In the "course" of good fun...Golf

I decided to hit the links on my day off on Friday. I played one of DC's public courses near RFK stadium, Langston GC. The weather was great and the golf wasn't too bad either. It was my first time on the course this year and fired a nine-over 81. Not Tiger's caliber, but I did honor my username, by making two birdies. (BRDEMKR = birdie maker....not "bride maker" or "bread maker" ).

I brought along my Canon 710IS point and shoot,and had a bit of fun with the macro function....

First, the beginning of the scorecard with the birdies:

I three putt for a double bogey.

I would like to see the ball writing on the Tee/Sand shots rightway up. Nice work though..

Interesting series. I see you chart your fairways and greens hit. Do you keep a spreadsheet or similar to track your stats?

TTk wrote in post #5764343
I would like to see the ball writing on the Tee/Sand shots rightway up. Nice work though..

Didn't think about the ball writing for the photos, I was more concerned about getting the ball in focus with the point and shoot. And not slowing down play.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #5764351
Interesting series. I see you chart your fairways and greens hit. Do you keep a spreadsheet or similar to track your stats?

Old habit.. I used to keep track, but I don't play enough anymore to really see any trends in my play. The main thing I pay attention to anymore is the bottom stat...number of puts. I try to keep them under 36!

nice shots...all around. I like how you covered up the par with your signature. nice to keep us guessing

disneydork06 wrote in post #5765005
nice shots...all around. I like how you covered up the par with your signature. nice to keep us guessing

Thanks. I didn't cover up the pars on purpose...you can figure it out by noticing the superscript on the putts...that's the running number of shots under/over par. I'm not that crafty.

how did you do the C symbol?

Mightykhoa wrote in post #5765625
how did you do the C symbol?

From Windows, It's done by either:

1. Selecting the copyright symbol from the Character Map, hitting Copy, then pasting it. To open Character Map, click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map.
   
   
2. OR by typing Alt+0169 (Hold down the alt key while typing the 0169)
   

#2 is unreal! I love it!! Looks like the ball is huge...compare to the sign and post I mean.

I really like the series, very fun shots.

brdemkr wrote in post #5764396
Old habit.. I used to keep track, but I don't play enough anymore to really see any trends in my play. The main thing I pay attention to anymore is the bottom stat...number of puts. I try to keep them under 36!

I was just curious.

Many, many moons ago, I had a piece of software that (IIRC) came free with a Golf Magazine subscription and it was pretty slick.

You could go as simple as GIR, Fairways and putts or you could get into serious detail charting distance and direction for every club in the bag.

It did a very nice job tracking stroke average on par 3s, 4s and 5s, sand saves, up and downs, etc...

You could really bend, fold and mutilate your whole game if you were so inclined.

good ball selection xl 200o are my favorite