@Randy is out here just trying to click off another Tourist Sauce victory. NBD.
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Iâve never been to Michigan and knew nothing about golf there, and for reasons I canât articulate quite yet, this season is one of my all time favorites. No idea why, but this one is resonating with me. Canât wait for the finale next week
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Strapped Boys Finale?! Praise be to Saint Rappeo for these holiday blessings. BUT now we will pit strapped fan vs. strapped fan. Who ya got?
- Big Randy - The gentle philosophical giant
- Merch Czar - The NY Brownstone âHigh Ceilingâ
- Dense Butthurt
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Iâm choosing Neil not because I necessarily want him to beat Randy, but Iâve always wanted to see him reach his tremendous potential. Dude has no ceiling imo. Everybody talks about one of the guys doing a series with a coach and Neil is my pick for that.
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I love Big, but this poll is a tough scene for him.
I feel like the Diner Boys making the final of a Tourist Sauce season should give them a bonus on a future Strapped season and/or force Soly/Tron to do one. Also, I wouldnât put it past Randy to throw the final to give Merchie a title.
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My apologies if this has already been mentioned, but this absolutely flew off of the screen and was some incredible editing from @djpie. Well done!
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Love the pie man and this was his idea. Austin Goering did the edit on this one.
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Came here to say I hope it was the summer of @Randy but now that you mention that there couldnât be a classier guy to pull a classier move. It might just be a true match play situation.
I could not agree more with Neil having no ceiling! To think what a couple lessons and short game tips would do for him is mind blowing. I was hoping the mental golf app he got in to was going to be a good start for him, alas he felt too much like a âcheese dickâ I guess
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Big brain move by Randy. âThrowâ the match so Neil gets the TS monkey off his back, opening up his confidence to go get that mega bonus in Strapped.
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The ultimate âtake one for the teamâ move.
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To be clear: @Randy has to beat @MerchCzar twice right? That only seems fair in a double elimination tournament.
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100% grabbing a pair of these for my adult basketball league this winter. Now just have to figure out which pair. Thanks for that link.
âLetâs shock the world tomorrow.â Loved that from our guy @Randy, who is no Cinderella.
My Shockers couldnât pull it off â but I know you can, Big.
(edit: In 2013, âTiger thinks he is capable of winning 20 majorsâ)
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I feel like itâs advantage @MerchCzar. Greywalls can be tough on higher handicappers. Wawashkamo was a good draw to face @Tron getting 7 because aside from the early OB, there doesnât appear to be a ton of hazards, and the native looked playable. If you can spray it and still get a second shot up around the green lying one, thatâs a huge advantage. @Tron shot even and still lost 2&1. Then again, itâs going to be a lot tougher for @MerchCzar to play to something close to his handicap without benefit of having seen Greywalls before. But it does have some width, and that length is gonna be a lot to overcome.
One thing about Greywalls, though, is that it can do a number on your putting. Itâs got some of the big DeVries contours like Kingsley, but it has some of the most subtly deceptive greens Iâve ever played. 7 & 18 are real head scratchers.
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At the risk of getting made fun of here, I just watched the Boyne episode last night. I saw some teasers here that it was awesome, so I wanted to take it in the âproperâ way (i.e. all alone and uninterrupted).
My biggest takeaway was actually @Randyâs parents. If everyone had parents like that, the world would be made up exclusively of successful people with full hearts.
I loved how they both supported him in different ways. For the most part, âMama Bigâ was exclusively supportive while âPapa Bigâ made a few somewhat critical comments (small school, didnât apply himself, didnât like practice, etc.). But then in a few instances, Mom made a mildly critical remark, and they switched hats.
Co-parenting is the hardest and most important job in the world. Being a teammate with your partner to make your child the best they can be is a task that many attempt but not enough master. The best parents often flip around like that (whoâs âgood copâ and whoâs âbad copâ), and it depends on the situation. But ultimately, when the situation dictates (i.e. when thereâs a lesson to be learned), one parent discusses what was done wrong and the other discuss what should be done differently going forward.
This fosters a healthy environment where the kid can grow and be happy but also where he/she learns lessons along the way that will shape who he/she becomes. Randyâs parents came off as the perfect blend of support when he was âfinding himselfâ but also enough push to keep him moving and support to allow him to get where he got.
Bravo to Randy for opening the kimono and @djpie for capturing it.
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God, 18 is insane⌠Green looks big and flat, especially coming down that big hill⌠Itâs definitely not flat.
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DeVries has some âmystery spotâ greens in his repertoire, and 7 and 18 are among them (12 at Kingsley to some extent as well). Based on where youâre standing, you see a particular break, but you fail to factor in the general slope of the land, which leads to a completely different break. 7 looks like it slopes back to front (like most greens) but it definitely does not.
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