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Weekly Ezine Sept.29/03

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Click Here to find out how to lower your handicap by 30% with your current skills. The Lowerscores Manual will show you how. By the end of the season you could use the mental and strategic methods in the manual to cut 2 strokes for every 5 on your handicap. You will also learn how to score your mental game and compare it to the pros on tour. You will save at least a sleeve of balls this season if you use the manual, so get it now. It is a great deal.

 


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Last Week on the tours:

Tommy Armour III broke the 72 hole record on the PGA tour, and broke a streak of thirteen years without a win by blowing away the field by seven shots at the Valero Texas Open. There were more 62's and 63's this week than you can imagine, but Armour came out on top by seven shots with a Sunday 65.

There was more excitement in Europe where Lee Westwood edged Ernie Els by one shot at the Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews.

Meanwhile Annika Sorenstam was in the winner's circle once again in Oregon. She edged Beth Daniel by one shot shooting a six under 66 on Sunday.

On the Champion's tour the walrus, Craig Stadler was victorious, adding to a very strong rookie year.


Tour results:


PGA Tour:
Valero Texas Open:

1. Tommy Armour III -26 $630,000.00
T2. Loren Roberts -19 $308,000.00
T2. Bob Tway -19
4. Duffy Waldorf -18 $168,000.00
5. Aaron Baddeley -17 $140,000.00
6. Dan Forsman -16 $126,000.00
T7. Paul Goydos -15 $98,291.66
T7. Steve Flesch -15
T7. Glen Hnatiuk -15
T7. Frank Lickliter II -15
T7. K.J. Choi -15
T7. Richard S. Johnson -15


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Champion's Tour: Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
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LPGA tour: Safeway Classic
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European tour: Dunhill Links Championship
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For full field scores and stats on all the tours, go to PGA Tour.com.


This week:

PGA tour: WGC-American Express Championship, Capital City Club,
Woodstock, GA; Defending: Tiger Woods

Champion’s tour: No event scheduled

LPGA tour:Longs Drugs Challenge, Twelve Bridges Golf Club
Lincoln, Calif.; Defending: Cristie Kerr

European tour: WGC-American Express Championship, Capital City Club, Woodstock, GA; Defending: Tiger Woods


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Quote/Joke of the week:

"I used to got to the driving range to practice driving without slicing. Now I go to the driving range to practice slicing without swearing." - Bruce Lansky


Tip of the week:

Staying focussed and present on the golf course:

You have heard time and time again how important it is to stay in the present when playing golf. Here are some suggestions to help you do this.

Like in the rest of life, the present moment is the only place you can take any kind of action, so it is important to ensure that your mind is focussed there. On the golf course the two main things that get in the way of staying focussed in the present are thinking about past shots, and thinking about your score. You want to be totally involved in the shot at hand.

The first tip that can help is to focus only on your breathing. I would suggest silently counting your breaths as you are setting up to and taking your shot. This comes from Zen and is a very effective way of being present and keeping your mind from being distracted. Focus on nothing else but your breath and allow your senses and body to take over as you prepare for and execute your shot. This is especially effective when putting.

A strategy to use in between shots in addition to counting your breaths is to focus on your footsteps while walking to your next shot. Even if you are riding in a cart you can do this by stopping your cart at least a few steps from your ball. Just pay attention to the feel of the ground beneath your feet and imagine that your are very solidly connected to the ground.

Of course you need to do some mental work prior to your shot like choosing your club and visualizing the shot you want to play, but make sure that this is all you are doing with your mind. Be totally focussed on what you are doing with the shot in front of you. If you find your mind wandering to your score, a previous shot, or any other mental distraction, go back to focussing on your breath and footsteps before setting up to your shot.

You will be amazed how good you can play when you get your mind out of the way and treat each shot as a new game.



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Dean, Florida


Are you using the right equipment to get the best out of your game?

The golf swing is much like driving a car. At first we have to be consciously aware of all the little things we must do in order to perform the act. Then after repeating the act several times it is transferred to our subconscious mind and the body just carries out the programmed activity while we focus on other things.

The golf swing gets registered in the same way, and the reason it is so hard to change is because we are not reprogramming it on a subconscious level. No matter how hard we try to consciously change what we do, the automated response will return. The best resource I have seen on this subject is the ebook below. It describes this process and shows you how to reprogram your swing on the proper level. Check it out along with the Lowerscores Manual which will show you how to score on the course, and watch your game improve.

Using Self-Hypnosis to improve your game on the course is something every tour pro does even if they do not call it that. Here is a classic book that will show you how.

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Top Ten Money Winners 09/21/03:

1 Vijay Singh $5,702,507
2 Davis Love III $5,504,846
3 Tiger Woods $5,228,746
4 Jim Furyk $4,725,980
5 Mike Weir $4,670,338
6 Kenny Perry $4,118,905
7 David Toms $3,337,323
8 Ernie Els $3,137,622
9 Chad Campbell $2,538,039
10 Jay Haas $2,298,752


Good Golfing,

SEAN HARDER

sean@lowerscoregolf.com


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