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Show The Park Record Saturday, July 15, 2000 mow- J WW Net point: Two players leap toward the ball as it hovers directly above the net in a pick-up volleyball match at City Park. Despite the daytime day-time heat, random games and mini tournaments are a staple on the courts this time of year. . ft. kwf M en iMvts&&- B-6 j Bob Timberlake leather furniture. rustic details, nail head trim, generous scale & quality construction now in stock Opportunities. A.- f I'or some opportunities, we just weren t aroiinc 1. like the eurlv old rush or siler Kooni. itli a yeiir I'ouiu itv retreat on mountains eliosen lor the '2tHV2 Winter Olympics you 11 enjo the opportunity to lie hie to its lullest. Nlinules away tlieres orltl-elass nuisie, donee, theater, sports, dining, shopping shop-ping and an international uirpoii to jet you non-stop anywhere, any-where, tinytimi'. any weather. And the summers? ou just won t heliexe the summers! C all me... I e heerMurnino opportunities oppor-tunities into reality lor almost lorty ears. Alan Shaller SRfcM.fcRfifcALTY MLS I7T I Purl Avenue Park City. L'tah SV)60 m'SlOl-iias eell -WoSOS-SMOS fax WoM7-WV2 hus. W.V0.w-:M23 res. hmail: alanshalfer1 usw est.net ROGER GLAZIER PARK RECORD t"T iv --.Aft 'Z"-A I v. - I r 1 - jh - I( ! CODP riders taclde Brian Head This past weekend, the Community Olympic Development Program riders competed on a course that has now become a team favorite. Taking on the track at Brian Head, weather and course conditions condi-tions were the best in recent memory, and the undulating terrain ter-rain made for fat and fun racing. The alpine conditions at Brian Head resort were a big hit with all of the athletes, despite competing com-peting at an elevation of over 9.000 feet. By the end the CODP athletes from Park City made their presence pres-ence felt again by out-performing the majority of the competition. The following is a complete list of results: Junior Women 13-18 Jessica Koyle 2nd Junior expert men 16-18 Paul Clark 3rd Rich Patterson 5th Sport men 16-18 Dylan Johns 2nd Scott Allen 3rd Tyler Turkington 4th Trevor Lee 5th Sport men 13-15 Clav Karz 1st Drop shots by Warren Pretorius USPTA Master Professional Loosen your grip to react quicker, hit harder The looser you can hold your racket, without sacrificing torsional torsion-al stability (having your racket knocked out of your hand), the harder you will be able to hit the ball. This is why: A loose grip enables you to swing your racket faster. When you squeeze your racket tightly while waiting to hit the ball, it is not just your wrist and hand muscles that contract. Place your non-playing hand on your upper arm while squeezing the racket, and you will feel how even the biceps and triceps tri-ceps tighten up. A tight grip will force you to expend energy without getting proportionate hitting power. This is commonly known as "muscling" the ball. Golf pros tell you the same thing: dont squeeze your grip: let your club head do the work. Remember, your racket doesnt know how tight you are squeezing it. Ideally you want to use the least amount of energy to gain power. At point of contact, you should be holding your racket just tight enough to avoid having the ball turn your racket in your hand. Your bottom two fingers (pinkie and ring fingers) are the most important to gripping the racket for all strokes. Any pressure on the grip should come mostly from these two fingers. Squeezing your index and middle fingers w ill cause your wrist to lock up. Also, the looser your hands are while you are in the ready position, the quicker your reflexes will be, and the more explosive you will be on the important first step. Synapsis (the "firing up" of you muscles) should only occur as you start to move to the ball. Try running run-ning or moving quickly with your upper body and arms tensed up. and you will see what I mean. So. by loosening up on your grip, you will relax all of the muscles mus-cles in your upper arms as well, giving you the ability to react quicker to the ball and generate more racket head speed at point of contact. Mahammed Ali had it down perfectly: "Float like a butterfly, but-terfly, sting like a bee." J (Warren Pretorius is the Director of Tennis at the Park City Racquet Club. For more tennis information, informa-tion, call 615-5401 or visit www.WanenP.usptapro.com) j Tuesday trail runs A series of free citizens' trail runs continue every .Tuesday, which is a non-competitive event. If interested, meet a City Park at 6 p.m. Call 649-4035 or 649-0697 for more information. Light Up Your Home Mountain Timber Furnishings offers a bright selection of uniquely elegant lighting fixtures for your mountain home. Featuring rusted patina in designs inspired by nature, they're the perfect way to shed light on your subjects. 27o West Rasmusscn Road 17 0. 0 1 1,1 U4 A - : 1$ 0 j - ...Z-' 'r"' aSINCEV-J y 1972 r Special Summer Nights at the Eating Establishment Sunday Night BBQ fl 'Btt'rC I All you can eat BBQ Ribs, Chicken, Beef and Pork with rice, beans, coleslaw and beer bread still only $10.95 Friday Night CRAB LEGS One pound Snow Crab Clusters with corn on the cobb, potatoes, coleslaw and beer bread $13.95 iNew tliia (summer M DINNER AND LUNCH MENU SERVED NIGHTLY FROM 5PM UTAH LIQUOR LICENSEE 3 1 7 main sr., park city 649-8284 : Mountai Timber rurnishini kidse Fticesj -., ..J . |