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By James Raia| 09/5/2007Recent News
Stretching Fitness For Golfers (And The Rest Of Us)
- Published 03/3/2008
Golfers need to stretch, and no one knows more about stretching and its benefits than The Stretching Institute. It has just released a new version of its software, InstantStretch. It has 30 new stretches to complement the 100 stretches currently in use by thousands of customers around the world.
With the new software, you can e-mail stretching routines directly from the software, customize printout with company names and personal data and store an unlimited supply of data.
A free membership to one of the the most dynamic health and fitness web sites on the internet and free lifetime upgrades are also included in the news software package.
For more details on a comprehensive stretching program for golfers (or for anyone interested in the benefits of stretching) as well as a variety of other stretching products, tips and expertise from The Stretching Institute, click on the banner above.
With the new software, you can e-mail stretching routines directly from the software, customize printout with company names and personal data and store an unlimited supply of data.
A free membership to one of the the most dynamic health and fitness web sites on the internet and free lifetime upgrades are also included in the news software package.
For more details on a comprehensive stretching program for golfers (or for anyone interested in the benefits of stretching) as well as a variety of other stretching products, tips and expertise from The Stretching Institute, click on the banner above.
Featured Articles
James Raia On Golf . . . Statistics, Kenny Perry & Harrison Frazar, 7/17/08
- By James Raia
- Published 07/17/2008
- James Raia On Golf
- Unrated
With rare exception, I look at PGA Tour event results every Monday morning to see results of guys like Kenny Perry and Harrison Frazar. It reminds me of my youth when I was a statistics junkie.I’d watch the San Francisco Giants’ night games, particularly when they played the Los Angeles Dodgers. I’d keep a scorecard and then do the math at the end of the game. If Willie Mays was batting .304 entering the game and went 2x4 or 0x4, I’d update his average — sometimes without paper and pencil. I did the same for a few other players.
Golf Columnist WR Marshall: Course Nazi (7/16/08
- By WR Marshall
- Published 07/16/2008
- Golf Columnist WR Marshall
- Unrated
Rangers, the last bastion of the true amateur. They don’t get paid, they have little or no training, most of the time they don’t even get a shirt. They’re the men and women who have a love of the game and a lot of free time. They cruise the links and keep the game running smoothly…when they’re not driving real slow along the rough looking for lost Pro V1s. James Raia On Golf: Tiger Woods, Great Golfer In Need Of Attitude Adjustment
- By James Raia
- Published 06/18/2008
- James Raia On Golf
- Unrated
Tiger Woods is a role model. He’s changed the scope of golf and of
sport. He’s the athlete who can resurrect pro sports from is often
unappealing win-at-any-cost mentality. It won’t take much. Woods is a fierce competitor. If he can show the world a little extra sporting graciousness he can make all the difference.
WR Marshall's Golf Column: Me And Johny One Foot, Jonesin' (3/4/08)
- By James Raia
- Published 03/4/2008
- Golf Columnist WR Marshall
- Unrated
Me and Johnny One Foot are hangin’ at the Muni, puttin’ for nickels, waitin’ for our boy, hogan to show so we can tee-off. (Yeah, it’s hogan with a small ‘h’. He’s good, but he ain’t big ‘H’ good, and he ain’t nearly mean enough to want the big ‘H’.) One Foot blows it by the hole and sez, “I hear hogan is jonesin’ again.” I shake my head without lookin’ up and miss the putt. “Driver?” sez I. “Nah,” sez Johnny One Foot, sinking the comeback.
Peter Jacobsen: Ambassador (Future Commissioner?) For The PGA Tour
- By James Raia
- Published 02/14/2008
- PGA/LPGA/Champions Tour Profiles
- Unrated
Bumpy greens, bad weather, delayed rounds, transportation hassles, Peter Jacobsen has heard it all in the past four decades. But when the topics come up, 1995 winner of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am neither mentions the names of the complainers nor rants in harsh terms.Instead, Jacobsen pauses and then steadily switches into ambassador mode. As the second-oldest professional in the field (he’s nine months younger than Craig Stadler), Jacobsen, 53, doesn’t understand why some of the world’s top professional skip the tournament.
Recent Articles
Proper Attitide Is A Key To Successful Golf
- By Syd Z. Nohcud
- Published 12/7/2007
- Global Golf News
- Unrated
A good attitude can be a key to playing better golf. Whether you play well on golf links, enjoy playing with your friends at the local muni or enjoy tournament play, your success may depend on your attitude.
Jeff Gove: Driving Long With Family, RV On The Pro Golf Scene
- By James Raia
- Published 12/4/2007
- PGA/LPGA/Champions Tour Profiles
- Unrated
Five seasons ago, Jeff Gove joined a small but growing corps of pro golfers who prefer the comforts of home while traveling.So, with rare except, Gove and his wife Heather and their two small children travel tournament to tournament in the family motorhome.
Gove's wife wasn't keen on the idea, with her only reference, according to the nomadic, golfer, "Grandma's Mini-Winne." (Winnebago). But once the couple investigated new models, however, it wasn't long before they owned a 45-foot Travel Supreme.
