tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52965422011-04-21T14:59:21.770-04:00Now on the Tee:Troll54just a place to record the trials of a troll playing at golfMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1150590269051795612006-06-17T20:23:00.000-04:002006-06-17T20:24:29.063-04:00I played in an outing today…scramble format…and hit “0” shots that I was pleased with…I have always been of the opinion when I was no longer able to play a sport to my expectations I would simple walk away…so be it with golf…clubs will be placed in the garage and sold at the next rummage sale…this blog is dead…MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1149650849741300882006-06-06T23:27:00.000-04:002006-06-06T23:27:29.750-04:00As I read the last entries to this blog I realize that I haven’t “touched” a golf club in over a year and I am committed to play in a golf outing in less then 11 days…(now there are many who think I should be committed but that’s another tale for another time)…must really get out to a driving range and hit some balls this weekend so I can at least remember what the purpose of the game isMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1147749154317988092006-05-15T23:10:00.000-04:002006-05-15T23:12:34.330-04:00I will look for an open golf course this weekend or at least a driving range…have not played as yet this year but have an outing to play in a couple of weeks and need to not go into it “cold”MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1133846173739536882005-12-06T00:15:00.000-05:002005-12-06T00:16:13.750-05:00It’s a bit weird, although I played basically no golf this year, I still think about it a lot, one of the guys at work is always asking me about things as equipment and tactics, et al… On one hand I think if I can swing it dollars wise I probably will join my old club again next year and play a lot more, but on the other hand I really am not sure I what to “go there”, physically/`mentally I MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1129868140177195632005-10-21T00:14:00.000-04:002005-10-21T00:15:40.176-04:00okay so the golf season is essential over in the northcountry and i've played exactly twice, i b=never coukld have conceived that that would occur, but it has..........MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1123823346157259532005-08-12T01:07:00.000-04:002005-10-21T00:12:21.806-04:00dang i hadn't realized it's been almost 3 months since i had played, in "ages" past i played 4 or 5 times a week but golf has become something i do when i have nothing else to do, maybe that will change but for the time being that's the way it isMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1116693935981846942005-05-21T12:37:00.000-04:002005-10-21T00:14:26.806-04:00had to work a bit this AM but went to worked dressed to play and drove straight from work to the exec course, nice morning to play, and just really never got in to any rhythm at all, had 4 pars, 4 single bogies and a double, only hit a few really bad shots but whether it was an problem finding the right target line or if i was just a little of timing wise i'm not sure but i just couldn't seem to MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1115481494324757642005-05-07T11:46:00.000-04:002005-05-07T11:58:14.346-04:00a beautiful day......high 60'sF......sunny......just a bit of breeze.....went down to the exec course...first hole hit a decent 9 but needed to have hit an 8.......made bogeysecond hole was about the same yardage hit and 8 and hit a shot that was the exact copy of the shot i had visualized.......hit it stiff....18" birdie putt.......routine pars on the next 2 holes.......a bogey on 5 after a MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1113687024598034642005-04-16T17:24:00.000-04:002005-04-16T17:30:24.600-04:00it's 3 days short of 6 months from my last post to this blog, but such is the way of golf here in upstate ny. really beautiful day today, a bit windy but warm and sunny......went south to the little exec course, had thought about maybe driving up to la golf but decide on the short course....really showed the rust of not having played for 6 months........fought tempo for all nine holes and was a MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1098214970287507052004-10-19T15:37:00.000-04:002004-10-19T15:42:50.286-04:00well just to prove how insane i am i played golf today, temperature was in the mid 40s and wind probably about 15-20 mph, it was a bit nippy even with the sun being out....played LA again and actually played 18 holes ( insanity confirmed).......shot a 41/40 which really was about all i could have expected with conditions being what they where, hit a bunch of pulls and really had no touch around MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1097776304252405282004-10-14T13:39:00.000-04:002004-10-14T16:24:07.596-04:00i ended up playing a course i've never played before up near the river, LA golf....nice little course...a couple of the guys at work had told me about it....well they'd had a late season deal going and so i took it and rode...(usually a walker but new course and all so i rode).....first time i've played a regulation style course and got the clubs out and realized i A: had the set i was using on MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1097623568831807102004-10-12T19:20:00.000-04:002004-10-12T19:26:08.830-04:00well i'm on vacation this week and decided to play lakeview again, cool morning with a bit of wind but really nice day to play......except for a couple of shots i pulled a little really played pretty good ( 32 on a par 30 with one birdie).....and actually putted better the i scored....i had 4 or 5 putts that i really hit very well and the just didn't fall.....i know what your thinking if i reallyMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1096168921173230292004-09-25T23:17:00.000-04:002004-09-25T23:22:01.173-04:00lord,here it is the end of september, fall is here and i've played 9 holes, three times this year....truth be told i haven't gotten much time off and weather has interfered, and a bunch of minor physical problems.......but truth be told i just haven't felt like playing........for the last 30+ years......not including this one i've probably played or practiced an average of 60 times a season....MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1091201554179106602004-07-30T11:26:00.000-04:002004-08-18T12:34:26.476-04:00lord, i knew it had been awhile since i had played but when i went to post this i saw the last update was 5/20. have a few days off and decided to go back to the par 3 course, with not playing much i just don't trust my game on a regulation course. have been busy but also have had a spat of back trouble and a bit of a problem with my shoulder, not to mention the weather, seems like every time MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1085089141752946112004-05-20T17:33:00.000-04:002004-05-20T17:39:01.753-04:00was a warm, nice day, but very windy, as it's predicted to rain most of the weekend, and i could get the afternoon off, went out and played 9, decided to go back to the par 3 course i'd played last week, 4 pars and 5 bogies for a 35...actually hit the ball pretty solid, maybe a little better then last week but the wind really played hob with distance and direction, at times i would guess tat it MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1084479071729997372004-05-13T16:10:00.000-04:002004-05-13T16:11:11.730-04:00i decided to redo this blog, and use a new template and the new available features. last year i included score cards for each round which i've decided was a bit much and have dropped that idea.
i decided not to join the club this year, several factors were involved including the fact that for several reasons i think i will cut back on the amount of times i play, so will just be a bit of a gypsy MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1065194960813544292003-10-03T11:29:00.000-04:002003-10-03T11:29:20.703-04:00played tuesday afternoon shot a 42, hit the irons fine but chipping and putting were off, just got back from playing this AM, cold...windy and wet.....and was first out on the nine i played and the greens still had very heavy moisture on the grass so greens were slow and didn't have as much brake as normal, hit the ball well but it didn't carry as far as normal due to conditions.....made one MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1064706304189765922003-09-27T19:45:00.000-04:002003-09-27T19:45:03.776-04:00played thursday at my home course and couldn't get out of my own way, made 3 pars but 2 dubles and ended up with a 44....nothing worked well but had a real problem with my short iroins so decided to take a roadtrip today down about 25 miles south to a little par 3 course....well actually it's kind of a cross between a par3 and an exec course, 6 par 3's and 3 short par 4's.....i took the woods outMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1064020121372220642003-09-19T21:08:00.000-04:002003-09-19T21:08:41.450-04:00played both wednesday and thursday but got involved and ddidn't post, yellow then red, really weird shot 40 both nights but got there in very different ways, wednesday hit the ball pretty good but the short game sucked, thursday hit the ball lousy but pitched and putted great, just can't seem to put the two halves of the game together in the same round......(no scorecards....just too lazy tonight)MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1063323202928327922003-09-11T19:33:00.000-04:002003-09-11T19:33:22.876-04:00actually two nines to report, yesterday afternoon and this evening, both perfect days, almost no wind, played well for 6 holes yesterday and then got kind of loose on the last three holes, today just didn't hit the ball consistantly well but shipped and putted well and ended up scoring decent....(scorecards on right)MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1062985394816346012003-09-07T21:43:00.000-04:002003-09-07T21:43:14.693-04:00strange day, started out a bit cool and windy, but the wind died and it turn very humid and sticky....got donwn right uncomfortable.....hit the ball solid off the tee but had no idea where it was coming down...know that's not true it was going to be right....and i mean well right of where i wanted it....only hit one fairway all day....but it some fair seconf shots...birdied both par 5's but oh MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1062901350442407092003-09-06T22:22:00.000-04:002003-09-06T22:22:30.430-04:00i went out about 2 o'clock figuring even if they had a tournament going ( which they did) the off 9 would not be that busy (which it wasn't) unfortunately i got behind the twosome from hell, 2 young guys in a cart, honest i have no idea how two people in a cart can play that slow, they were so bad that we got caught from behind by a couple of threesomes that i know well and who i always thought MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1062462186756452972003-09-01T20:23:00.000-04:002003-09-01T20:23:06.726-04:00nice night, just a light wind and a very frustrating 9 holes of golf......hit 3 greens in regulation and 2 putted those for par...had two holes where i left myself awkward pitches and got one of the two up and down for par not bad....the other four holes i just misssed the green ....on the easy side...had 4 easy pitches and couldn't get one close....never made a putt.....the short game came up MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1062374942187772272003-08-31T20:09:00.000-04:002003-08-31T20:09:02.200-04:00a great late afternoon to play, a bit cool but very comfortable, and very little wind, which is weird at willowbrook, usually it starts at 10-15 mph and goes up from there....drove the ball really great all night and really only hit maybe 3 loose shots all night, hit a absolute stinker on the par 3 2nd and was lucky to make a bogey, and a fat push on 4 which left me on the wrong side of the MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1062284924909735802003-08-30T19:08:00.000-04:002003-08-30T19:08:44.903-04:00really nice day for golf, just a light wind, well i guess that's relative, probably about 12-15 mph but for willowbrook that's a light wind, was out of the reverse direction from which it usually blows and that i think makes whote play a little easier, but on the cool side, fall comes quickly here in the great northcountry....hit the ball well off the tee for a change...didn't really smoke any MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1062022341452962342003-08-27T18:12:00.000-04:002003-08-27T18:12:21.476-04:00i took the afternoon off and played 9 holes, would have liked to play 18 but the foot still isn't 100%. strange round for me in many ways, i had 18 putts which is really high for me, but i also hit 6 of 9 greens in regulation, also i high number for me so it balanced out, really didn't putt bad, just couldn't get anything to drop, also parred 4 of the 5 par4's which is very strange, usually the MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1061768543623391622003-08-24T19:42:00.000-04:002003-08-24T19:42:23.606-04:00nice night, a little more wind then last night but a lot easier to figure as it was from a more normal direction, got a couple of bad bounces but one big good one, left the ball way right on the par3 3rd, hit the cart path and it kicked dead left on to the green and an easy two putt par, missed a couple of makeable putts, but played pretty good, still can't put full weight on my toe but it's MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1061678183726588322003-08-23T18:36:00.000-04:002003-08-23T18:36:23.640-04:00well i actually got out and played for the first time in a month today, warmed up on the first tee and decided i still had a bit of a problem, even though the toe feels ok walking if i use my normal high follow through i end up on my right big toe and got a bit of a twinge and realized that wasn't good, decided to keep the follow through short, basically hit nothing but punch/knockdowns.......andMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1061602321380134032003-08-22T21:32:00.000-04:002003-08-22T21:32:01.390-04:00it's been about a month since i updated, i played on july 25 and played so badly i didn't keep score, the next week it rained and that friday would have been aug 1 i messed up my foot and have been unable to play, but it's on the mend and with any kind of luck i'm going to play tomorrow.......here's hoping.......MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1058662775112310522003-07-19T20:59:00.000-04:002003-07-19T20:59:34.903-04:00tee still giving me problems but a bit better, made two bombs on 1 and 7 to save par.....hit it stiff on 3 for birdie, but missed makeable putts on 5 and 6......nice night.....one funny thing they had a scamble tournament on the course today that i was playing in behind.....the closed to the pin contest was on 3 yellow and the best tee shot in the tournament was probably about 10 feet....may ballMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1058571915146777902003-07-18T19:45:00.000-04:002003-07-18T19:45:15.113-04:00so-so round, still stuggling a little off the tee, hit a couple of super chips with the 8 iron....usually only use the 8 in the summer when it's reallt hard like today, played the new topflite infinity buttery ball, it's soft compared to any other topflite i've every played but not soft compared to say a noodle or a so-lo....but not a bad ball (scorecard on right)MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1058489347952335922003-07-17T20:49:00.000-04:002003-07-17T20:49:07.780-04:00nice night a little windy to start but nice, struggled all night off the tee, scored was reasonable because i did almost everything else well, but couldn't keep the tee shot down, skied everything...but i think i found the problem the last to holes, little problem with my setup but hopefully got that fixed (scorecard on right)MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1058144255304443042003-07-13T20:57:00.000-04:002003-07-13T21:00:23.953-04:00i hadn't played red in a couple of weeks and even though everything was open decided to play red....nice up and down for par on 1....2 left my second in an impossible spot and was lucky to escape with a bogey...2 putt par on 3 and 4...nice up and down for par on 5......missed the green on 6....missed it on the "right" side but fluffed the chip a little and missed the par saver....2 putt par on 7-MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1057796767350032792003-07-09T20:26:00.000-04:002003-07-09T20:26:07.310-04:00played late, trying to avoid the slow play and got stuck behind a slow group, oh well, never really got it going, missed 3 putts by a fraction and hit several loose shots....really messed up on 4 hit a great drive, with a chance to get on the par5 in 2 and ended up with a 6 on the hole.....augghhh!!!(scorecard on right)MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1057536775236414772003-07-06T20:12:00.000-04:002003-07-06T20:12:55.223-04:00was resolved not to play today, but about 4:30 found myself getting into the car, to drive to the course....first hole on white is probably the 2nd hardest hole on the nine, in fact white starts out with a long par 5, a medium lenght up hile par 3, and a monster par 4( hardest hole on the golf course and the one hole on the course i've never birdied)....but particularly because i've been having aMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1057449289912026572003-07-05T19:54:00.000-04:002003-07-05T19:54:49.723-04:00 i had given up on the idea of playing today, didn't feel well most of the day but felt better after supper, so went out about 5 or so, took 2 IBs before and did some simple loosening up before i played, got way under the first drive and popped it up, but drove the ball well after that, a bit of a draw but no pulls but didn't putt a lick, had probably 3 or 4 first putts that were makeable, and MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1057360966204829012003-07-04T19:22:00.000-04:002003-07-04T19:22:46.160-04:00i'm beginning to think that i may have an explanation to the driver problem i've been having, it seems that i tend to hit some high pull hooks early in the round and then usually by the end of nine have more or less straighten out the problem, part of it is grip and tempo but i think part might be old age, i'm not as limber as i once was, i've never really loosened up before playing, have never MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1057011104305806982003-06-30T18:11:00.000-04:002003-06-30T18:12:30.210-04:00took a half day vac and played early afternoon, drove the ball much better but didn't putt as well, only made one over 4 feet and that was for a birdie and was maybe 6 feet....really hit a couple of bad shots on the last par 5 but was a nice day...(scorecard on right)MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1056932705090723392003-06-29T20:25:00.000-04:002003-06-29T20:25:05.063-04:00earlier in the day i thought i probably won't play, combination of rain and i didn't feel very good, but rains ended it cleared off and i went out to play, well after i stoppes off at the local sporting goods store and bought a new 64* wedge....wasn't happy with the old one and bought the same brand as my 60* which i've been hitting very well, put that in the bag and pulled the 5 iron, also took MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1056840929377079512003-06-28T18:55:00.000-04:002003-06-28T18:55:29.353-04:00warmer then last night and not as windy, stuggled with the driver early, i seem to be pulling the ball, hitting it hard but everything left....got it straighten out (both figuritively and literally)(i hope)....also my left hand has been bothering me the last week or so, just stiff and sore, it's been the middle finger which has effected my game, but today the soreness was in the index finger and MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1056756362528869152003-06-27T19:26:00.000-04:002003-06-27T19:26:02.520-04:00what a change in weather since earlier this week, a perfect night temperature wise, low 70's but the wind was really blowing hard and played havoc with any high shot, really struggled off the tee, was pulling everything and unable to keep the ball down, was lucky that the rest of the game was pretty sound, but this is really the first time in a long time that i've had that much trouble with the MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1056735506712490382003-06-27T13:38:00.000-04:002003-06-27T13:38:26.623-04:00this could take some getting used to. the control panel for blogger has changed completely. is it better....well maybe....but it is totally different and it will take some getting used to.....MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-1056662533445779682003-06-26T17:22:00.000-04:002003-06-26T17:22:13.393-04:00this round was actually played last night but when i got home and tried to post i discovered that blogger was down for an up grade so i'll catch up today
was a very warm humid night, hit a few shots thin an struggled a little with tempo, particularly on short irons, putting was a little weird....sank one long putt and putted well from long range but was very uncomfortable close in....left at MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-959269392003-06-22T19:31:00.000-04:002003-06-22T19:32:16.000-04:00hit the ball pretty good but putting was a bit shakie and i'm struggling on the first two holes, hit good drives on both of the first two holes had a 7 iron and a 6 iron and didn't hit either one particularly good(2 bogies).......came back with 2 pars....then a poor tee shot on the par 3(bogie)...hit the snott out of my 3 wood lay up and nearly was in trouble but parred both that hole and the MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-959051482003-06-21T21:44:00.000-04:002003-06-21T21:44:12.563-04:00got a break in the weather and got in nine holes........just didn't drive the ball well except the one tee shot on the short par4 #6 that i hit with the 3wood, that one i crushed....actually hit it farther then i wanted too, but it was okay.....didn't chip near as well as last night, and never really sank a putt other then short ones, am pulling everything, need to spend some time on the pratice MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-958787332003-06-20T20:03:00.000-04:002003-06-20T20:03:45.586-04:00strange night, hit only 3 of 9 greens in reg, the last 3 but really didn't miss the other 6 by a lot, ended up with only 12 putts, 1 birdie onbe boggy and 7 pars....i had one 36 last year and now one this year, of the 6 one putt greens only one was over 3 feet and that was the birdie putt, it was maybe 5 feet, chipped as well as i can....fun night (score card on right)MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-958097582003-06-18T20:40:00.000-04:002003-06-18T20:40:15.573-04:00strange night, took a total of 18 putts, two putts very green....didn't hit the ball great....didn't hit the ball bad....felt like i was shooting 47 or 48 and had a 40....hit 5 greens in reg= 5 pars, hit 4 greens 1 over + 4 boggies....but play was very slow,,,but iy was a beautiful night so who cares.....(scorecard on right)MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-957242032003-06-16T14:05:00.000-04:002003-06-16T14:05:33.193-04:00took a half day off this afternoon and went out and played a quick nine holes, thought about playing 18 but have some yard work to catch up on ........what a difference a couple of days make, although it was still soft the course has dried up considerably since saturday........really hit the ball pretty good....and missed some putts but just a little, except for one 25 footer for birdie on the MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-956727332003-06-14T20:29:00.000-04:002003-06-14T20:29:13.026-04:00it's rained hard the last couple of days and the course was wet in the low spots but surprisingly dry in spots too, greens were soft and the ball held well.....first hole definitely showed the rust for not having played for 8 days but other then that hit the ball very well, made one birdie on the par 5 7th, hit a sw from about 95yds that actually lipped the hole for 3 and i had about a 15" putt MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-953885992003-06-06T18:47:00.000-04:002003-06-06T18:47:14.030-04:00played after work, still wet but much drrier then what it was, nice warm sunny night, and i hit the ball all over the place, it was a bit windy but i just couldn't see to hit the ball well, sliced every driver i hit, played loose golf but didn;t hit more then one bad shot pre hole and putted and chipped reasonable well (scorecard on left)MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-952480222003-06-03T14:39:00.000-04:002003-06-03T14:43:42.000-04:00lord it's been 13 days since i played golf...well the weather has been basically rotten but that can happen at the end of may up here, took a half day vac and went out to play, conditions are pretty soft but except for maybe two shots wasn't that bad, but it was hard walking and i quit after 9 because my legs and back were getting tired and when that happens the swing goes...because of the soft MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-947615792003-05-22T20:26:00.000-04:002003-05-22T20:27:01.000-04:00a bit cool this evening but sunny, and even though the course is drier then earlier this week it is still fairly wet, but a bit more roll...kind of an up and down night but score was probably better then i really played....only 13 putts....also a chip in on 7 for a birdie...drove reasonable well, but tempo was off on my iron shots and was hitting everything a bit thin....fortunately with it soft MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-946101672003-05-19T21:54:00.000-04:002003-05-19T21:55:17.000-04:00beautiful night, warm but course still hasn't dried out, started out like a house afire....parred the first 4 holes all one putts well one was actually a two putt from the fringe but counts as one (14putts total)....and then doubled the 5....long par 4 a plug and a visit to some casual water....and then bogeyed in......drove pretty well....actual putted better then the score missed 3 or 4 by a MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-945545102003-05-18T20:10:00.000-04:002003-05-18T20:10:00.760-04:00a beautifully day here...but was busy all day and never got out to the course until after 6 PM......played white for the first time this year(scorecard on right)....if you look at the card you will notice that althought it plays to par36 this nine gets there in a rather unconventional way....most par36's are 2-par3's,2-par5's and 5 par4's......this nine has 3 of each.......hit the ball pretty MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-944172492003-05-15T19:22:00.000-04:002003-05-16T10:40:46.000-04:00it was the first nice day we've had in almost a week....in fact as i was checking my last entry i haven't played for a week....well it was slow at work today so i took a half vacation day and decided to play a different couse so went out to Highland Meadows which i've never played before.....it's actually quite hilly in spots and i think that a lot of people would find it difficult to walk but isMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-940187812003-05-08T19:19:00.000-04:002003-05-08T19:20:01.000-04:00lovely night, warm enough to break out the shorts for the first time this year.....with leagues and another HS golf match the only open nine was red...still wet with very little roll but it is improving, hit a couple of long drives tonight, except for one hole really hit driver well, in fact probably hit the ball as well as i have all year, 15 putts, made my first birdie of the year on a par MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-938917412003-05-06T19:14:00.000-04:002003-05-06T19:14:57.663-04:00was overcast when i left work but had checked the radar and it looked like the bulk of the storm was above us and we might just catch the trailing edge...it rained a little on the way to the course but by the time i got thru to the 4 th green the sun was peeking thru, nice night...a little windy but then it usually is a little wind on that course......with the first of may leagues have strated soMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-937244532003-05-03T19:55:00.000-04:002003-05-03T19:55:52.000-04:00went out mid-day today which i rarely ever do, but it early season, was cold and windy and the course is still quite wet, red is closed. i wanted to play white but i was in a hurry and white as busier so i played yellow (scorecard on right), winter glovers and titliest solo's.
reasonable bogey on one , kicked the ball a little on 2, was lying 3 on the fringe and proceeded to can a 35 footer for MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-936794582003-05-02T20:02:00.000-04:002003-05-02T20:04:53.000-04:00if you look at the scorecard for this evenings 9 it looks a little strange...and explaination is in order. it's been raining fairly hard here for the last couple of days, was cold and overcast, but i thought that i'd try to get 9 in....went i got to the course it was a bit windy maybe 15mph but was in the opposite direction as normal....we see that maybe only 4or5 times per season....i talked to MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-934967642003-04-29T19:50:00.000-04:002003-05-01T22:21:27.000-04:00i let myself get conned a little by the weather tonight, it was fairly warm, with little wind in town, so i dressed light and didn't throw a sweater in the car......got out to the brook and the wind was blowing 15-20 mph and as quite cool, ended up putting on the wind breaker/rain top i always carry and was warm enough.....first time out this year on the red nine, which always plays harder for meMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-934275092003-04-28T18:55:00.000-04:002003-04-28T19:01:02.000-04:00first after work nine of the year, nice sunny, warm evening, only problem was the wind was in the 20+mph range, and gust a bit higher, it was blowing hard enough to effect putts, and the wind had dried out the greens so yesterday slow greens, were quick as a bunny today (16 putts) which normally wouldn't be very good but as fast as they were today i was pleased, except for #2, which i played likeMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-933645072003-04-27T19:23:00.000-04:002003-04-27T19:24:59.000-04:00today was one of those days when nothing went wrong all the time but nothing went right all the time, it was a very "loose" round, i managed to hit one or in one case two loose shots on every hole, never the same shot, here a drive, there a putt, every where a loose shot old McTrollie ........part of the problem was i never really got loosed up and wasn't getting down and thru the shots the way iMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-929495362003-04-20T18:49:00.000-04:002003-04-20T18:49:15.390-04:00nice warm day, fairly dry conditions for the most part but windy (15-20 mph)...hit the ball much better then yesterday, tempo was good, ball flight was better, but just didn't score...took 16 putts, really didn't make one of any lenght and never felt comfortable over the putts( but was a little shaky today...the curse of age)....also had a little trouble judging the wind....but was very pleased MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-928981162003-04-19T14:44:00.000-04:002003-04-19T14:56:19.000-04:00first nine of the year, played at the willowbrook, it's my "home" course and i've been a member for the last 26 summers...it's not a private club, but public but for one lump sum you can play an unlimited number of rounds.
conditions were reasonable good for this time of year, not very wet, althought it was damp and cool. was quite pleased with my play..was hitting full shots a little thin, but MadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296542.post-928525942003-04-18T15:24:00.000-04:002003-04-18T15:25:16.000-04:00i intend to use this site to document my adventures on the golf courses of the northcountry. have not played yet this year but will soon and had time today to set this up....more to followMadTrolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952206211231985724noreply@blogger.com0