Japanese Beetle have to be the dumbest insects alive! Ever been standing there minding your own business and blam, one flies into you and tumbles to the ground! Moron bug.
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Golf league last night and it didn't rain. I went to the driving range and not only corrected my swing but actually gained knowledge. But what really helped was this.
In Kenmore Washington, a man died when his driver snapped and pierced his groin. He managed to walk approximately 100 yards on Inglewood Golf Course before he collapsed and bled to death.
How to Prevent Being Impaled in the Groin
Release your hips - this is what made me see the light! The possibility of impaling my groin!!
One reason Tiger Woods gets so much power (and has never been impaled in the groin) is that he fully releases his hips. At impact his hips are pointing at the target. If his driver were to snap in two, the odds of him taking a shot to "the junk" are almost nil.
Practice on the driving range. Address the ball in a normal stance. Swing the club to the top of your back swing and then stop. Now start your downswing by thrusting your hips towards the target. Try to keep your shoulders square and swing down the target line.
Wear a Cup
Many athletes of varying sports wear protective cups, for example baseball players. Granted that in the sport of golf nobody is throwing a 99 mph fastball at you, but there still are inherent dangers to your vital organs. You never know when an errant golf shot is going to catch you in the "family jewels," or perhaps a playing partner takes a practice swing while you are in close proximity. Wearing a cup while playing golf will radically increase your chances of survival.
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So last night at the range I did what is bolded above and once I got the timing down - WOW!!! Si I hit 5 of 7 fairways last night with power and was normally the long hitter in the group (which is not saying much with that group but it sounds good).
I did a little quick study looking at my past 7 score cards (on my iPhone). Remember the adage - Drive for show putt for dough! Well, all my life I have known that if I can get off the tee my scores radically improve.
So looking at Par 4s. 18 times I have missed the fairway and I average 1.35 above par. 16 times I have hit the fairway and I average 0.69 above par. Par 5s - miss the fairway 1.70, hit the fairway 1.33.
So on average hitting the fairway is worth about 3.5 strokes per 9 holes. But it does not stop there. With the ol' hip action I hit 2 out of 3 greens from 190 out and had a 7 and 10 foot birdie putts (missed both).
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In the You Gotta Be Kidding Me - Honest story - Just as I drove into our driveway last night I had a horrendous thought! NO - DON'T TELL ME I'M AN IDIOT!!
I got into the kitchen and there was my box of 100 brand new beautiful looking note cards. My heart sank, my shoulders slumped. sigh. I can't believe I did that. I find a knife and think about just thrusting it into my heart but no - that would be too easy. I open the box and stare.
I printed the note cards . . . . . .BACKWARDS!!!
They open right to left.! Unless you turn it upside down. sigh! stupid stupid stupid.
So - what do I do with 100 beautiful backwards notecards!
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remember - Columbus Art and Craft Fair at Fireman's Park 10 to 4 Saturday.
I leave you for the weekend with one of my favorite subjects - my Purple Cone Flowers!
Have a great and save holiday weekend.
Rod
Great Blog!
ReplyDeleteWell almost~
I don't like these beetle's.
They better not come in my garden.
Or
STOMP!
You gotta be kidding me Column
1. Can the print shop redo them since they did not notice it?
for free or small cost?like real small?
2. Cut the back off and just use it as a note card or gift tag?
3.price tags for your art?
just thinking out loud.
~WEAR a CUP!
Love the purple flower.
I hope all have a great day today!
Happy Birthday Canada! 146 years.
dude
ReplyDeletesell the notecard as left hander's note cards (think about holding a card how you open it to look at it, then think in reverse!)
That might work.
ReplyDeleteI am left handed... LOL!
Hey Happy Friday and Fourth of July Weekend!!
ReplyDeleteLet the Celebrating begin!
I hope you all have a Fab time and be safe this weekend!
Ciao~
I know most people hate the Asian beetles but they are really good at getting rid of aphids and here is another benefit. Loosestrife is very destructive and is spreading all over the place killing off all of the good plants ans widflowers. Here is a piece I found that you may like to see. It may help you put up with the messy critters!
ReplyDelete"Once it's taken a foothold, it's really hard to get rid of, so when you see it starting to move in, pull it out while the plants are young and the root systems aren't so deep. Do this before it flowers so you don't scatter seeds. Mowing, flooding, and burning don't phase it.
There isn't much that loosestrife considers a natural enemy, except for a little Asian beetle that finds the plant a delicacy.
"They're very effective in destroying loosestrife," Elliman says. "The larvae will eat the plant so whole stands of them will be wiped out. And then the beetles will move from one infestation to another."
The beetles were introduced to North America in the 1990s and are a proven elimination remedy in many states across the country."
Happy 4th of July!!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope all are having a wonderful weekend...
Fly your Flag!!
And be safe!!
I sure hope the rain holds out for the Fireworks tonight.......
I put loosestrife in my garden ONE year and am still ripping it up! At least the beetles are good for SOMETHING - to bad they eat EVERYTHING and they do it under group where their real damage occurs by eating roots.
ReplyDeleteOne problem is that they LOVE ornamental trees.
Norway and Japanese maples, birch, crabapples, purple-leaf plums, roses, mountain ash, and linden are highly preferred ornamental hosts