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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.

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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
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ball control. Increase flexibility, strength, health, and
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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.



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.




This 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 Phobia Called 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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