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More Fire Ridge Pictures

Friday, July 29th, 2005

I finally got around to downloading the pictures I took at Fire Ridge to my computer. I hope you enjoy.

Developing your golf swing

Friday, July 29th, 2005

I played golf for my very first time about a month ago.
Despite a few really bad golf swings, overall I am slowly getting better.
Here are a few very important things any beginner golfer needs to do to have a good swing.
Eyes on the golf ball at all times
Keep you feet positioned straight
Have a controlled swing […]

Coldstream

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Coldstream golf course is going to be filing for bankruptcy. Its owners have already had one of their courses go bankrupt and now this one is on the verge as well. It appears that after Coldstream is sold, the money will be pumped into yet another one of their golf courses. Hopefully, […]

Fire Ridge Golf Course

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Today I went out with my buddy Wax. We played at Fire Ridge Golf Course in Grafton Wisconsin. The course is ranked in Wisconsins top 20 toughest golf courses and after playing there today, I now know why.
The cost to play was 46 dollars and some change and that included 18 […]

Golfing in the Rain

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

I hit up a different driving range before work yesterday called Missing Links. I did amazingly well. First off, every one of my hits was amazing. They all went far and straight. Second, I drove a ball over 275 yards. That had to be one of my furthest drives ever. […]

Driving Range (Cont.)

Monday, July 25th, 2005

…As for a post today, I decided to post a picture of Andrew at the driving range yesterday. I was extremely busy today with work and everything else. Seeing how the temperature got over 107 degrees fahrenheit golfing was definitely out of the question when I got out of work. Instead of […]

Driving Range

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Andrew and I just got back from the driving range. We shared a large bucket of balls.

I hit fairly decently. My furthest drive of the day was around 235 possibly 240 yards. I seemed to be hitting a consistant 200 yards though. Andrew hit ok. He just wasn’t feeling it […]

Diving For Golf Balls

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

I just read a news story about a man who makes his living diving for golf balls. He goes to local courses and clears all the golf balls out of their ponds and lakes. I can relate to this because when I was younger, I used to do the same thing. There […]

Callaway Stocks Increase

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

The Callaway Golf Compay had been experiencing a down time in profits until Thursday when sales on their irons soared. Callaway’s stock rose 10 cents to end at $15.05 a share. Even though the company has hired an investmant bank to determin whats best for the company Callaway says the company isn’t being […]

Golf Course Plane Crash

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

In southern California, a pilot crashed his 1978 Bellanca Scout right next to a golf courses 18th hole. From what reports have said, the pilot is being treated.
I guess this happened early in the morning — sometime before 8am. What would that be like? Sitting there, eyeing up your drive at the […]