Simple Golf Swing

Simple Golf Swing
By Travis Liu

Not everyone was born with the ability to swing the club like the pros. There are so many people wasting their time learning a swing they’ll never be able to play effectively with.

There are many golf courses that deal more with course management and trouble shots than it does about the mechanics of the golf swing.

You need a system designed for everyone, regardless of physical ability, could pick up the club and actually complete the swing effectively.

“The Simple Golf Swing” places less stress on lower back because it is taught with a shortened backswing. This leads to solid impact and more consistency, with less stress on the body.

Learning conventional swing takes hours of practice and not everyone has that kind of time. If your goal is to learn how to effectively use a wrist cock at the top of your backswing or to transfer your weight through the impact zone correctly, this would require years of practice.

However, you can also learn this in a short amount of time. Focus on the fundamentals that will get the club back to where it started, get it there square and get it there fast. The weight transfer still occurs, but it happens subconsciously due to the correct actions made during the backswing and downswing.

You will still be moving forward through the ball at impact, but you will not be moving away from the target when completing your backswing. This will help to eliminate fat shots, topping the ball, and of center shots.

The wrist cock will occur naturally, but it will no longer be necessary to think about it.

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Best regards,

Travis Liu

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Golf’s Open Championship boosts economic growth

Golf’s Open Championship boosts economic growth

Tue, 26/02/2008 - 10:09

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The 2007 Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie contributed £14 million to the local economy.

This is just one of the findings from a recent economic impact assessment undertaken by Comperio Research – the research division of IMG. The study was commissioned by both Angus Council and Scottish Enterprise, in a bid to understand the extent to which hosting The Open Championship boosted overall economic growth in Carnoustie, and the surrounding areas.

The Open takes place annually on one of nine historic golf courses in the UK. The 2007 event was held at Carnoustie in the Scottish county of Angus, and played from July 19 to July 22.

Comperio’s research incorporated an evaluation of the media exposure generated through the event, as well as an in-depth analysis of all income derived from spectators, contractors, corporate hospitality guests and the Media.

Further interesting findings uncovered by the research are:

• The Open contributed £26 million to the overall Scottish economy.
  
• The Open is a major tourist draw, as only 4 per cent of spectators were residents of the Angus region, with the remainder travelling in from other areas in Scotland (51 per cent), the rest of the UK (30 per cent) and overseas (15 per cent).
  
• Overseas visitors stayed in the area longer than national visitors, averaging five nights versus two nights, and they spent 4.5 times as much money.
  
• More than half of the respondents interviewed, stated that their experience of visiting The 2007 Open would make them more likely to visit Scotland again.
  
• Television coverage that included scenic and graphic reference to the Angus countryside totalled 171 hours of exposure, equivalent to a gross advertising value of some £34 million. Nearly half of this was generated in North America.

Commenting on the research project, David Valentine, Head of Economic Development at Angus Council said: “This is the seventh time that Carnoustie has staged the Open Championship. We were already aware of the economic benefits, but we felt we needed some hard facts and figures to help us understand the true worth of the event and to inform a variety of tourism strategies and programmes. This is why we chose to work with Comperio, who, having conducted a baseline economic impact assessment for the 2005 Open at St Andrews, were best placed to undertake this assignment for us. The intelligence they have delivered has certainly helped us appreciate how the event drives tourism and stimulates various revenue streams in both the local and national economy.

We now plan to leverage this newly acquired insight to ensure we maximise the positive impact of future events and in developing our strategy for Carnoustie Country – one of the best known golf destination brands within the UK. There is clearly potential for Carnoustie Country’s splendid range of golf tourism products to play a key role in the development of Scotland’s economy and we intend to exploit every opportunity”.

~Finially someone values the value of marketing and research...I know there alot of people in the sales industry that just try to wing it...doesn't it make since to do research?...#1 it will keep people coming back next time you have the event and #2 they will be impress with all the new things...and all because you went the extra step and evaluated yourself and your event with an outside influence. Now that is a MIND for GROWTH!!!

Quickly Improve Your Golf Swing

Quickly Improve Your Golf Swing
By Tim Gorman

Do you need some golf swing tips? If you could use a few golf swing tips you have come to the right place.

Golf swing tips will help you with confidence as well as improve your game in general.

Golf swing tips #1: Find a way to talk to yourself in a positive way while golfing. Negative self-talk will not help you or your game.

Golf swing tips #2: Develop a good mental attitude, be tough.

Golf swing tips #3: Practice, practice, practice!

Golf swing tips #4: Learn how to perform in tough situations

Golf swing tips #5: Find golf swing aids that may be helpful

Golf swing tips #6: Spend a few sessions with a golf pro

Golf swing tips #7: Read some good books that offer golf swing tips and then practice them.

Golf swing tips #8: Watch a golf video and learn from the pros

Golf swing tips #9: Work on a few golf swing tips each week until you have mastered each one or at least improved.

Golf swing tips #10: Take lessons that concentrate on golf swings.

Golf swing tips #11: Use the “hitchhiker” position when working on your backswing. Try looking back at your thumb and making sure it is pointing to the sky like you are hitchhiking.

Golf swing tips #12: When you are working on your backswing keep your weight on the inside of your right foot. Also be sure to keep a slight bend in your knee.

Look these golf swing tips over and choose a few to work on before your next golf game or tournament.

Timothy Gorman is a successful Webmaster and publisher of Golf-Swing-Improvement.com. He provides more golf putting, golf swinging and golf game improvement tips that you can research in your pajamas on his website.

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