World Class Golf Course Coming To
Area
The design and construction of a world class golf course in
coming to this area.
Whoa now....listen up...... the headlines and lead sentence
can be somewhat misleading....yes part of the headlines is true but instead of a
standard type of golf course we will see a world-class DISC golf course which
will be located at the Frost Valley YMCA.
The course is being designed by world renowned course
designer John Houck and will be his first course in New York.
Houck has designed more courses than anyone else and the
current number one and two ranked courses in the world are both John Houck
designs.
The Frost Valley course will be 18-holes and will serve
children with disabilities and promote inclusion with all Frost Valley
participants.
The new course will also welcome professional disc golf
championship tournaments as well as casual play by the more than 35,000 children
and adults staying annually at Frost Valley .
Current in the design phase the new course will be located
on a 5,000-acre woodland section of the camp.
CVS Caremark Charitable Trust recently granted Frost Valley
with $20,000 and earmarked it for a program suitable for children with
disabilities.
This recreational activity will incorporate
exercise, skill, competition and education.
Projected to be completed by 2014, Frost Valley's course
development is overseen by Tom Holsapple, operations director and a 15-year disc
golf enthusiasts who noted, "this championship-level course is tailored to Frost
Valley's unique terrain and disc golf is suitable for varying abilities and
perfect for Frost Valley's expansive Catskill Mountain setting easily accessible
to the tri-state area."
According to the Professional Disc Golf Association there
are more than 100,000 tournament competitors playing 3,762 tournaments worldwide
and it is enjoyed by groups of all ages. Disc golf is played in about 40
countries around the world.
Disc golf has also recently been incorporated into the
Special Olympics.
Welcome to another type of golf facility to our
area.
Ed's
Outlook
Our regular game of golf will never be replaced by disc golf
but this new form of competition using the term "golf" has gained in popularity
where the object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in
the fewest number of throws of the disc and ending up with throwing a flying
disc at a target referred to as the basket.
It's interesting to find that disc golf uses three types of
disc's, the putter, mid-range and the driver.
We'll give it a whirl sometime soon.
One of our favorite golfers was Miller Barber who was a
leading player on the PGA Tour in the 1960's and a dominant one in the early
years of senior play with 11 PGA Tour wins and 24 more on the Champions
Tour.
Barber, 82, recently succumbed to cancer.
He showed us all that even an unorthodox swing can
work.
RIP Miller.
Ed Townsend is a PR consultant to the sport of golf. Ed
writes and compiles the information for this column. If you have league and
tournament information shoot a hole-in-one or even shoot your age, let Ed know
at 845-439-8177, email at edwardctownsend@hotmail.com or fax at 845-205-4474.
View this column and all of Ed's pictures at http://bght.blogspot.com We are
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The Golf
Tip
By Robert
Menges
In today's ever changing golf game, most players are under
the influence that if they hit the ball longer they will play
better.
Even though technology has increased how far the ball will
travel, the scores are about the same. There is no doubt that if you hit the
ball longer you should have less club to the green and be able to get the ball
closer to the hole and make more putts.
I believe this to be true, but you better be able to hit the
shots on the green close to the pin.
Wedge play is important here and I suggest carrying three
wedges in your golf bag. Most golfers have a pitching wedge and you have
a choice to make for the other two wedges. A gap wedge comes with about 50 to 53
degrees of loft and a lob wedge is about 60-64 degrees of loft. I would choose
between these two clubs depending on how far you hit the ball.
A lob wedge will save our shots around the green and a gap
wedge will help you with the in between yardages in the fairway.
You should always carry a sand wedge that has 54-57 degrees
of loft.
The next time out on the course count how many shots you
take from 100 yards to the hole. I think you will find that this will total
about 60 percent of your score.
Robert Menges is the golf professional at the Swan Lake Golf
& Country Club, Mt. Hope Road, Swan Lake. He is available for private
lessons and if you have a question or subject you would like covered, Bob can be
reached at 845-292-0323 or by email at menges@hughes.com
Putting
Tip
By Joe
Bermel
Consistent Speed is a major asset to every terrific putter
and can never be overrated.
You feel the speed with your EYES, MIND and HANDS. The
triangle your eyes see is the distance between the ball and the hole. A signal
is sent to your mind, then the mind sends a signal to the muscles in your hand
which determines the amount of acceleration on the forward stroke for the
distance you want the ball to travel.
This definitely connects to the amount of back and thru
distance.
Joe Bermel is available for private lessons, group,
corporate, organization and golf shows-tournaments. His special edition DVD "How
To Putt Well" is available by calling 631-589-1384, at his web site
www.ThePuttingDoctor.com or by email at joe@theputtingdoctor.com
PHOTO
A disc golfer and the basket the disc must end up
in.
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