How to thank City Council for Asphalt Tee-boxes

[Suemac]

Lou, you just old guy, they young guys, will go school hard knocks.....

Karma will tell the tale. As old guy......just sit and watch and laugh....

[Smokin' Joe]

Originally Posted by Suemac

Lou, you just old guy, they young guys, will go school hard knocks.....

Karma will tell the tale. As old guy......just sit and watch and laugh....

Are you speaking fortune cookie again?

[Suemac]

oLd wISe sAge SUe foRTuNE COokIe sLAnG.

[scoot_er]

Originally Posted by ChrisMacG

I played MacGregor three times in the past month, playing both red and gold tees. My opinion of the tees were that they were better than they used to be and additionally better than most of the courses I frequently play. Not one person who I asked about the tee boxes felt that they were a big enough issue to relocate a box. Most folks thought they were a big improvement to the course.


It's a good thing I've met you in person Lou. My opinion of you gets to be based on the nice guy you are and not your online persona known for unhelpful criticism delivered after the fact. Shooting fish in a barrel isn't sport.

Still something a TD should think about! Also the boxes before were horrid due to the gravel thrown into the earlier dirt boxes which happen to be better than the current rough asphalt. Basically Grass/natural trumps all IMO as long as decent areas are chosen.

[LOU18132]

Originally Posted by ChrisMacG

It's a good thing I've met you in person Lou. My opinion of you gets to be based on the nice guy you are and not your online persona known for unhelpful criticism delivered after the fact. Shooting fish in a barrel isn't sport.

Yet you still don't know me, after the fact is only because you are too knowledgeable to ask beforehand. 0

Let them fall as they will, I agree Sue.
But sometimes I just can't stop from saying something. Like it or not, I will still say it.

[bmugwump]

I agree with the Halls regarding natural tees (dirt/grass) as opposed to gravel to a degree....the only problem with natural tees is when it rains, if the box is worn down they get muddy. Concrete tees would be great IMO...you don't have to worry about that. The drawback to concrete boxes is you can't move them (as Neal has said before)....but it's easy enough to flag alts, so that's not a big deal. Again...sorry that we (Birdshot) didn't completely & accurately "test" those boxes before the tourney, i.e. using the patented Vandapproach or something along those lines! More input from the pros is always welcome....and would be even more beneficial to get that kind of input BEFORE the event, as opposed to after.

[bmugwump]

By the way...I hope you realize that the "apology" in my previous post was halfway tongue in cheek! Hence the winking smiley-face! Sure, we're "sorry" some people had some slippage....but not all of us have such a rigorous run-up & drive as some of us do! Again....that kind of input would have been nice to have BEFORE the event, instead of insinuating that we (Birdshot) weren't doing an adequate job of making sure everything was good to go. Most of our staff played the new boxes, as we stated, and still believe that they were in 100% better shape than what was there previously.

[Suemac]

I talked to the Parks guy yesterday. He indicated he'd been out there Monday to check out the status of the project. He know's it's not complete, but indicated that they would sweep off the excess rubble and that would fix it. Don't know if that is the case, but know they realize they aren't finished and will do their best to get resources directed our way whenever possible. (good municipal talk)

[Smokin' Joe]

Originally Posted by Suemac

I talked to the Parks guy yesterday. He indicated he'd been out there Monday to check out the status of the project. He know's it's not complete, but indicated that they would sweep off the excess rubble and that would fix it. Don't know if that is the case, but know they realize they aren't finished and will do their best to get resources directed our way whenever possible. (good municipal talk)

It'll fix it short-term, until more traffic gets out there. Everytime you plant your foot and turn, there's that chance of lifting a few pellets.

If you play the course, just bring your own broom. (batter-up)

[bmugwump]

I'm extremely curious to see what the "final glaze" will do....sounds like it will fix the problem, but remains to be seen. If it works, it sure would be a cheaper alternative to concrete....and hopefully we can get HPARD to do the same at other courses (on their own dime!).