Mountain Views News          Saturday, December 4, 2010

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SPORTS

 Mountain Views News Saturday, December 4, 2010 

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The First Tee of 

Pasadena Junior Golfers 
Sponsor Toy Drive

The First Tee of Pasadena junior golfers have teamed up 
with the Pasadena Fire Department’s “Sparks of Love” toy 
drive and are sponsoring a holiday golf putting contest. 
Each participant in the putting contest is asked to bring an 
unwrapped toy to be donated to this year’s “Sparks of Love” 
toy drive. All Pasadena area residents and youth are invited 
to join the fun on Thursday December 9th from 3:30pm 
to 5:00pm at Brookside Golf Club. Refreshments will be 
provided; wear something festive!

 The First Tee of Pasadena teaches the game of golf to 
our area junior golfers and in the process instills Nine 
Core Values: Honesty; Integrity; Sportsmanship; Respect; 
Confidence; Responsibility; Perseverance; Courtesy; and 
Judgment. The acquisition of these values, central to the 
game of golf, teaches each participant a set of “Life Skills” 
which empower the participant to face challenges at school, 
play and home in a constructive manner. This toy drive 
teaches the junior golfers the benefits of giving back to our 
community while the putting contest helps them hone their 
putting skills.

 

More information on this event and the various youth 
programs sponsored by The First Tee of Pasadena can be 
found at www.thefirstteepasadena.org.


Photo Courtesy John Blackstock


Winter Junior’s Golf Tournament – 

Arcadia Par 3

“Grow to be a Pro”

The City of Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department is offering a winter 
Junior’s Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held at the Arcadia Par-3 Golf Course, 
620 E. Live Oak Avenue, Arcadia, Sunday, December 19th, starting at 2:00pm. Trophies 
donated by Shaffer Awards will be given to winners in three separate age divisions. 
Register by December 17th at the Arcadia Par-3 Golf Course or by calling 626.443.9367. 
The cost is $9.50 per youth 17 years of age and younger. For more information, please call 
626.574.5113 

Hard Pan/No Sand/Wet Sand…

Steeper Angle In The Bunker 

There is no way this shot should be in golf. I 
don’t think the game was designed to play from 
hard pan, wet sand or no sand in the bunker. It 
seems no matter what you try-you blade it over 
the green, every time.

Well I have a lesson today that I know is going to 
help you in the furture. My only promise is that I 
can get you to get it out higher and softer than in 
the past. Because of the nature of the shot I will 
not promise that it will stop on a dime. Let’s get 
started.

The sand wedge has a bounce on the bottom 
that acts like a rudder 
on a boat. When you 
make contact with soft 
sand, the club head 
GLIDES through the 
sand. When you make 
contact with hard 
sand the club head 
BOUNCES off the 
sand and into the back 
of the golf ball. 

There are a couple of 
things we can do to 
eliminate this result. 
#1 You can start using a 
pitching wedge or LOB 
wedge. Neither one of 
them have a bounce as 
big as a sand wedge. 

#2 If you use a sand wedge, DO NOT OPEN THE 
FACE at address. When you open the face that 
puts the bounce into play more.

#3 No matter which club you decide to use 
you have to make sure you follow through 
LOWWWWWW. Do you get it ?

LLLLLOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!

You must CHOP down behind the golf ball and 
let the impact (momentum) of the club head 
create enough force to explode the ball out of the 
bunker. 

 YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW 
THROUGH HIGH.


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Fix Fat Bunker Shots 

This ranks up there as one of the most frustrating shots in golf. You hit a perfect iron shot right at 
the flag, a gust of wind comes up and the ball lands five yards short of the green, right in the middle 
of a bunker. 

Adding insult to injury - you hit your bunker shot fat and move the ball three feet. There are a couple 
of reasons why you leave your bunker shots in the bunker. The single most important reason why 
you hit your bunker shots fat is because you DON’T TURN THROUGH. The definition of turning 
through means that the lower half of your body has to turn out of the way as the golf club enters the 
sand.

Easier said than done. I don’t think so. The one thing you have to continue reminding yourself is 
that the backswing is VERY vertical and when that club head begins it’s journey in the downswing 
it is swinging straight into the sand. The club head is entering the sand on such a STEEP angle that 
you have to TURN THE LOWER HALF out of the way so the club head will come up and out of the 
sand at impact.

If you don’t turn out of the way the club head will get stuck in the sand and the golf ball will not 
have any force behind and underneath at impact. That is why you leave it in the bunker. TURN 
THROUGH.

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