FootPower for Golf by William Breland Although the ankle is the most injured body part of an athlete, very little is ever done to strengthen the stabilizing muscles that prevent rolling in and out. Golfers are no exception in neglecting ankle strengthening. They seldom sprain their ankle swinging the golf club, but strength of ankle muscles is very significant to maintaining positions that establish balance, and create a powerful and efficient golf swing. During the backswing, the moment a golfer allows body weight to move outside t ... How To Sight In A Riflescope by Daniel Lowery A few months back I had to complete the task of sighing in my scope. I went to the sporting goods store bought a few boxes of shells, some paper targets, and earplugs. I headed to the local rifle range for a task that I thought would take a few minutes to complete. Well, after a box of shells and no holes in the target I found out I was wrong. I left the range in disgust and was ready to just place the rifle in the corner of my closet where it would collect dust until the next time I decided to ... The Sexy Shape of a Snowboard by Jakob Jelling Everyone knows that an hourglass figure turns heads. Not as many people know that the same figure is also behind the design of modern snowboards. While the hourglass figure on a snowboard doesn't turn heads as fast as a women's figure does it does help you to turn faster than any head can. The degree of side cut on a snowboard does effect its performance on the hill. The side cut radius is the size of the circle that is cut out of your snowboard. To put this into perspective, most skateboarding ... A Bet You ALWAYS Win - How Sports Betting Arbitrage Works by Kevin Schultz Betting arbitrage is a method of creating a bet that has a zero risk - in other words, you always win! The concept of 'arbitrage' comes from the financial world, and describes the activities of traders who find two different places offering the same trade, but at different prices. They then exploit this difference by selling in one location and buying in the other. Whatever happens to price, they make a profit on the difference between the original 2 prices. The same thing applies to betting arb ... Golf Course History - You Can Play The Oldest Golf Course In The World! by Gary Hill The oldest golf course in the world If I asked you where the oldest golf course in the world was what would you say? Scotland – yes, good guess so far. But where in Scotland? When pressed most golfers eventually say St Andrews, but they’re wrong. Golf was played at Musselburgh near Edinburgh at least ten years before any recorded games at St Andrews. Local records suggest that golf was played on the links land near the shore at Musselburgh from around the year 1567. The “old course” in Musselbu ... Yogalates for Golf by William Breland To swing a golf club simply rotate back then rotate forward while shifting your weight accordingly around the axis of motion of each hip. To this simple version of the swing, add a few things such as a good grip, proper weight transfer, maintain spine angles, stay balanced, correct tempo, proper alignment, etc…, and you’ve got every reason to expect a single digit handicap. Golfers for the ages have pondered how something so simple could become so complex. The simpler and more automatic the golf ... Snowboarding Boots by Jakob Jelling The key to comfort on the hill. The boots that you wear when snowboarding will make a huge difference with your ability to control your snowboard and your comfort on the hill. You will quickly find that cold, sore or wet feet will destroy a day of snowboarding faster than anything else will. When it comes time for shopping for your snowboarding boots it is important to get the correct style of boot for the type of snowboarding you intend to do. There are three types of snowboarding boots commonl ... Poker Odds - Pot Odds And Hand Odds Explained by Oddvar Pettersen To be successful at poker you should, at any time during the play of a hand, be able to calculate the odds of catching your hand to the odds the pot is giving you. Knowing the probability of making a specific hand in poker can be done by calculating hand odds. Figuring out how many outs you have will give you the possibility of calculating the number of times you will hit your hand by the river. Lets say your'e dealt A-9 of hearts in Texas Hold'em and the flop comes up showing two hearts. Your h ... The NEW King Elvis Preston King by Elvis Preston King by: Elvis Preston King No Elvis is not a new rock and roll king. Elvis Aaron Presley still holds that crown. In ancient societies, kings had harems of beautiful young girls. In modern time in the year 2005 there is a New King. Elvis Preston King who has over 1000 beautiful young girlfriends. Elvis has done google searches that Sergy Brin and Larry Page wouldn’t know how to do to see if there is any one else on the planet who too has girlfriends galore. Only Elvis Preston King pops up in a googl ... Nine Hints For Taking Great Digital Photos by Christopher Thomas Introduction Modern cameras are highly automatic in operation. They have auto focus and auto exposure. The camera will focus on the subject - often identified by a small circle or square at the centre of the viewfinder - and calculate an appropriate exposure by detecting the level of reflected light - usually from the same spot. A slight pressure on the shutter release will activate those two functions, without taking a picture. Further pressure on the shutter release will result in a photo bein ... Never Paddle Alone! by Jakob Jelling An important thing to remember about kayaking is that you should never paddle alone. One of the biggest rules of thumb when it comes to kayaking is that you should never paddle alone. The reasons for this are many, but most of all, if you make sure that you have somebody with you, then you'll be able to stay safe in almost any situation. Having an extra person with you means that if something happens to one of you, the other one will be there to help out - either with the first aid kit, with goi ... American and Canadian Baseball Fans to Attend Cuban Playoffs by Marcel Hatch Eighteen intrepid baseball fans are about to score a home run by flying to Havana for the last three games of the Cuban National Series. The trip is being organized by Vancouver-based CubaBall Tours with an Air Canada departure from Toronto scheduled for March 24, 2005. The group will be escorted by Canadian baseball historian Ernest Kit Krieger, who has booked front row seats for the final matches of the series in Havana and Pinar del Rio. Between games tour members will meet with Cuba's Baseba ... Never Go Diving Without a Magnetic Compass by Jakob Jelling A magnetic compass is an indispensable device which divers should always carry and be able to consult while they dive. The compass might make the difference for a lost diver allowing him to find the shore, which he couldn't do without it. Having a magnetic compass is crucial at the moment of wishing to know where we are while being at the water. Whenever a diver is checking on his equipment and making sure he has everything he needs, one of the first things he should check is for his compass. A ... Things You Should Know About Tents by Robin Shortt Choosing Your Tent Here are a few hints when choosing the tent just right for you or your family. Tents that are advertised as one person are rarely big enough for one person. Two person tents are usually comfortable for just one person, a three person tent is comfortable for two people and so on. If you do not pick something large enough, you will find yourself cramped , claustrophobic and uncomfortable. Pick something that will give you a little room to move and some space for some of your ... Have Fun With a Sea Scooter by Jakob Jelling A sea scooter is a water propeller which facilitates the practices of divers as well as it ads fun to their activities. It makes the practice of this sport easier and allows divers to spend their energies in a better way. These devices usually are small and light, providing comfort not only in their use but also in their transportation. Sea scooters are used for many different sea related sports and practices besides diving, such as for swimming and snorkeling. Whatever sport you practice you wi ... 10 Benefits You Get from Using Trekking Poles For Hiking by Robin Shortt We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit. -Aristotle- I remember watching my boys growing up. They would go to their Scout meetings and bring home a pole that they had cut from a sapling. They made it into a pole by stripping the bark and carving different designs into it. They would talk about how they used it for hiking and on campouts. Today things have changed a lot. The Scouts still make their trekking poles, but more hikers are now going high-tech. Todays ... 6 Things You Must Do If You Want To Have The Secret To Catching More Trout by Robin Shortt It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. ~John Steinbeck 1. How Fish Think When you hunt for deer, and any other animal for that matter, there are some set rules you have to follow if you are going to catch some very wary Brook and Brown trout. Will the rules for hunting somehow help with Trout Fishing. 2. Study and Research Understanding how a trout thinks, will increase your chances of success. You could go to a lo ... The Protection of a Diving Wetsuit by Jakob Jelling Wetsuits are meant to keep divers warm by giving them thermal protection. There are some important guidelines which a diver should learn regarding the wetsuit he might acquire and use. First of all, it is important to know that they are usually made from neoprene; most of the times open cell neoprene. Besides, when wetsuits have a coating added to the neoprene they are easier to be worn and taken off. The practice of free diving and scuba diving imply the use of different kinds of wetsuits. Whil ... A Guitar Lesson To Help You Test Your Note Knowledge by Craig Bassett In this guitar lesson we look at a great way to test your note knowledge of the guitar fretboard. But before we look at that, why even bother learning the notes? Knowing the notes on your guitar fretboard is an essential skill. Here are a FEW of the benefits that you'll gain if you have fantastic guitar fretboard knowledge… You'll learn how to apply music theory to the guitar much more quickly. In my opinion there's no point learning music theory if you can't PLAY it! Your creativity will increa ... Kayaking Footwear by Jakob Jelling Kayaking footwear comes in several different designs, to keep your feet safe and, in some cases, warm. Kayaking will obviously not require the same type of footwear that you would wear to the store or on the street. However, since you will not always be in the kayak (eventually you're going to have to come back to land and get out of it), you'll probably want to have some sort of shoes just in case you have to come back to a rougher part of the beach. You don't want to hurt your feet just becaus ... Dutch Oven Cooking Basics by Robin Shortt Pioneer Cooking When you think of a cast iron Dutch oven, what comes to your mind? Pioneer cooking? Stews over the open fire? Of coarse both are true, but they are still very much in use today and as for the Dutch oven, the possibilities are endless. Dutch ovens can be used for frying, baking, boiling, and steaming as well. Purchasing Your Dutch Oven When purchasing your Dutch oven, make sure the lid has a raised ridge. This is to hold your heat source, which will be briquettes. This will he ... Camping Equipment Essentials by Robin Shortt The following is a list of equipment that you likely want to take on a camping excursion. Tent Spare tent stakes Sleeping Bags Ground pad or air mattress Stove and fuel Lantern and fuel Flashlight and spare bulb and batteries Cookset Dutch oven or Reflector oven If taking a reflector oven- cake pans, pie plates, muffin tins Griddle or frying pans Toaster Pot holder Can opener Cooking utensils- spatula, large spoon, fork Mixing bowls Dishpan Dish cloth and towels, Dish Soap Plates, cups, knives , ... Camping With Man's Best Friend by Robin Shortt Man's Best Friend Man's best friend your dog , and you, can go camping and have lots of fun. Look at it as a walk that doesn't end, during which he gets to spend all his time with you. For us campers, it can give us another means of security and another way of bonding. Things You Need To Do For those of you who are wanting to get involved in this great adventure with their pet, there are some things you need to do to make this as fun as possible for both of you. Bring Him Along Slow First ti ... 17 Tips That'll Safeguard You and Your Family From Dog Bites or Attack by Robin Shortt Did you know that more than one million north americans will be bitten by dogs this year, and about one million dog bites will go unreported. Its sad but most of the victims will be children. These dog bites will come from animals known to them. Unleashed dogs will account for most of the bites inflicted. What Makes Dogs Bite Not being educated and pet owners not being committed on training their pet is what leads to most of these dog bites. We must realize that dogs don't normally become a pa ... Black Bear Chasing Kid Style by Robin Shortt Black Bear Chase Peddling as fast as my aching legs could move, I came to an abrupt stop. My shocked eyes followed the big black bear as it veered off the old brush road into the dark forest, just a few feet in front of me. Camping With My Friends It was early summer. A couple of friends of mine and myself had just finished a week end camping and fishing trip at one of our favorite lakes in the area, where we lived. As I can remember it was a very long bike ride, even for three 14 year old boy ... | ||||||
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