Archive for December, 2008

NBA Hall of Fame System

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

When you have that bar discussion if Mitch Richmond or Robert Horry belongs in the Hall-of-Fame, remember that answer is probably no. Several once sure-fire Famers aren’t guaranteed anymore, not after Dominique Wilkins, 9-time all-star and former slam-dunk champ was skipped from the Hall last year. Gary Payton is in the same boat as Wilkins, [...]

Know Your Course: Greens

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Golfers are very picky of the golf course where they want play. They don’t like playing in areas where the greens were just punched. That is why keepers of the greens implement a lot of methods to make sure expert care is given and golfers play golf without being annoyed.
There are a lot of problems [...]

Getting To The Core Of Your Golf Swing

Monday, December 29th, 2008

At some point, almost all of us struggle with efforts to improve our golf game. Many will try videos, books, hours with a teaching pro, the newest club, and swing after swing to no avail. While there’s some improvement, it’s just not what you’d anticipated. What could be the problem?
The golf swing [...]

Peter Sutherland Departs Oil Giant

Monday, December 29th, 2008

The oil giant has to face the future without Peter Sutherland , its Irish chairman, but what next will prove a big enough lure to a person who has already been in charge of the world trade organization?
Peter Sutherland was in a grim mood on Monday morning: the day preceeding his native country’s loss to [...]

North American Native Indian

Monday, December 29th, 2008

When Christopher Columbus first discovered North America, he mistakenly believed that he had discovered the Indies. This led to the name “Indian.” It is believed that the first North American Indian came across a land bridge across the Bering Sound, from Siberia into Alaska. This would have been during the last ice age about [...]

How Your Golf Driver Swing Can Have More Power

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

A golf driver swing that is lacking in power has a couple of issues that need to be addressed. A golf driver swing is slightly different than your other clubs…but needs to have the same sequence of motion and body position at impact to produce more power and distance of the tee.
Most golfers swing outside [...]

Mental Toughness Training for Golfers: How to Conquer Pre-Game Jitters

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

The first tee shot can often make or break a round because it sets up your performance on the first hole, which can have a bearing on your attitude and score on the opening holes. Retief Goosen, who won the US Open, said that most good players get the first tee jitters and a good [...]

Family Relationships

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Family is an extremely important thing. Some people are very lucky to be born in big, happy family and others are simply not. So for those of you out there that have a family and things don’t seem so great, when you are around them, try out these techniques to really heal the relationship. A [...]

The Biomechanics Of A Golf Swing Can Teach You Plenty About The Game

Friday, December 26th, 2008

The biomechanics of the golf swing can be very revealing about the game of golf and specifically the scientific difference between amateurs and professionals, winners and losers.
But what is biomechanics?
Biomechanics or Motion Capture Technology (MOCAP) is the mechanical analysis of body motion. Studying and understanding the physics of a golf swing by analyzing the biomechanics [...]

A house is not a Home without a Gnome

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

When confronted by a garden gnome the common reaction is to hold up your hands in horror and utter an expression of disgust while wondering how anyone can bear to allow such a creature to remain in their backyard. On the other hand we are told on good authority that the gnome population of Southern [...]