Sponsored by AstraZeneca 2009 Official daily newspaper of the 2009 Senior Games | Palo Alto, California TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 Meagan Reidinger/Brooks Institute © 2009 Rafael Recto, from Vallejo, watches his arrow fly toward the target at the Senior Games competition Monday. Archer nails near perfect score Dedication, practice are key in the Senior Games men’s 60-64 Compound from 40, 50 and 60 yards. With 90 total shots in several archery magazines. “Don’t waste Release archery competition is any indica- and a maximum of 10 points per shot, a perfect your time trying to learn it yourself. You’ve to success in precision sport tion, he may be correct. round is 900 points. Campbell came within 26 got to get a good coach,” said Campbell. By Colin Becht Campbell shot a near perfect round, finish- points of perfection. Beyond the quality of his coaching, Camp- ing with a score of 874, putting him just one That level of precision comes with an incred- bell said his time commitment has been cru- lenn Campbell believes that a good point behind leader Ronald West. ible dedication to the sport. Campbell said he cial to his success. After shooting virtually coach is crucial to success in archery. In the Senior Games, archers participate shoots four hours each day and works with his G If Campbell’s performance on Monday in an American 900, shooting 30 times each coach, Bernie Pellerite, who has been featured (continued on page 13) John Hickinson, Palo Alto Bowling Club’s important aspects of the game and to do that Bowling on the green coach, started playing the sport about 10 one must carefully watch every bowl, not ball, years ago. that is bowled. Balls are called bowls because Those who play say Lawn Bowling is an underrated sport “I visited the gardens next door with my now-wife,” he said. “I saw the greens here, (continued on page 7) By Sana Bakshi first year the sport has been included in the started playing and now I’m hooked.” Games. Another member of the Palo Alto club, ccording to those who compete, lawn Originating in Europe, lawn bowling is Athol Foden, started playing about five years bowling is an underrated sport. But that slowly becoming more popular in the U.S. It ago. A has not stopped competitors from all is played on a large, square patch of grass and “I ran out of reasons not to play,” he said. “I over the country from traveling to Palo Alto bowls are rolled toward the jack. The jack is have English roots and I had the time.” to compete in the National Senior Games. a small, white ball. The object of the game is Foden maintains that every blade of grass The bowlers gathered Monday at the Palo to get the bowls as close to the white ball as is different, making every green different. Alto Bowling Club to begin competition, the possible. Finding the lay of the land is one of the most INSIDE GAME SCHEDULE & MAPS PAGE 3 | ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE PAGE 4 | FREEWHEELIN BIKES PAGE 8 PaGE 2 | TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 | 2009 SENIOR GAMES Dine at the Peninsula‘s Town & Country Village Welcomes Hottest Culinary Destination Google Chef Charlie Ayers Presents The National Senior Games To The Palo Alto Community More than 45 shops, Café Market restaurants and services. TandCVillage.com El Camino Real Calafia Café & Market A Go-Go SENIOR GAMES SPECIAL . Complimentary Local Color Drumettes Appetizer Rd Middlefield Rd. 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Center Wed: M/W 75+, Practice M 65+ Wed: practice M/W all ages Cañada Road Cycling Today: M/W 50-64 P 3 Stanford Golf Wed: M/W 50-64 P Galvez Street Today: M/W 75-100+ Churchill Avenue Palo Alto Muni Wed: M/W 50-64 Golf 2 Today: M/W 65-74 Harding Park Wed: M/W 50-64 A Palo Alto Today: M All ages Pairs 4 Lawn Wed: W all ages Pairs 6 Lawn Bowling Bowling Club ✪ El Camino Today: M/W 50+ Fields Wed: M 60+, 65+, W 50+, 55+ 7 Sand Hill Today: M/W 55+ 5 Soccer Fields Wed: M 55+ Cagan Field Wed: M/W 50+, M 70+, W 60+ 8 Today: M/W 75+, 80+ W 55+, W 70+ Twin Creeks Campus DriveP Sports Wed: M/W 75+, 80+, W 55+, 70+, practice M/W all ages 9 Softball Sunnyvale Entertainment Stage/ Middlefield Rd. Avery Today: M/W all ages: 50 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Back Serra Street Serra Street✪ Celebration Plaza Aquatic Wed: M/W all ages 200 Breast, 50 Back Swimming Center A Avery Rehearsal Hall REDWOOD Marsh Rd. e Today: M/W 50-64 v P EASTParking Taube CITY A Tennis Center Wed: M/W 50-64 y PALO it Tennis s r e ALTO v Wed: M/W 65-100+, Prelims: Hammer, Javelin, Shot Put, i Cobb Track & Stanford Campus/Palo Alto Area Athleticn Venues Angell Field Pole Vault. Practice M/W 65-100+ U Woodside Rd. Track & Field . d Middlefield Rd. R For complete schedule through Aug. 15, visit www.2009SeniorGames.org. 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