6 • JUNE 2017 • UPBEAT TIMES, INC. Mr. Eagle Eye: GOLF CALLS TO US


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Golf calls to us like a holy land calls to pilgrims.


We want to make the journey and we know there is a hidden spirit of mystery underneath. We also know that good rounds of golf don’t come as easi- ly as the bad rounds which seem to ar- rive all too often. We are all looking for that silver bul- let which can take out once and for all that evil bogey- man and his not-so- lovely bogey-train. Sometimes it’s something as simple as getting our equip- ment needs taken care of. Cer- tainly one should not


argue


with the virtues or benefits of newer technology. When look- ing at clubs that are ten years old one quickly realizes they


can’t hold a candle to the new- er generations of equipment. When a golfer is properly fit by a qualified club-fitter they have a fighting chance to play better golf. Since I have been a Club-fitter for over ten


years while


working at the Golf Mart I have seen it all. The beauty of being custom fit is that a simple ad- justment to length, loft


or lie angle


of a golf club can make all the differ- ence in the world. To play better golf


you must be properly fit so that your clubs match your own unique specifications. Come down to Golf Mart to see how it works!


Newer equipment properly


fitted can feel sexy. But my experience over the years has proven that equipment alone


ball by James Fish • james524@gmail.com


can’t save us from ourselves. We need a second set of eyes to give us a fuller perspective. A qualified golf instructor can pinpoint where a golfer is going wrong. Most problems begin with poor set-up keys whether it is grip, posture, alignment,


position or tem- po. All of these set-up


keys


need to be prop- erly addressed so that golfers can enjoy more fully this royal and


game. golf


ancient Nobody


should be chop- ping wood or fly-fishing on a


when they


course are


actually playing golf. And who wants to be called a chop or a hack?


Many golfers are too tense


in their bodies and minds. They need to relax. Perhaps more laughter could be a start. When I am instructing my students I


lasting impression. James Fish works as a Golf


Teaching pro at the Foxtail Golf Club and can be reached via e-mail at james524@ gmail.com or by phone at 707-548-2664.


“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend


yourself or make excuses.” Brian Tracy


www.williebirdsrestaurant.com


direct them to work with the breath as a simple way to con- nect body with mind. There is a big difference between power- ful effort and effortless power. I believe cultivating the art of relaxation brings us closer


to


feeling the force rather than


forc-


ing the feel. Great golf is like great art. It comes


out


of nowhere like a warm western


wind over our shoul- der and it bestows


upon us a


Santa Rosa Symphony’s 90th Anniversary Season filled with CHOICE Programming


Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Santa Rosa Symphony’s 90th season, its sixth as resident orchestra of the Green Music Center, is highlighted by its search for its next music director. Five of the most talented and ac- complished conductors, from across the nation and beyond, will conduct their handcrafted programs,


each featuring a


piano concerto played by a world-renowned pianist, from October through February.


In


March 2018, one of these five guest conductors will be cho- sen as the Symphony’s fourth Music Director, to begin the following season. Bruno Ferrandis will lead the orchestra in his last two concert sets as SRS Music Director in the spring of 2018. In April, Ferrandis’s program includes Dharma at Big Sur by Pulitzer- prize-winning John Adams, featuring Tracy


electric violinist Silverman, for whom


the work was commissioned, and Alexander Nevsky, featur- ing the SSU Symphonic Cho- rus and mezzo-soprano Jacalyn Kreitzer. Ferrandis bids au re- voir with Mahler’s “farewell” ... continued on page 10


A Sonoma County Tradition! “Turkey always and turkey all ways!”


Williebird’s Restaurant 1150 Santa Rosa Ave


Santa Rosa • 707-542-0861 6 • JUNE 2017 • UPBEAT TIMES, INC.


Restaurant Hours: Monday - Saturday 7:00AM - 9:00PM Sunday 7:00AM - 8:00PM


Williebird’s Retail Store 5350 HWY 12,


Santa Rosa • 707-545-2832 “We learn from failure, not from success!” ~ Bram Stoker


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