Mother-Daughter Day (10 May 2010)

Time flies when you're having fun, and Monday's event flew like an Air France concord merrily streaking through the air with roars of mother-daughterly delight that were much easier on the ears (and the nerves) than the usual supersonic blast associated with such a flight.

The day started with a bit of a glitch, however. With the unexpected closure of the driving range, the group met at the putting green behind the tent pavilion. Word of the change in location didn't get around soon enough for many of our LUGGers to avoid the anxiety of showing up at the deserted range instead of the green, though. So, in case of future short-notice changes, please check the EC LUGG bulletin board on the left end of the Cottonwood GC clubhouse (between the restrooms) as you arrive to each event.

After a fun round of BrainGym excersizes, the group split into teams of 2 to 4 before taking turns navigating the Blind Holes game with Coach Mary Paulson on the green and going out with Coach Pat Beilke for speed golf - capped by a video session with Coach Jerry Heinz, who effectively turned the middle of the 18th fairway into a driving range for the groups.

Everyone had a blast in many real and figurative senses (thanks to a rather large water hazard running along both sides of the fairway). Moms were able to experience what their daughters have been doing at EC LUGG meetings so far, and daughters got to coach their moms around the putting green for a change. Hitting the balls on the golf course was fun, but getting the ball into the hole proved more challenging (one of the game's built-in curses, to be sure). Luckily, it is a lot easier to practice your putting at home than it is practicing the full swing. A few cats may object to being distracted from their mouse-chasing duty by the rolling little dimply ball, though hopefully the household furniture (along with household humans) will survive without a scratch.



Our next event on May 17th (meet at the right end of Cottonwood GC driving range at the usual time from 4 - 6PM, checking in from 3:30PM) will be Movie Day. Participants are encouraged to show up in a costume to dress up as their favorite movie star. We will be video taped doing what we do best (golf-related to various degrees). See you in the movie!