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Thursday, October 20, 2005
Chiongbian: Gas versus electric
By
Edgar R. Chiongbian
Teetime
Why is it that we always think when people do not agree with us, they have taken a position against us and therefore is not our friend? In its ultimate situation, we never give each other a chance to disagree, it is always black or white and no one shall stay in the shade of gray, except the silent majority. We are in the village of the damned, where we are forced to be vague in our answers to protect ourselves from self-incrimination. Politicians are exempted from this description.
The biggest example is when you are not with the administration; they say that you must be with the opposition. What about the people in the middle? They are keeping mum as usual as though they are doing somebody a favor. I find fault in this and I believe that this is one of the many things ailing our country. We are not the only country like this, but we are the most articulate and the most silent, in whatever case it suits us and we show it to the world.
We blame our culture but in reality it is our attitude. And what does martial law mean? To many, it is a two-word term for dictatorship. But the truth is, we don’t have martial law anywhere but we do have dictatorship in everyday of our lives. It happens at home, at work, in organizations and even among friends. So martial law must be more extreme than dictatorship.
Now that I have conditioned your mind I want to inform you that if you are a proud owner of a gas-powered golf cart, you have until the end of December to get rid of it because it will no longer be allowed at Cebu Country Club. This decision was handed down over a year ago but the people affected did not think it would really come down to this and that sooner or later the board will understand the situation and reverse its decision, which it has not.
It had been relatively quiet but now we are hearing murmurs about the decision being unfair. It is interesting to note that most of the people questioning this decision are members who don’t even own golf carts. I think it is because they are more objective about the predicament of the affected members. Up front I will tell you that I have a gas-powered golf cart and I am affected by this decision but will respect and accept the ruling of the board. There is a petition being circulated to request the board to give consideration to those with gas carts and to enforce the decision only on new golf carts; something like a grandfather clause.
Many members are asking the premise that this decision was made on and why it was taken up without a consensus of the membership. There were no explanations, just an announcement of the decision posted on the board. The query in the minds of the members is what motivated Cebu Country Club to disallow gas carts when the members purchased these carts in good faith for a good sum of money and were not told that the carts would become instinct someday. Should the club offer a fair value amount or an exchange program towards the purchase of an electric cart on a payment plan to ease the burden?
In perspective, there are very few gas-powered carts at CCC, which would count to less than 20 and that would make it very easy for the club to come up with a suitable plan. These poor guys are licking their wounds and selling their carts at below market value. In the land of the fittest, the strong shall survive.
GOLF TIP: When using a lob or sand wedge on short shots, the key is to reduce the influence of spin because spin is hard to control and predict. It is easier to predict and control the release of the ball based on trajectory. The idea is to hit the ball high but with some margin of error. Have a flop shot that relies less on spin and more on soft landing to control the result.
A flop shot with an open stance and an open clubface gives spin to the ball. Instead try standing farther from the ball, lower your hands and square the clubface. This will give you a shallow swing plane and increase the effective loft of the club.
Keep your weight on the left side throughout the shot like in a bunker shot and bring the club around on a flatter arc. This will give a better margin for error and you still get decent results even if you hit behind the ball. Keep the club parallel to your toe line and do not bring the club back too far outside because this often forces you to decelerate. Release your hands freely by throwing the club down on the ball.
(erc@skyinet.net)
(October 20, 2005 issue)
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