If they didn't work, I wouldn't bother drying out the FJ 'waterproofs '
. Discounts to be had soon though for waterproofs, end of season and all that.
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. Discounts to be had soon though for waterproofs, end of season and all that.
sjw
Well-known member
You can't throw out waterproofs based on what we had yesterday. They didn't stand a chanceIf they didn't work, I wouldn't bother drying out the FJ 'waterproofs '
I wasn't there but it sounds like a pretty decent test of their worthYou can't throw out waterproofs based on what we had yesterday. They didn't stand a chance
. Everyone there now knows if their gear works or not. The difference between showerproof and waterproof 
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I've said it before, but I don't think they've invented the gear yet that could have coped with yesterday. Like having 500 buckets of water thrown directly at you. My Ecco Bioms have never let me down before, but I quite literally poured water out of them at the end.I wasn't there but it sounds like a pretty decent test of their worth
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Top half was bone dry thanks to my FJ Hydroknit....best waterproof I've ever had.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
That's what I was wearing as well, but my shirt was very much not dry at the end. In fact it's still sat on the floor at home being not dry right now I should think. Then again you said you walked off just before the end didn't you? That last thunderstorm is what finished off my gear and did the damage I think. My certainly lasted about 15 holes before giving up the ghost.
Mandofred
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It's about time you Southerners got pissed on.....
Highs of 13 here next Wed? Come on.....it's not time for those kinds of temps!!
Highs of 13 here next Wed? Come on.....it's not time for those kinds of temps!!
sjw
Well-known member
I was at the same point. I think about 15 holes in was when my (non-golf-specific) North Face jacket got completely overwhelmed. I'd been bone dry (top half) up to that point and then it all just kind of gave up at once. My shoes (Ecco Biom C4) were wet by about hole 17, I think. They're drying out well, though. Wiped them down and stuffed them with kitchen roll
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Yesterday was a day for full goretex
Hydroknit isn’t designed for that level of rain
Hydroknit isn’t designed for that level of rain
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I agree, I just didn't know we were going to be dealing with that scale when I packed the day before.
Mandofred
Well-known member
Weren't the greens flooded?I agree, I just didn't know we were going to be dealing with that scale when I packed the day before.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Towards the end of the day they were....
I was the sort of rain that, if you'd have been at home, you wouldn't have played...well I wouldn't anyway
sjw
Well-known member
Yup. How it was when we started was what I expected throughout, and I was dreading that. What we got for the last 2.5 hours was another level of joke.I agree, I just didn't know we were going to be dealing with that scale when I packed the day before.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
18th was under water to the extent the ball was submerged to the equator but by the time we had finished dinner it had fully drained
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
1st round club championship. 3rd shot to 1st hole out comes the rangefinder - to discover the battery was flat. Consternation in the mind of SILH ensues. After all these many years eschewing the use of any range-giving tech there was I in the middle of the fairway…confused, irritated and lost as to what to do. Just the state of mind I needed. Eventually sorted out what to do…but still got a bit irritated every time I had a shot I’d have used it on - and inevitably completely mucked up the round.
Anyway…got new battery and now also carry a spare. Sorted.
…we’ll not quite…we’ll not always…Thursday West Surrey my dear rangefinder was utterly useless in the rain. Ach well…at least this time I didn’t feel irritated and confused - still mucked up the round
Anyway…got new battery and now also carry a spare. Sorted.
…we’ll not quite…we’ll not always…Thursday West Surrey my dear rangefinder was utterly useless in the rain. Ach well…at least this time I didn’t feel irritated and confused - still mucked up the round
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Unfortunately, I don’t just have one grip/set-up, I find what works for me will come and go in waves/cycles. i.e the grip I used on my irons to good effect a couple of weeks ago, consistently produced a hard draw this weekend, so I needed to completely change right hand grip yesterday during warm up in order to hit them straight again
I know this’ll work for weeks (maybe couple of months) before I unconsciously change something else that’ll screw with the face angle and it’ll start all over again
I know this’ll work for weeks (maybe couple of months) before I unconsciously change something else that’ll screw with the face angle and it’ll start all over again
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
I had that with my Bushnell having a flat battery at my home course. Given how many years I've played it I should know most yardages but still a reminder how reliant we become. As it turned out my eye distance guesses weren't too bad1st round club championship. 3rd shot to 1st hole out comes the rangefinder - to discover the battery was flat. Consternation in the mind of SILH ensues. After all these many years eschewing the use of any range-giving tech there was I in the middle of the fairway…confused, irritated and lost as to what to do. Just the state of mind I needed. Eventually sorted out what to do…but still got a bit irritated every time I had a shot I’d have used it on - and inevitably completely mucked up the round.
Anyway…got new battery and now also carry a spare. Sorted.
…we’ll not quite…we’ll not always…Thursday West Surrey my dear rangefinder was utterly useless in the rain. Ach well…at least this time I didn’t feel irritated and confused - still mucked up the round
venger
Well-known member
Finding your ball in the long rough, hacking it out only to somehow loose it on the fairway
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Trying to concentrate on work when all I can think about is why I hooked those last three tee shots yesterday. Stupid game.
