昨日が誕生日の丸山茂樹、満身創痍ながら7位タイと好スタート！

2012年09月13日18時19分




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順位 選手名 スコア1 平塚　哲二 -7
2 W・ウェンチョン -6
3 キム・ヒョンソン -5
イ・キョンフン -5
上井　邦浩 -5
キム・ヒョンテ -5
7 伊藤　誠道 -4
細川　和彦 -4
池田　勇太 -4
片山　晋呉 -4


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最終日までマルちゃんスマイルを見ることができるか（撮影：米山聡明）







＜ANAオープン　初日◇13日◇札幌ゴルフ倶楽部 輪厚コース(7,063ヤード・パー72)＞

　北海道にある札幌ゴルフ倶楽部 輪厚コースを舞台に開幕した、国内男子ツアー「ANAオープン」の初日。ケガに悩まされ続けている丸山茂樹が、5バーディ・1ボギーの68をマーク。首位と3打差の7位タイと初日上位につけた。

丸山茂樹の今季成績

　丸山は左手親指付け根のケガに加え、8月には右ヒザを負傷。この日も「親指は腫れちゃってるし、右ヒザも外側の軟骨に水がたまって」いる最悪のコンディション。しかし「ジャンボ(尾崎)さんも中嶋(常幸)さんもそういう怪我を乗りこえて今があるんだと思います」と偉大な先人たちを思い、強い気持ちでプレーした。

　昨日誕生日を迎え「後厄の42歳が終わって、家族もいいことがあるよって言ってくれて4アンダー。自分の中では楽しくもあり良い一日でした」仲間たちからも祝福された43歳は上々のスタート。09年の最終戦「ゴルフ日本シリーズJTカップ」以来勝ち星がない丸山。「あまり上位にこれてないので、何かを残したいね」4日間戦い抜くには厳しい状況だが最後の最後まで最善を尽くしてプレーする。

鉄人・平塚哲二が“65”をマーク、単独首位に

2012年09月13日18時27分




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順位 選手名 スコア1 平塚　哲二 -7
2 W・ウェンチョン -6
3 キム・ヒョンソン -5
イ・キョンフン -5
上井　邦浩 -5
キム・ヒョンテ -5
7 伊藤　誠道 -4
細川　和彦 -4
池田　勇太 -4
片山　晋呉 -4


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単独首位に立った平塚哲二（撮影：米山聡明）








＜ANAオープン　初日◇13日◇札幌ゴルフ倶楽部 輪厚コース(7,063ヤード・パー72)＞

　国内男子ツアー「ANAオープン」が北海道にある札幌ゴルフ倶楽部 輪厚コースを舞台に開幕。初日の競技を終え、7アンダーの平塚哲二が首位に、1打差の2位にはリャン・ウェンチョン(中国)。2打差の3位タイには上井邦浩らがつけた。昨年、最終日最終日を回ったアマチュアの伊藤誠道と池田勇太は3打差の7位タイ、ホストプロの石川遼は1アンダー57位タイと出遅れた。

　平塚は7バーディ・ノーボギーの65をマーク。ドライバーは「コース内にあればいい状態(笑)」と荒れたが、好調のショートアイアンとパットでバーディを量産した。7月の「長嶋茂雄 INVITATIONAL セガサミーカップゴルフトーナメント」の月曜日、練習中に頚椎を捻挫。一時は練習がまったく出来ないほどの痛みに襲われ、このところ調子を落としていたが、先週からショット練習を少なめに、ショートゲームの練習量を増やしたのが奏功。今大会での好スタートにつながった。

　現在も「首の筋肉が張っている状態」だというが、このまま残り3日間突っ走ることができるか。ちなみに平塚はツアーでも屈指の酒豪、このケガの後も酒は断っていないそうで「酒やめたら終わってしまう」と豪快に笑っていた。

Top 9 Paintball Tips For Safety Precautions

Almost everybody, girls and boys are equally fascinated to the activity of paintball, which links them to for entertainment.

Paintball is always an exciting activity for recreation, particularly when there are many participants active in the games. However due to paintball guns firing at around 300ftp, which is a very high speed, this exciting activity can turn dangerous for you and the other participants. That is why these top 9 paintball tips for safety Precautions should be exercised at all times. When these safety precautions are applied paintball is a very safe activity.

Here are the Top 9 Paintball Tips For Safety Precautions that you and everyone in your group should take care of:
Your number one protection from injury from paintballs is your goggles/masks so prior to the game a check should be done every time. Little cracks on the lens should not be overlooked and should be examined by a professional. A small crack might seem harmless; however, it may not be able to bear paintballs traveling at 300fps. Chances are that these lenses would not be capable of protecting your eyes.
If your paintball gun/marker is not in use (excluding when it is dismantled), a barrel bag should be covering the tip of the barrel at all times so if the gun/marker accidentally misfires it will be caught in the bag and won't strike anyone. Also never and I mean never look down your barrel when it's on and connected to an air source.
If the air tank/propellant is being extremely difficult to remove, don't force it off. It might need to be decompressed. Ask someone with more experience if needed.
Specific paintball goggles/masks should only be uses in games. Never use just any mask found around home.
If any required repair for your gear (paintball gun) even if it's a minor one, seek a profession and ask them if you're capable at your knowledge level to repair the problem.
Never leave your air tank/ propellant in direct sunlight when not in use. it may increase to a quite dangerous increasing level.
When playing paintball games, select a referee who is responsible for stopping and starting the game. Players shouldn't begin firing paintball gun until the referee signals the start and end of the game.
Make sure of one thing that you don't ever overfill your air tank/propellants.
Never shoot paintball guns at any animal. It may appear like harmless pleasure, but paintballs go out the gun at soaring velocity that could cause damage to pets as well as other animals.You should not shoot paintballs in social places. Ideally, these paintball games (woodsball, speedball, and scenario) must be played in private areas like designation paintball grassland or open fields. This way, one can stay away from splattering paintballs over cars, homes as well as people passing. With these easy and modest safety precautions for paintball players, you can for sure have fun in playing paintball every minute. After following these Top 9 Paintball Tips For Safety Precautions you can avoid any kind of injury and save yourself from the emergency room. Always play this game with full precautions and do not let the fun game turn into an emergency ward for you!

Paintball is an exciting and entertaining pastime to play with friends, co-workers and family when the proper precautions are fallowed.

The Features I Like About Minn Kota Trolling Motors

I’ve been around the fishing world for a while… over 20 years, to be more specific.

I've learned a lot of things about fishing and boating equipment during that time. I have also developed some opinions about that equipment. Some of them are good and well worth the money spent, and some is just plain crap and not worth the money spent to package it.

This holds true when it comes to electric trolling motors. There are good models and there are bad models. There are also big differences between the famous brands of trolling motors. Let me explain.

There are only a small number of trolling motor manufacturers in the entire industry. Regardless of what brand you see on a trolling motor, it’s made by one of those few manufacturers.

If you look around, you’ll see that Minn Kota Trolling Motors and Motorguide Trolling Motors are the top in the industry when it comes too brand recognition and popularity.

Base on my own experience for many years, I prefer Minn Kota Trolling Motors and, in my opinion, they’re a lot better. Here’s why.

Functionality – The newest Minn Kota models are extremely functional. The features built in to the newest motors are purely functional. There is no fluff.

Durability – This is one of my favorite parts of the new Minn Kota motors. These motors last, and for a very long time. Under normal conditions, these motors will last far longer than you would ever expect. Even under extreme conditions and use they outlast the motors of years past by 100% or more!

Reliability – I never worry about my trolling motor not working. When I need it, it works. Plain and simple. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Design – Minn Kota has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars (possibly even millions of $) over the past decade, perfecting their design, making it more useful and easier to use. The foot pedal is not anymore clunky and uncomfortable to use. Everything about the design of these motors is user-friendly.

Let me talk a little more about the durability factor, because this is what makes these motors better than the others. Have you ever hit a stump or rock with your trolling motor? If so, you know that this can absolutely ruin a fishing trip… unless you’re running a Minn Kota.

Over a decade ago Minn Kota stopped making their trolling motor shafts from steel and started making them from a composite material that gives them a new element of "unbreakableness", if you will.

You no longer need to worry about hitting an underwater obstruction making the shaft bent in a weird angle, rendering it useless.

With the composite shaft, hitting a stump or rock simply causes the shaft to flex under pressure and then go right back to its original condition, plain and simple.

This is a no-nonsense engineering feat on the part of the Minn Kota R&D team. Not having to worry about bending the motor’s shaft means being able to concentrate on fishing, not on where the stumps are.

Best Ways Of Golf Chipping

A short golf game is more favorable. The following should be attached in your mind to defeat them in a short game.

Before we start, please bear in mind that there are chips that are available to make you closer to the green. To reiterate, you should consider adopting different methods to be victorious. Your talent in chipping must be accompanied by the cooperation of the grass, distance from the hole, as well as the green itself.

First, the standard chip chipping. It is employed when you are near the green. To be more effective, you should use a nine-iron club. Greater chance of getting the victory if you were able to fly the ball 1/3 above the cup then fall on its way around the green. It is properly performed in the middle of your stance with hands beyond the ball facing the square.

Another must-know is the soft shot. This shot makes the ball fall softly then roll near or into the hole after a proper stroke. The proper club for this shot is the lob wedge.

To be able to make this shot, you should loosen your hand a bit while holding the club. Swing towards the ball while holding the club. You must appreciate the importance of speeding the swing accurately before making the strike. You should approximate the arc where you decide the ball to fall then roll.

If the ball falls far away from the hole, try the low spinning chip shot. Have your mid-iron club in perfecting this type of shot. You don't have to put it too far back in your stance.. A quick reminder, your arm should be ahead of the club and it should be the square that should hit the ball.

The said shot is distinct from others because it can roll significantly near the goal. This usually happens when the ball is near the trap.

The thing that should be a part of your system is the usage of all the tools in playing the said sport. Every club has its own shaft with a lance (grip) and a clubhead, you need to hold them differently.

The game always require the mastery of soft and standard shots. They are followed by low shot, please include it in your habit. It is more difficult than the first two but it would make you more confident.

Learning these tips can make you famous in the game of golf. Practice is the bridge to perfection.