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OM

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Nov 5, 2009, 3:04:24 PM11/5/09
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Golfers,
Can you estimate how many ball marks you repair during an 18 hole
round ? I bet I fix three or more on every hole. What's the deal
here ? It only takes a second to repair a ball mark. They seem to be
worse in the fall. Maybe because the greens are soft and wet from
morning dew. Looking for my ball mark is the first thing I do when I
reach the green. I fix it and then look for another. They're not hard
to find.
OM

hoser1605

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Nov 5, 2009, 3:25:57 PM11/5/09
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I just repair a minimum of two a hole. Seems lots of other people are
just too damn lazy.

MNMikeW

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Nov 5, 2009, 3:34:32 PM11/5/09
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"hoser1605" <dhh...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I know I fix a lot more than I make! And yes, it's nothing but laziness. The
same goes for raking bunkers.


Frank Ketchum

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Nov 5, 2009, 5:45:56 PM11/5/09
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"OM" <ditt...@aol.com> wrote in message
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At least one or two per hole besides my own. They are indeed everywhere,
even on nicer courses.


Hor...@net.net

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Nov 5, 2009, 6:28:21 PM11/5/09
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On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:04:24 -0800 (PST), OM <ditt...@aol.com> wrote
this crap:

I never mark up the greens.


Vote for palin-Ahhhnold in 2012.


Hor...@Horvath.net

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Frank Ketchum

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Nov 5, 2009, 7:45:18 PM11/5/09
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<Hor...@net.net> wrote in message
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> I never mark up the greens.
>

You never hit the green with an approach shot? No surprise there, dumbass.


OM

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Nov 5, 2009, 8:21:26 PM11/5/09
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On Nov 5, 6:28 pm, Horv...@net.net wrote:
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> I never mark up the greens.
>
Horv,
Amazing !!!
OM

Darrell Jefress

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Nov 5, 2009, 8:38:05 PM11/5/09
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<Hor...@net.net> wrote in message
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> I never mark up the greens.

Never having to putt. Priceless.

Alan Baker

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Nov 5, 2009, 8:51:49 PM11/5/09
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In article
<261c02bc-d1ff-4f10...@m38g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>,
OM <ditt...@aol.com> wrote:

I always fix my own (I can't understand how people don't want that
little brag that comes from "Yeah. I hit that green"...) and I usually
fix at least a couple more. Also, if I miss a green, I play a little
game with myself that requires me to fix more than if I hit it.

So on average, probably something like 50+ per round.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
<http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg>

Hor...@net.net

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Nov 5, 2009, 9:57:04 PM11/5/09
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On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:45:18 -0500, "Frank Ketchum"
<nos...@thanksanyway.com> wrote this crap:

I always hit the green but I never leave a mark. That's leadership.

bkn...@conramp.net

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Nov 5, 2009, 11:17:05 PM11/5/09
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On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:57:04 -0500, Hor...@net.net wrote:

>On Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:45:18 -0500, "Frank Ketchum"
><nos...@thanksanyway.com> wrote this crap:
>
>>
>><Hor...@net.net> wrote in message
>>news:9rn6f5t5igrqpm1h2...@4ax.com...
>>>
>>> I never mark up the greens.
>>>
>>
>>You never hit the green with an approach shot? No surprise there, dumbass.
>>
>
>I always hit the green but I never leave a mark. That's leadership.
>

LOL. You never fail to show your ignorance.

BK

Alan Baker

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Nov 5, 2009, 11:20:56 PM11/5/09
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In article <8147f5hs3rmvqq8v3...@4ax.com>,
Hor...@net.net wrote:

Can't get the ball airborne, huh?

Howard Brazee

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Nov 6, 2009, 8:03:19 AM11/6/09
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When I'm playing with others, I repair more than when I'm playing
alone, as I have more time to look around and find them while I'm
waiting for others to putt.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

Frank Ketchum

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Nov 6, 2009, 8:25:52 AM11/6/09
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"Alan Baker" <alang...@telus.net> wrote in message
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>
> Can't get the ball airborne, huh?
>

He doesn't actually play.


PoiDog

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Nov 15, 2009, 2:03:31 PM11/15/09
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It's not necessarily THAT people need to repair balls marks. People
need to learn how to CORRECTLY repair ball marks. Merely sticking a
tool into the ground under a ball mark and lifting it up, then tamping
it down with your putter does nothing for the health of the green.

Here is a link...
http://www.auroragov.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/article-publication/033387.pdf

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