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The chip and putt are two of the most important strokes in golf which only get better with practice. Parmasters Golf Training Centers make it possible to practice these strokes year round in their indoor golf centres.

Just ask players such as Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Mike Weir and they’ll tell you that improvement only comes through consistent training and practice. Few ever imagine reaching their playing level, but concede that any improvement would be a step in the right direction.

Whether professional, experienced, casual or new, all golfers agree with the old adage, that “practice makes perfect.” And yet, it’s actually perfect practice that makes perfect. And that means training in the ideal conditions. What’s challenging for the average golfer is finding the time and place to practice year round.

“It’s no wonder that professionals putt well when many of them, such as Vijay Singh, have professionally designed golf greens right in their own backyard,” says Parmasters Chief Golf Professional and Co-Founder, Scott Hazledine. “To have one of these would be any golfer’s dream.”

“Having a surface this good to practice on is incredible,” says Vijay Singh, 2004 PGA champion. “[It]… performs like a tour green.”

The putting greens are so realistic and play like real greens that a golfer can play the same stroke that’s used on real grass. “We’ve found that pros and amateurs can greatly improve their putting strokes by being able to rely on consistent putts with a “true roll” from every position on the green,” says Weston Weber, founder and owner of Southwest Putting Greens Technologies, Inc.

Over 25 PGA pros own these putting greens, and it is these same, quality greens that Parmasters are installing in each of their 12,000 to 15,000 square-feet golf centres, beginning with Canada’s first Parmasters centre which opens early 2008 in Edmonton. Another 12 golf training centers and 20 Links Golf Cafes will follow in the spring.

“Not only is Parmasters ‘the ultimate golf training and practice facility,’ they make learning, practicing and playing golf fun,” says Andre Ferris, Canadian Regional Franchisor of Parmasters Golf Training Centers. “As I speak with people across Canada about this opportunity, it’s exciting to hear their enthusiasm and anticipation for the centres to open.”

Parmasters is the world’s first year-round indoor golf training centre franchise that literally guarantees results and is currently establishing itself in the Canadian market. And with over 30 franchises already awarded in Canada, and only opportunities in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec, to be sold, finding a location close to home shouldn’t be too difficult.

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The province has quietly beefed up a multimillion-dollar loan made to a local firm that’s transforming the troubled Gull Harbour hotel into a five-star resort.

Last summer, the province agreed to lend the Paletta Group an additional $1.5 million to help cover increases to the project’s scope and construction costs.

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t’s in addition to a $4-million loan made three years ago when the Paletta Group first bought the Hecla Island hotel and golf course from the province for an undisclosed sum, ending years of embarrassing losses for the government.

The Paletta Group, which owns a Days Inn, the Clarion Hotel near Polo Park and co-owns the downtown Radisson, is slated to open the new resort any day. The old hotel, on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, has been renovated and expanded to include a spa, waterpark and a gourmet restaurant.

The new loan, made under the Manitoba Industrial Opportunities Program, is the latest chapter in the saga of the white-elephant resort built by the province more than 30 years ago. For years it bled money, winding up $9 million in debt before it was sold to the Paletta Group in 2005.

The sale was shrouded in secrecy. Citing business confidentiality rules, the province has never revealed the sale price or the terms of the deal, despite requests from the media and opposition MLAs.

Information about the latest loan was contained in a cabinet order signed June 27 but not available for public scrutiny until just recently.

Jim Kilgour, executive director of Manitoba Competitiveness Training and Trade, said the province originally agreed to lend the Paletta Group $4 million to backstop the cost of what was a $15-million project in 2005.

Since then, the project has been expanded and construction costs have skyrocketed, as they have on every major project across the province.

That has boosted total costs to $23 million, and the province agreed to invest an additional $1.5 million, bringing the total to $5.5 million.

“We will get our money back,” said Kilgour. “[CEO Joe Paletta] is going to prove a number of people wrong.”

The loan is to be repaid over 15 years but the terms and the interest rate are secret, as they are with all Manitoba Industrial Opportunities Program loans.

The province loans money at an interest rate at or above the rate the government is charged when it borrows — a relatively new policy meant to avoid some of the losses the program suffered under the Filmon Tories.

Asked why the province wouldn’t simply wash its hands of a resort that has caused it so much political grief, Kilgour said Hecla’s tourism potential is still too attractive to pass up.

“Mr. Paletta is a very experienced operator, if you look at the Clarion, the Raddison, the Days Inn,” said Kilgour. “He stepped up with a lot of his own money to make this a five diamond destination, which is a very important tourism opportunity for the province.”

Paletta could not be reached for comment Friday.

Some local business lobby groups have traditionally eyed business development loans with skepticism, calling them unfair corporate subsidies with few rules mandating accountability and transparency.

“Our members don’t normally favour this type of approach,” said Janine Halbesma, the Manitoba spokesperson for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “They like to see a level playing field. They like to see governments creating an atmosphere where business can succeed instead of picking favourites.”

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Sport participation in Canada is on a steady decline, according to a report released this week by Statistics Canada.

The survey showed participation in Saskatchewan closely followed the national trends.

Only 28 per cent of Canada’s population aged 15 and over regularly participated in organized sport in 2005. Regularly was defined as once a week or more during the sport’s season.

Although there are an estimated 7.3 million adults involved in sport, the numbers declined from the reported 34 per cent participation in 1998 and 45 per cent in 1992.

The decline spread across all age groups, education levels, income brackets, both sexes and almost all provinces.

This report needs to be taken seriously, said Dale Kryzanowski, manager of sport participation at Sask Sport. He hopes governments and sport organizations will use the numbers as a starting point for improvement.

Participation rates in Saskatchewan were slightly above the national average, but the decline between 1992 and 2005 followed the national trend almost perfectly. There were an estimated 222,000 participants in Saskatchewan, 5.5 percentage points below 1998.

“Sport is a part of your culture, and in Saskatchewan it is a very important part of our culture,” said Kryzanowski. Sport contributes to municipal, provincial and national pride and has positive impacts on the economy and tourism, he added.

Prince Edward Island was the only province to have an increase in sport participation. B.C. and Quebec had the largest decreases. Participation rates were highest in Nova Scotia and Alberta, and Newfoundland and Labrador had the lowest rate. Saskatchewan fell right in the middle, ranking sixth.

Reasons given for the decrease in participation included lack of time, family responsibilities, child care, lack of interest, careers and participation in other leisure activities.

The report specifically dealt with organized sport and does not necessarily mean that the population is becoming less physically active. Many non-competitive and recreational activities such as jogging, dancing, and gardening were not included.

Canadians aged 15 to 18 had the highest rate of participation at 59 per cent, while the 55-and-over category had the lowest rate at 17 per cent. Involvement continued on a steady decline as age increased and all age groups had significant decreases between 1992 and 2005. The trend is expected to continue as the population ages.

Kryzanowski said Sport Canada has put forth a sport-for-life-long philosophy, which aims to make sport more accessible to the aging population. Examples include senior leagues in sports like curling, rowing, golf and baseball.

“The life satisfaction through sport doesn’t stop after being a child. The benefits don’t stop after childhood,” said Kryzanowski.

The report also found a higher level of education correlated with higher participation rates. Higher incomes had a similar effect. Canadian-born residents, as compared to immigrants, were also more likely to be involved.

Students and full-time employees recorded the highest rates of involvement in the workforce and native language did not have significant impact on sport participation.

The survey also had some positive trends, noted Kryzanowski, including increased volunteer involvement and an increased number of women participating, coaching and officiating. There was also nearly double the number of spectators involved in amateur sports over the last 13 years.

According to Canadian Heritage spokeswoman Josianne Jalbert, the federal government recognizes the positive impacts of sport, including relaxation, physical fitness and improved social networks, and is working to improve participation through a variety of programs. The federal funding is aimed at improving involvement among many of the under-represented groups in sport.

The survey revealed golf as the most popular sport with 1.5 million participants and hockey followed closely behind with 1.3 million participants

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I’d heard of the Robert Trent Jones Trail for years, a string of golf courses in a southern state where you can swing away all winter long.

I imagined country courses in pastoral farmland here and there — inexpensive and nice, but nothing special. I’d always thought Alabama was … well, kind of flat.

What a jolt!

These courses, 432 holes at 10 sites spread across the state, will startle you with their natual beauty, again and again. Many are in the foothills of the Apalachian Mountains. That makes not just for great scenery, but fairways that rise and roll, fall, and rise again. It means standing on a tee and looking at a landing area 200 feet below. I’m about a 20 handicap, and I just missed breaking 100 the first day. After that, I learned to work with the elevation, the big-shouldered fairways, and the short Bermuda rough that can eat a golf ball, and shot in the 90s. Not bad for a prairie duffer.

Winnipeg-Denver — about two hours. Denver-Birmingham — another two hours. It’s that easy. My twin brother Mike, my golf buddy on the trip, came down from Ancaster just outside Hamilton. His wife and daughter dropped him off at the airport in Buffalo, (they then went on a massive Christmas spending spree there) and he made a connection in New York, arriving about 4 p.m., two hours after me, in north-central Alabama. We rented an SUV at Birmingham airport and we were on our way.

But first, a quick history of The Trail. In the late 1980s, Alabamians got tired of watching tourists motor through their state on the way to golf destinations in Florida and South Carolina. So the state — specifically the Retirement Systems of Alabama (teachers and state employees), under the direction of former Minnesotan Dr. David Bronner — decided to gamble hundreds of millions of dollars on a network of spectacular golf courses to not just expand tourism, but attract the industry it draws as well.

The result is the Robert Trent Jones Trail, which — according to state officials — “stretches from the rolling hills of northern and central Alabama to the wetlands and woods near the Gulf Coast. Each of the eight stops on The Trail is within a two-hour drive of the course closest to it, and each is within 15 minutes of a major interstate.”

The Robert Trent Jones Trail has been described as the largest golf course construction project in history. The New York Times has called it “some of the best public golf on Earth.” From the Boston Globe: “In Alabama, a genius in course design created (26) jewels for everyone to enjoy at one-third the rate of comparable facilities.”

To put it into perspective, I often drop between $50 and $60 playing golf in or just outside Winnipeg (cart included). Most green fees on The Trail are about $50( with cart). No offense, Manitoba.

Bill Lang, a spokesman for the chain of premier hotels along The Trail, said The Trail has been a strong contributor to Alabama’s economy. In the past six years, Alabama’s tourism dollars have increased from less than $2.5 billion to about $7.3 billion. Not a bad gamble.

Lang said The Trail and its resorts employ about 2,700 people. Of the 500,000 Trail visitors yearly, most are from outside Alabama. (But only 3.6 per cent from Canada. Too bad for us).

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One of the many blessings for the golfer doing The Trail is the fabulous highway system and signage in Alabama. Robert Trent Jones Trail signs are everywhere

The Ross Bridge course, in Hoover 15 minutes from Birmingham, is the third-longest in the world — 8,191 yards ‘from the tips.’ Scratch golfers can play it from the black tees, but the mammoth course, which covers 330 acres, has four other teeing areas (we played from the whites). The longest hole is the 13th, but at 698 yards from the back (519 from the white) it is only the course’s second-toughest.

Jim Newton, head golf professional at Ross Bridge, describes the layout as a “stadium course” designed for PGA tournament play with thousands of spectators. It doesn’t have a ’signature’ hole, he says — it has 18. The 18th hole is the best; it’s 358 yards from the whites, and dog-legs over a 1,000- yard cascading waterfall connecting two lakes, between the ninth and 18th holes, which keep the course wonderfully green year-round, “even in a drought.”

Like all The Trail’s courses, Ross Bridge is inviting to average golfers, says Newton.

“We’ve made it as user-friendly as possible, with five teeing areas from 5,500 yards to 8,200, and with generous landing areas.”

Newton extended an invitation to Manitobans. “We don’t get a lot of travellers from November to March so we absolutely welcome you — it’s a great time to golf in Alabama. Come on down.”

The Ross Bridge Resort is a sophisticated must-see and must-stay destination. It has 259 guest rooms (ours was about 1,200 square feet, had two plasma TVs, two bathrooms, and a huge balcony overlooking the course, pool and tennis areas). And how’s this for a Canadian touch? It was patterened after “the great hotels spawned by the Canadian Pacific Railroad, — Banff Springs and Lake Louise.”

All the resorts where we stayed were smoke-free, but three of our rooms had balconies with chairs and ashtrays.

The nicest touch at Ross Bridge? Every late afternoon you’ll hear a bagpiper work his or her way around the grounds of the resort, saluting the golfers at sunset. Bagpipes in Alabama? “It’s a sweet gig,” one of them told me.

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Grand National at Auburn/Opelika offers 54 holes — the Lake Course, The Links and the Short Course (a par-three layout). It was built around 600-acre Lake Saugahatchee, and 32 of the 54 holes are along the lake.

We played the Lake Course, every bit as stunning as Ross Bridge but with a more natural beauty. It’s signature hole is the 230-yard, par-three 15th to an island green (160 from the whites). I made the green with a six iron, then four-putted. (Many of the putting services during our week had front pin placements making approaches slightly more difficult).

After a beer at the clubhouse, it was a short drive to the Auburn Marriott Hotel and Conference Centre (114 rooms, 15 luxury suites, most overlooking the courses and the lake).

Next stop - Capitol Hill in Pratville, another 54-hole layout (The Senator, The Judge and The Legislator). We played The Judge, a gorgeous track along the backwaters of the Alabama River. The first hole is a 200-foot drop to the fairway and overlooks the river and Montgomery’s skyline. More than the others, this is a course where hole-after-hole, you’ll want to stop just to enjoy its natural beauty.

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For me, The Trail saved the best for last. It was Friday and we were off to Cambrian Ridge near Greenville (green fees $40 to $62), three nine-hole courses plus the Short Course. We played The Sherling and The Canyon nines. And we pretty much had the 18 holes to ourselves.

The Canyon nine, “carved from former hunting grounds where deer blinds remain nailed to the hardwood, is a thrilling stretch of target-style golf beginning with the first hole, a 501-yard par four that drops 200 feet from tee to fairway,” a course handout states. I played target golf — on every tee, I looked for the 250- or 150-yard markers, in the middle of the fairways, and went at them. Broke a hundred easily.

(Here’s another reason to like Bama golf. At the turn at Cambrian Ridge, I popped into the clubhouse lounge to buy a couple of beers. “Five dollars,” said the barman. “No, I wanted two,” I replied. “It’s only $5 for both. And ya’ll enjoy.”)

The Sherling is said to be the best nine holes on the trail, but I preferred The Canyon, although a choice is difficult.

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While golf is certainly not the cheapest sport to enjoy - one just has to look at the booming market in high tech golf and golfing equipment what about golfing travel on your vacation.We all want to save and be thrifty even on a golfing vacation. But today the considerations have changed. With so many women playing the game of golf. choosing where to go on a golf trip can revolve as much on having a good spa and restaurants as much it does on its prospects for challenging golf.Fortunately golf vacations can be a very good deal, especially if you do a bit of pre-planning. Fortunately there are tips and overall procedures to help out the golfer on his golf vacation trip planning.First of all golf vacation “package” deals provide very good value and as well provide some ready made services - handy to the golfer if not essential that you would have to spend time , money and discussion with others to plan, phone, evaluate the choices and then book. Its mainly all done for you. One stop - or as close to one stop shopping for your golf holiday as you can get.

Often golf vacation packages combine rooms for accommodation for your rounds of golf. Some even include meals and/ or transportation. You can make your package as lavish and extravagant as you want or as simple as you want. All it takes as they say , is cash. If you want to play golf from early morning to late afternoon , then it can be bet to look for packages offering either unlimited golf or reduced rates for replay. You can find discount packages on the internet with little research skills.

Another money saving option is to stay in a condominium. On first glance this might appear to be more expensive. However sharing a condo unit can cut costs for you and your golfing friends. As compared to a hotel room , a condo is more spacious , and the kitchen can serve not only to chill the beer , but also to create money saving meals and snacks. Hotel vending machines and restaurants are considerably more expensive , and less convenient than the local grocery store and the condo fridge , stove and microwave oven. In terms of arranging accomadation at a condo - you can book one through a standard tour operator or though a resort that has golf villas. One more feature of a condo that sure comes is handy - are the clothes washer and dryers. You can look fresher on the links the next day.

It is best to bring your own golfing equipment. Not only will you save the fees , you will get an accurate fix on how your golf skills are. Its not a change in equipment its you. As well the rentals in golf pro shops . are often there for testing and evaluation , for potential purchaser. Often on a vacation , people will use saved up cash and “splurge” on some purchase that they would not of at their home golfing area. These testing and evaluation clubs often command higher rental rates than you are accustomed to. The one time that it makes sense to “leave your clubs at home” is if you are only going to play a round or two. Why have all the fuss , muss and inconvenience of lugging your clubs all that way.

Have a fun and enjoyable golfing vacation. Sure beats the Manitoba , Canadian winter climes

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Manitoba to limit phosphorus in lawn fertilizers

Manitoba will be the first province in Canada to restrict homeowners’ use of lawn fertilizers containing phosphorus, Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick announced Thursday.

Starting Jan. 1, 2009, the province will restrict the use of lawn fertilizers containing more than one per cent phosphorus on residential lawns, urban parks and golf courses.

Currently some products contain as much as 20 per cent phosphorus.

Manitoba’s regulations are modelled on a Minnesota program that saw a cut of nearly 50 percent in phosphorus being applied in lawn fertilizers, provincial officials said.

The new restrictions are backed up by penalties as high as $50,000 but Melnick said she’d rather educate offenders than punish them.

Manitoba soil already has high concentrations of phosphorus, so it is not necessary in fertilizers to maintain a healthy lawn, provincial officials said.

The new rules will not apply to fertilizer used on gardens, shrubbery, farmland and newly laid residential turf, which Melnick conceded

Most professional lawn-care companies in Manitoba voluntarily stopped using phosphorus in lawn fertilizers years ago, said David Hinton of Landscape Manitoba, a group that represents landscape contractors and greenhouse growers.

Phosphorus is “not really needed in large quantities for established lawns,” he said.

The province hopes the fertilizer change will result in a one per cent reduction in the amount of phosphorus that ends up in Lake Winnipeg, where it feeds algae that causes problems with water quality.

Another one per cent reduction is expected from a ban on phosphorus in household dishwashing detergents introduced in legislation two weeks ago. That ban, if passed, would take effect in 2010.

The province’s water protection plan also includes a ban on applying fertilizers within three- to 30-metre buffer zones along waterways.Those rules, scheduled to take effect in 2009, apply to everyone, including homeowners, farmers and golf courses http://cossacks.org.uk/shopping/manitoba-to-limit-phosphorus-in-lawn-fertilizers/


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Golf is no different than any other game. In order to play it you must master the fundamentals and mechanics. Sure there are players who , through sheer adaption and repetition have managed to spin unorthodox swings into successful careers ( Lee Trevino comes to mind), but these players were fundamentally sound in their approach to the game. They understood the importance of having a sound grip, a proper setup , a smooth temp and good balance.

          Depending upon their age , your child may need more clubs.  If so , you should obtain a starter set with bag .  These golfing starter sets are readily and easily obtainable through golfing PGA pro shops , golf specialty stores and as well your local Canadian Tire retail outlet.

You may notice that your child is only playing a game with a club , the clubs , but no golf ball in view.   This is not unusual or an  oversight or a clue and pointer that your son or daughter does not understand the basic concepts of golfing and the game of golf.  At this stage of their golfing carreer the golf ball itself is the least important piece of equipment in the mix.  You can make up and use any ball that you want.    For safety’s sake you can provide a  simple plastic ball or a soft rubber ball.  Many commercially available golf balls and indoor golf balls are child friendly and safe.

The next set of golf clubs for your young golfer. After reaching a degree of proficiency , the budding golfer will undoubtedly want a full set of clubs. Again size . weight and length are of paramount importance. Some P.G.A. golf pros will recommend that this golf set be limited to a putter, sand wedge. pitching wedge and 5 iron through 9 iron clubs.

The average child does not possess the swing speed and body muscle strength necessary to hit a long iron ( 2 iron through 4 iron). You will be wasting your money if you include those in the golf club set at this time.

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Choice of a putter for your child is an entirely different story. By the very nature of its design, this highly specialized and devoted golf tool , club and instrument can be reduced in size and be yet perfectly functional for a child golfer. Some PGA golfing pros recommend a heel and toe weighted putter for balance and easy of strike and hitting the ball. Length however is most critical in helping the budding junior golfer avoid bad habits. Once a habit is formed it is most difficult if ever unlearned.

Depending upon the age , your child may need more clubs. If so you should obtain a starter golfing set along with a bag. These can be found easily at retail outlets or even local big box stores such as Canadian Tire. By getting the bag the child has a way of transporting the clubs and also develops the habit of carrying them. This is a good golfing habit to cultivate early on as all junior golfing tournaments require contestants to carry their own bags and clubs. There are no caddies nor golf carts at this point in a budding young golfer’s career if they choose to pursue a more serious devotion to golf and indeed plan to make it their passion

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