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Top Flite XL 15-Piece Golf Club Set

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:32:23 +0000

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Looking to jumpstart your golfing hobby? Turn to the Top Flite XL 15-piece golf club set, which gives budding golfers everything they need to hit the course with confidence. The Top Flite XL set starts with a 460cc forged driver with a graphite Synchro-flex shaft and draw-biased weighting, which combine to provide outstanding forgiveness and accuracy. The set’s matching #3 fairway wood, meanwhile, offers a low-torque steel shaft that supports a beginner’s swing. Players will love the easy-to-hit, steel-shafted #4 and 5 hybrids, which are more forgiving than long irons but offer the same distance parameters. And to give you a boost when hitting approach shots, Top Flite included five perimeter-weighted stainless-steel irons (6-PW), each of which features a deep undercut cavity back for superior forgiveness, control, and feel. Rounding out the set is a mallet putter with alignment stripes for enhanced accuracy; a lightweight, durable stand bag with a padded d (more…)

Callaway Ball Diablo Golf Balls (12-Pack)

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:32:37 +0000

The results surprised even us. A golf ball this soft, and with this much feel, shouldn t be able to go this far. The new High-Resiliency core is not only soft, but also fast, which means you ll never sacrifice distance for soft feel. Plus, this golf ball s unique low spin properties mean that players who impart too much spin off the driver will see more distance and less severe hooks and slices. The Big Bertha Diablo Golf Ball offers lower driver spin and softer feel than most golf balls on the market for superior accuracy off the tee and better feel on every shot.

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Angeles National Golf Course, Los Angeles, CA

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:03:00 +0000

delurgio2 asked:

Golf Tips For Your Golf Backswing

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:55:42 +0000

Lea Hairson asked:

By the time the swing reaches the top the left hand will have gone from a palmar flexion to a radial deviation without any effort on your part. It is the natural tendency. The only thing you have to watch is that it doesn’t go too far and fall into a backward flex.

So why not use the break that brings you to the top naturally in the right position, instead of a break that you have to control carefully or manipulate?

Without going any further into anatomical details, it can be stated flatly that the longer the backward wrist break is delayed on the backswing, the more difficult it becomes to make it correctly. The later this break takes place, the more liable we are to let the left hand bend backward, thus getting it under the shaft at the top and opening the face of the club. So, make the break early.

Start making it as soon as the club leaves the ball and you will find it does a surprising number of things. We’ll list them:

1. Sets you in the proper hand-wrist position early. (All you
have to do is hold it.)

2. Everything you have to do with the hands and the club, in
the way of manipulation, is done early and in your full
view.

3. Gives you the feeling that you have plenty of time to go to
the top and come down.

4. Starts your swing in the right plane.

5. Brings the right elbow in tight immediately.

6. Prevents a “bouncing” club head at the top.

7. Tends to shorten the swing, thereby providing a brace
against overswinging.

8. Gives you a feeling at the top that you have to move the
body in order to get the club down to the ball. (Reduces
inclination to hit from the top.)

9. Tends to bring the club to the ball with the wrists leading,
as they should be.

10. Kills any temptation to pronate or supinate.

11. Promotes-almost insures-a late hit.

12. Promotes a solid contact on the center of the club face.

The first three points are probably the most important. The others stem chiefly from the first three.

One of the hardest things for the average golfer to master is the proper hand and wrist position at the top. At least one reason this is difficult for him is that, with the orthodox late break, he is always trying to get into it after the swing is in full motion. The early break sets his hands in the proper positions by the time they are hip high.

Another value is that this break divorces your mind from the club head. In the orthodox late break, with what has been called the one-piece takeaway, the player is thinking of moving hips, hands, and club head all at the same time. The fact that he is thinking of the club head at all is dangerous.

With the early break completed, there comes a feeling of time to spare. Nothing else needs to be done, except to swing the club to the top and bring it down. The hands will be right, the wrists will be right, the face of the club will be right-all you have to do is swing.

This feeling of what might almost be called serenity, plus points 4, 5, and 6, all contribute to getting you to the top of the swing in an excellent position. And the right position at the top goes a long, long way toward insuring a good downswing.

All Quiet at the Top

One reason that the early break seems almost to keep us from hitting too soon is that with it we reach the top with a controlled, “quiet” club head. With the ordinary wrist break, which is late, the club head moves quite fast in the late stages of the backswing. It moves fast enough, in fact, to exert a strong pull on the hands and wrists as it reaches its backward limit. Its momentum, actually, is checked only by the resistance of the hands and wrists to this pull.

As a result, in answer to this resistance of the hands and wrists, there is a quick rebounding of the club back toward the ball. Try it and you’ll see what we mean. Since the average player usually lets the backward pull loosen his grip, he quickly re grips on the rebound, producing, almost, a “bouncing” club head. This starts the head of the club back toward the ball much faster than it should be moving at this point. This is one reason, and a strictly mechanical reason, why so many of us hit from the top.

Golf Tournament Planning – A Mini Guide To A Successful Golf Event

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:15:11 +0000

Mara Mark asked:

The secret to plan a successful golf tournament is organization .Here’s a mini step-by-step planner/guide for a successful Golf Event. The key to success is sticking to schedule, following your timeline and assigning responsibilities to the right people. Planning a golf tournament is much like organizing any other public event.

9 months prior to event

It’s time to sit down and start thinking about the project’s objectives. You also have to recruit a team of people to help you with certain tasks. Who will they be? Who will be your director/chairperson? Choose wisely, then talk to that person about the project. Let him/her help you. This period is critical because you will start building the project’s main base/foundation.

6 months prior to event

After setting the main goals and deciding on the people who will take part in the project is time to create a timeline and set the main date event. Your timeline will be the most important part of your project plan.
It is also the time to decide on several issues like the tournament’s budget, any potential sponsors, your guest stars/celebrities, whether you will create a website for your golf tournament etc.

Now it’s the right time to assign some responsibilities. Who will calculate the exact budget? Who will mail the potential sponsors? who will get in touch with the guest stars? who will create and manage the website?

You also have to decide on the place where the event will take place. This is also important. Talk to your team of professionals. Decide on the place. Then it’s your responsibility to perform frequent site inspections to make sure everything is going according to schedule.

3 months prior to event

Things are warming up now. It’s time to boost your engines. Here is when you have to work on the player’s contracts. You also have to inform the players about the methods of payment. What you need a good lawyer to take care of the contracts and all that stuff. Sign the contracts and have your team prepare the invitation list and mail the invitations. Double check everyone’s got their invitation. Take some time to look at your website and update it with the breaking news.

Time to advertise too. Start with press releases. Check with your sponsors for any deals. Inform all media about the golf tournament. Maybe you should create some video about the event and post it on web or create a TV or radio spot for more exposure. Also newspapers and magazines related to golf. Look for some deals with them. Remember to consult your team before closing any deal.

Select the type of your awards. This is one of the good parts of golf tournament planning. After ordering the awards, meet with your accountant to finalize your budget.

45 days prior to event

By now you should know who will take part in the golf tournament and the members of the guest list. You have already published your invitations so it’s time to make a plan on how to welcome your players and your guests. Talk with your team about the golf tournament rules. Decide on the final agenda. Maybe it’s time to hire a photographer and order a significant amount of T-shirts, shoes, gloves and the rest of the equipment needed.

Don’t forget to take the safety of the people seriously, especially that of the players. That’s why it’s a good idea to plan a couple of aid stations across the area to ensure safety of the people. Also discuss about the tournament security staff.

Do you have any serious sponsors by your side? If you haven’t discussed yet, it’s time to think of a deal that will benefit you both.

7 days prior to event until the day of the event

As I said this is only a mini-guide offering just a plain overview of planning a golf tournament. The main purpose of this article is motivational. I would need 100 articles like this one to go into details so I don’t have to say a lot about the week prior to the event or the day of the event. By now, you should have finalize all critical matters. If you reach this level and everything is working fine then you have nothing to worry about. Don’t overdo it during the last week, save your powers/energy for the day of the event.