Old Ranch Pros March 2009 Page Three
The ball decided to go where no other balls have gone before
Did you know? All golf balls not perfectly round and symmetrical. While golf ball companies do their best to make a perfect ball, no ball is created equal. Drop some epsom salt and a golf ball in a bowl of water. The ball will float. Mark the exposed top with a marker and spin the ball. It will always return to that spot. A perfectly balanced ball's center of gravity would be different every time
The beverage carts is well placed
High five
Did you know? - A high five is a celebratory gesture made by two people, each raising one hand to slap the raised hand of the other — usually meant to communicate mutual satisfaction to spectators or to extend congratulations from one person to another. The arms are usually extended into the air to form the "high" part, and the five fingers of each hand meet, making the "five", thus the name. In addition to the standard high five, several variations exist in order to add uniqueness to the experience and to maximize satisfaction.
If one initiates a high five by raising a hand into the air and no one consummates the celebration by slapping the raised hand, the initiator is said to be "left hanging." This is considered to be a somewhat embarrassing faux pas. Initiating a high five excessively can also be considered a faux pas. Initiators will sometimes ask the other participant to "give me some skin".
Hole #17, We Are Almost There
A pair to draw to!
What is he doing?
Paul and James are inventing captions!
On To Hole #17
Did you know? - The first section of every hole consists of what is known as the teeing ground, or tee-box. There is usually more than one available box for a player to place their ball, each one a different distance from the hole. They are generally as level as feasible, and most are slightly raised from the surrounding fairway. The most common tee areas, in increasing order of length from the hole, are the ladies' tee, the men's tee, and the championship tee. Other common tee-boxes include the junior tee, closer to the hole than the ladies' tee, and the senior tee, generally between the ladies' tee and the men's tee. In tournaments, golfers generally tee off from the box one level further from the "normal" box for their class (men use the championship tee, ladies use the senior or men's tee, and juniors use the ladies' tee).
Each tee box has two markers showing the bounds of the legal tee area. The teeing area spans the distance between the markers, and extends from two-club lengths behind the markers up to the markers themselves. A golfer may play the ball from outside the teeing area, but the ball itself must be shot from within the area.[1] A golfer may place his ball directly on the teeing ground (called hitting it "off the deck"), a manufactured support known as a tee, or any natural substance such as sand placed on the teeing surface
He must be happy with that drive!
Ed inspects the area for news and gossip to add to the newsletter
This is called the frog move
Seems EVERYBODY was eventually in a sand trap.
Did you know? - A bunker or sand trap is a hazard in the game of golf. It is a depression near the green or fairway that is filled with sand. It is difficult to hit the ball out of the bunker and entering it is therefore considered punitive to a golfer who misses the target with the previous shot. A club called a "sand wedge" is designed for extracting the ball from a bunker, a process requiring well-developed skill. After a player is done using the bunker, it is the job of either the player or that player's caddy to rake the area of the sand disturbed during play. There are specific rules governing play from a bunker. For example, a player may not ground one's club in a bunker; that is, the club cannot touch the ground prior to the swing.
There are three types of bunkers used in golf course architecture and all are designed to be impediments to the golfer's progress toward the green. Fairway bunkers are designed primarily to gather up wayward tee shots on par 4 and par 5 holes; they are located to the sides of the fairway or even in the middle of the fairway. Greenside bunkers are designed to collect wayward approach shots on long holes and tee shots on par 3 holes; they are located near and around the green. Waste bunkers are usually very large and thin structure running along a natural hazard like a lake or river and are design to collect wayward tee shots; they are usually located along the fairway and are given a slightly different treatment within the Rules. Note that what is sometimes referred to as a “grass bunker” is not a bunker according to the Rules.
Gopher's eye view of Jason's 17th hole putt
The shadows are getting longer!
Did you know? - Here's a rule question. How long can you wait for a ball teetering on the edge of the cup to go in? The correct answer was 10 seconds when you arrive at the ball. Rule 16-2 has been revised several times this century. It says after the ball is "deemed at rest" you have a "reasonable" amount of time to reach the ball, then 10 seconds after that. Make sure you count in your head or out loud and tap in at nine seconds so you don't get an extra penalty stroke if it drops after that. You never know who may be counting in your group.
Significant discussion goes on about the strategies used
Hole 18 Is The End
Mr. McKenzie looks delighted
Did you know? - The "pin" is often used as slang for "flagstick."
Did you know? - What was the year that there was a standardization for the size and weight of a golf ball (in the American Golf Assn.)? The answer is 1932. There was finally a standardized weight on January 1st, 1932. It had to weigh 1.620 ounces and not be more that 1.680 inches in diameter.
It's Over And They Are Still Friends
The most important person of the day!
Walt's Joke Of The Day
A young man, who was an avid golfer, found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in 9 holes before he had to head home.
Just as he was about to tee off, an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and asked if he could accompany the young man.
Not being able to say no, he allowed the old gent to join him. To his surprise, the old man played fairly quickly. He didn't hit the ball far, but plodded along consistently and didn't waste much time.
Finally, they reached the 9th fairway and the young man found himself with a tough shot. There was a large pine tree directly between his ball and the green.
After the young man spent several minutes debating how to hit the shot, the old man said, "You know, when I was your age I'd hit the ball right over that tree."
With that challenge placed before him, the youngster swung hard and hit the ball, which smacked solidly into the tree and dropped to the ground about one foot from where it had originally lay.
The old man remarked, "Of course, when I was your age that pine tree was only 3 feet tall."