Daily Archives: September 6, 2010

Stategy For Golf Improvement- Fear Acceptance

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As you become more and more competitive in golf, there greater are the opportunities for you to take over your fears. Your mind is being controlled by fear. This is the main reason why you drive off the first tee. You are not creating a comfortable, fluid golf swing, rolling with it. What actually happens is the wandering of your mind. You feel so much disturbed with the people watching you as well as the pressure placed upon your shoulders. The boos coming from the people, this time, will now disturb your concentration~These boos and yells coming from the people now start to disturb you~The boos coming from the people, this time, will now disturb your concentration}.

With a competitive spirit increasing, the higher is your obligation to manage and control your fear. When you a 35 handicapper and your goal is to simply play for the sake of exercise, then there is definitely nothing to fear about. You only need to play, enjoy, and take thins as they come- that’s it. But since you came across this article, this means that you want to go beyond just being an average player. You actually want to view results!

However, when you are the competitive type of player, or you have the strong desire to be more competitive, even if you are just beginning in golf, you have to do all your best to keep on improving on your game. By doing such thing, you increase the opportunity of fear to enter your mind.

Experts when it comes to stress management agree with the fact that if you want to deal with the fear felt during the game, there must be an acknowledgment on your part that you are situated in a very stressful atmosphere.

Have a talk with yourself. Say these words;

“Yes I am nervous as of the moment, but everything is under control. Everyone in this game is nervous. It’s fine and it’s normal for me to feel this way.”

By doing this, you recognize the fact that you are nervous, thus you can find means to right there and then solve your fear. Knowing for a fact that what you are to go through is never that easy, it will help a lot if you relax your mind.

When you have done this already, you can now take fear aside and be in full control of your emotions. Treat the sounds running through your mind as unnecessary. Just imagine tha these are insignificant distractions such as a plane flying over the field or things catching your eyes, but are of no value. Regard fear as little as these other factors and you will soon see the difference.

Sun Mountain V1 Cart – An Excellent Push Cart

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The Sun Mountain Speed Cart V1 the least expensive cart in the line, thus holds the most appeal. And there’s no doubt the long list of features speaks straight to the gadget freak inside me.

As it was in the beginning, the Sun Mountain Speed Cart V1 is a foldable, three-wheeled push cart with big pneumatic tires. It seems beautifully balanced and is designed to keep your back, arms and shoulders in their most natural positions. It’s a far different animal than the two-wheel golf carts that seem to yank your arm from your shoulder.

There’s a hand brake that locks for parking on slopes, a nice front wheel alignment adjustment for perfect tracking, and folding bag brackets. Standard Sun Mountain V1 Speed Cart accessories include a tire pump, an umbrella holder to keep an open umbrella over the cart and bag, and a bracket for storing the umbrella against the cart.

There’s something about that console that makes me think of the space ship control panels my friends and I would fashion from cans and nails and cannibalized bicycle parts when we were kids. Very, very cool.

There are also new upper and lower bag brackets that don’t require bungee cords or straps to secure your bag and a lower bag rest and bracket that fold in one motion.

Sun Mountain has also spiffed up there look. The wheels and spokes now sport a black anodized finish, although they’re staying in their normal silver if you choose the metallic black finish. Other colors include metallic blue, metallic red, metallic orange, metallic lime, metallic silver, yellow, and pink.

For those so inclined, Sun Mountain makes it possible to pimp your ride with optional accessories like special rain or UV umbrellas, a cooler, a storage bag, a seat, mitts that attach to the cart handle, and a cart cover.

At that price point, I’m going to be looking to try one of these before I pop for a Sun Mountain V1 Cart. Still, walking is an excellent way to play. It’s faster, it’s better for you, and it’s a lot more like real golf.

Swing Perfecter – Good For Helping With The Proper Release In The Golf Swing

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The Perfecter has all the same great features that made the ASSIST famous, but unlike the ASSIST, you can hit balls with the Perfecter.

You can experience the thrill of better golf with longer, more accurate shots, and lower scores. CONSISTENTLY.

The patent pending Matzie Swing Perfecter, with its precision bent shaft, exaggerates the release with a force much greater than a standard 7 iron to teach you the correct hand action and release for longer, straighter shots. Plus it gets rid of the slice.

Make your practice sessions more productive and perfect your game with the new Swing Perfecter. For men, and women, right or left handed. U.S. Patents Pending.

MENTAL PREPARATION

Prior to practice, take a few minutes to close your eyes and concentrate on the motions you are about to make. If you have a model or ideal swing in mind imagine making this ideal golf swing.

GRIP

Place the “V” formed by the thumb and forefinger of the left hand around the “V”markings on the grip. Then wrap your fingers around the grip making sure they conform to the molded contours. Next, place your right hand on the grip, again placing the thumb and forefinger around the “V” marking on the grip. The little finger of the right hand should over lap the index finger of the left hand (VARDON style) or interlock.. Reverse if you play left handed.

STANCE

Take a proper stance by placing your feet perpendicular to the target line-spread about shoulder width. Your weight should be on the inside balls of your feet about 60 % on the right side and 40% on the left side. The knees should be slightly flexed and cocked in to brace against swaying. Square your shoulders parallel to the feet and bend forward from the hips. You are ready to start.

SWING

Be sure you have ample room to swing and be cautious of people walking into your practice area. Start with a relaxed grip and swinging motion. Make mini swings back and forth without stopping and then gradually build into the full swings. Now start hitting shots , simply follow the SWING PERFECTER, neither forcing too much speed nor trying to delay it. Evaluate each shot, you should be hitting accurate and longer shots. Notice you are naturally transferring your weight from left to right and reverse. The release action of the wrist and hands is starting to develop and is guided and timed by the SWING PERFECTER.