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Posts Tagged ‘Golf’
Fri, June 27, 2008 5:49 am By James Coolridge  Printer friendly version
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 Golf is all about swinging the right way! Those heavy shots, slices and hooks need the right speed and power. In this article, we provide you some of the best Golf swinging tricks adopted by well-known Golf players.
Square clubface:
A square clubface ensures that the ball goes straight and long way. A steady golf swing plane is required to maintain a square clubface. You need to practice regularly in order to bring the golf club right back on the very same swing plane.
Timing:
If you want to have a steady swing speed all through the whole swing, you need to maintain good timing, which is considered to be the essence of Golf swing.
Style:
Develop your own style of swinging. Practice some Golf exercises regularly, to ensure litheness and power in your swings.
Grip:
Grip is an important factor which determines your Golf swing. Your grip should not be very rigid or tight. A very rigid Golf grip hampers the action of your Golf swing. Your arms and hands may become sore at the end of the game if your have a very tight Golf grip.
Practice, practice, practice!
Nothing will assist you with your Golf swing in the best way as intense practice does. Devote a lot of time to practicing. The greater practice in the green, the better will be your performance in the game.
Tags : Golf, Swing, Practice, green
Sun, June 22, 2008 4:26 am By Matt Davis
 Fitness, commitment and hard work are the prerequisites for any sports. When it comes to Golf, the concept fitness is entirely different from other games. Special types of exercises should be performed by the player to stay fit and perform well in this game.
The player should stick to a regular exercise regimen. A professional trainer will assist to figure out the right exercise regimen. The player should do regular workouts for flexibility and strength. A full swing is a fast movement and needs a lot of flexibility and power. Therefore, the player should concentrate on stretching exercises as swing is the most important part of the game. In addition to this, nutrition, training and biomechanics are closely related to Golf.
The ligaments, bones and muscles (especially lower back muscles) should be strong of a Golf player. Hence, the player should focus on exercises as to make these body parts stronger in order to play better Golf.
Special skills are needed for every game. Thus, it becomes vital to have a regular physical assessment to evaluate the state of your body. The player should always strive for perfection in the game and ready to accept the weak points and then concentrate on them to improve them.
The right combination of nutrition, exercises and practice will fetch the Golf player amazing results!
Tags : Golf, Fitness, Diet, Muscles, Ligaments, Exercise, Bones
Tue, June 17, 2008 4:26 am By James Coolridge
 Control, co-ordination, fortitude, skill and strength are the key requisites for Golf. Swing is the most important part of the game and that is why, every player strives to improve his or her swing. For a better swing, the player needs flexibility and a lot of strength. Tiredness can quickly affect the game play. Therefore, the Golf player needs a lot of stamina to conserve it till the last minute of the game. Regular exercise program is thus needed to provide stability to the core to swing it in a better way!
A strong core gives the required stability during the swing which in turn results in proper spinal alignment. All these are outcome of an ideal exercise program. Consult a professional trainer for an exercise regimen that suits your needs. Spend some time with the trainer to find out the latest techniques applied in Golf. Do not attempt to do anything new in the exercise program without consulting the professional trainer.
You may discuss the latest tips and techniques on Golf with your friends as well. Browse through the Internet, you will get a list of numerous online Golf tutorial websites.
Follow a nutritious diet. Drink plenty of water. Avoid fried foods. Forget all the junk foods when you are under rigorous training program. Restrict eating in between the meals.
Proper diet and an ideal exercise regimen will bring out positive results in no time.
Tags : Golf, putting, Techniques, Injuries, Swing
Wed, June 11, 2008 9:45 am By James Coolridge
This video features Virtual Golf Pro Stuart Smith and he discusses how to hit the long irons. So all you amateur golfers get your gears and get hooked on.
Tags : Golf, long, irons, Stuart Smith
Tue, June 3, 2008 5:34 am By James Coolridge
 Many people say that Putting is all about “feel”. There has to be some magical “feel” inculcated in the process as to ‘put’ it in style. In this article, we shift our focus towards the tricks and techniques of putting in style. Read on.
Imagination works! Close your eyes and try to imagine playing golf. Sounds crazy? Well, we say that this is one of the best techniques to hone your putting skills. For this, you don’t need a ball, just a putter. (Sounds crazier but it surely works!) Stand on the practice green and move into your normal putting position. Now, personify the ball on the green. Line it up with the hole as you do in the real case. Next, swing the putter exactly how you do in the presence of a ball. Close your eyes and repeat the stroke. How do you feel? Feel better? Yes! That’s the trick!
Start swinging your putter gently. FEEL the pressure of the grass by pulling on your putter delicately. Keep on doing the backward and forward swings. Feel the delicacy of the grip you need on your putter. Maintain the same gentle grip throughout the exercise. During the entire exercise, you should not squeeze hard on the club. Again, practice this movement with your eyes closed.
After doing the above exercise, you will be able to play with the ball. So, place a ball on the ground, keep in mind the movements during your exercise and execute. Result- you will be actually putting in style!
Tags : Golf, putting, Swing, Practice, distance
Fri, May 23, 2008 12:44 pm By James Coolridge
 Golf, softball, baseball, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports Baseball, softball, rugby, squash and karate are among the seven sports taken into consideration for two opening in the 2016 Olympics.
International Olympic Committee spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau on Friday said that IOC has sent letters to the world governing bodies of the seven sports notifying them that they are on the list for consideration. Moreau added that the IOC will send out questionnaires to the seven sports federations in December, with replies to be submitted by March 2009. The IOC program commission will prepare a report assessing the seven sports in April 2009.
Baseball and softball were not enlisted for the Olympic program for the 2012 London Games. They will get a chance for reinstatement at the IOC assembly in Copenhagen, Denmark to be held in October 2009. Golf, rugby, karate, roller sports and squash also didn’t get admission into the London Olympics in 2005.
The IOC executive board will hear presentations from the leaders of the seven sports at a meeting to be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 14 months and in a meeting to be conducted later in Copenhagen, Denmark, the full IOC will decide which two to admit.
Tags : Baseball, Golf, softball, karate
Thu, March 27, 2008 9:20 am By James Coolridge
 It seems like Vijay Singh is all set to keep the Arnold Palmer Invitational to himself again. The defending champion was pleased with his consistency. Moreover, who wouldn’t be, he opened up a two-stroke lead.
It was really lucky for Vijay Singh as he is just back from a tryst with food poisoning. Vijay was able to post a nine-under-par 131 halfway total, with Swede Carl Pettersson (65) alone in second place, and Lee Westwood (68), Jim Furyk (67) and Ken Duke (67) three strokes behind in a tie for third.
Westwood drove the ball nicely to stay in the hunt for only his second American victory, his previous success coming 10 years ago in New Orleans.
Tiger woods did not appear in the picture, he was only at 70 with seven strokes adrift.
Vijay Singh is past his prime golf but still knows that he can put a very good effort and maybe even manage a win here.
Tags : Golf, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Vijay Singh
Tue, March 25, 2008 7:47 am By James Coolridge
 The world number one is back winning and leaving ruined men in his wake. Tiger Woods takes his six-month winning streak into this week’s CA Championships at Doral with fellow professionals wondering how they will beat the world number one. On Sunday he sank a 24-foot putt at the final hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by one stroke in Orlando. Before that he had not made one from outside 20 feet all tournament.
With six official victories on the trot - five in the United States and one on the European Tour - his peers can only marvel at his talent.
Woods is is one of just three players to have won at least five consecutive starts on the US PGA Tour, and the only player to have done it more than once. He won seven starts in a row in 2006-7, six times on the trot in 1999-2000, and has now won five consecutive appearances on the PGA Tour. Jack Nicklaus, by contrast, never won more than three successive starts.
In an average year, Woods posts as many victories as some very good players manage in a lifetime. You do not need to wonder why he is called the best in the business do you now.
Tags : Golf, Tiger Woods, CA Championships
Mon, March 24, 2008 6:45 pm By James Coolridge
 Tiger Woods kept his head down as the rain fell harder and never broke stride as he followed a series of winding stairs and back doors, each step taking him farther from the Blue Monster. A security guard politely asked for an autograph, and Woods reached for a pen and forced a smile.
He shot 67 and was two shots off the lead Thursday at the CA Championship. Woods hasn’t lost a tournament since September, a streak that includes six official victories around the world, the last title coming four days ago with a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole at Bay Hill.Woods was poised to catch Geoff Ogilvy and Miguel Angel Jimenez, each of whom opened at 7-under 65, until he missed a 7-foot birdie putt on the 16th and three-putted the 18th hole from 70 feet, missing the last one from 5 feet.For most, it was a shift in the wind that brought joy.After practice rounds in ferocious wind, so severe that Ogilvy didn’t even bother playing on Wednesday, it made a slow shift to favorable conditions, allowing for all but two dozen players in the 79-man field to break par.
The former U.S. Open champion is savvy enough to know that golf is about beating the course better than anyone else, but these times call for slight adjustments. Woods has become the most dominant player this side of World War II.
Tags : Golf, Tiger Woods, CA Championships
Sun, March 16, 2008 9:59 am By James Coolridge
 Tiger Woods is being missed at the PODS championship. Well, not by everyone. “When the cat’s away … ” Cink said
Stewart Cink played a very through game in what seemed to be one of the harshest conditions in terms of weather. The winds were raging and it gave the players a difficult time but the players seemed to go on in 30 mph winds. Cink’s did not begin well although fortunes turned quickly when he ran of three straight birdies and went from four shots down to a two-shot lead that likely puts him in the final group for the third time this year. Stewart Cink seemed to had set his targets and was pushing towards it relentlessly.
But this was for only sometime as Sean O’Hair did eventually get the better of him and finishing at four-under 280.
This was disappointing for Kink as he was playing well, especially after the first day and was looking forward to his win after quite sometime.
Tags : Golf, PODS Championship, Sean O’Hair, Stewart Cink
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