GREAT GOLF PUTTING

Basically, every golfer can putting golf into hole properly.










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The important thing is you must have a feeling.
Feeling means that you have to know, how many energy that you need to putting. You have to understand and control the energy needed to putting the ball. Because of this , you need to practices to found your putting feeling.








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But please be carefully, while you are training yourself. Especially with your back. Maybe yo do to much bending on your back that can make the injured of your back. Because of that, you need warming up before you do your practices.









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Because the feeling is very important to get the best putting, So you must to ensure that your feeling in the best mood. Focus is vital for you but balanced with relax is more important.
If your mind is thinking various thing, you have potentially to loss your putting. So, think only one thing. putting the ball in the hole. Just watch the ball, the hole and the distance. Thats all.









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The second aspect is you have to check the green area.
How about the distance. How far. Just measure in your mind. 1 meter ? 2 meter ?
You must calculate how many energy needed. The calculator is available in your brain.
And then "check" your energy source. Take the energy sufficiently.
Put your energy quantum on your hand. And give the ball with your energy.
The power considering not only distance matter. But you have consider the slope of green and curved surface . So You have to add extra energy for putting. But only a small adding.
The direction is depend on the slope of surface. So you have to shift the direction, a little bit lop-sided to upper area.










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thats the simple tip of golf putting. There are many source about how to putting the golf. And we hope we can continue our discussion later.

Regards

Giri Cahyono

DO A GOOD SWING ARE YOU ?

Can you believe it, that good swing is not easy to conduct for many person. Even you have experience to swing, it is still not easy. If you do wrong at the first time to swing, it will be "recorded" in your body and you will (always) wrong. How poor I am

Every golfers knew that the keys to make a good swing is depend on two aspect. First is Your Stance and second is golf club grips. So if you wanna be a good swinger you have to consider about that two aspect.

Stance ?
Stance is athletic emotion while we swing a golf club.
There are many suggest from the expert. One of them is Nan Ryan, from LPGA Teaching Professional. He said that Stand tall with your heels about shoulder width apart. Bend slightly from the top of your hips, keeping your back straight and letting your rear stick out. Let your arms hang down, gorilla style. Don't let your chin tuck into your chest. Look at the ball with the bottom of your eyes as much as possible. Let your right side (for right-handed golfers) tilt slightly lower than the left. Keep your weight equal and slightly toward the forward part of both feet.
Now relax the knees slightly. This is key. Make sure that when you relax the knees you keep your rear sticking out. Avoid that sitting down position that makes it hard to shift your weight properly. A proper stance and posture means the right position for the most effective golf swing. Practice the proper stance in front of a mirror and memorize its feel.






















From http://www.1st-beginners-golf-swing-tips.com, said that good stance should be do by everyone if they consider about balanced and relaxed.
Keep back straight but don’t tense up.
Body weight should be on the balls of your feet, not on the toes or heels,
Right shoulder will be slightly lower to the ground than the left, but a line through your shoulders should still be parallel to the target line
be balanced and be comfortable.


Golf club grips.
Make sure that grip still in good performance; not hard or slick or slippery. Do not let this condition without any improvement. Or you can control your power swing and do bad swing. Immediately re-gripping; done by service agent or by yourself ( You can ! ).
The next step is you should grip the golf club properly.

From http://www.1st-beginners-golf-swing-tips.com, said that Grip the club with your left hand. The club will be mainly in the palm across the pads at the base of the fingers. however, the club will lie across the first section of the index finger. The thumb will be positioned straight on top of the golf club shaft. Relative to the golf club, the thumb will be in a the twelve o’clock position.
And then right hand, grip the golf club just above your left hand with the fingers, not the palm, of your right hand. The thumb will be positioned slightly off to the left. Relative to the golf club, the thumb will be in a eleven o’clock position.

Of course you can see many web in internet, but you should practice refer to relax and balanced above.

Good Luck

Giri Cahyono

SECRET OF TIGER WOODS

Every golfer have a dream to be the best golfer in the world. Is it right ?

If you agree, it is very interesting to understand why someone success in golf playing.

One of the legend golfer is Tiger Woods.


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How Tiger Woods be the best golfer in the world?
Why he is so expert in golf skill ?
What is the secret ?

First reason : Talk to himself !

From the yahoo.com, he explain that the main reason of his success is talking to himself everyday !
Wow. Is it True ? Yes it is true. It is peculiar ? Not really.
He is crazy ? Of course Not.
It is the introspection way to evaluate this performance. To understand his weakness and strength. Thinking how to eliminate the weakness.
He want to balance his life. He believe that habit lead him to get a great emotion control. So, he will easy to understand and control performance to various courses.

The article in Golf Digest January 2008, explain better about this condition:

As Steve Williams, Tiger's caddie describes it: "I'll tell you 100 percent what happened," says Williams. "Tiger came back from Carnoustie, and instead of spending hours on the practice field, he just tried to picture how he wanted to swing the club. He used what Hank was telling him to do - which he had been having quite a bit of difficulty putting into practice - and went about getting swing thoughts organized and the right mental picture. He came to Firestone having done little actual practice, but from that point on, he had a mental image of himself that he was able to relate to the movement of his body.
It said as internal biofeedback.


Second reason : Pray for better playing
You know, Tiger Woods is very religious.
Yahoo.com said that, He pray everyday and hoping God will give him better and better skill. This habit is increase his motivation and self confidence. Because he believe that God will never disavow his praying. So. If you want to be the best golfer (refer to Woods) you must believe the almighty of God.


Third reason : Visualization
From http://www.pressrelease365.com/pr/sports/golf/tiger-woods-golf-mental-secret-2044.htm, We know that the next secret of Tiger Woods success is how he use visualization. Visualization is a mental or mind work. So he direct his visualization for the best playing. Visualization means that he get success in that playing, or he "see" the ball directly falling down and put in a hole. Or you can imagine that a ball have a wing and brain, so the ball "know" the direction to a hole. And all over against, this increase his self confidence to play golf in many condition of golf course.
You can set your mind to get the best visualization.

Some expert have many keys of success of Tiger Woods. But many of them said that the three above is the main secrets of Tiger Woods. Even he only have a less practice time.


After this, you can plan the schedule how to increase your performance, by apply that three secret above.
You have to! if you want to be the best golfer in the world.
Maybe it is necessary for You consult to psychologist for arrange the practice schedule.

Have a nice try.
Hoping you will be the next "Tiger Woods"


Regards

Giri Cahyono

YOU PLAY GOLF IN BALI ISLAND

IT IS VERY EXCITING TO PLAY GOLF IN BALI.

As we know, Bali is the "Island of the Gods" is fast developing a reputation as a sought after golfing destination. Thats why, there are many golfers are coming from all parts of the world, to play on Bali's, three top class 18-hole championship golf courses.
The exotic of Bali is the main reason, that many golfer come and play golf in here. They enjoy the unique of Bali.

Such as the dances










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The arts










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And of course ! the beautuful of Bali nature















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So, Where you can play golf in Bali ?

As I read from http://www.golf-bali.com/, there are some place destination to play :

Nirwana Bali Golf Club at Tanah Lot has been voted by Asian Golf Monthly Magazine and Golf Digest Magazine as Indonesia's best golf course.

Bali Golf and Country Club in Nusa Dua hosted the 1994 Asian Dunhill Masters and was voted by Fortune Magazine as one of Asia's top five golf courses in 1997.
Nirwana is part of the Le Meridien Bali Resort which has also been rated by Asian Golf Monthly as the No 1 golf resort in Asia. Golf International in the UK voted Le Meridien as one of the top 10 Golf resorts to "Dream of and Head to in the world.

Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club, is in the mountains of Bedugul, and was ranked in the top 50 courses in the world in 1979/80.

The Bali Beach Golf Course in Sanur has been upgraded by new owners and is still a testing 9 hole course. It gives the golfer a cheaper option to play golf in Bali.

www.golf-bali.com

For detail and preservation or another information you can see further in www.golf-bali.com

Have a nice day or you want to join in tournament Golf Indonesia Open 2009 in Bali :)


Giri Cahyono

GOLF; RULE AND PLAY

It is simple
Just "send" the ball and put in the hole
Golf is the only series of put the ball in hole activities
The hole maybe 9 or 18.

You "send" the ball, by using the stick

The basic rule of golf , You can see in www.USGA.org, and I read from http://www.learnaboutgolf.com/beginner/rules1.html

The detail are written below;

Rules during Match and Stroke Play

• Put an identification mark on your ball. If you can’t identify it as yours, it’s lost. (27)
• If your ball becomes unfit for play, you may replace it, without penalty, on the hole where it becomes unfit or between holes. (5-3)
• Count your clubs. No more than 14. (4-4)
• Don’t use an artificial device or unusual equipment for gauging or measuring distance or conditions, or to give artificial aid in gripping. (14-3)
• Don’t ask for advice from anyone except your partner or your caddie. Don’t give advice to anyone except your partner. (8-1)
• During a hole you may practice swing but not play a practice stroke. Between holes you may practice chip and putt on or near the putting green of the hole last played or the tee of the next hole but not from a hazard. (7-2)
• Play without delay. (6-7)

Rules about the Order of Play

• On the first tee the honor is determined by the order of the draw or, in the absence of a draw, by lot. (10)
• In match play, the ball farther from the hole is played first. The winner of a hole tees off first on the next hole. If a player plays out of turn anywhere on the course, his opponent may require him to replay. (10-1)
• In stroke play, the ball farthest from the hole is played first. The competitor with the lowest score on a hole tees off first on the next hole. There is generally no penalty for playing out of turn. (10-2)
• In four-ball competitions, partners may play in the order they consider best. (30-3c and 31-5)

Rules regarding the Teeing Ground

• Tee off within two club-lengths behind the front edges of the tee-markers.
• If you tee off outside this area, in match play there is no penalty but your opponent may require you to replay the stroke. In stroke play you incur a two-stroke penalty and must then play from within the proper area. (11-4)

Rules about playing the Ball

• Play the ball as it lies. (13-1) Don’t touch it unless a Rule permits. (18-2)
• Play the course as you find it. Don’t improve your lie, the area of your intended swing or your line of play or a reasonable extension of that line beyond the hole by moving, bending or breaking anything fixed or growing except in fairly taking your stance or making your swing. Don’t press anything down. (13-2)
• Don’t build a stance. (13-3)
• If your ball is in a bunker or a water hazard, don’t touch the ground in the bunker or the ground or water in the water hazard before the downswing. (13-4)
• Strike at the ball with the clubhead. Don’t push or scrape it. (14-1) If your club strikes the ball more than once in a single stroke, count the stroke and add a penalty stroke. (14-4)
• If you play a wrong ball (except in a hazard), in match play you lose the hole. In stroke play you incur a two-stroke penalty and must then play the correct ball. (15)

Rules when on the Putting Green

• Don’t touch the line of your putt unless a Rule permits. (16-la)
• You may repair ball marks and old hole plugs on the line but not spike marks. (16-lc)
• You may lift, and if desired clean, your ball on the putting green. Always replace it on the exact spot. (16-lb)
• Don’t test the surface by scraping it or rolling a ball. (16-ld)
• If your ball played from the putting green strikes the flagstick, in match play you lose the hole or in stroke play you incur a two-stroke penalty. (17-3)
• Always hole out unless in match play your opponent concedes your putt. (2-4, 3-2, 16-2)

Rules when the Ball at rest moves

• If your ball is moved by you, your partner or your caddie except as permitted by the Rules or if it moves after you have addressed it, add a penalty stroke and replace your ball. (18-2)
• If your ball is moved by someone else or another ball, replace it without penalty to you. (18)

Ball In Motion Deflected or Stopped

• If your ball in motion is deflected or stopped by you, your partner or your caddie, in match play you lose the hole. In stroke play you incur a two-stroke penalty and the ball is played as it lies. (19-2)
• If your ball in motion is deflected or stopped by someone else, play your ball as it lies without penalty, except (a) in match play, if an opponent or his caddie deflects your ball, you may play it as it lies or replay it or (b) in stroke play, if your ball is deflected after a stroke on the putting green, you must replay. (19)
• If your ball in motion is deflected or stopped by another ball in play and at rest, play your ball as it lies. In match play, you incur no penalty. In stroke play, you incur a two-stroke penalty if your ball and the other ball were on the green before your stroke. (19-5)

Lifting, Dropping and Placing

• If a ball to be lifted is to be replaced, its position must be marked. (20-1)
• When dropping, stand erect, hold the ball at shoulder height and arm’s length and drop it. A ball to be dropped in a hazard must be dropped, and stay, in the hazard. (20-2a)
• If a dropped ball strikes the player or his partner, caddie or equipment, it must be re-dropped without penalty. (20-2a)
• A dropped ball must be re-dropped if it rolls into a hazard, out of a hazard, onto a putting green, out of bounds or to a position where there is interference by the condition from which relief is taken (in case of immovable obstructions, abnormal ground conditions, embedded ball and wrong putting green) or comes to rest more than two club-lengths from where it first struck a part of the course or nearer the hole than its original position or other reference point under Rule 25-1c or 26-1. If the ball when re-dropped rolls into any position listed above, place it where it first struck a part of the course when re-dropped. (20-2c)
• If the original lie of a ball to be replaced has been altered, place it in the nearest similar lie within one club-length not nearer the hole, except in a bunker recreate the original lie and place it in that lie. (20-3b)

Interference

• You may lift your ball if it might assist any other player. (22)
• You may have any other ball lifted if it might interfere with your play or assist any other player. (22)

Loose impediments

• Loose impediments are natural objects (such as stones and leaves) not fixed or growing, not solidly embedded and not adhering to the ball. (23)
• You may move them unless the loose impediment and your ball lie in or touch the same hazard. (23-1)
• If you move a loose impediment within one club-length of your ball and your ball moves, the ball must be replaced and (unless your ball was on the putting green) you incur a penalty stroke. (18-2c)

Obstructions

• Obstructions are artificial (i.e. man-made) objects. Objects defining out of bounds such as fence posts or stakes and immovable artificial objects out of bounds are not obstructions. (24)
• Movable obstructions anywhere may be moved. If your ball moves, replace it without penalty. (24-1)
• If an immovable obstruction interferes with your stance or swing, you may, except when your ball is in a water hazard, drop within one club-length of the nearest point of relief not nearer the hole. In a bunker drop in the bunker, and on the putting green place in the nearest position which affords relief, not nearer the hole. There is no relief for intervention on your line of play unless your ball and the obstruction are on the green. (24-2)
• If your ball is lost in an immovable obstruction (except in a water hazard) take the same relief based on the point where the ball entered the obstruction. (24-2c)

Abnormal Ground Conditions

• If your ball is in casual water, ground under repair or, except in a water hazard, a hole, cast or runway made by a burrowing animal, you may drop without penalty within one club-length of the nearest point of relief not nearer the hole, except (a) in a hazard drop in the nearest position in the hazard which affords maximum relief and is not nearer the hole or, under penalty of one stroke, drop any distance behind the hazard or (b) on the putting green place in the nearest position which affords maximum relief and is not nearer the hole. (25-lb)
• If your ball is lost in such condition (except in a burrowing animal hole in a water hazard), take the same relief based on the point where the ball last crossed the margin of the area. (25-lc)

Water Hazards

• You may play the ball as it lies or, under penalty of one stroke, drop any distance behind the water hazard keeping the point at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, or replay the shot. (26-1a,b)
• In a lateral water hazard, you may also, under penalty of one stroke, drop within two club-lengths of (a) the point where the ball last crossed the hazard margin or (b) a point on the opposite hazard margin equidistant from the hole. (26-1c)

Lost or Out of Bounds

• If your ball may be lost outside a water hazard or out of bounds, you may play a provisional ball before you go forward to look for the original, provided you announce your intention to do so. If your original ball turns out to be in a water hazard or is found outside a water hazard, you must abandon the provisional ball. (27-2)
• If your ball is lost outside a water hazard or is out of bounds, add one penalty stroke and play the provisional or, if you did not play a provisional, replay the shot. (27-1)
• If you believe your ball is unplayable outside a water hazard you may add one penalty stroke and (a) drop within two club-lengths of where the ball lies not nearer the hole, (b) drop any distance behind the point where the ball lay (keeping that point directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped), or (c) replay the shot. If your ball is in a bunker you may proceed under (a), (b) or (c), however, if you elect to proceed under (a) or (b), you must drop in the bunker. (28)

GOLF ? WHY PLAY GOLF ?

There are many reason that we should play golf.

Mainly there are three reason : as a hobby, bussiness and healthy






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From http://www.getintogolf.org/page.asp?section=0001000100060002, you can see the reason why we play golf in below sentences:

Golf is a stimulating challenge combined with getting out in the fresh air in pleasant surroundings. A round of golf is not only enjoyable, it is an excellent way of exercising, as an average 18 holes usually involves walking between six and seven kilometers.










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So far, this web is explain the unique of golf :

• Played by people of all ages
• Adaptable to fit your availability
• Played alone or in groups
• Played at different levels – social or competitive

And golf is favorite sport for celebrities and sporting heroes

Let's we see another web about why to play golf.

From http://www.joke-archives.com/outdoors/reasonstoplaygolf.html, we found 18 item !

You can play without risk of scandal.

Beats mowing the lawn.

Carrying clubs is considered socially acceptable.

Master the essential language: slice, shank, divot, bogie, green fee, sand trap, deep rough, mulligan, hacker, water hazard, double bogie, difficult lie, flub, handicap, worm burner, triple bogie, and Duffer.

Always a doctor nearby.

Would you rather do business at the office?

Handicap accessible.

Two methods to achieve a great score
a) play as you lie
b) lie as you play

Drop a few shots at the 19th hole.

The worse your game, the better the exercise.

"Holistic" stress reduction.

Great excuse to take a walk.

Work through bad lies without having to run for office.

Rather sink a birdie than hook a fish.

Putting is such sweet sorrow.

Old golfers never die..they just putter out.

Drinking and driving is encouraged... especially by your opponents.

Having a ball is par for the course.

Looking funny ?








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As a joke, we can found many web that show the reason: golf is safe sport, compare with another sport such as football, american football, bicycle race etc

Michael Russell from his ezine : http://ezinearticles.com/?Golf---5-Reasons-To-Play-This-Great-Game&id=203539
explain 5 reasons:
1. Getting outdoors. Golf is such an excellent way to get outside and enjoy the fresh air. The peace you experience out on the golf course is nearly impossible to describe. It is so relaxing and a great way to relieve the stress from everyday life. Hearing the birds sing and seeing the squirrels play gives you an inner peace your body craves. Walking down lush green fairways and smelling the flowers is simply a great feeling.
One good tip for you is to play a round of golf in the early morning before work. You'll be amazed at how good you feel afterwards. It leaves you feeling fresh and full of energy! You're ready to take on the day.
2. Exercise. Golf is one of the best ways to lose those unwanted pounds and have fun doing it. By walking 18 holes on the golf course, you will have walked approximately 4 miles or more. That's a lot of calories you will have burned off. On average, walking an hour by itself will burn up to 300 calories. Add on to that carrying your golf bag, or pulling it behind you and you can see that golf can burn a significant amount of calories and over time, a significant amount of fat. In addition, it's also a lot of fun.
3. Golf helps to build character. Like other major sports, golf can sometimes be totally frustrating. You will have good times and then you will have bad times. Golf can really test your patience and nerves at times. Your honesty is tested in golf. Did you lose your golf ball, or did you throw a new one down and tell your playing partners you found it? Or did you count that extra stoke it took on the last hole? Golf has a way of helping you become a better person in life. You learn how to deal with all the ups and downs in golf. This helps everyone become a much better person and can be applied to all areas in your life.
4. Golf is a lot of fun. There are very few other things in life that are more pleasurable than playing a round of golf on a beautiful sunny day. Hitting that one perfect shot, or holing out that long birdie putt will have you coming back time and time again. Challenging your abilities by constantly trying to improve gives you a great feeling.
5. Golf is a great way to meet new people and make new friends. Whether you're playing a round with someone new, or sitting at the bar on the 19th hole, most golfers are a happy bunch of folks. They love to talk. Another benefit to this is that it easily opens up new networking opportunities. That could be huge for your business.
I would encourage everyone to go out and enjoy playing golf. Meet up with some new people. It is a great way to have some fun and it's good for your health too!
So. Why you play GOLF ?
Choose any point above. And you got the point

So You want to play every where ?





WATCH OUT MAN......

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Hey, astronot play in the space !!

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