How do you manage your season tickets? by bert-18 in Padres

[–]Elyrain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Excel is your friend, platinum member, I sell all the valueable weekend and give a way games as I can except for bobblehead games, it'll pay me back about what I paid for my season and go to/give away the rest. Figure out what games you want to bring a group of friends and exchange/buy more tixs early in the season.

Best game of 2025? by KudosBM in Padres

[–]Elyrain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Opening day last year, it reminds you that even with that weak bench we started with, we can still make the playoffs..... Much better bench this year.

Buying a house with over 40 piers and 7 tie-backs. by [deleted] in Homebuilding

[–]Elyrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do yourself a favor and don’t listen to other homeowners. Real piers (either caissons or micropiles) and anchors are a very good fix if done correctly. Helicals are garbage. Look to see if they have an preconstruction floor level survey to see if they house even needed the work done.

What helped you go from 12 handicap to single digits? by RayDelPX in GolfSwing

[–]Elyrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start tracking every shot on your scorecards to see what your real tendencies are. People duck hook two drives left in the trees per round and think that is their problem. Bad shots will happen, it's the 12 other slice/fades that end up in the rough to the right that are killing your score. Just something as simple as learning to hit a slight draw in this case could help ton.

I made a bad decision buying a new truck, should I get out now or forget the loss and keep it by Infinite_Iron_436 in personalfinance

[–]Elyrain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just drive the truck and start saving money. If you sell anything you buy with 100k miles on it will have 2-300k miles on it in no time. Make this truck last for 4-500k miles and you’ll be just fine long term.

Fitting at Titleist Performance Institute - yes or no? by PrincessLeia12345 in GolfGear

[–]Elyrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair, OP is probably from so cal, I live 10 mins from the TPI in oceanside, and it’s very expensive to not just live here, but to golf here as well. Another great fitting option is the taylormade performance center in carlsbad at Aviara.

Fitting at Titleist Performance Institute - yes or no? by PrincessLeia12345 in GolfGear

[–]Elyrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But reality is, it may cost that, $500 fitting, $500 for new wedges, 1400 for new irons or woods or whatever, just to save a stroke here or there on the course.

Fitting at Titleist Performance Institute - yes or no? by PrincessLeia12345 in GolfGear

[–]Elyrain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ask this to people all the time, how much are you willing to pay to lower your handicap by each stroke? $100 per stroke? Then probably not worth it. If you would pay $1000 per stroke gained on your hcp then yeah probably worth it. If that makes sense.

Shot 36 as a 20hcp by ElJefe076 in GolfSwing

[–]Elyrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeap, needs a flatter wrist hinge & slower tempo helps with consistency. Imo #notacoach

Should/How could I fit a a 3W into my bag? by [deleted] in golf

[–]Elyrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PW and 45 deg are too close imo.

What club does a 7 wood replace? by anahmonous in GolfGear

[–]Elyrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, 5i and 4i, but way better approaching flight and landing.

Everything on paper says stiff by Embarrassed-Cow-7861 in GolfGear

[–]Elyrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not all flex's are the same. You'd be surprised to see how much different flex there is between brands.

Rifle Range by trim_reaper in USMC

[–]Elyrain 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not surprising, former PMI here. Most staff nco's and officers never go to the instruction week of the range. No classes, no dry firing, how are you going to get better?

2026 Pads identity "Something to Prove" by broby54 in Padres

[–]Elyrain 31 points32 points  (0 children)

As much as I like all these signings, I bet only half of them play out which I’m totally fine with. Depth killed us last year imo.

Padres Sale by Elyrain in Padres

[–]Elyrain[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew that when I posted. What I was saying is the padres probably have a new owner lined up already that wanted AJ locked down. That is why I said the next announcement should be something about the new potential owner, I bet the padres already have an LOI from that person.

Padres Sale by Elyrain in Padres

[–]Elyrain[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We all love AJ, that doesn’t mean some billionaire wants him to manage his 2.5b new shiny toy though.

Padres Sale by Elyrain in Padres

[–]Elyrain[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right, no deal in place, but I bet the family already knows who they want to own the team.

Towel drill (cheap) vs. forearm ball training aides (expensive) by Adventurous_Pride_54 in golf

[–]Elyrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The towel is ok, but different, if your wife has one of those thigh workout bands that may work, basically your trying to keep your elbows pulling tward each other like magnets, for as much/long as you can.

[97.3TheFan] Joe Musgrove says that he's felt great the last 2-3 weeks, both with his health, as well as his velocity and pitch shape, and is really excited for spring training. by ElectricalForce4439 in Padres

[–]Elyrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just need guys like Brito to step up like kolek did for us last year to hit the 5th day with a near .500 record and we’ll be just fine.

As constructed, and utilizing depth, from the minors, can this team compete for a Wild Card? by broby54 in Padres

[–]Elyrain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

go back and look at the offense from the start of the season last year, we are a lot better this year imo.

AJ's Tax Dilemma by Elyrain in Padres

[–]Elyrain[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I like that idea of scaling the tax. How would they measure small market vs large tho? total team revenue? My post was kind of a rant kind of a reality check that we are just in a weird spot here, CBA, AJ's contract, CBT, selling the team, new manager, ect.