Monday, March 4, 2013

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I LOVE GOLF and play it as frequently as I can, at least when we live in a warm climate where you can play all year round. Instead to taking my son sledding today, I would have rather taken him to the driving range or out for a round of father/son seeing nature by looking for golf balls in the trees wearing my new golf apparel. So it was a complete surprise to me that the season actually started this weekend with the Mercedes-Benz Championship played on The Plantation Course in Kapalua on the Island of Maui. This is a tournament that truly lives up to the name hampionship?since you have to be a winner during the previous PGA season to be invited and the facilities are nothing short of golf nirvana! If you have never played a round of golf there, it is a must play for anyone that loves the game. Once you leave the clubhouse, you will find a physically challenging golf course full of and texture?that creates countless blind shots and the need to constantly analyze club selection depending on whether the shot is uphill vs. down and how the trade winds will affect the shot ?they are always strong and always a factor. The breath-taking ocean views only add to the total golf experience. While I personally prefer to play at the Wailea Golf Club where the Senior Skins Event has frequently been held, The Plantation is a must play course for the golf lover; even though it will set you back about $300 a round..

In the era of technology, baseball has become an "unfair game."6 The winner is the one who has the most information. Scouting service providers, such as the Inside Edge, are happy to provide all sorts of useful information, for a fee of course. The Inside Edge "is an extremely cost effective service that helps coaches and players gain a competitive advantage on their opponents. Experienced ex-pro players chart about 10-12 games a day. From these charted games, we produce easy-to-read scouting reports using color and graphics so that player strengths, weaknesses and tendencies jump out at you."16 See below for an Inside Edge post game report for former Boston Red Sox pitcher, Derek Lowe. Teams can have similar access to over 4.5 million pitches since 1993. According toShigetosi Hasagawa, All Star Pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, "Inside Edge scouting reports give me accurate, up to date information on opposing batters. That's the edge every Major League pitcher wants to take into a game. I have told the Mariners how valuable Inside Edge has been to me."16

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