Recent content by Ser Shankalot

A brilliant day hosted by Ethan. Bearwood never ceases to amaze. Some great and some indifferent golf shots, but all will stick in the memory and the banter and the company never dropped below first class. Thanks again.

Morikawa -11

I believe the point others (incl me) are making is why does it matter? Results should be the yardstick. Every elite sportsperson could improve some aspect of their game - technique, strategy, mental toughness, fitness. Why focus on just weight/fitness without any context of their overall game...

The immediate post before the above quote talks about Warnie RIP as being one of the greatest sportsman of all time, and he was far from an ideal Renaissance model figure. I don’t know the lady in question, but judging her sporting ability by her looks is pretty archaic. As a counterpoint from...

My point is this needs to be made absolutely explicit and the public conversation had (not just internationally but domestically). Because, if history shows us anything, Putin is likely to test it. He is threatening nuclear war over Ukraine and the west doesn’t want address domestically what it...

That is true if the demand curve stays the same. But if it drops, generally in most industries prices will also drop along with profits. Although now that Callaway has dropped Phil, maybe they suddenly have a lot of spare cash to cushion the blow.

Historical analogies can often be lazy, and I’m guilty here - the more I watch the more I’m reminded of what I read about Czechoslovakia c.1938, and then what happened in the following years. I also recall a Yes Minster episode about nuclear weapons - I accept that Putin has no desire to invade...

For the first time in this mess, I’m starting to feel similar. Last nights speech he sounded exactly like a deranged abusive husband threatening to kill his wife (Ukraine) who wants to leave … how can you negotiate with a person like that, who’s already armed and killing and willing to take the...

I would say the head of the EU and the head of NATO have been on TV all this time - even more than UK ministers/PM. The German Chancellor announced a major major change in the defense budget and arms export philosophy, specifically blaming Russian actions. The French foreign minister has been...

At Royal Mid-Surrey, pre-Covid atleast (may be different now), you got back 95% of the joining fee at whatever was the then market price when you left. However, the upfront payment was quite sizable, multiples of some of the joining fees for most other higher end courses in the area. It's a...

I think what might cut into Putin's popularity is that many many Russians and Ukrainians share close individual family and friendship bonds over decades. This is not Russia invading and levelling Afghanistan or Syria. Interesting interview on the radio yesterday morning with a long-time UK based...

Maybe in the longer term, but there isn't enough pipeline capacity to shift that much gas to China in the short term. Also the national mechanisms of payment that China and Russia have developed aren't anywhere near as large as SWIFT. It would definitely hurt Russia across their entire economy...

When Wimbledon Park was sold to the neighbouring tennis club, it was reported that existing members got £85k each from the sale. Don't know if and what size their joining fees were prior to sale.

I’m not commenting at all on jimmy Carr as I’ve not seen his full show, but there’s laughing with somebody to bring us closer together and laughing at somebody. While judgement and context is important, it’s not rocket science. We can all generally tell as an audience which one it is, whether...

On a similar vein as the OP, I may be in Devon in early March with my other half on a special trip and debating whether to try Saunton. Never played a top class links before in late winter conditions, so wondering from those more experienced if Saunton winter as a high handicapper single is...