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Brian Kirkpatrick Canyons Survey

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Tim Laundrie Mindshare Golf Survey

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The Crossings at Carlsbad has switched to an online survey, please make sure to give us your email at check – in. We appreciate the feedback we have received thus far and look forward to bettering your experience here at The Crossings.

June 2010 | Your CoMMuNiTY GoLf NEWSLETTEr

upCoMiNG EvENTS SavE ThE DaTES

June 20 father’s Day Brunch 20 Junior Clinic 27 Blind Draw Breakfast

July 18 Junior Clinic 18 1 person Scramble

August 13 Concert under the Stars 15 hot Golf / Cool Drinks 15 Junior Clinic

All events open to the public

Entry Deadline is Wednesday, June 23rd. For more information call 760.444.1800 x2.

For more information call 760.444.1800 x2. or visit www.thecrossingsatcarlsbad.com

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

8am Shotgun Start 6:30 Check in & Breakfast

$80 per person(Crossings Club members $70)

Father’s DayBloody Mary BrunchSunday, June 20th, 2010

For Reservations: please call 760-444-1881 or email: sprinzivalli@kempersports.com

10am - 2pm$39.95 Adults $14.95 Kids 6-12yrs oldChildren under 6 FREEprice per person. Does not include tax or tip

Where the savvy locals go to start the day.

Breakfast begins at 7am

Only $149 per junior

Schedule: 6/23 - 6/25 • 6/30 - 7/02

7/14 - 7/16 • 7/21 - 7/23 • 7/28 - 7/30

8/4 - 8/6 • 8/11 - 8/13

Class Hours: Wed & Thurs 9am - 12pmfriday 8am - 11am *Classes approx 3 hours

The Crossings Club Blind Draw Breakfast

Summer 2010 3 day Junior Golf Camps

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Jeff Perry General Manager

If you have been following this column and the golf fitness series over the past few months you probably are beginning to understand the importance of golf fitness

for performance and injury prevention. I have partnered up with Dr. Mike Wasilisin of the Titleist Elite Performance Institute located at PureFitness in Carlsbad to solicit some of his expertise on helpful tips that can be beneficial to the golf swing which may also transition to a healthier everyday lifestyle. Again, the goal of these pieces is to simply point out that there are many simple and easy ways to improve your golf game; with the added benefit of improving your overall physical fitness.

Recapping where we left off in March & April, we discussed some key exercises to increase your rotation in your middle back, which equals more power; and balance, which helps with ball striking consistency. As we start to ‘unwind’ the golf swing from the core building blocks to the actual movement of the club, I will start to target the muscle groups behind the proper mechanisms of golf swing. In this column I will address the importance of rotation; specifically, hip rotation.

A tour professional will rotate his shoulders 90 degrees from the starting position (basically putting the shoulder under the chin). Although the shoulders are rotating, less than 5% of this motion actually comes from the shoulders. Hip rotation accounts for about half of the rotation in the golf swing and the middle back making up the other half. The equation is: the more you can turn and coil against a solid and stable lower body foundation, the more power you can generate.

Maximizing hip joint rotation will not only create a more powerful and repeatable golf swing, but will also help prevent hip arthritis and other common hip problems. If you can imagine you are set up at address and begin your backswing, one of your hips will rotate inward and the other outward until you reach the top of your backswing, then that order will reverse as you finish your follow through. Therefore, it is important to work each hip in both directions.

MANAGER’S MESSAGE

To increase hip rotation, you need to incorporate one exercise to improve the outward rotation and one to increase the inward rotation. Immediately after performing both of these exercises assume your 5 iron posture and begin taking your body through the motion of the swing and feel the increased motion coming from your hips.

1) Butterfly Stretch:

Begin this drill by sitting down and bringing both feet together out in front of you. Grab ankles and try to place the soles of both feet together. Allow both knees to fall gently to the floor. While doing so, bend slowly forward from the hips with an erect spine angle. This will allow for a stretch of the hips and groin. The closer your feet are to the crotch of your pants, the greater the stretch will feel. Always perform stretches in a slow and controlled manner. Hold for 15 seconds and relax for 10 seconds. Repeat this cycle 10 times.

2) Hip Windshield Wipers:

Start by lying on your back with your knees and hips bent to 90 degrees. Make fists with both hands and place them together between your knees. Now, without separating your hands and knees, try to move your feet as far apart as possible (like windshield wipers). Repeat this motion back and forth for up to 5 minutes per day.

If you missed any of these articles and would like to review their contents and the exercises recommended to build the muscles already discussed, they can be found in our past issues of The Currents online at www.TheCrossingsatCarlsbad.com.

Golf SpecialSteve Vaughan pGa, Director of instruction

The Crossings at Carlsbad Learn and Play Program

This program offers the best of both worlds; quality golf instruction

and a chance to take your new skills to the golf course. learning in a group environment provides a great way to make new friends and playing partners. This program is designed to benefit golfers of all skill levels and ultimately better their game.

Golf Tip

for more information call 760.444.1800 x 2 or check out: thecrossingsatcarlsbad.com /playandlearn

To form your own group of 4 to 8 players please call Director of instruction Steve Vaughan at 619-540-4653.

Learn & Play Program Value

Total value

Your cost

4 – one (1) hour group lessons $125.00

$350.00

$199.00

$200.00

$20.00

$5.00

5 - Morning 9 hole rounds or late rate rounds

1 - Range card

1 - personalized logo metal bag tag

Senior Summer SizzleRate reductions are making this summer sizzle

at The crossings at carlsbad!

exciting news for Senior’s, effective June 9th, 2010 Seniors play for less Monday – Thursday

before 8:00am and after 11:00am. Remember Senior rates are for those 55 and over!

Carlsbad Seniors pay only $44* All Other Seniors pay only $49*

crossings club Senior Member? look at your rates!Carlsbad Crossings Club Seniors pay only $40* All Other Crossings Club Seniors pay only $45*

Sunday BonusSundays add $9.00 to any of these rates

before 8:00am and after 11:00am.

Take advantage of this unprecedented offer today by calling our golf shop at 760-444-1800 x 2 or by booking online at

TheCrossingsatCarlsbad.com/teetimes

Experience the views, enjoy the golf today! * These special rates are good Monday – Thursday before 8:00am and after 11:00 am. Sundays add $9 to any of these rates.

Reservations may be made up to 30 days in advance, exclude course holidays, group play, outings, tournaments and may not be combined with any other offer, discount or coupon. This offer expires September 2, 2010.

The Senior Summer Sizzle is back!

The program that every Senior loves has returned

for a limited time, so don’t miss out. Don’t wait to take advantage of these low rates and these

cool temperatures here near the beautiful california coastline. if you are 55 years of age or older there are specials available 5 days a week! check out the details on the information sheet below.

Good golfing. Gary.

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ask mImIWe are hosting a small meeting for some of our Corporate Executives over the course of three days. I wanted to incorporate a fun team building activity at the end of the third day before dinner. I was thinking something that would not only encourage teamwork and interaction, but will also be fun and different. Any suggestions? Thanks! Dawn

hi Dawn, Thank you for your question!

since the meeting is for your Corporate Executives, consider offering food and beverage team building activities. These have become more popular in the last few years, since it’s a nice break from the meeting and encourages further education on a subject that most people would like to learn more about.

There are some really great vendors out there that offer Wine Tasting Team building activities. Usually, the group is formed into individual teams and are quizzed on what they have tasted, seen on the label, etc. The same concept can apply to beer, vodka, etc. because it’s usually a more intimate setting, your guests will not only be encouraged to work together, but will also feel more comfortable asking questions and learning more about the industry.

This similar idea can be applied to all your groups though… If you are doing department meetings, consider having food and wine pairing competitions, hands on cooking classes, culinary competitions, etc. after all, who doesn’t love great food and beverages?

mimi

If you would like to submit your question, please e-mail mgrier@kempersports.com

ChEf’s ChoICEChef Phil hoy

Macaroon Recipe

14 oz. Shredded Coconut

14 oz. (1 can) Condensed Milk

1 tsp Vanilla

1 egg

Weigh out coconut and mix all ingredients together. Portion on to lined sheet pan with black scoop. bake at 350 degrees for 8 min.

from ThE CorNEr of ThE bar Piña Colada

The Piña Colada [spanish, strained pineapple: piña, pineapple + colada, strained] was introduced on august 16, 1954 at the Caribe hilton’s beachcomber bar in san Juan, Puerto rico by its alleged creator, ramon “monchito” marrero.

apparently, the hotel management had expressly requested monchito to mix a new signature drink that would delight the demanding palates of its star-studded clientele. monchito accepted the challenge, and after 3 intense months of blending, shaking and experimenting, the first Piña Colada was born.

This story is more credible because the Piña Colada contains cream of coconut as one of the primary ingredients, and the cream of coconut “Coco lópez” (which is the pioneer) was invented in 1954 in the University of Puerto rico by ramón lópez Irizarry.