Keys to Club Head Speed: Part II---X Factor

In Part I, I pointed out that one key to club head speed to achieve distance is the ability for the body to produce power through rotation.  Another factor to power is the ability to separate the upper body from the lower body. 

X-Factor is the distance measured between the shoulder and hip turn in the backswing.  The problem with most average amateur golfers is the inability to maximize this ratio without jeopardizing posture throughout movement.  When there is restriction in the separation between the upper and lower body, the golfer can either decide to shorten the backswing (in turn, limits X-Factor) or try for more range of motion which brings about even more swing faults (sway, slide, flattened shoulder plane). 

There are MANY ways to help promote separation and coil.  Here is one exercise I use with my clients on a daily basis while they are actually in golf posture.

X-Factor Utilizing Wall:

1)  Stand at address with gluteals (buttocks) against wall.  Try NOT to lean back into heels, but keep weight over middle to balls of feet. 

2)  Keep eyes looking down at imaginary golf ball on floor and place hands in “athletic ready” position in front of you.

3)  Rotate upper body with hands around as if in backswing to reach and touch wall behind you.  Eyes and head stay still.

4)  The goal is to be able to place both hands flat on wall with trail arm elbow (right for right handed golfers) aiming down so not to have a flying elbow.

5)  Right buttock will remain flush with wall while both feet stay on ground. 

Hint #1:  When head stays still and weight remains centered, you will get more rotation through each vertebrae starting from the neck down.  Keep abdominals taught and “think” long spine.

Hint #2:  Use your breath to help maximize stretch.  Inhale to prepare for the movement.  Exhale as you rotate and hold stretch for 5-10 seconds.  Breath evenly through stretch.  Repeat both directions to keep symmetry.  5 Repetitions each side.

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2010 Ryder Cup Teams banned from Social Media

It was announced today that  both captains, Corey Pavin and Colin Montgomerie have put in place for all players, a blanket ban from using Twitter or Facebook during the 2010 Ryder Cup week.

This is designed to keep all players focused on the three-day competition that kicks-off Friday at Celtic Manor.

Pavin said: “We talked about it. The team has come to a consensus not to do it.

“It can be a little bit distracting sometimes, and I think it is important to focus on the Ryder Cup and playing in the matches. We’ve decided to not Tweet this week, but a week from today I am sure Tweeting will be all over the place.”

Concurring with his counterpart, Montgomerie said: “We are in the same boat. I think it’s important we focus on the job in hand this week.

“We are here to try regain the trophy that Corey has brought back for us. We have to focus on that job, and as Corey rightly says, on Monday October 4, yes, you will find the team probably on social network sites, but not until then.”

The decision will effect players on both sides.

Your thoughts?

I’m on the fence about it. I can see and understand the point, it’s an important week and you want as few distractions as possible for your players. But think about the exposure! This is a big opportunity for all involved to give the viewers and readers an “insider’s perspective” on what’s happening and this is the first time when it’s really a possibility.

In prior Ryder Cups, there’s always the post round interviews & such, but now there’s the opportunity to get the real thoughts and feelings from the players.

On the flipside, it’s also a great way to get the players pumped up if they can witness 1st hand the outpouring of support from the fans.

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Ladies Golf Attire and Fashion

I was perusing Golf for Women the other day and

wondered where are the women who wear the golf attire

modeled in women’s golf magazines? I’ve never seen

women, professionals included, who would dress in such

expensive and outrageous clothes!

It’s easy to spend money outfitting yourself for golf.

Hats, sunglasses, gloves, shirts, shorts, socks,

windbreakers and shoes all add up quickly, even if you

shop the sales. Add in equipment, bag and cart and you

have to play quite often to keep down the "CPU" - cost

per use.

One glossy advertisement showed a model in short

shorts (like that’s allowed on courses!) that cost

$275, the Tse golf shirt ($595), jacket by Ralph

Lauren ($185) and two-toned Utuser shoes ($425).

That comes up to $1480; I could never hope to get the

CPU on that outfit anywhere near a normal level in my

lifetime! Don’t get me wrong; I love clothes. I really

love shoes, but could never afford, or want, golf

shoes that cost more than the national budget of some

small countries.

Granted, you want comfortable shoes that don’t look

like something your grandmother would wear, but you

can easily find less expensive and fashionable shoes.

I have several really stylish golf outfits, none of

them brand name. If I totaled the cost of all of them

up it would not come up to the price of the Tse golf

shirt. Personally, I’d rather have several stylish

outfits and one outrageously priced one.

If I were to wear a $1480 outfit to play golf, I would

simply be too worried about getting dirty or

perspiring to play a decent round.

Add 15 Yards With Golf Specific Stretches

Do you struggle to make a full backswing? How many times have you stepped up to the tee and tried to make a big turn to hit a long drive and the ball went nowhere? The reason this happened was you swung outside your physical capabilities. The secret to longer drives is effortless power. The only way to get effortless power is a tension-free full backswing, that unleashes into the ball coming down.

Any golfer over 40 should be focusing on stretching specific to your golf swing. If you don’t stretch, your golf muscles will get tight. Tight muscles are weak and ineffective. You will never maximize your driving distance potential with restricted muscles.

You’ve got 2 choices moving forward. Continue on the path you’re currently on, and just accept the natural decline in your game, or…start stretching and see a resurgence in your swing. One loaded with power and consistency. Once you start, you’ll wish you had been doing it years ago, but it is never too late.

Do you want a step-by-step, golf stretching program? I’ve put together a stretching for golfers DVD that is “plug-in-play”. It’s like having me in your living room taking you through a stretching program for golf. And the great thing…I’ve put it together in 7 minute segments. Yes…you get it done in 7 minutes and move on!

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Play golf with Annika Sörenstam video contest

The Annika Academy announced today-play with Annika video contest. If you've ever wanted to play golf with a professional of the LPGA, now is your chance.

Today, 8 September 2010, which runs from October 14, 2010, you can send a video, up to a minute, expressing the why you should get to play golf with Annika Sorenstam.El video must load a site like youtube or facebook social media and send the link to the registration form.

The winner will be meet Annika for a session of photo and autograph, and then play nine holes of golf with Annika in one of three courses at Reunion Resort, Orlando, Florida.

There will be two rounds of judging,

Initial round .a panel of expert judges of the ANNIKA Academy will evaluate correctly entered in the video contest. Videos will be judged based on the following criteria: (i) the creativity and originality; (ii) relevance to the subject; (iii) persuasion and passion for golf.Participants whose videos have the highest scores of ten (10) shall be deemed finalists and will advance to the final judge according to Article 5B next round.Finalists will be notified by email on or about 21 October 2010.

Round end.Sponsor will be posted on contest to ten (10) finalists videos Web site links for purposes of the public vote; see also Article 4E.(The voting public, persons who register on the website of the contest will have the opportunity to qualify videos finalists one or more than 1 to 5 stars, with 5 stars being the highest rating posible.Hay limits of)
(one (1) voting by registered video daily per person.)Public vote is scheduled to take place between October 25, 2010 and 31 October of the Grand Prize winner 2010.El is the finalist that has the highest score composed final round
based on the average (mean) star in public (25%) of voting and Annika Sörenstam personal assessment of the
Videos of finalists as the criteria set out in article 5 (potential winning 75%).El Grand Prize will be notified by)
email, phone and postal mail on or about November 5, 2010.

GRAND PRIZE
The chance to play nine (9) holes of golf with Annika Sörenstam ANNIKA Reunion, Florida Academy on a date to determinarse.Aproximado Retail value: $ 5.000.00 (USD).

This is quite intense, retail value if do you the math,'re billing Annika 2000 $ per hour.

A couple of things to consider before submitting your entry

Transport is not included in the Grand Prize and will be responsibility of the winner.All costs relating to acceptance or use of the prize that are not specified in these official rules as well as all applicable taxes on the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner ganador.Si is us, winning will issue a 1099 of IRS Tax Form for the fair market value of the prize.Golf with Annika Sörenstam output shall not exceed two and a half (2 half) hour, regardless of whether completed nine (9) holes golfcourse.Annika Sörenstam participation in the Grand Prize is subject to their availability and professional commitments; unlikely that is unavailable for any reason, the participating Sörenstam Ms. understands and accepts the sponsor to fully satisfy its obligation if the winner by an instructor at the Academy of ANNIKA of exclusive choice selecting play golf with winner for Ms. Sörenstam.

You suck completely if you went through the effort to create and promote a video and were selected as the Grand Prize winner only to Annika Sörenstam bail to attend any prior commitment primarily because you would be still stuck with the passive tax.

Pretty lame will not pay the invoice for transportation, I think it will negatively impact the number of plates in the contest.

Thoughts?

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Keys for Club Director speed: Part II---X Factor

Part I, I pointed out in one of the key club head speed distance is the ability to produce power through the rotation of the body.  The second factor in power is the ability to distinguish between the upper body, lower body.

  X Factor is a shoulder and hip, on the other hand, the distance between the backswing.Most of the average amateur golfers the problem is the inability to maximize this relationship during the posture of the present without compromising the ability of transfers When not set restrictions. upper and lower body, either decide to shorten the backswing golfer (in turn, and within the limits of the X Factor) or more of its regions, on their own initiative, which brings about more swing faults (sway, slide, litteinä shoulder level).

To contribute to the separation and coil ways. here is one I use on a daily basis with my customers, when they are actually using the position of golf.

X Factor tietoliikenneprotokollat Wall:

1) Are at gluteals (buttocks) with wall. Try not lean back into the heels, but keep the weight more than in the middle of the balls in feet.

2) Considered the imaginary golf balls, floor and place in the hands of the "athletic ready ' position on the front of the eyes to view.

3 Rotate hands upper body) than when they are in accordance with the backswing and touch are behind a firewall,. eyes and head shall be continued.

4) is intended to be able to place both hands flat on the wall trail arm elbow (the right to reserve the right to rely on golfers) aims, this is not a flying elbow down.

5) with the Right buttock remains of the wall, even if both legs of the permanent collection in the field.

  Tip 1:When the weight of the animal remains and will remain centered, you can learn more from the neck rotation for each of the vertebrae. Keep taught abdominals and "think" a long spine.

Tip 2:Help, maximize stretch your breath, Breathe to prepare for the movement to.. Exhale rotated, and stretched 5-10 seconds, press and hold the breath, evenly through stretches.. Repeat both ways to keep symmetry. 5 playback on each page.

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Tiger Woods Affair, Car Crash, voicemail

I have had so far talking about Tiger Woods, alleged Affairs, voicemail, car accident, the appointment of the Florida Highway Patrol issued, its poor wife Elin and what I think is equally important is that he not playing golf. Especially in its own tournament. This is a sad moment in golf. Our most famous star in the covers of the tabloids and anger at TMZ.

It is not only becoming crazy, but many sites and blogs as Huffington Post, Golf.com TMZ.com and a ton of blogs golf.También seems that more women, not just Rachel Uchitel and Jaimee Grubbs are coming out of saying that they had intimate relationships with Tiger Wood's work.

I don't know what to say or think, but I am invited to join the conversation here commenting. I want to know what is now thinking the rest of the golf community.

I know that I want to give the benefit of the doubt. As they say, "innocent until proven guilty" right?I have admired Tiger Woods already arrived in tour more than 10 years ago. even noted his 3rd Straight U.S. amateur won back up in Oregon on the crest of the pumpkin. I remember coming home and tell my wife, "I just saw this KID Tiger Woods and man is going to be something".Actually said... ask my wife

It is a pity that he is not playing in your own tournament, but I can not blame to you.I would stay inside! I hope that this blows over soon- and -drop the tabloids and media.

Here is mine a friend blog golf with Tiger post: Grouchy Golf

Actualización:Sources are now saying Elin would get $ 300 million if she left Tiger

Please intervene below and let me know your thoughts.

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