Page 10 - SPORTS & LEISURE GUIDE • ALMAGUIN NEWS, Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Safety matters: be sure your children play safe Falls are the leading cause windows; keep furniture away equipment is in good condition of accidental injury to children from windows so kids can’t and securely anchored. The ages 14 and under. climb to the ledge. ground should be covered Nationwide, kids make more • Don’t let kids play on at least 12 inches deep with than two million summertime balconies, roofs or fire escapes. shredded rubber, hardwood visits to the emergency room • Install safety gates at the top fiber mulch or fine sand — grass with injuries from accidental and bottom of every staircase. and soil are too hard. falls. To prevent falls at home, Gates that attach to the wall • Provide active supervision on the playground and on with hardware are more secure (undivided attention) to kids on the athletic field, Safe Kids than the kind held in place by the playground and make sure Worldwide provides the pressing against the walls. they only use age-appropriate following tips: • Don’t use baby walkers equipment. Safe play around the home: – use a play center without • Insist that kids wear the • Put window guards on all wheels instead. right protective gear, properly windows above the first floor. Safe play in the playground: fitted, when playing and Don’t let kids play around open • Make sure that outdoor play practicing sports. GOING GREEN: Dreaming of the greens already? You’re not the only one. Be sure to check out your equipment before you hit the driving range, though. And it’s a wise idea to take it slow your first time out. There’s a whole season to enjoy, so no point straining a muscle If we say leisure time early on. do you hear ‘fishing?’ Fishing is a sport that manufacturers of fishing poles, fisherman attempts to hook a captivates many people. lures, tackle boxes, and all of the fish with a hook and bait. Already eyeing the greens It provides more than just a other necessities for the sport. It Hand fishing: This type of chance for a leisurely is estimated that $45 billion in fishing is just what the name For many, mention sports on the shaft or head, and any “Limit your first session getaway; fishing is retail sales are generated each implies. A person uses his or and lesiure and their eyes will cracking on the grips. at the driving range to one also big business. year from sportfishing. her hands to catch a fish, such glaze over. Don’t worry, they’re “Look to see if your grips bucket of balls,” says Wallis. Fishing enth- All across the country, as in lobster or pearl diving. just daydreaming about are shiny, if so, it is time to “Straining yourself this early in usiasts and people anglers cast their lines for fun In some areas of the southern getting out on the greens and replace them,” recommends the season could sideline you who fish for a — and new fishing recruits sign U.S. catfish are caught this way. playing some golf. Barry Wallis, on-staff golf from the course for weeks.” living help to up every season. This type of fishing for catfish is Gearing up for another year professional at Callaway Golf employ the There are many different called noodling. on the golf course involves Canada. “To clean last year’s Round one: start slow types of fishing, so you’re bound Trolling: This is a form of more than just dusting off dirt off your clubs, fill a bucket When you are finally to find a method you will enjoy. fishing that involves drawing your clubs and heading with warm soapy water and ready for your first round Here’s a look at some of the the fishing lure through the to the course, though. Take scrub your clubs from top (preferably at least three days popular types. water in order to attract fish. a few moments to examine to bottom, then dry them after your first time back at the Fishing line fishing: This is This method is often used when your equipment, assess your completely.” driving range), have another by far the most popular type of fishing for big game fish such as spring fitness level, and keep stretching session. And once fishing ar ound. marlin and tuna. a few tips in mind to help ease Fitness check and warm-up you are on the course, resist Using a Bow/Spear fishing: This is yourself – and your equipment Before you head to the the temptation to hit the ball rod and based on a primitive type of – into another year of golf. course for your first round of as hard and fast as you can line, a fishing where a person stands Equipment overhaul the season, take your freshly- right away. above the water to shoot or After you’ve retrieved your cleaned clubs to the driving “Start practicing with half spear a fish. golf clubs from the closet range. Before hitting any balls, wedges, then full wedges, then In the past the spears (hopefully you didn’t store take at least 10-15 minutes work your way up from a nine- were hand-thrown and the them in the garage, where to stretch your hands, wrists, iron to driver,” says Wallis. “By bows hand-powered. Today, they can be damaged by cold back, arms, hips and legs. Start easing into the season, you’ll automatic spear guns and air and humidity), do a close slowly and stop if anything be more likely to stay injury- pneumatic bows help propel inspection on all your clubs to starts to hurt. And, most free until the snow falls again.” the weapon at the target. check for rust or imperfections importantly – keep it short. - News Canada Dredging: This is a method of attaching a large net or chain mesh Punch-and-kick@ behind a boat to scoop 705-386-8138 up fish. It is commonly used elite-twin-dragon.com to catch scallops and oysters, and is typically associated with commercial fishing. Fishing can take place on the shore, while standing in the water or aboard a boat. Regardless of the type, the end result is to catch a meal or a trophy fish. Still, most sportfishing enthusiasts simply fish for CASK Combat Sports International the thrill, and then throw Certified member Authorized Distributor their catch back. 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