I remember some of the Long Putts. We couldn't see past 20 feet. After you struck the Ball, everyone got silent so we could hear the ball drop into the cup. :laughing9

Too easy . . .

Not too easy when it's dark and you can't see the hole and you're Left Hand is clenching your 4th Martini and you're trying not to spill and you're down 3-2 and your partner is putting pressure on you because this is the 5th Championship Round and we don't want to lose another one going into the Final Grand Championship Round which will decide which 2 players will have a playoff and be "Crowned" "World Putting Champion" later that night!!!!! And Win The British Open :)

It's kinda like the pressure Phil was under before he missed that putt yesterday during the play-off hole on 18. Remember? Hmm?

Yes sir...the good ole days. Funny how that happens.

And thank you for your gratitude, I too, owe you a ton of thanks and am grateful I have a home on the net to come back to even when I stray.

I hope I did not come off as - pompous - I meant not to. MBC just kicked up some memories!!! The 'heavy lifting' was a labor of love - I can still remember questioning, prying....ok, lets be honest, interrogating and not getting the wedges at all!!!

And you and I talking on the phone - the lay of the land conversation. And your first 'trip' back to TGM, and me hanging with Henning and me trying not to give up the secret that you were making an appearance (I must confess, I did say someone was coming in - just didnt say who).

The date - 22 years to the day - is unbelievable. I mean, jaw dropping unbelievable. You're problably sitting home, watching the Falcons lose again (sorry, had to get that in there), and this lunatic from Cali calls. Amazing. And now, after all these years, you're doing something you love. Not to say you didnt love your profession - but I mean, you are now involved in something that obviously lights a fire in you.

22 years to the day. Amazing. Didnt someone say there are no coincidences?

Wow.

Thanks to all as well...I missed some names (not intentionally - I'm not the sharpest spoon in the drawer!) - a gentleman named Jaminid that was stuck in 2-g for 2 years, ldeit - as well as others.

Patrick

Is this list up-to-date?

Daryl
Neil
Alrenz
EdZ
Bucket
Yodasluke
Yoda
Mike O
Bambam
Jeff

Hmmm...

Ok, you got me.

Date please. I am due for a Pinehurst trip anyways.

A few conditions.

1. Me and ecox eat at the same restaraunt the lady took his plate in mid bite.
2. Me and ecox eat at the same restaraunt the waiting insisting on twirling and cutting my spaghetti (literally).

Last but not least.....

Mike O makes an appearance (we can let him slide on the reunion!)

Oh yeah, and Mike.....

Leave the lotion home - no need for it - 12 piece lives down there.

YEAH! Take that, and that. Uppercut, left left, right hook.....

:):):)

Well it is beginning to sound like a large Georgia contingent is planning on being there. In that case, count me in! Someone will have to bunk with the
golfgnome, :eyes: to bad bucket. I attended the Hombre school last year as a silent observer, Thank you Adam Brack and Billy McDonald.

I remember very vividly when Yoda came out of retirement. He was described as "probably" the most knowledgeable person of TGM. After just a few minutes of listening to Yoda, I told my business partner to remove the "probably".

Yoda, start working on that schedule, Pinehurst here we come.:golf:

It's developing into a great group. I better start "really" studying up.

Daryl
Neil
Alrenz
EdZ
Bucket
Yodasluke
Yoda
Mike O
Bambam
Jeff
Phillygolf
99toty



Just remember; leave the pretty headcovers at home. :)

Ok, I gotta let some cats out of the bag.

In my previous post (somewhere) I think I put Lynn up there as 1 of the 2 (in my book) most knowledgable. However - this is tough. Like saying, who was smarter, Franklin or Einstein, Borh of Eindstein - Oppenheimer or.....

Since you have listened (or met) to Yoda, your feeling is justified. I concur. Hands down, in my book (that damn book is getting thick!), the best teacher (not just in the golfworld) I have ever met. His charisma, communication, demonstration - better yet - simplification is second to none.

However, I would like to - how should I say it - got it - nominate a few others, who in my book (that damn book again - maybe I should publish it), are in the top 10 worldwide and who possibly could be in attendence.

Mike O.
Ecox. (I know, he rarely posts and perhaps alot of people dont know him and he hasnt committed, but i assure you - he'll be there in some fashion!)

You could fill up the grand canyon with the wealth of knowledge these three posess in relationship to golf, not just TGM, golf. (period - see the period? but I also meant it literally, period - ok, getting goofy now).

Wow. This could be an alltimer. One for the ages. 3 gentlemen - one whom studied with Homer, one whom studied with Tomasello, and one whom met Homer and then studied with one of Homers top two protege's.

I am in. If I'm broke - I'll sleep on my 10 speed schwinn (yes, I still have cards in my spokes). I wouldnt miss this for the world.

Not sure what everyone had in mind as far as class size....but folks, if this comes to fruition and all three are there - dont miss this. Trust me.

The Golfing Machine Book? - $19.95
Lynn's forum? - Free
CDs of Homer? - no comment (pm me).
The reunion?

Priceless

SWEET!!! For those who don't know but 99toty stands for 1999 Teacher of the Year.

From Caterpillar to Butterfly
 

Welcome aboard, Chris Asbell, 1999 Georgia PGA Teacher of the Year!

Chris, we have this situation that requires special handling. And we may want to assign you to the case. You see, there's this guy we know as Bucket . . .

:shock:

. . . who daily paints the picture of the 'hey rube' -- interspersed with flashes of inspired brilliance -- but who we know, in truth, is one of the most knowledgeable Golf Stroke Mechanics on the planet. Though he teaches every day on LBG, he doesn't see himself as an Instructor. And yet he is, though he has not yet specifically applied his skills to individuals on the Lesson Tee.

Now, if he could tag along with you for a couple of days and watch you teach and work your magic . . .

Who knows what could happen!

:salut:

Ted's Ball and Chain
 

Bucket,

My wife insists that she drop you a little note, as I've been spending a little bit too much time online:

Dear Mr. Bucket,

Your room has been infiltrated and there's a new sheriff in town. I'm Ted's wife, his 384 lb., 4 foot 11 inch wife from South Georgia. Due to Ted's excessive use of the internet he has been put in time-out until further notice. :naughty: I'm concerned that he is not developing healthy friendships in the 'real' world and relies on his internet friends to meet his emotional needs.

If you have a problem with him being in time-out, we'll meet behind the KFC and I'll dot your eye or droop your lip.

Sincerely,
Wendy Sue

One More For the Starter
 

Pul-ease, Ben. You're in!

:salut:

?
 

First, Is it safe to have this many TGM wackos in one location?

Second, Not sure of the exact numbers but this will be the first golf school to have a 7 to 1 teacher to student ratio!

Opportunity Knocking -- WHAM! WHAM!
 

First, lest we forget: There is safety in numbers (I think).

:eyes:

Second, based on the number of messages in my PM box, the 7:1 won't last long!

Remember, we haven't even posted the 'details' yet!

:salut:

Am I the only Teacher?

384 huh? Did she go on atkins? Glad she's dropped a few lbs. Ted . . . you have "emotional needs" . . . what the hell is that all about?

He's still recovering from the hernia operation thing. Don't hurt his feelings too.

If that whackjob Mike O is making the trek across country . . . I'd suggest EVERYBODY BUY STOCK IN VASOLINE INTENSIVE CARE, PEANUT BUTTER, & OXYCLEAN . . . UNLOAD ANY PORK BELLY FUTURES AND SHEEP AND GOAT FUTURES if there is such a thing.

Sheep fear Mike O.

ecox = oldeliberty.com

The Golden Child
 

CHRIS!!!

Re: Post #51.

Double team!

:rambo:

Well actually some sheep LOVE Mike O.

south beach
 

She went on the south beach diet and dropped 46 pounds. She's smokin' know. And, she's back to her fightin' weight. So, stay on her good side.

As far as my emotional needs go, I'm a city boy. I ain't like you. You got all them farm animals that you can talk to. I got nothin'.

I'll have Mikey mail you a bottle of lotion . . .

Yoda,

As long as I can have a bodygaurd, we will see what we can do with "Bucket".

I was wondering, with this many great minds all gathered in one place, does the Pinehurst
electrical grid have enough power to support the amount of laptops and video cameras that will be running for this little shindig.

I'm sure Neil would LOOOOOOOVE to guard your body. I'll call him for you and get it lined up.

As far as the electric grid . . . I'm quite certain that many a transformer will be blown from Mike O's "devices" alone. PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess it is a good thing that your hand held devices are "battery operated".

Better than just using the battery.

Yoda,

I believe with golfgnomes help, we could make "Bucket" a serious threat to be included in that 7:1 teacher to student ratio. Maybe make it a 7.5:1 ratio.

Obviously "Bucket" has the knowledge, but how is he in a one-on-one situation? Should we ask MikeO or Yodasluke for those answers.

I have boyish good looks and impish charm . . .

Mailing Address
 

Ted,
What's your mailing address?

Woo! Funny! Nice one retard.

Wow,

Miss a couple of days of the forum and the whole thing explodes!!!

As an alumni of the inaugural EC, Philly Pinehurst connection, can I come? Please, pretty please, pretty, pretty, pretty please???

Thanks for the memories Patrick, I remember those days fondly, but better days are here with Lynn, the keeper of the torch!!!!

Lynn, I still remember the hinges from classes, what passion, what a change in approach to the teaching of the machine, what fun!!!

Count me in!!

todd

no, I'm not! yes, I am!
 

Bucket is always one on one. You should hear him hit balls. It's a little spooky to have someone asking and answering his own questions. It was all good until he disagreed with himself. I thought he was going to kick his own butt. He ran off, into the woods yelling, "get off me, me! No, me get off me!"

I cannot dispute the multiple personality disorder . . .

BUT you are confused on the yelling episode . . . That was Mike O yelling when he finally trained that goat to "help him over the fence." I'm pretty sure all that yelling was just for show.

I wonder how many posts this sucker will have in it by the time Pine Needles Part 2 occurs, unfathomable!

Privileged Posters
 

Interesting question, mrodock.

Back at'cha:

What would it take to get you there?

You are a long-term supporter with 377 posts. I'm thinking of an LBG 'scholarship' program whereby LBG will pay a portion of the event's cost based on the individual's post count. I know you are in school -- at least you were the last time we met in cyberspace -- so dollars are no doubt tight. So, your case may be extreme. Nevertheless, would such a program be a motivating factor?

And now the hook . . .

\\:D/

What if you really wanted to come, and you had already earned discounts at the 250, 300 and 350 post level. Would the 'hurdle' of 400 be an encouraging circumstance?

If so, I'm thinking we might get something going here . . . and get more than one or two people off the sidelines and into the game!

P.S. This is really golfgnome's idea. I'm just taking all the credit! Unless, of course, it doesn't work out, in which case it will be all his again.

:)

Yoda,

If the scholarship idea is really golfgnomes, he better get out of his little garden hittin' all them practice balls and start postin' a little more.

If Bucket can find his way down to the ATL, maybe you and Ted can drag him from The Swamp over to LaLa Land and we can start him on his training program.

Funny?
 

Just trying to make your posts appear funny! You're a heavy load - on and off the golf course. I imagine you're taking EC as a partner in the two man scramble!:naughty:

Warning to other forum members- If you play with Bucket and he says that he has lost his ball in the woods- DO NOT GO IN TO HELP HIM! When you even see the animals run - that should give you an idea of what i'm talking about.

Somebody has to do it!
 

Hey,

I will room with Bucket for a scholarship! :laughing9 I am not too proud for a hardship scholarship!