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A Better Golf Swing Is Inevitable
By Mike Pedersen
To achieve a better swing, a golfer needs to realize just how physically demanding it is on the human body. You are swing an object (golf club) at up to 100 mph. This puts a tremendous amount of pressure on the joints, tendons, ligaments and muscles.
If these tissues of the body are weak, tight or brittle they will rupture and eliminate you from playing indefinitely. If it doesn’t, your performance will pay the price. The outcome either way is not what you want…but will happen without an emphasis on strengthening these areas.
Along with strengthening comes stretching. Stretching muscles to attain a better swing is common among most golfers. Although it is common, most golfers don’t stretch. Why? Because it is
WRESTLING: 11 locals reach 2A quarterfinals
HERSHEY, Pa.-- The Racciato brothers of Pen Argyl were among the 11 wrestlers from The Morning Call region to win their preliminary matches here at the PIAA 2A State Wrestling championships today.
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GROLLER: District 11 boys usually overmatched in state tournament
By now, I am sure the boys basketball people are tired of me reminding them that it's been since 1986 that a District 11 team has won a state title.
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Lotito, Ferraina advance to meet returning state champs at PIAA 3A wrestling
Liberty's Devon Lotito and Nazareth's Franco Ferraina won their first-round bouts today at the PIAA 3A wrestling championships, earning spots in the second round against returning state champs.
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Tuukka Rask makes 31 saves, Bruins beat Flyers 5-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tuukka Rask made 31 saves, and Mark Recchi, Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci scored second-period goals to help the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Thursday night.
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Blanton, Phillies shut down Tigers
Joe Blanton used a mix of fastballs and
changeups to shut down the Detroit Tigers, leading the Philadelphia
Phillies to a 4-0 victory Thursday.
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Eagles sign 'veteran' wide receiver
PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Eagles have signed wide
receiver Chad Hall to a three-year contract.
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LIFE IMITATES ART: Woman hired to coach D.C. high school football team
WASHINGTON -- A high school in Washington, D.C., has hired a
woman to coach its varsity football team.
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Jury finds man guilty in slaying of Denver Broncos player Williams
DENVER (AP) — The group of Denver Broncos players arrived at the Safari nightclub to celebrate New Year's Eve and was whisked inside by bouncers. One of the dozens of people waiting in line to get in — an alleged Tre-Tre Crips gang member — took exception.
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METS: Reyes shut down at least two weeks while thyroid levels normalize
NEW YORK -- All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes has been told to
rest and refrain from athletic activity for 2-to-8 weeks until his
thyroid levels normalize, another blow to the New York Mets before
opening day.
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Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen dies at age 69
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" who followed up football with a successful television career in "Little House on the Prairie," NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69.
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viewed as ‘work’. But if it were viewed as a form of improvement it would be a different story.
Swing mechanics cannot be improved if your specific strength and flexibility are ignored. It is an impossibility, unless you compensate for this lack of capabilities in your swing. Teaching pros are now starting to realize there is a definite connection between swing mechanics and fitness.
But that’s where the BIG gap is. Between instruction and physical fitness. This is the ultimate combination for total performance and I have been preaching it for several years now. When your physical capabilities are improved, your swing mechanics become much easier to achieve.
The next time you visit your teaching pro, to achieve a better swing, you’ll be able to do what he/she wants and the desired outcome will be achieved. This outcome is inevitable when you get your body moving better. Your swing mechanics fall into place.
It will only be a matter of time when all golfers will approach their improvement this way. It’s the only way that will warrant lasting results and ultimately a better swing.
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