| Charlotteans hope for Golf Bullseye at PGA Merchandise Show | | Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 12:59:54 PM by Blog57 Team | | Two Charlotteans are down at the PGA Merchandise Show with an interesting little device that could help golfers actually lower their scores.Most amateurs want to bomb the driver or practice hitting hybrids and fairway woods, but the real way to lower scores, teachers and PGA pros will tell you, is to work on your short game. Locals Slade Goldstein and Izzy Justice have formed Justice Golf to market the Shortgame Bullseye, a training aid that comes with three multicolored rings and a stand that looks remarkably like a stop light. Goldstein said Justice had the idea for the simplistic device that tries to make the short game less mental, something most amateurs struggle with. Golfers place the rings on the ground and then try to hit balls into the rings to learn distance control.... | |
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| | | Golf's aches and pains | | Posted Saturday, January 20, 2007 2:59:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | IN A previous article, I mentioned the advantages of playing golf. If I got you interested and you want to take up the game of golf, you need to know the kinds of pain that are connected with golf. Backaches, muscle aches, headaches, occasional stomachaches, blisters on the feet, blisters on the fingers-these are some of the body aches that you will experience. Body pains. After excessive swings, too much bending and twisting, these will lead to back aches and muscle aches. Make sure you do some stretching before you head out to the golf course or practice at the range. Sun.Star Network Online's Sinulog Festival Coverage Post your Sinulog greetings The older you get and/or the heavier you get, the more frequent the pain arises, I think.... | |
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| | | George Lopez schools rookie golfer | | Posted Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:59:58 PM by Blog57 Team | | This challenge might not have been a hole-in-one from the start, but Richard did prove hes got the skill to swing a club. With a little help from George Lopez and the proper gear, he was good to go.But that doesnt mean that just because he was good on the links that his work is done.Challenge Richard! Do you have a task youd like to see him tackle? Give him a call and tell him about it. He can be reached at 778-4705. more online Video: Make Richard Do It: Golf more updates Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia checks in from Israel Strong-arm robbery at Wal-Mart store Is the Palm Desert cross too bright? Suspect scallions in E. coli outbreak have Calif. growers concerned about consumer confidence Your Voice Have something to say about it? Join the conversation in Talk of the Day .... | |
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| | | Election aftermath! Get full coverage of the results from Civic Election 2006 | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 6:58:05 AM by Blog57 Team | | What do you get when you put 240 women into the ballroom at Sunningdale Golf and Country Club for dinner? Answer: a very loud room. Oh yes, loud it was as the all-woman crowd spent a girls' night out viewing the latest fashions from LifeStyles Women's Wear, iN Fashion and Jas Shoes, all owned by Sharon Lehman, in support of Western Area Youth Services (WAYS). In fact, it was so loud that when emcee Lori Fellner started grace, the room didn't come to a respectable hush until she was halfway into the prayer. But that chattiness and enthusiasm are two of the biggest draws of the annual fundraiser. To accommodate the overcapacity crowd, chairperson Marina Knox made arrangements to seat an extra 20 women in the club's restaurant, but there was still a waiting list of women who wanted to attend and had to be turned away.... | |
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| | | Kelly and Pampling win Shootout | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 7:10:41 AM by Blog57 Team | | NAPLES, Fla. -- Jerry Kelly and Rod Pamling won the Merrill Lynch Shootout on Sunday, beating Justin Leonard and Scott Verplank with a bogey on the first hole of a playoff in the Greg Norman-hosted event. "We had a ton of fun out all day every day we were out there. We just really enjoyed each other's company," said Pampling, who teamed with Kelly after Peter Jacobsen dropped out after having a hip replaced. Pampling and Kelly split $675,000 from the $2.75 million purse. "I think it's really fun to win with a partner," Kelly said. "I think this is a really cool format. That's something special. Not many guys get to win with a partner." Both teams closed with 13-under 59s in the scramble format to finish at 31-under 185 on the Tiburon Golf Club course. The 12 two-players teams opened with a modified alternate shot round Friday and played a best-ball round Saturday.... | |
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| | | Willcox cross country teams run well in state championships | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:11:48 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Arizona State Cross Country Championships for all classes were held in Phoenix at Cave Creek Golf Course, Saturday, Nov. 4. There were six races before noon and six races in the afternoon. The class 1A-2A races were held in the afternoon with 218 athletes participating; the weather conditions were excellent, sunny and warm; and the course was challenging.Willcox entered a boys' team of six runners and two individual girl runners.The boys competition began at 2:35 p.m. with 118 runners. The individual winner was Tanner Carothers of Northland Prep with a time of 16:36 over the 3.1-mile course. Second place went to Marcus Shisler of Scottsdale Christian at 16:54. The best finish for the South Region was Jared Johns of Thatcher 13th at 18:10. Also from the South Region were Prido Polanco of Bisbee 14th, 18:11; Anthony Montoya of San Manuel 15th, 18:12; and Adam Martinez of Tombstone 22nd, 18:36.... | |
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| | | Four damaged vehicles reported last week | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 3:18:37 AM by Blog57 Team | | Several thefts and damaged vehicle reports topped the UA Police Department crime report this week. More than $1,200 worth of items were stolen from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, Mary Burke Hall and Bidgood Hall Cafe. Also, many damaged vehicle reports were made from the Paty Hall parking lot and the Ferguson Center parking deck. Crimes reported to UAPD this week include: Wednesday A DUI arrest was made on East Fifth Avenue near DCH Regional Medical Center. Pieces of glass were broken out of the doors of mailboxes at the U.S. Post Office in the Ferguson Center. A rear passenger-side window of a maintenance van was damaged in the Rose Towers parking lot. A set of golf clubs, a golf bag and golf shoes were reported stolen from a car at an unknown campus location.... | |
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| | | New rules are making NBA something it's not | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:11:37 AM by Blog57 Team | | New NBA rules have cost the Denver Nuggets one basketball game already, the first one when Carmelo Anthony was ejected for frowning, or maybe it was gasping. Tsk. Tsk. Mustn't do that. A lesson learned is a lesson earned. There is a new sheriff in town, and in the arena, so that to be in the NBA you must be a solid citizen, an obedient player and keep your shirt tucked in. This goes for fans, too. Applaud politely, please. And ignore the scoreboard that urges you to GET LOUD! Fans may not agitate and players may not aggravate. Cream cakes will be served with tea in the parlor. There are so many new rules, certainly some of them will be violated out of ignorance, such as not ripping your warm-ups off when you come into a game. I have not read the actual ordinance, but I am guessing you must fold and crease your clothing, leave it on your chair and check your appearance for extra long nose hair.... | |
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| | | HELPING HANDS: A medical clinic west of Delray offers treatment, plus a sense of community | | Posted Sunday, November 05, 2006 11:05:03 AM by Blog57 Team | | In the crowded waiting room of the Mission Medical Clinic, patients had hardly enough room to squeeze their way to the door when the nurse finally called their names. Five days a week, the clinic, nestled amid the plant nurseries and tomato fields west of Delray Beach, sees patients from as far away as Port St. Lucie. Some don't have proper immigration documents; others have jobs that either don't provide health insurance or offer only meager coverage. Here, at the clinic run by Our Lady Queen of Peace Mission, everyone pays $15. .... | |
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| | | Measure A supporters stress need to maintain, repair parks | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 3:20:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | On Sawyer Camp Trail along Crystal Springs Reservoir, huge cracks fracture the macadam pavement. At Hoover Park in Redwood City, fields and bathrooms are worn from years of pounding feet. And at Coyote Point Park, bay waters are steadily consuming the beachfront promenade. City and county parks in San Mateo County need a good dose of TLC -- major and ongoing maintenance, parks supporters say. They've proposed a solution in Measure A on Tuesday's ballot: a one-eighth-cent sales tax dedicated to parks for 25 years. ``Some of our parks are loved to death,'' said Julia Bott of Parks for the Future, the Measure A campaign, which persuaded the county board of supervisors to place the issue on the ballot. It requires a two-thirds vote to pass. Measure A would increase the sales tax in San Mateo County to 8.375 percent, beginning April 1.... | |
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