Yogalates for GolfWritten by William Breland
To swing a golf club simply rotate back then rotate forward while shifting your weight accordingly around axis of motion of each hip. To this simple version of swing, add a few things such as a good grip, proper weight transfer, maintain spine angles, stay balanced, correct tempo, proper alignment, etc…, and you’ve got every reason to expect a single digit handicap. Golfers for ages have pondered how something so simple could become so complex.The simpler and more automatic golf swing, greater chance of having a successful result. Physical training incorporating moves, weight transfer, and body positions consistent with a proper swing will help achieve a swing with no conscious thoughts other than where ball is going. YOGALATES FOR GOLFsm is first golf fitness program combining Yoga and Pilates aimed at improving golfer’s ability to play without negative influence of swing thoughts.
| | Ice Golf - are you cool enough?Written by Gary Hill
Ice Golf - only coolest need apply! Want to try ultimate golf challenge on a course where you'll have no trouble staying cool over even most testing putt? You should consider taking up Ice Golf - most amazing development that golf world has seen for decades. Every year thirty six golfers (or lunatics, depending on your viewpoint) gather in Greenland to play in World Ice Golf championship. This year's event takes place in late March and early April. The course is marked out on ice of frozen fjord and you can expect icebergs or occasional polar bear for company! As organisers say: "if you've played on greens of Europe, then you'll find "whites" of Greenland rather special." The World Ice Golf Championship was brainchild of Mr. Arne Neimann, a local resident and hotel proprietor on a small island called Uummannaq, off Greenland's North West coast. He and a friend designed first course in 1997 and sport took off from there. The world championship is played on ice in years when conditions make ice fields safe and predictable. Players compete over two days and play thirty six holes of stroke play. There is a "warm up" tournament day before although "cool down" might be a more applicable phrase to describe effect it has on golfers. In March, when world championships are held, average temperature is minus 13.9 degrees Celsius, but temperatures as low as minus 25 can occur. The dry climate and strong sunshine can make it seem slightly less cold than that - but not by much!
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