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Site Maintenance / Possible Downtime

We're going to be making some fairly big behind-the-scenes changes to the website this weekend, and we'll also be doing some housekeeping while we're at it.

The site may be down or read-only (no posting) for short periods while we do this work. We appreciate your patience during this time, and please excuse our mess while we're working. :)

I'll post to this thread when the work is done and we're back to business as usual.

An Open Letter To Our Members and Readers

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Originally Posted by bambam (Post 78452)

There is so much done behind the scenes every day at LynnBlakeGolf.com. Things you never see and that you never know happened. But happen they do, and that is why you are viewing and participating in these pages today.

Over the past six years, we've grown this place from scratch and now deliver our message daily to golfers in more than one hundred countries. Every two seconds, 24/7, somebody somewhere in the world is enjoying a new LBG page view. And, our 'unique vistors' stay more than four times longer than they do on the average golf site. I look at our monthly 'stats' and can only shake my head in wonder.

None of this would have been possible without my dedicated 'in the wings' team. Over the past several years, Bambam has assumed command of those efforts. Together with the always available assist of Bagger Lance, who ably led as we slugged through our early days, he is now doing the work necessary -- it's been months in the making -- to deliver you an even higher level of service.

I'm writing this post to recognize the tireless efforts of both these stalwarts.

Thanks, guys.

You're the best!

:salut:

Thanks for all your hard work guys! :salut: :salut: :salut:

This is the most fun I've had in years!

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Originally Posted by bambam (Post 78452)

I'm trying to think of when I had this much fun....oh yeah, Annie....that story will have to wait until April 18-21st at Cuscowilla!!!

Mr. Passage....if you want to come out of the basement for a week...anyone from MN....we have a few spots left.

ICT (I'm not a female. I think Win is almost as cute as Shaniah!).

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevCarter (Post 78474)

Thanks for all your hard work guys! :salut: :salut: :salut:

What Kevin said goes for me too.:salut: :salut:

The main part of the maintenance is done. I'll be making additional tweaks tomorrow and this coming week. If you see something odd or not working...besides Daryl and Bucket...please let me know in this thread. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 78457)

This is the kind of thing I'm talking about:

Quote:

Originally Posted by bambam (Post 78508)

All code is now stored in a version controlled repository here: http://code.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

We mysqlhotcopy the databases to /home/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxbackup/vbforum

The media files are stored in /home/lynnxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

We run a full backup of the primary node. It includes media, code, up to the second replication db backup, and the nightly mysql hot copies.

For an offsite mirror like http://bambam.lynnblakegolfxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx it's recommended you use an pre-configured VM and only rsync the database and media files. The xxxxxxxxxxxxxxlynn/config and ~lynnxxxxxxxxxxxxxxfolders should be kept up to date via the central code repository. This can be done with scripts in the ~lynnxxxx/config/xxxxxxxxxfolder. Do not use the push scripts unless you've made an approved change. They won't get pushed to the live site, but they could get accidentally updated on the live site during a release.

Gotta love it!

:salut:

P.S. In our Website World, this is BRAIN POWER at work.

BRAIN POWER programming real-time, auto-execute SYSTEMS.

All for you.

Now, in our GolfStroke World, I offer the following 'stream-of-consciousness', unashamed threadjack.

Also for you . . .

************************************************** **************

In certain preening quarters, a self-proclaimed 'new breed' of golf 'teacher/scientists' argues that you cannot use BRAIN POWER -- the same used by my guys on this site and by you every day as a human being -- to control your Left Wrist (and thus, the Clubface) through Impact.

In other words, they believe that you cannot make your Left Wrist execute one of three basic Feels -- Roll, No Roll or Reverse Roll -- through Impact.

Thus, you have NO CONTROL of the Clubface during Impact.

Well, we here at Lynn Blake Golf -- "junk scientists", "book literalists" or whatever -- just don't believe that.

:smile:

To the contrary, we believe that your Left Wrist controls the Clubhead (Wrist Action) and the Clubface (Hinge Action). Further, we believe that your Left Wrist Control is in operation from Address to the Finish. Especially during Impact, the Left Wrist controls the ClubFACE.

In other words, your Left Wrist Motion through the Impact Interval -- and the resulting ClubFACE Motion -- is pre-selected and deliberate. There is no 'happenstance'.

As a player, your objective was . . .

Visualized as 'Ball Flight' in Preliminary Address . . .

Crystallized as 'Machine Alignments' in Impact Fix . . .

Programmed as 'Motion' in Adjusted Address; and then . . .

Executed in 'real time' as The Stroke.

Summarizing our "Cave Man" view:

The CONSCIOUS MIND programs . . . The SUBCONCIOUS executes.

If not this idea . . .

Then what?

:laughing9

Thanks, Yoda. :)

The knowledge about the alignments you teach is the only way I would've ever ended up with a flat left wrist when swinging a golf club. Without LBG, I'd still be deep in the fog.

Order In the Court

Okay, this stuff can't stay here. Gotta move it somewhere. Reply, please, but expect it all to be in a new place tomorrow.

Maybe in the 'Compression' thread, aka, 'Secrets of the Non-Existent Hinge Action' . . .

:confused1

Hey, it could work!

:dance:

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Originally Posted by bambam (Post 78514)

Would have been a flipper for life minus LBG. Thank you for all your efforts, Yoda and crew...:salut:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 78512)

This is the kind of thing I'm talking about:

Gotta love it!

:salut:

P.S. In our Website World, this is BRAIN POWER at work.

BRAIN POWER programming real-time, auto-execute SYSTEMS.

All for you.

Now, in our GolfStroke World, I offer the following 'stream-of-consciousness', unashamed threadjack.

Also for you . . .

************************************************** **************

In certain preening quarters, a self-proclaimed 'new breed' of golf 'teacher/scientists' argues that you cannot use BRAIN POWER -- the same used by my guys on this site and by you every day as a human being -- to control your Left Wrist (and thus, the Clubface) through Impact.

In other words, they believe that you cannot make your Left Wrist execute one of three basic Feels -- Roll, No Roll or Reverse Roll -- through Impact.

Thus, you have NO CONTROL of the Clubface during Impact.

Well, we here at Lynn Blake Golf -- "junk scientists", "book literalists" or whatever -- just don't believe that.

:smile:

To the contrary, we believe that your Left Wrist controls the Clubhead (Wrist Action) and the Clubface (Hinge Action). Further, we believe that your Left Wrist Control is in operation from Address to the Finish. Especially during Impact, the Left Wrist controls the ClubFACE.

In other words, your Left Wrist Motion through the Impact Interval -- and the resulting ClubFACE Motion -- is pre-selected and deliberate. There is no 'happenstance'.

As a player, your objective was . . .

Visualized as 'Ball Flight' in Preliminary Address . . .

Crystallized as 'Machine Alignments' in Impact Fix . . .

Programmed as 'Motion' in Adjusted Address; and then . . .

Executed in 'real time' as The Stroke.

Summarizing our "Cave Man" view:

The CONSCIOUS MIND programs . . . The SUBCONCIOUS MIND executes.

If not this idea . . .

Then what?

:laughing9

LOL

Homer Kelley's teaching of the wrist alignments, combined with Lynn Blake's explanation of how they work, PLUS Lynn Blake's videos on Finish Swivel have made me look like a good teacher with beginners through plus handicaps. What works in the REAL WORLD is what matters to me, not winning an internet debate with faux scientists with humongous egos and agendas. :laughing9 This game is played with an abundance of different strokes, not just full out drivers into a vast field. The truth will set you free...

Kevin

I've noticed some password issues and early log off times.

And Jack Said To Arnie . . .

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Originally Posted by John Graham (Post 78768)

I've noticed some password issues and early log off times.

Sorry, John. I've no idea what's happening here, but it may be related to our recent major server upgrade.

I've forwarded your post to our site sdmin.

You'll be hearing from us soon.

:salut:

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Graham (Post 78768)

I've noticed some password issues and early log off times.

John, I need more detail, as I haven't had any other similar complaints and am not experiencing anything like this myself. Please describe what 'password issues' means. By early log off times, are you implying you're being logged off from the website while you're browsing?

Yes, that is exactly correct but it might be only 1 minute long.

Also, it wouldn't recognize my password and had to get a new one.

15 minute reset after wrong passwrod also wasn't working correctly.

As long as I click the remember me everything is fine.

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Originally Posted by John Graham (Post 78791)

If you expect to stay logged in for an extended period of time, you should be clicking the 'remember me' button. The server's timeout is set to 24 minutes, but depending on your browser settings and/or activity, that timeout could happen sooner. Again, I recommend using the remember me checkbox, as you've already discovered.

We store passwords encoded, so I have no way to know if you were entering the correct password or not, and since you've already changed it, we can't do any debugging there. I haven't had any other support requests about this, but we'll keep our ears open. Thanks.

I guess there been some problems today? It has been several hours where is was impossible to get in touch with the site.

Yes, something brought the site down today. I'm investigating the cause.

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Originally Posted by bambam (Post 78797)

Yes, something brought the site down today. I'm investigating the cause.

First, I'd call Innercity Teacher to see what he was up to. He could have been trying something and had an accident.
By the way Patrick, I'd like to read how you did on the course today.
g

I am logging in, getting accepted and redirected to the site but when I click on "new posts" I am told I need to log in to access the content.

I am then invited to log in again.

However, having ignored all that, I've managed to get into this thread and put up this post............But I had to log in again to do it.

Curious.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burner (Post 78842)

Must be fixed. I got in just fine.

Yup, its all ok now Jerry. :)

Thankful for the site

Thank all of you for hosting and keeping the site running!