More than 1,000 get free golf tips
If you were looking for a golf instructor Wednesday, chances are they were at the PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie for Play Golf America Day.

Weekly golf tip with Brad Redding
TIP OF THE WEEK A proper bend  When addressing the golf ball, it is important how every golfer bends forward. You always want to bend forward from your hips. I tell a lot of my students to stick their "rear end" up and out. You might imagine the comment I get from some ladies. "Brad, I have been trying to keep my rear end in all my life and now you are telling me to stick it out!" ...

Golf hides from cold in squash court
Local golfers looking to work on their swing over the winter won't have far to go. Sunshine Racquet and Fitness will have an indoor driving [...]

Golf tips: Bad shots result from losing flex in knees during swing
One of the more common faults I see on a daily basis is golfers losing the flex in their knees during the golf swing.

Announcements
n The Butte Country Club Women's Golf Association will hold a Christmas party on Dec. 9. Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m. and dinner a half hour later. There will be games and prizes at the event. Country Club members and guests are welcome to attend. Make reservations at the country club office by calling 494-2394 by Friday. For more information, call Pat Leary at 494-2749 or Judy Holton at ...

Empowered golf: Improve impact with more leverage
Many times, golfers have made what they have felt to be a good backswing, only to have it all fall apart by the time they return to the ball at impact.

Sports briefs
Coach Jeff Riegler has partnered with the Buckeye Swim Club to bring a competitive program to area youth swimmers. The program will offer quality competitive swim instruction and the opportunity to compete in swim meets throughout Ohio. Interested swimmers should be able to swim the length of the pool.

East Bay Events Calendar:
Mario Savio Memorial Lecture ?Our Environmental Destiny? with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at 7 p.m. at Berkeley Community Theater, 1930 Allston Way. Free. 707-823-7293.

Hints From Heloise
Calling Out Phone Abuse

Curling clubs welcome visitors and learners
Come in from the cold and go curling. Most of us would get in trouble for throwing rocks indoors, especially when the rock weighs 42 pounds. But for curlers, it's not only encouraged, it's congratulated. Never heard of curling? You aren't alone.

With the Help of Strangers, She Could Reach the LPGA Tour
Editor's Note : Cybergolf's Dave Andrews is in Daytona Beach, Fla., this week to cover the LPGA Q School finals. Dave will be putting his spotlight on the event itself as well as individual players. Today, he focuses on Liz Stuart of Tampa, Fla.

Should Faldo Be European Team's Captain Again?
It wasn't reported to any great extent in the U.S. Even British and European newspapers gave it limited space.

Community Sports Calendar - December 3
To send your sports news to the Observer, e-mail observersports@hcnonline.com.

Calendar
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School notes
Avoca District 37

Business Bulletin Board for Nov. 30-Dec. 6
Bulletin board listings are free but limited to nonprofit organizations announcing events costing less than $200 to attend. An expanded version of the bulletin board can be found on-line at www.

Health calendar
HAWAI'I UNITED OKINAWA ASSOCIATION SENIORS' FAIR, with exhibitors in health and wellness, fitness and nutrition, legal and financial matters, government programs and benefits, travel and leisure, and Medicare, kupuna ID cards, and flu shots (for eligible participants) 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 4, Hawai'i Okinawa Center, Waipi'o Gentry; free; 676-5400.

YSI's summer program engages kids in education
It's safe to say very few children would be genuinely excited at the thought of waking at 7 a.m. during July and August to go to school. That is, unless they have attended the Young Scholars' Institute's Summer Enrichment Program (SEP).

Peek at the Week
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