CALENDAR
GRAND PRIX D'ART All summer until Aug 28 in the streets of Qualicum Beach Fridays 9 am - 3 pm PARKSVILLE SUMMER BY THE SEA STREET MARKET Every Tuesday & Thursday until Sept 1 3 - 8 pm at Parksville Visitor Centre, 1275 E. Island Highway
GOLF TIPS
Jeff Dinn Assistant Manager of Golf
Drive for Dough You may have heard the expression “Drive for show, putt for dough.” This phrase has some merit, but it has been largely proven that lower scores are achieved by hitting great tee shots! A good drive can make a par 4 or par 5 a lot easier, whereas errant tee shots are a major source of penalty strokes. Here are a few tips that may help with longer straighter tee balls.
ERRINGTON FARMERS MARKET Saturdays until the end of September, 10 am - 1 pm Next to the Errington War Memorial Hall QUALICUM BEACH FARMERS MARKET Saturdays year-round at 644 Veterans Way 8:30 am - 12 pm MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD AT PARKSVILLE MUSEUM Every Sunday to August 31, 1 - 3 pm 1245 E Island Highway GOLF FOR LIFE Fundraising Tournament for the Nanaimo District Hospital Foundation, hosted by Fairwinds Golf Club September 1 - 30 at Fairwinds Golf Club To register, visit fairwinds.ca or call 250.468.7666
1 Place the ball forward in your stance. The golf ball should be lined up with the heel of your lead foot.
2 Tee the ball up nice and high. This allows a high launch and often fewer miss-hits.
3 Drop your trail shoulder slightly at address with your weight evenly balanced on each foot.
These three tips all have the same outcome objective and that is to hit up on the golf ball. Hitting up increase height while decreasing spin. This means more distance with the very same club head speed. Try these tips next time you are out playing and let me know how it goes. Fairwinds Golf Course has re-opened with measures in place to keep all of us safe and the course running smoothly. Book tee times online at Fairwinds.ca or by calling the golf shop at 250.468.7666 EXT 1.
27 PASSIONS | SUMMER 2020
