In other news (apolitical thread)...

[Cincydawg]

There is of course breaking 100 on a nice Sunny day playing with your buds, and playing on a nice Sunny day literally as part of the final round there with crowds.

[Honestbuckeye]

So I am a 10 handicap ( that basically means if you take the best 10 of my last 20 scores on a medium difficulty course, and I play well, I might shoot an 82)

I have played some difficult courses. Not Augusta, of course, but I have played Bayhill and TPC where they play the players championship.

Scores were Of course, a little higher than I would want Off of what I would’ve shot on a different course. Low 90s   

Of course, those of you have Golf know you play those courses very conservatively. You play to stay out of trouble.

[betarhoalphadelta]

There is of course breaking 100 on a nice Sunny day playing with your buds, and playing on a nice Sunny day literally as part of the final round there with crowds.

The traditional repentance for hitting a spectator with your golf ball is to give them a signed glove.

I'd need to bring a lot of gloves. 

[FearlessF]

signed glove with a $100 bill enclosed

[Cincydawg]

So I am a 10 handicap ( that basically means if you take the best 10 of my last 20 scores on a medium difficulty course, and I play well, I might shoot an 82)

What do you guess you'd shoot on Sunday in the Masters from the champ tees with the crowd?

120?

[betarhoalphadelta]

I'm currently a 21 handicap, and I'd guess I'd probably shoot somewhere between 110 and 120. Like HB said, on a course like that I'd be trying to play conservatively. 

I'd think a 10 cap, even in Masters conditions, would likely be breaking 100. 

[MikeDeTiger]

This morning a co-worker told me "I try not to be political, but...." and then proceeded to be very political. 

Like when people say "No offense, but....." they're going to say something offensive. 

"I'm not a racist, but...."   Yeah, they're probably about to say something racist. 

"I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but...." as they proceed to thrash the deceased stallion once more.  

"I'm not trying to be a jerk here, but....."  

Not sure what's behind the habit of thinking we can mitigate what we say simply by declaring it's not what it is. 

Like Michael Scott declaring bankruptcy

Maybe what people mean is, "I do not wish to make you angry, but I'm about to say something that might make you angry."  

[847badgerfan]

Any time the word but it used, it negates anything said before it.

[SFBadger96]

While I generally agree, a more charitable way to look at it is: I want to talk about something that I know is a fraught topic, so I'm trying to start this off at a non-hostile level of discourse.
(Which rarely works.) That being said, I don't normally take the charitable view. :-)

[847badgerfan]

Heh.

I'm not trying to be an asshole. I don't have to try.

[Cincydawg]

I hadn't though about the "playing conservatively" part.  Yeah, maybe you are very consistent with your 7 iron and can hit it 150 yards consistently, so you play to reach a par 4 in three the whole way.    Or maybe your 4H is consistent, even better.

[jgvol]

This morning a co-worker told me "I try not to be political, but...." and then proceeded to be very political. 

Like when people say "No offense, but....." they're going to say something offensive. 

"I'm not a racist, but...."  Yeah, they're probably about to say something racist. 

"I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but...." as they proceed to thrash the deceased stallion once more. 

"I'm not trying to be a jerk here, but....." 

Not sure what's behind the habit of thinking we can mitigate what we say simply by declaring it's not what it is. 

Like Michael Scott declaring bankruptcy

Maybe what people mean is, "I do not wish to make you angry, but I'm about to say something that might make you angry." 

Indeed.  The fore-apology.

[jgvol]

I hadn't though about the "playing conservatively" part.  Yeah, maybe you are very consistent with your 7 iron and can hit it 150 yards consistently, so you play to reach a par 4 in three the whole way.    Or maybe your 4H is consistent, even better.

I'm not a golfer anymore, but if I ever had the chance to play Augusta National ---- I'm going balls out.

You're going to suck anyway -- may as well make it memorable.  Maybe you hit an unbelievable shot on 12, and you can tell the tale of for the rest of your life?

Or you can play conservative, and have absolutely nothing interesting to say?

[Cincydawg]

"Forpology", I like it.

You might not like to hear this but ...

As a friend, I think I need to say this ...

I dunno, but maybe you should ...