September 24, 2003

Dear <$firstname$>,

Welcome to The No B.S. Golf Newsletter

This newsletter is by subscription only. The only way you could
have received it is you requested a subscription or someone you
know gave you a subscription. To unsubscribe please scroll to the
bottom and follow the simple instructions. If the link is not
active in your email program, you may have to cut and paste it
into your browser. ============================================

AOL users!! Please remember to add Richard@thinkandreachpar.com
your address book so AOL will not filter your newsletter. If you
are not receiving this newsletter on a weekly basis, check with
your ISP, because it is published every week.
============================================ Apology from
Richard:

I want to apologize to all of you that have tried to access my
website during the past couple of months, via a telephone line. I
had no idea that it loaded so slow. Had I known, I would have
had it fixed before now. Please accept my apology and thank you
for your patience. I paid a moron good money to develop that
website, but I should have checked it myself. It should load
much faster now. Anytime you have a problem with it, I would
like for you to let me know. Thank you.
======================================

We now have the archived newsletters on the website now, and you
do not have to download them to read them. They are up by date
and easy to access. Not quite all of them are up, but I will
have them available in a couple weeks. We are also adding a
special section for our golf pro, Joe DeLorenzo. It will include
some special work by Joe, and will be available soon.

======================================
Amazing new 3-video, golf
school-in-a-box instantly gives you pro-level power &
accuracy...without Years of practice finally - learn what the
big-bux equipment companies don't want you to know about power,
distance, accuracy and .instantly Vaporizing a chronic slice
with two, simple 'no-brainier' exercises that will destroy your
slice forever - no matter what brand clubs you play
http://www.thinkandreachpar.com/tarp/special.html

Special notice

If you have a topic you would like to have discussed or would
like more information on a certain subject, just send me an email
and let me know. It may take me a while to get to it, but we
will. Your comments are welcome and appreciated. The only
requirement is you put your name in each email.
Richard@thinkandreachpar.com



If you like this newsletter, I would appreciate it if you would
forward a copy to your friends and ask them to subscribe. It's a
free gift!!

Special announcement



Joe DeLorenzo is Think And Reach Par's resident golf pro. If you
are having a Problem with your game, send me your email and Joe
will answer all that he can. I just ask that you put your name
in each email.

This is an excellent price for a swing analysis!! Swing analysis
is now up and running. If you would like your swing analyzed, the
cost for a limited time is $24.95. Just email me a copy of the
digital file in jpeg. If you don't have a digital camera, you
can a vhs or mini dv video. Check it out here:
www.thinkandreachpar.com/tarp/swinganalysis.html

Or you can go to the products page on the website and look for
the link on the bottom of the page.

Quote of the week:

"Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is
everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so
cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave
for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't
risk anything, you risk even more." Erica Jong Author

Golf quote of the week:

"You tend to get impatient with poor shots or less-than-perfect
shots, but you have to remember less-than-perfect shots win
Opens. They are part of the game, and you have to learn to deal
with them.” Curtis Strange



Tired of your friends laughing at you?? The Body Golf Full
Swing video will teach you the pro's secrets. Eliminate your
swing flaws, learn the secret to accuracy and ball control.
Increase flexibility, strength, health, and perfect your
swing...all in one video!!! Eliminate your slice for good, Just
3 minutes per day!! Go to www.thinkandreachpar.com

Other Comments:

It’s not too late to work on your game this fall. Here is what a
couple of subscribers think about the Body Golf Series.

The Body Golf series is excellent, I'm already seeing benefits in
my game! It has taught me how to "feel" the swing instead of
focusing on mechanics. John Masciola


Let me start by thanking you for the wealth of information I
received by watching parts of your whole Body Golf series. I hit
super straight drives the very first time on the range. The
first round of golf I was nailing most of the fairways. My
second round of golf, I scored a personal best 82 on a course
that I had not played on for four years and had trouble before
breaking 90. Clifford W.


From subscriber:
When anyone talks about the problems of the manufacturers or
sellers of golf equipment, I could care less. I hope they have
all sorts of problems as they seem to be in concert to avoid
helping left-handed golfers. I play in competition with righties
and cannot buy the same equipment that they have nor can I buy
many of the practice systems. Look in the Sunday papers and
answer the sale ads, and you will find that they almost never
have the same offers in left-handed equipment. And there is only
one left-handed instructional video that I know of. When I watch
pro golf, to see how the big boys do it, I have a large mirror on
the wall by the TV so that I can watch that; then all golfers
except a couple, are left-handed.

When I go to any golf store, sporting goods store, KMart type
store, anyplace where they sell golf equipment, they very seldom
have left-handed equipment and they all have somebody to blame.
The standard response is, "Yes, I know. My brother (or father,
son, daughter, uncle, etc) is left-handed and we have the same
trouble." And these people are the ones who order equipment to
sell.

I believe that the PGA and the other associations who determine
what equipment is OK for use in competition should use as one
criteria, whether it is made for both left and right-handed
players.

Why do you suppose there are only a very few lefties in pro
golf?? If I were just starting out in golf now, I would learn
to play right-handed. There is no class of people who are as
discriminated against than the lefties.

So, boo hoo. People are buying knock-off equipment. Great!!
For instance, I bought two knock-off fairway woods, a chipper,
and a putter, long before the original equipment makers came out
with them. And I bought them at swap meets, not in golf shops.
I buy 'em where I can find 'em.

And I don't buy even so much as a package of tees or a box of
balls in the stores where they discriminate against lefties.
Does that hurt them; I don't know but it makes me feel better.

Jim Berbrich


PS Just put yourself in the position of whenever you want to
learn something, you have to continually transpose left to right
and right to left. I make it a practice of going through your
newsletters and editing them that way, and then reprinting them
so that they are correct for me. But I should not have to do
this every time I want learn something about golf. I don't have
to for baseball, basketball, etc.


his Weeks Q & A from our resident golf pro Mr. Joe DeLorenzo:

Firstly many thanks for your newsletter. Best on line. Now the
question. How do the commentators know which club a player is
using on a shot? Nev grimshaw

It may seem incredible that the announcer can say Tiger is going
to hit a knock-down 7-iron with a three quarter swing. Is the
announcer just guessing? No, the answer is simple. The caddies
are equipped with headphones and are in contact with the
announcers.


Hi from an Australian subscriber, I play off 13 at a "difficult"
course in Sydney. When I am hitting them up the centre of the
fairways and missing the greenside bunkers, I can play to my
handicap. On other days, when all goes wrong I can't play to a
25 handicap - the main problems being: a) hitting it straight
enough and long enough off the tee (and I mostly use 3 wood) b)
getting out of greenside bunkers (and when I do, being close
enough to 2 putt) How do I get more consistency in my rounds so
that my scores are not (say) 84,102,87,86,105,91,88 and so on.
Regards, Tom Barnes.


Hello Tom, Although I have never seen you swing, the information
you gave me sounds the same as those I have seen who are
overswinging. Those who keep their swing under control seldom
get worse than a bogey, and also have a few more pars to offset
any double bogeys. As for the greenside sand shots, I am
guessing you need to get a sand wedge that has more "bounce" in
the sole. The more bounce you have, the easier it is to get out
of traps with distance control. Bounce is the downward angle of
the sole from the front edge of the club to the back of the sole.
This keeps the club from digging into the sand too deeply, so if
you just open the clubface and hit the sand hard about 2 inches
behind the ball and follow thru properly, the ball will pop up
nicely out of the sand. Let me know your results. Joe DeLorenzo


Here is a little more back-and-forth from my friend David H in
Japan:

Hi Joe, I hope that you had a good weekend. I have to tell you
that I really miss being able to play every weekend. Once a month
at best is killing me.

Anyways, I went to the range this weekend and did a small
experiment.

I hit both the old and new drivers and compared the results. In
essence, my swing with the 3 wood (from the ground and tee) is
acceptable. The old driver, for some reason, I am hitting farther
than I did before. Not dramatically, but enough to notice. I am
also hitting it with more consistent results and ball flight than
before.

The new driver with the same swing as the old driver, is tough. I
am truly not sure why the results are much less consistent.
Obviously, the shaft is stiffer, so it feels a little heavier,
but that is truly about it.

The flight of the ball is unpredictable so I cannot even give you
a general trend, other than inconsistent.

Anyways, for the time being, I will go back to the old driver and
use it on the course and not use the new one. I agree with you
that changing my swing for just one club is ridiculous. Oh well,
live and learn. Take care, David Hashimoto

Hello David, Good to hear from you. Apparently there really is
such a thing as a shaft that is too stiff. I used to think that
stiffer shafts were always preferrable because they theoretically
would reduce an unwanted variable, that being the flex
translating to variations in clubface positions, but now the
shaft technology has introduced the low-torque concept which
helps keep the clubface square while the shaft is flexing but not
twisting. This allows us to take advantage of the shaft's
spring-effect without sacrificing accuracy. So now it is less
dangerous to optimize your swing speed by experimenting with
different amounts of shaft flex. How in the world did the old
time golfers ever shoot par with wooden shafts? It gives you a
sense of how good those guys really were. No technology, no
matched sets of clubs, just a stick with a hunk of metal on the
end, playing on scruffy fairways and greens. Wow. Take care, Joe



Monthly article by Jennifer Scott, author of “Own The Zone”

"As a golf instructor, I always understood the importance of mental
attitude. But I never worked with it appropriately until I
applied the techniques that Jennifer taught me. Now I understand
that I haven't been in control of my thoughts. I'm learning how
to do that. I recently played in a skins game with some friends
and performed above my expectations. I was amazed."
Tom Hardesty, Teaching Professional, Cypress G.C., Scottsdale, AZ
http://www.thinkandreachpar.com/tarp/jennifer.htm

The PhobiaCalled Yips.

"Oh my God, a snake!" "I can't get on that elevator." "On
airplanes I sweat, my heart races and I'm the original white
knuckle flier."

These are phobias. I work with them every day. I help my clients
get free of them so they can live normal lives. The key to this
freedom resides in the Subconscious Mind. The tool: Hypnosis.

Almost always, phobias are caused by an initial sensitizing event
(like a traumatic fall off a table as a child, causing an adult
fear of heights). Often there are subsequent events that
intensify the feeling (like a seemingly harmless trip off a
curb).

Once the fear is ingrained, you've got a classic conditioned
response like Dr. Pavlov discovered with his dogs in 1904. Bell:
meat given. Bell: meat given. Bell: dog salivates whether meat is
there or not. With Pavlov's dogs, the bell became the trigger.
It's the same with phobic responses. There is always a trigger.

Let's talk about Yips. You weren't born with them. But they
undoubtedly began when you had a powerful negative emotional
experience while putting. Once upon a time, you had a nice,
smooth putting stroke. Your putting was good. Reliable. But now
your arms and hands jerk. You jab rather than make that nice
smooth swing.

Your mind and body have become conditioned with a destructive
behavior. You feel stupid and helpless. You can't control this
response any more than anyone else can with a phobia. Bell: meat.
Bell: meat. Bell: salivate. Ouch!

If you're a "Yipper," you probably feel the panic before you
reach every green. It may even cause you - subconsciously -- to
aim your irons further away from the pin just to avoid short
putts!

But just like phobias to snakes, elevators, heights or closed-in
spaces, your Yips can be cured too. These are all mind/body
conditioned

responses. You just have to get down to the Subconscious and
re-program.

Treating Yips as phobias is cutting-edge Hypnotherapy. I'm
beginning to help golfers get rid of this most frustrating
condition. Stay tuned!
Jennifer Scott



Richard’s Quick tips:

Putt ‘EM Straight

It has been said that
every putt is a straight putt, and that holds true even for those
putts with double and triple breaks. That’s because no matter
where the putt is supposed to end up, it always begins with the
blade of the putter striking the ball at an angle perpendicular
to the line that the putt must start out on. Or look at it this
way: Even if a putt breaks sharply downhill and to the right, it
still is a straight putt until it begins to break. This isn’t a
discussion of Zen putting. It is a simple and effective lesson.
Golfers have a terrific tendency t sneak putts to the hole, but
it makes much more sense to decide on the line and then hit the
ball straight along it. Let the slope take care of the break.

Article on Yoga and Golf:

Improving the balance and equilebrium is key in conditioning for
golf. This exercise helps the golfer gain stability in the game.
While swinging the golf club, a weight shift occurs. The golfer
must remain steady and balanced throughout. While putting, the
golfer also needs to be steady and grounded, relaxing the greater
part of the body. Working through dizziness, induced through
spinning helps the mind and body to become more stable.
1 Stand with your feet parallel, about 6 inches apart
2. Extend your arms fully to the sides, so they are parallel to the floor and
straight.
3. Turn your whole body clockwise, picking up your feet
as you spin. (Do not fix your eyes on any one point, but allow
your eyes to look ahead of your movement as you spin)
4.Gradually show down the spinning and come to rest.
Start with 7-10 repet9itions and increase by 3 repetitions every three days.
Very gradually build up to 21, or your limit.

The movement of working the legs, arms, and torso quickly warms the body and
increase the heart rate. Movement of the limbs also dynamically
stretches the hips, legs, arms, shoulders, back and spine.
Swinging the arms through the legs releases tension in the arms
and shoulders. The upward movement of the body works to
strengthen the back and legs. The slightly aerobic nature of the
exercise benefits the heart so that walking 18 holes becomes a
little less strenuous.
1. Start with your feet slightly wider than hip width apart.
2. Clasp your hands above your head,interlacing your fingers.
3.Inhale through your nose and exhale through the mouth.
4.Swing your arms and head down through bent legs.
5. Inhale as you bring your body upright to standing, and
bring your arms up above head. Straighten your legs.
6.Repeat 21 times.

I do hope this information on yoga is helping some of you. Yoga
is a very mild, natural form of exercise, and is great for your
game and health.

Until next week, good golfing!

Richard Myers www.thinkandreachpar.com

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September 24, 2003

Dear <$firstname$>,

Welcome to The No B.S. Golf Newsletter

This newsletter is by subscription only. The only way you could
have received it is you requested a subscription or someone you
know gave you a subscription. To unsubscribe please scroll to the
bottom and follow the simple instructions. If the link is not
active in your email program, you may have to cut and paste it
into your browser. ============================================

AOL users!! Please remember to add Richard@thinkandreachpar.com
your address book so AOL will not filter your newsletter. If you
are not receiving this newsletter on a weekly basis, check with
your ISP, because it is published every week.
============================================ Apology from
Richard:

I want to apologize to all of you that have tried to access my
website during the past couple of months, via a telephone line. I
had no idea that it loaded so slow. Had I known, I would have
had it fixed before now. Please accept my apology and thank you
for your patience. I paid a moron good money to develop that
website, but I should have checked it myself. It should load
much faster now. Anytime you have a problem with it, I would
like for you to let me know. Thank you.
======================================

We now have the archived newsletters on the website now, and you
do not have to download them to read them. They are up by date
and easy to access. Not quite all of them are up, but I will
have them available in a couple weeks. We are also adding a
special section for our golf pro, Joe DeLorenzo. It will include
some special work by Joe, and will be available soon.

======================================
Amazing new 3-video, golf
school-in-a-box instantly gives you pro-level power &
accuracy...without Years of practice finally - learn what the
big-bux equipment companies don't want you to know about power,
distance, accuracy and .instantly Vaporizing a chronic slice
with two, simple 'no-brainier' exercises that will destroy your
slice forever - no matter what brand clubs you play
http://www.thinkandreachpar.com/tarp/special.html

Special notice

If you have a topic you would like to have discussed or would
like more information on a certain subject, just send me an email
and let me know. It may take me a while to get to it, but we
will. Your comments are welcome and appreciated. The only
requirement is you put your name in each email.
Richard@thinkandreachpar.com



If you like this newsletter, I would appreciate it if you would
forward a copy to your friends and ask them to subscribe. It's a
free gift!!

Special announcement



Joe DeLorenzo is Think And Reach Par's resident golf pro. If you
are having a Problem with your game, send me your email and Joe
will answer all that he can. I just ask that you put your name
in each email.

This is an excellent price for a swing analysis!! Swing analysis
is now up and running. If you would like your swing analyzed, the
cost for a limited time is $24.95. Just email me a copy of the
digital file in jpeg. If you don't have a digital camera, you
can a vhs or mini dv video. Check it out here:
www.thinkandreachpar.com/tarp/swinganalysis.html

Or you can go to the products page on the website and look for
the link on the bottom of the page.

Quote of the week:

"Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is
everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so
cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave
for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't
risk anything, you risk even more." Erica Jong Author

Golf quote of the week:

"You tend to get impatient with poor shots or less-than-perfect
shots, but you have to remember less-than-perfect shots win
Opens. They are part of the game, and you have to learn to deal
with them.” Curtis Strange



Tired of your friends laughing at you?? The Body Golf Full
Swing video will teach you the pro's secrets. Eliminate your
swing flaws, learn the secret to accuracy and ball control.
Increase flexibility, strength, health, and perfect your
swing...all in one video!!! Eliminate your slice for good, Just
3 minutes per day!! Go to www.thinkandreachpar.com

Other Comments:

It’s not too late to work on your game this fall. Here is what a
couple of subscribers think about the Body Golf Series.

The Body Golf series is excellent, I'm already seeing benefits in
my game! It has taught me how to "feel" the swing instead of
focusing on mechanics. John Masciola


Let me start by thanking you for the wealth of information I
received by watching parts of your whole Body Golf series. I hit
super straight drives the very first time on the range. The
first round of golf I was nailing most of the fairways. My
second round of golf, I scored a personal best 82 on a course
that I had not played on for four years and had trouble before
breaking 90. Clifford W.


From subscriber:
When anyone talks about the problems of the manufacturers or
sellers of golf equipment, I could care less. I hope they have
all sorts of problems as they seem to be in concert to avoid
helping left-handed golfers. I play in competition with righties
and cannot buy the same equipment that they have nor can I buy
many of the practice systems. Look in the Sunday papers and
answer the sale ads, and you will find that they almost never
have the same offers in left-handed equipment. And there is only
one left-handed instructional video that I know of. When I watch
pro golf, to see how the big boys do it, I have a large mirror on
the wall by the TV so that I can watch that; then all golfers
except a couple, are left-handed.

When I go to any golf store, sporting goods store, KMart type
store, anyplace where they sell golf equipment, they very seldom
have left-handed equipment and they all have somebody to blame.
The standard response is, "Yes, I know. My brother (or father,
son, daughter, uncle, etc) is left-handed and we have the same
trouble." And these people are the ones who order equipment to
sell.

I believe that the PGA and the other associations who determine
what equipment is OK for use in competition should use as one
criteria, whether it is made for both left and right-handed
players.

Why do you suppose there are only a very few lefties in pro
golf?? If I were just starting out in golf now, I would learn
to play right-handed. There is no class of people who are as
discriminated against than the lefties.

So, boo hoo. People are buying knock-off equipment. Great!!
For instance, I bought two knock-off fairway woods, a chipper,
and a putter, long before the original equipment makers came out
with them. And I bought them at swap meets, not in golf shops.
I buy 'em where I can find 'em.

And I don't buy even so much as a package of tees or a box of
balls in the stores where they discriminate against lefties.
Does that hurt them; I don't know but it makes me feel better.

Jim Berbrich


PS Just put yourself in the position of whenever you want to
learn something, you have to continually transpose left to right
and right to left. I make it a practice of going through your
newsletters and editing them that way, and then reprinting them
so that they are correct for me. But I should not have to do
this every time I want learn something about golf. I don't have
to for baseball, basketball, etc.


his Weeks Q & A from our resident golf pro Mr. Joe DeLorenzo:

Firstly many thanks for your newsletter. Best on line. Now the
question. How do the commentators know which club a player is
using on a shot? Nev grimshaw

It may seem incredible that the announcer can say Tiger is going
to hit a knock-down 7-iron with a three quarter swing. Is the
announcer just guessing? No, the answer is simple. The caddies
are equipped with headphones and are in contact with the
announcers.


Hi from an Australian subscriber, I play off 13 at a "difficult"
course in Sydney. When I am hitting them up the centre of the
fairways and missing the greenside bunkers, I can play to my
handicap. On other days, when all goes wrong I can't play to a
25 handicap - the main problems being: a) hitting it straight
enough and long enough off the tee (and I mostly use 3 wood) b)
getting out of greenside bunkers (and when I do, being close
enough to 2 putt) How do I get more consistency in my rounds so
that my scores are not (say) 84,102,87,86,105,91,88 and so on.
Regards, Tom Barnes.


Hello Tom, Although I have never seen you swing, the information
you gave me sounds the same as those I have seen who are
overswinging. Those who keep their swing under control seldom
get worse than a bogey, and also have a few more pars to offset
any double bogeys. As for the greenside sand shots, I am
guessing you need to get a sand wedge that has more "bounce" in
the sole. The more bounce you have, the easier it is to get out
of traps with distance control. Bounce is the downward angle of
the sole from the front edge of the club to the back of the sole.
This keeps the club from digging into the sand too deeply, so if
you just open the clubface and hit the sand hard about 2 inches
behind the ball and follow thru properly, the ball will pop up
nicely out of the sand. Let me know your results. Joe DeLorenzo


Here is a little more back-and-forth from my friend David H in
Japan:

Hi Joe, I hope that you had a good weekend. I have to tell you
that I really miss being able to play every weekend. Once a month
at best is killing me.

Anyways, I went to the range this weekend and did a small
experiment.

I hit both the old and new drivers and compared the results. In
essence, my swing with the 3 wood (from the ground and tee) is
acceptable. The old driver, for some reason, I am hitting farther
than I did before. Not dramatically, but enough to notice. I am
also hitting it with more consistent results and ball flight than
before.

The new driver with the same swing as the old driver, is tough. I
am truly not sure why the results are much less consistent.
Obviously, the shaft is stiffer, so it feels a little heavier,
but that is truly about it.

The flight of the ball is unpredictable so I cannot even give you
a general trend, other than inconsistent.

Anyways, for the time being, I will go back to the old driver and
use it on the course and not use the new one. I agree with you
that changing my swing for just one club is ridiculous. Oh well,
live and learn. Take care, David Hashimoto

Hello David, Good to hear from you. Apparently there really is
such a thing as a shaft that is too stiff. I used to think that
stiffer shafts were always preferrable because they theoretically
would reduce an unwanted variable, that being the flex
translating to variations in clubface positions, but now the
shaft technology has introduced the low-torque concept which
helps keep the clubface square while the shaft is flexing but not
twisting. This allows us to take advantage of the shaft's
spring-effect without sacrificing accuracy. So now it is less
dangerous to optimize your swing speed by experimenting with
different amounts of shaft flex. How in the world did the old
time golfers ever shoot par with wooden shafts? It gives you a
sense of how good those guys really were. No technology, no
matched sets of clubs, just a stick with a hunk of metal on the
end, playing on scruffy fairways and greens. Wow. Take care, Joe



Monthly article by Jennifer Scott, author of “Own The Zone”

"As a golf instructor, I always understood the importance of mental
attitude. But I never worked with it appropriately until I
applied the techniques that Jennifer taught me. Now I understand
that I haven't been in control of my thoughts. I'm learning how
to do that. I recently played in a skins game with some friends
and performed above my expectations. I was amazed."
Tom Hardesty, Teaching Professional, Cypress G.C., Scottsdale, AZ
http://www.thinkandreachpar.com/tarp/jennifer.htm

The PhobiaCalled Yips.

"Oh my God, a snake!" "I can't get on that elevator." "On
airplanes I sweat, my heart races and I'm the original white
knuckle flier."

These are phobias. I work with them every day. I help my clients
get free of them so they can live normal lives. The key to this
freedom resides in the Subconscious Mind. The tool: Hypnosis.

Almost always, phobias are caused by an initial sensitizing event
(like a traumatic fall off a table as a child, causing an adult
fear of heights). Often there are subsequent events that
intensify the feeling (like a seemingly harmless trip off a
curb).

Once the fear is ingrained, you've got a classic conditioned
response like Dr. Pavlov discovered with his dogs in 1904. Bell:
meat given. Bell: meat given. Bell: dog salivates whether meat is
there or not. With Pavlov's dogs, the bell became the trigger.
It's the same with phobic responses. There is always a trigger.

Let's talk about Yips. You weren't born with them. But they
undoubtedly began when you had a powerful negative emotional
experience while putting. Once upon a time, you had a nice,
smooth putting stroke. Your putting was good. Reliable. But now
your arms and hands jerk. You jab rather than make that nice
smooth swing.

Your mind and body have become conditioned with a destructive
behavior. You feel stupid and helpless. You can't control this
response any more than anyone else can with a phobia. Bell: meat.
Bell: meat. Bell: salivate. Ouch!

If you're a "Yipper," you probably feel the panic before you
reach every green. It may even cause you - subconsciously -- to
aim your irons further away from the pin just to avoid short
putts!

But just like phobias to snakes, elevators, heights or closed-in
spaces, your Yips can be cured too. These are all mind/body
conditioned

responses. You just have to get down to the Subconscious and
re-program.

Treating Yips as phobias is cutting-edge Hypnotherapy. I'm
beginning to help golfers get rid of this most frustrating
condition. Stay tuned!
Jennifer Scott



Richard’s Quick tips:

Putt ‘EM Straight

It has been said that
every putt is a straight putt, and that holds true even for those
putts with double and triple breaks. That’s because no matter
where the putt is supposed to end up, it always begins with the
blade of the putter striking the ball at an angle perpendicular
to the line that the putt must start out on. Or look at it this
way: Even if a putt breaks sharply downhill and to the right, it
still is a straight putt until it begins to break. This isn’t a
discussion of Zen putting. It is a simple and effective lesson.
Golfers have a terrific tendency t sneak putts to the hole, but
it makes much more sense to decide on the line and then hit the
ball straight along it. Let the slope take care of the break.

Article on Yoga and Golf:

Improving the balance and equilebrium is key in conditioning for
golf. This exercise helps the golfer gain stability in the game.
While swinging the golf club, a weight shift occurs. The golfer
must remain steady and balanced throughout. While putting, the
golfer also needs to be steady and grounded, relaxing the greater
part of the body. Working through dizziness, induced through
spinning helps the mind and body to become more stable.
1 Stand with your feet parallel, about 6 inches apart
2. Extend your arms fully to the sides, so they are parallel to the floor and
straight.
3. Turn your whole body clockwise, picking up your feet
as you spin. (Do not fix your eyes on any one point, but allow
your eyes to look ahead of your movement as you spin)
4.Gradually show down the spinning and come to rest.
Start with 7-10 repet9itions and increase by 3 repetitions every three days.
Very gradually build up to 21, or your limit.

The movement of working the legs, arms, and torso quickly warms the body and
increase the heart rate. Movement of the limbs also dynamically
stretches the hips, legs, arms, shoulders, back and spine.
Swinging the arms through the legs releases tension in the arms
and shoulders. The upward movement of the body works to
strengthen the back and legs. The slightly aerobic nature of the
exercise benefits the heart so that walking 18 holes becomes a
little less strenuous.
1. Start with your feet slightly wider than hip width apart.
2. Clasp your hands above your head,interlacing your fingers.
3.Inhale through your nose and exhale through the mouth.
4.Swing your arms and head down through bent legs.
5. Inhale as you bring your body upright to standing, and
bring your arms up above head. Straighten your legs.
6.Repeat 21 times.

I do hope this information on yoga is helping some of you. Yoga
is a very mild, natural form of exercise, and is great for your
game and health.

Until next week, good golfing!

Richard Myers www.thinkandreachpar.com

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