Iranian targets are being decimated by U.S. forces, paving the way for continued delivery of overwhelming American military firepower. pic.twitter.com/wQUER9cXWw
When the BLM Grift Runs Dry – it was about getting money. Corporations donated $90 billion, and it’s all gone with nothing to show for it. Even some of the mansions bought by Cuellers burned down in LA. It was as big fo a lie as the Climate Hoax. Free money for a lie
The EU Is Falling Apart As theWorld Order shuffles
Davos Is Dead: Western Civ Has Suffered Enough… – WEF is falling apart. The head of the EU, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission has flushed Europe down the toilet, and Trump gets full rights to Greenland without NATO interfering. The world order is changing. This is good as I didn’t want to eat bugs. I like to own stuff also.
An Open Letter to Mark Ruffalo – one of the most outspoken, over pampered and least educated of the bunch. Him, Deniro, Springsteen and Rosie are the leading TDS tards. This guy is also lying a lot. It’s too bad as I like the Avengers, just not in real life
Confessions of a Recovering Liberal White Woman – Worse than Karens, they are mentally ill and are oug to hurt families, the country and ultimately themselves. How do we rid our lives from these creatures.
Metropolitan State U. of Denver Rejects Standard American English in the Name of ‘Anti-Racism’ – They don’t even realize they are the racists. The rest of us just want to be left alone and treated like humans. So do the students have to ax a question bruh? No wonder the kids are stupid with having this to deal with. Go to a real school that teaches you how to prepare for life.
The War on White Men Is Real—Here’s the Proof – everyone hates number one and tries to take him down. Man up and don’t take this PC crap. Be the real man that made this country great. Don’t listen to the SJW BS saying we did anything but build the greatest country and help the most people around the world.
I just read that Europe will look up at the moon and know they’ve never been there and will never go, unless it is on an American spaceship.
Order up 72 more Virgins, Israel Got another Quds Leader
The IDF eliminated a senior operative in the IRGC's Quds Force, Hussein Mahmoud Marshad al-Jawhari, in an airstrike in southern Lebanon's Ansariyah. The IDF described Al-Jawhari as a key operative in the QF's Operational Unit (Unit 840), responsible for advancing attacks against… pic.twitter.com/vtNBqkz2fP
COP30 is the world’s biggest trade show – Coal, Oil and gas are traded here. Anyone see the hypocrisy? How about the 100,000 trees that were clear cut to make way for the trade show? What about all the private planes bringing in the Climate scammers? As always, it’s about the money. No one is really trying to save the planet from C02.
Direct flights are better. – Quantum Art – recently announced “achieving 10X compression in circuit depth and a 30% reduction in error rates by compiling circuits with its all-to-all connected multi-qubit gates,” it essentially announced non-stop flights.
This post was written by asking an AI engine to summarize it for me. It’s in the head, as there are a lot of good ball strikers, as is the image above, but that doesn’t make them a pro golfer.
Here goes:
The biggest differences between professional golfers and regular golfers, including scratch golfers, lie in several key aspects of the game: driving distance, consistency, short game, course management, and mental approach.
Driving Distance
Professional golfers significantly outperform regular and scratch golfers in driving distance. On average, PGA Tour professionals drive around 300 yards off the tee, with longer hitters exceeding 320 yards. In contrast, scratch golfers average about 259-265 yards. This 30 to 40-yard difference per drive is substantial over an 18-hole round, making the course effectively play much longer for scratch and regular golfers.
Consistency and Fairway Accuracy
Scratch golfers tend to hit a slightly higher percentage of fairways than some pros, but this is often because pros take more aggressive lines and face firmer, faster course conditions. However, the pros’ greater consistency and shot-shaping ability allow them to recover better from misses. Regular golfers, including scratch golfers, may lack this reliability and precise shot control.
Short Game and Putting
While the difference in putting between pros and scratch golfers is smaller than often assumed—a typical pro puts about one stroke better per round—their short game skills stand out. Pros have a diverse array of reliable shots around the greens and get up-and-down nearly 60% of the time, whereas scratch golfers may lack the finesse and variety, resulting in tougher putts after chip shots. Regular golfers often struggle more with the short game, which greatly affects scoring.
Course Management and Mental Approach
Professional golfers approach each shot with a calculated plan, relying heavily on data, math, and course knowledge. They strategically choose safer or aggressive shots based on conditions and their skill level. Regular golfers, including scratch players, tend to stick to familiar shots and less calculated strategies. Mentally, pros exhibit stronger confidence and a winning mindset, treating good shots as expected and learning quickly from errors, unlike many amateurs who may feel lucky or resigned after similarly good or bad shots.
Although I am a trained musician with years of theory, the absence of music affects me like a lot of people. It is a part of much of my time, both physically and mentally.
I have it going anytime I exercise, which is nearly every day. I have biking playlists (3 hours) and gym playlists. Hell, this morning, I was listening to soft music at the driving range. While it doesn’t seem logical, I have a waterproof iPod that I use when swimming. I do miles at a time so it’s not your basic up and back and be done. That would be a lot more tedious once you go over 100 laps.
Where it gets me though is when I’m listening to a song (usually while driving) and it brings back a memory of a relationship or a time in my life. I relive it in my head and likely write pages in my diary about it. It is usually about growing up because the best music was from the 70’s.
I’m sure everyone does it, but I doubt they explore it in writing to flush out everything that happened when that song was on the radio.
Lately, I’ve forced myself to listen to songs that remind me of my cheating girlfriend who was a traveling whore (stewardess). I try to make myself see if I have any feelings and there is nothing left. I’ve emptied that tank other than the fact that it happened. I’m mostly grateful I didn’t wind up with her ass, being miserable.
Mostly, I’m very happy to feel the time in my life when my responsibilities were few and life was carefree and deadline free.
What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?
Before I start, I’m betting that people who read my blog have better answers than me. It’s usually the case. I enjoy the comments and it’s eye-opening.
I was a martial artist for years. I learned that you need balance in your life. Mine are Spirit, Mind and Body. I guess I knew it all along, but that experience put words to it.
For Spirit, you need a relationship with God at the forgiveness level. Others believe in their own thing.
For Mind, I take University classes, write extensively, and keep learning. I try to find patterns and opportunities as they present themselves to me in life. You have to challenge your mind or it will become stale. I also learn foreign languages from the dreaded Duolingo.
For Body, I work out six days a week. I bike the mountains, lift weights, Tai Chi, golf and keep myself moving. If you don’t, your body starts the process of decay. At my age, it’s already happening.
The other thing I do is stay away from people who make my life miserable. I don’t have that much time left and spending it with those who are unpleasant isn’t worth it.
Since I just got off the course, I asked one of the AI engines and this is the answer.
Ah, golf. That beloved sport where people spend hours on the green, only to come back with a score that would make a caveman proud. Why do people suck at golf, you ask? Well, let me enlighten you with my wit and sarcasm.
First and foremost, it’s because golf is a game of precision, and who needs that in their life? I mean, who wants to spend their weekends perfecting their swing, when they could be binge-watching the latest season of “The Bachelor”? It’s so much more fun to watch other people’s lives fall apart, am I right?
Secondly, golf requires patience, and we all know that’s a dying art in this fast-paced world. Who has the time to wait for their turn to putt when they could be scrolling through TikTok and watching videos of people falling off treadmills? Clearly, golf is just not meant for the modern world.
Now, let’s talk about technique. Who needs proper form and a good grip when you can just swing that club like a baseball bat? I mean, it’s not like there’s any difference between the two sports, right? Oh wait, there is. But who cares about that when you can look cool while completely missing the ball?
And let’s not forget about the mental aspect of the game. Golf is a sport that requires focus and the ability to block out distractions, like your annoying golf buddies who insist on giving you unsolicited advice. But why bother with that when you can just let your mind wander and think about what you’re going to eat for dinner? Priorities, people.
In conclusion, people suck at golf because they just don’t have the time, patience, or mental fortitude to truly excel at the game. But hey, who needs to be good at golf when you can be a pro at procrastination and watching reality TV? Keep on sucking, my fellow golfers. It’s what makes this sport so endearingly frustrating.
President Joe Biden’s campaign staff is scrambling to excuse the candidate from a golf contest against his 2024 opponent, former President Donald Trump.
The two presidential candidates clashed at their first debate of the cycle on June 27, where their skill at the gentleman’s sport became a point of contention.
“I just won two club championships, not even senior, two regular club championships,” Trump said on the debate stage in response to a question about his age and fitness. “To do that, you have to be quite smart, and you have to be able to hit the ball a long way. And I do it. He doesn’t do it.
“He can’t hit a ball 50 yards,” the former president continued. “He challenged me to a golf match. He can’t hit a ball 50 yards.”
“Look, I’d be happy to have a driving contest with him,” Biden said in response. “I got my handicap, which, when I was vice president, down to a 6.”
“And by the way, I told you before I’m happy to play golf if you carry your own bag. Think you can do it?”
This bravado from Biden echoes a post made to the president’s X account earlier in the year enthusiastically challenging Trump to face him on the links.
Any man vs man contest is a dick measuring contest.
It turned out that Biden pussed out. I’ll cut him slack on his health, but he’s been a braggart all his life and now he gets called to the mat and can’t back up his bravado talk.
The real contest is who has the biggest balls here, and I’m going with Trump
He called this one. Once a businessman, always a businessman. The LIV golfers made a ton of money while working a lot less for the last couple of years. The PGA golfers lost out on hundreds of millions of dollars.
The PGA Tour announced Tuesday that it is merging with Saudi-backed LIV Golf in a shocking development intended to end the rivals’ public hostilities and extensive ongoing litigation.
The parties agreed to combine their commercial businesses and rights into a new entity, the name of which has not yet been released. LIV Golf Investments, the firm spearheading the LIV tour, is supported by the Saudi regime’s sovereign wealth fund.
Over the last year, LIV and the PGA have been entangled in multiple antitrust lawsuits, which will reportedly be quashed as part of the agreement. Golfers and fans who remain loyal to the PGA have attacked LIV as a so-called “sports-washing” vehicle for the Saudi regime to distract from its extensive record of human-rights abuses.
“After two years of disruption and distraction, this is a historic day for the game we all know and love,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. “This transformational partnership recognizes the immeasurable strength of the PGA TOUR’s history, legacy and pro-competitive model and combines with it the DP World Tour and LIV – including the team golf concept – to create an organization that will benefit golf’s players, commercial and charitable partners and fans.”
Of course there is the golf joke about the guy who played a round with his buddies shouting and laughing. After the round as they headed to the parking lot, he told them at the end to not talk to him. When asked why, he said he’s told his wife he’s been deaf for 5 years and he didn’t want to spoil it.
The snow is finally gone (it did snow last week) and the local course opened, so I made my way out to the course. I had no one to make up a four or even a twosome, so I picked at time and figured I’d get stuck with someone.
Well, the tourists aren’t hear yet. The snow has melted and the skiers are gone. It turns out that it was supposed to rain that day so when I got to the course, the parking lot was empty. I knew my luck couldn’t hold so I went to the range and hit a bucket to warm up and then went to putt on the practice green. It is next to the first tee, so I knew that I could keep an eye on the traffic to get out with as few people in my group as possible.
As it turns out, no one showed up. Even the starter wasn’t there. I took the opportunity to jump on the tee and try for a solo round. Life was on my side and there weren’t golfers for many holes either side of me.
I played 18 hassle free and small talk free golf. I would have paid extra money for this freebie in life.
I’ll be out again this week and I’ll get paired up with someone the rest of the year, but it was a good start.
Looks like I’m starting out the year with a double digit handicap. Playing golf is my other handicap.
The cart is mine. There is no one on any hole in sight, damn near a perfect day for me.
I’m not fazed by water. Instead, I use it to my advantage.
I’ll get a brand new ball out to hit over the water and I try to hit first. Once safely over the water hazard I tell the other players not to worry about the water. Inevitably, one of them will hit it in and be pissed at me the rest of the day. I make sure to laugh at them on purpose.
These are the head games of golf. There are many. This one is just a fun one that will put you in the head of the player who hit the water, especially on the next water hole.
Enjoy the next time you do this. Hopefully it is early in the round so you can enjoy the day.
I’m starting to play golf with my son. I couldn’t help but think back on one of the best Golf and/or Comedy movies ever. The lines were hilarious and it was the breakout movie for Rodney. We shared the laughter by watching it together.
Best of all, it was filmed mostly at Rolling Hills Country Club in Pembroke Pines Florida, a course I played weekly when I lived there.
Delusions of Adequacy 