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07-05-2024, 10:59 AM
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#21826 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Golf is a dying and fucking retarded "sport", the comments in this thread just reaffirm that to me.
Get into road biking like the rest of the C-Suite Zoomers you old farts.
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07-05-2024, 11:02 AM
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#21827 | | Performance Moderator
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I think you're wrong man, golf is super popular amongst kids/younger people
I stopped playing years ago and no interest in picking it back up... but all my friends kids are into it and the VR golf simulators are constantly booked around town.
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07-05-2024, 11:02 AM
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Golf is fantastic, you go with your buddys have some drinks play wack fuck and try not to stress over the way you play. A lot of these old fucks need golf to get out and stay active or just a good reason to get away from their wives . It's also more popular and expensive as ever, this is far from a dying sport.
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07-05-2024, 11:06 AM
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#21829 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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At worst, you're in a nice park with 3 other friends having some beers and talking about life.
Also get 10 to 14,000 steps in. Unless you're rich enough to power cart.
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07-05-2024, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by EvoFire Rogers was doing $45 for father's day CAN-US and 50GB iirc. My phone isn't 5G so there wasn't any point and I went to Fido for the $29 20GB plan. | Thanks, from my research I saw Public and Freedom basically have the same offerings (just different parent companies). Leaning towards Public since I'll already have Fido sim in the phone. Going to run the new sim as esim (for work).
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07-05-2024, 11:25 AM
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#21831 | | Say! Say! Say!
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If you had a business number, Telus had a wild $36/$40 plan last week. It was 250GB with roaming in CAN/US/MEX.
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07-05-2024, 11:27 AM
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#21832 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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I've been reading for years that golf is dying, why do you think Nike pulled out? https://www.essentiallysports.com/go...ible-pga-tour/ https://www.untracedgolfing.com/en-c...dont-play-golf
I suppose COVID might've slowed its death, but overall its popularity has gone down.
How would you attract new players to a sport where dudes with bellies are whipping balls down the course at your newbie ass?
I'm probably being hyperbolic, but I've always hated golf 
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07-05-2024, 11:36 AM
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Golf is expensive .. and a full round takes way too long ~ 4hrs.
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07-05-2024, 11:38 AM
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Perhaps people now have more disposable income than ever before.  | |
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07-05-2024, 01:01 PM
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#21835 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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The same people who ruined housing here are ruining local golf hehe
But yea.. your top model driver used to be $500, now they are starting at $799
Vokey wedges, which used to be considered the best used to be $150 a pop (which was still crazy) are now $250 each
Places like Redwoods are now $100 green fees without a cart. Golf is probably one of the few sports more expensive than Hockey to get into
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07-05-2024, 01:07 PM
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#21836 | | SFICC-03*
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cycling has entered the chat!
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07-05-2024, 01:10 PM
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#21837 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Cycling is like soccer though, once you have a bike, riding is free. The contents of my bag is probably worth more than most mid range road bikes.
You literally cannot play a full sized course for under $70 these days on weekends
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07-05-2024, 01:20 PM
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#21838 | | SFICC-03*
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a mid range road bike is like 3500 now, and it's still aluminum.
also most cyclists own several bikes and the dedicated ones are upgrading them every few years so they can look cool in their group. it's up there man
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07-05-2024, 01:29 PM
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#21839 | | Waxin’ Punks
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I play a local 9 hole course. Par 35. Takes 2 hours usually. Nice flat walk. Makes for a good day in the park.
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07-05-2024, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by unit a mid range road bike is like 3500 now, and it's still aluminum.
also most cyclists own several bikes and the dedicated ones are upgrading them every few years so they can look cool in their group. it's up there man | The n+1 is real.  | |
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07-05-2024, 01:38 PM
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#21841 | | linguistic ninja
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Originally Posted by mikemhg Golf is a dying and fucking retarded "sport", the comments in this thread just reaffirm that to me.
Get into road biking like the rest of the C-Suite Zoomers you old farts. | No one plays golf anymore! It's too crowded!
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07-05-2024, 02:13 PM
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#21842 | | in the butt
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Originally Posted by TOS'd Thanks, from my research I saw Public and Freedom basically have the same offerings (just different parent companies). Leaning towards Public since I'll already have Fido sim in the phone. Going to run the new sim as esim (for work). | Ive been on public for many years, works great.
Downside is no phone support line, absolute garbage self serve system, and if you need help you need to make a second forum account, then wait for some "mod" to help you.
Its no frills, but absolute garbage when you need to add US data or whatever for a weekend get away.
Also those of you that love saving 40$ on your 8000$ tax bill, public mobile offers 1$ for every friend referral.
Get 34 friends signed up = free 50gb plan for life.
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07-05-2024, 02:29 PM
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#21843 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by CivicBlues No one plays golf anymore! It's too crowded! | pssshhh real C-suite people are doing this thing called "embezzlement" and "stock manipulation"... i don't know if you guys have heard these games before. Quote:
Originally Posted by donk. Also those of you that love saving 40$ on your 8000$ tax bill, public mobile offers 1$ for every friend referral.
Get 34 friends signed up = free 50gb plan for life. | what if you don't have any friends and hate everyone around you? can you force them into signing up via blackmail and extortion instead?
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07-05-2024, 02:55 PM
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#21844 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by unit cycling has entered the chat! | So I had thought cycling was expensive because of say 6, 7, 8 grand bikes, but a friend is into running and he opened my eyes. For training and just regular running, he's wearing "entry level" shoes which are $200 a pop. When he actually goes for the marathons or any event he wants to place well in, he wears his $500-800 pro shoes.
For just regular running/training, he's going through 2-3 pairs of shoes, and the pro shoes lose their effectiveness if they are too old or gone through too many cycles.
Yes running is not expensive, but holy shit the consumables, he's going through 1k worth of shoes a year easy. Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrdukes The n+1 is real. | Same applies to wheels.
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07-05-2024, 03:19 PM
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#21845 | | in the butt
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If you are going through 1k in shoes, you dont have a running problem, but a "i cant wear cheap shoes" problem
Same goes for biking. A 400$ canadian tire special will serve you for 20 years, account for 300$ in parts every few years and your good to go.
If your really into it, a used 1500$ bike and your good to go.
Those that spend 8k on a carbon bike are the definition of enthusiasts, and the 8k is well worth it.
When i was 18 i had a 2500$ bike that i custom built since i worked at a bike shop (5500$ retail price). My car was 700$ at the time. But i rode the bike all summer, every summer, for years, well worth the money.
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i hate people who sound like they smoke meth then pretend like they matter.
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Does anyone have a pair of 25 pounds one-inch hole for sale at a reasonable price?
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Clothes come off and my car is permeated with the smell of fillet-o-fish and canned tuna.
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07-05-2024, 03:27 PM
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#21846 | | RS Veteran
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Originally Posted by EvoFire Same applies to wheels. | I immediately thought of Acura604.  | |
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07-05-2024, 03:39 PM
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#21847 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by donk. If you are going through 1k in shoes, you dont have a running problem, but a "i cant wear cheap shoes" problem
Same goes for biking. A 400$ canadian tire special will serve you for 20 years, account for 300$ in parts every few years and your good to go.
If your really into it, a used 1500$ bike and your good to go.
Those that spend 8k on a carbon bike are the definition of enthusiasts, and the 8k is well worth it.
When i was 18 i had a 2500$ bike that i custom built since i worked at a bike shop (5500$ retail price). My car was 700$ at the time. But i rode the bike all summer, every summer, for years, well worth the money. | That's no different from what the others are talking about with golf. You can go bag a $250 set of used clubs and golf all day long, but the talks of drivers starting at $700 new.
At least, you can buy used clubs. I'm not sure I want to buy a used training/running shoe  | |
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07-05-2024, 03:52 PM
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#21848 | | Performance Moderator
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I used to play golf with my dad's clubs from when he was a kid... the woods actually have a wooden head with a metal face hahahaha
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07-05-2024, 04:04 PM
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#21849 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Originally Posted by 68style I used to play golf with my dad's clubs from when he was a kid... the woods actually have a wooden head with a metal face hahahaha | I got a custom club made when I was like 6-7 by this old buy, metal shaft but a wooden “wood” lol
Made a nice sound
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07-05-2024, 04:07 PM
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#21850 | | linguistic ninja
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Originally Posted by Badhobz pssshhh real C-suite people are doing this thing called "embezzlement" and "stock manipulation"... i don't know if you guys have heard these games before. | Don't know why people think golf is some elitist game that only fat cats puffing cigars do while making business deals. It's not in Vancouver.
I don't play with CEOs and politicians at fucking Langara golf course LOL, especially not when it used to cost $40 for 5 hours of play. And I started with an old set of hand-me-down clubs some of which I still use to this day. The basic outlay back in the day was like a couple hundred bucks to buy a decent driver that wasn't made of wood anymore like 68style's clubs | |
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