Archive for July 19th, 2006

 
 

the right crowd

Um mein schlechtes Gewissen zu beruhigen, dass ich hier schon seit Wochen nichts mehr geschrieben habe, hier ein kleiner Einblick in meine Krankenakte: Seit Wochen Schmerzen unterhalb der rechten Brust, Verdacht auf angeknackste Rippe oder fiese Zerrung, Röntgen ergab nix, zweieinhalb Wochen Zwangspause mit Medikamenten, deren bösartigen Beipackzettel man einfach ignorieren sollte, dann das Okay vom Arzt gekriegt, wieder zu spielen (weil schmerzfrei), 30 Bälle von der Driving Range gekloppt – und alles war wie vorher. Heute dann CT, auf dem meine Rippen anscheinend auch ganz unversehrt sind – womit wir wieder bei der Erstdiagnose Zerrung sind. O-Ton Radiologin: „So ne Zerrung tut länger und mehr weh als eine angebrochene Rippe. Ich würd mal sechs Wochen Pause machen.“

File under: Im nächsten Leben lerne ich Bungeejumping. Das scheint ja nicht so gefährlich zu sein wie Golf.

PS: ICH HAB MICH WARM GEMACHT. ICH HAB ALLES GEDEHNT, WAS DA IST. Mpf.

 
 
 

Open Diary II

The hunt for Tiger’s lair is on while everyone gets hot and bothered at Hoylake.

 
 
 

Hoylake from above

Check it out on Google Earth (kmz-file).

 
 
 

Tearing up the Fairway

Since the beginning of this season, I don’t use my woods any more. Just didn’t produce proper results with them, scattering the balls all over the place but on the fairway. So I got really used to my long irons and handled them really well, but what happened last night at GC Grosskienitz left me kind of speachless.

On the ninth and last hole of our round – a 321 meter par four – I hammered my four iron 220 meters, it sat directly on the 100 meter mark. So I pulled out my PW – normally my deadly accurate tool for exact this distance. And I overhit the green by some 20 meters. A 120 meters with the f***in PW? Was there any testosterone overdose in my lunch? I have no idea.

I hereby call for an extra valuation in tournaments, the “Longest Iron”. So I also have a chance instead of giving a shot at the longest drive with my irons. And here’s the official “Longest Iron Shirt” to commemorate this:

 
 
 

BBC to stream Open Championship

The BBC will provide live broadband streaming of this year’s Open at Royal Liverpool for the first time. The service will be available on the BBC Sport website. Live coverage begins on Thursday on BBC Two at 0900 BST.

The Trackman Radar system will also be making its debut, enabling viewers to see exactly how a golf ball travels. The Trackman Radar system tracks a golf ball’s trajectory, providing details of its velocity and path, as well as the club head speed. The system tracks the ball during its flight time (approximately 6-7 seconds) and within half a second can give information about the ball’s launch. Tee shots on two holes will be recorded throughout the Championship: a driving hole (the 16th on the first two days and then the 5th after the cut) and a par three (the 6th).

 
 
 

Sundown over GC Grosskienitz

Yes, it was a good day!