Hattiesburg American from Hattiesburg, Mississippi • 17

Thursday, November 10, 1994 Hattiesburg AMERICAN 3B LIVING LEISURE Golfers can now slice ball on computer screen WD By JOEL SMITH Gannett News Service It's a beautiful, sunny day as I approach the first hole of the famous Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. It was my chance to play this famous course, the site of numerous PGA golf tournaments over the years. The groomed fairways were magnificent. The greens were manicured. As I pulled out my driver, I looked toward the pin some 374 yards away.

I carefully lined up, slowly brought the driver back over my shoulder and followed through with all the power I could muster. The ball sailed far, but carried to the left of the fairway. Suddenly I heard: "Ah, it's in the deep stuff." as I tried, I had trouble hitting the ball straight. My 13-year-old son, who has played the computer golf game Links, showed me the proper technique. The swing is controlled by the Mouse, and your skill in releasing the button at just the right point of your stroke determines how well you hit the ball.

There are a couple things I like about Golf 2.0. With a Super VGA monitor, the program uses realistic looking images of the famous Firestone course. The trees, the fairways and the greens are beautifully colored to a point where you almost feel like you're standing on the course. As you get better, you can bump up from amateur to pro, which will make the play that much harder. refresh the screen after each shot.

Microsoft contends Golf 2.0 can be played on a 386SX computer, but they recommend a 486SX because of the speed. Believe them when they say the faster the computer, the more you'll enjoy the game. The Windows program requires 4 megabytes of RAM, a mouse and a SVGA monitor. A sound card is recommended for the comments on your golf shots. The program comes on a 3.5 inch disk.

Joel Smith Is a Detroit News staff writer who specializes in computer-assisted reporting. His E-mail address In Prodigy is XJCJ42A. His Internet address is ae765leo.nmc.edu. And to add a challenge, the software allows you to include a wind factor. You can select no wind, breezy or windy.

The computer will pick the proper club for each shot, but always gives the player the discretion to select a different club. You also can build in a hook or slice on dogleg fairways. For players like myself, you have the option of taking an occasional mulligan or gimmie putt. One of the fun things with the computer is the little voice that makes a comment following each shot. "That's in the short stuff for a ball that lands on the fairway or "that's on the beach" for a ball that ends up in a sand trap.

The speed of the game has gotten much better with faster computers, but it still takes an annoying few seconds to new Golf 2.0 software, a slick $50 program for IBM compatible computers that allows golf lovers to play some of the most famous golf courses in the world. The program is set up so the user can customize his golf game. For example, each player determines the caliber of their game beginner, amateur or pro. Each player selects the 14 clubs for their bag. And they even can pick the color of their clothes, skin and hair.

Players can go right to the first tee or stop off at the driving range for a little practice. New users of Golf 2.0 definitely I was playing with Microsoft Home's should hit a tew practice balls. As hard USM exoects 800 musicians TT 1 Preparing for finale to learn, perform this weekend i tr vy Driving class offered AARP Pine Belt Chapter 4016 will sponsor a 55 AliveMature Driving Course from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Sigler Center, 315 Conti Hattiesburg. For more information, call 545-4584.

Flea market planned The McHenry Volunteer Fire Department will host a Crafts Sale and Flea Market on Saturday, along with its fund-raiser barbecue. The location will be McDaniel's General Merchandise, U.S. 49 North in McHenry, between Hattiesburg and Gulfport. Crafts booths set up at 7 a.m. To reserve a booth space, call Jim McDaniel at (601) 928-7452.

Lunch plates will be available between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Barbecue plates (rib or chicken, with fixings) are a $5 donation each. Baked goods will be available from the McHenry VFD support members and the McHenry Hens. No other prepared food items will be sold.

Fall festival planned The Lumberton PTA Fall Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Lumberton National Guard Armory. Featured will be booths, a cake walk, a country store and door prizes donated by Lumberton merchants.

The public is invited to attend. The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra expects 800 young musicians to attend its eighth annual All-South Honor Orchestra Conference this weekend. The four-day conference will bring in young musicians from throughout the United States. "It will be an opportunity for them to play in a large orchestra with outstanding conductors," said Jay Dean, director of the USM Symphony and of the conference. "We had 33 people the first year.

This year we are expecting to attract over 800 people," Dean said. "This conference has developed into a major orchestral conference and a terrific recruiting tool for the USM orchestra. It is the largest orchestra conference in the southeast United States and one of the largest in the United States." Guest conductors for the weekend are Aaron Kula, New England Conservatory; Dr. William Scott, Spartanburg, S.C.; Scott Hammond, Atlanta; and Deborah Perkins, McKinney, Texas. The conference includes the following concerts that are open to the public: TONIGHT 8 p.m., USM Symphony Orchestra concert in Bennett Audi- FRIDAY 3:30 p.m., USM cello ensemble performs in Marsh Hall on campus; admission free.

4:30 p.m., Mississippi Symphony Youth Orchestra performs in Bennett Auditorium; admission free. 8 p.m., "String Theory" Jazz String Quartet of Atlanta and Dorman High School Orchestra of Spartanburg perform in Bennett Auditorium. String Theory is a contemporary string quartet performing music of the 20th century with pieces by composers such as George Gershwin and Duke Ellington. Admission is free. SATURDAY 8 p.m., Alabama Suzuki Institute Ensemble and the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra from Huntsville, performs in Bennett Auditorium; admission free.

SUNDAY 2 p.m., the four All-South Student Orchestras perform in Bennett Auditorium. These orchestra include the young musicians who have attended the conference; admission is free. For more information on any of the events or concerts, call 266-ARTS or 601-266-5547. Source: USM Colleee of the Arts Leslie Parnas torium. The program will feature cellist Leslie Parnas, who will perform Dvorak's "Concerto for Cello and Orchestra." Parnas has performed with several major orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony and the New York Philharmonic.

Tickets are $10 general admission or $5 for students, senior citizens and USM faculty and staff. Tickets are available at the Mannoni Performing Arts Center Box Office from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Photo courtesy of USM THE PRIDE: Barbi Van Horn performs with the Pride of Mississippi Marching Band during a half-time show.

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