July 2, 2003

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Quote of the week:



\"Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before
them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.\"

Orison Swett Marden
1850-1924, Founder of Success Magazine




Golf Quote of the week:

Some golfers fantasize about playing in a foursome with
Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Sam Snead. The way I hit
I\'d rather play in a foursome with Helen Keller, Ray
Charles, and Stevie Wonder.
Bruce Lansky


Comment from subscriber:


I received this email from one of the subscribers this week, Sam Wood.
I am posting it here so that everyone can
read it...because these are the facts!

First my reply:
Sam

Thank you for your comments. I will try to answer each of them, to my
satisfaction.

Please keep in mine the website is completely free and the newsletters
are also free. I spend my time and money providing this service
hoping that some people will appreciate it and the information will
help improve their game. Yes, I do sell products on the website, but
it is strictly a hobby, and a losing proposistion, I might add.

By the way, I pay to have some of those articles written,
have expense in a webmaster, server, internet connection, merchant
account, autoresponder, and many, many other expenses.

Also, at the bottom of each newsletter there is a place that you can
unsubscribe, if you do not like it.


(Sam)I have several concerns regarding the website.

1. Do you really need your picture up? If so, why not have it golf
related, not looking like somebody\'s grandpa sitting in the recliner?

(Richard) I don\'t know what you are referring to? The picture on the
front page of my website has me standing on a golf course, holding a
golf club.

2. Too many of your \"articles\" have excellent concepts, but are very
poor in grammar, spelling, etc. They all need to be proof-read.

(Richard) Research has proven that people like to read articles that
are written by real people and like to read articles that are written
the way real people speak. Have no plans on changing. (never did
like english teachers anyway)

3. \"Dr.\" of what? Unless it is related to golf (however slightly), I
suggest that you lose it. Honorifics don\'t impress most and don\'t
confer credibility automatically.

(Richard) From what I have been taught, you are 100% wrong. An by
the way, I have been educated in some of the best schools in the
country, an am proud of my accomplishments.

4. ANSWER YOUR EMAIL, if you include your contact information. Other
golf sites do, why don\'t you?

(Richard)
This is not clear to me. I include my email address on the website
and in my newsletters, and I do answer my email when time allows.
Best wishes,

Sam Wood

Richard\'s final comments on this subject:

Listen, I appreciate all of you and hope this newsletter is beneficial
to you. That is the whole purpose of it. To help you.

But, if the spelling and grammar errors bother you, or the way I look
or anything about this newsletter you don\'t like and feel that you
would be better off without it, Please go to the end of this
newsletter and hit the unsubscribe link. I would never want to whole
any hostages.

For the ones of you that want to hang around, I hope you enjoy it, and
I hope it helps your game.Richard


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On my first visit to your Website, I was intrigued with your approach
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Andrew


Question from subscriber:

Dear Richard,
I recently heard mentioned Bunker Buster golf balls. Could you
please let me know anything about them and where it is possible to
obtain them if they do the job - I am rotten at getting out of deep
bunkers!
Love your e-mails and have forwarded them on to several friends.
With best wishes,
Pat Ellis.

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Dear Richard
Thanks for a great webstie and newsletter. I really enjoy both of
them. My question is: I hit my short and mid irons
really well, but the long irons let me down. Can you help me?
Darrel, Cooperstown, NY

Thanks for the nice comments Darrel. Let me tell you what you need.
The Body Golf Full Swing Video. It will give you several drills to
practice that will help you. A key swingthought that works for many
people is to imagine hitting your 8-iron while you are actually
swinging a 3 or 4 iron. Most of us try too hard to hit the longer
irons. Learning to swing them as we do our short irons will produce
the desired long, straight shots. Try alternating between an 8 or
9-iron and a 3-iron at the range. Do this until you become deeply
convinced that the same swing works for both extremes. If you never
get the hang of it, then switch to lofted fairway woods.
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Pressure Time at the Club

by

Mac Stevenson


From the exclusive and expensive country clubs in the cities to the
golf clubs in small towns across the nation, the time for the big
event is near. The annual Match Play Championship at your club is
either underway or scheduled to start soon.


Any golfer who has played in club championship matches knows how
important the tournament is to the participants.

There’s no use trying to pretend that it isn’t all that meaningful;
guys and gals try harder in their match play tournament than at any
other time during the summer.

Players shouldn’t let it become so vital that their season will be
ruined if they lose, which they probably will. In a match play
tournament, only the winner is left standing. Just get out there and
practice and give it your best shot.

Why does the match play tournament seem more important than other
tournaments at your club? Because it’s personal, that’s why. And if
you’re matched against a player you don’t much care for and really
want to beat, the tension can become almost unbearable.

In match play, all that counts is the particular hole you’re playing.
Whoever wins the majority of the holes played wins the match. Here’s
an example of an 18-hole match: if you win six holes and your opponent
wins five and you tie the other seven, you win the match one-up.

If you take a 7 on a hole and your opponent makes a 3, you still lose
just one hole. You can forget the bad shots and high score and
concentrate on the next hole.

You have to strike a balance between playing the course and deciding
how much your opponent’s shots should affect your strategy and club
selection. That’s a lot easier said than done.

For instance, if your opponent has a 10-foot putt for a par and you
have a 12-footer for a birdie, you don’t want to knock your putt 4
feet past the hole. You want to make it, but you also want to be sure
to make par and force the adversary to sink the 10-footer.

It’s tough. You certainly can’t ignore your opponent and his position,
but neither can you get so caught up in what he’s doing that you don’t
concentrate on hitting your own shots. And if--for any number of
reasons--you desperately want to beat the opponent you draw, the
pressure can become like something alive that’s ripping at your
nervous system.

Match play can shock your psyche. Long putts or chip-ins from off the
green by your opponent can be shattering. You can have a 6-foot putt
for a par and your opponent has a 30-footer, and you think you’re
going to win the hole. If that 30-footer hits the cup and drops--and
you miss the 6-footer and lose the hole--your inner self-control will
be tested to its very limit. The advantage in match play can shift in
a stunning instant, and you have to pick yourself up off the mat and
keep fighting.


In match play, patience is a must. If you get a couple of bad breaks
early and go one- or two-down, you can’t panic. Don’t try and get it
all back at once. Hang in there and play your game, and usually you’ll
win a hole and get the momentum going back in your favor.


There is no set strategy in match play; every match is different and
you’ll be faced with varying situations that you have to adjust to as
you go along. Maintaining your poise and concentration--so far as what
is a smart shot and what isn’t--is the key to being a tough competitor
in match play.


Before you enter the tournament, be aware of one thing: Match play is
up close and personal--oh so personal. If you lose to someone you want
to whip in the worst way, it can make for a long year before you might
get another shot at him or her. But if you like excitement and
competition, there’s nothing like the match play tournament at your
club.














Joe DeLorenzo Article for the week:


What Makes You A Success At Golf?

Success can be hard to define, since it is such a
relative thing. You must be aware that golf is full
of unexpected twists of fate. Murphy’s Law takes
effect most of the time, whatever can go wrong will go
wrong sooner or later. A perfect-looking shot usually
ends up too long or too short, or gets a sideways
bounce. Shots that come close to trouble usually get
sucked into it. When you have a shot perfectly lined
up, you chunk it. The more you root for a putt to
drop, the more it tends to veer off line. Just when
you think your slice is cured, it comes back whenever
trouble is on the right. The wind stops whenever you
play for it, and kicks up again when you don’t play
for it.

Like it or not, bad breaks are part of the game. You
can complain and sulk all you want, but that is not
going to change anything. To be a success, challenge
yourself to keep your emotions in check no matter what
happens. Which is more fun, sulking or chuckling at
this futile search for perfection? Do you really
think you are the only golfer who has strange things
happen to them?

You are a success if you can get thru a round without
losing your dignity, enjoying your good shots and
accepting your bad shots as just part of the game.
Bring it on, Mother Nature, give me your best shot,
you are not going to make me lose my cool. If you can
say that and stick to it, congratulations, the world
could use more people like you.

Also enjoy the natural beauty of the course, the
magical feeling of a good shot, a good score, or a
fortunate bounce (and if you must, go ahead and say
‘in your face’ to Mother Nature, but look out for
lightning bolts). Above all, be considerate of other
golfers. Avoid unnecessary delays. Even if you are
not doing well, make it fun for others. That makes
you a success in anyone’s opinion, and they will
always look forward to playing with you.

Joe DeLorenzo



Richard\'s Thoughts:

One of the most famous of all golf tips is supposedly from
Sam Sneed. It says, hold your club as though it were a young bird.
You don\'t want to hurt it, but you don\'t want it to get away either.

This best sums up the notion that very little grip pressure is to
control the club. Anothr way of emphasizing this idea is found in a
similar tip: Hold the club so that it is pointing straight up in the
air. Lighten your grip until it reaches the point that the club
starts to fall straight down through your hands then tighten up a
slight
amount. You want only nough pressure to keep the club from slipping
through. A tight grip will cause the muscles in your arms to tense
up. This will reduce your clubhead feel and reduce your swing speed.

The only fingers that should feel any pressure against the grip itself
(for the right-handed player) are the pinky, ring and middle fingers
of the left hand. They alone are capable of exerting enough force to
control a club throughout the swing.

When asked how he got so much distances off the tee as a senior, Jay
Sigel responded, \"The way I grip the club so lightly is thye mail
reason.\"

Try it...it works!!

Until next week…Good Golfing!!


Dr Richard Myers
www.thinkandreachpar.com

100 Gilderbrook Rd
Greenville, SC 29615

865.675.0038


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