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Long Distance Spin Casting

Long Distance Spin Casting

Article by Randy Kadish









You read up on it. You become sure you can do it. After all, hitting a good tee shot seems a lot harder than casting a spinning rod.So you march to the lake with visions of hooking and landing a faraway lunker. You set up your fishing rod and step up to the bank and cast. Your lure, however, flies off to the right and not very far. You cast again and again. The results don’t change.

Golf didn’t seem this frustrating! So you think all you need is some practice.

But after hours and hours of it, you’re still in the same, going-nowhere casting boat, so to speak.

How discouraging! Even makes you think about giving up fishing.

Yes, I know!

But instead of giving up, I wondered, what if there’s a lot more to casting a spinning rod than what I read? What if I experiment with using other techniques, the techniques of throwing a ball and of casting a fly rod?

So I began a year of casting trials and errors. Lots of errors!

Then finally it happened: consistently, I felt the beauty of loading the rod, of watching the lure streak over the water, and land right where I wanted it to.

Here’s how I got there.

THE STANCE. I want to use one that helps me shift my weight so I get as much leverage as possible, and helps me increase the length of my casting stroke, and therefore the bend, or load, in the rod. I’m right handed, so I put my left foot forward and point it straight ahead. I turn my right foot outward about thirty degrees. My feet are shoulder-width apart. The front of my right foot is in-line with the front of my left heel. (If my right foot is too far back or too far pointed outward, I’ll lock my hips and not be able to fully rotate by body and shift all my weight.) I square my hips and shoulders to the target, slightly bend my knees and shift my weight to the ball of my front foot. My right heel is off the ground. I flex my thumb and put it on the top of the rod handle. I hold the rod loosely and point it anywhere from nine o’clock to ten-thirty. My elbow is even with the front of my waist. The lure hangs down about a foot.THE POWER GRIP. I start with two fingers in front of the reel stem and two behind. I pick up the line with my right index finger, and then move my hand back so only my line finger is in front of the stem. Next, I pull the line up and back, then press my fingertip against the stem, but not against the line. (I like to feel the weight of the lure to cast it accurately.)

I hold the line this way for the same reason a good fly caster doesn’t let slack form in his fly line: to keep constant tension on the line so as soon as I start the cast the lure pulls on the rod, and therefore fully loads the rod. Holding the line the conventional way made it impossible for me to keep enough tension on the line. Even worse, I found it very difficult to keep my index finger from prematurely straightening and releasing the line.No wonder my casts were short, and high and off to the side.

(Until I got my timing down, I used a golf glove or a Band-Aid to prevent the line from cutting into my finger.)

MOVING THE ROD. I initially assumed the faster I moved the rod the farther I’d cast. For two reasons I was wrong. First: a pitcher achieves maximum power and velocity only when his arm moves in sync with his body rotation. If his arm gets ahead of his body he becomes an “arm thrower.”

No wonder major league pitchers seem to throw as if not using all their might! Maximum arm speed is reached only at the release.Fly casters will tell you the same thing, and also for the second reason: to fully load the rod it must accelerate. If it moves too quickly the speed of the line, or in our case the lure, moves almost as fast as the rod, and therefore doesn’t fully pull on and load the rod. The cast dies well short of its target.

(A stiffer rod loads better with a shorter, faster stroke, but the stroke must still be accelerated.)

THE CAST AND POWER SNAP. I begin the cast by opening the bail, raising my elbow and slowly accelerating the rod up and back. As I move the rod, I rotate my shoulders backwards and shift my weight to the heel of my back foot. When the rod points to about one o’clock I break my wrist back. My elbow continues to point forward. (If it points out to the side, I’ll not be able finish the cast without lowering the rod tip from the target line, and prematurely unloading the rod.) When my forearm points to about one o’clock, and my upper arm points parallel to the water or slightly upward, and the rod points parallel to the water or slightly downward, I immediately and quickly start my forward cast.

(During the back cast I never move the rod too fast. If I do, the lure will bounce at the end of the cast and prematurely unload the rod.)

My eyes are focused on an imaginary target in the sky, about forty-five degrees above the water, but higher if the wind is from behind or lower if it is from in front.Leading with my elbow, rotating my shoulders and shoulders I accelerate the rod and soon move the tip in a straight line that points to the target and move the rod butt at a right angle to the line. (Fully rotating our hips and shoulders allows us to increase the length we can move-and therefore load-the rod at this angle.)When my arm is about three-quarters extended, I increase my grip pressure and my acceleration and shift all my weight to my front foot. I reach maximum arm speed then, as if I’m hammering a nail, I snap my wrist without lowering the rod tip from the target line.

Abruptly, I stop the rod.My front leg is now straight. My right shoulder is all the way forward. My arm is fully extended. My weight is on the ball and toes of my front foot. I hold the rod still so I don’t lower the tip and pull the line down.

AS I DESCRIBE ALL THIS. Learning to cast a spinning rod seems a lot easier than it was. Well maybe if, like most skilled golfers, I had learned the right techniques from the start it would’ve been.But better late than never.



About the Author

Randy’s writing has appeared in many publications, including The Flyfisher, Flyfishing & Tying Journal and Fishing And Hunting News. He is also the author of the historical fly-fishing and fly-casting novel, The Fly Caster Who Tried To Make Peace With the World – now an ebook.

Much of Randy’s writing is about the techniques of spin and fly casting and about the spirituality/recovery of fly fishing.

Visit his website at: http://www.flyandspincasting.com










You Don’t Have to Be Bubba Watson or John Daly to Hit the Golf Ball 300 Yards

You Don’t Have to Be Bubba Watson or John Daly to Hit the Golf Ball 300 Yards

The average distance of the top 100 Golfers in the world is 280 Yards….these guys are the best players in the world and they aren’t hitting it that much further than the average golfer (AND the fairways on the PGA Tour are probably the same speed as most golf courses’ greens).

SO, what does this mean for you? Well, I’ve broken down the steps you can take that will instantly improve your driving distance. There’s nothing stopping you to averaging what the pros do!

1. Get a Driver with a Higher Loft

– My buddy used to have a 7.0 degree Driver (I’m not sure why exactly – maybe he thought it was cool) and used to average 270 yards off the tee. He switched to a 9.5 degree Driver and now averages 290+.

– A higher loft gives you more carrying distance and the same amount of roll; however, it needs to be fitted properly to your swing in order to reap the benefits.

 

2. A Driver that is Custom-Fitted

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– Take the time to get your Driver fitted properly by going to a Golf Shop and working with a professional. If you can’t afford a new Driver or just bought one, still go and get the shaft optimized for your swing.

– By doing just this, you can gain an extra 20-yards overnight.

 

3. Having the Proper Setup

– Wide stance (just past shoulder width apart)

– Shoulders at an angle (back shoulder is lower than the front) allowing you to hit the ball on your upswing (higher trajectory = more distance)!

– Ball positioned off the front toe.

– Flare out your front toe (at a 45 degree angle – no further) forcing you to clear your hips and lower body more quickly. You’ll notice the difference.

 

4. Confidence

– Most of the time when golfers hit bad shots it’s because they are thinking too much about the mechanics of their swing vs. the execution or “emotion” of the shot about to be played.

– Focus on your confidence – meaning that in your mind, you know that you’re going to step up and hit it long and straight down the middle. You will consistently hit better shots doing this vs. thinking about how far to take the club back or to make sure you follow through correctly.

 

BONUS: Learn to Hit a Draw

– It’s a fact – a draw or hook travels further than a fade or slice. If you can learn to hit a draw you WILL add at least 10 yards to your drives.

– Close your stance, bring the club back inside, and fully release your hands.

– One thing to be cautious of is that a draw is more difficult to control than a fade, which means that the odd time your draw will turn into a hook (this happens even to the pros). My recommendation is to not hit a draw all the time, but to utilize it when you need a bit of extra distance.

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Hand-play for Golf

Hand-play for Golf

Evolved from the traditional golf to scientific golf play, “hand-play” has become the hottest topics for golfers.

When many people began to learn to play, the grip is first class for golf coach, but the coach forgot to tell you the club is part of the body, so hand-shake type may be right, but has a different distribution. The problem seems small, but many golfers took to the road to play his hand.

Hand play is simple, but there will be four problems:

– Driver is difficult to be part of your body; speed, strength produced by body movement can not be completely conveyed to the clubhead.
– Hand decided the direction, but it works difficult let a hand to appoint the direction, distance.
– Hand– play golf needs innate feel, or large amount of accumulated practice.

– About the factors of short shaft, height, and distance are indispensable; hands over are the most difficult to control.

Therefore, the hands play is almost obvious exposure.

Scientific golf will be recommended body, large muscle to play. using of hips, shoulders turn generate force, and then transform the speed, time, hand function into the release and directional control. Many people see professional players playing in Europe and America, finding that their rhythm is slow, effortless. There is a good distance; consistent policy is that they play with a large muscular habits, distance, direction and control of high and low to a minimum.

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Want a Better Mount for MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Now?

Want a Better Mount for MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Now?

Article by Brian Deusenberry







We have all watched Mixed Martial Arts Competitions, seen a fighter get the mounted position and hear the crowd roar only to find the top fighter to get rolled or not be able to finish the fight. Even in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments you receive four points just for mounting your opponent. Is the mount more of a moral victory than an effective position?

The mount can be the most effective position in fighting, but you have to keep it and not get reversed. First off let’s divide the mount in two categories, a high mount and a low mount. The high mount is more for striking and the low mount is more for looking for a submission.

There is a documentary called “Gracie in Action” it’s about showing the effectiveness of Jiu-Jitsu. Time and time again the Gracie representative would close the distance, take his opponent down, mount them, and begin to strike them to get them to turn their back where they would apply a choke winning the fight. The fighters in the video were mainly using a high mount.

So originally in street fighting the mount was used to strike a person to encourage him to roll over exposing his back ready to be choked. How do you keep this mount? When you’re mounted to strike you sit straight up with good posture and keep your knees high in their arm pits while reigning down punches. You keep your knees high in their armpits as opposed to over their stomach so when they bridge or buck their hips you’re not affected. Keep in mind this high is more of a striking guard so use your punches to distract him from escaping and feeling like his only choice is to turn his back.

The second mount is more of a low mount riding your opponent wearing him out maintaining your position while looking for submissions. Let’s look at a way to be in the low mount and make it virtually impossible to get rolled. The first thing is too put one of your arms behind their head that keeps him from bench pressing you off. The second thing is put your head down on the opposite side of his head. The third is to keep your other arm out to the side as a post to keep him from rolling you that way. The fourth thing is too keep your knees wide with big toes touching each other so if he bucks you have him hooked with your feet. While in this position your opponent will try to push on your knees trying to recover guard. When he does this on the side where that you are posting your arm out, use this had to reach down and pluck his hand from your knee. If your opponent does this on the side where your arm is behind his head move your arm away from the knee he is pushing on, stretching him out.

When you start implementing these strategies into your mount game pay attention to how your training partner reacts, especially in the low mount, is he protecting his neck? What does he do with his arms? Does he turn to his side? In jiu-jitsu each reaction causes a predictable reaction, use this knowledge to your advantage. Good luck training!



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Simple Basic Steps Of Using Driver (Ii)

Simple Basic Steps Of Using Driver (Ii)

Step 2: Address. When it comes to addressing the golf ball make sure you stand slightly further back from your golf ball, then when using your golf irons. The swing plane you create with a driver will be a significantly larger arc so if you stand too close your swing will feel too stiff and cause you to connect with the ball incorrectly. Open your feet stance out to be the same width as your shoulders and the heel of your front foot should be in line with the ball. This is slightly further forward than when using an iron.

 

Step 3: Posture. After completing your address you need to get yourself ready for that swing, your head should remain still with your eyes looking straight down at your TaylorMade Burner golf ball. Never look up from the ball to early, it can be tempting to watch your ball travelling through the air. If you do look up too early you will ruin your shot and likely just top the ball causing you to lose any distance.

 

Your hips need to be driving your swing Callaway FT i-Brid Irons, to ensure you are doing this move your hips towards the target when you make contact with the ball, this will also help you complete the correct follow through.

 

Tip 4: Correct Driver. Your golf driver can be your best friend in your golf bag so ensure you feel comfortable when using it, its best to try out a number of different golf drivers before you purchase one. Never purchase a driver because of the brand name or because it’s the most expensive, always try a few drivers out and purchase the one that feels the most comfortable. Swinging to hard will cause you to lose control of your shot, so slow down and stay controlled you will have better results.

 

I’m still saying that, this article is an easy article and just write for beginners. so… hope you enjoy it.

 

Basic Steps of Using Driver (I)

 

Golf Swing Teaching Systems-Golf Aids-Reviewed-Proven Tips Show How To Swing Golf Effectively

Golf Swing Teaching Systems-Golf Aids-Reviewed-Proven Tips Show How To Swing Golf Effectively

Article by Rachal Bonali







Golf swing teaching: Golden Tips.

The first thing you need to master is your swing. Driving is the act of swinging your club against the air, and hitting the ball off from the tee. One very good practice is taking aim. Don’t just hit the ball on the first try. Take a few practice swings before hitting the ball right on. It is easier if you visualize the cup, which is your target, and take the aim to get that ball into the cup. The right amount of force in your swing, coupled with the direction you take on hitting the ball, will contribute to the position your ball will land on. Take note and observe your surroundings and where the ball might land and be aware of the wind blowing against that direction. A golfer’s shoulders, hips, knees, and feet should be aligned to the target. Imagine drawing a straight line to your target. Make sure your body aligns to that line and you’ll be surprised that your ball will eventually travel along that imaginary line. In doing the right swing, learn how to rotate your body and naturally swing it along as you hit the ball from the tee. The body needs to rotate in order to maximize the power of the swing especially when driving the second and the next consecutive stretches. It’s also important to bend slightly at your left knee but keep your right knee flexed, to take full power over that swing. Limit your stroke. That is the whole point of the game. So, in order to limit your strokes, the right swing is very crucial. golf swing teaching aids can actually help you eliminate the wrong swing by observing how your body is moving. Golf instructors will tell you that starting to swing your club is the most important part of learning how to get that ball where you want it to be. Keep yourself relaxed. Think before you swing. Anticipating the trajectory your ball will travel can also improve how you manage your swing. In golf, your swing calculations is everything. Sometimes, a bit of luck can help as well. However, if you can’t hit the ball with a powerful and accurate swing, chances are you will freeze and let your self be stifled with an imperfect swing.

Golf can be a simple game especially if you take golf swing teaching lessons. It can be fun and challenging, and can certainly improve your problem-solving skills when on the field. Remember, the game is between you and the golf course.

Hani Farhan



About the Author

Rachal Bonali is a fulltime author, internet marketer and prospective Aerospace engineer. He has been involved in a variety of scientific and business areas and has traveled extensively as well which gives him a decent background to write on a wide range of topics.

Good Exercises To Lose Belly Fat – 31 Day Fat loss Cure

Good Exercises To Lose Belly Fat – 31 Day Fat loss Cure

In getting the right six pack or so-called abdominal muscles not only that you need the right focus on diet but also execute good exercises to lose belly fat in order to have good abdominal muscles that looks sexy and functional. In terms of getting the right exercises here are some effective exercises to help you out. Remember to have this as you get your way to look sexy and in good health:

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You need to focus on all areas of the abdominal muscles; you can have exercises like weighted crunches. Weighted crunches are effective in getting the muscles work to get the fat out and shaping your abs. You can execute this by lying on a bench, supinely with your head hanging and your hips and knees bent. Hold weight behind neck and try to raise your chest as high as possible and return easily. Try as many repetitions as you can.

You can also try this type of exercise to increase the pace of getting results of good abdominal muscles and getting the fat burned. This exercise is called weighted inclined sit-ups. To execute this, you need to lie in an inclined board supinely while hooking your feet under the foot brace hold weight on chest with both hands. Try to raise your shoulders by bending and try to reach your shoulders to your knees then try to get back as easy as you could and repeat as often as necessary.

Getting some other exercises like twists and other types of exercises to focus on the other abdominal areas to ensure yourself that you’re getting good results in shaping your abs. Make sure that your repetitions are complimented with proper posture and a two or three minute rest in every workout.

Of all these good exercises to lose belly fat, having yourself get the right attitude in executing will be the most important thing in able to do the things right and effective. So come now and try these exercises to make those abs in shape and sexy!

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Know how you can fix the golf slice

Know how you can fix the golf slice

A common golf swing fault is to “slice” the golf ball.  For right handed golfers, a golf slice occurs when the golf ball starts left of the target once struck, but finishes well right of the target.  The golf slice is one of the worse swing faults encountered on the course because it often results in a very poor position to hit the next shot and because there are many causes to the golf slice.  Common causes of the golf slice include an open clubface at impact, too “weak” of a golf grip, poor body weight transfer and/or an out-to-in or “over the top” swing.

To fix the golf slice, the golfer should first ensure that he or she is properly aligned toward the target with hips, shoulders and feet all square to the target line.  Second, the golfer should ensure that the swing path taken is more in-to-out or in-to-square-to –in rather than out-in.  Third, the golfer should ensure a neutral golf grip position and a square clubface at impact.

Practice Drills to Fix the Golf Slice

To fix the golf slice, top PGA teaching professionals recommend practice drills that help incorporate the proper golf swing mechanics into the golf swing and ingrain the correct “feeling” of a well-executed golf shot.  Here are several of the most popular practice drills to fix the golf slice.

SLICE TEE DRILL

Corrects slices caused by OUT-IN swings and encourages proper IN-SQUARE-IN swing path.

• Place two tees and ball right to left diagonally, creating an IN-SQUARE-IN swing path. Allow about 4″x 4″ spacing from each tee to ball.

• Assume normal setup and ball position with 7-iron.

• Hit ball crisply without hitting tees.

BACK TO TARGET DRILL

Encourages IN-SQUARE-IN swing path and club release.

• Perform drill half-speed with 7-iron and teed ball.

• Select target and assume normal setup.

• Leaving arms in position and club face square to target, rotate feet 45° with back directed toward target.

• Swing along body line and hit 5 to 10 shots.

To quickly get rid of your golf slice, incorporate both of these drills into your practice routine whenever a golf slice creeps into your game.

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The Golf Fade Shot ?Tips – How to Hit a Fade

The Golf Fade Shot ?Tips – How to Hit a Fade

Most weekend Golfers hit a fade naturally or its ugly sister the slice. The fade is a higher hit shot than the draw and doesn’t run far when it lands. It’s the perfect shot to play into the heart of a green because it stops quickly and lands softly.

Lee Trevino was the master of the fade shot and he once said he can make the ball hit the green like a butterfly with sore feet. The one thing that should be remembered with this shot is that it will cost you a bit of distance. So you should remember to go up one or two clubs to make up for the loss.

To set up for the fade, I would first keep my stance open, by this I mean that your feet hips and shoulders should all be aiming slightly to the left of your target. With this stance it will encourage an out to in swing path for the club head. This will in turn create a clockwise spin on the golf ball.

You should next set up and adjust your grip. At this point take a look at how you normally grip the club. If you tend to hook the ball, the chances are that you have a strong grip i.e. your hands are turned to the right of the grip and you can see three knuckles of your left hand.

For the fade shot it is required that you use a weaker grip where the left hand is turned slightly to the left on the golf grip. If you already slice the ball you may not need to move your grip so much. Just aiming your body left of target might just be enough for this shot.

The final part of the set up is the ball position relative to where you would normally play it. I you normally hit a straight ball you should place the ball about one ball width further forward in your stance. This will allow you to hit the fade with a bit more height on the ball.

So the key points to hitting the fade are to set up with your body aligned slightly left of target with the club aligned to the target. Your grip should be weaker or turned slightly to the left on the grip. The ball position should be brought slightly forward in your stance.

Being able to fade the ball is quite useful in a variety of situations and it is essential if you ever want to improve your game.

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Straighten Golf Slice

Straighten Golf Slice

When playing golf with your clubs or that golf equipmet online buying, you should know that it is very important to know some tips to make your have better golf playing. In order to make you have a good performance on the golf course, here I would like to introduce you some golf tips for your game of golf. As it is known that golf slice is a key element for your game, so the following tips may help you straighten your golf slice, and enjoy your game more.

Do not choke the golf club

Stop! It is significant to keep in mind. Keep it firmly enough so that you are in control, however loosely enough that somebody can tug it away from your hands.

Build Square

At address, your shoulders, hips, knees, and feet should be parallel to the goal line (the imaginary line from the golf ball to your goal). During exercise, place a PING G15 Fairway Wood across your toes and the other key spots to check for appropriate alignment.

Strengthen Your Golf Grip

Many golf players who slice have got weak hands or a weak grip. In either situation, the hands do not roll over at result, therefore the clubface is open (pointing right) when it matches the golf ball.

Hands Ahead

A lot of slicers begin with the hands right behind the golf ball. At address the left hand need to be ahead of the golf ball therefore a straight line might run down the left arm, through the hands, to the golf ball.

Head Behind

In case your head is not behind the golf ball at address, possibilities are you are not shifting your weight appropriately in the backswing. Motivate the headback location by swiveling your chin to the right just before beginning the golf swing.

Straighten your golf slice can certainly make you have a better playing on the golf course, so why not you take your Callaway Big Bertha Diablo Draw Driver from pickgolfclubs.com out and enjoy the game of golf.

Many golf players who slice have got weak hands or a weak grip. In either situation, the hands do not roll over at result, therefore the clubface is open (pointing right) when it matches the golf ball.