I have told the story tons of times about how I quit chewing tobacco. I started chewing in high school and would have a dip in all day when I was working on the golf course. After I got into sales, I chewed less but still had not stopped. I even was chewing Red Man because my gums were getting so beat up. One day I saw a black spot on my gum in the mirror. I panicked and swore to God that if this would pass I would never chew again! That was about 15 years ago and I have not had a dip since.
Now I will have a cigar a couple time a year but no Skoal....
Now when I golf or I am outside working, I have always loved a pinch between the cheek and gum. So I have tried just about everything from Big League Chew (gum) to the beef jerky chew and nothing has really done it. After years of trying I finally found something that packs right, tastes similar and does not bang up your gums. It is from Oregon Mint Snuff Company! It is the best alternative I have found and would recommend it to anyone who wants to try and stop chewing tobacco.
So for those of you who just can't kick the habit, I would tell you to give this a shot.
www.mintsnuff.com
On the turf front in the Philly area has been hammered by grey leaf spot. We have had some turf loss and not many guys escaped the damage. One Superintendent put it best when he said he remembered when grey leaf spot came into the area back in the early 1990's. You have gotten through the hard part of the season.The night time temps are perfect and BAM you have turf loss....
Now today we are ending with tornado warnings...
This is definitely a year for the history books!
WJC
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