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Going To Work vs. Playing Golf

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So I have this dilemma and I’m not sure what to do.  It sounds simple enough – play golf vs. go to work.  But it’s never really that simple is it?

See, at work we’re experiencing a “busy time” like nothing we have ever seen.  While that’s great for the company as a whole, as well as for me and my paycheck, at the same time it’s terrible for playing hooky. 

If I’m not at work during this busy time, then I have to rely on other people to handle things in my absence.  And too many times that leads to things simply not being done right, or being done half-assed.  But at the same time, why should I care about that?  If things fall apart that much when I’m not there, then they’re obviously not paying me enough.  But I do care, and that’s part of the problem. 

So what I’ll have to do is weigh the options.  What are the advantages of going to work vs. taking the day off to play golf.  Let’s see:

If I go to work I don’t have to worry about anything being done wrong.  I don’t have to worry about cleaning up anyone else’s mess.  I don’t have to worry about the work being done half-assed.  And most importantly, I won’t have to fix all of these things while still having my own job to do. 

Now, if I play golf, I get to enjoy a day out on the links which I would normally spend at work where I’ve been under a good amount of stress lately.  Of course, I no doubt will return to work to find a disaster making me question whether or not taking the time off was worth it.  Further, I could avoid all of this by simply golfing on the weekend instead of during the week.

Well, I think with these points in mind it’s pretty self-explanatory.  It just doesn’t make sense for me to take a day off from work to play golf.  And with that being said, I will be sure to set my out-of-office reply. 

See, golf always out-weighs work.  I have time off to use, I should use it to do something I enjoy, and that would be golf.  So is it worth a potential hard day at the office in exchange for a day of golf when I would normally be at work?  Silly question.

Swing ’til you’re happy!               

Traffic Interferes With My Golf Game.

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Literally. It messes me up. I’m not referring to the traffic that delays everything and makes me late. What I’m talking about is the traffic that zips by the roads and highways adjacent to golf courses. It make me nervous. Golf is not necessarily known as a dangerous sport but it has its moments.

I’m sure a bunch of us have heard of, witnessed someone or was on the receiving end of getting hit by a ball. Errant or not. I’m also pretty sure most of us were subjected to near misses – maybe even we were the source. This, unfortunately, is one of the few hazards of golfing.

Being the culprit of a bean-ball scares me more than being the victim. Especially when it includes the safety of others. Maybe it’s just me but I’ve noticed that courses with roads or highways within striking distance of the tee box seem to run down the left side. I’m a lefty and a hack…see my dilemma? Yes, I’ve heard all the jokes before about hitting from the wrong side but maybe there’s some truth to that.

There is a local track here that has a par 5 that just so happens to be right next to a fairly well-traveled road. Yep, you guessed it, it’s on the left side. Here’s where my problem started. I approached the tee and set up for the shot. Driver in hand, I’m ready to grip it and rip it 5 miles! Au contraire, my tee shot begins its journey straight and then with some uncanny external force, the ball drastically hooks left, right into oncoming traffic. Oh, the horror! Luckily the ball bounced in between cars and landed on someone’s lawn.

WTF! This is a serious mental obstacle for me now. Not only do I stink at the game, now I’m worried about public safety and they’re not even on the course! Maybe a little couch time will help…

Hit’em long…yell FORE!

Chip Shots: The Long Drive Hole

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I’ve played in a few golf tournaments in my time.  And I’ve noticed that in every tournament there is one hole that sets you up to fail.  There’s one hole that plays with your mind.  There’s one hole that grabs at your emotions and forces you to do something that you really want to do, but know you shouldn’t.  What is it you ask?  It’s the long-drive hole of course! 

What hole simultaneously forces you to decide between exactly what you do and don’t want to do, when deep inside you know you should just focus on your game.  This hole of course.

You stare down the fairway and you see it.  The sign posted right where the longest drive of the day landed.  You say to yourself “If I get hold of one I could beat that.”  But the little voice inside your head is telling you not to do it.  You’re playing a good game, don’t risk blowing it now.  You know damn well there’s just as good a chance, if not better, that you’re going to launch your ball into a neighboring fairway.  But you don’t listen to that little voice.  No.  Instead, you pull the cover off your driver, line up over the ball, rear back and with the force only Sir Isaac Newton could truly appreciate, you hammer that drive with all your might.  And you and your buddies watch as…

Well, you know what you did.            

Chip Shots: Pinterest and Golf

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So Golfstinks recently created a Pinterest page. Why? Well initially we weren’t quite sure. But the more we use this new social media tool, the more we like it. You share thoughts, ideas and inspiration through images. See a screenshot of our homepage below:

As of now, there’s not much golf-related stuff on Pinterest, but it’s growing (take us as an example). We urge you to consider creating your own Pinterest page – especially if you post your cool golf course photos so we can re-pin them on our “Sweet Golf Course Photos” board! And be sure to check-out some of our other neat pin boards like “Stinky Golfer Paradise” and “Creatures on the Course.”

Golf & Poison Ivy…Oy Vey!

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Being the nice neighbor I am, I figured I would lend a hand and help cut down a couple half-dead intrusive limbs from an old oak tree. Mistake #1. I get all up in the branch, which was maybe 20 feet long. Mistake #2. I then proceed to grab the branch and pull it down not paying attention to the massive vines of ivy wrapped through out the motherf***er. Mistake #3.

Needless to say, 300mg of prednisone, a bottle of calamine lotion, a bottle of rubbing alcohol and a week and a half of misery later…I missed my golf outing. Nothing intensifies missing something you’re looking forward to more than stupidity. I saw the ivy on the tree and it still didn’t register until too late! And who get’s poison ivy on the palm of their hands? I do.

This reminds me of when I was younger and played fall golf for half price at nicer courses. Fall golf is kind of like the off season in the south. A buddy and I would look in the woods bordering the fairways for golf balls and find a ton of expensive balls, mostly Pro V1’s!  After a summer of financially stable golfers stocking the lumberyard with balls, autumn really was our harvest. This is how we stocked up for the next season. Along with cashing in on the good balls, I usually wound up with a little poison ivy too.

So, what do you do if you come in contact with poison ivy on the course and can’t get to a faucet quick enough to wash it off? Well, you can carry some poison ivy wipes (which I recommend) or look to mother nature for the answer. Jewelweed! Jewelweed can be very effective with fighting poison ivy. Crush up some leaves and stems and rub the infected area immediately after contact.

Native Americans used to use jewelweed to combat poison ivy exposure as well as a lot of nature lovers whom also concur. And you’re in luck, it grows almost next to poison ivy. Here’s a pic of one type of jewelweed:


Whichever way you decide please be careful and educate yourself. A little research can keep you poison ivy free…trust me it’s worth it.

Hit’em long…yell FORE!!!

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