Two Tips to Help You Hold Your Head Like a Pro to Improve Your Golf Swing

To give you tips for keeping his head like a pro, you must first understand exactly how the per his / her head while holding the golf swing. In his book "Golf My Way, Jack Nicklaus has the great" I consider keeping the head very stable, if not absolutely shares still during the swing, as the foundation of the basic Golf. Jack goes on to write: "If you hope to improve your game through these pages (the book), but can not or will not learn to keep your head steadyduring the swing, read no further. There is nothing I - or anyone else can, for your golf game to do. "

Nicklaus first learned about the importance of a steady head by his teacher, Jack Grout. Grout frustrated with young Jack. He called it a "Bobber head." One day during a lesson, he had his assistant extend his right arm, and grab and keep Jack from his curly blond hair. He had then Jack hit balls for several hours. Jack got the message, and he had the "feeling." NicklausCapitalized on this "feel" and went on to win 73 PGA tournaments, including 18 majors.

Sam Snead was another proponent of a steady head throughout your swing. He suggested, and taught that "the head Swing is the anchor to the need to. Snead was" extremely flexible and he had to make the physical, that allowed him to maintain a very calm Sam head during his swing. Went to tournaments to win 82, including 7 majors. Tiger Woods and Lorena Ochoa onOn the other hand, every move their heads during their swings at different times and in different directions. Tiger head moves down to the transition and on his downswing. Lorena head moves back from the ball, but along the goal line to impact.

A thorough analysis of variations in many of today's top golfers, including Tom Watson, Phil, Ernie, Sergio, Sean O'Hair, Rory Sabatini and other leads to the following conclusions, which may be to clarify and determine the movements orPositions of the Professional Golfers' heads during their golf swings:

1st All professionals and low handicap keep their heads behind the ball through impact.

2nd No professionals move their heads out of the ball or away from the goal line while away, backswing, transition and downswing and through impact.

3rd Some professionals move their heads back and along the goal line in the back swing.

4th Some professionals move their heads down (vertically) duringthe downturn, and the transition through the impact zone.

5th Some pros get (vertical) and away from the ball after impact.

6th Some experts are able to hold their heads steady until well after the impact and implement their plans.

Interestingly, only the conclusions and 2 had a consistent for all professionals. Some of head movement is obvious, and is satisfied in 3-5 conclusions. Conclusion 6 applies only to golfers very flexible.Not many golfers are so flexible, they still need to be. However, flexibility is beyond the scope of this article.

But here the tips that will help address the other conclusions are.

Tip # 1 Start with a couple of videos of your swing that can be taken lightly. Address set up, and a full golf swing take only three or four seconds. Get have your phone / camera or video camera and a partner several videos of your swing. Get a video of the front, so that you can see your face,ie the one on your belt buckle. This shot detects any movement of his head from left to right behind the ball or in front of the ball, but along the line. It also shows a head movement from the ball (vertical) or downward in the direction of the ball. Next a video provided by your upper body behind the goal line. This view will show when you are away, pull out the ball, or lunging at the ball at any point during your swing.

Tip # 2 Armed with your videos, you can now use the sameJack Grout technology to help win the "right feel" for your head during your swing. With a wedge or short iron, take your normal setup and posture, as if you were addressing a ball. You can simulate a coin on the ground place the ball. Get a friend to your spouse in order to extend her right arm and grab you by your hair or top of your head. Take a slow but normal swing. Your partner should be able to keep the head in a fixed position, while the most of your swing and follow in yourby. If you had to keep extra pressure on your head in a fixed position while your partner held his head, it means that you wanted to move your head. Review all these movements with the videos from Tip # 1 Focus on correcting the unwanted movement. Finally, you will get the "feel" for a continuous and professional head and learn to maintain that feeling. "

Like the great Jack Nicklaus suggested if you do not understand or do not want to learn how it affects your head, your swing, there areNothing can do any help to you, your golf game. Use the tips above. Concentrate on your head position and especially how it relates to the above conclusions, and you will see your golf swing and improve your game.

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College Football Wrap Up Week 6 - Florida Stays No 1, Beats LSU, 4 More Teams Suffer Their 1st Loss

Florida began the season as No. 1 pick in AP Top 25 poll and will remain No. 1 for the 7th Week after straight against the No. 4 Louisiana State Tigers in Baton Rouge, 13-3, this season the biggest match-up with two top five teams.

The Gators' swarming defense brought the crowd to the Tigers their 15th game in a row to win the current win streak longest in large schools, and LSU had picked up his 32-game winning streak into Saturday Night Games. LSU ranked last in the SECtotal offense coming into the game, but never came untracked and could muster only 162 meters.

Tim Tebow, the heart of Florida's offense and former Heisman Trophy winner, after suffering a concussion back two weeks ago. Tebow presence helped insure that the Gators on top with a top effort would remain. LSU began the game with a perfect 5-0 mark and ended with a 5-1 record. Florida remains undefeated with a comprehensive 5-0 and sits atop the SEC's East Division.

Three otherTop 25 teams losing their first game this week, Auburn, Missouri and Wisconsin.

Unranked Arkansas hosted and upset 17th- Rank Auburn, 44-23, as Michael Smith rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown and the Razorbacks raced a 34-3 lead before sticking a fork in the Tigers. Now it is confirmed that Auburn was a real suspicion Top 25 since his first choice were recorded 5 wins against teams with a combined 14.09.

Arkansas is now 3-2 and full of spit and vinegar, the Razorbacksother two victories against 149th-place, 1-AA Missouri State and 63 Rank-Texas A & M. come Big Deal? I think not. Arkansas is not as good and is not Auburn.

No. 21 Nebraska on the way and took the measure of No. 24 Missouri, 27-12, passes the Tigers their first loss. It was simply not a good week for Tiger teams as LSU, Auburn and Missouri all lost for the first time in College Football's Week 6th Missouri, which had a 12-0 shutout for three quarters to end too early andcelebrated as Nebraska won the fourth Quarter 27-0 and the game.

Missouri should have been in the Top 25? When the Hertz rental counter ad says, not quite. The Tigers 4-0 start ever built on teams with a combined 12.6, and that includes 1-AA Furman that furious powerhouse from South Carolina.

No. 9 Ohio State hosts Wisconsin Badgers and cost the first loss, from 31 13 before they returned to Wisconsin. The Badgers were unranked at least, even with a 5-0 record in the comingalways crying, always sold-out 101 000-plus-seat horseshoe stadium in Columbus.

A much more significant victory came from Alabama as No. 3 Crimson Tide took his record to 6-0 with an away win over 20th Rank Mississippi, 22-3. The Tide LED 19-zip after three quarters. Can we now stop all the preseason publicity about this and Mississippi Mississippi that? The Rebels' Hot Shot Quarterback Jevan Snead, continuing his mission to greatness by throwing fourInterception.

Ole Miss is now 3-2 and a croaking away from slipping into a swamp. Mississippi should even be in the Top 25? Nope, have to do the Rebels some real evidence.

Other teams include rank away wins this week:

No. 10 TCU 20-17 over Air Force. Without a field goal 4th Quarter, TCU would have gone into overtime. No. 13 Oregon continued to gain momentum UCLA 24-10. No. 15 Oklahoma State outlasts Texas A & M to win again, with another lame performance,36-31. If Oklahoma State keeps giving up 31 points a game, they are not going to win hold for long.

UNLV topped No. 18 Brigham Young 59-21. No. 22 Georgia Tech has it only from the Florida State 49-44 in a shootout. BYU is now 5-1 and Florida State 4-2; one could easily argue that Georgia Tech is better than BYU, and can prove so before the season is over.

Ranked teams with home wins included:

2 on Texas Colorado Colorado led by 30-28 at the half 14-10.Colorado is now 1-5 with their only win Wyoming. Texas, no one has yet won this season. After the next Oklahoma, the Longhorns play, no one really significant to the end of the season. Texas should win to be a lot of games and there is no evidence to show that they play in the National Championship Game this year.

No. 5 Virginia Tech beat Boston College 48-14. No. 11 Miami (FL stumped) 1-AA Florida State 48-16. Big whoop. No. 12 Iowa had an unimpressive 30-28 winMichigan. Another big shout; Iowa should be at least 2 touchdowns at home, have won anyway, is Iowa's 5-0 mark, the Hawkeyes best start since 1985. No. 14 Penn State kicked know about 152nd-place, 1-AA Eastern Illinois boy, the tough Nittany Lions really know how to charm a few puffs.

No. 16 Kansas all afternoon to finally beat Iowa State 41-36. Kansas gave up 36 points on a team that is 3-3. One has to ask, even at 5-0, why should they be ranked so high? TheJayhawks compiled unbeaten record record against teams with a combined 12.08, including the 187th-place, 1-AA powerhouse Northern Colorado (1-4) from the Rockies. Kansas may be unbeaten, but they are hardly good.

No. 19 Oklahoma beat Baylor 33-7. No. 25 South Carolina 28-26 only of Kentucky, a team that came to beat Florida 41-7, so No. 1 Florida and No. 25 South Carolina. At least the fighting cocks scored a touchdown in each quarter against Kentucky.

Three teams 01/05that are still in search of recognition and respect won again. Central Michigan beat Eastern Michigan 56-8 cream, Central Michigan is the worst 1-A team in the nation, currently ranked 164th by Sagarin (there are only 120 teams in 1-A football). Idaho on-the-road (yes, Idaho, do not laugh) plays San Jose State 29-25.

Pittsburgh, behind 21-13 after 3 / 4 at home, won the fourth Quarter 11-0 to Connecticut, 24-21 lost.

There were at least three other notable victories. After three straight lossesCentral Michigan, Wisconsin and Notre Dame by a combined 13 points, Michigan State balanced its record at 3-3 Illinois won 24-14 on-the-road.

looked at 4-1, Stanford, as the second best team in the Pac 10 behind USC, but Oregon State reminded them why it is hard to beat the Beavers at home, upsetting the Cardinal 38-28. All bets in the Pac 10 race is now gone, as Oregon is 3-0, 3-1, and Stanford, three teams are 2-1, Southern Cal, Oregon and Washington State (yes, the same WashingtonThat was last year, 0-12).

Talking Huskies, Washington was Arizona in the red zone at least eight times and was behind 33-21 with 4:22 left at home. Jake Locker developed a drive with a 25-yard TD strike with 2:55 left Kavario Middleton and then a miracle happened.

On the ensuing play after the kickoff, threw Arizona's Nick Foles another bubble screen pass, that Dean was short and Delashaun behind the receiver. The ball bounced off of his foot and into the air, was promptlyintercepted by Husky linebacker Mason Foster and he turned and slipped into the end zone 37 yards to set Washington ahead, 34-33 with 2:37 remaining.

Jake Locker then completed a 2-point conversion to Jermaine Kearse make ES 36 to 33. The Husky defense that had given up 461 yards to Arizona, then suddenly ugly. Daniel Te'o-Nesheim sacked Nick Foles for a six-yard loss, and freshman cornerback Desmond Trufant intercepted Foles "below fourth attempt to put the Wildcatsremoved.

Washington, twice a dog at home against Southern Cal and Arizona has shown it is all about playing hard for 60 minutes to find a way to win, finished off an opponent, and have fun.

Washington's Miracle brought back great memories of playing the "Immaculate Reception" in 1972 playoff game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders. Late in the game to the Pittsburgh receiver was hit hard when he tried to make a catch, the ball was deflected and just before ithit the ground, she was Franco Harris, who plucked from the air and then ran for the touchdown that won the game for the Steelers caught.

Pittsburgh had been fighting for four decades to win a playoff game, and the Immaculate Reception by NFL Films as the greatest game of all time to the Steelers finally won four Super Bowls before the end of the decade led invoked.

Could something special happen at the Montlake campus of the University of Washington Huskies? Count onIt is not often do wonders, especially on football fields. Washington, you will remember, then upset No. 3 Southern Cal 16-13 ranking earlier in the season.

Six bottom feeders remained winless through the loss this week, Ball State, Miami (OH), Eastern Michigan, Rice, New Mexico and Western Kentucky. Florida International was given the money away from his back playing Western Kentucky 37-20 Golden Panthers-go (that's the nickname of the FIU, what do other than those people living east of the only fewMississippi River).

Top 25 teams in this week that idle included No. 6 Boise State, No. 7 Southern Cal, No. 10 Cincinnati and No. 24 South Florida.

That's it, that's all, Smokey, put a pack on it.

(Editor's note: The rankings in this article are from the AP Top 25 poll of sports journalists and sports commentators, and all reviews by Jeff Sagarin.)

Copyright © 2009 Ed Bagley

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Tiger Woods - Prodigy to Pariah

broke From the moment Tiger Woods PGA on the scene, golf has never been the same. The era of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Lee Trevino was largely over. Arnie had marched into the sunset with 62 career PGA victories, including seven majors, Jack career victories with 73 and a record 18 majors; Gary career victories with 24, including 9 Majors PGA, Lee and career with 23 victories, including six majors. Jack and Arnie would still gigs on the tour, in the worship of the golf fansand occasionally succeed, to be competitive. If Tont Eldrick Woods, an African American father, son and an Asian mother almost lapped the field in 1997 to win the Masters to the coveted "Green Jacket", the era of the Tiger was born. The aggressive, risk-taking style of Palmer, Nicklaus, the meticulous style, the carefree, "hectic" Trevino style and the "tough-minded style of the players had captured the imagination of a largely white gallery.

With the coming of Tiger, the interestGolf jumped among all ethnic groups, especially African-Americans. For the first time the PGA had a player on his tour, which not only looked like us, was a winner! A driving range near my home was suddenly occupied evenings and weekends by the African-American men whacking that little white ball. These guys were not meant for the previously football, baseball and basketball, golf sport.

Before Tiger, if someone had told me I would spend Saturday and Sunday afternoon gluedTV viewing of adult men hitting a little white ball and tried meticulously to maneuver it into a hole, I would have told them that they were out of their heads. But that is exactly what I did. I have learned what an eagle, which is birdies and bogeys are. I've learned that in the Gulf, unlike baseball, is football and basketball, less is more, low score wins. More than anything, I saw a man revolutionize the game.

Golf is not just a mental game, but a physical game. Walking 18 holesone days, 72 holes or more in the course of a tournament requires physical fitness. Forty years before Tiger was Arnie that possessed lean, sinewy look. Nicklaus, the "Golden Bear" was the antithesis of Arnie, but made it work with hours of practice and a peaceful, focused approach to the game. If Tiger, at 6ft 1in, 185 lbs, went to the golf course, it was obvious that the man had spent time in the gym. By the end of the game on a hole, Tiger walks quickly to the next holeSize up for his next shot. Other members of the tour quickly discovered that they not only show, with a minimum preparation time, in any form, and expect to compete with this man. At some point, I think most members of the tour came to the conclusion that at the beginning of a tournament, they play mainly for second place and beyond were. There is no shame, because thanks to the Tigers, the second is money darn good money.

On 27 November 2009, a seemingly innocent car accidentby 2 clock in the morning before his residence in motion a chain of events that are still spiral set. Affairs with at least 25 women were "allegedly" by the marriage of the world's No. 1 golfer in danger. Woods announced, 11 December 2009 that he was stepping away from golf, as he tries to save his marriage after his confession to infidelity. The world of sport asks, he can come back and be as good as he was?

Here is what I believe. I do not believe one minute that Tiger has had affairs25 women. When did he find the time to practice and be as good as he is? It is sad that in the "Boulevard of society" in which we live, women can "come out of their holes" and "velvet" to destroy a man's character. One fact, however, is undeniable. As a married man with a family, a matter is one too many, and Tiger has to do with the consequences. If he, that fighting spirit for which he is known, can conjure, he can come back. Unfortunately, his image is forever tarnished.

I wasBrowsing the Internet recently and came to the website of the World Golf Hall of Fame. I clicked on "View Members" to the recruits. Arnie, Jack Lee and Gary were there. Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones and Sam Snead were there. Greg Norman and Vijay Singh, yes, that Vijay Singh, were here. But Tiger Woods NO! How can that be? If Tiger never takes another swing at a golf ball, which he has won 71 times (third all time behind Sam Snead and Jack Nicklaus), and 14 majors (secondbehind Nicklaus). Given Tiger's current problems, could he possibly be denied entry into the Hall because he is now perceived as a bad "role model"? If so, this would be a travesty of infinite proportions!

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