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Hit Under An Obstacle

Achieving the correct trajectory for chip and run shots. Too
many golfers fail at this shot because they try to help the ball
into the air by flicking the right wrist in an attempt to get the
club under the ball. You don’t really want loft for this shot,
however. Ideally the ball should just clear whatever long grass
there is between you and the green and then run all the way up to
the hole. The natural loft on the club is perfectly sufficient
to get the job done.

Hit chip shot under a bench or something similar( I have two
pipes I drive in the ground and tie a rope from on to the other.
This way I can raise and lower the rope). Focus on keeping your
hands ahead of the clubhead at address AND IMPACT and keep the
ball low.

Keeping the left wrist firm through impact. This is another
simple yet effective drill to minimize the chances of your wrists
collapsing.

To encourage the wrist to stay firm and therefore the hands to
come back to the ball ahead of the clubface, slide a pen or comb
in between your left wrist and your glove. This stiffens the
left wrist and prevents it from hingeing excessively. As you
strike the bal the shaft of the club, the back of your left hand
and your left arm should now be in a straight line.
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VOTED TRAINING AID OF THE YEAR…by Professional Golf Teacher's
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February 1, 2005 17:36 - Golf quote of the week

Golf Quote of the week:

I was playing golf. I swung, missed the ball, and got a big
chunk of dirt. I swung again, missed the ball, and got another
big chunk of dirt. Just then, 2 ants climbed on the ball saying
"Let's get up here before we get killed!"
- Henny Youngman

February 1, 2005 17:38 - Golf Potpourri

by

Mac Stevenson

Ease into Spring

Daylight is gaining on darkness by two to three minutes every
day. The sun is moving closer and early spring is fast
approaching.

On the first warm day, most golfers want to and go out and hit a
full bucket of practice balls. That won’t help your game much; in
fact, it can be counterproductive.

It’s easy to develop bad swing habits when you practice with too
much clothing during cool weather. Under these conditions, most
golfers have a tendency to shorten their backswing and that
causes unnatural rhythm.

And even if you catch a nice day or two and hit a lot of practice
balls, the benefits will be fleeting because cold weather is sure
to return and put you back indoors for several days.

After laying off for a week or even less, it’s the same as
starting from square one again. You wouldn’t think a one-week
layoff would affect your game, but--after a few days when you
don’t play--timing and swing thoughts disappear like a morning
mist. Any swing groove you start to develop will vanish after a
three- or four-day layoff.

Another caution: It’s easy to overdo after a long period of
inactivity. Your enthusiasm is high and you can’t wait to get to
the driving range and then the course.

Take it easy. Many golfers are dormant for two or three months
during the winter, and the muscles and tendons used in the golf
swing lose their tone and elasticity. Golfers with a history of
back problems should be particularly cautious; make sure you
stretch and loosen up before you play. And don’t let your back
get too tired because that’s when it can go out.

Relax and enjoy the early games without overdoing the physical
part, and don’t worry about your score the first few times out.

Any off-season conditioning work you do will be of great benefit
when you start playing during the first days of warm weather.
Here again, exercise within your limits depending on your age and
physical condition.

What you can work on in the early spring is your short game. It
won’t hurt anything if you’re all bundled up in warm clothing.
Also, if you practice your short game for a half hour or so
before one of your first games of the new season, it will produce
immediate and positive results.

Chipping and pitch shots and putting can be honed close to the
clubhouse where you can take a break to warm up. If cold weather
forces a week’s layoff, you can continue to chip and putt indoors
at home--thus insuring that the stroke developed while practicing
outside doesn’t go AWOL.

Working on your putting after a long layoff can be particularly
beneficial; that’s especially true for long approach putts that
require a certain feel.

The time to begin hitting full shots on the driving range is when
the spring weather stabilizes to the point where no long layoffs
appear likely, and you don’t have to wear heavy clothing that
restricts your swing.

If you concentrate on your short game during the unpredictable
early spring, you’ll be way ahead of your fellow competitors when
stable weather arrives.

One final thought as we prepare for another safe and fun season
of golf: Let’s not forget our many thousands of young people in
the armed services who won’t be playing golf during this spring
of 2005; instead they’re enduring innumerable hardships in Iraq.

February 2, 2005 18:01 - To days golf tip

Visualize The Shot

Eating, driving, tying your shoelaces. These are all activities
you perform successfully without thinking about how you do them.
In the car, for instance, you don’t consciously think “right foot
down” if you want to increase your speed. And you certainly
don’t give any consideration to your technique when chewing or
swallowing. Because you have carried out these actions thousands
of times the movements come naturally.

What happens is your subconscious mind takes over and allows you
to carry out the necessary functions to complete the task. In
effect your body is on auto pilot. And if you have played any
amount of golf you will have discovered that you play your best
when you have engaged autopilot and stopped thinking consciously
about your swing. You will find if you hit your ball into a lake
or forest off the tee, and then reload with a provisional ball,
you will probably smack that one down the middle of the fairway.
It happens almost with exception. But why? Because your mind
has been cleared of all the “how to’s” A problem occurs with the
first swing because your head is full of technical clutter. You
are consciously thinking about how to swing the golf club. Your
rhythm is inevitably affected and you fail to deliver a square
clubface to the ball, hence the wayward shot. When you set up to
the provisional, however, all you are concerned with is where you
want the ball which sails off into the distance.

Before going into autopilot mode, however, it is crucial you
pre-program into your subconscious the shot you will be
attempting to play. You do this by visualizing in your mind’s
eye everything you want to happen. As you stand behind the ball
at the start of your pre-shot routine picture yourself making a
smooth, balanced swing and the ball starting off on the exact
trajectory and line you want it to start on. Continue the
sequence to the point where the ball lands on the exact spot you
want it to as you swing into a balanced follow through position.
Run the sequence a few times in your imagination before walking
up along side your ball. Then just let it happen.

You rely on your sub-conscious a million times a day in bed, in
your car, at the dinner table or just walking down the street.
It keeps you safe and allows you to function at or near your
best. You should learn to rely on it on the golf course too.

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February 3, 2005 15:44 - Todays golf tip

The Hit-Through

All golfers who want to improve their game are faced with
difficult problem: since it is impossible to work on all the
phases of a swing, what are the key phases to concentrate on?

Speaking for myself, experience has taught me to remember
(whatever else I may be thinking about in playing a shot) to sure
and hit through the ball—that is, to make sure that my club
continues through the ball low along the ground on the line to
the target. This is a very important part of the hitting action,
this definite hit-through for two feet or so past the point you
make contact with the ball. You can take the club back wrong or a
little wrong, but if you hit through correctly on line, you will
make out fairly well.

I stress this point because many average golfers that I know tend
to think too much about parts of the golf swing that are much
less essential. I believe that if they concentrated more on
hitting through the ball, most average golfers would find
themselves playing better golf shots consistently.

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February 3, 2005 16:28 - COLUMN TO READ (BY GOLF WORLD'S JAIME DIAZ)

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We saw a bit of ourself in Jaime Diaz's Golf World piece
entitled The Upside of a Down Tiger. We have to admit that
despite all the oohs and aahs the Tiger provoked in us while
he was the "boss," we weren't always solidly behind him.
Maybe it was jealousy , or envy, but we sometimes wanted him
to lose. According to Diaz, many others of us felt the same
way. But now that Woods has suffered the "slings and arrows
of outrageous fortune," - now that he's become more like one
of us - we are rooting for him more enthusiastically than
ever. Check out the article. See if you're in there, too.

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February 3, 2005 16:37 - This weeks events / last weeks winners

In the Bob Hope Classic last week it was nice to see Justin Leonard get his name on a trophy, been a while Justin, well done.

This week sees the tour head for Scottsdale in Arizona for the:

FBR Open
This was won last year by Jonathan Kay
Who do you think will step into the winners circle this week?

Champions Tour
Wendy's Champions Skins Game
Maui, Hawaii
Won Last year by Tom Watson

What about Hale Irwin Last week 5 straight wins way to go Hale Congratulations!!

This weeks Euro tour.
Heineken Classic
Melbourne , Australia

They are off and running in this one leaders are Immelman, Webster, Lonard all shot 65 Monty is 3 off the lead

February 7, 2005 13:09 - This weeks winners

After an exciting 4 hole play off, during which Nick Ahern had numerous
chances to clich the title he was finally edged out by a birdie from
that "old stager" Craig Parry, well done Craig.

No such problem for Phil Mickleson though alast round 68 so him
win by 5 clear shots.
Congratulations to Phil.

February 9, 2005 18:32 - This weeks golf competitions

AT & T National Pro-Am
Pebble Beech
Feb 10 - !3
Last years winner
V J Singh
View the Course
www.pebblebeech.com

European tour

Holden New Zealand Open
The Gulf Harbour Golf and Country Club
Hibiscus Coast
Feb. 10 - 13
Last Years Winner
Terry Price
View the Course
www.gulfharbourcountryclub.co.nz

LPGA

Womens World Cup of golf
Fancourt Hotel and Country Club
George
South Africa
Feb 11 - 13
New Event
View the course
http://www.fancourt.co.za

February 10, 2005 15:16 - In Case You Missed It

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= Phil Mickelson shot a 3-under 68 on Sunday for a five-stroke
win over (T2) Kevin Na and Scott McCarron at the FBR Open.

= After a layoff for back surgery, Jack Nicklaus won 11
straight skins and $340,000 in the Champions Skins Game on
Saturday.

= Tag Ridings, the 125th and last player to secure a full
exemption for 2005, earned $623,262 in 2004.

= A survey has found that 8.2 percent of Australians, or 1.28
million people, play golf, making it that country's largest
participant sport.

= Bernhard Langer will not return as Europe's 2006 Ryder Cup
captain.

= Greg Norman said last week that he will play six or seven
Champions Tour events this year.

February 10, 2005 15:17 - Column To Read

Writing in Golf Digest's online publication, Gregg Steinberg,
Ph.D., suggests that one of the five best ways you can
practice your golf swing is to do it when you can't actually
do it. That is, practice in your mind. He says that when you
visualize your swing, you actually cause the muscles involved
to "fire," not to the extent that they do in real performance,
but in a lesser way. This electrical stimulation translates
into muscle memory, he claims. Read about this and four more
practice procedures at:

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February 10, 2005 15:19 - TWO ACES IN ONE ROUND (SAME GOLFER)

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Chris Mullen,19, thought he was just plain lucky to score
his first hole-in-one last week on the third hole at Bankstown
Golf Club in Milperra, Australia. After all, it was only the
16-handicapper's third time out, and he hadn't practiced at
all. The 8-iron shot felt "skinny," and he didn't even see it
go in. But then he got even luckier than that. On the par-3
seventh hole he did it again. Then at the par-3 eleventh, his
tee shot only a few feet from the hole. According to Mullen,
"It was all down hill after that." He finished his round at
15-over on a day he says he'll always remember. For sure.
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February 10, 2005 15:20 - A BUSY SUMMER FOR MS. WIE

It looks like a lock for Michelle Wie to play in all four LPGA
majors this season. The high school sophomore accepted an
invitation last week to play in the McDonald's LPGA
Championship, a professionals-only venue until a recent rules
change to let in a "leading amateur." Wie has already
committed to play in the Kraft Nabisco Championship on March
24-27. She has already qualified for the U.S. Women's Open in
late June, and, most recently, garnered an exemption for the
Women's British Open in July. That's a lot of material for
her "what I did on my summer vacation" essay when she gets
back to school next fall.

February 11, 2005 16:16 - Todays tip........Head Bobbing

When the heard bobs up and down, the entire stroke is thrown off,
as it sis almost any kind of exaggerated head movement. Head
bobbing throws off the entire axis and rhythm of a good golf
swing.

The head must be the fulcrum around which the golf swing moves.
Its movement should be ab solutely minimal during the golf swing.
Your head can move slightly from a rigid position, but it should
move with the shoulders, not independently.
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February 11, 2005 16:19 - Heres a mental Tip

Fixate On Your Target

Happy New Year! Here's a Mental Tip that can jump start your
season of golf.
It goes without saying that learning how to groove your swing in
a nice easy rhythm will go a long way to improving your golf. But
it can't go all the way. Because there's something else out there
that's equally important.

The Target.

Since accuracy is just as important as distance, fixate your
attention on the target in your pre-shot routine. Focus not just
in a general way, but also on something very specific. For
example, don't just look at a tree or a shrub. Concentrate on a
specific branch of that tree or a spot on that shrub.

In putting, focus on a blade of grass or a spot on the green or
an edge of the hole. This will not only help in your aim, it will
also help distract your conscious mind away from all that useless
mental chatter.

By focusing intensely on a very specific target, you're creating
a neural pathway -- an energy connection between you and the
target. Now hold it in your mind's eye.

The more focused you are on your target, the more powerful that
pathway will become. Then, when you're ready to swing and you're
looking down at your ball, the image of the trajectory of your
ball moving towards its target becomes so strong that your
Subconscious Mind gets triggered. And it knows just what to do.
It initiates your swing, moves your arms, hips and shoulders
back. They coil, "load up" at the top of your backswing, and then
uncoil. Whoosh! Your ball heads majestically and purposefully
towards its target.

For those of you who have listened to my audio CD program, "Own
The Zone™," you've already experienced -- in Self Hypnosis -- the
power of target focus by taking a deep breath and saying the
trigger words: "Level B, Relax Now."

Why not reinforce this experience by listening to "A Golfing
Journey" (on the set's second disk) at least three times a week,
so you have both added confidence and a deeper experience of this
energy connection. It will pay off for you.

For those who have not purchased "Own The Zone™," here's a
routine for you to try:

As you address the ball, take one last long look at the target,
"burning in" the image. Take a deep breath, look down at your
ball and let it out slowly as you swing. Your Subconscious Mind
will take over. And the more your Subconscious Mind is in
control, the less you'll worry, fidget, analyze and just
generally think too much.

Next time you play, fixate on your target, not on your swing.

Jennifer Scott
Clinical Hypnotherapist

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February 11, 2005 16:26 - A bit of Golf Trivia

When Golf Rules were originally written, how many
Rules were there?

The answer to this will be posted later.

How many do you think there were?

February 11, 2005 16:29 - Golf Potpourri

Golf PotpourribyMac StevensonPlan Long Practice Sessions CarefullyWith spring just a few short weeks away, it’s time to beginplanning your practice strategy for the new golfing season.Giving your method of practice some serious thought and applyingit to your... (Read Article)

February 14, 2005 17:07 - Last weeks winners

Over in new Zealand it was the the turn of Swedens Niclas Fasth to step up to the podium. He birdied the 2nd hole of a play off agianst Englands Miles Tunnicliff to win his first tour event for 5 years.

Meanwhile Phil Mickleson continued his rich vein of form to win the AT&T by 4 shots, despite a last round 73.
Mike Weir shot the only sub 70 round to finish in second place.

In South Africa, Japens Ladies won the Womens World Cup of Golf thanks to a final round 67 from their teenage sensation Ai Miyazato. The Philippines and Korea were joint second and Scotland finished 4th.

February 15, 2005 16:38 - This weeks tip

Strengthening the Left Arm

Recently, when I was reading Henry Cotton's This Game of Golf, a
book that delighted me with its many provocative thoughts on that
subject, I was particularly struck by a short chapter about
practicing with the left hand only.

Being a great believer in timing and rhythm, which a strong left
side produces, I have started practicing a left-hand swing with
the wedge. It tells you a great deal. You can feel with marvelous
clarity everything that happens in the swing, and you get a good
feeling of contact with the ball. Right from the start, you
discover another important plus: practice with the left hand
alone makes you finish your swing. You can't possibly hit the
ball unless you do.

Swinging with the left arm teaches an equally significant lesson.
You find out the role the controlling left side plays in every
phase of the swing and exactly how the movements of the left arm
relate to the other parts of the body. To start with, it compels
you to get set up correctly at address with your feet and legs
positioned strongly. Otherwise, you can't even begin a golf
swing. Throughout the swing, it reinforces facts you had
previously known, but never appreciated so keenly. You are more
certain than ever, for instance, that when you sway off the ball,
you can't get back to it. In the end, when you begin to swing
with both hands again, you find that everything—everything that
should be in the swing—has become more clearly defined.

Until next week…good golfing!
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February 16, 2005 18:33 - This weeks competitons.

PGA
Nissan Open
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Feb. 17-20
2004 winner: Mike Weir (-16) $864,000

LPGA
No event scheduled.

CHAMPIONS
ACE Group Classic
Naples, Fla.
Feb. 18-20
Craig Stadler (-10) $240,000

ANZ Championship
Venue: Horizons Golf Resort Sydney
Winner: Brian Davis

February 16, 2005 18:39 - COLUMN TO READ (BEMAN BEMOANS USGA INACTION)

COLUMN TO READ (BEMAN BEMOANS USGA INACTION)
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Former PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman has fueled the
technology vs. distance fire with a letter to USGA president
Fred Ridley in which he urges the latter to act so as to
"protect and preserve the game of golf." He states that
distance has all but eclipsed shot making, and suggests that
the upcoming generation of young professionals will all be
driving the ball 330-360 yards, "rendering all courses
obsolete." Read Beman's letter in its entirety along with
commentary by Golf World's Ron Sirak and Ryan Herrington at:
http://golfhelp.com/cgi-bin/lnkinlte.cgi?l=golfdigest-135
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February 16, 2005 18:41 - He Said

I drove the ball a lot longer than I have in years. My driver
was going 330 or 340 this week. At the 14th hole, I thought,
`I want to chip a driver; I don't want to hit it that hard,
just want to take 40, 50 yards off of it and get it out there
about 290.'" - Phil Mickelson, following his win, using a
Callaway prototype Fusion driver at the FBR Open.

February 17, 2005 18:01 - Another Golf Tip for you

A REMEDY FOR SHANKING

The shank, I would reckon, is the worst of all golfing ailments.
There are explicit causes that bring on shanking, but it is best
not to describe them since it would only make players more
conscious of things they are better off to have no mind of. One
can be explicit, however, about the remedy for the shank. For
quite a few decades now, golfers of all sorts and various degrees
of skill have come to me when suffering with this malady and, I
am pleased to say, have benefited almost on the spot from my
prescription.

The first step in curing a shank is for the golfer to swing the
club in an upright arc, keeping his hands exactly on the line of
flight. At the end of the backswing, which should be very short,
the butt of the shaft should be pointing directly toward the
ground. At the end of the follow-through, necessarily short too,
the same is also true: the butt of the shaft should point
directly toward the ground. This corrective swing, as I have
said, is a short one, the hands going no higher than the hips on
the backswing or on the follow-through. There is a minimum of
pivot, and the weight remains mostly on the left foot.

These steps provide you with a firm track to run on, but there's
one point that must be stressed. On all short shots to the
green—which is where shanking most often occurs—the ball must not
be scooped with locked wrists. Hit the ball with a natural
breaking of the wrists.

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February 18, 2005 16:09 - Answer to the Trivia question –

There were 13
original rules of golf, and here they are:

1. You must Tee your Ball, within a Club’s length of
the Hole.

2. Your Tee must be upon the Ground.

3. Your are not to change the Ball which you Strike
off the Tee.

4. Your are not to remove, Stones, Bones or any Break
Club for the sake of playing your Ball, Except upon
the fair Green & that only within a Club’s length of
your Ball.

5. If your Ball comes among Watter, or any Wattery
Filth, your are at liberty to take out your Ball &
bringing it behind the hazard and Teeing it, you may
play it with any club and allow your Adversary a
Stroke for so getting out your Ball.

6. If your Balls be found anywhere touching one
another, You are to lift the first Ball, till you play
the last.

7. At Holling, you are to play your Ball honestly for
the Hole, and, not to play upon your Adversary’s Ball,
not lying in your way to the Hole.

8. If you shou’d lose your Ball, by its being taken
up, or any other way, you are to go back to the Spot,
where you struck last & drop another Ball, and allow
your Adversary a Stroke for the misfortune.

9. No man at Holling his Ball, is to be allowed, to
mark his way to the Hole with his Club or, any thing
else.

10. If a Ball be stopp’d by any person, Horse, Dog, or
any thing else, The Ball so stop’d must be played
where it lyes.

11. If you draw your Club, in order to Strike &
proceed so far in the Stroke, as to be bringing down
your Club; if then, your Club shall break, in, any
way, it is to be Accounted a Stroke.

12. He, whose Ball lyes farthest from the Hole is
obliged to play first.

13. Neither Trench, Ditch, or Dyke, made for the
preservation of the Links, nor the Scholar’s Holes or
the Soldier’s Lines, Shall be accounted a Hazard; But
the Ball is to be taken out/Teed/ and play’d with any
Iron Club.

February 19, 2005 14:37 - Golf tournament up dates.

here are the latest scores in this weeks golf tournaments.

Nissan Open

Chad Campbell on 133
Robt. Allenby on 136
Luke Donald on 137

Malaysian Open

T Jaidee 197
J Randhawa 203
P Harrington 204

Champions Tour

Mike McCullough on 66 leads from............. Hale Irwin 67 could be another victory coming Hales way

February 22, 2005 15:12 - Golf Potpourri

Golf Potpourri

by

Mac Stevenson

Play with Poise and Accept Your Limitations

Henry David Thoreau’s famous quotation, “Most men live lives of
quiet desperation,” is often applicable to our mental state on
the golf course. When you put yourself in deep trouble because of
a bad shot or poor luck, it’s easy to become desperate and lose
your poise.

One of the hardest things to do on the golf course is to accept
your limitations; it’s also one of the most important.

All of us, including the pros, occasionally hit very poor shots
at the worst possible time. The normal reaction is to have a
feeling of desperation creep into your psyche, feeling you have
to do something spectacular to make up for the bad shot. More
often than not, that just isn’t possible.

And sometimes we find ourselves in an untenable situation on a
particular shot because of the weather or our limited ability.
When this happens, don’t try to force a miracle shot that will
lead to a disastrous hole.

Here are five examples of problem shots that all golfers
encounter from time to time:

(1) On a par four or five, you often have a long approach shot to
the green because of a poor tee shot or a fierce headwind. If
it’s a shot that you are unlikely to hit successfully with a
three wood, use a more forgiving club like a five wood that will
leave you in a good position to approach. The percentages are
against reaching the green with the three wood, and you can end
up in the rough or a trap if you try.

(2) When you have an 80-100-yard iron shot to a pin set behind a
trap on a downhill lie, don’t try and hit a miracle shot to get
it close. You’re in a situation where you have to play for an
approach shot and two putts. Be sure and hit your approach on the
green so you don’t jump up a double-bogey by hitting a dumb shot.

(3) Don’t be embarrassed to hit a wood instead of an iron to a
long par three into the wind, even if your playing companions all
hit an iron. It’s a game of how many, not how. Play within your
own capabilities.

(4) On slick, downhill putts with a lot of break, allow more
break than you need to in order to stop the ball close to the
hole. If you try and make the putt, chances are you’ll let it get
away and three-putt. However, the circumstances of the particular
round will dictate whether or not to do this. But it’s a good
rule to play more break than you think you need on treacherous
downhill putts. In other words, you’re sacrificing a long-shot
chance to make the putt in order to be certain of a two-putt.

(5) On short pitch shots out of heavy rough close to the green,
it’s easy to try and get too cute with them. You have to chop
down on the shot and hit it firmly to be sure it comes out of the
heavy rough. This shot is extra tough to get close to the hole
and the first consideration should be to make certain that you
get it on the green within easy two-putt range.

That’s five examples of shots that invite disaster; there are so
many shots requiring you to rein in your emotions that they would
fill a book. You have to think on the golf course and you must
maintain your concentration and poise. Be aware of and accept
your weaknesses and make the best of unfavorable situations;
that’s sound counsel for golfers of all skill levels.

February 22, 2005 15:15 - Golf Etiquette For Busy Courses

I was invited to play in a foursome the other day on a new course
that is heavily used. It took us over five hours to play the
round. The guilty parties are often unaware of the tailbacks
they are causing by not being aware of simple golf etiquette.
Even experienced golfers, have been known to suffer from an
affliction causing loss of memory, which may lead to serious
cases of slow play.

While it is unfair to expect to complete rounds as quickly on a
very busy course, many golfers are playing courses for the first
time and the course themselves around here are hilly-much can be
done to speed play up.

Here are a few simple guidelines outlined below to improve your
enjoyment of the game - and everyone else's - without feeling
rushed.

1.When it is your turn to play a shot, be ready.

2.Pick up your ball when you can no longer score.

3.Wait until the next tee to mark your cards, don't mark them on
the green of the hole you have just finished.

4.If your ball is lost off the fairway call the following group
through while you look for it.

5.Remember, you should always be just behind the game in front,
not just in front of the game behind.

6.Park your cart, or leave your bag, on the side of the green
closest to the path for the next tee.

7.Tap in the 'gimmees' instead of marking the ball on short
putts.

Keep to these guidelines and you will save up to three minutes on
each hole - one hour over the round. You will also have more time
for recounting your best shots, telling jokes etc. at the 19th
hole. More importantly, you will allow those behind you to enjoy
their rounds, after all, they want to enjoy their round too.

February 22, 2005 15:16 - Results from Last week

Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee has set his sights on a victory on European soil after successfully defending his Carlsberg Malaysian Open title.

And he said: "I would like to win outside of Asia now, that's my goal. I know it is going to be difficult but I will try. Asia is my home. Europe has different weather, it's cold, wet and windy."

Adam Scott Australias 24 year old won the rain shortened Nissan Open beating Chad Campbell in a play off at the second hole.

Mark James of England won the Champions Tour event last week by 2 shots from Hale Irwin and Tom Wargo.

February 22, 2005 15:31 - This weeks Golf Events

WGC Accenture Match Play Tournament
La Costa Resort & Spa
Last years winner Tiger Woods

Ernie Els has been confirmed as the only one of golf's top 64 players missing the Accenture World Match Play Championship at La Costa near San Diego this week.

Visit the course site here
http://www.lacostaresort.com/

Champions Tour

Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
TPC of Tampa Bay
Lutz, Fla

Visit the course here
http://www.tpc.com/daily/tampa_bay/

February 23, 2005 16:33 - MENTAL TIP by MICHAEL ANTHONY

"Serving Two Masters"

I do a lot of consulting with golfers who desire to lower
their scores. Some are preparing to make their mark on the
professional tours, some are trying to break 100 and others
are somewhere in between.

Even though there is a huge difference in the natural talent
and mechanical skills within this wide range of golfers,
there is a common denominator that allows me to help all
of them. All golfers, including Tiger Woods, experience a
certain degree of negative emotions, which adversely affect
their brain's chemistry and performance.

All I have to do to help a golfer shoot lower scores at any
level is show them how to reduce their negative emotions and
increase their positive emotions. It is almost like magic
and works every time if you use “The Mental Keys."

The more you learn to master your emotions, the better you
will play at any level. The more you master your mechanics,
the lower you will score. It doesn't get any simpler than
that.

In golf most negative emotions originate from concern of the
outcome. The key to controlling your emotions is to realize
that you can not serve two masters and be effective. You can
choose to be process oriented or remain concerned with the
outcome.

The only function that the outcome has is to give you
direction and feedback to make the necessary adjustments
to improve your mechanical and mental games. If you train
your mind to focus solely on the process of improving and
do the work required to improve, it is only a matter of
time until you achieve your desired outcome.

If you insist on serving two masters by being concerned
with the outcome while you are trying to improve the process,
you greatly diminish your chances for success.

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February 25, 2005 12:41 - Another great Golf Tip

Stepping on the Spot

People say it different ways: "Keep your head down." "You picked
your head up." "Keep your eye on the ball." "Just hit the ball,
we'll watch it." The phrases are familiar and have been with us
since the beginning of golf. Undoubtedly, they will continue to
be trotted out as long as the game is played. For looking up to
see where the ball is going, even before it is hit, is the most
common fault in golf.

The best cure for the bad habit is to develop a superior swing.
If you are on balance and in position, it is natural to look at
the ball. However, for the average player who has his
limitations, I recommend a practice I call "stepping on the
spot." At address, and while you are launching your swing, you
should focus on the ball. As you hit through it, you should keep
your eye on the spot where the ball was. Then, while you are
still over the ball at the completion of your swing, your next
move should be to step on the spot where the ball was, with your
right foot, before lifting your head to see where the ball went.
The move may seem awkward, but it will payoff.

You can't do anything else but keep your head down if you are
concentrating on stepping on the spot. You can view this as a
cure for shanking too. I have found stepping on the spot an
excellent remedy for both faults.
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February 25, 2005 14:25 - Amazing New Simple Golf System

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February 27, 2005 14:07 - Another tip for you

HOLD THAT POSE
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This sounds easier than it is. The next time you're on the
practice range, with each shot, hold your finish position as
long as it takes for the ball to hit the ground. (Actually,
that would be easy for some of us.) This will help you
develop a consistent swing motion, which should translate into
better shots (if not a hernia).

February 27, 2005 14:08 - All American Final!!

David Toms came from behind with some magnificent golf, scorinng back to back eagles which were conceded to defeat Ian Poulter of Great Britain.

Chris Di Marco came from being three down at one stage to beat Retief Goosen of South Africa in the other semi final.

So it is an all American final with Di Marco & Toms with Poulter and Goosen playing for third place.

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