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MANEUVERING THE BALL ^llrlinn Fnrlc* Shr\t ? ? W? ? * > VJ ? ? Besf For Accuracy The lade shot which slides Icfl to right may be the simplest form of ma neuvering the golf hall. It is certainly one of the most accurate shots in golf. For some reason the fade has played second fiddle to the draw over the years. Many golfers disdain the fade in favor of the draw due to the addition al roll produced hy the draw and the hook. Others identify the fade with its more demonstrative cousin, the slice. There are even those who be lieve that any left to right flight pat tern is the result ol a weak shot. Some golfers believe that most goll courses are designed for a ball which draws or hooks. They look at the predominance of dogleg left holes to prove their |H>mt. Let me take these notions one at a time and discuss the truth and fiction involved in each Add To Your Arsenal I should begin by saying that I am not a proponent of either the draw or the lade. I believe that Null shots add to your repertoire certain inherent ad \ aiitages. You may argue that it is not realistic to try to command both ways of moving the ball. You could even point to the fact that most of today's pro fessional golfers rely on one or the other. I would not argue that point, how ever. most gixxl golfers are capable of maneuvering the ball both ways when the need arises. Tlic low flying draw does prvxluee more roll and more distance than does the fade. If a hole or a course is set up to accept a long rolling shot, then you will find the extra distance to your advantage. When you find flat, hard fair ways and little or no trouble on the left side of the hole, then let the draw or lux>k rip. However, many doglegs to the left have a bunker or some other de terrent at the corner of the dogleg. You can aim a fade at those hazards and let it slide to the right and land safely in the fairway. No one w ill argue thai the banana ball slice is not a weak golf shot. Such a slice is the result of a poor swing plane, poor timing and worse yet. bad bal ance during the swing. By correcting the balance alone you can take the ba nana out of the slice and move toward a more accurate fade. Improved bal ance will also tend to help cure pixir timing and poor swing planes. Balance Is Always The Key It this sounds like just so much mumbo jumbo, lei me remind you of the two points of balance, which 1 mentioned in last week's column. There is a balance point over the rear foot at the top of the backswing and a balance point over the forward fool on the follow through. 1 am convinced that the quality of a golf swing is greatly determined in the process ol shitting Irom rear balance point to the forward balance point. Shilling your balance point must be initiated with the lower body. Some golfers think of this shift as footwork. Footwork is involved but much more body coordination takes place. Driving off the inside of the rear foot to the forward foot seis in motion a sequence of knees and hips leading the shoul ders through the hitting zone anil on into the follow -through. Balance Forward In Hitting Zone The key to this shilling of balance to the forward foot occurs when the clubhead passes through the hilling zone. The hips arc open to the target line, and so are the knees to a lesser degree. The forward shoulder, however, must still be moving straight dow n the intended line of flight. The key to producing a strong, controlled fade with this swing is to ag gressively drive the lower Ixxlv to the forward balancc point There is no need for any mechanical adjustments. Your set-up and alignment should be aimed on the line where you want the ball to sian. before the ball slides to ihe right. Your aggressive weight shift will deliver the clubhead to the hitting zone with clublacc slightly open. The resulting shot will he a powerful, high shot that Hies essentially straight to the top of its trajectory and then slides to the right on its downward flight. The ball will land softly and come to rest quickly. It is an accurate shot dial can be planned and executed w iih a high degree of confidence. When working on this shot, do so on a practice range using a driver. Learn to work ihe ice shot first and then lake it to the course. Later on you can build on that shot to include the long and middle irons. |WlLLGOLFr'.,v. -?. f BY \ v! WILL COCKRELL V A Scorp Wrestlers Win Medals Seven North Brunswick wrestlers placed in the top four at the Onslow County Invitational Tournament Saturday at Dixon High School. Blake Hohbs finished in second place at 160 pounds. Consolation match champions were Roddie Jones at 112 pounds, Keith Bullock at 130 pounds, Mike Ganey at 135 pounds and Dwaun Gibbsat 171 pounds. Heavyweight Andy Benton and 119-pounder Brian Cook finished fourth for the North Brunswick Scorpions. Other high school teams in the tournament were Lcjeunc, Dixon, Roanoke Rapids and Jacksonville. North Brunswick Coach Mike Dumas said teams scores were not kept because several junior varsity wrestlers competed in the event. "We got a chance to see sonse of our competition," Dumas said. The North Brunswick coach cxpccts to see Roanoke Rapids, Dixon and Lejeune in regional competition lat er this year. North Brunswick, which lost a dual meet Monday night at West Brunswick, was scheduled to wres tle at South Brunswick Tuesday night. SECURITY SYSTEMS RESIDENTIAL - COMMERICAL - INDUSTRIAL Fi PELEN, mc Palmetto Electronics & Engineering 'Professional Sound & Security' ?Burglar Alarms -Closed Circuit TV ?Fire Alarms -Sound & Intercom \^Medical Alert 'Digital Dialers (919) 754-5333 (803) 249-3333 LICENSFO IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA 3769 Sea Mountain Hwy . Little River. 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All Offers Good Only With Coupon Expi.es Jan. 15, 1992 THE BEACON inis vveeK In Brunswick Sport : THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 ?Shallotte hosts South Brunswick in middle school basket ball, 5 p.m. ?Lcland hosts Waccamaw in middle school basketball. 5 p.m FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 ?West Brunswick at Whiteville in high school basketball, 5 p.m. ?North Brunswick hosts West Columbus in high school bas ketball, 5 p.m. ?South Brunswick at Hast Bladen in high school basketball, 5 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 ?I'rojan-Aire Association holds youth basketball registration at the West Brunswick High School gym, X a.m. -9 a.m. Sign-up fee is $20. Practice will be held 9 a.m.-l 1 a.m. ?Brunswick Cocnty Parks and Recreation holds vnnth bas ketball practice at Shallotte Middle School: 9 a.m.- 10 a.m. for ages 5-7; 10 a.m.-l 1 a.m. for ages 8-10; 11 a.m.-noon for ages 11-13. Registration continues through January. Sign-up fee is $10. ?West Brunswick at Lejeune in high school wrestling tri meet, I i a.m. ?North Brunswick at Albemarle in high school w restling du al meet. 3 p.m. MONDAY, JANUARY 13 ?Leland hosts South Brunswick in middle school basketball, 5 p.m. ?Waccamaw hosts Shallotte in middle school basketball. 5 p.m. ?North Brunswick at Dixon in high school wrestling dual meet, 7 p.m. ?Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Men's Basketball League at Shallotte Middle School: Warriors vs. Young Guns, 7 p.m.. Lakers vs. Igloo Freeze, 8:15 p.m. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 ?North Brunswick hosts South Brunswick in high school basketball, 5 p.m. ?Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Co-ed Volleyball League at Shallotte Middle School: Brunswick Community College vs. Richard Jones Construction, 7 p.m.; Rita's Team vs. Kari's Team, 7:50 p.m.; Gene's Body Shop vs. Roberto's Pizza, 8:40 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 ?Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Men's Basketball League at Shallotte Middle School: Turntables vs. Rockets, 7 p.m.: Sonics vs. Brew Crew, 8:15 p.m. This week's listings include events reported to the Beacon. To list a sorting activity call 754-6890 or write to The Brunsw ick Beacon, P.O. Box 2558. Shallotte, N.C. 28459. WestTrojans Pin North West Brunswick's wrestling team defeated visiting North Brunswick 44-25 Monday night in the Itrsl in ter-county match of the season. "I was very impressed with the way they wrestled," West Bruns wick Coach Joe Noble said of his i cam's performance. "They were fired up all night long." Results 103 pounds: D. Johnson (WB) won by forfeit; 112 pounds: Cokely (WB) won by forfeit; 119 pounds: Cook (NB) defeated B. Johnson, 11 3; 125 pounds: Jones (NB) pinned Woodard, 1:26; 130 pounds: Clancy (NB) defeated Jones, 20-7; 135 pounds: Bullock (NB) defeated Mitchell, 15-0; 140 pounds: Hagler (WB) pinned McBridc, 3:12; 145 pounds- Andreis (WB) pinned Ga ney, 1:12; 152 pounds: E. Johnson (WB) defeated Chadwick, 14-5; 160 pounds: Ashley (WB) won by for feit; 171 pounds: Hobbs (NB) pinned Stanley, 3:54; 1H9 pounds: Hickman (WB) defeated Gibbs, 21 11; Heavyweight: Brooks (WB) pinned Benton, 3:56. Good service, gcxxi coverage, good price That's State Farm insurance." DWIGHT FLANAGAN Phone 754 9923 w Jet Hwy 17 & ?l I PO Bo* 78 Supp!/. NC 28402 3L. 1 Like a good neighbor. State Farm is there s STATE FARM f?) INSURANCE f irrti Insurant Ci r r ? Horn** Offices B'cjomiiKjton ??> Trnll A Acm'e Tm irnpv *?/v* w nun ? ? ivi i o ? w w ? ? i Decided On Card Playoff It uxik a match of cards to deter mine the winner of the Sea Trail Men's Golf Association captain's choice last week. Howard Van Dusen. Al Consalvi, Bob Brossia and Wayne Ruff were awarded the victory with a score of 72. Second place went to the four some of Bob Moore, Clarence Brown, Gene Bit/ and Marv Peters. The tournament was played on the Jones course. Brick Landing Alice Grossmiin hinlicd the 10th hole and fired the low gross of 88 in the Brick l anding Ladies Golf As sociation tournament last Thursday. Marie Barry had the low net with a 76. Brierwood Men Dave Harper, Jerry Smith, Jack Causer and I *.????? o Vrydaughs com bined for a scorc of 132 to win the Brierwtxxl Men's Golf Association two best ball event last Thursday. Finishing four shots back in sec ond place was the team of Ncal McCall. Jim Crosby, Odie Johnson and Paul Kcclcy. In other recent action at Brier wtxxl, the foursome of Jack Causer, Jim Roach, Don Seilz and Morris Hall shot 119 to win a best ball last GOLFING ACTION Monday. Each team counted one hall on the par lives, two on the par fours and ilirec on the par threes. Howard Bayne, Odic Johnson, Matt Monaghan and Bill Goldsbcrry combined for a 124 to finish in sec ond place. On Dec. 29, the team of Ann Causer, Dillon Taylor and Roy Hav cnga shot 68 to win the mixed scramble contain \ choice at Brier wood. The threesome of Marje Roach, Wyarian Taylor and Burlcy Athan finished second with a 72. Davis Jewelry and Gifts 50% OFF Rings ? Earrings ? 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