Find Out Who Invented The Game Of Golf
November 3, 2007
Golf goes WAY back. How far back. From what evidence shows, the game of golf was invented around the 11th century in the Netherlands. There are other theories it could have been Dutch or Chinese, but most counts point to the Scottish in the late 1500’s.
Some say that back in the late 1200’s in the Netherlands, there was a game played with a stick and ball made of leather. The goal was to hit the ball into a target several football fields in length away the most times won the competition.
When we think of the more modern game of golf, it was the Scottish. This might be a little misleading, as this mentioned game was called gowf. The game we know of putting a smallish ball in the ground using clubs was back in the 17th century in the Netherlands.
The word golf is derived from the Dutch word kolf which means stick, club or bat.
The oldest golf course in the world is The Old Links at Musselburgh Racecourse. There is evidence that golf was played on this course back in 1672, although people sayMary, teh Queen of Scots played there in 1567.
Golf Workouts Improve Your Swing Quickly
July 19, 2007
To improve your golf swing implement simple golf workouts right in your home! Not the gym kind where you lift heavy weights and kill yourself. Not even in a gym for that matter! You can do simple golf workout routines right in your home with just a few pieces of inexpensive exercise equipment. In fact, for under $60 you’ll have your very own golf fitness home gym!
Strong Core Equals Longer Drives
The core is a big buzzword in health and fitness and rightfully so. Your core is the engine to your swing. A weak or inflexible core produces weak, short and powerless drives. Strengthening your core with rotational exercises will quickly add yards to your drives. In fact, you may see an increase after just one or two sessions, as you’ll be igniting your core for the first time.
Flexible Hamstrings For Better Posture And A Pain-Free Back
Did you know it’s your hamstrings that causes your back pain? Tight hamstrings put all the stress right on your lower back. Weak hamstrings won’t allow you to stay in your golf posture throughout your swing. You’ll bale out everytime! Just a few simple exercises for both stretching and strengthening and you’ll see improvement fast!
Improve Swing Technique And Consistency
There’s no denying it! A stronger, more flexible body will outplay a broken body all day long. You may know a few guys who are overweight and out of shape but still manage to play good golf. It won’t last forever! Watch them the next few years. Their hayday will be over!
You Only Need…
I mentioned earlier the equipment you need is minimal. How about exercise tubing with handles, an exercise ball, and a pair of dumbbells? That’s it! You can even get all of this equipement at your local Target store!
Exercise Tubing
The beauty of exercise tubing is its portability and ease of use. You can actually make golf swings with it…working the exact golf muscles to improve your power quickly! You can travel with it and use it daily. Just a couple of simple exercises is all you need.
Workout Ball
You’ve seen these everywhere! The big beach ball. These balls can be used for everyday life, let alone for golf workouts. These balls allow you to work your core stability from many different unstable positions very similar to your golf swing.
Dumbbells
A pair of dumbbells can be used for so many simple and very effective exercises. Because they are “free weights”, you use them for some many natural movements unlike machines in the gym that are in a fixed range of motion.
As you can see…doing a golf workout program doesn’t have to be greulling or ruin your game. A simple, workout in your home in less than 20 minutes is all you need. Now ACTION is what’s needed if you want to play better golf.
A Golf Betting Tip For Everbody
April 16, 2007
Probably the best golf betting tip you can be given is to know your game before you bet. Never leave your bet entirely to chance or you are likely to lose. You might know how to play golf, but do you really understand the game? Do you know the players and what their strengths and weaknesses are? Do you understand the courses and what specific demands they place upon players?
Get to Know the Course and the Players
If not, before any tournament that you intend to bet on, read up as much as possible about the golf course involved and the players. If the course is long who are the big hitters in the field, and how have they done on this course in the past? What types of players tend to win the Masters at Augusta? The more you know about the course and the players, as well as the history of the competition, then the more likely you are to make proper money, rather than just betting on Tiger Woods to win all the time.
This will not give you a great return on your money. It would be far better if you could pick out golfers who seem to suit the course, and bet on them. Don’t bet on them necessarily to win, but to be placed. This could be at least second or third, or to be in the top ten or even to make the cut. The different types of bets you can make in golf are almost limitless.
Three Ball Bets are Popular
Take the three ball bet, for example. For the purpose of your bet you can name three golfers, or two or even more, and bet on a single round for one of them to have to the lowest round. You can make a lot of money if you are able to match players to a particular course from past performance or even current form. You can do this for each round
There are, of course, two kinds of betting on a golf course, the first being as above, where you bet on a particular outcome in a game. However, golfers often bet between themselves, and there are a few different ways in which this can be done.
A popular bet is the Nassau, where you bet on the lowest score for the front nine, the back nine and the whole round. Non professional players often go for the $2 bet, so there is not a lot of money involved. However, regardless of what money is involved, a good tip with a Nassau is to press when your bet looks like going down on the front nine.
There are no strict rules on pressing, so make sure you know the rule being applied when you do it. For example, if you are down a hole or two while on the sixth hole, you can press holes 6 – 9 with another $2 bet. If you win over these three, either you and your opponent both win, or it’s a wash. But make sure you know the rules. You can press on the front nine or the back nine, or at anytime over the whole round.
Bet on the Traps and the Trees
Another series of popular bets between buddies relates to specific accomplishments. For example in Sandies, a golfer wins the bet by making par after being in a sand trap, or by getting up and down from a trap. In barkies, the bet is one making a par after hitting a tree. The amount paid to each person accomplishing the feat is decided beforehand.
Arnies is a good one, whereby the player wins by making par without having hit the fairway, though a favorite is Gruesomes involving teams of two. Each player drives off, and each twosome decides which of the drives the other pair should play – usually the most ‘gruesome’ of the twosome!
There are not many tips that can be provided for these type of bets, but if you are thinking of betting serious money on the outcome of tournaments, a good golf betting tip you can be given is that if you do not know the game, the courses or the players very well, then don’t do it!