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A Cool Mesh Golf Shoe

Many of your favorite PGA Tour players are wearing Adidas Golf shoes. Actually Adidas claims it is one of the most popular and recognizable shoes on tour. These shoes will become even more popular with the new Powerband Sport shoe.
Adidas has introduced the Powerband Sport shoe. It is built with a combination of swing-enhancement features and inner climate-control construction. It is very cool!

Powerband Sport shoe is built with a new technology called 50/50 Protect which combines a water-resistant shield with membrane-lined mesh to surround the lower half of the shoe and protect the foot from mud, dirt, wet grass, etc. The top half of the shoe utilizes lightweight and highly breathable air-mesh for improved temperature management, flexibility, comfort and a bold, athletic look.

In the past, mesh golf shoes have had moisture penetration problems. Especially while walking in wet rough. 50/50 Protect technology and the Powerband Chassis together overcome those hurdles.
The impermeable laminated membrane surrounds and protects the foot beneath the mid-line of the shoe to keep the foot dry. The mono-mesh upper material resists soiling and cleans quickly and easily. And the Powerband Chassis lends the stability necessary to allow even better players to build power from the ground up and swing fast and confidently while wearing a mesh shoe.
This shoe is a unique collaboration of modern athletic design and cutting edge performance technologies is an incredibly light, comfortable and charismatic shoe that keeps the foot cool and dry and the athlete focused.

“The POWERBAND Sport shoe was inspired by the never-ending evolution of the game, which drives ever-changing needs for golfers,” says Dave Ortley, director of global footwear for Adidas Golf. “This shoe’s combination of incredible comfort, swing-enhancing technologies, climate-control construction and dynamic design makes it a must-have piece of equipment for golfers of all types.”

The Adidas Powerband shoe is available at a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $120. Currently offered in four color combinations: white/energy/black, sun/metallic-silver/black, black/metallic-silver/deep red, running white/metallic-silver/energy; and in two widths, medium and wide.

It is Cool!

The New Jersey State Golf Association published the 2008 schedule. It looks like another exciting season of championship competition at some of New Jersey’s finest courses. Listed are highlights of the 2008 season:
25th Mid-Amateur Championship - May 5-7, Spring Lake Golf Club
107th Amateur Championship - June 3-5, Little Mill Country Club
88th Open Championship - July 15-17, Alpine Country Club
Junior and Boys’ Championships - July 28-30, Royce Brook Golf Club
4th Men’s Public Links Championship - July 31, Darlington Golf Course
50th Senior Amateur Championship - August 4-5, Crestmont Country Club
76th Four Ball Championship - August 11-13, Spring Brook Country Club
In addition, the schedule this season includes four women’s championship events. The New Jersey State Golf Association will run a total of 21 championships. Learn more and even register at www.njsga.org .

Congratulations to New Yorker Mark Brown Matches 72-Hole Record to Claim TaylorMade-adidas Golf PGA Stroke Play Championship
Mark Brown of Oyster Bay, N.Y., completed a wire-to-wire performance with a closing 2-under-par 70, his highest score of the week, to win the 55th annual TaylorMade-adidas Golf PGA Stroke Play Championship, Jan. 31, on the Wanamaker Course at The PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
The PGA head professional at Tam O’Shanter Golf Club in Brookville, N.Y., Brown equaled the scoring record for the nine years the PGA Stroke Play Championship has been played at The PGA Golf Club. The mark of 16-under-par 272 was first set two years ago by Bob Sowards of Dublin, Ohio.
Brown finished with a two-stroke margin over Tim Weinhart of Duluth, Ga., who birdied the last hole for a 67-274. It was the second day in a row that Weinhart, a PGA teaching professional at St. Marlo Country Club, had shot the lowest score of the day. He moved into contention with a 65 in the third round. Weinhart trailed Brown by eight after the first 36 holes.
Brown, Weinhart and Jeff Sorenson of Blaine, Minn., the third member of the final pairing, collectively agreed that when Brown salvaged his par-5 at the 16th hole, the championship was over.
After hitting a cut into the water at 16 in the third round, Brown may have over-corrected in the final round, pushing his tee shot into the right rough. His 4-iron second shot hit an overhanging branch and dropped well short of the green. He followed with a gap wedge to within three feet and two-putted.
“I thought I might have a chance for an eagle and pick up three strokes,” said Weinhart, who reached the green in two. “Then, he stiffed it,” added Sorenson, “I’m looking at eagle and he’s looking at a six, but that was a great shot he hit there.” Sorenson finished third at 69-276.
“I was pretty sure I would win after the 16th, especially after I got my tee shot on the green at the 17th,” said Brown.
After starting with bogey from a bunker at the par-5 first hole, Brown birdied the seventh, ninth and 11th holes, then parred in. Over 72 holes, he had 19 birdies and three bogeys. “I never three-putted and that’s unusual for me,” he said. Brown opened with 66 on the Ryder Course and shot a pair of 68s the middle two days on the Wanamaker.
Brown, who was runner-up in the 2000 and 2001 PGA Professional National Championships, called his win one of his biggest ever. “When you consider the level of competition, it’s pretty exciting,” he said. Brown’s only Metropolitan PGA Section victory last year was in the Treiber Memorial, the final event of the year.
He also won the last Srixon PGA Tournament Series event of the season on Dec. 14. Weinhart and Sorenson were also Srixon winners late in 2007.
Brown earned $5,000 from a $74,630 purse. Weinhart received $3,500 and Sorenson $2,800.
TaylorMade-adidas Golf PGA Stroke Play Championship
The PGA Golf Club - Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Wanamaker Course (Par-72, 7,020 yards)
Mark Brown, Oyster Bay, N.Y., $5,000 66-68-68-70–272
Tim Weinhart, Duluth, Ga., $3,500 71-71-65-67–274
Jeff Sorenson, Blaine, Minn., $2,800 67-68-72-69–276
Frank Bensel, Greenwich, Conn., $2,400 71-69-68-69–277
Frank Esposito, Monroe, N.J., $2,175 69-72-69-68–278
Bob Rittberger, Garden City, N.Y., $2,175 67-71-70-70–278
Danny Balin, Rockville, Md., $1,975 72-70-69-68–279
Steve Schneiter, Sandy, Utah, $1,750 73-67-74-68–282
Don Berry, Brooklyn Park, Minn., $1,750 69-71-73-69–282
Chad Kurmel, Margate, Fla., $1,750 73-69-70-70–282
Sonny Skinner, Sylvester, Ga., $1,550 72-70-72-69–283
Mark Faulkner, Marion, Ill., $1,318.75 73-72-71-69–285
Curt Sanders, Wilmington, N.C., $1,318.75 75-68-71-71–285
J.C. Anderson, Quincy, Ill., $1,318.75 68-75-71-71–285
Ed Sabo, Tequesta, Fla., $1,318.75 72-68-71-74–285
Dennis Colligan, Cazenovia, N.Y., $1,125 72-74-73-67–286
Gary Robison, Canton, Ohio, $1,125 69-73-72-72–286
Micah Rudosky, Cortez, Colo., $1,025 75-71-70-71–287
Eric Manning, Utica, N.Y., $1,025 73-71-70-73–287
Brett Melton, Washington, Ind., $940 73-68-78-69–288
Michael Tucker, St. Louis, Mo., $940 72-70-74-72–288
Charles Meola, Mamaroneck, N.Y., $940 72-72-71-73–288
Colin Amaral, Danbury, Conn., $940 70-73-71-74–288
Darrell Kestner, Glen Cove, N.Y., $940 69-68-74-77–288

Neurologists’ claim, if they can get to a stroke victim within three hours they can
completely reverse the effects of a stroke. The trick is getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within three hours.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
The three steps “STR”.

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. The lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
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Recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S – Ask the person to SMILE.
T- Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
R Ask the person to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately and
describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

Memorize this to save a life!