Handicapping Baseball Totals

Written by Ron Dyer


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2) Look at each teams over/under record in their last 10 games. Also note any current streaks. Ideally, you want to jump on a team atrepparttar beginning of a streak. A solid hitting team likerepparttar 133239 Yankees, if their bats have been quietrepparttar 133240 last few games, a break out is more than likely looming. Conversely, a light hitting team likerepparttar 133241 Expos recent string of overs might be nearing an end. When looking at each teams over/under streak, note if it is solid hitting or shaky pitching producing overs or weak hitting and excellent pitching ringing up Unders. Also look at how each teams batting average and runs scored fares against lefties or righties depending onrepparttar 133242 starting pitcher.

3) Review each teams starting pitchers combined over/under record onrepparttar 133243 season and in their last 3 games. Pay attention torepparttar 133244 combined pitchers WHIP (walks and hits per 9 innings). Note any trends such as an average pitcher with a propensity towards overs that has been pitching better of late as noted by his recent string of unders and drop in WHIP.

4) Look atrepparttar 133245 bullpens. Have they seen extensive action overrepparttar 133246 last few days? Are they over or under performing in recent games as compared to their season history? Are any pitchers inrepparttar 133247 pen unavailable from too much workrepparttar 133248 previous night?

When you combinerepparttar 133249 following factors, it should be fairly obvious which way to go withrepparttar 133250 Over/Under. Do not force action. Only play those games that haverepparttar 133251 highest probability of going Over or Underrepparttar 133252 total based on your researched facts.

Baseball totals, while often over looked byrepparttar 133253 average handicapper, can be very profitable and swingrepparttar 133254 value inrepparttar 133255 handicappers favor. By tracking a teams recent hitting and pitching performances, while also factoring inrepparttar 133256 home plate umpire tendencies, solid total betting values can be found to swingrepparttar 133257 advantage torepparttar 133258 Capper!

Good Luck!

Ron is the founder of Dyer's Sportsline. Ron takes a three pronged approach to sports handicapping by analyzing games on a fundamental, situational and line movement (smart money) basis. With his strong aptitude in statistics, analysis of team strengths and weaknesses, his knowledge of human psychology, coupled with years of experience, he has developed a system of delivering consistent winners with his solid game analysis and observations.


The One Piece Takeaway In Your Golf Swing (pt. 2)

Written by Glen Osborne


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Did you notice what muscle carried out this movement? No! OK, repeatrepparttar movement followingrepparttar 133238 above instructions. As soon as you beginrepparttar 133239 movement try to identify what muscle is pulling your shoulder and armpit area backwards. Still can't quite figure out which muscle it is? It isrepparttar 133240 part of your large back muscle where it passes over your right kidney area. At least you will feel more tension at this spot of your back muscle.

Your back muscle is very powerful --- when it is stretched out and then tightened aggressively. The effort needed by this muscle to draw your right shoulder backwards is not very much. In my lessons, I use an arbitrary number like one twentieth of its power. This isrepparttar 133241 only conscious movement you need to dorepparttar 133242 "one piece takeaway". Inrepparttar 133243 pictures and videos on my website you can see how my upper body responds torepparttar 133244 one movement described above. The One-Piece Takeaway Movement — In Posture 1. Set up in your usual posture when addressingrepparttar 133245 golf ball. 2. Place your hands onrepparttar 133246 front of your shoulders. 3. Firm your whole body. 4. Be aware that your spine is now angled forward. 5. Pull your right shoulder straight back to be above your right heel. 6. But, since your spine is angled forward your right shoulder also arcs upwards as it moves backwards. 7. Feel your left shoulder arcing forward and under your chin area. 8. As above, your arms must not move out of position to your body to assistrepparttar 133247 turn movement. 9. You must feelrepparttar 133248 weight of your body about half way between your right hip joint and your tailbone.

This turn in posture must feel comfortable. You should not feel any pinching and stretching in your sides or backbone areas.

Summary Remember,repparttar 133249 more movements you use or allow in your takeaway movement thenrepparttar 133250 more problems you will have trying to make all these movements work together. You can do this. But, you will have to practice more often. If you can learn to dorepparttar 133251 biggest part of your takeaway with one movement you make it easier to have a good golf swing with less practice.

Copyright by Glen Osborne July 2004 artcomment@basicbodymovementforanygolfswing.com http://basicbodymovementforanygolfswing.com


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