Arlene Mears’ Contributions To CL Combat

Control Line CombatBy Mark Rudner | mark.s.rudner@gmail.comCHOP, CHOP! Yes, it’s true! That is what we aim to do in Control Line (CL) Combat: chop each other’s streamers off. If you have been out on the contest circuit in recent years, though, you probably have a different association with those words. "Chop, chop!" is the endearing refrain that Arlene Mears uses to get people moving and to keep our contests humming right along. I’ve mentioned Arlene in past columns, but this month, I want to take some time to specifically recognize her contributions to CL Combat. Our sport would not be…