|
|
 |
 |
|
| August 11, 2005 |
|
 |
|
Divot Mix"I think that I always adhere to my old theory that a controlled shot to a closely guarded green is the surest test of any man's golf." -- A.W. Tillinghast, architect of Baltusrol's Lower Course Technology offers the cure for lost balls For anyone who's ever searched in vain for a golf ball, the idea of a ball that can't be lost has to be appealing. Now RadarGolf Inc. and The Sharper Image say they have the ultimate solution.
The system is powered by a radio-frequency microchip that is embedded in the core of the ball. Contact (916) 782-0415, www.radargolf.com. GCM blog up and running
For the latest behind-the-scenes information on what's happening at Baltusrol, including photos of the maintenance facility, golf course staff and volunteers, and the GCSAA/GCSA of New Jersey hospitality center, check out GCM at the PGA, a Web blog featuring daily updates from GCM Editor Scott Hollister. There's even a shot of the home-away-from-home brought in for Mark Kuhns, CGCS, director of grounds, and his wife, Janet, during tournament week. People vs. the Pros coming in Sept.
It will be televised in prime time on ESPN on Sept. 19. BASF will be the presenting sponsor and GCSAA has signed on for a second year as an official sponsor of the event. During the telecast, GCSAA and superintendents will be recognized in commercials, features and interviews. BASF is also hosting the second annual BASF Superintendent's Cup. The company sponsored qualifying tournaments for regional GCSAA chapters to send 18 golf course superintendents to compete in the finals. There, the superintendents who qualified will compete in a net event. The two superintendents with the lowest net scores will play a head-to-head match for a grand prize of $10,000 in cash and BASF products for their home course. The second-place finisher in the BASF Superintendent's Cup will receive a cash prize of $5,000. Contact http:// www.pvpgolf.com. Golfers offered Bio Cranial Therapy Anyone who has ever played the game knows that golfers who have their head "in the right place" are usually the ones who play the best. Now there's a California chiropractor who says he can help by adjusting a player's skull. Dr. John Lund, a chiropractor from Redlands, Calif. who developed the new technique, says it improves balance in a significant way. Called Bio Cranial Therapy, it involves an exact repositioning of the temporal bones, a group of bones in the skull, to their optimal positions. Lund said, “Anatomically, the temporal bones lie on either side of your head and house the semicircular canals for balance, and it is these specialized organs that send messages every split second to your brain relating your relative position. “When these temporal bones are misaligned, even a little bit, your brain is sent less than optimum positional messages, and as a result, your autonomic balance is impaired or altered. Temporal bones can get out of alignment from virtually any blow or compression to the head. It doesn't take much injury to create a misalignment of the head bones in a way that can affect ones balance.” To diagnosis a balance problem, Lund uses balance test, which is also used after treatment to document the effectiveness of the adjustment. He says many of his golfer clients can actually sense the changes in their balance after as few as two bio-cranial treatments. Most do the treatment just four times. The procedures have a long-term effect, involves no medication and no surgery; only a firm and precise manipulative pressure to the skull bones; moving them back to their original position. “Bio cranial therapy will become more and more important in college, competitive and professional sports as more people learn about it. This is particularly valuable to athletes who specialize in gymnastics, diving and other sports involving finely tuned balance and motion,” Lund said. Contact him at (909) 335-1313. Composting Council seeks awards nominations The U.S. Composting Council is accepting nominations for its annual awards, to be given at the council's conference luncheon on Tuesday, Jan. 24 in New Orleans. Awards that will be presented include: Composter of the Year Award - For a commercial-scale composting facility, public or private that has displayed excellence in both compost production and marketing/distribution. H. Clark Gregory Award - For an individual who has displayed outstanding service to the composting industry through various grassroots efforts; including backyard composting, vermi-composting and public or end-user education. Hi Kellogg Award - For an individual who has displayed outstanding service to the U.S. composting industry over many years. Rufus Chaney Award - For an individual who has displayed excellence in the area of compost research over many years. This award recognizes those individuals whose breath of research and/or research findings have had a significant impact on the composting industry and/or end users of compost. Clean Water Award - For a person or company in the compost industry or related field who have completed projects that have a positive impact on water quality via the use of organics or increased awareness of the link between quality soils, compost and water quality. For details on nomination requirements and a downloadable form, click here. |
|
|||||||||||||
The Ball Positioning System will be featured during the upcoming holiday season in retail stores, mail-order catalogs and on its Web site. The system is allowed for posting U.S. Golf Association handicaps. However, it cannot be used in USGA tournament play. 
Golf course superintendents and GCSAA will get worldwide exposure on ESPN next month, thanks to The People vs. The Pros . The competition, which gives amateurs the chance to compete for $300,000 head-to-head against Justin Leonard from the PGA Tour and Ben Crenshaw from the Champions Tour, will be held Sept. 8-12 at Barton Creek Resort and Spa in Austin, Texas .  |
|