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Halftime Show

The first half is over and Team 3 showed their dominance.  For this they win...nothing.  Nothing, that is, but a target on all three of their backs for the second half.  Let us measure the contenders:

Team 2 has a certain stare that I have not seen from them before (or maybe they need a good night sleep).

Team 5 is showing their A-game (or maybe they just have played their fav whipping-boy Team 1 too much).

Team 4, well, we all know the storied history of that team, no need to question if they can come back (or maybe they should question it themselves to help focus).

Team 1 has the support of the South Rockwood crowd to get Mike his first cup ever (or maybe I just made that crowd thing up).

Which team will step up?  Multiple?  It all starts this week with another two-man scramble kickoff.  At Wesburn.  Be there.

Updated 6/30/09:  It took The Captain a while, but he was able to add a half point to his score and take away said half point from Team 3.  Simply a manual mistake on hole #10.  The scorecard scan, the standings to the right, the brand-new Press Release (the old one is gone forever) and standings going forward all reflect this change.  This is the one mistake a year that is made (not counting that other one).

Positioning Strategy

It is time for another evening of position night golf, fore skin style.  This means we have to apply stupid outdated rules and 2nd place Team 2 plays a two-man scramble all by their lonesome.  This means that Team 3 has to try and not cower down to Hall of Fame Team 4 this week to protect their big lead.  Meanwhile, with the league bunched up, Team 1 and Team 5 face off - get ready for another record breaking effort from Greg 2.0 against his favorite foe, NCMike.  All of this during projected 90 degree weather.

That’s this week.  At Wesburn.  Be there.

Divided We Gain

The league has split into two divisions.  Team 3 and everyone else.  Team 3 has that commanding lead while everyone else has bunched up behind them.  Closer, mind you, but still hitting each other for the right to fight.  Team 3 has shown some weakness, so - who will emerge for the second division to challenge before next week’s Position Night marks league halftime?  Team 2 is in good position to play a BYE week with tons of strokes.

Speaking of BYE weeks, Team 5 decided to not play the customary two-man BYE week scramble last week for some reason.  For the record, their score was concocted from using each player’s three worst scores to ensure the tee shot scramble rule, then used their next three best scores.  They got 10 points and gained on first place, so it worked out all right.

Edit notes:  the press release for June 10 was incorrect.  The scoring for the scramble should have read that Team 2 and Team 5 tied.  It did not.  It does now.  The raw scoring and the standings were and still are correct.  The correct press release is now available for download.

Are you joking?

The SuperSubs™ Hud and Junior have lifted CCJ’s previously cute little old bunching bag of a drinking game team into a runaway first place leader after six weeks.  Team 4 is in last place, which is usual early on but this is pushing it out a bit.  Perhaps the later scheduling of RCPM’s Detroit area visit and Circus Mexicus this year has thrown off their calendar.  The rest of the teams are all where they usually are in the standings:  pretending place.  All joking aside, the payoff is still to come with the first two scrambles out of the way and another position night looming.  Who will deliver the punch line?

This week sees Junior versus his veteran old man for(e skin) the first time ever for(e skin) real.  And CCJ plays his first round of official Fore Skin B Flight.  That is June 10, at beautiful skeeter infested Wesburn.

Meanwhile, enjoy a(nother) joke, and a tip, courtesy of your Camp Counselor.

Joke: A guy stands over his tee shot for what seems an eternity: looking up, looking down, measuring the distance, figuring the wind direction and speed. Finally his exasperated partner says, “What’s taking so long? Hit the damn ball!” The guy answers, “My wife is up there watching me from the clubhouse. I want to make this a perfect shot.” “Forget it, man,” says his partner. “You’ll never hit her from here.”

Tip:  Stretch for Success
Because your golf swing utilizes so many different muscle groups, it is important to take the time to stretch and warm up before you play.  If you can, get to the course early and warm up by hitting a small bucket of balls. Loosen up slowly by hitting wedges and short irons first and then work your way up through your set to the driver.

Remember, you are just getting the feel for your swing motion and loosening up. This is not the time to start making swing changes or practicing mechanics.  This is a warm up, not a practice session.

If you can’t get to the golf course in time to hit a small bucket, consider purchasing a weighted club to keep in your bag so you can swing it and stretch your golf muscles while you’re waiting to tee off. At the very least, take out your 8 and 9 irons and make golf swings with the clubs together to provide more weight and promote some stretching in your shoulders and back.

If you do these things routinely, your body will feel the difference and thank you for it.

Scrambling

With 25% of the schedule done, Team 3 has hogged 25% of the points it seems.  Time for another front nine two man scramble to start off another Fore Skin June.  Make your own groups, keep an eye on Team 3, good luck, we are all counting on you.

{links to the right will be updated shortly}
Update:  links are fixed.

Meanwhile....courtesy of Camp Counselor:

THE BEST GOLF ADVICE EVER FOR US FORESKINNERS!

Don’t waste your money on lessons, ‘What do I mean?  But you need to cut four strokes off your game.  Blah, blah, blah.’ I say, ‘You’re not that good, and you’re not going to be that good because you only play golf two months a year.’ I say, ‘Take my advice:

Go out, and when you hit a good shot, enjoy it and be happy.

And when you hit a bad shot, tell yourself, “You know, I’m really not that good,”

Because if you think that you’re good, every bad shot you hit, you’re going to get frustrated.’

And now YOU CAN enjoy it when YOU play.”