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Think Your Way to Single Figure Handicaps

Think Your Way to Single Figure Handicaps

Article by Tony Bryan









When you stand on the first tee, whether it be a Saturday morning four-ball or a medal round, or something a little more serious that that, what is the main thought in your head?

Your really shouldn’t be thinking about how thirsty you’ll be at the end of the round and the cold beer is going to taste just great, should you? Perhaps you had a great Friday night, and the tail end of it still lingers in the mind! So, just what should be in your mind? If you don’t know then your golfing life could be quite miserable.

Did you arrive 15 or 20 minutes before your tee time, or have you rushed to the club just in time to make the slot with your name on it? If the latter, again your golfing life will be jaded, to say the least!

Why am I saying this? – because I’ve been there and done it. So this is the voice of experience saying – clear your mind of everything and concentrate on your golf.

Now, you’re on the first tee you’ve pulled the driver out of the bag and the tee is in the ground with a Dunlop 65 on it (yes, its brand new!) and this is the first shot of the round. Did you line up correctly? Are you standing with the feet pointing in the right direction – not slightly off line because that will not only affect your swing path, but could cause you to slice or hook the ball. Are your shoulders in line with your feet – did you check all these LITTLE things?

You see, golf is not a game of brawn, but mainly of brain. You must THINK! Never worry about distance, because if you try to hit the ball hard, you could move your body from the correct plane, causing all sorts of problems. Swing gently (I don’t mean softly) but with a swing that will stay on plane, and you will remain on balance. Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not saying you must think nothing but golf, but concentration on what you are doing is vitally important.

When you play a shot, try and shut out all noises, conversations with other players, because if you don’t there will be something that will distract you. This will apply to every shot you make whether or not it is with a wood, a long iron, a wedge, or the putter. Concentration is so important I can’t stress it enough.

Golf is such a popular game today, and it’s popularity is increasing at an alarming rate, and more and more youngsters are taking it up. I said earlier that this a game of brain, and if you don’t use that little grey matter to think your way round the course, go and take up tiddly winks.

If you watch the professionals in tournaments they never stop thinking. If you see them in conversation its usually with their caddy, and then its not about anything other than the game in hand! If you want to play good golf with good scores, you’ll emulate them and use all your powers of concentration on the next shot – which you should never decide upon until you get to the ball and see how it is lying.

As I say, think your way to lower scores and consequently lower handicaps. After all, that is why we play the game isn’t it – to beat not only our opponent but the course as well!

Happy Golfing and God Bless(C) All rightsd Reserved

Tony Bryan – The Audio Ebook Guy.

Tony is a retired Finance Director, single handicapgolfer and author of the Audio Ebook – Golf The Short Game.Other audio ebooks are in the making.http://www.tony-bryan-theaudioebookguy.comThis article may be reprinted as is, without alteration but MUSTinclude this Bio.



About the Author

Tony bryan is a retired Finance Director, a single handicap golfer and author of the audio ebook Golf – the Short Game (C) athttp://www.tony-bryan-theaudioebookguy.com










Safe Caravan Driving for Australia plus Concentration and Fatigue Symptoms

Safe Caravan Driving for Australia plus Concentration and Fatigue Symptoms

Article by Ian Molloy









Safe driving is essential at all times, but when towing a caravan your driving conditions change. Take some time before you travel to re-acquaint yourself with road safety rules.

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES

Road rules are consistent right across Australia, but some rules vary to suit local conditions. For example, in the Northern Territory there are a lot of out back roads that have no speed limit. In Melbourne, vehicles must do a “hook turn” by pulling to the left and not queuing across tram tracks when turning right. This enables trams to continue on smoothly and not be stuck behind vehicles wishing to turn right. You are also not allowed to overtake trams on the right and must stop behind a trams when it is stationary if there are no “passenger isles. For more information on road rules, and the differences between States and Territories, contact the National Road Transport Commission

CONCENTRATION

For continual safe driving by observing the following tips can help to keep your focus on the road, avoiding the biggest single cause of all road accidents:

Wear lightweight, non-restrictive clothing Wear good quality anti-glare sunglasses. Drive with both hands on the wheel all the time. Sit at a comfortable distance from the wheel. Make all seat, belt and rear-view mirror adjustments before you take off. Do not allow conversations to distract you – resolve issues likely to prove contentious before you take off, or pull over if something comes up that cannot wait. Do not use a mobile phone while driving.

FATIGUE

Fatigue is a killer. Driving while tired is a major contributor in up to 25 per cent of serious road accidents. Studies have shown that very tired drivers are as bad as drink drivers. To maintain safe driving and avoid driving fatigue, observe the following tips:

Take a 10-15 minute break every two hours and a longer break every four hours. Limit driving to a maximum of 10 hours per day. Get plenty of sleep before you travel. Do not drive when you would normally sleep, such as very early in the morning or late at night. Have nutritious snacks every couple of hours, rather than big meals at longer intervals. Share the driving if possible. With another driver the distance you must drive is halved. Watch out for fatigue symptoms such as daydreaming, drowsiness, sore eyes, boredom, restlessness and aches and pains. Self-awareness is crucial to staying safe.

This is the seventeenth page of 23 with related information about making the most of your caravan holiday. Check our website at www.crikey-adventure-tours.com/caravan-holiday.html for the other articles.



About the Author

Ian Molloy is the owner of Crikey Adventure Tours. Visit his website www.crikey-adventure-tours.com for more information about this article and other related topics. His site is full of very helpful travel information including tips onmotorcycle travel, driving cross-country, travelling with a caravan and other camping and travel information.










Taylormade R11 Golf Driver Evaluate

Taylormade R11 Golf Driver Evaluate

Article by Amos Russell









When training the game of golf, it is crucial to be capable to adjust the settings of the driver so the wanted effects are acquired. The TaylorMade R11 provides the golfer the ability to adjust the loft and lie, the encounter angle, and the CG place. These capabilities alone set the driver apart from its competition. TaylorMade has created anything identified as 3D Tuning which is the tuning skill of the three essential concepts to a golfer’s swing, the loft, and angle and flight path. The hope of possessing the most effective club attainable for any golfer, lies inside of the clubs he chooses to use for the game. The option of putter is as essential as the alternative of driver, when generating the choice to get, the adjustability of the TaylorMade R11 driver will give the ideal driver clink for the buck.You will be delighted to hear that the eagerly awaited new Taylormade R11 Golf Driver has ultimately arrived and is ready for get. This beast of a club is the following era up from Taylormade’s by now very thriving R9 Driver, and possesses a brand new set of design and technological enhancements that claim to support you add at least an additional six yards to your drives.The quite to begin with factor that you will see about the new R11 driver is that it is White, and there is a incredibly very good good reason for this. Firstly the white crown of the Taylormade R11 driver operates in great harmony with its black driver experience, earning it 1 of the easiest drivers to align at tackle, and secondly it can help to remove hotspots and appreciably lowers glare to help you develop visibility and concentration.Taylormade believes that there are three essential adjustment components on a driver that are important to optimizing your maximum distance possible, which they like to phone the ‘3 dimensions to distance’, and they are loft (launch angel), encounter angel and flight path.So as effectively as strengthening the aerodynamic traits of the R11 driver for more rapidly clubhead speeds, they have also tweaked the adjustable components so that you can now independently set the loft, encounter angel and flight path with up to 48 distinctive combination’s to flawlessly match your specific swing model, creating the Taylormade R11 driver the most customizable golf driver at any time established!The last adjustment element is the ‘Movable Pounds Technology’. This part will allow you to great tune the middle of gravity area in the Taylormade R11 Driver by employing two different adjustable weights that are secured into the heel and toe ends of the driver which will help to advertise possibly a draw or a neutral ball flight route, and delivers up to 25 yards of left to appropriate adjustability.TaylorMade is one of the favourite and greatest names in golf. Numerous golf bags are outfitted the same and will involve driver, woods, irons, wedges and a putter. When getting the golf set, an individual would hope the golfer wouldn’t be searching for what is the minimum highly-priced, rather what the ideal suit for the golfer is. Each and every club ought to fit the golfer to a tee, giving the player the very best prospect to play the game properly.The to begin with tee off is typically with the driver, the most important club of the overall bag.



About the Author

The writer has played golf all his existence and maintains a truly close eye on all developemnts in the game and their likely gain on the program.










The Joy Of A Golf Cart

The Joy Of A Golf Cart

Article by Julee Mitchelsin







You are going to love to read this article in search of some valuable instruction in the mystery of the perfect golf cart. But I doubt you are going to find what you are expecting. What I am going to do is give you some advice that will hopefully help you in your game but more in the head game than in the physical part of the game. I want to in the next few paragraphs talk about three truisms that will hopefully put you at ease, steel your confidence, and allow you to play up to your ability. The three areas are rhythm, routine, and consistency.

When I talk about rhythm in relation to the golf cart I mean pace of cart play AND peace in your thought. Most people have heard of the evils of hurrying a cart or of deceleration, but what about rushing your mental game or losing your concentration. First have this one swing thought in mind as you step to the ball–“smooth carts produce better rides, I don’t have to drive slowly.” This allows you to have something for your mind to latch onto in that critical moment as you stand over the ball in front of your cart. It is easy to produce and isn’t complicated or distracting.

Secondly you need to have a routine. The golf course is not the place to be thinking about the mechanics of curing your slice or cutting or drawing the ball. You have to be concentrated on the best type of shot to hit, NOT how to hit it. All of that work should be done on the range. Routine refers to the natural sequence of events that goes into envisioning the shot that you want to hit, selecting the club, and choosing the golf cart that you will use to get yourself around the course. The routine is very much a part of the rhythm of your game and allows you to find a level of “been there, done that” comfort that is so helpful to your confidence.

The last thing is consistency, and this requires discipline and time. The mechanics of the golf cart are important, sure, but the consistency of the cart is ten times more important. If you have a natural slice but you know how to use is and can trust that it is going to go in a certain way you are way better off than if you hit the ball straight 80% of the time and don’t know what is going to happen the other 20%. You can also trust your cart to get you to your shots even when they are in the deep rough.

So instead of filling your mind with all the intricacies of the newest hybrid carts and trying to always have the best, find your natural fit in a golf cart and make it consistent. Then work on the part of the game that has a lot more to do with your score, the head game, and finding the calming and confidence building influences of rhythm and routine.



About the Author

Julee Mitchelsin loves her job designing the perfect golf cart. If you want more information then click on http://www.aboutgolfcart.info

Why Owning a Golf Cart is Such a Great Idea

Why Owning a Golf Cart is Such a Great Idea

You are going to love to read this article in search of some valuable instruction in the mystery of the perfect golf cart. But I doubt you are going to find what you are expecting. What I am going to do is give you some advice that will hopefully help you in your game but more in the head game than in the physical part of the game. I want to in the next few paragraphs talk about three truisms that will hopefully put you at ease, steel your confidence, and allow you to play up to your ability. The three areas are rhythm, routine, and consistency.

When I talk about rhythm in relation to the golf cart I mean pace of cart play AND peace in your thought. Most people have heard of the evils of hurrying a cart or of deceleration, but what about rushing your mental game or losing your concentration. First have this one swing thought in mind as you step to the ball-“smooth carts produce better rides, I don’t have to drive slowly.” This allows you to have something for your mind to latch onto in that critical moment as you stand over the ball in front of your cart. It is easy to produce and isn’t complicated or distracting.

Secondly you need to have a routine. The golf course is not the place to be thinking about the mechanics of curing your slice or cutting or drawing the ball. You have to be concentrated on the best type of shot to hit, NOT how to hit it. All of that work should be done on the range. Routine refers to the natural sequence of events that goes into envisioning the shot that you want to hit, selecting the club, and choosing the golf cart that you will use to get yourself around the course. The routine is very much a part of the rhythm of your game and allows you to find a level of “been there, done that” comfort that is so helpful to your confidence.

The last thing is consistency, and this requires discipline and time. The mechanics of the golf cart are important, sure, but the consistency of the cart is ten times more important. If you have a natural slice but you know how to use is and can trust that it is going to go in a certain way you are way better off than if you hit the ball straight 80% of the time and don’t know what is going to happen the other 20%. You can also trust your cart to get you to your shots even when they are in the deep rough.

So instead of filling your mind with all the intricacies of the newest hybrid carts and trying to always have the best, find your natural fit in a golf cart and make it consistent. Then work on the part of the game that has a lot more to do with your score, the head game, and finding the calming and confidence building influences of rhythm and routine.

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