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p12the tribunethursday mayj22139z tox0 st the tribune rts leisure got a score call our hotline at 6402100 why do we do the things we do most golf instruction articles talk about what to do this is going to be a little different this is about the why i believe that real learning and improvement needs more than the sim ple nuts and bolts of the golf swing most of us could talk for hours of what to do and yet so often we find ourselves creeping back into those old bad habits lets start with the grip back in the old days everybody used what is now referred to as the baseball or ten fin ger grip harry vardon came on the scene and quickly realized that the natural curve to the shot was always to the left harry studied many golfers and determined that one of the things that happened as the club came into the impact zone was the right hand rotated causing the blade of the club to square up gary belts the prob lem was that most people playing right handed golf were right handed and the fact was the right hand was too strong and actu ally caused the face of the club prior to impact to close imparting spin on the ball which made it curve his solution was to take the baby fin ger of the right and and overlap it with the index finger of the left hand he achieved the desired effect and reduced the power of the right hand simple solution still working today over time the golfers began to realize that they were too strong for the ten finger grip but seemed too weak for this new gripthe solution was to inter lock the index of the left and the baby finger of the right hand this perfect compromise is still working today the application i want you to under stand is that no grip is perfect for everybody experiment with all three magazines and golf books which show you the perfect grip are based on tried and true methods developed and tested over the years but still can- not account for the fact that your right hand could be much stronger or weaker than the left and that difference could be so great that your grip might need some changes if your alignment is good and your swing path is good and the ball still flies right or left with some consistency it may not be your swing it could be your griphave a cpga golf professional check it out gary betts is the club pro at sleepy hollow golf and country club hikers haven footwear clothing equipment on all your outdoor equipment tents sleeping bags stoves packs life vests kayaks canoes sleeping pads paddles camping accessories climbing equipment et readv tor summer mav a 15 discount will be taken at the register m hikers haven markville sh centre iniyiiva hay ijii 5000highway7eastmarkham5on footwear clothing equipment 995 4704148 a race to the finish stouffville district sec ondary schools ian hazelwood was first to cross the fin ish line in this junior boys 400metre heat race at the annual york region athletic association track and field meet at birchmount stadium on tuesday photo by sjoerd witteveen rebels steal win from bandits still undefeated it was the battle of the outlaws monday night at the uxpool diamond when the dust had settled the claremont rebels had defeated the uxbridge bandits 62 in their oshawa city and district fastball association contest with rebels pitcher tim evans scattering six hits while striking out 12 batters to earn the win the rebels who have two wins in two starts this season spotted the bandits a first inning tworun lead as brent bon ner singled in steve townsend and larry pilkey who had both walked but that was all for the bandits as evans fanned two in a three up three down second inning before whiffing the side in the third meanwhile the rebels got on the board in the third when rob watson drove in cliff herbert who had singled the rebels took the lead in the fifth as kevin gibson cracked a two run home fun dave jones doubled home jim chilvers to make it 42 in the sixth evans and chilvers rapped consecutive singles to up the lead to 62 in the seventh bandits pitcher mike underwood struck out 10 batters the rebels were to host bradford on wednesday the bandits were dlated to host port perry on monday at 830 pm