Quoted from Deaconblooze:

100 rounds a year.. I'm jealous.
I joined a league last year to make sure I could get out at least once a week for 9. It's not easy with young kids, but I'm looking forward to them being old enough to join me in a less dependent way.
I put a sim in my garage to deal with winters. Realistically, I don't get out there in Dec/Jan.

Quoted from Deaconblooze:

Almost the same story. My daughter started golfing with me when she was about 3. She was good for a few holes but then mostly lost interest. It was fine though, she was mostly happy to sit in the cart and just wait/watch for the balance of the round. Then we had twins. I still got her out when things weren't too busy. This last year was tough because all the kids want to go, but it's pretty hard to find the right conditions to make that happen.. The twins are best friends and it's really difficult to keep them from getting lost in their own little (loud) world. And it's tough for me to take just my oldest without the others getting upset, especially since they know that I took the oldest when she was their age. I took them all individually this past year, but the youngest ones just aren't as mature as she was at about 4.
I was pretty baffled at how busy the executive course near me was every time I got out there. This next year I really want to get them out as much as possible, but probably still one at a time.
I also love playing fast. When I worked as an assistant Super I would throw my clubs in the back of a carryall on weekends after mowing and get 9 holes in in about 45m. I can't think of anything other than positive experiences when being paired up, but I still prefer to play alone or with buddies. Playing alone, most of the time you're going to be stuck waiting quite a bit. I get a good chunk of my golf in during the Fall, when I can walk on and pretty much have the course to myself. It's easily my favorite time of year to play, but the sweet spot is small around here.

Quoted from Slugmeister:

Nice day for early March.
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Quoted from Deaconblooze:

This is my favorite time of year! Only the diehards are on the course at this point, and we still have a solid month+ left. I've learned a lot about course management by playing late in the year where leaves will really penalize you for wayward shots. I like to (try to) play a little lower shot to keep things out of the blustery winds and over the tops of the fairways, and as a result end up playing some of my best golf of the year. I also get a chance to play some of the best courses in my area with reduced rates and wide open tee books.
We have a family/friends trip we take at the very end of the season - late October. My dad's old work buddy, his adult sons, my brother and I, and all of our kids. The wives deal with the kids during the day while the guys are out golfing... so they're the real heroes. We go out and golf some really cool resort courses in the Dells area, which we normally avoid like the plague during the summer months. Sometimes it's bitterly cold and miserable. We've even gotten snowed out before. Sometimes it's an incredible day with no one else on the course, and you've got a free replay. You take what you get, and you laugh about the incredibly shitty conditions you've endured for golf.
My league ended a few weeks ago with our team taking 2nd by a single point. I made a bad chip that prevented an up and down on the 18th that could have swung it the other way. There were a couple dozen other shots made by any of us that could have sent it the other way, but it still made me take a critical look at my game.
I ended up grabbing a shotscope to get a better idea of my areas of struggle. With limited data my approach shots are better than even scratch golfers (I'm a 12), but my short game and putting need work. I've since switched to a mallet putter to work better with my straight through putter motion, and have focused on taking more disciplined and higher percentage chip/pitch shots. I haven't had any blow up holes, and I don't think I've been north of 40 even after taking some penalties with the long game. I'm pretty comfortable with my full swing, so it feels like just a matter of time before I can hold it together to break through that 10hcp threshold.

Quoted from Deaconblooze:

Because my lag putting is so bad, I did consider a device like the 'puttist' to see if I could hone in on some distance control. I think it would take some stepping off on the course, but you might be able to get some checkpoints in your swing depending on distance this way. The problem is the device seems really obscure and I haven't really found a distributor stateside.
https://en.puttist.com/

Quoted from Deaconblooze:

I ended up with a Scotty Phantom X 5.5. Really good to see some metrics on my stroke. Most things were in pretty good shape, but I was adding a bit of loft that might be a culprit in my lag putting problems. The fitter had it narrowed to the odyssey 11 or the scotty. I've had a couple other scottys, I like the feel and value retention.
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Quoted from Yoko2una:

Anyone every play Streamsong outside of Tampa? My buddy just pitched a Spring trip there for the boys, touting how good their 3 courses are and I've never heard of it.

Quoted from Deaconblooze:

I got the 13ft mat, but they also have a 26ft I was considering. It looks like they've done big discounts on black Friday, so I might keep an eye out. That would send it all the way down the side of my hall and right up against the pool table legs, so it might not be great from a stance perspective depending on the objective. Still, the ability to practice some lag distances at home is really appealing.

Quoted from Deaconblooze:

It has 3 "courses". I've attached the back 9 page of the intermediate course as an example. There's also a free app that has the setup and example illustrations per hole, and tracks your stats. I'm impressed, honestly. My only real critique is it would be fun to have some community developed courses available.
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Quoted from Deaconblooze:

My lag putting has been bad as well. I got to play 5 rounds down in MS earlier this year visiting my parents. That was mostly really rough, but I was able to stitch it together to break 40 on my last 9 of the trip (pretty much my benchmark for success lately).
Last weekend we took a trip to the Dells (touristy area with some great golf courses), and I had one of the best rounds of my life, shooting an 80, complete with a 130y holed eagle.
I've been hitting the ball pretty well over the last couple of weeks, so hopefully I can get the short game together to score pretty well this year. The big thing for me was a little press before starting my backswing, and a bit of a hesitation at the top to avoid pulling my hands/shoulders through too quick.
Lately I've been thinking I need to add a second hybrid to go with my 3h. I hit it really well, and it's pretty rare for me to hit a crisp 4i.
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Quoted from Deaconblooze:

I've hit a rough stretch since my last post. I'm about 5 weeks in on league, and I haven't won a single point yet. Last week I managed to miss my tee time while I was on the grounds (could have swore I was 5:00, and I was actually 4:30). I need to get out and practice my short game, it's been absolutely killing me. My full swing isn't in horrible shape, but my number one thing to work on this year is avoiding my right hand pushing the shaft through. It's tough to kill that without feeling like you're losing control.
I just sold my Skytrak launch monitor tonight, and I pulled the trigger on a Bushnell launch pro. It should be a pretty huge upgrade, and I'm looking forward to getting it setup. Golfer's Journal has a deal that offers 20% off Bushnell orders, so I was able to get a refurb unit for about 2300 shipped. I'm impatient, so I splurged on the $20 next day shipping to make sure it gets here before league.

Quoted from Yoko2una:

Just got back from a boys trip to Pinehurst to play the US Open course as my first time swinging this year. For some reason, they thought it's a smart business decision to let me hack up No. 2 ten weeks before the US Open. Got to play No. 1, 4, 7, 8, and the Cradle on our package as well.
No. 2 is just flat out impossible. The turtleback greens are rock hard and unforgiving. So many parked shots on the green are there one second, and then a strong gust of wind hits while walking up, and by the time you get to the green, it rolled into some impossible pot bunker with packed sand. Also, the fairways are must hits as seen by the tee and green pics below of one of the holes on the back (#13?) where off the tee you see what looks like an approachable fairway with some potential trouble on the sides, but then looking back from the green, you see the death that happens when not on the fairway.
The 2024 US Open will be less of a sporting event, and more of a comedy show. You can also see them erecting the grandstands on the 18th while I had lunch the other day.
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Quoted from Slugmeister:

Good riddance winter!
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Quoted from Deaconblooze:

That's awesome. My parents have been snowbirding down there for the last 10 years or so. I got down last year and played every day. I really like the area, and it's pretty affordable. Their mainstay is Sunkist, but we also played Grand Bear, The Oaks, and Windance.

I'm guessing you stayed on resort? I tried playing there when I passed through a couple years ago, but settled on Tobacco Road instead. That's a really fun course if you find yourself in that same area again.

Quoted from Yoko2una:

No. 3 is supposedly the easiest, while No. 1 is the 2nd easiest (called "little Augusta" by some). I'm an average golfer and found No. 1 to be pretty darn easy. I think I shot a 90 on it playing it blind, which is what I shoot up here at home on more familiar courses.
The Cradle is very interesting. It's a 9-hole pitch and putt. Nothing longer than 120yds. A few at 60yds. Extremely challenging. I actually putted 2 off the tee mats because I saw a decent line, and it actually worked out. But the last two holes were a pain. 8th cup was on a ridge, 9th hole all 4 of our balls rolled off the green. As we walked off the 9th tee I said to my group "A man once asked his wife for sex. She said no. He then designed The Cradle".