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(continued from page seven) Jon Hurst iJuniorGolf app iJuniorGolf app Santa Ana (Calif.) Country Club instructor Nick Kumpis, a PGA professional, was primarily teaching juniors when he noticed that kids needed a more fun way to learn golf. That’s when he developed the iJunior Golf app for the iPhone and iPad. It’s essentially a parents’ guide to simple junior golf instruction. The 35-year-old Kumpis says “golf should be fun. Because kids absorb information differently than adults, this app helps them learn visually and improve quickly with fun drills, games and trick shots. We purposely avoid using technical golf-speak, which can be difficult to understand and quickly leads to boredom.” Categorized by shot type, the app present ́