January 2014: Las Sendas Golf Club Features Entertainment, Dining & Golf

LIVE…at Las Sendas is pleased to present:

Rock Lobster

Affinity—Generations of Classic Rock Thursday, Jan. 16

Considered the area’s best show band, Affinity has been captivating audiences with its high-energy performances since the 1980s. Based in Phoenix, Affinity has a long history of providing music and entertainment for major social events and corporate parties.

Rock Lobster—80s Retro Band, Thursday, Feb. 20

Rock Lobster is the absolute best cover band in Arizona when it comes to playing the ultimate in 80s’ retro music. This band plays songs from Billy Idol’s White Wedding to Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Bring your friends, come and join the fun. Just maybe you will be invited to go on stage to rock out your best 80s’ dance.

With this band of highly talented musicians, you always are guaranteed to be on your feet from the beginning of the night.

The Chef’s Grand Buffet is from 6 to 8 p.m., and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $60 per person, or a table of eight for $400. Only 200 tickets will be sold. To purchase tickets or a table, please call Erica at (480) 396-4000, or send an e-mail to egomez@lassendas.com.

Hold the Date**

Please hold the following dates in your calendar for our 2014 LIVE… AT LAS SENDAS calendar of events:

• April 17 • May 29 • July 17

**Dates are firm, entertainment subject to change.

Wine Dinner—Amazing Food and Wine Pairings—Saturday, Jan. 18

The Vistas Pavilion, in partnership with Francis Ford Coppola Wines, is hosting the Wine Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 18, 6 p.m. This dinner will be five courses, and each course will be paired with a wine selection. Price is $50 per person. For reservations, please call Erica at (480) 396-4000, or e-mail her at egomez@lassendas.com.

Valentine’s Day Dinner The Patio, Friday, Feb. 14

Come and enjoy a romantic evening of dining on The Patio at Las Sendas on Friday, Feb. 14. We are pleased to offer a four-course prix fix menu for $100 per couple. Your evening comes complete with a long stem rose and a table with dazzling city lights views. For reservations, please call Erica at (480) 396-4000, or send an e-mail to egomez@lassendas.com.

Weekly Specials at The Patio and The Grille

• Sunday: Chef Attended Pasta Bar—$13.95
• Monday: House Fried Chicken—$14.95
• Tuesday: Cioppino (Seafood Stew)—$15.95
• Wednesday: Gold Canyon Angus Beef Meatloaf—$14.95
• Thursday: Garlic Rosemary Prime Rib—$19.95
• Friday: Blue Moon Battered Rockfish and Fries—$13.95
• Saturday: Root Beer Braised Short Rib—$15.95
• Tuesday to Saturday Live Music on the Patio

The golf season is in full swing, and the snowbirds are back. Come by early to make sure you get a table, or enjoy casual dining on our side patio couches and chairs. We have NFL Sunday Ticket. So, come and watch your favorite NFL team, and indulge in $5 appetizers, 50 cent wings and buckets of beer until 4 p.m.

The Vistas Wedding Pavilion at Las Sendas is pleased to offer the following Summer Special Wedding Package for events booked and hosted in the months of June, July, August and September, 2014. The total cost is $5,000 (does not include tax and gratuity), and includes the following items:

Ceremony

• White garden chairs
• Unity table
• Gift table and limeade station
• Setup and teardown of the ceremony and reception space
• Champagne, fruit and cheese platter in Bridal Changing Room

Reception

• Plated Dinner Menu
• 12-by-12-foot dance floor
• White, black or ivory tablecloths
• White, black or ivory napkins
• Votive candles on tables
• Cordless microphone with sound system for speeches and toasts
• Projector and screen for slideshow
• Complimentary cake cutting

Wedding coordinator will assist bride and groom with menu selections, ceremony and reception setup details, and ceremony rehearsal. Our wedding coordinator will be the single point of contact and on-site coordinator during the ceremony and reception.

Wedding Trends 2014

Food, floral and fashion—romance is driving bridal fashion in 2014, much of which can be attributed to the movie The Great Gatsby. We will see fashion resurrecting some traditional pieces with a new twist. Veils are back in a big and dramatic way. In fact, you will see a ton of focus on headpieces in general, including floral crowns and hair embellishments.

We will see the styles of the Roaring 20s in bridal gowns, as well. Romantic beaded gowns will be paired with floral crowns. Sleeves also have made their way back to the bridal gown. For so long, we have seen the typical strapless gown. This year, however, cap sleeves, long sleeves and caplets will make their way down rose petal aisles. Open back dresses, with delicate lace accent, and sheer and high lace necks, with sparkling embellishments, will be the highlight of this year.

Golf Equipment Trends

Counter Balanced Putters—Ping Senoita, TaylorMade Daddy Long Legs and Cleveland Smart Square—Counter balanced putters put extra weight in the grip end of the putter to counter a heavier head, which adds stability and consistency to your stroke without anchoring. The weighting boosts the club’s overall moment of inertia, so the club feels stable throughout the stroke. These putters will still be legal when the USGA bans the anchored putters in 2016.

Adjustable Putter Shafts—Ping Scottsdale TR (True Roll)—The adjustable putter shafts extend from approximately 37.5 inches to 46.5 inches, depending on the putter you choose. The longer you extend the shaft, the more stable the club feels when you swing down the path. The adjustable shaft is available in all Ping Scottsdale TR putters.

Adjustable face drivers—Ping G25, TaylorMade SLDR and Titleist 913—With the adjustable face drivers, a golfer can adjust the loft up to four degrees by adjusting the loft launch angle, spin rate and overall direction, to get full distance and negate certain swing flaws. Adding loft to the driver will produce a more closed clubface. Subtracting loft will open the clubface. Adjustable face drivers can change the player without having to purchase a new driver. Most golfers are using a driver with the wrong loft for their swing. So, you can tinker with the different lofts to find one, which suits your golf swing.

All of the above mentioned products are available in the Las Sendas Golf Shop.

Golf Tips from Mike Malaska

The most common approach to learning is to copy the professional. What can you learn when you look at a pro swing? With tour players, watch how relaxed they are and how little effort they use. If you feel a lot of tension, and need a lot of effort, you probably are doing the wrong things. The tour players have effortless power, while most amateurs have powerless effort. Smooth and rhythmic is what you should be trying to accomplish, not tense and forceful. Effort never equates into distance or consistency. It just translates into effort.

Another thing to notice is how every one of the tour players is unique. As good as they all are, you have to learn who you are and what swing best fits you physically. It’s OK to not look like the model. Among the best players, there are some common things every amateur would benefit from learning. They all hit the ball solid in the center of the face by being able to control the clubface with their hands. Their left arm rotates. It doesn’t pull the club through the ball. Even after you find the few similarities among them, the reality is they are more unique than they are the same.

New Instructor for the Las Sendas Golf Academy

Ashley Malaska

Ashley Malaska, a native of Murray, Utah, currently resides in Mesa, and is pursuing her dream as a professional golfer. An all-around athlete and true competitor from the time she could walk, Ashley always has dreamed of a career in sports. She began her golf career at the age of 16, and went on to play at the University of Arizona. Later, transferring to Brigham Young University, she finished her last year of school, and graduated with a degree in business marketing. Along with competing on the local mini tour, she is starting a career in golf instruction for the Las Sendas Golf Academy. Ashley is looking toward following in her father’s footsteps, and giving people a reason to love the game, which has given her so much.

Come and cook with our talented Banquet Chef—Matthew Tomten

• Tuesday, Jan. 28
• The Vistas Pavilion, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Appetizer, Salad and Entrée
• Red and White Wine Pairings

Come as a couple, or bring a friend. Classes are demonstration format and limited to 16 people. Cost is $40 per person. For tickets, please call Erica at (480) 396-4000, or send an e-mail to egomez@lassendas.com. This is a follow-up class from our December baking class, which received rave reviews from all attendees.