35 - Canoeing

Merit Badge: Canoeing
Counselor: Luke Markham
Sponsor: Troop 651
Earned: June 25, 2011

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34 - Golf

Merit Badge: Golf
Counselor:  Kelly Barnes
Sponsor: Utah National Guard Youth Programs
Earned: June 16, 2011


                          WEB: What did I have to do to earn this merit badge?

The Utah National Guard sponsored a
class at Talons Cove Golf Club in
Saratoga Springs, UT to earn
the Golf Merit Badge.
I invited my friend John Choi to
come along.

Kelly Barnes, our counselor, is instructing us how
to swing.

Kelly used to be a professional
golfer.  Here, he is showing me how to stand
in relationship to the ball.

One-on-one training from Kelly.

My turn.  Set the ball.

Stand parallel to the ball.

SWING!!!

John and I had a good time hitting an entire
bucket of balls.

A week later, John and I hit the golf
course, The Reserve at East Bay, in
Provo, UT for 9 rounds of golf.
I beat John 118 to 137, which
isn't saying much since both of our
scores were in the stratosphere!

33 - Oceanography

Merit Badge:  Oceanography
Counselor:  Jennifer Clegg
Sponsor:  American Fork Fitness Center
Earned:  June 8, 2011


                         WEB: What did I have to do to earn this merit badge?

I'm making a model of a volcanic mountain that
eventually erodes into a lagoon.

This is a clay model of a lagoon.

I'm filling up the right-hand cup with water.

I'm testing the water to see what happens when it reaches
the edges of the glass.  It's pretty neat.  Instead of
overflowing, the water forms into a dome so that
it doesn't spill over the sides.

I learned about a lot of different types of aquatic wildlife
in the book, "Voyages Oceans".  This shark is
one of them.