Results of ‘Follow-Through’ Competition Now Released

Rubber Man Pitte Man Gorgi The Cardinal

May 5^th, 2003: As most nnomads Golf Club members wouldn’t know the annual ‘Follow-Through’ competition was run again recently. As usual it was organised and run in secret. Fierce Competition to Find Ten Final Contenders This year the competition was fierce so the judges ignored many entries just to make their job simpler. A final group of 10 entrants was chosen using a particularly rigorous judging system (scissors, rock, paper over a couple of beers). Power Hitters Represented Strongly As usual there were a number of categories in the competition. The Power Hitter category was strongly represented by Rubber Man, Gorgi and The Hanging Judge. The variation in course conditions (Cape Shank compared with Uralba) kept the judges on their toes, and the debate about Uralba’s ACR a particular bone of contention. In the end Gorgi was given the nod on the basis he was the least likely to find out he had won and thus was unlikely to claim the very expensive trophy (as the judges didn’t want to pay the transport costs to the ACT). South Australians Dominate Shoulder Usage Rubber Man was also a contender in the ‘Shoulder Usage’ category, but was pipped at the post by an import from South Australia, Pitte Man. Our heartiest congratulations go out to that ingrate. Again, he is most unlikely to find out he has won and thus is unlikely to claim that very expensive trophy (as the judges didn’t want to pay the transport costs to SA either). Elbow Pointing Extremely Close The highlight of the competition was the ‘Elbow Pointing’ event. This year there were five final contenders and the judges had to employ a count-back system before declaring a result. Too Close To Call At the end of the deliberations the judges could not separate the final three. The Cardinal put in a fine pointing performance at Cape Shank. Great poise and direction kept him in the running to the end. Curtis was also there to the end but lost a clear win when the judges noticed he was using a practice swing. Generally, the judges prefer the swing in question to involve trying to hit the ball but as Curtis’s elbow pointing performance was so good they allowed the shot to remain in the competition. Markus Octavious used a very effective pointing approach `and got through the heats in a breeze. The judges were particularly impressed in light of his golf war elbow syndrome problem. His elbow pointing expertise was rated so highly that he was tipped as a potential winner of the Uralba Training Camp at DrummondBase HQ, which was run the previous weekend (another safe bet for the judges). No Decision in ‘Not Going To Point’ Category Unusually there was only the one entrant in the ‘Not Going To Point Competition’. GMAC presented beautifully but as usual the judges cancelled this event on the basis there was not enough entrants. The very expensive trophy will be kept for next year (as it was last year). Mysterious Overall Winner The amazing thing was the ‘Overall Winner’. who played in the Boomshanker classic in September 2000 could not be identified (anyone?). Thus, the judges have decided not to award the trophy unless this person can be clearly identified. Beautiful swing!

Hanging Judge Curtis Markus Octavious GMAC Mystery Player