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Gen. Applewhite

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  1. Said it before and I'll say it again, the kick wouldn't have cleared the bar if Ced hadn't fought for those few extra yards in the previous play.
  2. I've had a lot of fine muffulettas in my life, and I think the one from Central Grocery was the worst.
  3. As somebody who grew up in Fort Worth but now lives in San Antonio, reading this debate about whether cheese enchiladas are proper Tex mex makes me shed a tear for the metroplex as a whole.
  4. Reminds me of getting the shanks back in 2020. It is a truly wild and uncomfortable feeling to be standing over a ball with the shanks and not being able to feel the difference between a swing that will flush it vs one that will endanger other people around you. I felt like my putting went to shit a couple years ago. It was not on the level of what I'd call the yips, just that my total putts and three putts per round spiked to the point where I was dreading the thought of anything outside of 25 feet. I realized my issue was poor lag putting leaving myself too many 5+ footers instead of 2-3 footers, and statistically, this is a flaw that will wreak silent havoc on your scores over the long haul. Since then I have made the following three adjustments (one equipment, one practice, and one swing thought) and have noticed dramatic improvement: 1) I switched to a lighter putter with a smaller grip. I had been using a heavy tank of a putter with an equally heavy jumbo grip. It practically swung itself and I "felt" super confident that I could get my ball started on line which gave me a chance on every putt inside 10 feet. However, this cost me dearly in speed control, which is critical on any putt that starts outside the hole, no matter how long it is. Everything else about the putter (shape, offset/neck, alignment marking) stayed the same. I didn't go crazy getting all wristy with a pop stroke, but I just wanted the distance to be more about the feel of hitting the ball instead of a mechanical thought about how far back I should take the putter or whatever. 2) My putting practice and putting warmup before a round is almost entirely focused on putts inside 5 feet. In practice sessions I will do the circle or compass drill at 3-5 feet almost exclusively. Before a round I will stroke a couple random long putts uphill and downhill to gauge the speed and rollout of the greens, but aside from that I am hitting nothing but 2, 3, 4 and 5 footers. I probably look like a psycho practicing nothing but short putts before a round, but it's a great way to build confidence over a shot you're going to have on pretty much every hole, and confidence extends to the 6-8 foot range, as well. Missing short ones on the course, whether it's for birdie, par, or bogey, will fuck with your head and ruin your round. Getting good enough at these to be truly confident in making them is a game changer. Furthermore, having confidence that I am going to put a good stroke on the ball frees me up to focus my brain on the speed and break of a putt. I didn't develop this confidence because I never miss these putts. I certainly do. Rather, the confidence comes from having made a ton of them in practice. 3) The only think I think about when making a stroke is keeping my eyes focused intently on a single small point like a dot or dimple on my ball. I usually mark my ball with a dot and place it so the dot is facing up towards the rear of the ball, near where my putter will make contact with it but visible from above, or if I haven't marked my ball I will pick a specific dimple or a part of the logo in that area and basically just try to stare a hole through it while putting. I have tried looking at the front edge of the hole on short straight putts, and that works as well. I have even tried closing my eyes just before pulling the trigger. Each of those methods is significantly better than just looking at the ball generally because if I do not focus on a single point my eyes will wander, I will invariably watch my putter on the backswing and instantly I am thinking about whether or not I took it back inside, outside, square, closed, whatever, and it is at that point that I am truly fucked. This has worked so well that I have started doing it on full swings. With my driver I like to pick a dimple towards the rear and inside of the ball to promote a good inside-out slightly upwards path. On irons I stare at a spot at the very front of the ball to promote a downward strike. Looking at the front or back of the ball may be bullshit, but what's key for me is that I am fixed on a specific spot. This keeps my eyes from wandering and I think the level of effort it takes to maintain this simple focus helps keep my mind from wandering to some random other swing thought that is likely to flutter into my head at the top of my backswing. I wouldn't necessarily recommend (1) or (3) above to everyone, but I will go to bat for the universal benefit of (2). I think the real value in these and other potential fixes lies in trying to simplify the mental and physical component of the game. If not focusing on a dimple or getting more feel/less robotic in your stroke, find some other small thing like a preshot routine or a particular set up/grip feel that you can just drill in practice and crush on the course, because thinking about the yips isn't going to help at all.
  5. Seems to work well for Bryson. That creep can roll.
  6. I have only been to the range once in the last 6 months, and have had zero short game sessions. But in eight rounds in 2024 my driver has been absolutely dialed (80% in the short grass and less than one actual "miss" per round) and I have been at least average for me around the greens. Index has dropped almost two points and I am knocking on the door of scratch. Now that my boys' little league is over and I might actually have time to start practicing again, I am questioning whether I should.
  7. Mr. Juicy does CFS right on a pile of delicious fries and covered in au poivre sauce instead of fake cream gravy.
  8. Whole bacon. No cheese. Add some crispy taters.
  9. Do we need to start a new thread for 2024? I finished December strong with 75-73-75 and a front nine 36 in the week between Christmas and New Years, which is surprising since I hadn't practiced at all and only played once since October. Immediate reversal of index trajectory, as I had been trending up all year. Despite those good rounds, I hit my irons like poo. It's amazing what hitting fairways and scoring with the short game will do to your scores. I may swear off of hitting irons at the range entirely.
  10. Leftover steak and fried oysters with a couple scrambled eggs for breakfast should get the day going nicely.
  11. Chess with a crumb crust, and an old school cherry. Pops must’ve wanted a piece of the cherry when it was still warm cause I walked in on him eating a piece with ice cream about an hour before dinner. His reasoning was sound so I decided to join him. Went half lard/half butter on the crust and the level up in flakiness from the lard was unreal.
  12. Same, but after running through a few clips after just a few months each I eliminated a couple useless cards and have been on the same one for 10+ years now.
  13. Possum kingdom on the way to commercial. Nice
  14. The kick doesn’t clear the crossbar if Ced doesn’t fight through contact in the backfield. I can make myself tear up on cue by telling the story if Ced’s final game and final carry as a longhorn. RIP
  15. Interestingly enough, the Aggies have scoreboard over all but one.
  16. The University of Texas holds current scoreboard bragging rights over every college or university it has ever played from the state of Texas.
  17. Good point. That’s me showing my ass. I’ll stfu now.
  18. Not sure what you’re looking at. It’s certain contracts for goods or services. While it’s not limited to just construction contracts, one of the exceptions for the types of recoverable damages is specific to construction contracts. Chapter 271, Subchapter I of the Local Government Code.
  19. Stanton House was a nice hotel DT.
  20. Hit this up last night and it was choice.
  21. The La Fonda on Main is certainly better, but I grew up going to the one in Oak Hill, so I feel right at home hitting up the AH location when Soluna and Paloma are too crowded.
  22. Used to be Simi's on Fredericksburg but I haven't been there in a few years so I can't guarantee they've kept up their game. You should check it out and report back. India Palace just up the road in the Med Center is also solid.
  23. I take my youngest there all the time and grew up going there myself. I don't think we got to ride elephants back in the mid 80s, but I do recall riding some camels I think, near where the new Kiddie Park is. I noticed last week that I hadn't seen the third elephant in a while. Now this. And the article says they are shipping the lone survivor off to be with other elephants, then converting the space to give the giraffes and zebras more room to roam. On the bright side, they did add some big ass tortoises to the mix across from where they keep the different crocodile adjacent lizards.
  24. Got the most insane food poisoning I’ve ever had at Roho a few years ago. Torta was delicious though. Almost worth it.
  25. Just saw it. Definitely felt like there was a Miles Teller/Glen Powell romantic arc that got left on the cutting room floor.
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