#25 - Avoid enclosed spaces you say...
After the 'excitement' of Friday evening (BLOG#24) focus is once again back to getting from tee-to-green in regulation. The CDC...
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- Mar 15, 2020
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#24 - A slap on the back
Friday evening, supper is cooking, wine is poured and the weekend lies ahead. Parents will likely agree that having children brings a...
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- Mar 11, 2020
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#23 - The darkest hour is just before dawn...
Sometimes it's easy to feel like giving in to the challenges life throws at you. Sat in the house, our home for just 7 more weeks I've...
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- Mar 5, 2020
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#22 - The future's bright, and hopefully green
Two transatlantic trips in 10 days. Both necessary to unpick and re-sew the family future in the UK. After 18 years humorously quoting...
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- Feb 26, 2020
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#21 - Life starts at 80, well 79.
A huge milestone achieved - I broke the invisible forcefield in golf that is 80 (strokes). Albeit only by one but a) this is still a big...
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- Feb 21, 2020
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#20 - Once more into the breach - TSA here I come.
Whilst in Utah last weekend Hels and I made the snap decision to re-energise the search for our future home in the UK. With the help of...
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- Feb 16, 2020
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#19 - Bend ze knees....ya'll.
Time to step away from the swing. After the disappointment of last Wednesday and the horror show of my performance off the tee with...
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- Feb 12, 2020
- 2 min
#18 - Surprises always make the best gifts
Tuesday 11th Feb 0830L. Cold (for Vegas), mega windy (also for Vegas) and stuck in roadworks (always for Vegas). Today's destination a...
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- Feb 5, 2020
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#17 - How not to trip on the dance floor
During my trip to Florida I was lucky enough to receive a 'passive' putter fitting. Passive in the fact that I wasn't aware most of the...
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- Feb 4, 2020
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#16 - All work and no play....
A difficult week balancing work commitments, family time and practice - C'est la via for the amateur golfer. If I'm honest the practice...
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- Jan 28, 2020
- 1 min
#15 - "Stop Watching F****** Lost"
The words of Gary Vaynerchuk in 2008 still hold so much weight today although Lost is probably only available on the Hallmark channel....
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- Jan 27, 2020
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#14 - The darkest hour is just before dawn.
I hope so. Today I took our son to the practice area. I won't lie - whilst he asked to go I jumped at the chance to throw my clubs in the...
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- Jan 25, 2020
- 2 min
#13 - The Problem Child
In my case - the Driver. Kind of a limiting factor in the journey towards scratch golf (a zero handicap). So the positives. Since I've...
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- Jan 24, 2020
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#12 - The week that was
I've made it to Indianapolis and have been fortunate enough to find a table for supper across from 'A16' and the flight home. So far so...
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- Jan 24, 2020
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#11 - If you want to feast, grab a spoon.
After a gruelling day one; 27 holes and countless handshakes and life stories I made it to bed but not before a pre-snooze putting lesson...
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- Jan 24, 2020
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#10 - Sometimes it is who you know...because you meet them.
Don't mull over the negatives. If I was I'd likely spend the whole BLOG discussing air travel and the misery of delays. I made it to...
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- Jan 18, 2020
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#9 - Time to try something new.....
Friday 17th January, Rhodes Ranch. Lesson #2 with Shawn Rowe (#srowegolf_89) and what could be the beginning of the future. "Back to...
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neverlayup.com
- Jan 16, 2020
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#8 - Are 'Gimmes' a good thing....?
For those less inclined to wear plaid trousers or jumpers with triangles on them a 'gimme' is a gift from your opponent presented on a...
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- Jan 15, 2020
- 1 min
#7 - The fairways of life....
Yesterday, out of the blue, I was presented with a second career opportunity. A great role, one which I know I can do but like so many...
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- Jan 13, 2020
- 1 min
#6 - Failing well and reflection.
Yesterday's round was a gut punch. I was pretty awful bar four drives. Like my last career in the military (Royal Air Force) the...
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