Sailfish back in Pattaya waters

A team of fishermen from J&M Bar set out on a fishing trip on Saturday, September 15 and had a very successful day. They took a sailfish on live fish bait suspended approximately 20 feet below the surface at 11:10 in the morning. After quite a struggle and a bucket of water thrown over its captor to cool him down, it was eventually landed at 11:40.

Tony Shuttleworth, Middy Campbell and Ron (the captor) here on holiday from the US with their sailfish caught on September 15.

When the sailfish took off with the bait it took about 200 meters of line with it. To make things easier, the fishermen dropped the anchor with a buoy attached and Captain Dang drove his boat after the sailfish in order to help recover the line. Having achieved this, the fishermen then returned to the marker buoy to retrieve the anchor.

Additional fish caught on the day included 5 spotted emperors about 14 lbs in weight, 2 pompano at 5 lbs and 3 queen fish at 7 lbs. On return the sailfish was weighed on the new Pattaya Sports Club scales which showed at 60.5 lbs.

Participants list for the Volvo Klassik 2001 Finals now complete

Volvo Klassik 2001, a friendly golf tournament among Volvo car owners and other amateur golfers, has finally completed its list of participants following the eighth and last preliminary round on Saturday September 15, at the Natural Park Hill Golf Club in Chonburi.

The three Volvo car owners who emerge as winners of the finals will be flown to Spain from November 8 to 11 and will have a chance to tee off with some of the word’s best golfers in this in this year’s Volvo Klassik Golf Tournament. Top golfers from 20 countries including Thailand will compete in this much-awaited event at the word-famous Dehosa Montenmedio Golf Course in Jerez Spain.

Volvo Car (Thailand) Ltd., coordinating with Hi-Class Auto Co., Ltd. Chonburi Province with the full support of its extensive dealership network and the Volvo Golf Academy is pleased to announce the results of the eighth and final preliminary round of one of the country’s most prestigious amateur tournaments in the country today.

The three candidates who earned a spot at the Volvo Klassik 2001 Finals are: A flight: Akom Pinyoworapod, B flight: Keeratika Lohakul, and C flight Chumpol Jarusalulmanawong.

Special awards were given to nearest the pins: Pahol Songpaibon (#5), Anusorn Songserm (#8), Monchai Prachumphan (#15), and Akom Pinyoworapod (#17). Long drives: Ratchpol Thampiyachai (#3) and Keeratika Lohakul (#18).

The finals, which were held at Laem Chabang International Country Club Chonburi on Thursday, September 27, 2001, determine the three amateur golfers from Thailand who will attend the Volvo Klassik World Cup in Spain. At press time, the results of the finals were unknown.

Panthers AGM this Sunday

The Pattaya Panthers and Panties Rugby Clubs will hold their Annual General Meeting on Sunday, September 30 at Shenanigans The Irish Pub.

On the day before the AGM, the Panthers and Panties will be taking part in a “Mystery Social Day - Orientation Event”, also at Shenanigans on Saturday, September 29.

The next rugby tournament for the Panthers will be the Angkor Wat 10s Tournament in Cambodia on October 10.

For more information, contact chairman Jim Howard email [email protected], captain Chris Kays tel. 038 422 704, email [email protected], or secretary Kim Fletcher at Shenanigans.

Damsel taken on board

Evans, Galle and Suzuki win this week

PSC Golf from Cafe Kronborg

Monday, September 17 - Treasure Hills (Stableford)

On Monday, Pattaya Sports Club golfers from the Cafe Kronborg headed out to Treasure Hills for a Stableford competition. On a beautiful day, Rick Evans took the honours with 36 points. Derek Brook won 2nd place on count back from Joe Sebastian (35 points), whilst Ebrahim came 4th with a creditable 33 points.

Thursday, September 20 - Khao Kheow (Stableford)

Over 30 PSC golfers entered a Stableford competition at Khao Kheow on Thursday. Yasu Suzuki took first place in the A flight, followed by Derek Brook in 2nd, Bob Morrison in 3rd and Rick Evans in 4th.

Peter Galle won the B flight, followed by Toy Theobold in 2nd, Jim Boyd in 3rd and Mick Conner in 4th.

Near pins went to Dave Robinson on A3 and C8, Bernie Tuppin on A5 and Alan Maudsley on C3.

Earl slips, Steve Donovan wins bragging rights

PSC Three Sisters Golf

On Monday, the Three Sisters golfing session proved interesting as Earl Kersham charged into the lead with 39 points - Oops! Earl slipped and fell and stumbled, for when the new handicap sheets were produced it was found that he did not know that his handicap had been lowered by two strokes. As Earl slipped and fell, Steve Donovan limped by on count back to take the bragging rights for the day. Both golfers ended up with 37 points with Steve edging out Earl on the back nine (good shooting Steve - even with a hangover). A disappointed Earl had to settle for second place as a smiling Steve Donovan took the honors.

Steve Donovan won bragging rights over Earl after count back.

Next in line following the leaders was none other than Big Mike Riley with 36 points. Mike tried to make it to the front but could not sustain the pace set by the leaders.

Kevin Mitch, the ex-Navy Seal, must have felt like he was playing under water as he scored 25 points to hold up the bottom on the pile. Kevin’s shoulders are wide enough for the job but I think he’ll discard that position next week.

Hotdogs were again on the menu after golf as the participants gathered at caddy shack two. I guess the golfers are getting tired of hotdogs as the menu will be altered for next week’s play. Hope to see you all there for a few beers and bull!

The Pathfinder out in front at Khao Kheow

IPGC Pattaya Golf Society at the Bunker

On Tuesday, 18th September, the Bunker Boys went to Khao Kheow Country Club for their weekly medal competition. Heavy overnight rain had made the course very soft and as a result it was to play very long indeed off the yellow tees, with no run on the fairways. Consequently scoring was high.

In first place, after a long absence from the leader board, was the Pathfinder, Chris John, who shot an excellent net 74. Indeed this was good enough for him to ring the bell back at the Bunker! Mr Loy will no doubt be rubbing his hands in Australia!

In second place, with net 75, was the man from Kansas, via Cheers Bar, Stan Axon. In third place was Seppo Makinen, playing off nine, with net 80.

Nearest-the-pin awards went to Stan Axon, Peter Allcorn, Seppo Makinen and Tony Callen. The Bunker Banana Booby went to Sunny Sander Ruthsip for his appallingly high score. Hero one week, villain the next, such is life at the Bunker.

Chris Does the Double

On Friday, 21st September, the Bunker Boys travelled to Eastern Star Resort for their weekly Stableford competition. There were the usual two divisions and in division two Chris John completed a memorable “double” of fine back-to-back performances after winning at Khao Kheow three days previously. He returned a Stableford score of 34 points, seemingly unaffected by the downpour which held up play for more than half an hour.

Tom Waldron came second with 33 points. Golfing colleagues suggested that he may have been on the “Night Nurse” again!

In division one Charlie Chen and Norman Brooks both scored 34 points to share top spot.

Nearest-the-pin awards went to Norman Brooks, Ron Platt and Sunny, who also picked up the Bunker Banana Booby prize for falling in the water at the seventeenth.

Catch up with the Bunker golf at http://www.thebunkerboys.com

Beth’s score takes Lills to victory

A much needed heavy overnight rainstorm freshened up the Robert Trent Jones Jnr. course at Eastern Star, and set up the fortnightly challenge for Shenanigans Very Friendly Golf Society. Playing a Pairs Aggregate Stableford competition, the shorter hitters were deprived of the recent generous ‘run’ on the fairways but compensated with softer lies from fairway to green. Beth Lill returned the best Stableford points score of the day with 39 points to add to husband Ken’s modest 31 points and an aggregate total of 70.

Nearest challengers were Shenanigans landlord Kim Fletcher carding 33 points, and tournament director Mike Franklin with a matching teamwork score of 33 points, to make an aggregate total of 66, and take the runners-up spot.

Near pins were claimed by Tyrone Renggli on #4, Ciano Glavina on #8, ‘on form’ Beth Lill at #12, and Phil Groves on Hole #15. Only one long putt was claimed on the ninth by Russell Finch. New members Bob Lindborg and Lamud Chadara were welcomed, Lamud just playing the round to qualify for a start-up handicap.

Next outing is on Tuesday 2nd October for a pairs better ball. Please sign-up in advance at Shenanigans, or telephone Mike Franklin on 01 861 8036.

‘Waiting Only’ for Shenanigans 2001 Irish Open

Following last year’s very popular Shenanigans Irish Open 2000, there has been a rapid take-up of places for this year’s Irish Open on Friday October 5th at Eastern Star Resort.

Call at Shenanigans to check if any places are available, and put your name on the waiting list, with an e-mail address or telephone number so you can be contacted.

Oradee wins twice

IPGC Golf from The Haven

Monday Sept. 17 - Phoenix Mountain & Lakes (Medal)

1st: Oradee Kaesavane, 68
2nd: Doug Campbell, 70
3rd: Clive Pearce, 74

Oradee Kaesavane continued her fine run of form, easily holding off the dogged Doug Campbell, the smaller of the two Campbell twins, to record her first win of the week on the scenic mountain and lakes courses.

Clive Pearce, who was welcomed back later from an extended French lesson in Abu Dhabi by Richard Livingston, the resident PGA professional, at the prize-giving back at The Haven, filled the third position on the podium.

Wednesday Sept. 19 - Natural Park Resort (Stableford)

1st: Magnus Johansson, 40 pts
2nd: Klaus Schackt, 39 pts
3rd: B.J. Smith, 38 pts (cb9 16)
4th: Mike Dabanovich, 38 pts (cb9 15)

Magnus Johansson, making one of his infrequent appearances with the golfers from The Haven, just held off the chasing pack, led by the always steady Klaus Schackt. He was closely followed by the improving B.J. Smith and Dabber, who is at last finding his feet in the Kingdom. Dabber had the consolation of winning the two’s on his own, which due to a two competition carry over, proved to be much more profitable than winning the day’s competition.

Friday Sept. 21 - Green Valley (Bogey)

Ladies

1st: Oradee Kaesavane, 1 down
2nd: Mud Lindborg, 2 down

2nd Division

1st: Stefan Hoge, 4 up
2nd: Jay Nakagawa, 1 up (cb9 1 up)
3rd: Jimmy Little, 1 up (cb9 2 down)
4th: Max Arlen, all square

1st Division

1st: Doug Campbell, 1 up
2nd: Yazuo Suzuki, all square (cb9 1 up)
3rd: Ken Lill, all square (cb9 1 down)
4th: Mark Campbell, all square (cb9 3 down)

On a thundery day that stayed dry at the always popular Green Valley layout, a large field necessitated the formation of three divisions for the first time in the history of TAGGS.

The ladies winner was again Oradee, winning her second event of the week. She was closely followed by newcomer Mud Lindborg, who has just taken up the game and shows great promise.

The second division was led by Stefan Hoge, who has recently returned from the Middle East, and is beginning to get to grips with his handicap. Jay Nakagawa, who is on one of his regular breaks from hitting balls at the driving ranges in Japan, just pipped Jimmee Little on count back with Max Arlen rounding out the winners’ circle.

Doug Campbell figured in the prizewinner’s list for the second time in the week and led home the first division, with the returning Yazuo Suzuki getting the nod for second over “Must” Campbell and Ken Lill after an extensive count back.

Richard welcomed back Yazuo, Jay and Moe Deverdenne, whilst welcoming new members Scott Chatburn, Joe Sebastian, Frank Sinclair and Bob and Mud Lindborg. The “Doc” at last showed some form by winning the two’s on his own, succeeding in getting two, and was so pleased he blew the horn twice.

The Square Ring

by Howie Reed

Sports in America returns to normality after a couple of weeks of pure soul searching, fear, pride and dedication. Boxing, of course, was affected, as were all events in the USA. For the golfers that scan these pages with a fine eye to see if their names have been mentioned, must report that the Ryder Cup has been postponed for a year. That means that Europeans will have to continue to whine about the last one for another year. Life’s not always easy. If you had read my column on September 14 in these pages, of course you couldn’t cause it was pulled, you would have read about what some, not I, are calling the Big Fight of Fall.

Tomorrow morning Felix Trinidad (40-0) fights Bernard Hopkins (39-2-2) for the undisputed (for the time being) middleweight title. The contest, from Madison Square Garden, may play second fiddle to the venue. MSG sits atop New York’s Penn Station which was closed more than once during the recent tragedy. Those plenty past 50 will remember the Saturday morning radio show about “Pennsylvania Station crossroads of the world.” Times have changed but the station still is the major people moving vehicle on the East Coast. As the first “Major” attraction in New York City since the slaughter a championship fight becomes an “Event”. The fight itself is pretty darn good and might actually be great if Hopkins is better than I think he is and Trinidad not so good. I’ve been wrong before. It is definitely worth a 9 a.m. walk up call.

Many times the rumors that surround boxing are better than the matches that result. The hot one is that Heavy Chump Hashim Rahman is bulking up but doing so by eating his way through the press tour. On the other hand Lennox Lewis has been doing daily serious work in the gym. This could be a case of “Rahman” becoming the 2001 version of James “Blubster” Douglas. Yes the term “High on the Hog” does ring a bell.

What happened to the Prince? He was supposed to be back in the ring November 10 but that’s gone bye bye. He has failed to come up with an opponent that cable giant HBO deems suitable. Leaving a “mist on a mirror” is probably the test that the candidates have failed so far. “Following last week’s tragedy, I believe the decision to postpone my fight is the only right and proper course to take,” said the Prince. Yo Prince, how about no one to fight?” Jerk.

I’ll bet you all didn’t know that 3000 spectators attended the September 8 fight card in Bangkok. They did. WBA #2 Super Flyweight Saen Sor Ploenchit won a ten-rounder against Filipino Joel Junio. Saen improves his record to 41-1 (14 KOs), Junio drops to 26-22-3 (15 KOs). On the same card one of my “Fav” names Yodsanan 3K-Battery (32-2-1, 30 KO’s), successfully defended his PABA crown for the 16th time. Yoddamrong Sithyodthong (25-0-1, 12 KO’s) Super Bantamweight WBA #3 got the 10 round decision Filipino Jerol “Dodong” Sales (12-5-2, 9 KO’s) WBC #24 ranked.

There’s more. WBA #8 ranked Osamu Sato (25-1-1, 14 KOs), 121.75, impressively kept his OPBF 122-pound title as he kept battering Thai champ Wichit Chuwatana (25-8, 9 KOs), 122, all the way and finally pummeled him into submission at 1:48 of the 11th round at Tokyo. “Who DAT” say I don’t cover boxing in Thailand? Well yes except for my editor.

Fitness Tips: Weight lifting techniques under the microscope

by David Garred
Club Manager Dusit Resort Sports Club

Correct form when lifting weights is vital for maximising the training effect that your instructor has prescribed to ensure you achieve whatever is your goal as well as reducing the risk of injury.

After chatting with a bunch of people over the past couple of months and more again over the last couple of weeks after coming back from a holiday, the same base story comes out time and time again. Unfortunately, more often than not people in the local area are being taught dangerous ‘ways’ of lifting or they are just left to their own devices.

So let’s start a bit of a tutorial for the novice, a brush up for the expert and clinic for the trained instructor on the Eastern Seaboard (apologies if I come across as though I’m on a soapbox, that’s not the intention. I’m trying to help, if I leave anything not completely covered then please give me a yell and I’ll go over it in the column at a later time).

The lifts that I’ll be going through are all using “free weights” instead of machines so that they can be performed anywhere, give no opportunity for imbalance in strength growth and are functional. Functional, meaning that they will go close to mimicking motions that we put our body through every day. I’ll throw in a couple of exercises for the sake of sculpting as well. The final article in this series will discuss how you can use all these lifts to achieve your health and fitness goals.

The lift descriptions I go through here might get a bit technical; bear with me, I’ll tidy it up at the end of each one with a brief overview of the main points.

Remember, always consult a doctor before commencing any exercise program and when performing new or potentially hazardous activities seek the supervision of a professional in that field.

If you are taking things out of magazines, remember; check the references of the article and the likely motivation for its production.

Squats

Muscles worked: Front and back of thighs, Calves and front of shins, gluteal (your bottom), assisting to a lesser extent inside and outside thigh muscles as well as the abdominal ‘core’ is activated.

Back position: Most trainers would be aware of the need to maintain a neutral spine position during any exercise that loads the lumbar (lower spine) region. It is particularly important to maintain a very slight lordosis (inward curve) in the lumbar spine, with engaged abdominals, to stabilise this region when performing a squat. Once stable, the movement occurs simultaneously through the hips, knees and ankles, with the lumbar spine maintaining its neutral alignment. Any movement of the lumbar spine during the squat would endanger the discs and facet joints in this region.

Knee movement: The knees should be bent no more than 900 at the bottom of the squat. This range protects some of the vulnerable soft tissues within the knee joint. Squatting any deeper than this increases the potential for joint shearing, endangering the cartilage.

Whether or not the knees should track forward over the toes is dependent on lever length (balance position with your feet firmly flat on the floor will determine where your knees end up). Variations in length of three levers involved with squatting (i.e., the tibia (shin bone), femur (thigh bone) and trunk) will affect the amount of forward excursion of the knees over the feet. As long as when you are squatting the movement is controlled, and you are stopping at 90, there is little need for concern if the knees track forwards slightly over their toes.

(Laterally) rotating the hips with a slightly wider stance will often assist people who are longer though the femur. Trying to keep the forward incline of the tibia the same as that of the trunk will also help.

Foot position; Foot position can provide the key to minimising stresses on the lower back. The feet should be at least shoulder width apart and turned out slightly - but only just, as this allows the lower limb to move more freely. Positioning the feet too close together pushes the hips too far back during the squat action, creating excessive forward incline of the trunk, which greatly increases the loads on the lower back. Feet should always be flat on the floor, elevating the heels only serves to shorten the calf muscles in the long term and will alter the body’s posture and mechanics. The old bodybuilder’s tale about lifting the heels when you squat to make your rear end smaller has been scientifically proven to be untrue.

Elbow position: The elbows must maintain their alignment directly under the bar during the squat action (i.e., no rocking of the elbows forward and back on the ascent or descent). This helps facilitate the thoracic extensors that help to support the upper back. If you cannot achieve this position, i.e., your elbows drop back behind the bar due to shoulder restrictions – then you should consider a front squat (with a plate across the chest or bar in a reverse grip on the front of the shoulders) as an option. Make sure you get a trained instructor to teach this position as it is relatively advanced and requires a keen eye to pick up poor biomechanics.

Abdominal activation: The entire abdominal region; rectus (“six pack”), internal and external obliques (either side of the “6 pack”) as well as the transverse abdominus (internal muscle sleeve, can’t be seen) should be held in a static contraction whenever the mass is on your shoulders when squatting, this will negate the necessity for a ‘kidney belt’ in all cases except Olympic competition.

Head position: simply put, your head should be facing directly forward, keep your chin up to avoid losing your balance forward.

Overview: brace your abs tight, your feet should be a touch wider than shoulder width for a narrow squat (wide squat inside 2* shoulder width is recommended). Inhale as you lower the weight and for 90% of the population you should keep you knees behind the vertical line (or plane) that comes up from the front of your toes. Stop when there is a 900 angle at the back of your leg. Exhale as you go up. Keep your feet flat on the floor throughout the range of motion and smile, you are performing the best exercise for muscle stimulation that most people can do.

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