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&ilfers Buy Anything...
Uk. the fisherman who will fitted to his swing and build.
So befor. you buy any set of
bay almost any ha. to catch
“the big one,” the average clubs, consult your golf
avid golfer wOuld carry a professional about weight,
platimarn-pla ted totem pci. In length and flexibility of shaft
Shag if he thaifltitwSd
But jsat as graphite Is
slit the 10.1octets every time. beginning to get a tee-hole
thow him a golf ball that (pan) on the golfers’ fancy,
won’t cut, gets greater along comes another stilldistance, flies straighter and lighter shaft made of
truer, Imparts mate bite at titanium. Natrally, It’s more
backspin on impact and ~,e,.lve than graphite
saa~ better (It’s the click about 1St per club.
that caanls). and he’ll buy a
But for another ii yards off
dozen.
the We, it might be worth It to
Or Intoojce a new shaft the serlow golf mat
that’s guaranteed to acid 20
Applegate. by the way, is
yards to his distance, starting a new bialnee in his
.lImIn.te the hocks and slices pro she, a tieS that Is
and send the ball flying as a becaning mate popular in
higher ta’ajecta’y, and he’ll
across the country.
buy a set.
A golfer may purchase a
It’s even possible to csss~-niade set of clubs
convince him that certain patterned to his build and
shoe, gloves, sacks, shirts swing at noafra charge. The
and slacks can improve his shops are simply stocking all
golf score.
makes of club heads
Putters probably present Wilson, Spalding, Hagen,
the greatest array of Power Silt, etc. and fitting
attractioe for the frusb’ated shafts of ~
length and
duffer, or even the yip- stiffness after checking the
tnfected scratch player. player’s swing on the pnctice
Putters cane in all shape, tee.
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sizes and daiwa, and for
‘there’s also sanething new
The pretty- putter I, Linda Rent.
every model you can find at in golf balls~It’s the Spalding
least one putting style Molitor Series at two bucks
gaaranteed’to str*te the ball each
Into the hole (see stay as
Believe It or not, It’s
patting styles on this page). actually smaller and heavier
Clubs and balls are than the co,sventkmal masscbvlowly the big items that produced golf ball.
vie for the fancy of golf.
A jimited numberS thenew
addicts.
Molitor balls have been
In the chib line the latest produced by precision mold
craze Is the graphite shaft that achieves cnfruction of
For$zOO par club, give or take a bill slightly smaller and
*30, you can take the same heavier than the regular
‘~
swlngattheballandobtaln Americanball bat still within
more astance and accuracy the limits of USGA
with the lighter graphite- speclficatloeis.
for
into
their
styles,
no
matter
To
pitt
well,
Horvat
said,
Putting Is an important
Different strokes
club,
flensult,sayasrsMrtis
pbasottgdf.YaacaflhIltYOUr whatIndivIdualIstIc technique you should develop a sot up shafted
diffennt folks.
Jim. Applegate. a PGA a rotadeç smaller, heavier
routine on the green and use it
woods and Irons super, but if they tat, Horvat said.;
irofeusloesi at Waslstenaw ball that “unleashes your full
“You have
to be fpr every pitt.
Puttinga ball (l.M inchesin you can’t putt well, you won’t
“First you should make country ~clubnear Ypsilanti, potential by maxImizing
diameter) into a hole ‘(4.25 score well. On the other hand, canfortableoverthe bell,” he
points out that the graphite
atiace and control
inchesindlanleter) isa majat you may be playing poorly said, “and most of the good your decision as distance and shaft is 1¼-ounces lighter
sfr*’.tfl
your pm..”
putters
have
their
he~ds
direction,”
Ilorvat
explained.
Iran
tee
togreen,
but
i
good
part of golf, and thee ar. a
the.cotvStiol*l steel
Wewl l’flbuy that.. and
“Once--you nt-up over the than
lwiØed different ways of patting round will save your directly over the ball.
“lit grip is impçtant, too. bpll, you sbouldb’tWlMUklI4 shaft. That weight. can be asly $24 per data.
stat.
doing it.
But insagiM the pressure
~
about anything but feel and irsitfurred to the club he$
this increasing Its mass and that must baUd up within the
Styles
vary
greatly
among
patter
tao
tightly.
Only
li~ht
speed.
In fact, sane putthig styles
chib golfer’s mind as he’s lining up
“Golfers should place more th.reb~a&eralingthe
ised by pros and doffes’s, too, golfers but a petal who pressure should be applied.
bead
speed.
aslsotonrwaMr with his two.
are downright unethodwi. improves his putting can, It’s ,ery Impatant to stay emphasis at speed. You’re
Ma,
ethics
his
score
faster
than
still
over
the
ball,
not
swaying
aver
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aitside Na .41st fact
thI4l sys Stave Havat,
Orville Moody woos U.S.
Open patting tree-handed. Club In Howell. “The most
Top pro stars, men and Important thing for a person
women, putt spread eagled, is to be ecenlattable *Er the
theIr feet as far apart as ball.”
Because of the many
Possible. Others pitt with
putting styles, it’s
their hast apart en the club
slSf~.
obvious that what is
coenfortable for one golfer
comfortable
to many of us, sprIng
Eachwee&. now through the activity on nature walks and
But, a. Sant.Snead has said bn’t necessarily
when questioned abOut his for !‘!!1!F’~
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Soit is in nature’s world, Kensington Metropark near Island Queen.
w*ta~tputtinfltylt~t’Wheff But there are some constant
where birth return fran sites Milford offer Individuals and
The two’hour long walks,
you come In they don’t ask
you how yen did it. They just factors In patting, things that south, flowers blossom, and families an opportunity to which leave from the
all good putters incorporate animals begin to reproduce. observe spring wildlWe nature center, will be held as
ask you what yen shot”
Sundays. ate am,, on April11
and 5, May SandS, and June
In addition to the regular
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drivers and two-dollar balls don’t help If you
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Where to Play
Area
Courses
Open
With the coming of sprIng, 21 areA golf courses
have been sprucing up the gre~nsto get ready for the
annual surge of golfers taking to Use fairways.
Most of the courses are already open Lor action
with Improvements evident.
Following is a list of arts courses and their
locations and course she:
Bob.O-Llnk, 47666 Grand River, NovI (18 MS
south course, 9 holes nofth course, par 72 south course,
par 38 north ,course; 6,440 yards south course, 3,060
yard&north course, manager-pro Rod Yalch).
Hartland Glen, 12400 West highland Road,
Hartland (18 holes, par 72,6,205 yards, manager Max
Richardson).
Brae-burn, 10860 FIve Mile, Plymouth (18 holes,
pai,70, 6,320 yards, pro John Jawor).
OasIs, 39500 Five Mile, NorthYille TownshIP (18
holes, par 54, 2,235 yaxt, manager Tony Catallo, pro
Bob Kuhn).
Brooklane, 44115 SIx MIle, Northvllle, (18 holes,
par 60, 3,200 yards, mana~rBest NOrthrop, pro John
Koch).
Dama Farms, 410 East Mart Road, Howell (18
holes, par 72, 6,400 yards, manager Bob Matheson).
Dunham Hills, 13561 Dunham Road, Hartland (18
holes, par 72, 6,428 yards),
Dun Rovln, 16377 Haggerty Road, Na-thvllle
TownshIp (18 holes, par 72, 6,750 yards, manager-pro
Earl Myers).
Faulkwood Shorn, 300 South uSes, Howell (18
holes, par 72, 6,505 yards, manager Ralph Banfleld,
Ice
bikes, special bird and flower
walks are scheduled through
May.
-Hickory HIlls, 2360 Orland, Wlxom (9 holes, par SL
2,865 yards, manager George Cato).
Hilltop Glens, 47000 Powell Road, Plymouth (9
holes, par 34, 2,800 feet, managePprO Tom Ross).
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Kensington Metropark, 1376 HIgh Ridge Road,
Mllford (18 holes, par 71, 6,700 yarda).
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Ponderosa, 6900 East Highland Road, Howell (9
holes, paç 36, 3,1W yards, minager-pro
Nickerson).
Rush Lake HIlls, 3199 Rush Lake Road, Plnckney
(18 holes, par 73, 6,545 yart, manage Tony Pardon).
Salem HIlls, 8810 West Sl MIle, Northvllle (18
holes, par 72. 7,074 yart, manager Rob Sallagy, pro
Sam Marino, 26634 Haistead, Fannlngtul (9 holes,
par 36~3,300 yart, manage-pro Tony D’Aleaaan&O).
jro Dçug DIngwall).
Tyrone HIlls, 94* Old U.S. 23, Fenton (18 holes,
par 72, 6,340 yart, manager Jim Sliger).
Fox Hill, r7~North Territorial, Silent Township
(18 holes, par 72,6,328 yards, manager Sandy Mate$).
Whispering Willows. MOO Newbw~s,Livonla, (18
holes, par 71, 6,2~ yart, manager-pro Gary
Whli~).
Godwin Glens, 26600 Johns ROad, South Lyon
(tfree 9 hole courses, each par31; red se yards,
white 3,58 yards, blue 3,523 yards. manager-pro Bob
Szllagy, assistant pro Ernie Burgess).
Guided bird walks, which
also leave Iran the Nature
Center at 8 am. will be
conducted on Apr11 18 and 24,
and on May 16 and 22.
Flower walkswlll.be held as
May 2 and 30 at 8 am.
For both the flower and bird
walks, persoiw are asked to
bring binoculars.
For the first time this year,
nature cruises will be
conducted on the Kereingtal
jaddleboat, the Island Queen.
Nature cruises will be held
as Saturdays and Sundays,
beginning at 9:30 am., as
June 6. 12, 20. There is a $1
cruise fee.
Oae other special walk Is
scheduled at Kemingtal this
spring. That’s a night nature
walk as April23, beginning at
7:30 p.m.
In addition to the ratunlistled- hikes,
Kensington
Metropark offers four nature
Woodand, 7635 West Grand River Brighton (9
holes, par 35, 2,812 yards, managers Jack Lucas, Ron
Kelly).
p
trails, Iran one-half to two
miles long, which are labeled
for self-gukied walks. Trait
Inirs are front daylight to
dusk.
The nature cents building.
open fran I to 5 p.m. weekdays, and fran 10 s_In, to S
p.m. on weekends, features
seasonal exhibits. Naturalists
are 00 duty.
Beginning May 1 and
castitting through Septessiber, all Kensington park
visitors are required to have
vehicle entry permits (annual
fee, $5; senior cltisa $3, or
daily, $1).
Guided nature walks will
also be held as the same
Sundays In April and May at
Slasy Creek Metropart neal’
Utica and at the new
Oakwooct Metopark near
Flat Rock.
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