluded that it was causing me to shut the clubface at address (toe would fall left).  Then we went to the range and he got me to get my legs into my swing.  Apparently I'm all shoulders and arms, which explains why I can't hit it out of my shadow off the tee.

    Anyway he got me making a bigger hip/shoulder turn on the backswing and to start "sitting down" into my downswing instead of simply trying to clear my hips laterally.  It's been an instant game changer, but it's going to take a while to get things grooved.

    As for the weird rounds, I'm hitting it better off the tee than I have in recent memory.  Easily another 20-30 yards on average with driver/3 wood.  However, now I'm having to recalibrate all my iron shots, so I'm missing a lot of greens or long a lot even when I club down.  So, I'll go on a 4 or 5 hole par stretch then blow up with several doubles; usually all short game related.

    Rounds this month:  88, 91 (yikes, but it was Shady Oaks), 80, 85, 88 (Maridoe--HARD), 78, 82, 81, 82.

    Last 3 rounds all felt like I shot 90; scoring was terrible but hitting great off the tee.  It's coming around....

     

  7. 2 hours ago, longhorn10 said:

    33 on an emergency 9 after a 77 at Falconhead last week. Hybrid into 12 to about 6 feet. Birdied 14 too and slid a 7 footer just by 17. Starter tells us greens are rolling a 9, he apparently was high. Those things are pure as can be and rolling 11-12. Took a few holes to get the feel. 

    Off to a good start this year, last 6 rounds < 78. 

    Where did you hit your tee shot on 1?

  8. Hard to find good New World Pinot Noir that shows varietal typicity in the sub $15 category.  If you are willing to spend $30-40 a bottle there are lots of really good options, though.  

    Burgundy is a whole different animal (and you could spend years digging around there to find a style and price point that works).  Best bet for Old World Pinot Noir is to try village wines.  There are lots in the sub $30 category that are decent and typical of the grape with generally (but not necessarily always) a little earthier flavor profile than their New World counterparts.

    Village meaning, "Bourgogne" and similar on the label as opposed to a 1er Cru or vineyard specific wine.

  9. Blew through several 1999 Hermitage's last night with pork tenderloin.  Forgot to take pictures.  One was a Delas (that was corked).  The Guigal was good but not great.  None of them really stood out to me as memorable.  Disappointing showing for them.

  10. 13 hours ago, nivek3 said:

    Ok here's a question for the experts. (would that be considered an oxymoron?) I originally started on wine years ago drinking Shiraz. I found the acidity along with my poor diet caused me to have acid reflux. My diet has been corrected and I have since shifted over to Pinot Noir. I normally stick to the $10-15 dollar bottles. Any suggestions on brands or even different types of wine? Not big into the sweet stuff, red or white. Thanks. I'll hang up and listen.

    Interesting.  Typically Shiraz wines (at least the ones that garner big scores from Parker, et al.) have been lower in acid than average over the last 10-15 years.  Pinot Noir (especially from Oregon) would by higher in acidity, generally speaking.  Big sweet stuff usually means lower acid.

     

     

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