Bits and Pieces

-From Golf Babes, news that golfer Kim Kouwabunpat is on the cover of Inland Living.  That's not what struck me but rather the link to her website and her helpful pronunciation guide to her name in the banner: Welcome to Kim Can You One Putt.com.  Cool.

-Golf with the boys yesterday - Jack Lents, Ken Hudson and Jack Butcher.  My good old putter had several magic moments, and a few lapses.  Included in the magic were a 25 foot downhill slider at #12 and a 15 footer at #13, for birdies.  One of the lapses came at #6 when a missed three footer lost Ken and me the first six hole game - jeesh.  Definite signs of improvement, especially with the putter and the irons.  Game rounding into shape.  Note to self - get those strokes in - a 100 to a 150 a day. 

-Ernie Els to reporters: "I'd love everybody to stop asking questions about Tiger and his personal life. That's his life. Go ask him."  Amen to that.

-Don't forget about league sign-up.  Tuesday Men, Community, Thursday Match-Play.  Brothers Gary and Terry LaMar are linking up for the Thursday League.  Gary is a long standing league player and Terry has been a super sub for a couple of years now both in the Tuesday Men's and the Thursday Leagues.  Ward Smith has also signed up - he and Clyde Wake are getting back together in the Thursday League after a several year separation.  Clyde's been a regular in both Community League - with Bob Norris - the two represent the octogenarian set very well; and the Thursday League.  Ward was a long time leaguer but stuck to subbing for the last two or three years.  Will be good to see him teeing it up again on Thursday mornings.  Frank and Susan Fee have also signed up for the Thursday League; that's a return for Susan who was a Women's League mainstay for several years.

-Reminder: The age restriction for the Thursday League has been removed.  Don't know what to do with your Thursday mornings?  Come out and enjoy the thrills of going head to head with your competition.  Ten o'clock start times in April, nine o'clock thereafter.

-Golf tip for the day: Check out your putting mechanics.  Jack Lents caught me several times yesterday coming across the ball with my putter.  Have been working on a straight back, straight forward swing for a couple of years now.  Old habits are hard to break but some do need breaking.  Set up a string of ten feet or so between two points and watch your putting stroke as you hit balls underneath it.  Can make a hugh difference if you can incorporate that practice technique into your on course game.