BengalBen
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
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| Registered on: | 5/31/2008 |
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re: Good place to stop on the way to the Gatlinburg, Sevierville area from BR?
Posted by BengalBen on 4/28/25 at 4:20 pm
Chattanooga Lookouts baseball game
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Todd Walker sounds like Dane Bradshaw
Posted by BengalBen on 4/27/25 at 5:04 pm
Dane Bradshaw is a former UT basketball player that calls games on ESPN if you don’t recognize the name.
re: I have 24 hours in Camden, Maine in late May.
Posted by BengalBen on 4/17/25 at 6:11 pm
Odd place to have 24 hrs to blow, but I can’t imagine many places I’d rather spend 24 hours.
I’d head up Mount Battie to enjoy the view overlooking the harbor and then spend the rest of the time strolling through town and checking out the boats.
I’d head up Mount Battie to enjoy the view overlooking the harbor and then spend the rest of the time strolling through town and checking out the boats.
re: Putters
Posted by BengalBen on 4/11/25 at 10:51 am
Bettinardi Studio Stock 35.
re: Was there any Spring football practice new or tidbits from today?
Posted by BengalBen on 4/10/25 at 7:56 pm
Looks like Sydir Mitchell’s injury from Tuesday wasn’t significant and he was back out there today.
re: Charleston in July
Posted by BengalBen on 3/29/25 at 3:10 pm
We went the first week of June last year. It was great, not too hot and school was still in session, so it wasn’t crowded with school aged kids. As much as we enjoyed it, it would not interest me at all to go in July or August.
I’d call it a walking vacation. One day I had 35,000 steps. Doing that in July just isn’t possible.
I’d call it a walking vacation. One day I had 35,000 steps. Doing that in July just isn’t possible.
re: How many hole in 1's do you have?
Posted by BengalBen on 2/28/25 at 7:50 pm
#2 at Pine Hills in Calhoun. Been closed for several years now. It was playing 195-200 yds and I dunked it with a 4-iron. Destroyed the cup. It was at dusk and we just heard it hit the bottom of the flag.
re: Pretty epic ending to a high school basketball game in Chicago the other night...
Posted by BengalBen on 2/24/25 at 9:54 am
Hinsdale is very nice. It’s one of the richest suburbs in Chicago, if not the richest.
re: Fitting at Bettinardi Studio B
Posted by BengalBen on 2/22/25 at 4:48 pm
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Cost
The fitting was only $100 and takes an hour. The putter price is the retail price. You get your pick of any grip, but the Super Strokes with the Bettinardi logo are a $30 up charge. The fitting is charged regardless if you purchase a putter. Including the tour and waiting on the putter build, I was out in 1.5 hrs.
Fitting at Bettinardi Studio B
Posted by BengalBen on 2/21/25 at 11:36 am
With all the Lab putter talk on this board and discussions about getting fit for a putter, I decided to get a putter fitting. I recently had at driver fitting at Club Champion and have tried all the LAB putters and have had several Scotty’s in the past. The Bettinardi experience far surpasses the Club Champion experience because you’re right there as they build it and also get the retail experience.
A guy was fitted before me and he had just flown in from Denver just to get fitted and was heading straight back to O’hare to fly out.
I ended up with a Studio Stock 35. Compared to my gamer, my toe hang was off for my stroke type and I went from a 35” to a 34.5”. My lie was the biggest change down to 66 from 70.
They also give a tour of The Hive(very limited production and 1 of 1 putters). They then have a secret door that goes from The Hive to their custom design room.
It’s long, but this a great video that goes through the whole process and ends in their build room.
A guy was fitted before me and he had just flown in from Denver just to get fitted and was heading straight back to O’hare to fly out.
I ended up with a Studio Stock 35. Compared to my gamer, my toe hang was off for my stroke type and I went from a 35” to a 34.5”. My lie was the biggest change down to 66 from 70.
They also give a tour of The Hive(very limited production and 1 of 1 putters). They then have a secret door that goes from The Hive to their custom design room.
It’s long, but this a great video that goes through the whole process and ends in their build room.
re: What is a nice and smaller version of San Antonio
Posted by BengalBen on 2/18/25 at 5:41 pm
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I have considered OKC as well.
I’d recommend Tulsa over OKC if you’re considering Oklahoma.
re: For all you Paxton Kling fans
Posted by BengalBen on 2/16/25 at 9:20 am
He went 1-3 Saturday with 2 more K’s. So he’s 2-8 with a HR and 4 K’s.
re: Ju’juan Johnson
Posted by BengalBen on 2/12/25 at 5:16 pm
Would love to see a goal line package with him at QB. I don’t recall our red zone stats but I believe we were below average and seems like we were pretty predictable inside the 5 yd line.
re: Parents of Rising Seniors- Gifts?
Posted by BengalBen on 2/7/25 at 12:55 pm
My oldest graduates high school this year. She’s getting a college education and monthly stipend for food, clothes, phone, gas, car, insurance. I’m jealous you’re getting away with only buying an Apple Watch.
re: Dad moved to Louisiana for his sons dream to go to LSU
Posted by BengalBen on 2/6/25 at 1:09 pm
Wow….what an awesome dad and great story. Thanks for sharing.
Good luck to Jake!
Good luck to Jake!
re: Best king cake in Lafayette or on way from Lafayette to BR
Posted by BengalBen on 2/1/25 at 7:56 am
I’d just stick with plain cream cheese. I hope you get one and they aren’t sold out.
re: Tell me about Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posted by BengalBen on 1/26/25 at 6:05 pm
I lived there two different times over 7 years. My oldest daughter was born there and I’ve lived a couple of places in the Midwest and every corner of Louisiana. I’ll likely retire in Tulsa.
Very conservative and low cost of living. Not as major city but has everything you’ll need. Look at the replies in this thread, anyone who has lived there liked it and anyone who doesn’t like it, hasn’t lived there.
Jenks, Bixby, Owasso and Broken Arrow are good suburbs, but Jenks and Bixby are the two best.
Tulsa is very segregated, so any image you relate to cop shows is isolated to North and East Tulsa.
Very conservative and low cost of living. Not as major city but has everything you’ll need. Look at the replies in this thread, anyone who has lived there liked it and anyone who doesn’t like it, hasn’t lived there.
Jenks, Bixby, Owasso and Broken Arrow are good suburbs, but Jenks and Bixby are the two best.
Tulsa is very segregated, so any image you relate to cop shows is isolated to North and East Tulsa.
re: Why did this Blue Chip Opelousas RB just commit to ULM with Powerhouse offers?
Posted by BengalBen on 1/11/25 at 3:24 pm
Straight ahead runner and very stiff.
re: CJ Daniels gives insight into LSU locker room
Posted by BengalBen on 1/9/25 at 6:02 pm
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The guys coming in, better or worse in talent and performance, may very well get the same treatment. It will be very hard to navigate an SEC schedule with that kind of division.
In the NIL age, you think this isn’t the case everywhere? You have a first year guy who is paid 6 figures to come in and start over guys that have been in the locker room for 1-3 years. That’s a very uncomfortable dynamic and one that college players(young guys who are catered to)probably won’t navigate very well. He was the new guy, didn’t feel comfortable, and now he wants to place blame on something for underperforming.
re: Any Recommendations for a 4 or 5 BR beach house vacation rental?
Posted by BengalBen on 1/5/25 at 10:31 am
When are you going? Are you interested in 30a at all?
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