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www.durhamrcgion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JULY 2,2003 PAGE 11 Efje Canadian ê>tate£man Karin Mundinger Golf kmwutinger%mgers.com If you are going to play golf, better get a grip Golfers beware: it is hot out there and yeah...finally the summer is here! Drink plenty of water and don't forget to keep putting that sunscreen on. A hat and cool light-coloured clothing is a good idea, too. This is the kind of hot weather when you don't mind hitting it in the woods since there is lots of shade in there. If you would like some suggestions on how to hit it in the woods 1 think I can help you. If you need help not hitting it there...I can help you too! When teaching golf I get to see all sorts of problems. I have had students who have made me promise not to use their names if I am ever writing anything about them. Obviously I won't use any names. Regularly I am out helping Tom, Dick and Harriet with their hook, slice and fade. I will say some people people are directionally challenged. Some of you are nodding your head right now and saying that I am talking talking about you. Some people routinely routinely play army golf...left, right, left, right...well you get the picture. I agree that playing down the middle of the fairway is quite boring. boring. It is much more exciting to see players make stupendous shots from the most impossible places. You never really appreciate someone someone trying to hit a ball from a tree until you have had to do it yourself. I was once in an alternate shot tournament tournament as an amateur and had to do this. We all can certainly get our balls in some of the most difficult places. Back in my tour days I sometimes got myself in some very tough places. The consequence is playing the next shot. Some of the places I see golfers get to make me wonder if they should have a compass with them. I keep seeing golfers doing the same things over and over again. They get different body parts lined up in different directions. I also see lbts of people with poor posture and grip. Sometimes I am amazed that people can even hit the ball from the positions they get themselves in. Next time you are on the driving range try to get your feet, hips and shoulders lined up on a parallel line with the target. Then try to swing in balance shifting your weight back and through. Above all remember to have fun. Golf is a game and that is why you play it. Enjoy the beauty of it and the friendships you make while playing it. Pass it along to the next generation and I'm hoping you have a great round! Karin Mundinger is a CPGA professional professional and former LPGA touring professional who leaches at Wooden Wooden Slicks Golf Club and Oakridge Golf Club. WALTER PASSARELLA/ Statesman photos u Jennifer Kimel (above) goes through her routine on the balance beam during the Spring Fest meet hosted by the Clarington Gymnastics Gymnastics Academy. Below, Sarah Dales hops over the legs of a couple of teammates during some warmup exercises prior to competing. There' place home Clarington gymnasts finish one-two at local meet BY BRAD KELLY Staff Writer BOWMANVILLE - Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz isn't the only one muttering muttering the phrase 'There's no place like home' these days. A couple of young gymnasts from the Clarington Gymnastics Academy took full advantage of familiar surroundings surroundings during a Spring Fest meet held at the club in Bowmanville. Holly Glazier and Kelly Stephens stole the spotlight, finishing one-two respectively respectively in the overall scores of the 120 competitors. "At every meet, the host club has home team advantage," said coach Christine Ormerod of the strong performances performances turned in by not only Glazier and Stephens, but the entire local contingent. contingent. Glazier, competing in Argo A, registered registered scores of 9.10 on vault, 9.20 on uneven uneven bars, 9.40 on balance beam and 9.70 on floor to take top spot at the meet with an overall score of 37.40. Stephens wasn't far behind, posting scores of 9.40 on vault, 9.50 on uneven bars, 9.05 on balance beam and 9.30 oil floor for a 37.25 total in Tyro A. It was the first time the local club has hosted a meet, other than in-house competitions, competitions, as it prepares to enter its fifth season in the fall. "We decided to send out some invitations invitations to local clubs to come and participate," participate," says Ormerod of laying out a welcome welcome mat to girls ranging in age from five to 17 representing clubs from the Kawartha-area to Toronto. "It went better than expected." With one meet under their belts serv- .'f* ' ;V : 2 b- V m- * id| 4 li v III' (fl b tf: BU i s no like ing as a test-run, Ormerod is hopeful the club will get approval to host a provincial provincial qualifying meet next year. Results from other competitors rep- ■ resenting Clarington included: Kirsten Ellis, Tyro A, 8.85 vault, 9.70 uneven bars. 8.95 balance beam, 9.05 floor; Melissa Lavignc, Open A. 9.50 vault, 9.50 uneven bars, 8.30 balance beam, 9.10 floor; Erin Kemp, Tyro A, 9.35 vault, 9.15 uneven bars, 8.85 balance beam, 9.00 ' floor; Carly Pearce, Argo A, 8.75 vault, 9.30 uneven bars, 8.95 balance beam, 9.30 floor; Kayla Doyle, Cadette B-l, 9.05 vault, 9.20 uneven bars, 9.05 balance beam, 8.95 floor; Cynthia Beaulieu, Tyro A, 8.80 vault, 9.40 uneven bars, 9.15 balance beam, 8.70 floor; Tori Harness, PC7 and 8C, 8.55 vault, 9.20 uneven bars, 9.50 balance beam, 8.60 floor; Claire Robichaud, Cadette B- 1, 9.22 vault, 9.15 uneven bars, 9.30 balance beam, 8.15 floor; Christina Christensen, Tyro A, 9.00 vault, 8.90 uneven bars, 8.75 balance beam, 9.10 floor; Stephanie Lavignc, Cadette A, 8.65 vault, 9.50 uneven bars, 8.60 balance beam, 8.75 floor; Robyn Christensen', Open A, 8.85 vault, 9.50 uneven bars, 8.30 balance beam, 8.82 floor; Emma Russo, Novice A, 9.05 vault, 9.20 uneven bars, 8.30 balance beam, 8.90 floor; Sydney Merritt, PC7 and 8B, 8.85 vault, 8.65 uneven bars, 8.80 balance beam, 9.00 floor; Marta Kocemba, Cadette B-l, 9.50 vault, 8.65 uneven bars, 8.30 balance beam, 8.40 floor; Sarah Sloodley. Cadette B-l, 9.00 vault, 8.70 uneven bars, 8.10 balance beam, 8.45 floor; Erin Taber, Cadette B-l, 9.20 vault, 9.05 uneven bars. 7.60 balance beam, 8.30 floor; Lynsee Stephens, Cadette B-l, 9.30 vault, 8.75 uneven bars, 7.65 balance beam, 8.00 floor; Sarah Klompniaker, Novice B, 8.60 vault, 8.00 uneven bars, 8.60 balance ; beam, 8.50 floor; Kendra Sellick. PC7 and SB, 7.90 vault, 8.50 uneven bars, 8.20 balance beam, 8.70 floor; ;• Jessica Robichaud, Open A, 8.50 vault, 8.70 uneven bars, 8.30 balance beam, 7.45 floor; Mariya Fiorentino, Argo B, 9.25 vault, 8.85 uneven bars, 7.25 balance beam, 7.50 floor; Holly Green, Novice B, 7.40 vault, 8.70 uneven bars, 8.00 balance beam, 8.20 floor; Rebecca Taber, Tyro B, 8.45 vault, ■ 7.60 uneven bars. 7.75 balance beam, 7.80 floor; Courtney Biekle. Cadette B-l, 8.85 vault, 8.80 uneven bars, 8.96 balance beam; Rachel Dales, PC7 and 8B. 8.75 tin- ! even bars, 8.80 balance beam, 8.75 , floor. Other gymnasts who performed include include Alisa Seccareccia, Shay! in Tclbglou, Brooke Watson, Katie Johnston, Johnston, Samantha Smith and Allie O'Donnell. O'Donnell. Green Gaels face Mimico in pivotal playoff game General manager Doug Lucy predicts opening round series will go the distance BY BRAD KELLY Stall Writor MIMICO - The opening round of the playoffs are just days old, and the Clarington Green Gaels are already lacing lacing a must-win situation. After losing the opening game of the besl-ol'-five Eastern Conference quarterfinal quarterfinal in Mimico 7-6 Sunday night, the Green Gaels were already in a small hole. That hole could he deeper pending the outcome of Game 2 on Monday (after our deadline) in Bowmanville. A loss would pul the Green Gaels down 2- 0 and on the brink of elimination heading heading into Game 3 tonight (Wednesday) in Mimico. On the other hand, a Green Gaels win Monday would have squared the series, making tonight's third game pivotal. pivotal. If history is to repeal itself, this series series is likely to be determined on the weekend, with Game 4 in Bowmanville Friday (8:30 p.m.), and a fifth and deciding deciding game Saturday in Mimico. "I think this one is going the distance," distance," predicted Green Gaels general manager Doug l.uey. "Every game will he decided hy one or two goals just like usual when we play Mimico." The teams staged the same kind of battle in the opening round last year, with the Green Gaels winning Game 5 in Bowmanville by a narrow 6-5 margin. margin. Through the series, the Green Gaels held a slim 36-35 goals advan tage. That series provided a springboard for the Green Gaels, who advanced through a couple of more rounds to qualify for the Founder's Cup, winning the Canadian championship with a 7-6 decision over Spartan of St. Catharines. In the series opener Sunday, Jim Mumlbrd scored once and added two assists for the Green Gaels, who trailed 3-2 after the first period, hut carried a 5- 4 advantage into the third. Shane Sargent, Steve Hutchins, Nick Cotter, Mare Jackson and Erie Howe had singles. The winning goal by Mimico was scored with just 32 seconds remaining, with the Mountaineers enjoying a power play. Five of their seven goals came courtesy of the man advantage as the Green Gaels came unravelled late in the game, taking lour minor penalties in the last six minutes, "We were undisciplined. All of the penalties were in the offensive zone. It was horrible to watch," said Lucy. In other Eastern Conference series, Nepean ( 15-4-1) leads 1 laiton I fills (10- 9-1) 2-0, Akwesasnc (15-4-1) also holds a 2-0 lead over Scarborough ( 12- 8-0), while Oakville (11-9-0) is up 1-0 on Barrie (15-4-1). THE SCOOP - The Green Gaels posted a 9-4 win over Markham Friday night in the final game of the regular season to grab the sixth seed in the Eastern Eastern Conference. Their 11-8-1 record matched them against Mimico, seeded third with a record of 13-6-1...In the only meeting between the teams on May 30, the Green Gaels won 11-8 at home...Knud; McNeil was added to the rosier on the final day of the regular season season after gaining his release from Scarborough. Scarborough. In 17 games, lie had 18-22-40 totals and was third in team scoring, Jim Mumlbrd: Scored once mid added pair of assists in 7-6 loss to Mimico in Game I of liesl-of- fiive playoff series.