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Summerly and Trilogy
delivers
Links at Summerly had a low turnout, Trilogy had a
good turnout and was in good shape. Upcoming events
Mark your calendars and sign-up online
ASAP: If you haven’t signed up online and there are less
than 8 days to the event, please call Henry
Garcia 562-425-7360(home) 562-254-4030(cell)
2010 Membership fees are due
Please arrange to pay
your dues by 12/5/09.
Partner Better Ball Championship is
progressing well
The match grid has been posted on the website.
Please arrange to play your opponents. Links at Summerly Results
Trilogy Results
Low Putts Craig Onodera –
27 Golf tip
Being successful
out of the sand depends on three things: correct setup, proper technique
and consistent point of entry. You should use a
sand wedge when playing short sand shots around the green. A sand wedge
may vary from 55 to 58 degrees of loft with 8 to 12 degrees of bounce. I
personally prefer a 58-degree sand wedge with 8 degrees of
bounce.
For the correct
setup, I like to draw or visualize three lines in the sand, as shown in
the photos above. Each line has a specific purpose. The line going from
the target to the ball and then extending beyond the ball is called the
target line. The line that is about 10 degrees open to the target line is
the angle of our feet or toes. Then I draw a line perpendicular to the
target line originating at the ball. This represents ball position, which
should be off the left heel for righthanded golfers (photo
below). The start of the
backswing (see Swing Sequence photos below) should be straight back or
slightly outside the target line. There is an immediate breaking of the
hands as you start this motion, producing a more vertical swing which
encourages the club to enter the sand about two inches behind the ball
(this is the point of entry). What you are
actually trying to do is to take as little sand as possible without
contacting the ball. Allow the sand to lift the ball from the bunker. (You
can work on getting a consistent point of entry with the Point of Entry Drill5 described here6.) As you make
contact with the sand there should be a cupping of the left wrist. Let me
explain "cupping." Assume you are wearing a watch on your left wrist and
the face, as usual, is pointing outward. When contacting the sand on the
forward swing, you should try to take the back of your left hand and move
it towards your watch face, thereby creating wrinkles underneath your left
wrist. This action is called "cupping of the wrist" and it is very
necessary in producing quality sand shots. Since this motion prevents the
club from closing, the ball is lifted in the air with
backspin. These are the
three most important things regarding sand play around the greens. You
don't have to be perfect to get out of a sand bunker, but you have enough
of the basic principles to get started. The Swing
Sequence These photos
illustrate the swing sequence on greenside sand shots, incorporating a
correct setup, proper technique and consistent point of entry. About the
Author Joke
A woman was cleaning her
husbands dresser drawers when she found 3 golf balls and a box with $2000
in it. She waited for him to come home from the golf course to ask him why
these things were hidden in his dresser drawer. The husband said I'm sorry
I hid this from you but the truth is every time I cheated on you over the
last 30 years I put a golf ball in the drawer. The wife was very upset at
first but after thinking about it said "I guess 3 times in 30 years is
really not that bad! Oh by the way what is the $2000 in the drawer. The
husband replied" Well every time I got to a dozen balls I sold
them. Check this out
http://video.about.com/golf/Powerful-Golf-Swing.htm
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