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SWINGING<br />
Golf made easy<br />
G<br />
olf is not only a<br />
lifestyle, it’s also<br />
a good way of<br />
unwinding<br />
after a<br />
intense<br />
week in the office or managing<br />
your business.<br />
It is the perfect way to relax<br />
over the weekend, do some<br />
exercise, catch up with friends,<br />
and perhaps conclude that deal.<br />
Today, the profile of the Kenyan<br />
golfer has changed to that of<br />
young to middle aged person<br />
contrary to earlier times when<br />
it was associated with geriatrics<br />
who had made their money during<br />
the colonial times.<br />
It is a game of discipline and<br />
integrity; you are your own<br />
referee. You report your mistakes,<br />
and penalize yourself while at it!<br />
For those who have not started<br />
playing (as yet), golf looks like a<br />
lazy man’s (or woman’s) game.<br />
It isn’t. To begin with, for an<br />
eighteen hole, you will take a<br />
brisk walk of not less than seven<br />
kilometers, and for longer courses<br />
(like Thika Greens), more than ten<br />
kilometers.<br />
Usually, a round of golf lasts<br />
about four hours, again depending<br />
on many variables, such as<br />
weather, the number of<br />
people playing and the<br />
speed of play by all<br />
the teams in the<br />
field; as they<br />
say, a herd of<br />
buffalos (or any<br />
other animal<br />
for that matter)<br />
moved as fast<br />
as the slowest<br />
member of the herd.<br />
For the uninitiated,<br />
here are some of the words<br />
that you will hear golfers<br />
mention casually, but which<br />
might sound like some Greek.<br />
Medal: It’s got nothing to do<br />
with winning a medal. It is a<br />
format of play where all shots<br />
are counted, as opposed to<br />
stableford, another format<br />
of play that is popular with<br />
amateurs.<br />
Par: Every hole (and there are<br />
eighteen of them) is ranked in<br />
terms of length. Par 3, 4 or 5.<br />
If you get a par on a par three,<br />
you have finished playing with<br />
three strokes.<br />
Birdie: You have played better<br />
than the hole ranking. i.e par<br />
three, you have holed out<br />
in two.<br />
Eagle: You have played two<br />
better than the hole ranking<br />
i.e par four, you have holed<br />
out in two.<br />
Albatross: Well, they are very<br />
rare. On a par five, you get<br />
your ball in the hole in two<br />
shots.<br />
Hole in one: As rare as an<br />
albatross. Means that you<br />
hit your tee shot, and it flies<br />
straight into the hole.<br />
Bunker: Nothing to do with<br />
Saddam Hussein. It is where<br />
you find some sand, just<br />
to make your life slightly<br />
more exciting (or difficult,<br />
depending on how you have<br />
been playing generally)<br />
Tee Box: It is where you plant<br />
that little plastic or wooden<br />
tee and start off your<br />
journey.<br />
Fairway: It is where<br />
the ball should<br />
(ideally) land<br />
after teeing off.<br />
Greens:<br />
That’s where<br />
you use your<br />
putter, that<br />
little club that<br />
taps the ball ever<br />
so slowly into the<br />
hole. Nicely mowed<br />
and smooth, and with some<br />
exotic grass, some caddies<br />
have been known to remove<br />
their shoes when walking on<br />
the green.<br />
RALLYING<br />
Keeping ‘Flash’<br />
Tundo on the<br />
move<br />
Front suspension<br />
The proto car boasts of a Ford<br />
body and Mitsubishi Evolution 10<br />
engine that makes it a beast to reckon<br />
with the <strong>KCB</strong> Bank rallies. This<br />
new entrant to the rally scene costs<br />
between Sh. 15-24M in assembly<br />
costs depending on the level of<br />
customization, undeniably making it a<br />
car of choice for the rallying gurus.<br />
Costs of running the car during<br />
outings are extremely high with the<br />
machines using at least 200 litres of<br />
aviation Gas fuel and 10 tyres during<br />
each outings. Peek just some of the<br />
specs and resources below that go<br />
into making one of the first choice<br />
vehicle in the world of motor sport.<br />
Rear suspension<br />
Estimate<br />
Tyres- 22,000 Kshs each x<br />
14 tyres - Sh. 308,000<br />
Aviation gas fuel 200 litres<br />
@ 200 - Sh. 40, 000<br />
Brake discs – Sh. 193,200<br />
Roll cage – Sh. 213,600<br />
Carbon seats Evo- Sh.<br />
288,000<br />
Drivers and Co drivers foot<br />
well – Sh. 96,000<br />
Door Cards – Sh. 201, 160<br />
Intercom – Sh. 83,000<br />
Trip Meter- Sh. 43, 900<br />
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