DRIVERS FOR SALE OR RENT
You Can't
Buy Distance
John Daly and Freddy Couples arc contributing to growing sales figures
for bigger and longer drivers. These
two professionals and an ever in
creasing number of other PGA mem
bers are blistering the ball farther and
farther. Most of them attribute their
added length to some kind of new
driver.
The variance in the field of BY
available materials used to propel the WILL I
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warclubs feature large to jumbo driver heads made with new light materials.
Others arc designed with a variety of slots and humps in the driver heads.
Most of the new heads for drivers are sonic form of cavity club that also
proclaim special secret formulas for the substance used to fill the interior
space in the clubhead. Others reserve their special concoctions lor insert ma
terials. Their specialty is to hold the ball on the clubfacc longer in order to
increase the compression of the ball and produce more spin to stabilize its
flight. If you believe that, I would like to sell you a place on the Democratic
ticket this fall.
Club Shafts Are More Diverse
Next comes the most frustrating and confusing aspect of modern club
designs. The shafts used in golf clubs today must number somewhere
around a hundred. You can get lightweight shafts, countertorque shafts,
shalLs with a dozen different flexes, and shafts of all colors and descriptions.
Somewhere there is a firm which makes money just thinking up the names
for uolf shalts. There is the Boomer, the Bomber, the Big Bertha, the Big
Gun, the 747. the Super Suck, the Fire Stick, the "J." the "J:;" an;! the
Cryptonite. Those are some of the less creative names.
I think someone should write down the names some of us call those
same ch<hs when they do not behave as we expect they should. Then we
should send those endorsements to the company which made them. I will
have to admit thai I will try anything that someone offers as the ultimate
weapon to put the ball in play. 1 will also admit that I still play a wooden
headed driver with a low torque graphite shaft. 1 just cannot become accus
tomed to the sound of metal on ball, and I don't care how much farther the
ball goes. In my case it would simply mean that the kill ends up farther in
the woods or deeper in water.
Yesterday one of my fellow golf coaches asked me whether 1 would
prefer a low torque shaft or one with a low "flex point." I don't know why
he fell he had 10 chixise between those two shaft characteristics. I am confi
dent he can find Kith in a single shaft. What 1 really wanted to tell him, but
did not, was t S|)cnd his SI 50 on a few golf lessons and someone just might
talk him into changing his grip. That alone would produce better and faster
results for him than any shaft on the market.
No Instant Cures For Poor Mechanics
1 remain convinced that there are more errors to be corrected by better
swing mechanics than could ever be accomplished with some revolutionary
new piece of equipment. I do believe that there are clubhcads and shafts on
the market which will produce almost any variation in ball trajectory which
one desires There are even some that will increase distance and accuracy il
you have a fundamentally sound swing.
I once owned a driver which allowed you to adjust the weight along the
heel to toe axis by adding or removing small washers from two holes bored
in the sole plate of the wood. It was made out of compressed bamboo by
some elephant herder in Southeast Asia who had firsthand experience w i'h
the strength of bamboo.
1 learned somewhere that bamboo was a symbol of ultimate strength to
many Asians. Bamboo bends to the ground during the most violent monsoon
wind and rain. It remains bent for a few days, but because it's rixn sysicm is
so deep, w ill always right itself and continue to prosper.
I liked the ability to adjust the weights in the clubhead and settled on a
touch more weight in the toe of the club. It gave me a feeling of having the
toe of the driver square up just at the moment of impact, producing notice
ably better results. Unfortunately, after about three months the compressed
bamboo head split right down the heel and toe axis. I took it to the only two
people I knew at the time who repaired clubs and got the same look from
both of them.
Scowls To Rival Coach 'K'
Their expressions answered the question before it had been asked and,
as a side effect, they both seemed to squinch up their noses as if they
smclled something unpleasant. You know the look, one like the Duke bas
ketball coach has when he is disagreeing with a referee.
The pleasant surprise was that when I went back to my old driver, the
same swing thought of squaring the clubfacc at impact continued to produce
the same good results that I had found with the bamboo driver. So you sec
there is room for experimentation with your equipment so long as you settle
on a given set of specifications and then get back to groining your swing.
You may think as you please. It has been my cxpcricncc that the
"BAM" doesn't last very long and the "BOO" may last for a lifetime.
Golf Tournament Moved To Tuesday
This week's Waccamaw 2-A event leading the season-long con
Conference high school golf tourna- ferencc standings. The Cougars had
ment was switched from Monday to a 38-suoke lead over second-place
Tuesday because of the Easter holi- West Brunswick and a 73-shot lead
day. over third-place Whitcvillc.
The tournament was U) have been West Brunswick hosts the confer
playcd at Land O' Lakes Golf Club cncc championship tournament
near Whiteville, with West Colum- Monday, April 27, at The Gauntlet
bus serving as host. at Sl James Plantation near South
South Brunswick entered the port.
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Retired Postmaster, Lifelong
Resident, served on Social
Services Board. Hospital Board
and Election Board, member of
New Hope Presbyterian Church.
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Reid Leads Ton Flight In Sea Trail Tourney
Pat Rcid racked up 58 points lo
lead Ihc lop (light in the Sea Trail
I -at I ics (.oil Association tournament
last Wednesday.
Rtinners-up Janet Rick with 57
points and Hetty Halloran, Lynn
Nichols, Janet Llewellyn and Robin
Walters with 54.
Marge Stokes led the way in the
second flight wiih 63 points. Betty
Slroci and Nancy Williams tied with
5(>. and Betty (ieesey had 55.
1 bird flight winners were Pam
Allen with 46 points, Jerri Moore
with 45, and Marie Blanda with 44.
Birdies were carded by Rcid at
the I irst hole. Rick at the seventh,
Joan Llewellyn at the 12th, Nin
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the seventh and 12th.
Brierwood Men
I w o teams tied for first place in
the Brierwood Men's Golf Asso
ciation two best hill tournament last
Thursday.
Dave Harper, Jerry Lula, John
Majtocci and Paul Kcclcy fired a
24 undcr-par round of 120 to tic the
foursome of Jim Bryant, Don
Redding, Burley A than and A1 Hicr
man.
On Wednesday, the team of Jim
Roach. Ann Causer and Ncarle
Eillstein shut a 33 to win the nine
hole mixed scramble at Brierwood.
Finishing one shot buck in
place w as the foursome of A! Hicr
man, J i in Bryant, Marilyn Athan and
Marje Roach.
On April 13, Jim Vermccrsch
won the points tournament with sev
en points. Dave Harper and Jim
Kellcher lied for second with five
points each
Tied lor third with three points
apiece were Jim Pulliam, Don Red
ding and Bob Warchcim.
Carolina Shores Ladies
Ginny Dorshimer shot net 38 to
lead the I irst flight in the Carolina
Shores Ladies Golf Association
tournament last week at Cypress
Ba> .
Golfers countcd scores on holes
starting with the letters "T' and "F"
and used hall of their handicaps. Pal
Reardon finished second in the top
I light with net 43.
Second llight winners were Joan
O'Neill with 28.5 and Marylin
Scarby and Edith Gricc with rounds
of 30.
Ruth Ricc won the third flight
will1, a score of 28.5. Second place
went to Pat Soulc with net 3 1.
In the fourth llight, Helen Tyson
ux>k first on a match of cards over
Cynthia Omundscn after both wo
men shot 31.5.
Dorshimer had low putts with 28
and chipped in for birdie at the 12th
hole. Gerry Burdick chipped in for
birdie at the fourth, and Doertha
Ncedham chipped in for birdie at the
eighth.
Other birdies were carded by Ann
Hicrman and the fifth hole and
Dorcen Spearin at the sixth. Chip
ins were recorded by Scarby at the
second hole, Ducky Rice at the 10th
and Dot Meaderatthe 17th.
Sea Trail Men
Dick Zinscr fired a net 62 to take
first place in the Sea Trail Men's
Golf Association tournament last
Tuesday.
Second place went to Winston
Stephens with net 64 on the Maples
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George Gallop with 66. Howard
Van Duscn with 67 and Ray
Washam with 68.
Stephens was closest to the pin at
the sccond hole and John Pointer
was closest at the 1 1 th.
On April 7, the team of Buzz
Chadwick, Stan Risch and Dick
Zinser won a best ball event with a
score of 61 on the Byrd course.
The Sea Trail men's group held a
points tournament March 31 on the
Jones course. Dave Llewellyn won
the event with 53 points.
Runncrs-up were Ron Schadle
with 50, Ray Washam with 47, Dick
Mathcny with 45 and Gene Bilz
with 43.
Closest to the pin winners were
Mathcny at the sccond hole, Wayne
Ruff at the fifth, John Pointer at the
1 3jh unci John Walker tit ilic 1
Brick Landing
Alice Grossman birdicd the third
hole and finished first in the lop
llight of the Brick Landing Ladies
Golf Association tournament last
week.
Terry Ehlcrs was the sccond flight
winner. Runncrs-up were Pauli Wa
ddle in the first flight and Pat Taylor
in the sccond.
Pat Sneyers had a chip-in at the
fourth hole and Sue Nelson chippcd
in at the ninth.
C.S. Travel League
Bud McCaffrey, Ai Leisey, Pete
Tcrzo and Al Dragcr combined for a
116 to win the Carolina Shores
Men's Travel League event April 10
at Colonial Charters.
Each team counted the one best
net on par fives, two low balls on
par fours and three balls on par
threes.
Finishing two shots back in scc
ond place was the foursome of Jack
Brady, John Miller, Stu Thorn and
Bob Hay ward.
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The team of George O'Connell,
Dirk Merrick, Terry Radcliffe and
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Finishing fourth at 122 was the
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Paul Ncal, Bob Roland, Tom
Ballenger and Bill Allen teamed up
to shoot 123, which was good
enough for fifth place.
Brierwood Ladies
Marie Brown shot 41.5 to lead the
first flight in the Brierwood Ladies
Golf Association tournament last
week.
Golfers used half of their handi
caps and counted strokes from tec to
green only. Putts were not counted
toward the score.
Runners-up in the top flight in
cluded Ann Hicrman with 43.5,
Rosa Stadick and Marge Roach with
46 and Doris Dunfcc and Ann
Causer with 50.
Top scorers in the second flight
were True Schmaler with 46.5, Elsie
Rickbcil and Bobbye Cordisco with
47, Peg Sawyer with 48 and Sarah
Lula with 48.5.
Janice Owens led the way in the
third flight with net 53. Other top
finishers included Marion Corbin
with 53.5, Elizabeth Carter with 54
and Sammic Nunn with 55.5.
Fourth flight winners were Put
Strauss with 53.5, Louise Blizzard
with 56, Dot Frcy with 56.5 and
Edith Wilckcns with 61.
Besides leading the top flight,
Mrs. Brown birdicd the fourth hole
and chipped in for birdie at the
eighth.
Causer also chipped in for birdie
at the 17th, and Toni Kobos had a
chip-in at the fourth. Other birdies
were carded by Lois Beato and
Mary Schaack at the sixth and
Maureen Farley at the ninth.
Nifty Niners
Members of the Carolina Shores
Nifty Niners played at Brierwood
and Ocean Isle Beach golf clubs last
week. Golfers reduced their two
worst holes to par and used half of
their handicaps.
Top finishers at Occan Isle were
Kathy Morfil with net 34, Gladys
Doyle with 35 and Marilyn Ander
son with 40. Morfit chipped in at the
1 1 th hole.
At Brierwood, Helen Spinner led
the field with a net 38. She was fol
lowed by Jay Arlotta with a 39 and
Nancy Bradbury with 41.
Carolina Shores Men
Bill Marsh, Bruce Kibblchousc,
Joe Giamalva and Jack McAlecr
shot 126 to win the Carolina Shores
Men's Golf Association two best
ball event last week at River Hills.
Finishing two shots back in sec
ond place was the team of Ed
Garvey, Pat O'Neill, Art Scarby and
Mike Abbene.
On a match of cards, they beat out
the foursome of A1 Ballenger, John
Ward, Jim Gilroy and Murray Pal
mer.
Fourth place went to the team of
Bob Flack, Gib Ball, Bob Lupean
and Joe Baran with a score of 129.
Winners of the closcst-to-the-pin
contest were Jim Gray at the third
hole. Boomer Ncedham at the sixth,
Vinnie Fitzgerald at the 12th and
Lcs Meader at the 1 5th.
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Golfers can help terminally-ill pa
tients and their families by compet
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nament next month at Oldc Point
Country Club in Hampstead.
Lower Cape Fear Hospice, which
serves Brunswick, Bladen, Colum
bus, New Hanover, Onslow and
Pender counties, will get proceeds
from the second annual event Sat
urday, May 16, at 8 a.m.
The entry fee for the four-person
captain's choice tournament is S240
per team. The fee covers breakfast
before play, drinks on the course,
prizes, trophies for the top three
places and a pig pickin' following
play.
For more information, call Ron
Gumm at 919-763-6216. The tour
nament is being sponsored by sever
al Cape Fear area businesses.
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