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SHORT GAME INSTRUCTION Feel Your Way Around The Green Those short, stroke-saving shots around the putting green are bom of a good imagination and a touch with the short clubs. Seve Ballesteros, one of the acknowledged masters of the short game, has said that being able to conceive or imagine the trajectory and roll is the most important aspect of executing these delicate little shots. Try This Toughie Let's say you have left an ap proach shot ten feet right of the putting surface ov a steep upslope in high grass. The pin is tucked in close BY WILL COCKRELL to the same side of the green, which is not only fast but runs downhill to the pin. Tough shot? You bet. As you begin to analyze the shot you recognize that if you carry the ball to the pulling surface, it will surely roll well past the pin. The high grass will all but eliminate the possibility of putting any spin, and therefore control, on the roll of the shot. The depth of the grass also de mands that you make good contact with the ball in order to eliminate the possibility of chilly-dipping it and leaving it in the tall grass. Therein lies the dilemma: the ball must be struck solidly and yet it must not carry too far. The ball must be struck such that it floats on a high trajectory and lands softly in the fringe of the green which will help to reduce the first bounce and deposit the ball lightly on the green with just enough momen tum to carry it down to the pin. Now that is a mouthful, but it is what your imagination demands. Explosion From Grass Believe it or not, there are at least two techniques for executing this shot. If you are a good bunker player and confident with explosion shots, you may elect to use those skills to pop the ball up and down on the fringe of the green. You will want to take an open stance on the uphill slope with the sand wedge laid wide open to minimize bounce. You will need as much of you weight on the forward foot as the slope will allow and play the ball off the arch of your leading foot. The swing will actually be a miniature explosion shot. Take the club away to the outside and aim the blade of your wedge an inch or so behind the ball. You want to scoop the grass underneath the ball and loft it high in the a>r with no spin on the ball. It will land almost dead on the fringe and not take a very big bounce on the green. The uphill stance and the forward ball position will both assist in getting the blade under the ball for desired trajectory. The part that you must practice to obtain the correct feel for the shot is the length and speed of the swing. These two variables will control how far the shot travels. Since the explosion swing is relatively wristy and dependent on good timing of the blade through the ball, you need to be comfortable with ex plosion shots to execute this little dandy with any degree of consistency. Otherwise, you stand a good chance of blading the ball into the next county. Swing With The Slope a second and less risky technique which any golfer should be able to master is a shoulder and arm swing. The key to this swing is your set-up and the desired plane of the swing. First set up to the ball with your stance open just enough to encourage a slight outside-inside swing. The ball should be in the middle of your stance and your weight should naturally be balanced on your rear foot due to the uphill slope. The leading edge of your wedge should face in the desire direction of flight for the ball. The plane of your swing will be along the incline of the upslopc. This adds even more loft to your club to produce the high "pop up" shot your imagination has conceived. The swing is almost identical to a chip shot around the green. It is therefore easy to execute, with very little, if any, wrist cock and no adjusted aiming point. Swing the club back with the arms and shoulders keeping your weight on the rear foot throughout the swing. On the forward swing keep your wrist firm and do not allow the clubhcad to pass your hands. With your weight to the rear and the head steady, your hands and then the clubhcad will pass your chin delivering a very lofted nip to the ball which will pop up in the air and land softly in the fringe. The key to this shot is the necessity to swing along the incline of the slope. If your weight or your head gets forward or your wrists cross over, you will deloft the club and blast the ball across the green. When you experiment and practice these two shots, pick a really tough slope and aim at a close pin placement. You can simulate the pin placement with a tee stuck in the green. Experiment with several similar shots which demand varying distances for your carry. You will soon be producing deli cate lobs which land softly and roll only a few feet. By fiddling around with the shot techniques described you will discover a small adjustment will easily produce shots with intermediate trajectories and slightly longer rolls on the ball. There are also a couple of valuable bonus effects when you practice these shots. The motor skills which you are polishing have the effect of im proving your feel on all the little shots around the green. In addition, it cre ates a new storage file in your old memory bank which improves your abil ity to conceive and imagine all sorts of shots. Putters To Compete May 4 The 5th Annual Southport-Oak Island Masters Putting Tournament is set Saturday, May 4, at the Oak Island Golf and Country Club in Casweli Beach at 9 a.m. Entry fee is S65 per two-man team. The fee includes lunch and beverages. Registration deadline is May 2 and is limited to the first 64 teams. More than 53,000 in cash prizes will be awarded with the first-place team receiving $2,000. Applications arc available at the Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce office and other area golf courses. The event is sponsored by the Chamber and other area mer chants. For more information contact Chairman Darryle Hodges or the Chamber of Commerce staff, 457 6964. <C MYRTLE BEACH'S 2 PREMIER GOLF COURSES ? CAROLINA SHORES GOLF CLUB ? RIVER OAKS GOLF PLANTATION ...ARE OFFERING... PLAYERS FOR $40 REG. $100.00 INCLUDES POWER GOLF CART ?CAROLINA SHORES (919)579-2181 '(803) 448-2657 ?RIVER OAKS (803) 449-4044 CALL NOW FOR RESERVATIONS OFFER VALID AFTER 12:30 WITH COUPON GOOD THRU MAY 31. 1991 OWNED & OPERATED by AMERICAN GOLF CORPORATION ? Brierwood Ninettes Drop Two Worst Holes Members of ihc Brierwood Ninettes golf group dropped scores on their two worst holes and used half handicaps in their season open er last Friday. Margaret Pingo had the low net of 22.5, followed by Lois Martocci with a score of 23.5. Four golfers tied for third place. Pat Narazinski, Pierrette Tompkins, Ruth Hierman and Liz Bruce each shot 24.5. Gerry Parsons and Mary Lamb had low putts for the tournament. Mrs. Bruce had the only chip in of the day. Carolina Shores Rose Marcisyn and Emily Shaqx: teamed up for a score of 150 and won the Carolina Shores Ladies Golf Association blind partners tournament last week. Second place went to the team of Dot Meadcr and Ruth Rice with a score of 153. Other top finishers were Betty Kibblchousc and Flo WaiTcn at 154, Sally Manifold and Irene Crane at 156 and Dot Russo and Edith Grice at 157. Chip-ins were recorded by Mrs. Meader at the third hole, Ginny Der rickson at the 13th and Ruth Rad cliffc the 1 6th. Mrs. Kibblchousc had low putts with 29. Brierwood Men The team of Roy Havcnga, How ard Scutl, Rick Rickbcil and Straud Maerker fired a 16-undcr-par 128 and won the Brierwood Men's Golf Association best ball tournament last Thursday. Each foursome counted the two best balls on each hole, and golfers GOLFING ACTION used 80 percent of iheir handicaps. Second place went to the team of Odic Johnson, Don Lamb, Bob Tompkins and Paul Keeley with a score of 131. Placing third with a score of 132 was the team of Gene Loflin, Don Martin, Jerry Smith and Dick Anzelonc. In other recent action at Brier wood, the foursome of Ed Rock stroh, John Martocci, Nearle Ein stein and Barbara Baxter won the nine-hole mixed scramble last Wed nesday with a 34. Two teams tied for second place. Joe Rciter, Bill Goldsbcrry, Dick Baxter and Ellie Scutt shot 35 to tie the foursome of Joe Tymchak, Nick Laceren/a, A1 Butler and Mary Lamb. On Feb. 25, two teams tied for first place in the best ball tournament. Teams counted one best ball on tlie par 5s, two best balls on the par 4s and three best balls on the par 3s. Roy Havcnga, Barney Martin, Bill Allen and Gary O'Connell shot 1 18 to tie the foursome of Joe Rei ter, Fergie Nicol, Tony Maglione and Bill Goldsbcrry. Sea Trail Ladies Shirley Helmke won the Sea Trail Ladies Golf Association nine-hole low putts tournament last week with 1 5 putts. Rosemary Walker took second place with 16 putts. Tied with 17 putts each were Eva Baham, Pat Burkhart, Dinah Gore, Jane Bye and Dorothy Cambria. Fifteen golfers competed in the event, which was played on the Jones course at Sea Trail Plantation. Ruth's Renegades Ruth's Renegades golf group held crossover tournaments last Thursday at Carolina Shores and Bricrwood. In the crossover formal, golfers use half handicaps anJ count the lowest scores from the front nine and back nine. Each golfers must count their score on either the first or lOlh hole, second or 11th hole and so on. Mabel Kassner had the low net at Carolina Shores with a 90. Winners of the crossover event were Peg Schedley with a score of 27, Sue Baer with a 29 and Jenny Briggs with a 33. Mrs. Scliedley made a birdie at the sixth hole. At Brierwood, Marion Corbin had the low net of 72 ?nd finished second in the crossover tournament with score of a 31.5. She had a chip-in at the fourth hole. Toni Kobos won the crossover event with a round of 30.5. Third place went to Ruth Jacobs with 31.5. Ginny Bingham had the only oth er chip-in at Brierwood. It came at the 10th hole. Rrirk Landina ^ Two teams tied for first place in the Brick Landing Plantation Ladies Golf Association captain's choice tournament last Thursday. Martha Cullen, Debbie Rupp, Pat Collins and Barbara Kosanke shot 80 to tie the foursome of Mildred Thomas, Betty Grabb, Joan Berhle and Betty Squire for first The threesome of Alice Gross man, Edna Hollowell and Terry Eh lers shot an 81 and took sccon place. Sea Trail Men Bob Brossia and Dick Zin?cr had the low net in the Sea Trail Men > Golf Association scratch and scram ble tournament last Tuesday. Doug Mchnc and Clarencc Brown had the second low net Twenty-two members competed in the event, which was played on the Jones course at Sea Trail Plantation. Br/erwood Ladies Mary Schaack fired a net 53 and took first place in the top flight of the Bricrwood Ladies Golf Associa tion tournament last Tuesday. Golfers dropped scores on their four worst holes and used half ot their handicaps. Runners-up in the first flight were Ann Hicrman with a 54 and Bobbie Maples with 54.5. Second flight winners were Ncarle Einstein with 54.5, Lois Beato with 55 and Ellic Scutt with 55.5. Lou Akers won the third flight with a net 60. She was followed by Esther Smith with 61.5 and Pat Strauss with 62.5 Fourth flight winners were Peg Steiner with a 61.5, Margaret Pingo with 2 63.5 2nd Louise Blizzard with a 65.5. Low putts winners were Doris Dunfee and Mrs. Hierman, 30, first flight; Marian Johnson and Ruth Linder, 30, second flight; Marian Corbin, 32, third flight; and Mrs Steiner, 32, fourth flight. Chip-ins during the event were carded by Mrs. Linder and Mrs. Cor bin at the first hole, Jane Flieg at the fourth and Rose Rcitcr at the 15th. rHOTO BY SYBIL M. SIMMONS JAKISHA BOWENS, Waccamaw Elementary School's Home coming Queen, is shown with her escort, Corey Bowens. Homecoming Queen Is Crowned Jakisha Bowens was crowned Homecoming Queen at Waccamaw Elementary School at the Ash school's last home basketball game of the season, said Sybil Mitchell Simmons, assistant principal. Jakisha, an eighth grade student, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bowens of Little Prong community in Ash. She is active in the Career Club and student government organiza tion. She played soccer and plays softball on the school squad, and -LANCASTER. Your LOCAL water conditioning specialists. Residential to heavy industrial. PJ&A Sales, installation & seri'ice. For all your plumbing needs, call Plumbing Contractors Performance? Quality? 842 2771 was a cheerleader. Jakisha was escorted at Home coming festivities by Corey Bow ens, son of Jimmy Bowens of Little Prong. The school's homecoming queen is selected by popular vote of sev enth and eighth graders. Eighth grade attendants were Shannon Cart er, Rebecca Hughes and Blair Milli gan and seventh grade attendants were Shalana King and April Mintz. Lanes Posts High Scores Little River Lanes at Little River, S.C., have announced the lop bowl ing scores for the week of Feb. 18, as follows: River Rollers: Dot Neat, 500; Netherland Hall, 504; Marty Mc Dowell, 506; Mary Sheraff, 512. Survivors: Andy Rcvella, 509; Harvey Shield, 513; Bob Karl, 511; Rupert Bellamy, 529; Bill Ruddcn, 500; Pete Callahan, 516; Frank Chibi, 513. Monday Madness: Bill Cramer, 535; Joseph Livingston, 500; Don ald Errickson, 503; Shawn Griffin, 504; Ernest Schubeck, 503; Bryan I Bellamy, 501; Buddy Stone, 597; Teresa Morton, 535; Steve Garrick, 1 520; Ricky Watts, 528; Charles I Chestnut, 525; Bruce Mitchell, 529; Mike Stanley, 504; Bob Krause, 521; Tim Goggin, 570. Dixie Men: Steve Buck, 237, 545; Ken McNutt, 527; Mai Evans, 541; Wilbert Batten, 539; Ray Neat, 541; Bill Ruddcn, 520; Gary O'Connell, 509; Grady Hardwick, 505; Frank Marvaso, 557; Johnny Johnson, 620; Mark Evans, 235, 597; Larry King, 541; Tony Magnotto, 521; Rupert Bellamy, 533; Deck Hall, 500; Bill Zerfass, 525; John Hamvus, 521; George Galitz, 577. Hi & Dry Doubles: Shirl Good, 510; Gene McKelvey, 520; Arthur Fortier, 506. ICoffee/Donut Lg.: Bob Krause, 201; Arty Karlson, 513. Carolina Shores; Robert Kil gore, 204, 515; Tom Kennedy, 202, 557; Bill Miller. 521; Chick Wein garten, 200; Chuck Schilling, 202, 508; Gary Mott, 212; Donald Emckson, 506; Gary Molt, 563; Marylin Searby, 511. State of Confusion: Dave Had dock, 225, 565; Cecil Suggs, 520 William Gaither, 524; Walt Bruinei 512; Tim Smith, 507; Lindsey Wal ton, 545; Mike Allsbrook, 519; Bill Shoemaker, 552; Pete Thomas, 567; Karen Moshoures, 258, 608; Karen Haddock, 517; Lynn Ford, 507; Steve Simmons, 519; Harvey Schicid, 531; Waddell Evans, 536, Wilbcrt Baten, 511; Jerry Ocello, 516; Joe Raitano, 506; Kelly Todd, 551; Ray King, 598; Mimi O'Sulli van, 504; Jackie Schull, 511; Laura Mclntyre, 520. Superstars (Youth): Glenn Bellamy, 173, 427; Jeff Ballou, 170, 169, 487; Tammy Adams, 161,411; Terry Decker, 184, 166,483; Aman da Stone, 175, 415; Jason Ferguson, 127; Aaron Ballou, 315; Brian Livingston, 333. Mama's Nite Out: Joycc Free man, 234, 541; Betty Johnson, 525; Lou Hewett, 222; Laura Mclntyre, 518. Wholly Bowlers: Andy Revella, 222, 526; Roy Hardee, 522; Steve Bishop, 516; Jack Whetstine, 524; Wilbert Batten, 529; Danny Shirler, 597; Joe Spautz, 520; Howard Hudson, 506; Michael Bishop, 529; George Galitz, 548; Steve Bishop, 564; Bob Davis, 532; Eddie Reed, 526; Cecil Suggs, 574. Mama's & Papa's Too: Myron Cumbee, 509; David Hill. 561. TGIF: Lorrie Moreau, 518. Baytree: Carl Rogers, 520. ~i TJs AUTO ELECTRIC ALTERNATORS STARTERS VOLTAGE REGULATORS GENERATORS REPAIR-REBUILT-EXCHANGED AUTOMOTIVE WIRING BUSINESS: HOME: 754-7656 754 9963 Royal Oak Road & Hwy. 17 N., Shallotte 61 Ml THE BRUNSWICK BEACON MID-WINTER GOLF SPECIAL Green Fees $22* Locals and Senior Citizen Discounts Available ?CART NOT INCLUDED IBRIERWaOD. [G'OLF'CLUBI Hwy. 179, at Shallotte City Limits WINTER JACKETS $15 and up CALL FOR TEE TIMES 754-4660
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