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Oh yeah... headed to Tampa this morning. Streamsong all week then the concession on Saturday. Playing the best and most consistent golf of my life probably means I’m going to shit down my leg all week but I’m fucking pumped. Any tips from those who have done this trip?

I played like crap today... 84. The grips are insane and my eye on the course has totally changed. Instead of “how far right should I aim” I just aim straight and have great misses. Handi is down 1 full point in 4 rounds.

Alright. I’d like to start off by saying “fuck you guys” for not telling me the secrets of club grips. Then I’d like to tell all that a midsize grip will kill your pull hook problem. My misses are so much better. I’ve lost about 5 yards a club but since I’ve changed my grils I’ve shot 89, 88, 86, and 85 today. During this time I’m also dialing two new wedges I’ve never carried before (54 and 60 degree) so I’m leaving 3-4 shots on the course. Fuck you all.

Isn’t it against the rules to have a lawyer in small claims court? Sounds like you’re about to get a bar complaint.

Amazing that your 25th anniversary fell on Easter. Got to knock two birds out with one stone.

You should check the weight of their mattress to see if they need to replace it. I’m sure someone around here has a scale you could use.

That is a large development. He isn’t even on most draft boards so it seems he’ll likely be coming to Lawrence.

At the end of the day, if I have to buy a crate engine or trans that’s just what I’ll do. Kinda want a deal that I can do at my own pace but show quick progress in bunches. My biggest hesitancy out of the gate is the visual inspection before a purchase. I know I’m going to have/want to do mechanical work because cars get old. What I’m really worried about is seeing one spot of rust and not realizing it’s 50% of the frame.

Appreciate the feedback. I know my goals and methods aren’t very evangelical so I hope you guys hold your noses when I say stuff that isn’t in line with keeping the classics a classic. I really appreciate the breakdown on spending and I’ll go back thru the thread to review your project. One last question I have for starting is... how the hell do you find a car. I’ve called on about 5 and they are either already sold (even after a day) or there is 4 listings for the same car at different prices and in different locations. Throws up a ton of red flags and I’m not about to fly to Utah to look at a car for 7k when the same car is listed for 4K in St. Louis. Literally the exact same listing. I’d almost be willing to pay a $500 success fee on sourcing the car.

I should qualify a bit... my uncle has a shop where he custom builds cars, specifically replica Shelby cobras. My plan is to spend $5-10k on a base car. I can handle bolt on stuff with my brother at his house. We can even get through some transmission issues and some engine issues as needed. What I can’t do is upholster a bench seat or refurb a dashboard. At least I don’t think I can or I don’t think I would be able to complete it with an acceptable finished product. So I’ll take it in and let my uncle’s team get to that as they can do it by component and do it quickly. Numbers aren’t going to be a concern as this is my first ever “project”. If I like the outcome and the process I’ll probably do it again with a car that isn’t meant for me to look like a jackass in, like a chevelle. At the base level, this is a joyride car where I can cut a mullet and put on a Jean jacket and get weird looks while trolling for pussy with some lucky strikes rolled up in my sleeve. Im comfortable spending money on the car but I don’t want to buy for $30-50k and either be on the lookout for the perfect car for me or have to change something about a road ready car to make it my perfect car. For instance, bench seats are a lot less common than buckets from what I’m finding, especially when a 396 is involved. I want to fuck on my bench seat and I’ve been looking for the perfect car off and on for 3 years. I could have built one in that time and already stained the seat to my liking.

Alright... now that I’m done with a business partner buyout and can finally pay myself for the first time since July I’m going to go hard after my 68 el Camino dream. I’ve identified a few for project cars. My plan is to get the car and to basically have professionals do the work while I learn as much as possible. So, given that I’m an idiot that has been around classic cars (and cars in general) enough to ask the basic questions, what are the real questions that need to be asked before taking on a classic project car? I’ll hang up and listen. Thanks.

I have told my business partner that I will never play those courses because of where they are. He being from Lincoln can’t understand why anyone would ever not want to be in Nebraska. Something about I don’t want to drive 8 hours after a round to play my next round doesn’t get thru to him.

That’s 19 over on 10 holes for those not scoring at home.

I’ll have streaks of 4 pars and a birdie and then double the rest of the way out. I mentioned Karsten Creek. Damn hard track according to my friends. It fit my eye. 88 with 6 pars, a birdie and an eagle.

That’s exactly how my cards look. I’m guessing you hit about 4 greens. The maddening thing about that card is everyone you played with thinks you’re sandbagging the handicap because “you can make pars!!” But you can also hit 3 really bad shots on a hole and that’s why you’re a 12.9 index. My advice... pair up with a guy who is a 1-4 handicap and plays to it and get in a 2 man team event. You’ll do well

Have streamsong booked for first week of June. Will be warm but need to get out. Also was able to pull some strings and get on Concession the day before we leave. 5 days, 4 rounds. I believe the tarpon are migrating through during that period as well... might have to catch a charter the last day before I get my ass home. Thoughts?

With your handicap and the new system the most strokes you can take is a net double bogey. So on a par 5 pick up after 8 strokes if you are popping. If you double pop pick up after 9. Will help manage the handicap and give you “incentive” to get better so you get to play a whole round. With the iron play, just have to swing easy with good tempo and practice a ton. Of course, this is all coming from a 12.9 handicap so take it with a grain of salt. I would get a few lessons though if you like the game. Improving in golf is one of the most satisfying things in life. Good luck!

If you can drive 45 minutes I think Quintero is my favorite course out there.

87 yesterday with 5 doubles and a triple. Two birdies on the front and 2 missed 5-7 foot birdie putts on the back. 5 GIR needs to go up a bit and putting needs to get a little bit better. Index down to 12.9. Gotta keep grinding. Have 18 rounds in so far.

Sound quality is great. Gets loud as hell if wanted. Magnet is great and strong. About 75% of the speakers used at our club are this one. Makes a great gift. I’ve got a bose and I wish I had the bushnell.

Some updates... I had an epiphany on oklahoma golf this week. I'm playing ok, especially for having our range being renovated so I haven't hit balls all year. Shooting low 90s to upper 80s right now. Played Karsten Creek on Monday and shot an 88 with 4 doubles and 2 triples. Had a birdie, and eagle, and two 3 putt bogeys. The course was in phenomenal shape, zoysia all around. The thing about it was, the course was just barely narrower than my home course but very similar in that there is 3-5 yards of rough or you're OB. I took 20% off my driver and hit a ton of fairways. The epiphany is that my current club doesn't punish you for hitting it as far as you can. In fact, I'd argue you get rewarded for swinging hard because the landing zones are often tight. A bad shot left or right and you are very clear of the tight zone. A bad shot short and you are clear, and a bomb long (even not in the fairway) and you are no worse than a drive that is just a yard off the fairway. I guess what I realized is that I'm not just erratic. I actually consciously swing my ass off because I know I won't be punished at my current club. I can't wait for the range and performance center to open because I'm slowing down my swing like crazy right now and it is helping. The problem is doing that on the course during play isn't a good time to learn. Second, we got $150k approved to fix problem areas on the course. Greens & Grounds committee also got the approval to terrace a steep false front and run-up on a hole as well as closing the course on Tuesdays in may to bring it back to life. We'll have new collars next week (yes... replacing what has been ruined in 3 years because of bad management) and the course will be on its way to be in good shape by July. Now we just need to get rid of some key employees so we can have people with foresight managing the G&G.

Best speaker in the game right now.

I wanted leipold all along... then was told monken was the guy and got hyped about it. I love the leipold hire. But will wonder what could have been if we don’t become a bowl team with leipold. At the end of the day I don’t think we can do anything but improve with either coach. I’m pumped. I hope monken gets a chance somewhere.

Reportedly we have hired monken from army. God I hope we run the triple option. I’m pumped.

Yep. I really believe universities will end up suffering at the end of the day. If the AD calls me and says “can you donate 100k to the university for the stadium renovation?” My first response would be “well the coach asked me out to dinner last night and I committed to paying QBX $100k a year to appear in all of my HEB commercials. So I’m already tapped on my $100k donation for the year.” It’ll hurt the university coffers, especially schools like Bama where they don’t need to pay the players (hahaha yeah right) to get better than they are. But a school like Kansas could see great returns if they have a couple of boosters pay a ton of great players and we start winning and increase our donor base by 25k people. Will be interesting for sure.