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    There has been a noticeable drop in forum participation on this site. I participate in several sites and the one thing I liked about this one was high activity in the forums. It is pretty obvious that some of the frequent posters of the past year are gone. We all know about the cmays departure but shootin4par and Jeff Mann are a couple of members that come to mind also. What is the deal?

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    Re: Forum Participation

    Quote Originally Posted by jambalaya View Post
    There has been a noticeable drop in forum participation on this site. I participate in several sites and the one thing I liked about this one was high activity in the forums. It is pretty obvious that some of the frequent posters of the past year are gone. We all know about the cmays departure but shootin4par and Jeff Mann are a couple of members that come to mind also. What is the deal?
    hi jam
    i was thinking the same thing the other day.
    its not hard being a mod on here at present as there are very few posts to overlook.
    new members are joining all the time bit seem to be be 'lurking' more than posting
    not sure what the answer is!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jambalaya View Post
    There has been a noticeable drop in forum participation on this site. I participate in several sites and the one thing I liked about this one was high activity in the forums. It is pretty obvious that some of the frequent posters of the past year are gone. We all know about the cmays departure but shootin4par and Jeff Mann are a couple of members that come to mind also. What is the deal?
    It would be great to have more posts this time of year, I am all for it Historically Dec,Jan are always a quiet time for the forum. The post counts appear similar to past years.

    I have been a little busy of late, but you will notice some changes on the site shortly, hopefully this will liven things up a little
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    Quote Originally Posted by slater170 View Post
    ...... seem to be be 'lurking' more than posting
    Admits to being a "lurker" for the moment...

    Have always found January a wonderful time to catch up on missed lurking opportunities...

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    Don't forget that some of us with a foot of snow on the ground and -10°C temperatures (or worse) outside get slightly depressed when members come on and complain about playing poorly that day. I haven't seen my ball fly more that 30yds since late-october. It will be at least ANOTHER two months before I get to play outside again. The only thing that makes me feel better is that I will hopefully be able to get a round in before Lowpost.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Started2k3 View Post
    Don't forget that some of us with a foot of snow on the ground and -10°C temperatures (or worse) outside get slightly depressed when members come on and complain about playing poorly that day. I haven't seen my ball fly more that 30yds since late-october. It will be at least ANOTHER two months before I get to play outside again. The only thing that makes me feel better is that I will hopefully be able to get a round in before Lowpost.

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    But the civility...it's like a nice breath of fresh air
    I'm a golfaholic, no question about that. Counseling wouldn't help me. They'd have to put me in prison, and then I'd talk the warden into building a hole or two and teach him how to play. ~Lee Trevino

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    If it keeps raining in the UK we will all have to take up water polo.............it hasn't stopped for two weeks........

    I do feel sorry for the Canadian lads it must be a real drag not to play at all from October.

    Cheer up not long now.

    I hate to admit but 3SKs seems to have put a damper on the forums, for me I have lost all interest in swing thoughts and drills etc, I only have three things to do and they are not really swing thoughts. To add I have never ever played better golf that I have since adopting to the 3SKs methodology.

    This is the reason for my lack of posts, but I love it here and don't use any others, so I am always interested on peoples rounds and their finding.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GregJWillis View Post
    But the civility...it's like a nice breath of fresh air
    Here Here Greg!

    It will liven up as the golfing season gets underway and there have been a few new interesting people starting to post recently. Nil desperandum.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian Hancock View Post
    If it keeps raining in the UK we will all have to take up water polo.............it hasn't stopped for two weeks........

    I do feel sorry for the Canadian lads it must be a real drag not to play at all from October.

    Cheer up not long now.

    I hate to admit but 3SKs seems to have put a damper on the forums, for me I have lost all interest in swing thoughts and drills etc, I only have three things to do and they are not really swing thoughts. To add I have never ever played better golf that I have since adopting to the 3SKs methodology.

    This is the reason for my lack of posts, but I love it here and don't use any others, so I am always interested on peoples rounds and their finding.

    Cheers

    Ian.
    As Ian says it hasn't stopped raining for a long time and the forecast for the next few days is for more potential flooding. I generally make a point of not playing in the rain but it looks like I may have to make an exception to this rule otherwise with the current weather I'm not going to get a round in any time soon.

    I haven't played a serious round since the end of October.

    On a positive note - I've put in a lot of work at the range and my swing is now better than its ever been. However we all know that transferring the range game to the course is a whole different story.

    I'm really looking forward to the season as my confidence in my swing is really high.

    (I haven't practiced any chipping or putting since October and this will no doubt hurt my game when the season comes round).

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    Re: Forum Participation

    since starting to play golf i have played more in the rain than in the dry

    looking forward to the start of the season and hoping the weather treats us better this summer

    still working hard on the 3skills stuff and its paying big dividends, i will start the season on 21.6 but have been tracking my scores while playing our shorter winter course and currently paying off 12.1!

    happy,happy days
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    Quote Originally Posted by LowPost42 View Post
    LOL - I'm in Orlando in mid February. You'll have to get your hustle on!
    No fair. Just make sure that you include those rounds in your handicap.

    Quote Originally Posted by GregJWillis View Post
    But the civility...it's like a nice breath of fresh air
    Amen.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ian Hancock View Post
    If it keeps raining in the UK we will all have to take up water polo.............it hasn't stopped for two weeks........

    I do feel sorry for the Canadian lads it must be a real drag not to play at all from October.

    Cheer up not long now. ....
    The winters here are also cruel and spiteful. A week and a half ago I had grass spots showing through on my lawn due to a Chinook. So hope of an early spring was beginning but this was dashed with 10cm of snow the next day. Every day I pray that Global Warming would just hurry up so I can get those rainy English winters ... so could everybody please buy an SUV and leave it idling all day ... thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Started2k3 View Post
    so could everybody please buy an SUV and leave it idling all day ... thanks.
    Works for me as long as we can have vineyards, olive groves and Tuscan sunshine here in SW London
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    Quote Originally Posted by bdbl View Post
    Works for me as long as we can have vineyards, olive groves and Tuscan sunshine here in SW London
    The Canadian ice wine growers would have to move from our most southern regions to up north of Lowpost. I don't see a down side yet. Well for me anyway.

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    Paging Cmays and goLow...
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