Golf Swings

Having spent last week spotting at the Australian National Veteran Golfers Championships held here in Paradise (Cairns, Queensland if you need to ask!)I was struck by the wide variety of golf swings exhibited.

Some of these looked very ungainly, if not downright weird, but nevertheless were quite effective. On reflection it was obvious that many of those of my vintage or older had achieved those swings because they, like myself, had either not had access to professional coaching, or had not been able to afford lessons when they started playing. They had to observe existing players and try to put into practice what they deemed to be the most efficient strokes for the shot being played.

As video cameras were not available/affordable 50 years ago either, they had to rely on a mirror or feel to refine their swing. Naturally, there were some good ball players who achieved a 'natural' swing, but many made do with what worked for them, putting up with a fade/slice or draw/hook and playing for it. They usually made up for defects in their long game by becoming deadly around the green.

These days there is simply no excuse for beginners to go through this trial & error process which was, if we are honest, downright disheartening and frustrating at times. (This was graphically illustrated by some of the language overheard on the hole I was spotting on at the Vets Championships!) In fact many may have quit the game as a result, which is unfortunate. Many more keep struggling, trying this or that temporary remedy & using the excuse that 'You can't teach an old dog new tricks' to avoid making a determined effort to get back to basics.

I've ever only had 3 lessons in my 52 years of playing. Two helped me temporarily. One completely threw me off my game for 6 months until I reverted to my old swing. None bothered to explain basic principles behind the swing or the role the big muscles were supposed to play in it. They only addressed my particular problem of the time, namely a slice.

From these experiences I came to the conclusion that before taking any lessons you really need to check out the professional you are intending to go to. He needs to:

- be prepared to actually LISTEN to you,
- be prepared to take you through the basics of why & how the swing works,
- not overload you by changing dozens of things at one time (particularly if you have been playing for years), and
- VIDEO you to demonstrate what you are doing compared with what you should be doing.

Believe me, a 2 minute video of your swing is better than an hour of instruction in that your mind doesn't really take in what you are told until your eyes actually see it.

However, if you can't afford a series of lessons, or can't find a decent instructor, or just plain prefer to do things in your own time at your own pace, there are dozens of golf instructional books, DVDs, tapes and sites out there.

One I discovered recently is by Don Trahan at http://www.peakperformancegolfswing.com.

I consider it the best because it explains things in simple terms, illustrates the swing and various variations, like bunker shot and lobs, and is based on scientific principles. Moreover, if you like what you see on Don's blog & decide to buy his course, he has a very fair refund policy if it doesn't work for you within a year. You can't say that of many courses.

Tapping & Weight Loss

Tapping is really fascinating me, as it seems to have application to many problem areas.

Check out this audio about weight loss with Carol Look. It's another great example of the quality information that we have in the Tapping Insiders Club. You can listen to the audio here:

http://www.tryitoneverything.com/cmd.php?Clk=3231598

In the audio you'll learn:

- How Tapping can help you get into the mentality and vibration of a healthy vibrant person.
- How to stop being a slave to food and cravings.
- Why it's not all about the food and exercise
- How to use Tapping and the law of attraction to lose weight.
- The easy way to be healthy and STAY healthy!

Next here are some common questions about the club:

Question One: Are the audios in the club downloadable?

Answer: Yes, all of the audios are downloadable so that you can take them with you on the go on an I-Pod or other MP3 player.

Question Two: If I miss the weekly tele-seminar will I be able to listen to it afterwards?

Answer: Yes again! All of the tele-seminars (and Ask the Expert Interviews) are available for download at any time after they go live. Currently all four parts of this months tele-seminar entitled "Supercharging Your Tapping with NLP" are available for download inside the club!

Question Three: I don't have a credit card. Can I pay through paypal?

Answer: Because of all of the requests we have installed paypal as a payment option. Just select paypal on the page where you create your membership username and password. You can click on this link to go to the sign up page:

http://www.tryitoneverything.com/cmd.php?Clk=3231598

The last common email we've been receiving hasn't been a question but actually just positive feedback from members! :) Here is an example of an email we received last week:

"Thank you so much. I would like to say that I have already felt benefits from tapping along on one of the sessions. I am going to really enjoy being in this tapping club." -Barbara in Roseburg, Oregon

That's it for the most common questions we've been receiving. If you haven't joined yet remember there are only hours left until the super low Charter Membership prices end.

Enjoy the weight loss audio and if you have any questions about the club just respond to this email and let me know. :)

Keep tapping!


P.S. - Speaking of weight loss, there is a great video tap along with Jessica inside the club about how to eliminate cravings. If you're trying to lose weight it's a "must watch."

P.P.S. - To give you an idea of how cheap the charter membership prices are...the month to month is a 33% off price, the 6 month option is a 42% off price, and the 1 year option is a whopping 47% off price!

There are only hours left before the Charter Membership time ends. You can take advantage of these prices by clicking on the link below:

http://www.tryitoneverything.com/cmd.php?Clk=3231598

Tapping Site

I've just finished reading an email from Nick Ortner, the creator of the documentary film Try It On Everything and the newly opened Tapping Insiders Club.

I thought I'd pass on the email to you as there are less than 48 hours left to join the Tapping Insiders Club:

"Dear Friend,

A little over 20 years ago, in the town of Brookfield, CT where I grew up, they were opening a new YMCA. I remember walking around the facility with my parents and brother and sister. The building was still under construction but it was still so exciting to walk around. The facility was going to have a large gymnasium, racquetball courts, an indoor track, and two fantastic pools. As a kid this was all extremely exciting to me! I had never had a place like this to go to before, where there would be so much to do and other kids for me hang out with. Seeing the excitement from us kids, my parents decided to join.

That YMCA was practically a second home for our family for years. We went swimming there at least twice a week, we took Karate classes there as a family, and we were constantly going there just to play in the big gym (which was like paradise for me as a kid). I went to the YMCA as a kid, I continued going as a teenager and even when I was in college I would go there to work out when I was home from school. And even today over 20 years later, even though I don't live in Brookfield, CT anymore, I still have a membership there. I'm still a member because we signed up at the ridiculously low charter membership prices. The family pack that my parents signed up for back then and that my parents still pay for now is cheaper than if they signed up for just one person right now! The YMCA was offering really low prices because they wanted more funding for the completion of the facility and they wanted to be sure that they filled the place up right from the start with a strong community.

That's where I got the idea to set really low prices for the opening of the Tapping Insiders Club. For me it was more important to build a great resource and a great community right away then to sell memberships for as much as we could.

Charter members are a part of the team that helps to create this club. Because of charter members we'll be able to put together more great resources that will help not only the charter members but future members who join. We already have so many ideas that we're working on putting together and they're all going to be possible because of charter members. Charter membership prices start off at 33% lower than the regular price and go up to as much as 47% off for those that join for a year. The best part is that those that join now get to stay at the low prices that they join at, just like we did when we joined the YMCA.

Those that join on the month to month get to stay at $19.95/month. Those that join for 6 months get to stay at $17.33/month and those that join for a year get to stay at $15.75 a month.

http://www.tryitoneverything.com/cmd.php?Clk=3231597

When I visit my local YMCA today there is still a plaque on the wall with the names of all of the charter members on it and every one of my family members is listed on it. And when we use the YMCA now we get to use all of the amazing new stuff like the top of the line exercise room, the sauna and steam rooms and much more and we still only pay the ridiculously low family price that we started off at over 20 years ago. We always keep that charter membership because we know that we could never get those low prices again. If we left and tried to come back we'd have to pay 5 times as much! So thank you to all of you that have already joined the Tapping Insiders Club as charter members. You are helping to make this an amazing place. Maybe we'll have to figure out a way to show your contribution like the "plaque on the wall" at the YMCA. :) If you haven't joined yet please remember that there are only two days left to join and then the charter membership prices are gone. There is always only one opportunity to join at charter membership prices.

I'm glad we joined our local YMCA years ago and I hope you get to have the same experience and receive a huge amount of value with the Tapping Insiders Club.

http://www.tryitoneverything.com/cmd.php?Clk=3231597

Keep tapping, Nick Ortner

P.S. - If you've had any issue in signing up because of all of the traffic please email us and let us know. A few people have been concerned that they would miss out on the low prices but I can promise you that if you contact us we'll make sure you get to join.

P.P.S - Again, a huge thank you to all that have joined already. The response has been amazing and all of your heart felt emails have been greatly appreciated. I'm glad you're all enjoying the club already!"

Tapping & Acupuncture

I've always been interested in some of the more arcane subjects I come across in my reading and web surfing. Acupuncture/pressure is one I've followed for some time, but recently 'tapping' came to my notice.

Formerly, many may have regarded acupuncture and acupressure as weird oriental practices which had no place in Western medical practice. Perhaps they were even classed with herbal remedies, formerly the domain of wise women or, shock, horror, witches!

In more recent times this view has changed and both acupuncture/pressure and herbal remedies have become much more widely accepted, even to the point of supplanting traditional Western medical practices in some cases.

Of course, herbal remedies were the precursors of Western medical science, particularly since most country folk were unable to access the old barber surgeons or even medical practitioners in modern times and there can be no doubt that many of the old herbal remedies were very successful. In fact many of them have found their place in modern drugs.

The latest practice that incorporates acupuncture is 'tapping', which can be used as a self help practice to overcome things like blocks, allergies, past & present traumas, procrastination and other areas that you may feel are holding you back from achieving your full potential.

This site helps explain what it is all about http://tinyurl.com/mu9q33, or watch this video demo http://tinyurl.com/kt5owf.

Hooked on Golf - A Slice of a Golf Addict's Tale (part 2)

In my first article, I described how my interest was aroused in this frustrating game called golf. This next article describes my slow descent from interest to fascination, which is only a step away from addiction!

At my boarding school, all sports periods were taken up with team games apart from one day a week when we were permitted to play a sport of our choice. I chose golf, as the second tee of Stirling golf course in those days (it has since been remodelled) was directly across the road from my school. Junior membership of the club for the year cost two shillings and six pence and juniors were only permitted to play during the week at certain times. New golf balls cost two shillings, so in order to afford to start play, most of us had to find some.

My first golf clubs were adult cast offs consisting of a Brassie (2 wood), Mashie (5 iron), Mashie-Niblick (7/8 iron) and a putter, which were roughly cut down to size. A Cleek (roughly any straight-faced iron, often one you could also putt with) was added later. I acquired a 6 inch bag at the same time, as most players in those days carried their golf clubs, then went looking for golf balls on the local course.

Golf balls were not difficult to find, as the golf courses in Scotland in those days had narrow fairways some 25 yards across (as some do even today), and the rough, which was about 6 inches deep, was deceptively dense and often liberally sprinkled with very prickly gorse. You had to brave the thorns or virtually stand on a golf ball to find it. Consequently all we had to do was to watch where the adults usually sliced or hooked their balls and when the coast was clear, go there and brave the thorns or stamp through the long rough picking up all the golf balls we stood on.

(Check out some of the game's history and old equipment on the web at http://www.golfforallages.com and http://www.golfeurope.com/almanac/history/or http://www.antiquegolf.com, or in books at http://tinyurl.com/mx283a.)

Did I but know it, that was a tentative step down the slippery slope of addiction to golf, as there is a certain thrill associated with finding a golf ball in difficult terrain,knowing you have just saved yourself the cost of several tasty items in the school tuck shop. Such were the economics practised by ever hungry pupils at a Scottish boarding school in those days!

Unfortunately, at that time, coaching of juniors was unheard of. We relied on watching adults play and attempting to copy the better shots we saw. We also occasionally had tips passed onto us by a passing adult who saw us play, presumably out of pity for our efforts, so in my next article I will describe further my steady descent from interest into addiction.