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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Putting and my aching back!
- I am guessing that all of us can relate to the title of this article. I am sure you have bent over for that 4 footer (can't give you that 4 footer, sorry), and felt that lower back feel tired, sore, painful or tight. Regardless of what the word is, you feel it! I also am guessing that some of you have changed to belly putters for the reason that your back hurts when you putt! Even if you are one o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Improve golf swing the non-traditional way
- Improve golf swing seems like a thought that is on our minds as golfers dozens of times per day. Do you agree? But what are you currently doing to improve your golf swing?Let me take a guess. Spending money on lessons, that may-or-may-not be working? How about the latest-greatest driver? Did it lower your score? Golf balls? They say the Titleist ProV1 makes a ton of difference. Has i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What you should know about plyometrics and how it will help you get longer drives
- One of the main problems for golfers is power. Yep, good old power. It seems simple enough but power can be elusive to most golfers. How could this be? simply everyone is unique in an anatomical sense. Everybody has different muscle tone, muscle development and even bone structure. This could lead to multiple factors that affect power.Having power in your strokes is a desirable asset. Longe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Golf swing tips will not work by themselves
- Golf swing tips are rampant! Golfers can't get enough of them. But are they working?or are they adding to the confusion and frustration of your game? Many qualified instructors will tell you to stay away from all the golf swing tips in the golf magazines.Why?Because it causes "paralysis-by-analysis!"What I mean is you get on the course and you are thinking too...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 easy steps to cleaning your golf clubs and improving your game
- How can you lower your scores by simply cleaning your golf clubs you ask? It's actually very simple. If you have clean golf clubs you can make better contact with the ball. This allows the clubs to do what they are designed to do without any interference form grass, sand or mud on the face.Since golf is a game about battling the elements, the golfer need s all the help they can get. You dea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to achieve the proper golf swing
- Every golfer wants to know the magic secret to achieving the proper golf swing. One that is repeatable and produces results.If you have been trying to accomplish the proper golf swing through traditional ways and still aren't happy with your results?you'll need to keep reading this article to find out why.You see?it's your body that is keeping you from achieving the proper gol...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - One out of two golfers will have a golf swing related injury - can you prevent yours?
- I have a friend who blew out his ACL in his left knee while playing old man basketball. Old man being relative. A bunch of guys playing rec ball in their 30's. We all get out there and play hard, sometimes harder than we should. The mind says yes, the body says no way! Mike's ACL zigged when it should have zagged. Shortly after the surgery, he was visiting with his doctor on a routine check up whe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The psychology of a confident golf swing part 2
- Here in England we are on the verge of the new football season and there is a large amount of transfer speculation and the like occurring. With football, we often find that the players who are doing well are confident. When they are having a great spell of the season, scored a lot of goals or something like that, their competence escalates as they feel more confidence. When their confidence is kno...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The psychology of a confident golf swing, part 1
- Before focusing on the subject of developing confidence with ones golf swing I want you all to think about this notion; you cannot just "Think" yourself a wonderful golf swing. Otherwise, we would all just think about pots of gold arriving in our front rooms and we'd all be rich. However, the pots of gold do not arrive just by thinking about them, likewise, our golf swing does not transform into t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get moving and save strokes
- Whether you walk the course or ride a cart, a round of golf can leave the aerobically unfit golfer dragging by the late holes. Aerobic training improves lung capacity, circulation, and muscular endurance and leads to better performance and better overall health. The benefits of being aerobically fit aren't limited to physical performance; studies have shown aerobic exercise to improve resistance t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How playing short will save you strokes
- It's a pretty simple tip really, but it will help you to lower your scores.What you should get out of this lesson is that short is usually better regarding approach shots, and I'm going to explain a few reasons why I believe this to be true.Let's set the scene. We'll use the same example throughout. Let's say that you usually hit your 8 iron around 150 yards, and you are 160 out. Now...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Approach shots: what it takes to master them
- Basically, your approach shot is your shot onto the green. One of the things I like to say is this, "You know your game is improving when you start fixing more ball marks on the green". To fix a ball mark on the green most likely means that you hit it on your approach, which is a good thing.Here are a few tips to keep in mind, and then we'll get to the heart of this article.Aim for t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to maximize your distance by hitting triples instead of home runs
- This lesson is entitled, "How to Maximize your Distance by Hitting Triples instead of Home Runs" and it's a great overall theory to build your entire swing around. Keep this in the back of your head at all times while you are on the course, and remind yourself of it before every shot. The result will be increased distance and straighter shots because you'll be releasing your hands through the ball...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Staying out of trouble with your driver
- So what is it that's really causing problems with your driver? Is it a slice, a hook, or just flat-out inconsistency? Well the good news is that, regardless of what problem you are fighting, there are a few things to incorporate into your game that really will help you. If you're the golfer that's saying right now, "I've battled a slice for 25 years", then this is not going to be the undisputed en...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How better course management can lower your golf score
- Whether you are just starting to learn golf, or you have been golfing for many years and you're just looking to refine your game, this will provide a good direction of focus for this season.If you want your score to drop by any significant amount, you should learn to hit your 150 yard club, and learn to hit it very well.By "hitting your 150 yard club very well", I mean being able to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Backspin advice
- Lately, I have received many requests for 2 things.1. Advice on how to hit backspin (always a common request) 2. Advice on the short game in general.Honestly, the first thing that you need to realize about creating backspin is that it's a very tough shot to accomplish, let alone control.The second thing that you should realize is that there are very few situations where this s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Getting your hands through the ball at impact
- Have you ever thought about what your hands and forearms are actually doing at the moment of impact? If not, please give this a try because it's one of the most important parts of the swing. The Simple Golf Swing explains this move, and others, in much more detail.Try to get into the impact position, like you are about to make solid contact with the ball. Now flip your trailing wrist like y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The cost/benefit analysis
- There is a very useful method that many accountants use called "The cost/benefit analysis". You may be familiar with it. The analysis is done to cut the company costs that do not provide a specific benefit. It's done on all the different costs of the company, and then the accountants can then analyze which costs provide a lot of benefit, versus which costs provide little benefit. Then quite simply...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The cure for a fat shot
- This problem may be easier to fix than you think. You may not realize it, but your back shoulder may be dipping towards the ground. This move forces the club to hit the ground too early. Most of the time it happens when you are really trying to get into the ball. Imagine?You're 200 yards out and you've chosen to hit the 4 iron. When you've got it in your head that you have to hit the ball hard to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to get hybrid wood golf clubs on a discount
- There are lots of attention getting into hybrid golf clubs these days. Especially those hybrid wood golf clubs. So if you're one of the die hard golf lovers, you're next question would be, where could I get one? Don't despair. I've written this article to help you get you're very own hybrid wood golf club! But more importantly I'll be showing you a technique that power sellers in Ebay are doing to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Golf lessons from a beginning golfer?
- Would you rather hear what you need to learn from someone who is already an accomplished golfer? Would a few hours with Jack Nicholas REALLY help your game? "Just do what I do, it's easy!" Or would you rather learn from a beginner, who understands the struggles, the small improvements and remembers those early changes that lead to greater success?It almost makes sense, doesn't it? The best ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A golf fitness exercise program will end your frustration on the course
- Even as you read this article, golf fitness exercise programs continue to positively revolutionize the games of many golfers around the country and indeed around the world. A golf fitness exercise program plays a major role in helping many golfers achieve consistent and good results on the course with their swing.Still many golfers are yet to fully appreciate the potential of a golf fitness...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Core exercise for golf will improve your driving distance the quickest
- Core exercise for golf. You've probably heard this phrase mentioned on the television a time or to. This is the area that Vijay works on the most with his golf trainer and it seems to be working for him. He's driving it longer and straighter and winning tournaments.When we talk about core exercise for golf the key term that needs to be thrown in there is rotational. You see?the golf swing i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Create a gift basket for a golfer lover!
- The choice of what gift to give your family and friends can often be a difficult one. One of the best gifts that you can give is a gift basket. A gift basket is that one present that comes in many shapes, themes and of course, price ranges. A gift basket is easy and fun to make.The diversity of gift baskets is never-ending. You can give a weekend pack gift basket or a relaxing gift basket (...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Functional exercise for golf warrantsthe quickest results
- Functional exercise for golf can mean different things to different golfers. But the key is to take a look at the golf swing mechanics and devise golf exercises, drills, and golf programs to strengthen weak or limited phases of the swing.Not every golfer has the same deficiency; and treating golfers this way is like "one-stop" shopping. This will result in failure. No improvement ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Back exercise and golf are synonymous
- Back exercise and golf. Doesn't that sound like a common denominator? Of all the injuries in golf, the low back is by far the highest one.To explain why doing back exercise for golf is important, a golfer needs to understand why.The golf swing is one of the most (if not the most) stressful movements on the lower back. Picture this. You're in a static position at the start; then you t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - My golf buddies belly laugh watching my stiff and choppy golf swing - how can i fix it?
- We would all like to have a fluid, beautiful swing like Adam Scott, power off the tee like Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, and the ability to repeat that swing round after round, day after day.But what is holding back most amateurs from that silky smooth and powerful swing?Most likely, it's your hamstrings and your low back.We are going to explore the connection between your h...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - This is golf - womens golf
- The Korean women golfer Jeong Jang (JJ) chose the British Women's Open Golf championship at Royal Birkdale, Southport, to win her first title. What's more she led from start to finish to win by four clear shots. Birkdale is a typical British seaside links, undulating greens protected by deep bunker traps.Her final score of 16 under par was far too good for her rivals who could not get close...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using a golf fitness video will save time and improve your game
- Using a golf fitness video is a great alternative to going to a gym. Just think of the time you're saving not worrying about what you where or how you look; or driving 20 to 30 minutes to your local gym; and then showering, changing and getting back home.Golfers are realizing that a golf fitness video is a great shortcut to a better game, quickly. The great thing is?you don't have to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How a woman can improve golf performance
- Everything else being equals a woman cannot drive a golf bail more distance than a man, because of one reason. Men are physically stronger than women. Strength and power connect to each other.Power is a factor of muscle contraction. Muscle contraction moves the club over ones head and then as various muscle groups contract, the club accelerates making contact with the ball, sending it down ...