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COMMENTARY ON INSTRUCTION Who Are The 50 Best Go If Teachers? : you The August edition of Golf Magazine has a covcr story on 'The Best Golf Teachers in America." I was lelt off their list, but 1 know why. As might guess, I read everything I can " get my hands on about teaching the game of golf. 1 tend to classify cer tain periodicals, such as Golf Magazine as instruction by cliche. As a result 1 examine them carefully to include the photographs that ac company their instruction. When 1 find what 1 believe is an error or a misleading bit of informa tion in one of these periodicals, it is my habit to write them and tell them why 1 think it is wrong. Most of the offensive errors occur in the photographs. I have become convinced that most golf periodicals either pose the "swing" photos or they shoot a whole lot of pictures and then pick ones to illustrate their point. By carefully examining photos of a swing sequence you will often no tice a change in the background of the pictures. A tree or a bush has sud denly moved a couple of feet to the right or left in the middle of the mod el's swing, i nave seen swing sequences in which the width of the model's stance has changed. 1 makes you wonder if he may not have a different club in his hand. BY WILL COCKRELL In one magazine several years ago the swing model actually changed his shirt somewhere between the top of his swing and his follow-through. In the lollow-through or finish photo he was still wearing a white shirt, but it had a different logo than did the other photos. Strange, but true. Back to Golf Magazine's "Top 50." In their story they indicate that their selection was made after interviewing players, instructors and other leading lights. Here again let me emphasize that they certainly did not in terview me, despite the fact that I have subscribed to their periodical for more than 20 years. But that is OK. 1 can't trudifully say that I do not know 50 golf teachers, so my stuff would have run thin after a very few recom mendations. New Teaching Staff Their story focused on and introduced the seven members of their new teaching staff: Phil Ritson, Dick Farley, John Gerring, Dick Harmon, Jim McLean, Shelby Futch and Johnny Myers. Don't feel bad, I didn't recog nize all the names either. Phil Ritson, who was the LPGA Teacher of the Year in 1983 has a nice little lesson on how to put spin on a pitch shot. Dick Farley correlates the swing to tossing a baseball. That's OK, I guess, but I know a lot of guys who don't know how to throw a baseball ei ther. Also on the list are some well known teachers: Jimmy Ballard, Peggy Kirk Bell, Jim Rick, Hank Haney, Peter Kostis, David Lcadbetter, Bob Toski and Gary Wren. There is one guy named Craig Shankland who coaches Beth Daniels. If he is that good, you would think he would change his name. He just might get another student. They also included one guy from Foxfire in Pinchurst, Paul Bcrtholy. I have read a lot of his instruction and he seems to be hung up on train ing aids. To me, you have got to be a Yo Yo to try to teach the golf swing with brooms, mops, flagpoles and pipes. Those things arc all heavier and longer than any golf club I have ever seen. He must have sv.me kind of cluc, however; he has given a lot of lessons and still gets published. The Peter Kostis Straight Jacket Peter Kostis is another teacher who gets off on some strange apparatus and gizmos. He has developed a swing trainer which is a couple of circular plastic tubes with a slot between them which you try swing through without touching the tubes. I have seen him demonstrate it on TV. Let me tell you, with your arms in one plane, the club in another and the shoulders in a third, that gizmo must be a real brain paralyzer. Plus, how do you adjust that thing to compensate for differences in height, length of arms, length of legs, length of clubs, etc? They have got to be kidding. I just happen to believe that golf should be learned standing on the ground, swinging a real club, hitting a real ball and relying on motor skills learned under real circumstances. I have also seen Kostis on TV trying to analyze a slow motion swing of one the pros who has just launched a shot into the weeds. He falls into the same trap as other "slo-mo" analysts who invariable fall back on some teaching cliche. "Oh, oh, see where he came off the ball". "Look closely and you will see him spin out with his hips." "Watch his hands and you will sec they arc clearly ahead of club." Heck, I thought that the hands were al ways ahead of the club right up to and in some cases beyond impact. I should not be so critical, however. It is apparent to most of us that golfing cliches arc in the toolbox of all good teachers of the game. After all, if they did not have some way to generalize a description of what ails our games, they would not be able to fix it. I just wish that they would admit that they are guessing and experimenting like the rest of us. Cypress Bay Golf Club Wednesday Captain's Choice Call by 2 pm on Wednesday & be paired by Club. 5 pm Tee Off - 9 holes $20?? Includes Green Fee-Golf Cart, Cook Out & Prizes (803)249-1025 For Details M Hwy. 17, Little River, SC & 1 .18 I! is is *= ? 21 ? 8 .<? Q * o Re-Introducing Cypress Bay Golf Club Remodeled Clubhouse - 19th Hole Restaurant - ^ Deck - Cart Paths - Many More Improvements ? <9 S Before 11 AM $27 Green Fee & Golf Cart After 11 AM $20 Green Fee & Golf Cart Free Sleeve Of 2 Golf Balls With This Coupon To Play The Remodeled Cypress Bay Golf Club For Each Customer Hwy. 17, Little River, SC, (803)249-1025 Expires 7/31/91 si Q. *1 Ruth's Renegades Count Even Holes Only Members of Rulh's Renegades golf group used half of their handi caps and counted scorcs on even numbered holes only when they competed last Thursday at Carolina Shores and Bricrwood. Top finishers at Carolina Shores were Peg Steiner with a 33, Betty O'Rourkc with a 35 and Evelyn Wuthrich with a 36. Elaine Haddock had the overall low gross with a 116 and low net with 78. Lois Hargreaves had a chip-in at the third hole. At Bricrwood, Dot Frcy chipped in at the 16th hole and had the low net with a 33.5. Alice Struck birdicd the third hole and placed sccond with a net 37. Ruth Jacobs finished third wilh a 38.5. Marion Corbin had the overall low gross with a 95 and low net with 63. Brierwood Men The fuuiSOiTic of Paul Dunfcc, A! Hicrman, Jerry Smith and Paul Keclcy Tired a 15-undcr-par score of 129 to win the Bricrwood Men's Golf Association best ball tourna ment last Thursday. On July 8, Paul Kcclcy won the men's point system tournament with six points. A1 Hicrman was sccond with five points. A1 Butler, Hank Culp and Dave Harper tied for third place wilh three points each. Sea Trail Men Doug Mchnc fired a gross 86 and Dick Zinzcr shot net 66 to win the Sea Trail Men's Golf Association tournament last week. Thirty members and three guests competed in the red, white and blue event on the Jones course. Runncrs-up were John Walker with gross 87 and Bill Burkart with net 66. Brierwood Homeowners Two teams tied for first placc in GOLFING ACTION the Brierwood Homeowners iwo best ball tournament July 7. The team of John and Joan Cowic and Bob and Pierrette Tompkins shot 113 to tie the four some of Odic and Marian Johnson and Neal and Julie MeCall. Finishing three strokes baek in second place was the foursome of Roy and Dcdc Havenga and Bill and Ann Poison. Sea Trail Ladies Louisa Nicol fired the low gross of 93 and Marge Gallop had the low net of 76 in the Sea Trail Ladies Golf Association tournament last week. Runncrs-up in the low gross cate gory were Rita Bilz with 101 and Betty Street with 103. Top scorers in the low net divi sion were Nin Conr.alvi with 78 and Shirley Hclmkc with an 81. Brierwood Ladies Ginger Sugruc shot a net 27 to claim top honors in the first flight in the Brierwood Ladies Golf Associa tion tournament last week. Golfers used half of their handi caps and counted scores on even numbered holes on the front nine and odd-numbered holes on the back nine. Runncrs-up in the top flight were Rose Re iter and Mary Schaack with scores of net 28. Nearlc Einstein and Vera McCabc tied for low putts with 30. EsUier Smith chipped in at the fourth hole and won the second (light with a net 28. Maureen Farley was second with 28.5, and Jane Flieg had low putts with 30. In the third flight. Dot Frey led the way with a 28.5, followed by Pierrette Tompkins with net 29. Lucille Martin had low putts with 30. More Golf For Less Green ^sSSSgg^ " 18 HOLE GOLF SNiualo TO SUIT YOUR TIME AND POCKET Both courses ranked in Myrtle Beaches top five 2 Players For $5C. Tee Time Reservations before 12:00 noon 2 Players For $40. Tee Time Reservations 12 noon-5 pm 2 Players For $30. Tee Time Reservations after 5 pm Only - fcf liiitv : Back Nine Only Early Bird Special ? 2 Players for $20 "*^vTee Time Reservations Before 7:30 ? 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Brierwood Ninettes Lore t la Zderad shot 24 to win the Brierw<x)d Ninettes goll tournament last F riday by one stroke. Golfers dropped scores on their two worst holes and used one-fourth of their handicaps in the nine-hole event. Runners-up were Li/. Brute, Judy Durham, Helene Baker and Pat Nara/inski, all with scores of 25. Shirley Eifert parred the fourth hole, and Mrs. Zderad purred the ninth. Low putts winners were Mrs Baker with 14 and Mrs. Durham with 16. fc 'One of the 10 best golf courses in the world/ Golf Magazine OCEAN HARBOUR ? GOLF LINKS? Super Summer Special GOOD THRU AUCUST, 1991 GREEN FEE ..$25 CART FEE $12 FREE CART WITH 3-DAY PASS $75 with coupon C1991 THE BRUNSWICK BEACON Calabash ^ NC (919)579-3588 ? SC (803)448-8398 J Join us at Ocean Isle and Sunset Beach Saturday, July 27, for a Lacy Thornburg Down-Eastner Fund Raiser This fabulous event will feature a Captain's Choice Golf Tournament with great prizes , a shrimp-a-roo dinner and an evening of dancing! The fun begins at noon when golfers meet at the new Jones-Byrd Clubhouse at Sea Trail. Teams will be paired up and you may choose the course on which you wish to play-either Sea Trail or Ocean Isle Beach. The tournament begins at 1 p.m. Pri/es include a 1991 Chevy S-10 Pickup at Ocean Isle Beach Golf Course for a hole in one on #15, $10,000 cash for a hole in one on #12 at Sea Trail Golf Links, a 25-inch TV as a door prize at the dance, and a graphite driver will be given away to the lucky person closest to the hole on each par 3 at Ocean Isle Beach Golf Course and Sea Trail Golf Links. Tickets are $200 per player, for all activities, and includes one guest to the shrimp-a-roo and dance. Tickets to the shrimp a roo and dance without golf tournament are $100 each. Sign up by clipping this coupon and mailing, with fee, to: MACK HEWETT, TREASURER THORNBURG DOWN-EASTNER FUND RAISER P.O. BOX 3828, SHALLOTTE, N.C. 28459 Name RO. Box or Street Address City, State and Zip Telephone Number: ( ) Number of Tickets CHECK APPLICABLE ACTIVITIES: ?Will attend all activities-golf, shrimp-a-roo and dance JWill play golf only ?Will attend dinner and dance only ?Will bring a guest to dinner and dance C1?1 The BRUNSWICK BEACON
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