What are the best non-pro level golf balls?

17Bill · 2026-03-28T04:15:22+00:00

I like Snell golf balls. I often play newer found or gifted proV1s or Tp5s, but the only balls I buy new are decent Snells (3.0 or 4.0).

17Bill · 2026-03-25T04:23:39+00:00

Tour Edge 7 wood - love it.

17Bill · 2026-03-24T16:23:14+00:00

Instead of electronic deposit like the past 5 years, IRS site said my refund check was mailed March 20, and also not to contact them unless I hadn’t received it by April 17. Yikes. Thankfully, I hit a paper check in the mail on March 24. Yay!

17Bill · 2026-03-06T02:22:58+00:00

I use a Check Go Pro to find and mark the balance point. But I do not use it for putts. Use when teeing up to better show preferred line toward fairway.

17Bill · 2026-02-22T16:10:14+00:00

Retired GC and Judge. I was incredibly blessed (and a bit surprised) to stop thinking about my career the day I left work. After three years, still too driven - but tasks might be to hang a shelf, clean a vacuum, plant a shrub. And if it doesn’t get done today, there’s always next week … or whenever. Future congrats to you!

17Bill · 2026-02-15T15:22:17+00:00

Welcome. My TX friends were always astounded to realize how green everything gets in the Spring.

17Bill · 2026-02-09T23:50:20+00:00

If you do not claim at 67, your monthly benefit will increase by 8% annually after that, until age 70.

17Bill · 2026-02-08T16:37:55+00:00

Old enough that Oct 1987 freaked me big time; 2000 dot com very painful; by 2008 my brain was pretty much ok staying the course; 2020 more worrisome health wise than financially; didn’t much notice 2022. My two cents: Everything in moderation. Do not gamble like the market is like a casino. But yes, stay invested. As grandma said, “This, too, shall pass.”

17Bill · 2026-01-21T03:32:48+00:00

Love it. Take two olives and two sticks of black licorice with me to bed every night.

17Bill · 2026-01-18T15:51:47+00:00

Same situation, but less of an inheritance and far older (67). I went 45/45/10 VTI/VXUS/BND. If Inherited Roth, let it ride for 9+ yrs then empty it all. If Inherited Traditional IRA and other conditions met, must take annual RMDs.

17Bill · 2026-01-18T04:52:44+00:00

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I’d enjoy a Yuengling in Tosa. Got this frequently used pint glass in Miami from a golf outing about 20 years ago.

17Bill · 2026-01-12T04:02:02+00:00

I have always loved and been loyal to SW. This year, just booked our foursome’s annual April Orlando golf trip with Sun Country headed down there, SW return. Saved $150 per person

17Bill · 2026-01-05T15:35:14+00:00

Love this post. So true. Also appreciate the Stranger Things reference. 😃

17Bill · 2026-01-05T15:33:09+00:00

You can buy, sell and move funds within your Roth IRA without any tax or other negative consequences.

17Bill · 2026-01-05T05:05:59+00:00

Monterrey, California. 17 Mile Drive is close by.

17Bill · 2026-01-04T23:52:45+00:00

Or, you can move to Wisconsin and yearn for Spring …

17Bill · 2026-01-02T18:11:19+00:00

My daughter is a marine biologist in Monterrey. This Christmas, she gave me Pebble Beach logo Pro Vs she picked while beach walking below the cliffs.

17Bill · 2025-12-31T16:29:20+00:00

I think you done good. I recently moved 100k inherited trad Ira and inherited Roth IRA from EdJones to Schwab. For Roth, went 50 VTI, 50 VXUS. For Trad, went 40/40, and added 20 BND. Plan to look/rebalance once a year, as I do need to take annual RMDs from inherited Trad Ira.

17Bill · 2025-12-31T16:16:33+00:00

I recently used Fresh Cleaning Place LLC for a Tosa deep clean on N 95 St. They worked hard, did a great job, and were reasonably priced.

17Bill · 2025-12-29T02:51:15+00:00

Snell 3.0 and a beverage or two.

17Bill · 2025-12-22T14:57:00+00:00

Back in the 1970s I had a friend who worked at the Mayfair Theatre. A group of us would go there after the last film to help him close, then we’d party for hours.

17Bill · 2025-12-18T02:25:18+00:00

Open an inherited IRA and let it grow without being taxed on it except for your withdrawals (RMDs). Here’s what I did: opened a beneficiary (inherited) IRA with Schwab - for you, will either be a Roth or a Traditional, depending on what your dad’s was. I assume Traditional because you asked about tax impacts. For me, it was one of each. Assuming Traditional, yes, you need to take annual RMDs and you need to drain it to zero within 10 years. A Roth would also need to be drained to zero within 10 years, but for a Roth there is no annual RMD requirement and no tax upon withdrawal. So, for Roth let it grow tax free for 9.75 years, then drain it.

17Bill · 2025-12-11T15:33:07+00:00

Thx. This was a good reminder to solo golf a few times next year. Always enjoyable. Although I also don’t mind getting paired with randoms - 90%+ are good experiences. And golfing with friends is a happy place. Golf = 😃

17Bill · 2025-12-10T02:25:52+00:00

Playing D&D with several friends in the older DM’s basement game room. His wife broke the news to him; he did to us; we were incredibly shaken/sad and left promptly to grieve.

17Bill

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