Articles Archive for December 2008
Urban Golf »
Some will be original, others absurd, but certainly the initiative to promote golf to boost urban tourism in the city of Freiburg is striking. In fact, it is a pioneering experiment in a country with more traditional golf courses. But this is hardly traditional. Is an improvised 18 holes of four hours’ duration with which golf enthusiasts but fundamentally any tourist can visit the city in a different way.
The urban area will discover views of the Gothic cathedral, the medieval city walls, the river Sarine and the streets filled …
Records Golf »
Big mistake of the Royal and Ancient at the qualifying event for the British Open in Sunnigdale on 2 July 2007.
The referees had placed the flag in a very difficult situation unplayable see the hole on No. 4.
So this su Par 3 of 143 meters that Ricardo Gonzalez took 5 putts, Eduardo Molinari 4 putts and Brett Rumford 3 putts aprèsque his first downhill of 60cm is 12 meters below!!
The Royal and Ancient has quickly put an end to this carnage and placed the flag more suitable …
News Competitions »
Not the British Open was open if we said before the race. It should not look far to find the winner. In the absence of world number one Tiger Woods recently operated knee and whose season is over, the names of Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia or Ernie Els had been raised. At no time that Padraig Harrington had however been advanced. And for good reason, suffered a left wrist discomfort, title holder did not know yet the eve of the first round if he would be able to take …
Hardware »
Compression:
Compression and rigidity are synonyms for the golf ball, in fact when we talk about a ball more or less rigid on alluded to its compression ratio.
When one hits the ball, the latter is under pressure and therefore the club for a short moment it is deformed. Compression of a ball generally evaluates between 80 and 110.
For a little swing speed (women, children, seniors …) to the compression is 80 or a low compression.
A quick swing speed requires a significant compression ball is 100.
Rotation:
Throughout his path running the ball …
Glossary »
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Accompaniment: After hitting the ball, hands and head of the club eventually arc.
Ace hole in one.
The address starting position during the swing.
Air-shot Coup in a vacuum, above or beside the ball. Error typical of the beginner.
Surface area starting cut flush on which player to start up the hole. This is the only area where the player is allowed to …
Games Golf, Improve His Game »
The contribution of sports science to the sport is becoming more relevant. The individual sports are benefiting from the studies carried out in the field of physiology, nutrition, biomechanics and psychology among other applied sciences to sports effort.
What can the physiology of exercise by the player of golf? In a study conducted by researchers at the Unit for Sports Medicine at the University of Ulm (Germany) in a simulated game, it was concluded that all players were maintained for more than two hours (adding different periods scattered along the route) …
The Wedges »
Tournaments »
Champions Americans »
LOS ANGELES, Dec 22 (Reuters) - While professional golf prepares to confront a bleak economic landscape in 2009, the biggest talking point in the game relates to the timing and immediate impact of Tiger Woods’s comeback from injury.
The American world number one has been sidelined since his astonishing U.S. Open victory in June when he defied stabbing knee pain and a double stress fracture of his left tibia to clinch his 14th major title.
Although Woods is ahead of schedule in his recovery from reconstructive knee surgery and began hitting full …
