Mountain Views News          Saturday, April 9, 2011

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SPORTS

 Mountain Views News Saturday, April 9, 2011 

THERE WAS A SINGLE WINNER

 The Santa Anita Bowling Green Club held their 
April Floy Torvid Singles Tournament at their facilities 
in the Arcadia County Park on April 7th. 
The Floy Torvid Tournaments are in honor of 
Mrs. Torvid, a Past President of the club who died 
in January 1991. The games are held September

through June each year. The format is two games 
of 12 ends each and a break between them for 
lunch, on the first Thursday of the month.

 The singles bowlers numbered twelve this year. 
Juanita Jones took first place, Shuman Chan 2nd, 
Sandy Dalzell 3rd, and Marlene Padget 4th. 

Others participating were: Houdini Ho, Marinko 
Tudor, Jim and Mattie Miler, Amy Chan, Bob 
Hauerwaas, Rose Blennov and Dick Ashmore.

 Lawn bowling is a low impact, light aerobic exercise 
type of sport. In the Singles games, each 
bowler has four bowls to put into play. In Triples 
they only use three bowls and in Rinks or Fours 
only two bowls are used. In a twelve end game 
you would roll a total of forty-eight bowls. Each

bowl weighs three pounds, so you would roll 144 
pounds of bowls in a game. That•s a fair amount 
of exercise. But the sport of lawn bowling has 
been around in the states since the early 1600•s 

and is still the best kept secret in the sporting 
world. The green 
at Southampton, 
England was 
built in 1299, 
and is still in use 
today.

 To get the sport 
more exposure, 
all of the lawn 
bowling clubs in

Southern California 
will be 
holding an Open 
House on May 
7th from 10 AM 
until 3 PM. This 
is a chance to 
see how the sport is played and it will give you 
an opportunity to get a lesson and roll some 
bowls. You just can•t beat an offer like that partner. 
To get more information before May 7th go 
to: www.lawnbowling-arcadia.com <http://www.
lawnbowling-arcadia.com> . And check out our 
web site. There•s a lot of information on the sport 
and the bowlers. But, don't forget May 7th Open 
House.

 For more information call Gene Plunkett at 
626-351-5327. 


Pulling your iron shots to the LEFT

 

 There are two things about 
pulling iron shots that I know 
for sure. Number one, they 
always feel solid and they go 
further. Oh, I forgot, the ball 
usually winds up in deep, deep 
trouble. Any shot that goes 
further than you expected and 
left of your target, can not be 
good.

 Let's spend some time on 
why you pull and then I will 
give you something to work 
on to stop it from going left. 
Remember that a pull is a 
shot that starts left and stays 
there, it does not curve left, 
it stays on a straight line, left 
of the target. (For left-handed 
golfers, the ball starts right and 
stays there it does not curve 
right, it stays on a straight line, 
right of the target.

 Since the ball isn't curving, then you know for sure that the clubface was square at impact. 
Yes, it is closed to the target line but it was square to the swing path at impact. The great 
news is that you only have one thing broken, not two. The clubface is square and the path is 
too much from outside to inside.

 For starters, let’s take a look at the ball position. If the golf ball is too far forward in your 
stance, the golf club has to swing way outside the target line to make contact with the golf 
ball. If you think the golf ball is too far forward in your stance, make sure that you move it 
back one inch at a time. It is a very difficult change to make so take your time and go inch 
to inch.

 While you are at it, I want you to check your shoulder alignment, they have to be parallel 
of your target line and not to the left of the target.

 

Golfingly yours, Bobby Eldridge

www.igolffixes.com

 

Bobby's Weekly Pearl: If you are pulling your irons left of the green, check your ball position 
first and then your shoulder alignment. 

Juanita Jones after her win. 
Photo by Gene Plunkett


MATER DOLOROSA GOLF CLASSIC MAY 5 AT 
BROOKSIDE GOLF COURSE

Join Fr. Pat Brennan, Director, and the Passionist Community on Thursday, May 5th for a fun day of 
golf at Pasadena’s Brookside Golf Course. Pat Wickhem, Tournament Chair, has planned an exciting 
day of events, including a round of golf, golf cart, lunch, and refreshments on the course, followed by 
a social, awards presentation, prizes and a gourmet dinner at Mater Dolorosa. 

Entry is $200 per person, of which $75 is tax deductible. Foursome entry fee is $700 if paid by April 
22. A dinner only option is 
available for $50. A raffle 
will be held, with a chance 
to win a $2500 or $1000 
cash prize. Raffle ticket 
donations are $5 per ticket 
or 12 tickets for $50

Golf check in begins at 
10:00 a.m. at Brookside 
Golf Course, located at 
1133 N. Rosemont Avenue, 
Pasadena, CA 91103. The 
social, dinner and awards 
presentation will be held 
at Mater Dolorosa Retreat 
Center, 700 N. Sunnyside 
Avenue in Sierra Madre, 
beginning at 6:00 p.m.

 

For more information 
or to register, please call 
Pat Wickhem at 626-416-
8824. Entry forms and 
more information can be 
obtained online at www.
MaterDolorosa.org. Sponsorships, underwriting donations, raffle prizes and gifts-in-kind are still 
gratefully being accepted.


Fr. Pat Brennan, Retreat Center Director, (Center) Pat Wickhem, (R) 
Tournament Chair, and Claire Brewer (L), Tournament Secretary 


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