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Old 01-17-2024, 11:47 AM
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How'd you get that "quote" to show up all smallerized like that??

This is our first year here so we're still learning how things vary through the year. Asian makes some fine points. Had to ponder it a bit, but I now see that, for us, the bigger issue for this time of year isn't so much the "busyness", but rather the decrease in the length of daylight time, as well as the temperature on many late afternoons being a bit too brisk for my outside functionability.

I think I can handle a couple of months of not being able to cart up to a starter's shack and "walk on" in the afternoons. The "free-ness" of the executives was not the *only* inviting aspect of moving here from our Pompano Beach condo. Not only had we tired of eating lobster (freely available for the taking within 100 yards of said condo starting at 11 feet of depth), but health issues ruined my other athletic hobby, as well.

Lived in a golf community for decades before our "first" retirement. Managed a pretty rapid drop in handicap for the first three years there, but then hit a wall. This sport is *way* more fun when you're improving, so finally gave it up for other hobbies, what with YouTube tips being unavailable at the time.

Anyway, you rarely hit it OB on par 3's ("long and wrong" syndrome), and if you're a bit off that day, nine holes of par threes is over with in a more acceptable amount of time. Sounded like it was worth a test. Seems to be working out pretty well, but still dealing with that same Bermuda rough. That stuff is just hateful. Oh, and the wifey is taking nicely to her new par three golf hobby, too!

Shall still be interested in seeing how the upcoming new executives might change things, though. The executives were definitely a huge draw for me. I wonder if the "pitch and putts", in addition to being what would "fit" in those areas, might also have been a bit of a "test". To me, they're also plenty interesting to play, but there's quite a difference between walking and playing with a cart. The "fun" aspect of carts is clearly also a huge draw for many here. I'm guessing that there won't be a lot more pitch and putts built.