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Piling on here. Figured that out around my 5th round this year when I realized that taking my 6 iron and just trying to punch out of the woods was giving me my best contact. Even 175 right down the middle off the tee is plenty valuable in a scramble, and getting the experience of hitting down the fairway is going to help a lot more than bouncing through the trees until you make it to the green. While I don't disagree with the concept, I have always found this hard to implement. Trying to shorten my swing or not swing as hard just messes up my timing. The advice for me that always seems to work is relax and let the club do the work. It seems like over-swingers throw their hips forward and then miss the ball instead of being smooth. There is definitely a balance between going after it and trying to throttle yourself into a controlled motion. Usually I have to think slow/90% until I get into rythym, then it's just making the swing without thinking too much. Since it is in line with the comments, here are my swing keys that I use for pretty much every shot. Complete the backswing (this avoids hips firing during downswing and creates space for the downswing) Slow motion swing (this avoids rushing the hips or shoulders and a hard left hook) Belt buckle aiming at the target (this helps me complete the forward weight transfer instead of hanging back and pushing the ball weak right) For putting my main key is to focus on the ball until it is out of view (this avoids a lift/turn your of the head which can result in off center contact, leading to short putts or push/pull) Love all the golf chatter on here. I am obsessed with it and can't get enough.

Highly recommend. Maybe it’s because I was already playing a “hit thing on ground with a stick” sport, and maybe it’s because I haven’t actually played a real round yet and my hubris will catch up with me, but I have a sneaking suspicion it’s easier to be not terrible than many people have you believe. I see a lot of patterns that mirror other hobbies I’ve picked up where a vocal minority insisted it was incredibly difficult to get better but they were mostly shooting themselves in the foot. I am pretty sure a lot of struggling amateur golfers are 1) neglecting their short game. Ive got a putting mat and chipping target at home, and anytime I have some downtime to watch tv or kid wants to be left alone in the yard, I’m grinding the simple shots. 2) overhitting to chase distance. Ultimately if I do it with my buddies on a trip, I know it will be 80% about beers, cigars, and dicking around, and I could literally just do that with them and not pick up a club, but think I would enjoy the last 20% if I can look like it's not my second time picking up clubs (I've golfed 9 holes one other time and it was "best ball" so I couldn't slow things down). But beyond the trip, I'm way too sedentary and while I should also do some real workouts too, golf does sound more appealing the older I get and seeing how my body has aged going on 15 years from my athletic prime. Insert the possibility to leverage it for business outings as well is more and more appealing as I shift into roles where I am expected to be a true advocate for my company and help establish/maintain relationships outside the 9-5 working relationship. I wouldn't want to offer a round of golf to a client/potential client right now and that's a little limiting. Funny thing I've noticed is it's hard to get customers to go out and play golf. Too much of a time commitment for many. TopGolf is a pretty sweet alternative because you can get in and out in a relatively short amount of time, not as much individual pressure for anyone, and any size group can be accommodated. I'd rather golf, but it's still better than just buying someone lunch.

This exactly. When I first played in a city tournament I missed several short putts due to nerves and not having tapped them in all those times. It's just good for your game to always make the ball rattle the cup.

I started learning about 8-10 years ago, started to get serious about playing somewhat regularly 5-6 years ago. I did not have a natural swing, and I could not tell what I'm doing wrong. Watching videos or reading tips in the golf magazines just screwed me up and made me more inconsistent. I would advise you to find an instructor and get 2-3 things to work on. Ideally, fix item A, then move on to item B, C, etc. My ideal instructor is someone who doesn't tell me 100 things about the golf swing, but instead watches my swing and then gives me one or two things to work on. Beyond that, I would advise you to go play golf on courses to get a better sense of what your ball is really doing. People can go tune up on the range but when it's time to only get one chance at each swing you're not always in the rhythm of each club and it gets harder. Further advice would be to read the new simplfied rule book and take all the penalty strokes, putt out every hole instead of taking gimmes. You'll be able to see real results better that way.

I wondered if this is part of the strategy at RB, not that I really want it to be. Here's a question: Having declined the 5th year option for Mitch, if he signs a backup QB contract somewhere next year does he bring back a compensatory pick? Floyd didn't but that is because the Bears cut him after previously picking up the option year. I'm just not sure if declining the option eliminates the comp pick. I wouldn't think it does but the rules are not always intuitive

Nice. Makes me wonder if it makes him even more likely to trade away a 2021 draft pick to get a 3 or 4 this year. I almost expect it to happen For whatever Paces downfalls I do think he is going to read the draft as it comes to him and react. If he falls in love with a guy he certainly might. But he also has trade down 3 times from the 2nd round (two in one year). So maybe he trades down from 43 and picks up a late third, but also trades up from the 5th to the late 4th by dangling a pick next year (thinking that may be the range he jumps at a QB if he isn't targreting in with 43 or 50.) I'm not one to try to create a mock draft because I don't follow college football enough to know the prospects. I do have some fun with trying to understand markets and how teams can value picks. An article from last year talks about a newer trade value chart made to represent current rookie deals/CBA impacts, etc. https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Trade-Value-Chart-Rich-Hill.asp https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/04/10/bill-belichick-every-team-uses-the-same-draft-chart/ So I played with this calculator with the Bears picks and found a few trades to try to see what Pace could do to pick up some extra picks Trade down w/Broncos, #43 for #46, 178, 181 Trade down w/Ravens, #46, 226 for #60, 92 Trade down w/Seahawks #50, 163 for #64, 101, 144 Trade down w/Patriots #92, 233 for #98, 172 Bears picks would be rd 2,2,3,3,4,5,5,6,6,6 60 64 98 101 144 172 178 181 196 200 I realize that the other team has to want the trade to happen and all that. And I just kinda looked at teams with lots of picks to move around with, so not a prediction in any way, but more of an example of what I hope to see happen.

Hope you're right. The Over the Cap guy on Twitter predicted he would cancel out a pick, we'll see... Ifedi's deal is confirmed to be the veteran salary benefit, so it won't count in the comp formula. Right now OTCs pick cancellation chart projects 3 6ths and 1 7th for the Bears next year. KPLs deal. Could be borderline 6th though. https://overthecap.com/compensatory-draft-picks-cancellation-chart/ Nice. Makes me wonder if it makes him even more likely to trade away a 2021 draft pick to get a 3 or 4 this year. I almost expect it to happen

I think Ifedi is going to wipe out their highest 6th round comp pick, so likely two 6ths and one 7th Still nice to accumulate some picks I'm kind of expecting him to not count against the comp formula. They really don't have much cap space to be offering deals above the comp line. Hope you're right. The Over the Cap guy on Twitter predicted he would cancel out a pick, we'll see...

Just wait for 2021. They could end up with as many as 4 comp picks, all in the 6th round! That would be like 4 late round picks in a 12-15 pick spread. I think Ifedi is going to wipe out their highest 6th round comp pick, so likely two 6ths and one 7th Still nice to accumulate some picks

Ouch, that's painful to read Roquan is our only hope

Rapaport is reporting Germain Ifedi to the Bears, but Biggs hasn't reported the same thing. Is that really happening?

So working from home has given me time to look at the Bears current roster and how things stack up at the moment: Offense (24) QB - 2 - Foles, Trubisky RB - 4 - Montgomery, Cohen, ______, Nall TE - 4 - Graham, Burton, ______, Harris WR - 6 - Robinson, Miller, Patterson, Wins, Ridley, ______ OL - 8 - Leno, Daniels, Whitehair, ______, Massie, Bars, Coward, ______ Defense (26) DL - 6 - Hicks, Goldman, RRH, Nichols, Urban, Anderson OLB - 5 - Mack, Quinn, Mingo, ______, Irving ILB - 5 - Smith, Trevathan, ______, Iggy, Woods CB - 5 - Fuller, ______, Skrine, Tolliver, Burns, Shelly/Roberson S - 5 - Jackson, ______, Bush, Lucas, Houston-Carson ST (3) Scales, ODonnell, Pineiro So the way I see it, we have obvious needs for starters at: RG, RCB, SS, TE-Y A backup/rotation player needed at: RB, ILB, T My priority: OL needs a G and a T. Maybe Bars and Coward compete for RG? Loser backs up G/T? This would be a nice time to draft a couple guys CB could be a competition between Tolliver and Burns, but we have nothing behind Fuller SS could be Bush, but I like him best as the backup to both SS and FS TE is a bit tricky, Graham and Burton are both U types, meaning Braunecker is gone. Shaheen, Harris, Holtz would be your Y-type, but I think Shaheen is replaced and we have a new Y-type with Harris or Holtz as #2 WR could use a speed guy, could be Patterson, I guess - could Horsted by the #6 WR to keep him on the roster until next season when we have some more roster movement at TE? RB needs a real backup to Montgomery that can run inside; Cohen is on the last year of his rookie deal ILB needs a backup ahead of Iggy, ideally, but he may be good for that OLB has a #3 in Mingo, but it would be great to get someone ahead of Irving Like others have said, trading down with the 2nd round picks has to be in play to pick up a 4 or 5. I may look at prior trade downs in the second to see what we could realistically get by trading back, but likely a slight trade down (5 spots let's say) gets us a 4 or 5, a significant trade down could get us a 3 and a 4 or 5.

I don't remember which game, but I watched the outside receiver flash across the middle, wide open, and I jumped up yelling "he's open!" Trubisky danced around and checked down for a gain of 4-5 yards. The color guy recaps the play as Trubisky doing a good job of taking what's available and getting a gain on the play, he actually said, "Trubisky makes his read, doesn't see anything, checks it down to keep the chains moving," which I guess was accurate, but he DIDN'T see the wide open receiver and missed a huge gain. I wonder how pissed Nagy had to be due to this, and can only think that this is why he ended up sitting him down at the end of the season. Hard to buy that hip injury...

Players aren’t forced to sign these contracts now. When a large portion of the country is currently unemployed because of the outbreak and another large portion will eventually be laid off because of the tanking economy, NFL players are at the very bottom on my list of who got horsefeathers most by this global pandemic. And this is IF they fail a physical that would limit their ability, or increase risk of them becoming unable, to perform at the expected level of the agreed upon contract. Most owners are terrible humans, but this is one thing I don’t really have a problem with them doing. I really hope Jimmy Graham runs into some trouble during his physical...

Holy horsefeathers tell me this was photoshopped rofl. :lol: It wasn’t but a still frame makes it look a lot worse. Still pretty bad though https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/examining-if-the-bears-mitchell-trubisky-really-did-miss-a-wide-open-td-against-the-packers/amp/ You know, you kind of forget how absurdly bad he was at times until something like this appears and reminds you. I, for one, welcome our insect overlords, or Foles.

I agree that trading for Dalton/Foles/Newton is not a great idea. I'd rather sign a washed up "pray for Tannehill" type or just a half-competent backup that's younger than Chase AND keep my eye on the draft for a QB to fall. They're essentially going the game manager route at QB in terms of roster construction. What are the odds a QB prospect is available in the 2nd? I'd rather use those picks to fill other holes, but you can't squander a defense with this much talent by holding a horsefeathers QB like Mitch or signing the Jimmy Graham of QBs (Newton/Dalton/etc.)

Quinn is gauranteed 30MM, so it's probably over three years, maybe a low cap hit year one would save money over the $13MM that would have gone to Floyd. Seems hard to believe they have any money left at this point after Graham ($9MM guaranteed, probably some dead money in 21), Trevathan, RRH, Quinn, Eddie. Still have to add a CB, SS, 1-2 QBs and a WR to replace Gabriel. Deon Bush would be a good re-sign.

What is less than optimal? I would have preferred Kwitkowski unless he was just too expensive Maybe the expectation is that Kwitkowski nets a comp pick - I've read that he's being looked at as a starter by teams in FA. Trevathan costs them nothing in the comp pick calculation, and likely will have signed for less than Kwit will get. Granted, for Kwit to net a comp pick we would have to sign players only for less than his contract amount, which seems impossible if a journeyman starting-level QB is signed. I think Roquan, Travethan, PIerre-Louis, Woods/Iggy is a solid ILB group.

My advice is to find any course/shop with a Trackman/fitters. I had to go a couple hours from home to find one but it is a great experience and last time I went we confirmed that new iron sets were not a better fit than my current set. PS - Get yourself a 3-wheeled push cart. They are awesome.

Hitting 0 on the play clock does not make it delay of game. Its delay of game when it hits zero on the play clock and the back judge blows his whistle. If the play gets off before he blows his whistle it is not a penalty A flag fest in the Super Bowl would have been net negative. I liked the way it played out. I wish regular games would be called this way instead of every ticky-tack penalty getting called. This game was more about the teams than the refs. That's a good thing, but it definitely was not consistent with what we've become accustomed.

https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Future/Bears.htm This one is good. I thought we had a compensatory 4th for Amos and a 5th for Callahan, too, but it looks like the CLinton-Dix signing negated that pick. That's the one I found but it's GD unreadable Yeah, it could be better. Just glancing at Oakland's schedule I see them winning maybe 5 games this season. A top 40 pick is near certain with their 2. That's high enough to get a first round caliber player. Their fifth would be like a fourth rounder using the same logic. Still start with 7 picks min. The Amos pick is a 4th rd comp, not 5th that i listed in the last post, so it's 2 OAK 2 CHI 4 COMP 5 OAK (conditional) 5 CHI 5/6 PHI 6 CHI 7 CHI

https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Future/Bears.htm This one is good. I thought we had a compensatory 4th for Amos and a 5th for Callahan, too, but it looks like the CLinton-Dix signing negated that pick. https://overthecap.com/compensatory-draft-picks-cancellation-chart/ So yeah, 2 (Oak), 2, 5Cond (Oak), 5, 5Comp, 5/6 (Phi), 6, 7, for 2020

I think we've seen a lot of growth from Mitch throughout the season. The games against the Rams didn't show that, but I see it in a specific way: 1. When Mitch is playing with instincts/knowing the play/knowing the read, he performs well (first read is best, but that's probably true for many qb's) 2. When Mitch is overthinking/unsure of the defense/forced to go through his read progressions, he performs poorly. What percentage of plays fit description 1 versus description 2? Throughout the season this percentage has increased steadily. His results on type 2 are still interceptions; a team playing him tough will increase type 2 throws. I always hated the Good Rex/Bad Rex binary view, and I realize this is essentially that, but over this season I think we've seen progress. Hopefully we see that against GB and beyond. Teams will certainly identify these obvious weaknesses and scheme towards them, so Nagy/Helfrich/Ragone have a clear task at hand. I'm looking forward to Sunday to see what happens.

New policy: Any Dale Gribbel mention gets a heart from me

How soon can they get out of Cousins deal? Has to be at least 2 more years? His 3 yr contract was fully guaranteed