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This week Tidbits continues our study in lexiphanicism as we dig up some more of those impressive big words that are sure to edify and, we hope, entertain! Follow along as we learn more about some of these whatchamacallits and thingamajigs.• Those who love cats are ailurophilists, while

those who love dogs are cynophilists. People who love all animals are referred to as philotherialists.

•Misogamists and misopedists often go handin hand. They hate marriage and children, respectively. Gamophobists don’t hate marriage; they’re just afraid of it.

•Stop, thief!Look at thewide variety of termsused to describe these crooks — brigand, snaffler, kirkbuzzer, efter, ladrone or footpad.The snaffler ismainly a horse thief,while thekirkbuzzerrobsonlychurches.Theefterstealsfrom theater customers while the performance is on, and ladrones and footpads are muggers who thievewhileon foot.A specializedpickpocketwho targets only churchgoers is referred to as an autem diver.

•The Latin suffix “-aster” refers to anythingwith a lesser status, for example, a musicaster is a mediocre musician, while a militaster is a soldier without skills or abilities. The theologaster is

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Towering above the Parliament buildings and the PalaceofWestminsterinLondon,BigBenhasbeen a familiar icon of the United Kingdom for more than150years.Thisweek,Tidbits takesyou through some of the history and legends about this world famous landmark. •When you think of Big Ben, the tall tower

surely comes to mind, but the name actually applies to the bell that is housed within the clocktower.Officially,thebellitselfisknownas the Great Bell. The Big Ben nickname was adopted after London’s first Commissionerfor Works, Sir Benjamin Hall, whose nameis inscribed on the bell. It was originally intended that the bell would formally be called the Royal Victoria bell.

•The tower itself is named, not so cleverly,theClockTowerand is the third-tallest free-standing clock tower in the world. It is actually the third tower to be built on Parliament’s grounds.Thefirstwasbegun in1288duringthe reign of King Edward I and also contained a clock and a bell named Great Edward, which was rung on the hour. This was replaced in 1367 with England’s first public chimingclock.Itstoodfor340years.

•When a devastating fire destroyed much ofthepalaceofWestminster in1834, theplansto rebuild did not include a new tower. These planswere altered to include it in 1836, butactual construction of the current ClockTowerdidnotbeginuntil1843.Constructioncontinuedfornearly16years.Whentheclockwasfinallyinstalled,itwasdiscoveredthatitwouldn’t work because the cast iron minute hands were too heavy! They were replaced withlightercopperhands,andthefour-sided

The Palace of Westminster, the Clock Tower and West-minster Bridge

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3. POP CULTURE: When was the Pillsbury Doughboy introduced in TV ads?

4. ASTRONOMY: What is a “maria”?

5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capi-tal of South Dakota?

6. LITERATURE: The 2004 movie “Christmas with the Kranks” was based on which novel?

7. MOVIES: Who was the first black man to win an Oscar?

8. ROYALTY: What is Prince Andrew’s official title?

9. SPORTS PERSONALITIES: What was the boxing champion Muhammad Ali’s original name?

10. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What kind of dog did President Bill Clinton and his family have?

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dark region on the moon.5. Pierre6. “Skipping Christmas,” by John

Grisham7. Sidney Poitier won for his role in

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2. How many consecutive seasons, entering 2012, had Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard tallied at least 30 home runs?

3. Johnny Unitas holds the NFL record for most consecutive games with at least one TD pass (47, 1956-60). Who has the most since the 1970 NFL merger?

4. Who holds the record for most points in a men’s basketball NCAA Tournament game?

5. Since the NHL lockout season of 2004-05, only three rookies have averaged more than a point a game. Name two of them.

6. How many consecutive starts at the Daytona 500 did Michael Wal-trip have before failing to qualify in 2012?

7. Who was the only player to win a “golden slam” — all four of tennis’ majors, plus a gold medal in Olympic singles play, in a calendar year?

Answers1. Alex Rodriguez of the New York

Yankees had 54 in 2007.2. Six.3. New Orleans’ Drew Brees has

done it in 43 consecutive games, starting in 2009.

4. Notre Dame’s Austin Carr had 61 points against Ohio in 1970.

5. Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin.

6. Twenty-five consecutive years.7. Steffi Graf, in 1988.


1. Which British singer released “Anyone Who Had A Heart,” “You’re My World” and “Alfie” in the mid-1960s?

2. Which band is best known for “I Wanna Rock” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It”?

3. Who was responsible for “Disco Duck”?

4. Which group wrote and released “Do the Freddie,” and when?

5. Name the singer-songwriter behind “All By Myself” and “Hungry Eyes.”

6. Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Diana Ross and Kim Carnes all came together with dozens of others for one charity effort in 1985. What was it?

Answers1. Cilla Black (born Priscilla White).

Black was a favorite of Brian Epstein, the Beatles manager, and covered a number of their early songs.

2. Twisted Sister, in 1984. The group was originally called Silver Star.

3. “Disco Duck” was satire, written in 1976 by a Memphis DJ as a takeoff on a 1960 song called “The Duck.”

4. Freddie and the Dreamers, 1965. Their album of the same name includ-ed a chart with diagrams to dance the Freddie.

5. Eric Carmen, in 1975 and 1987. Carmen’s big successes came when he went solo after leaving the Rasp-berries. “Hungry Eyes” was featured in the film “Dirty Dancing.”

6. USA for Africa, in 1985. They all recorded “We Are the World.”


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teacher that they were late becausethey’d experienced a flat tire whilecarpooling together to the school.

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1. What’s the properscientific name for themoment that the springseason begins?

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Four high school seniors sufferingfrom “spring fever” skipped theirmorning classes and went to thebeach instead. After lunch, theyreturned to school and told their

teacher that they were late becausethey’d experienced a flat tire whilecarpooling together to the school.

Much to their relief, she smiled.“You missed a test today,” she

continued, “but you can make it upright now. Take seats apart fromone another and then get out apencil and a piece of paper.”

She waited for them to sit down,and then began. “Question One:Which tire on the car was flat?”

1. What’s the properscientific name for themoment that the springseason begins?

2. What flower istraditionally thefirst to bloom asspring

Unscramble this word:

S A L A N U NThis word means: springflowers that last one season

A N N U A L S

“Spring is Nature’s way ofsaying ‘Let’s party!!’”

~ Robin Williams

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1. Vases, baskets, containers and anything else that held flowers you have received. If they’re cracked or broken, no one wants them. For the rest, take those in like-new condition to the closest flower shop to be recycled.

2. Excess dishes. If you do not use them at least once each year, sell them to an antique dealer or give them to a local thrift shop or the church’s annual rummage sale.

3. Pots and pans. Offer them to family members, take them to the thrift shop, or see if your church kitchen or camp could use some decent cookware.

4. Clothing. Can’t bring yourself to dump your good clothes into a collection bin? Find an organization with specific needs. Crisis pregnancy homes, battered women’s shelters and drug rehab centers are just a few of the places that will be so grateful to get gently used clothing that their clients can wear to job interviews. Beyond gently worn? Toss them. Now.

5. Books. If you’re keeping them for show, give it up. No one is impressed. Go straight to Cash4Books.net. If they’ll buy any, print out the prepaid mailing label and get those books into the mail. If not, donate books to your local library. What they cannot put on the shelves will help raise funds at the next library book sale.

6. Bibles and religious literature. Call a lo-cal church or two and ask if they want them. If not, send them to the thrift shop.

7. Furniture. Place an ad in your local paper or post your items on CraigsList.com to sell them. If you want to give the stuff away, post on the website FreeCycle.org. Or call up the next fundraiser auc-tion that comes along and ask if they will pick up your items. If your furniture is really as great as you think, it’ll be gone before you know it.

Because clutter and organization is a huge problem for many of us, here are more tips to help with the mess. Assign a “home” for everything you own, then put things away when you are finished using them. If something doesn’t have a home, perhaps it’s time to rethink that item. If you are having trouble parting with some-thing and you want to save the memory of the item, consider taking a photo of it for future reference. Organize your kitchen pantry. Group like items together so you’ll know what you have and what needs to go on the grocery list. You’ll be amazed what’s lurking on your shelves. Go through your medicine cabinets twice a year (January and June) and dispose of all expired medications. Make a list of items you need to re-place.

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will be difficult. It will require the involvement of ev-eryone, no matter his or her size. The institute proposes a five-point plan to 1) make physical activity an integral aspect of our lives. 2) Develop food and beverage choices that promote an ideal weight and are readily accessible and inexpensive. 3) Transform messages about physical activity and nutrition obesity. 4) Expand the roles of health care providers, insurers and employ-ers. 5) Urge schools to be the focal point of efforts to avert the obesity trend. The 478-page report provides specific ap-proaches to address each issue. To improve physi-cal activity, they insist that communities develop easily accessible places and programs where exer-cise can occur safely and enjoyably and that physi-cal activity be promoted and required for children. The report is particularly aggressive in sug-gesting ways to create healthful foods and beverag-es. They require that fast food restaurants decrease calorie-dense foods for children and offer healthier choices; that rational nutritional standards for all foods and beverages be set; that the concentration of fast food outlets in low-income communities be reduced; and that a presidential task force be cre-ated to review agricultural policy and farm subsidies that favor foods promoting obesity. The institute also proposes an “or else” threat to beverage, media and restaurant business-es to improve their marketing messages to children. The federal government is asked to do more to cre-ate culturally appropriate messages for specific au-diences to increase awareness of key issues in the prevention of obesity. The institute recommends a greater health care provider role in prevention and nutrition edu-cation and insists that insurance companies cover obesity prevention, screening, diagnosis and treat-ment. Finally, there must be a major commitment by schools to develop nutrition-savvy students who have many opportunities to be physically active and

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were celebrating the fact that her problems with The Stooges had diminished to the point of total sat-isfaction. Peace in the kingdom. No fear mongering required. Regardless of your dog’s temperament, if you could get him to drop unwanted behavior A in favor of desirable behavior B without scaring the daylights out of him, isn’t that what they call a win-win? But if your dog’s temperament leans toward the nervous and anxious, fear tactics of any kind -- including yelling and finger wagging -- are off-limits. It’ll take a little more time and patience, but in the end, you’ll have a problem solved, instead of more problems. Woof!

Dog trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is co-author of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television guest, and host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!” Read all of Uncle Matty’s columns at the Cre-ators Syndicate website at www.creators.com, and visit him at http://www.unclematty.com. Send your questions to [email protected] or by mail to Uncle Matty at P.O. Box 3300, Diamond Springs, CA 95619.COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC.


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ANSWER: Heart failure indicates that the heart has become a weak pump. “Congestive” of-ten is added to “heart failure” to emphasize that the failing heart causes blood to circulate poorly. Fluid oozes out of vessels and congests body organs, es-pecially the lungs and makes breathing difficult. Congestion also shows in swollen ankles and feet. However, not all people with heart failure show the signs of congestion. Shortness of breath when lying down, wak-ing from sleep gasping for breath, coughing during the night and the inability to get enough air to ac-complish even light physical tasks are signs of heart failure. I can assure you that the world’s most re-nowned heart doctor would not have expected your wife to die in her sleep because she said she felt tired and shaky. You are entitled to feel sad, but you do not deserve to feel guilty. Heart failure comes from heart arteries clogged with cholesterol, from heart valve malfunc-tion, from high blood pressure and from heartbeat disturbances like atrial fibrillation. Treatments are available. Water pills draw water from an overfilled circulation, and that eases the burden on the heart. Other medicines increase the strength of the heart-beat. Special pacemakers can restore synchronous beating to the heart’s out-of-sync pumping cham-bers. Congestive heart failure is not always a death sentence. My sincerest condolences to you and your family. The booklet on heart failure describes this common condition in greater detail. Readers can or-der a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 103W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please al-low four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: While trying to get out of the bathtub, I slipped and hit my chest against the side of the tub. My husband took me to the emergency room. X-rays showed

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Lowering the Risk of Hypertension Some of us with high blood pressure have adjusted our diets and medications to bring it under control -- to no avail. Chances are those of us who still struggle with hypertension inherited the con-dition. Or perhaps we don’t have it yet but seem destined to by family medical history. Having just one parent with high blood pressure dramatically increases the odds of being hypertensive. Genes are tough to beat. But there might be an answer. A study in the May issue of the journal Hy-pertension showed that merely walking 150 min-utes per week (30 minutes a day for five days) can lower the risk in people who are genetically likely to get high blood pressure. Researchers tracked more than 6,000 people in different categories: those who had one parent with high blood pressure, those who were not physically fit and those who were very fit. The result: Those with high levels of physi-cal fitness had a 42 percent lower risk, and the moderately fit had a 26 percent lower risk. To fur-ther show how exercise impacted the results, those who were very fit, even having a family predisposi-tion, had an increased risk of only 16 percent. On the other end of the extreme, those who had a family history and a lower level of physical fit-ness had a whopping 70 percent higher risk. That’s a double whammy. The results are clear: Even if a parent has high blood pressure, you can lower the chance that you’ll have high blood pressure by exercising. The better your level of fitness, the more you can decrease your odds. The benefits are potentially huge.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot per-sonally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].


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Retirement Surprises Q: A year ago my husband’s company offered him and several other “old-timers” in his age bracket an attractive early retirement package. He took the buyout offer and a month later we had our house up for sale. We went a little giddy and moved out of state to a retire-ment community in a warm climate. Now we think we acted too soon and are not happy here. We find ourselves wanting to go back “home” where our family and friends are. What are our options in this situation?

A: Realize you did not make a mistake. You simply had not yet experienced life in a retirement community. Retired wives’ lifestyles do not change as much as their husband’s. When husbands retire, wives lose a great deal of their privacy and some-times control. It’s a real adjustment for both of you. Moving back to your “comfort zone” is no guarantee you’ll be happier. Your lives together are different now no matter where you live. You will be spending more time together, so think about your-selves as a team. You will find new friends in your re-tirement community who have a lot in common with you. Having people you enjoy around you makes all the difference in the world. Do not waste time being resentful, feeling sorry for yourself, or criticizing yourself or others. Life is to be lived, and each day is a gift. Be thankful for what you have and make the most of it! * * *

Q: My brother, sister and I are squab-bling over the best way to help our seriously ill father. Mom cannot handle it! We all love him, but because of our difference in opinion, as to how to treat him medically, we are having a battle. What’s your call for solving our issues?

A: Relationships now are not much dif-ferent than you have already experienced growing up. Who is your father’s favorite child? Who lives nearest your father and is the most qualified to take charge of his care? Which of you is jealous about something? Sometimes siblings want to throw their weight around but are not available for caretaking or realize that caretaking is not for sissies. Even the best caretakers wear down because of the decisions that must be made, such as being available 24 hours a day, lack of finances, fear of making the wrong de-

cisions, and using up so much energy. Sometimes it even makes them sick. This is not the time to get into family war-fare. Join forces, and do your best as a loving family. You know Mom needs you now, too! Visit Dad and remind him of the good times. Laugh at what hap-pened during those events. The designated caretaker can become re-sentful if they feel they are being forced to carry the major responsibility. Give him/her a little slack right now. Having a choice, they usually would not choose to do so. Usually, a caretaker is chosen because of the convenience of where Dad lives, more often it is a female instead of a male, and with the understand-ing that is a permanent position. Family members can help out by being un-derstanding and realizing that long-term care takes the starch out of the caretaker and sometimes even affects their health. Thanking them, supporting the job they are doing, calling and giving pep talks, of-fering some financial help and other reinforcements makes a difference. It’s that time!

Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in a Southern California retirement community. Contact him at [email protected]. To find out more about Doug Mayberry and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS.COM

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Before he hit the 40-feet hook shot out of the straw to take him to within two putts of the Green Jacket, a little bit of banter in the room turned to what Bubba Watson was wearing.

As most of us know by now, Bub-ba Watson won the Masters, largely due to his monstrous 300-plus yard drives and unorthodox swinging style. But I, too, became curious about Watson’s game and, yes, his style, too.

For the techies out there, Watson uses a PING G20 driver with a cus-tom pink True Temper Grafalloy Bi-Matrix shaft. The same exact driver will be made available to pro shops this year, the company announced after the tournament.

Pink is a color that most sports fans are becoming accustomed to. It appears in splashes on various uni-forms these days to signify the fight against breast cancer, a cause that has successfully managed to co-opt that color and increase awareness. Knowing this, we were all a little leery of making fun of the color.

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during the year, and after this win, it’s a safe bet to say it will do so.

But his manner of dress and that unorthodox swinging style also reminded me of former PGA tour-nament winner from the ‘60s, Doug Sanders.

Known as the “Peacock of the Fairways,” Sanders came out of nowhere to win the Canadian Open as an amateur. His best finish at the Masters was a fourth place tie, and he won 20 events on the Tour, but Sanders was best known for his manner of dress. Sanders was famous for his “Mad Men”-esque devotion to what he wore. He was known to wear golf shoes that looked more like dress shoes, pleated golf plants, button-down cardigans and a golf polo. Each out-fit had complimentary colors of the same shade, and he even made sure his golf bags matched his outfit.

While both Sanders and Watson are philanthropists and champions, they have something else in com-mon — they’re both self-taught golfers. Neither has taken a lesson in his life. Sanders grew up a poor cotton farmer’s son; Watson’s father was a Green Beret Vietnam veteran who gave him a 9-iron once and told him to “beat it down the fairway.”

Well, Watson surely will be beat-ing it down the fairway for a while now, and nobody will make fun of his clothes anymore, but I have one suggestion — and I’m sure Mr. Sanders would agree — you should at least shave before putting on the Green Jacket. Sure he won in a play-off, but this isn’t hockey, you know.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sports-writer who lives in Kansas City.


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Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in Kansas City.


Children’s Dishes are an Amazing Legacy Q: This is a photo of a set of child’s dishes that were my mother’s. She was born in 1928, and the set was given to her when she was a child. The bowl’s nest and the lid also can be used as a trivet, and the cookie jar has a woven handle. They are all marked “Japan” and in excellent condition. She also had a set of lusterware doll dishes that she played with. I found a matching set of her lusterware dishes in a museum, but I haven’t found anything sim-ilar to these. If you know of any background or his-tory and could give me an idea of the value of this set, it would be greatly appreciated.

A: Your set of children’s dishes is unusual and very collectible. The cookie jar is most often re-ferred to as a biscuit barrel. Without a manufactur-er’s mark on the dishes, it can be impossible to iden-tify the name of the factory where they were made. Knowing your mother played with these dishes, it is amazing they are in such good condition. The value of your set would probably be $75 to $125.

Q: I have enclosed a photo of the mark that is on a set of dishes that I have. There are 16 dinner plates, 15 salad plates, 16 soup bowls, eight cups, 13 saucers, two sugar bowls with covers, two creamers, and one tea-pot. Each dish is decorated with multi-colored flowers in the center and gold filigree design on the border. They are all in very good condition. I believe the numbers on the mark “45-11” mean the dishes were produced in Novem-ber 1945. I would like to know more informa-tion on the Knowles Co. and the approximate value of my dishes.

A: Edwin M. Knowles China Co. was founded in 1900 by Edwin Knowles in Chester, W.V. In 1913, they added another plant in Newell, W.V. Semi-vitreous is a type of porcelain and is also called semi-porcelain. Knowles produced dinnerware, toi-let ware and utilitarian ware. Dinnerware decorated

with floral and filigreed borders was popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Not all patterns were documented, making identifying the pattern names sometimes im-possible. Because there are pieces missing, you have a service for 8. You are correct; the mark “45-11” shows the dishes were made in November 1945. Your dishes would probably be worth $150 to $250.

Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.comCOPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS.COM

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Hole Out More Short Putts

The tricky thing about putting is that you’re not always orseldom ever going to have a straight putt into the hole. Thesebreaking putts are sometimes difficult to hole out since youhave to calculate two things; the speed the ball will be rolling asit nears the hole and the amount of tilt in the slope that is goingto influence the direction the ball is rolling.I feel that it is more important to focus on speed since speeddictates the amount of break the ball will take in the putt. Afaster moving ball will have less break than a slower movingball. To figure out the speed of the putt start off by pacing offyour putt and give yourself a number in your head, one or twosteps from the hole. The next thing to do is determine whetherthe putt is up hill or down hill than take a look at the putt from the low side; an up hill putt from behind the ball and a down hillputt from behind the hole. When you take a look at the putt from the low side, that will help you determine how aggressive youwill want to play the putt. I would say that if the putt is up hill than play more aggressive. If the putt is side hill or down hillthan putt more conservatively.Now that you have figured out the speed you will putt with, letsfocus on direction. If you are going to play the putt aggressivelythan putt for an object that is a couple of feet behind the hole.(as seen in the photo) By putting for an object behind the holeyou will be hitting the putt with more force so you will want to play less break. To provide more force be sure to keep thehandle of the putter moving through to your finish. The faster moving ball will not take as much break than a ball that is traveling at exact speed.If you are putting on a side hill or down hill slope than the slowermoving ball or what I call “exact speed” is a good play. Exactspeed basically means that the ball will trickle into the hole onits last rotation. When putting for exact speed you will want toputt for an object short of the hole and than allow the slope tofeed the ball into the hole.Next time you are on the putting green try this strategy for holing more short putts.

Rob Stanger is recognized by Golf Magazine as a 2007-2008 TopTeacher in the West Region. He teaches at The College Golf Center.You can contact him at 760-409-8628 or at www.robstanger.com.

Aiming for a spot behind the hole is a good strategy for holing short putts

Hole out more short putts The tricky thing about putting is that you’re seldom going to have a straight and level putt into the cup. Breaking putts are sometimes difficult to sink since you have to consider two variables: the speed of the ball, and the slope that will always influence its direction. I believe it’s more important to focus on speed since speed dictates the amount of break the ball will take in the roll. A faster moving ball will have less break than a slower one, and a downhill putt will take less stroke than an uphill one. Let’s give ourselves two speeds to work with on our sloping putt: Exact speed, and one step past the hole. With exact speed you are calculating that the ball will have just enough roll to trickle into the hole. The slower speed in this putt means you will have to allow for the maxi-mum amount of influence the slope will have on the direction that the ball will roll. You want to putt for a point just short of the cup and allow the slope to feed the ball into the hole. The “one step extra” speed calls for a more agressive stroke toward a point you establish behind the hole, as illustrated in the photo. Because the ball is rolling faster in this putt you will want to play less break. To provide more force in this stroke you want to keep the handle of the putter moving through to your finish. Try this strategy the next time you’re on the practice green and you’ll be playing less strokes!

Hole Out More Short Putts

The tricky thing about putting is that you’re not always orseldom ever going to have a straight putt into the hole. Thesebreaking putts are sometimes difficult to hole out since youhave to calculate two things; the speed the ball will be rolling asit nears the hole and the amount of tilt in the slope that is goingto influence the direction the ball is rolling.I feel that it is more important to focus on speed since speeddictates the amount of break the ball will take in the putt. Afaster moving ball will have less break than a slower movingball. To figure out the speed of the putt start off by pacing offyour putt and give yourself a number in your head, one or twosteps from the hole. The next thing to do is determine whetherthe putt is up hill or down hill than take a look at the putt from the low side; an up hill putt from behind the ball and a down hillputt from behind the hole. When you take a look at the putt from the low side, that will help you determine how aggressive youwill want to play the putt. I would say that if the putt is up hill than play more aggressive. If the putt is side hill or down hillthan putt more conservatively.Now that you have figured out the speed you will putt with, letsfocus on direction. If you are going to play the putt aggressivelythan putt for an object that is a couple of feet behind the hole.(as seen in the photo) By putting for an object behind the holeyou will be hitting the putt with more force so you will want to play less break. To provide more force be sure to keep thehandle of the putter moving through to your finish. The faster moving ball will not take as much break than a ball that is traveling at exact speed.If you are putting on a side hill or down hill slope than the slowermoving ball or what I call “exact speed” is a good play. Exactspeed basically means that the ball will trickle into the hole onits last rotation. When putting for exact speed you will want toputt for an object short of the hole and than allow the slope tofeed the ball into the hole.Next time you are on the putting green try this strategy for holing more short putts.

Rob Stanger is recognized by Golf Magazine as a 2007-2008 TopTeacher in the West Region. He teaches at The College Golf Center.You can contact him at 760-409-8628 or at www.robstanger.com.

Aiming for a spot behind the hole is a good strategy for holing short puttsAiming for a spot behind the hole is a good strategy for holing shorter putts.

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6. LITERATURE: The 2004 movie “Christmas with the Kranks” was based on which novel?

7. MOVIES: Who was the first black man to win an Oscar?

8. ROYALTY: What is Prince Andrew’s official title?

9. SPORTS PERSONALITIES: What was the boxing champion Muhammad Ali’s original name?

10. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What kind of dog did President Bill Clinton and his family have?

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4. Who holds the record for most points in a men’s basketball NCAA Tournament game?

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5. Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin.

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6. Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Diana Ross and Kim Carnes all came together with dozens of others for one charity effort in 1985. What was it?

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Black was a favorite of Brian Epstein, the Beatles manager, and covered a number of their early songs.

2. Twisted Sister, in 1984. The group was originally called Silver Star.

3. “Disco Duck” was satire, written in 1976 by a Memphis DJ as a takeoff on a 1960 song called “The Duck.”

4. Freddie and the Dreamers, 1965. Their album of the same name includ-ed a chart with diagrams to dance the Freddie.

5. Eric Carmen, in 1975 and 1987. Carmen’s big successes came when he went solo after leaving the Rasp-berries. “Hungry Eyes” was featured in the film “Dirty Dancing.”

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