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Turning Range Practice Into Real Practice By : Roseanna Leaton "It's a scorecard, not a postcard". Most golfers have probably heard this said, usually after they have hit an imperfect shot that has nevertheless got the job done. Golf Is A Game of Opposites By : Roseanna Leaton In golf you often find that the ball travels in an opposite way from that which you intended. It is therefore important to appreciate how to apply the clubface in a way with is congruent with your intent. When you focus your mind clearly with the help of golf hypnosis you will find that the game of golf becomes one of congruence instead of a game of opposites. Don't Forget To Hit the Ball By : Roseanna Leaton In golf it is easy to be thinking so much about elements of technique and course conditions that you almost forget to hit the ball. To make a good swing you have to be totally focused upon hitting the ball. Find Your Own Tempo In Golf And Repeat It Consistently By : Roseanna Leaton In golf there is one swing tempo that will suit you best. To find it you have to be clear about what you are looking for. Speed Flying - The Newest Adventure Sport You Just Might Want to Try By : Speed Pilot This is an introduction to speed flying. It discusses the similarities and differences to skydiving, base jumping and paragliding. How Many Rounds Of Golf Did You Play Last Year? By : Roseanna Leaton To get better at golf, you have to play golf a fair bit. How many rounds did you get to play and what do you do to keep your game going between rounds of golf? Did You Play Golf on Christmas Day By : Roseanna Leaton Playing golf on Christmas day can be a really fun thing to do, so long as you have a good attitude! Is your New Year's Resolution to get a better golf mind? Staying Fit For Golf In The Spring By : Roseanna Leaton Has your priority during the winter been going to the range and working on your swing? Have you ever questioned why you don't always take that swing you have been working on out onto the course? Long And Loose Or Short And Straight By : Roseanna Leaton In golf straight really is great. A longer distance is only of benefit when the ball flies in the right direction. Getting Your Mind Around The Ups And Downs In Golf By : Roseanna Leaton Golf is an emotionally and mentally demanding game as well as being a physical game. It is important to learn how to control your emotions when playing golf. Memory Lapses In Golf By : Roseanna Leaton Do you sometimes feel that you are suffering from golf related Alzheimer's? Most club golfers find that they go out on the course one day and play well but upon other days it's as if they have somehow forgotten how to swing the club. One Bad Shot And Cannot Stop Thinking About It By : Roseanna Leaton Have you ever found that you are playing golf and a bad shot pops out of nowhere? And then you just get upset to such a degree that it spoils the rest of your round? Best Way To Set Up To The Ball In Golf By : Roseanna Leaton It is essential to have a clear image of your desired shot so as to enable you to set up correctly to the ball. Unfortunately, many golfers overlook this very simple and basic step to hitting a great golf shot. Exploring Rhythmic Hip Turns In Golf By : Roseanna Leaton Every golfer knows the importance of moving his or her hips well but not everyone finds it easy to do. There are some fun ways in which you can get your hip turn and weight transference working well and make the job a whole lot easier for you. Women Golfers Tend To Get More Nervous Than Male Golfers By : Roseanna Leaton The male brain and the female brain have some big differences. This is a fact. One of those differentials is the way in which we deal with anxiety triggers. It is essential that the female golfer appreciates the impact of this hard wiring. Make Strengths Learned In Other Sports Benefit Your Golf By : Roseanna Leaton There are many aspects of cricket, tennis, squash, athletics, dancing, etc. that can be transferred to your game of golf. An expectation of success is probably the most important attribute that can be transferred to your golf game. Set Realistic Expectations Or Set The Bar High By : Roseanna Leaton Golf can teach one a lot about your mental abilities and life in general. Goal setting in golf is reflective of goal setting in general. Should you play golf with a conservative approach or should you raise the bar? Stages Involved In Learning To Play Golf Well By : Roseanna Leaton There's more to golf that simply hitting a ball with a stick. Golf is a challenging game and in many ways your mental golf focus leads the development of better technique. How to Improve Imagination and Visualization in Golf By : Roseanna Leaton Jack Nicklaus is truly the Michelangelo of golf. Just as Michelangelo "saw the angel in the marble and carved until he set him free", Jack never hit a golf shot without first visualizing it vividly in his imagination. How To Recover From Bad Shots In Golf By : Roseanna Leaton We've all felt that horrid feeling when your lead just slips away. One bad golf shot and somehow you become unhinged. How do you gather yourself together and not let this downward spiral of bad shots happen? Taking Your Golf Game From Range to Course By : Roseanna Leaton No matter how many lessons you have or how many balls you hit on the range, different elements are encountered when you set foot upon the course. These too need practice and repetition so as to achieve mastery. How to Putt With Confidence By : Roseanna Leaton How come you can go out onto the golf course some days and putt with so much confidence you feel that you own the course, and other days you couldn’t sink a putt for a million bucks? What makes that happen? Types of Beaches for a Beginner Surfer By : Nice Rack If your still in the learning stages then you may need some suggestions for picking an appropriate beach to learn to surf. Let’s start by providing a simple explanation of the different types of surf breaks. Blending Technical Ability and Creativity In Golf By : Roseanna Leaton How do you compete at golf when you only have a limited number of shots in your repertoire? You have some technical ability, but certain shots are missing. How can you make up for this though by employing your creative mind? Release Your Golfing Tigress by Understanding Your Golf Mind By : Roseanna Leaton Your golf mind is probably the most important part of your golf game. It has incredible impact upon your ball connection and flight, and yet so many golfers totally ignore it. Choosing the Right Surfboard By : Michael Russell Ok, so you’re committed, right? Ready to hit the surf? Now you just need to figure out one minor little detail….picking the right surfboard to learn how to surf! (ok, maybe not so minor) after all picking the right surfboard could make or break how you feel about surfing in general and possibly affect your enthusiasm to continue past the struggle of learning. The ABC's of Surfing By : Nice Rack Do you want to learn how to surf? Sure, you most likely have a romanticized idea of gliding seamlessly across a cascading wall of water, carving up and down the face of the wave, riding all the way to the beach… right? How to Stop Overthinking In Golf By : Roseanna Leaton Tiger Woods used to have clear focus. Now it looks like he's over-thinking on the golf course, uncertain of his game. Focusing too much on mechanics can have the effect of messing with your golf mind. The Unwritten Rules Of Surfing By : Nice Rack You don't drive a car without learning the road laws, just like you can't foul indefinitely in basketball or any sport for that matter. Surfing is no different. The following explains the Rules of the Wave every beginner surfer must know to avoid severe stink-eye or possibly being put in the 'kook' penalty box. Stand-Up Paddle Boarding As A Great Way to Work Out By : Nice Rack Stand Up Paddle Boarding is a new and exciting water sport. It’s a great whole body and core strengthening work out. You can paddle board just about anywhere, as long as there is a body of water and you don't need to know how to surf. Believe In Yourself Not Just In Your Golf Technique By : Roseanna Leaton To win golf tournaments you have to have more than just technique. In fact you are far more likely to win with a pour technique combined with a good attitude than you would with great technique and poor belief. Swing With Ease Into The Breeze By : Roseanna Leaton Tom Watson showed us how to play effective golf in horrendous weather during Saturday’s play at the British Open 2011. This game and his attitude are always a delight for us to observe. Your Attitude Determines Your Golf Game By : Roseanna Leaton Darren Clarke had a smile on his face almost all of the time of the British Open 2011. He was in a good place. His attitude and emotional comfort paved his way to victory at Royal St Georges. Mental Pressure Changes From One Round Of Golf To The Next By : Roseanna Leaton Rory McIlroy won the US Open 2011. The mental pressure he faced in the British Open is different than anything he had yet experienced. People's expectations were greater. His own goals, expectations and focus had been raised. Stop Getting Caught Up In Mechanics Whilst on The Golf Course By : Roseanna Leaton The range is the place to test your mechanics whilst the course tests your mental tenacity. To focus upon mechanics whilst on the course takes your focus away from the real game of golf. Winning Golf The Rory McIlroy Way By : Roseanna Leaton Rory McIlroy showed us what he's got in the US Open 2011. We all knew he had the swing and the shots, and now we know he has a winning golf mind as well. UFC 129 Preview - St Pierre vs Shields and Other Important Match Ups By : Submissionartist.com UFC 129 is scheduled for Saturday April 30th, 2011 9 pm EST at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario Canada. UFC 129 features, what should be, a very exciting main event which showcases the best pound-for-pound mixed martial artist in the world: Georges “Rush” St Pierre. St Pierre is on an incredible run in the UFC and many experts agree that St Pierre is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. What Indian Cricket Team Needs to Do to Win the World Cup? By : Hyderabad-india-online.com The cricket world cup tournament is an international level competition where good teams from all over the world participate. There will be no favorites to win the world cup, particularly in the later stages (quarters and semis). It’s an achieving team that finally wins the cup. A team becomes achieving only when each and every player contributes positively to overcome obstacles and challenges involved in the tournament. How English Premier League Can Grow More By : cdmohatta The game of football, as they say, never ceases to amaze the spectators. No wonder, the game is most religiously followed and sincerely watched sport around the globe. The craze of the game is not only in those countries who are the top guns in the world football but also many more nations where the game is yet to grow its roots. The fan-following for many football players is as crazy as for the sport itself, if not more. Most of these players, in fact all, play for different clubs all around the world. Why Soccer Players Are More Dedicated Towards Their Club Than Their Country By : cdmohatta Football is the most popular and followed game around the globe and the craze of the game is not just limited to world cup playing nations alone. The top nations battle it out for ultimate football glory every four years in the crowning football event, the world cup. The fan-following for the hard-working football players is also as crazy as it gets. But most of these soccer players shoot to fame not because of national glory but by their performance at their respective clubs. Why India Has Not Come Up In World Football By : cdmohatta The fact that India has a national football team is also a news for many people in our nation. Today, while most people are still getting hurt with every loss that India suffers in cricket, there is an increasing population of young-blooded Indians supporting football clubs from all over the Europe. Hence to say that football is less popular than cricket amongst the Indian youngsters would be an over-statement. Benefits of Using Sports Scheduling Software By : JDi Sport Organizing sporting events and coordinating the schedules require a serious planning and is often painful and time consuming. The administrator has to spend endless hours to create a schedule for the league, defining the teams, players, venues, dates etc. This is a hectic process and requires a lot of patience and attention. Sometimes, even after doing all this, you may commit some errors. Book Review: Textile League Baseball: South Carolina's Mill Teams, 1880-1955 By : Johnny Kicklighter A book review of Textile League Baseball: South Carolina's Mill Teams, 1880-1955 by Thomas K. Perry. Baseball On Radio in Greenville, SC - Shoeless Joe Jackson Connection? By : Johnny Kicklighter A short story on the history of why the Chicago White Sox were broadcast on a small radio station in Greenville, SC in the 1950's and 1960's. Since Shoeless Joe Jackson played on the Textile Leagues in the same town and also played for the White Sox, was there a connection? Are You A Golf Addict? By : Roseanna Leaton Has your addiction to golf got the better of you and completely taken over your thoughts? Is golf still as much fun for you or has it instead become a frustration? You Never Know A Man Until You See Him Lose By : Roseanna Leaton How do you deal with situations where you think you might lose? What emotions come to the fore and how do you deal with them? Golf mind training teaches you many strategies which are extremely beneficial in other areas of your life. Golf Is A Funny Game By : Roseanna Leaton Golf is an exceptional game which helps you to grow as a person. Mental skills for golf can be learned easily with golf hypnosis. Every golfer knows that golf mind training is essential to success in this game. The Growing Popularity of T20 Cricket By : cdmohatta Since last three-four years, Twenty 20 or T20 Cricket has been gaining immense popularity among the masses. Slowly the action is shifting from Test matches and One day international matches to T20 cricket. Though traditionalists say that it's not Cricket but you have to accept the fact that this medium has left tests and ODI's in the shadow. The success of the Indian Premier League or the IPL stands witness to this fact. Why Golf Hypnosis Is Not Just For Serious Golfers By : Roseanna Leaton Golf is a game and should be fun. With golf hypnosis you can improve your game and hit great shots without working at it. It takes no time out of your day, it takes no effort, and yet it improves your game immeasurably. Why Golf Hypnosis Is Not Just a Placebo By : Roseanna Leaton Many golfers dismiss golf hypnosis as "all in the mind" or "just a placebo". These golfers are missing out. Good golfers know that this game IS all in your mind and take advantage of both hypnosis AND the placebo effect.
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