Mountain Views News          Saturday, February 12, 2011

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 Mountain Views News Saturday, February 12, 2011 

BISHOP AMAT DEFEATS LASALLE 1-0

FIRST TEE RECEIVES $6,600 GRANT FROM WELLS FARGO!

The First Tee of 
Pasadena received 
a $6,600 grant from 
the Wells Fargo 
Foundation to assist 
with expanding The 
First Tee’s “Mulligan 
Program” which addresses 
the needs of 
challenged students. 
Mark Fritz, Program 
Director, said it best: 
“We would like to 
thank the Wells Fargo 
Foundation. This 
grant will assist The 
First Tee of Pasadena 
in addressing the 
needs of challenged 
students who would 
like to experience a 
“do-over” in their 
lives by focusing 
their attention on the positive choices they can make in their own lives. Through The First 
Tee’s “Mulligan Program,” students will learn how to apply positive core values into their 
own lives. These positive core values are classified as The First Tee Nine Core Values, which 
include honesty, integrity, responsibility, perseverance, respect, sportsmanship, courtesy, 
judgment, and confidence.” 

The First Tee of Pasadena has been impacting the lives of Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley 
youth by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development 
and life enhancing values through the game of golf. With facilities at Brookside, 
Altadena, Arroyo Seco and Glen Oaks (Glendora) golf courses, the First Tee of Pasadena 
has grown from an initial enrollment of 62 participants at Brookside Golf Course in 2006 to 
serving over 3,000 San Gabriel Valley youth in core and outreach programs. Through the 
life lessons taught through the game of golf, students learn ways to improve their own self-
esteem, and develop strategies for making choices in their own lives. It is not just a sport; it 
is an opportunity to teach some very powerful life skills to youth. Ultimately, these lessons 
will be ones they carry with them for the rest of their lives.

For more information about The First Tee of Pasadena and its many programs, please visit 
www.thefirstteepasadena.org or call Mark Fritz at 626-543-4708.

 
LaSalle High School’s Girls Varsity Soccer Team suffered a 1-0 defeat to Bishop Amat 
on Thursday despite their best efforts. The LaSalle Junior Varsity team managed to hold 
Bishop Amat at bay with a tie game 0-0 earlier in the day. Photo by John Blackstock


SPRING BASEBALL 2011

Opening Day for Spring Baseball is right around the 
corner. Join us on Saturday, February 26th at 8:00 AM 
in at Taylor’s Meat Market - Baldwin and Sierra Madre 
Blvd., for our Opening Day Parade. All players assemble 
at Taylor’s Meat Market and ride, Parade-style, banners, 
whistles and all, to the Opening Ceremonies at Heasley 
Field. 

Ceremonies include the parade, diner opening, and good carnival fun.

For additional information on Sierra Madre Little League, please see our website: www.
smll.org.

Contact information or questions: Steve Tanner, 626-355-1249, stanner@arguscg.com or 
Brenda Wendt, 626-355-6027, brendaawendt@aol.com. 


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2011 Adult Men’s Winter Basketball League!

The City of Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department is offering an Adult Men’s 
Basketball League in 2011. Get in shape and sharpen your skills at the same time! Teams are divided 
into leagues based on their skill level and play 10 games in the brand new Dana Gym, located at 1401 
S. First Avenue, Arcadia. The fee for adult basketball is $475.00 per team (due upon registration), 
and includes officials, scorekeepers and awards. A separate $40 forfeit fee is also due at the time of 
registration. Teams will be accepted into the league on a first-come, first-serve basis. Just go on-line 
to the City of Arcadia’s website: www.ci.arcadia.ca.us, to download the registration form or stop by 
the office, 375 Campus Drive in Arcadia. For more information please call 626.574.5113!


PGA CHAMPION STEVE ELKINGTON 
TO CONDUCT FREE GOLF CLINIC

Steve Elkington, ten time 
PGA tour winner and winner 
of the 1995 PGA Championship 
at Riviera Country 
Club, will be conducting a 
free golf clinic on the first 
tee at Brookside Golf Club 
on Tuesday February 15th. 
Sign in is at 3:30pm with the 
clinic beginning at 4:00pm. 
Elk, as he is known, is widely 
recognized as having the best 
swing on the tour. Incredibly 
entertaining and wickedly 
funny, he was voted the 
best interviewee of all-time 
on The Jim Rome Show. 

This free golf clinic is open to 
the public, with junior golfers 
from The First Tee of Pasadena 
attending, however prior registration is required by emailing Tim Terwilliger at bobbyj30@
aol.com. All participants are also encouraged to sign up for Steve Elkington’s golf social 
network website http://www.secretinthedirt.com. A reception will follow immediately after 
the clinic.

For more information, please contact Tim Terwilliger at 626-796-8151 ext. 2 or bobbyj30@
aol.com. 

HOW TO PLAY A DOWNHILL LIE

When you stop to think about what area of your golf game 
you should work on you don’t often think about the different 
trouble shots. You spend time at the practice facility working 
on your full swing and you might spend some time on your 
putting. However you rarely think about uneven lies, flop 
shots, deep rough or punch shots.

I have put together some valuable information on two Trouble 
Shots that I know will play a big role in you lowering your 
handicap [Note: for expert and in-depth video lessons by Bobby 
Eldrige from PurePoint Golf click here].

The Arc

You see the reason the ball going downhill lie is so difficult is 
because we swing the golf club on a arc. The arc has to have a 
bottom to it so you can find the bottom of the golf ball. When 
you address the golf ball on level ground the bottom of the golf club can swing up and down on the 
arc and return to the bottom of the golf ball, there is turf under the golf ball. 

When you address a golf ball going downhill there isn’t any turf under the golf ball. The ground goes 
away from the ball. When you swing the golf club on arc and return to the golf ball the turf goes away 
from you. There isn’t any turf for the golf club to swing into. 

You have to compensate so you can find the bottom of the ball. 

Finding the Bottom of the Ball

The next problem is as big as the first one. You not only have to find the bottom of the golf ball, you 
have to make sure it goes up in the air. 

There are four degrees of loft between all of my irons. If I am 150 yards from the green on a downhill 
slope of 8 degrees I am going to have a difficult time hitting the green with this shot. When I am 
standing 150 yards from the green I have to hit a shot that has enough loft so the ball will stop when 
it hits the green. I usually hit a 7 iron from 150 yards; in this case my 7 iron has the loft of my 5 iron. I 
have to drop down and take my 8 or 9 iron. Because the 8 and 9 irons are shorter than the 7 they will 
not perform like a 7.

When you have long downhill lies that won’t reach the green that usually isn’t a problem. Anytime you 
have a chip, pitch or full swing shot that can reach the green that is when the trouble begins.

So let’s spend some time with the technique of hitting a downhill shot. 

As soon as the golf club reaches the bottom of the arc it has to swing level along the ground before it 
can come back up. In other words the arc has to be longer than normal.

Stand to the Slope

 

The reason you have to stand to the slope is to 
make sure the golf club swings UP in the backswing 
and DOWN in the downswing. If the slope 
is severe enough you have to make sure you do not 
transfer any weight going back in the backswing.

Now comes the secret. You have to make sure 
at the bottom of the hit that you follow through 
LOW, follow through along the slope. You do not 
have to worry about finishing high. You have to 
keep the club head low to the ground so you can 
make solid impact and not top of scull the golf 
ball.

You might have the feeling of chasing the golf ball 
down the fairway. Two other items to remember 
when you are going downhill, the golf ball will not 
stop and you will have tendency to slice or push 
the golf ball to the right.

About the Author: Bobby Eldridge is the head pro at 
PurePoint Golf and has given over 70,000 golf lessons. With his in depth expert knowledge he has released a number 
hugely popular Golf Instructional DVDs. His teachings cover everything from improving your drive, your short 
game, your putting and a lot more. If any part of your game needs some fixing you should go to www.igolffixes.com


Steve Elkington at the 2009 PGA Championship at 

Whistling Straits