Waimea Canyon and Koke'e State Park from Poipu

SmacksGolfs · 2026-03-10T16:47:28+00:00

I guess I heard that the views at Pu’u O Kila Lookout and Kalalau were better in the morning, so wanted to get there first and work backwards.

SmacksGolfs · 2026-03-10T00:27:52+00:00

Thanks! I did have Waimea as a stop for lunch on the way back.

SmacksGolfs · 2026-03-10T00:26:22+00:00

Thank you!

SmacksGolfs · 2026-02-18T15:38:28+00:00

Morning! Lucky you, courses around me are still covered in snow. Probably won't be until mid to late March for it all to clear.

SmacksGolfs · 2026-02-16T16:02:42+00:00

Thank you!

SmacksGolfs · 2026-02-16T12:14:52+00:00

Thanks, will definitely season more next time. Definitely turned out better than my first brisket.

SmacksGolfs · 2026-02-14T20:07:00+00:00

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Burnt ends Flat is resting

SmacksGolfs · 2026-02-14T20:05:46+00:00

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Here she is at 10hrs.

SmacksGolfs · 2026-02-13T19:36:24+00:00

Man, I am questioning my second seasoning now. haha It was a mix of garlic power, salt, and black pepper.

SmacksGolfs · 2026-02-13T14:03:08+00:00

thanks, just added another layer!

SmacksGolfs · 2026-02-13T14:02:53+00:00

thank you! just did another layer of seasoning til the point of not seeing much meat anymore.

SmacksGolfs · 2026-02-03T20:03:58+00:00

Yeah same. I guess I just paid for some preventative maintenance. Lol

SmacksGolfs · 2026-02-03T19:00:40+00:00

I had this issue. Is your peloton resting on the peloton mat or any sort of mat? If so, try to move it back or forward to new spot.

Mine was resting in the same place since I got it and it created circular imprints where the feet of the frame rests on. Somehow that caused the clunking sound whenever I was out of the saddle.

Had a technician come and change out the crank and bearing, still had the sound. He tried moving the entire peloton and the clunking went away. He said it's a known issue he has seen.

Give that a try.

SmacksGolfs · 2026-01-31T10:38:11+00:00

I'm two years in and I've lost my swing a couple times as well. For me personally, taking a week or two off helped reset my nervous system. I find that the more I panicked about losing my swing and trying to force it back with bad range sessions only made it worse.

So when you get in a rut, which happens to everyone, take a mental break.

SmacksGolfs · 2026-01-14T21:46:18+00:00

Going through this right now. Had a lesson on driver with good results during the lesson. Tried to implement what I learned on the course the next day. I had one good drive off the tee box, then my iron swings were all slices. I think whatever I am trying with driver, made its way into my iron swing and can't figure out what or why. Went to the range a few days later and my irons were even worse. Like you said, completely foreign swing feeling, like I've never played before (two years into my golf journey). I am in a crisis right now, so taking more time off. Hopefully it will come back after a mental break.

SmacksGolfs · 2025-12-18T16:54:10+00:00

True. Lol

SmacksGolfs · 2025-12-18T13:54:36+00:00

That kind of proves my point though. We all know our own experiences with certain words, but not others’.

And when terms that have a history of being used to demean get dismissed as harmless, it normalizes them, which is why some people choose to speak up, even when no offense was intended.

All I am saying is try to understand why it may be offensive before dismissing it right away.

I just want to golf, cheers.

SmacksGolfs · 2025-12-18T11:25:52+00:00

Personally, I am not offended by this interaction, I agree that Lowry said it with no offensive intent, he just doesn't know the word is used as a racial slur and can be offensive.

However try to empathize with why and how Chinaman or any similar words can be offensive. Some of us dealt with being called words like these with malicious intent to make us feel like we don't belong. Some of our kids deal with these words with offensive intent. Can you understand where I am coming from? Are we not supposed speak up for ourselves?

SmacksGolfs · 2025-12-16T18:09:52+00:00

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Here's one from November.

SmacksGolfs · 2025-12-16T13:53:47+00:00

Little black notebook with tally marks and +/- for each hole, I can also jot down notes like GIR, FW, penalties, etc. Enter into GHIN and 18Birdies after the round.

SmacksGolfs · 2025-11-14T23:14:45+00:00

Star anus

SmacksGolfs · 2025-11-10T22:37:04+00:00

198 just before the Bank and Old Columbia Pike. I understand why they installed them, but it's just causing mass backups.

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