Page 50 January 2015 ARCADIA SPORTS By Tina Tombs This month I’d like to start by saying a few words about how the winter temperature changes affect the golf ball. Then I’ll give advice on evaluating your grips and how they can impact your performance. Have you noticed that your golf ball is not going as far as it use to? Well, part of the reason for this is the dramatic climate changes from evening to the middle of the day. Notice the temperature change from early morning rounds to afternoon rounds.            afternoon and later in the day than it does in the early mornings. Additionally, the golf ball is also being compressed, so you may want to add a club or two during those times of day to offset the temperature change. On to grips! Do your grips feel hard and not as tacky as they use to feel? Are they slipping out of your hands? Do they feel big or too small? Well, there are many elements that you should consider when evaluating your grips, and each one can have a major effect on your performance. Here are a few pointers: First, your grips should have a tacky or sticky feel to them. If you play two to three times a week you should be replacing your grips every season. If you play more, think about changing your grips more often. Get a grip! Make it tacky Second, it is important to clean your grips on a monthly basis using warm, soapy water and a nylon brush. This will get the oil and dirt from your hands out of the grips, returning them to a like-new condition. Keeping your grips in good condition will help you swing looser and hit more consistent shots. Next, the size of grip that you select can really make a difference in how you hit the ball. Larger grips promote less wrist action while smaller grips let your wrists move more freely. Larger grips can also be great for players who struggle with arthritis or other pain in their hands or wrists. Finally, different grips are made out of different materials, and they can affect performance. Many of today’s grips are made with multiple types of rubber, which can help absorb vibration while remaining soft to the touch. There are also grips with a material called cord built into them. This           who struggle with perspiration in their hands, and also those who play in rainy climates. Talk to your local pro and take a close look at your grips. Tina was just selected as The LPGA 2014 Central Section Teacher of the Year and LPGA 2014 National Teacher of the Year. You can contact her at tina@tinatombsgolf.com. Neil Germundson Toyota Fleet Manager NeilG@RightToyota.com 7701 E. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. Scottsdale AZ, 85260 480-778-2200 Contact Neil today for your friendly neighborhood discount! 7875 E. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. Scottsdale AZ, 85260 480-778-2440 Craig Thorpe Honda Fleet Manager CThorpe@RightHonda.com Contact Craig today for your friendly neighborhood discount! If you’re tired of your ride and you want to throw it away... Start the new year with a brand new HONDA from Right Honda! the 2015 Camry Good things are coming your way in 2015... PLAY COMPETITIVE. PLAY LOCAL. PLAY BALL. (But fi rst, don’t forget to pre-register online.) REGISTER for the 2015 Spring BASEBALL and SOFTBALL Season – Boys & Girls Ages 4-14 LAST WALK-IN REGISTRATION DATE at Camelback Christian Church – Saturday, JANUARY 10TH – 8am to 11am Tryouts for upper divisions will be held Saturday, January 24th and Saturday, January 31st at Ingleside Middle School Practices Begin February 2nd – Spring Season Runs Early March through End of May Late fees apply when registering after January 10th Pre-register at ArcadiaLittleLeague.com

Page 51 January 2015 ARCADIA SPORTS College commitment letters signed at Arcadia High By Nicholas Smith Photo by NTK Photography Being honored at a signing day event would be a fantastic moment for any high school athlete. Getting to do it with one of your best friends is even better. Matt Anderson and Josh Arndt met in preschool and have been lifelong friends ever since. The two seniors were both part of a National Signing Day ceremony that took place at Arcadia High School on Friday, December 5, 2014. “He’s a great friend,” said Arndt when asked about Anderson. “We’ve known each other since we were around 2 years old. It was a really awesome thing to get to sign together that day.” Arndt is a third baseman on the baseball team and will attend Cornell next fall. Anderson, who set a state record for the 100-meter breaststroke his junior and senior year, is heading off to Stanford. Emma Schlenker was also honored at the ceremony. She is a swimmer and will continue her career at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. The ceremony took place in front of the school cafeteria at lunchtime so that fellow students could be present. Family and friends were on hand, along with Arcadia’s assistant principal and athletic director Kevin Mooney, who spoke about the success the students had in high school,      “I thought the whole event was fantastic,” said Arndt. “It was a cool thing that Mr. Mooney said what he did about us students.” “It’s really cool that they put something like this on for us,” said Anderson. Both Anderson and Arndt said that they chose their schools based on the combination of a competitive sports program and excellent academics. Anderson said that he was blown away by the campus experience at Stanford during his visit, noting that the school gives student athletes the tools to thrive both in and out of the classroom. Arndt said that he chose Cornell because he wanted a school with a competitive baseball team that would also push him in his chosen major. “I’m going to be an engineering major and they have eight engineers on the baseball team,” said Arndt. “So it’ll be nice to have that mentorship already when I come in.” The boys admitted that the end of © 2013 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Member SIPC. CRC766749 12/13 NY CS 7757822 Preserving and Enhancing Wealth Those individuals who have the skills and determination to create significant wealth are not necessarily well prepared to manage it. There are highly complex and time-consuming financial planning, asset management and other issues to consider. These are matters that successful people often don’t have the time, inclination or specialized knowledge to address. The               to many such individuals and their families. With the market hitting new highs, now is a good time to have a financial professional evaluate your portfolio to help you avoid overpriced assets and minimize losses in down markets. For a complimentary review of your portfolio, please call us to arrange  . Olson Campbell Diller Group at Morgan Stanley 14850 N. Scottsdale Road, 6th Floor Scottsdale, AZ 85254 480-922-7800 melissa.campbell@morganstanley.com www.morganstanleyFA.com/olsoncampbelldiller Melissa C. Campbell Kirk W. Diller Shawn D. Olson Managing Director — Senior Vice President Managing Director — Wealth Management Wealth Advisor Wealth Management Wealth Advisor Wealth Advisor this chapter of their lives is bittersweet. They both said that they appreciated the opportunities Arcadia provided to them and loved the people they had met during their high school experience. “If I could describe my time here at Arcadia in two words, they would be ‘well spent,’” said Anderson. “I had a blast and I feel like the school did a great job preparing me to be where I am now.”