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Listed below are comments made by VanderHelst between Friday, 12th June 2009 and Sunday, 6th September 2009.

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On the range with Ross Fisher's coach 8:08pm on 06 Sep 2009 My position in the upswing should be decent (I think), as I try to ensure full turn of hips and shoulders. However, it seems that I have some difficulty to create `lag`, with which I would like to get some more distance. Which exercises can you advise to improve `lag`?
Who's the greatest? 9:43pm on 07 Jul 2009 As tennis and golf cannot be compared on a technical level, it only makes sense to compare both athletes in the way they compose themselves as the dominant factor in their game.

And in that area, Federer wins by about a mile (you people here a beep-beep sea-mile). He speaks of his opponents with more respect than Woods, who always seems to look for an excuse when someone else wins a tournament. Federer has also commented that he plays for the love of the game, whereas Woods looks to be chasing records for the sake of chasing records. It takes a special man to surpass the level of "only" playing and trying to win, and Federer has just done that.
Mickelson set to woo New York again 2:47pm on 12 Jun 2009 All you say about Mickelson, is true. A few years ago our club hosted a European Tour event, and Mickelson was invited. He received, of course, a huge appearance fee. And he blew it completely by missing the cut by a mile. Nevertheless, he apparently felt embarassed. He donated quite a hefty part of the appearance fee to the club, subject to the condition that the amount could only be spent on training schemes for youth members. This condition was apparently set, because he was impressed with the number of small kids that were volunteering and the child-friendly nature of the club (we regularly organise a nursery home, when young parents want to play). We still enjoy the benefits of this "Mickelson Fund".

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