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Why Learning the ‘Seven Secrets’ Will Be the Best Investment You Will Ever Make to Your Game of Golf!”

This week before I start on my A to Z compendium I just wanted to take time to reflect on the ‘7 Secrets…’ and why they are so important to your mental game of golf.

Secret 1 – Is all about looking after your self-esteem. This is ‘how you see yourself’. I often ask people at golfing talks and events what sort of golfer they are. The answers vary from rubbish to inconsistent to useless with my irons etc. Rarely does someone say ‘Do you know what I am pretty good!’

I often talk about the person you see is the person you will be – and this is true for golf too. The golfer you see is the golfer you will be. If your SELF-ESTEEM is high and you see yourself as happy, having fun and essentially owning your game of golf in a positive way, then you are less likely to allow negative beliefs about your game to interfere with your game. Secret 1 looks at your self-esteem in more depth and why it is so important to look after how your see yourself.

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In today’s world, it seems that almost any topic is open for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I was quite surprised to find some of the issues I thought were settled are actually still being openly discussed.

How can you put a limit on learning more? The next section may contain that one little bit of wisdom that changes everything.

You can have any number of personally detailed golf accessories. Customized golf equipment, accessories or paraphernalia is a wonderful gift ideal for the golfer in your life. It is also a wonderful purchase for your own golf needs. Golf clubs alone have some original accessories that are easily found and made more special with personal touches.

The idea of personalizing golf equipment can begin with the gold bag that carries the precious cargo of your clubs. Monograms stitched into the leather or canvas is an unobtrusive way to show ownership and also to personalize. Using monogrammed golf towels or using golf balls with your name on them is a great way to personalize the golf scene without being tacky or presumptuous. And you never know when a large bag of discount personalized golf tees could really come in handy.

Golf clubs with the owners name engraved in them is the beginning of a long list of wonderful personalized and customized golf equipment. Needing golf clubs that vary from the ordinary in height, length or strength is what customizing is all about. You will discover there is a whole retail world out there that thrives on customization. Golf clubs are indeed just the beginning.

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Not many people know what golf is all about and they don’t even know what they are missing. Golf is not dedicated to the rich and wealthy. Golf is a sport that although requires some practice and it can even be practiced by kids! I believe there is a good player in each and every one of us. All you need is the right golf equipment. I think this is the part that most of you think of it as being extremely expensive and, above all, hard to find. I personally consider that this opinion is completely wrong. In this computer era that we live in today it just keeps getting easier and easier, so you can surely find all the golf equipment that you need.

Of course, the most important part of your gear is represented by your golf clubs. This is the bit were most people will back off when they look at the prices, or so they think so. Golf clubs are definitely not some real expensive items that you have to spend thousands of dollars to purchase them. Of course, there are people that have been taking golf and turning it into a fine art. Those people usually need several thousand dollars worth of golf equipment.

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People show more interest in purchasing the golf equipments. The people who could not afford for it go for purchase of junior golf equipment on a wholesale. To people astonishment the prices of these junior golf equipment are very low as they are given in discounts. This is a great about how could the company offer these equipments in such a low cost. People can purchase these equipments in single or in bulk. Individuals purchasing the equipments can either pay in cash at the time of purchase itself or they can buy items in bulk. The main reason to buy the equipments in bulk for a person is that he can save money. Because he has to use these equipments often, so he has to change it frequently. So when he buys in junior wholesale shop, he gets them with a huge discount. This type of purchasing in bulk would save a lot of money for them in long run as they are getting the equipments only in discounts in the junior whole sale shops.

The method of money-making in these companies is fairly simple. Some times individuals prefer to buy only one item. This price will be just to cover the manufacturing price of the equipment. This may sometimes also include the cost of storing and stocking. Sometimes, the clubs also help these whole sale shops by providing annual sale scheme. In this the members of the club can buy the equipments from the whole sale shop by providing an annual fee totally for the entire year. In this way both are benefited.

Thus, from the above discussion we make a conclusion of how these whole sale shops of junior equipments provide items in such a low cost. When an individual wishes to purchase many items, then his place is junior wholesale shop. He can purchase the entire set in this shop with discount price. If he purchases single items, then he gets discounted on each item he is purchasing. But when he purchases on a whole he not only gets discount on single equipment but also on a wholesale discount. This is therefore considered as more advantageous for him to buy entire set than getting one by one. Mostly when it is sold individually he can buy two tees and two golf balls at the maximum. This is considered as an example.

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I’ve been a golfer for over 30 years, and a student of Pai Lum Kung Fu for the past eight years, achieving the rank of 1st Degree Blackbelt.  Although these are obviously radically different activities, to excel in either one, you must develop similar characteristics.  Both golf and Kung Fu are total body activities that also engage the mind.

First we will focus on flexibility.  The more flexible you are, the more potential your golf swing will have, as you will be able to generate a longer golf swing with a wider arc, one of the major keys to increased power.  Obviously, flexibility is very important to the martial artist.  Again, the greater the flexibility in your technique, the greater the range of motion you may have, and thus, the greater potential for power.  Also, greater flexibility helps prevent injury.

Next is strength.  In both golf and the martial arts, you do NOT need to be super strong to have significant power.  Huge muscles typically are not important to either activity.  However, a decent amount of strength is clearly important.  Traditional martial artists tend to work out the body in more traditional ways, without the use of heavy weights.  This results in a lean and hard body, rather than a big and bulky body.  A less bulky body allows the martial artist to maintain greater flexibility.  This is also important to the golfer.  We don’t often see 250 pound linebackers who have a good golf game, but it is not uncommon to see a quarterback play golf well, not to mention a hockey player. 

It is also important for the golfer and martial artist to be strong mentally.  When in a fight, the martial artist must maintain his cool and composure at all times.  By doing so, he will make few mistakes that his opponent may capitalize upon. 

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