ColoradoHusk

Nice post, BRB. I really enjoy working on my short game, too. Most people want to get to a driving range and pound drivers for 70 balls. I love taking my wedges and trying different shots with them. In college, I worked at a golf course over the summer. I had to stay each night until everyone got off the course, so I would practice pitching, chipping, and putting a lot on the practice green. I think I am a decent pitcher and chipper. I wouldn't call myself a great putter, but I am not terrible either.

Practicing your short game is a great thing to do to shave a few strokes off your score. I would say the average amateur golfer will miss the green the majority of their approach shots. So, if you can get up and down from near the green half the time, you can save 4-6 strokes per round. Then if you can cut to the number of 3-putts to 0-2 times per round, that will save another few strokes. Your short game will help you turn bogeys into pars quite a bit. Most golfers aren't going to break 100 if you can't hit good tee shots. But, you can go from not breaking 90 to low to mid 80s with a decent short game. Then on the few rounds where you are hitting the ball well from tee to green, you could start scoring in the 70s. Plus, if you play with friends, you can really demoralize them by scrambling for pars all day.

My lag putt setup and routine is the exact same. Off the greens, I'm mostly using my 60* wedge. If I have more room and feel like a lower running chip is the better option, I'll use my 54* wedge or 48* PW. I would recommend a putting setup and routine that is the same, no matter how long the putt. You will have more consistent results that way. For chipping, I recommend using whatever you are comfortable with. Some people say to try the same chipping technique and then vary the club depending on how far the chip is. With me, I usually use my 52* wedge, and then my 56* wedge if I need to get more air under it. I usually only use my 60* wedge for flop shots and bunker shots. I carry a lot more wedges (PW, 52*, 56*, AND 60*) than the typical golfer.

I don't know why everyone is knocking Davison. In an era where there weren't many passes thrown, he was a very good receiver for NU. He is better than "making only 1 good catch" in his career. Purify had a ton of talent and size, but Davison had a much better career at NU.

Darn, I forgot about Trev. I might have to bump Thomas for Trev. Trev dominated the 1994 Orange Bowl playing with one arm.

I am going to build a 4-3. Glover, Suh, Wistrom, Broderick Thomas

If Dubose hadn't gotten hurt, he would have been great. Keith Jones was the Ameer Abdullah of the 1980s.

What does he do if he doesnt miss, what was it?, 3-4 games? Yeah, but in the Orange Bowl after the '93 season, Phillips came in for an injured Calvin Jones and looked like the much better RB. This was as a skinny freshman.

The top 4 RB list starts with Rozier and LP. Those are by far the best RB's in NU history.

Tywin is dead.

I had some big phone from Sprint for about a year. I went without cell phones for a while and then got some bulky flip phones from US Cellular. Then I got a KRZR, before getting the iPhone a few years ago. Teach thought he was the coolest guy ever when he had his RZR.

I don't get to Omaha for the CWS, but I am sure there are a bunch of guys on the board that do. Here is a cool link that shows the best party spots for the CWS. Enjoy. http://nocoastbias.com/partyers-guide-college-world-series/

I actually got bored with the episode. Sorry, I am just not into the Jon Snow and him defending the Wall storyline. Although, it will be interesting to see if he is able to find Mans Raider (sp?) and kill the head of the Wildlings.

Good for him!!! He got paid, and in baseball guaranteed contracts are such a great benefit. He could be close to the majors in 3-4 years, and could be making serious cash in 6-7 years.

Sounds like Jon Taffer needs to go to the bars you go to.

I will bear witness to Teach's Bar-ADD. I am always leery of walking into a bar, going up to grab some drinks, and then having Teach say "come on, let's go, this place is lame".

Not trying to thread-jack, but I love it when Teach starts to complain about "Dad coaches". His thoughts on the subject are great!!!

I can see that. I've got the wife, dog, fenced in yard, and the garden . . . but no littl'uns yet. I suppose our dining and drinking habits will change when that day comes. you'd think so, but i am drinking as much as ever! I am right there with you. Once our kids were old enough to play with the other neighbor kids with minimal adult supervision, the drinking by the adults has gotten heavier. Now we typically start late afternoon/early evening, and then usually finish to get the kids to bed by 9:00, but it's still a few hours of beer/wine/mixed-drinks.

It will be interesting to see if Teach posts in this thread. He loves going to bars. Myself, I rarely go to bars anymore. I have plenty to drink at home or hanging out in the neighborhood.

I coach my son's 8-9 year old baseball team, and they have no attention span. We do a good job of splitting our practices into short stations where they rotate and get reps. But, it can be a frustrating effort to work with kids that young. We were in the middle of a close game on Tuesday night, when I get the question "Coach, when is our next game?". I just turned around and said "let's worry about this game that's still going on."

Per Rivals Nebraska has already offered 205 kids for the 2015 class, 65% of the way to our 2014 # of 307, which was 30% higher than the previous year - and currently includes 37% of the 6.0+ kids, of which there are only 63. Do you think the coaches "know" who these kids are better than the other schools with 200 offers out there? I get your point, but that is making Bo's point. Bo has to do the same as every other school or he will fall behind.

Spoken like someone who has lived in a big city his whole life. Seriously though many agriculture based companies that are multi-million dollar companies that do business all over the world are based in very small town. Lindsey Manufacturing is based out of Lindsey NE, a town of about 600 people. They are the second largest pivot manufacturer in the world. Just as an example. I have lived in bigger cities my entire life. That's why I have these questions. Haha. I am just curious what types of jobs are at these companies. Are they mostly manufacturing/plant jobs? I work in Finance, so while I am sure there are accounting/finance jobs, there isn't a lot of them. I live in a small town were there are 3-4 main manufacturers. None of them are even agricultural based. My wife is an accountant and it took about a year living here for her to find a job that fit her experience but now she is CFO of a large company that does business all over the state and has many locations. Another company just started up a couple years ago and has potential to grow very fast. Interestingly, all of these companies are locally owned. All of these companies need the same things that they would if they were in a larger metro area. On top of that, we have three banks in town. All of those have insurance companies and investment offices tied to them. There are jobs in small towns if you are willing to look in the right places. Now, you can move to Omaha and sit in one location and apply for jobs in the metro area. You might not be able to do that in say a town of 4,000 people. BUT....if you want to move to a town of 4,000 people but aren't picky which town, you would be able to find a job somewhere in Nebraska. Cool info. I have no interest in living in a small town in Nebraska. I visit my in-laws in Hastings a couple times a year and go crazy within 3 days of staying there. I'm a city guy, used to city conveniences. I also know there are small-town people who enjoy the small-town life. Neither is right, just preferences.

Spoken like someone who has lived in a big city his whole life. Seriously though many agriculture based companies that are multi-million dollar companies that do business all over the world are based in very small town. Lindsey Manufacturing is based out of Lindsey NE, a town of about 600 people. They are the second largest pivot manufacturer in the world. Just as an example. I have lived in bigger cities my entire life. That's why I have these questions. Haha. I am just curious what types of jobs are at these companies. Are they mostly manufacturing/plant jobs? I work in Finance, so while I am sure there are accounting/finance jobs, there isn't a lot of them.

Call me an uneducated "big city" person, but what job opportunities are still available in "smaller towns"? I guess there are companies that are run by people who wanted to stay in that area, but I am generally surprised by people who choose to relocate smaller cities.