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Well, I wasn't as lucky as some, but I am not complaining...
I got out early enough to play 14 holes and I have to say
that it was one hell of a nice day out there, it truely felt
like spring. The game even had to be adjusted from running
the ball up to the green to going for the stick, the greens
were real soft (plugged on a few greens).
Gene (who_got_a_taste_of_spring)
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| Re:< Note 513.2 by MSEE::KELLEY "Custom clubs/club repair" >
Not only it felt like spring, but everybody wanted to feel it. We did
4 holes in Stow Acres in 1 and 45 minutes!!! Finally at quarter to
five, we quit to avoid more frustration and having to walk back from
the furthest part of the course.
We had in front two groups, each with a couple where the man was
teaching his friend/wife to play and it was slooooowwwww..... Not
that more experienced players would have made that much difference,
because there was never a big hole in front of those two groups.
As Gene said , any time the ball was high in the air it plugged, and
as was discussed in another note, I think the greens were damaged
with all of us walking in a very soft, mushy surface and it is going
to freeze again.
Tavo
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| I tried a different tactic and played Stow the day before the very warm
day. Two of us played the North in 2.5 hours. We were never held up,
never waited, and once we got warmed up, it was great. I even played OK
-- shot 89 the hard way: 49-40. That 40 felt great. Lots of greens in
regulation, but the putting was impossible. The greens were frozen
except for a five foot circle of mud around each cup.
Still -- it was a wonderful time. It felt so good to play, and on the
back nine, to play well in the middle of winter. I can't wait for the
league to start. Now that I can draw the ball, watch out!
Anyway, the trick has always been to play on the ugly days. Cold, or
windy, or damp. If you love the game, a little weather won't hurt, and
anything is better than waiting. My game falls apart from slow play.
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