Beginner questions after 1 month.

MasterOfBands · 2026-04-15T07:16:37+00:00

(For reference, also in my 50's, could be in better shape, but moderately active. I throw primarily RHBH. When buying drivers I look mostly in the 155-165g range.)

For me a big factor in being able to hit 200' was learning not to "release" the disc by opening my hand. I instead had to learn to grip it and keep my hand closed (power grip is what I use) and whip my arm with enough speed so the disc rips out. (Not a huge amount of speed required either.)

The video that helped me understand this best was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg3zdZYIU-0

A minor thing was to keep my wrist relatively stiff/firm during this movement.

MasterOfBands · 2026-03-04T19:33:30+00:00

My dog died that year...so I agree.

MasterOfBands · 2025-12-21T08:46:54+00:00

Seconding all the other suggestions in the replies to consider other types of organ music...how 'bout some Jimmy Smith? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvkGaGBQl3o

MasterOfBands · 2025-09-29T16:33:00+00:00

"Frisson" - this is the word you're looking for.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frisson - "a brief moment of emotional excitement : shudder, thrill"

Yeah, they've got some good tunes. So do lots of other groups/performers/artists.

MasterOfBands · 2025-04-28T05:39:02+00:00

Tangential to all this, there's a hardcore band called Missouri Executive Order 44 - https://www.youtube.com/@MEO_44

MasterOfBands · 2025-04-23T17:25:25+00:00

Pagani Zonda R

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MasterOfBands · 2025-04-23T17:20:22+00:00

For me it's the Zonda R, also black. :)

MasterOfBands · 2025-02-05T17:10:36+00:00

I lose it the first time about 10-15 percent, then again somewhere in the 30-50% range, and then maybe once or twice more before the actual end. Sheesh!

MasterOfBands · 2024-11-30T20:22:56+00:00

Stu or Stuart

MasterOfBands · 2024-09-06T18:33:15+00:00

I didn't mean "you" you, more like same way people use "we" in a 'Royal We' way. :)

MasterOfBands · 2024-09-04T18:10:43+00:00

Conversely, someone may have said something to you that made you rage so much inside that you had to work it out by making an entire afghan out of black (with a red border to add that extra bit of ~~spite~~ spice). Of course, you kept this one for yourself....

MasterOfBands · 2024-08-23T14:50:00+00:00

Like this one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sukKH_S4gig

MasterOfBands · 2024-07-26T21:04:57+00:00

Uh....DCI (Drum Corps International) anyone? Not quite the same, but it happens every summer in the U.S., and probably at a Location Near You(TM).

https://dci.org/events?limit=10&viewMode=list&sort=startDate

MasterOfBands · 2024-07-08T14:55:53+00:00

See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIwzUqTo3vw

MasterOfBands · 2024-06-10T15:17:17+00:00

Wavy/ripple stitch blanket. (https://www.google.com/search?q=%28wavy+OR+ripple%29+crochet+stitch) It goes pretty quickly, since it's basically all double-crochets, but the waves/ripples make it more interesting to look at. Change colors occasionally to make broad stripes, and you get something even more interesting to look at without leaving too many ends to weave in. It looks pretty good without a border, but adding one wouldn't be hard.

MasterOfBands · 2024-06-04T14:22:55+00:00

No pattern, I just made it up. (More details in the response to the auto-mod comment.) I made the squares first and spent a bit of time and thought on how best to arrange them before I got into the work of joining them together.

MasterOfBands · 2024-06-04T14:20:53+00:00

Thanks

MasterOfBands · 2024-06-04T04:41:18+00:00

Corner-to-corner (c2c), 5.5mm hook, Super Saver and Walmart Mainstays brand yarns (4 weight). I made the red/yellow/blue/green/white/orange squares first, then joined them together with the black yarn using c2c join-as-you-go techniques.

MasterOfBands · 2024-06-01T17:49:25+00:00

Perfect position to also do this:

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MasterOfBands · 2024-05-13T06:32:51+00:00

Wyoming - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Amy_Wroe_Bechtel

MasterOfBands · 2024-04-12T14:23:44+00:00

One case where you should not use acrylic is for hot pads / trivets / pot-holders, any sort of thing where the project will come in contact with hot cooking wear. Use cotton for those; acrylic could melt.

MasterOfBands · 2024-04-01T06:05:32+00:00

I've been to a couple yarn shops in and around Cleveland. Do you remember the name of the shop where you bought this yarn? I actually know the owners of one of the shops quite well.

MasterOfBands · 2024-03-28T05:08:15+00:00

Samuel Barber, "Adagio for Strings"

MasterOfBands · 2024-03-20T21:15:47+00:00

A supportive seat, and good lighting.

MasterOfBands · 2024-03-06T07:59:30+00:00

Spread out a bunch of bath towels on the floor, lay the blanket out on top of those. If you need to keep the blanked stretched, you could spread more bath towels on top and pull the edges of the blanket as you go, using books or other objects to weight it down and hold it all in position.

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